Two CPE Students Finalists for ExCEL Award
Out of the ten students across campus selected as finalists for the 32nd annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Awards at the University of Kansas, two of them are from the Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department.
Miracle Emenuga, a senior in chemical engineering with a minor in biomedical engineering from Lagos, Nigeria, is president of the KU chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers and was formerly vice president of LEAD UP.
Marah Shulda, a senior in chemical engineering and global & international studies from Shawnee, is co-president of the KU Society of Women Engineers and rank leader and equipment manager for the Marching Jayhawks.
This year’s ExCEL Awards are presented by Konica Minolta. Two winners will be announced at the conclusion of Homecoming week, which culminates in the KU football game against Iowa State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
Nominees were selected based on their leadership, communication skills, involvement at KU and in the Lawrence community, academic scholarship, and ability to work with a variety of students and organizations. The selection committee included representatives from the Center for Orientation and Transition Programs, KU Endowment, Student Union Activities/Kansas Memorial Unions and the Homecoming Steering Committee.
The ExCEL Award was first given in 1991. To be eligible, applicants must be full-time undergraduate students with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Each finalist completed an application and participated in an interview. The finalists and their academic majors are listed below, along with highlights of their campus achievements.
The theme for KU’s 110th Homecoming is “Home on the Hill.” KU’s Homecoming is sponsored by Best Western Plus-West Lawrence, Central Bank of the Midwest, Konica Minolta, the KU Bookstore and Pepsi Zero Sugar. Jayhawks can purchase the official 2022 “Home on the Hill” Homecoming T-shirt online from the KU Bookstore.
For more information and to view the full schedule of Homecoming activities, go to kualumni.org/homecoming.
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