The Dwight and Ida Curry Newberg Outstanding and Distinguished Senior Award

Nominations are always welcome! Click here for a nomination form.

2008 recipients

Andrea Luthi, a senior from Madison, Kan., majoring in chemistry, biology and Spanish, was named the Dwight & Ida Curry Newberg Outstanding Senior at the annual Newberg banquet on Monday, April 8, 2008, while Lindsay Davis, a senior from Olpe, Kan., was named the Newberg Distinguished Senior. Read the story from the event.

About the Newberg award

The Outstanding and Distinguished Senior awards are named in honor of Dwight (BSE 1933) and Ida Curry Newberg (LC 1932), who provided endowed funds for the awards. The fund was of particular interest to Dwight, as he received the Outstanding Senior award in 1933. The award later was discontinued, but was reestablished in 1988 through the generosity of the Newbergs. Dwight Newberg died in 1996. Ida Curry Newberg died in 2001.

In order to be selected for the Newberg Outstanding Senior and Newberg Distinguished Senior awards, students must be nominated by an ESU faculty or staff member. Nominees are asked to submit information about their accomplishments during their time at ESU, as well as letters of recommendation. Please note that nominees must be graduating this calendar year and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5. A committee made up of students, staff, and faculty then selects the Newberg Outstanding Senior and Newberg Distinguished Senior.

The Newberg Outstanding Senior receives a plaque and a $500 award. The Newberg Distinguished Senior receives a plaque along with a $250 award. Past winners are listed below.

2008 Newberg Outstanding Senior

Andrea Luthi will begin the chemistry Ph.D. program at Northwestern University in the fall, with the goal of becoming a researcher, perhaps in the environmental field. In the classroom, she's a Shepherd Scholar, the Outstanding Student in Biology, and more. She's involved with the ESU Spanish Club, Sigma Delta Pi, the Apostolic Christian Church, and much more. Read her full bio here.

2008 Newberg Distinguished Senior              

Lindsay Davis will pursue a master's degree at Wichita State University this summer to become a physician's assistant. At ESU, her on-campus involvement with the Caduceus Society, Beta Beta Beta and the Caduceus Society, is matched with community work such as coaching youth baseball. Academic honors abound, from the University Honors program to Who's Who Among American College Students. Read her full bio here.

Click here to read about all 21 nominees for the 2008 award. Look below for a picture of the group after the banquet.

Outstanding Senior Award Recipients

Newberg Outstanding Senior Award Recipients