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Undergraduate Business Students Honored

Two undergraduate business students, Linda Gonzalez and Laura Vang, received the Meyerhoff Undergraduate Excellence Awards for Leadership, Service and Scholarship. Recipients of the award are chosen for their leadership and service contributions to the university or surrounding communities while maintaining a high academic record.

Gonzalez, who is majoring in marketing, serves as treasurer of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority and treasurer for the Multicultural Greek Council. Through these organizations, she has participated in community service activities such as Project Dream Dress and Relay for Life.

Vang, an information system’s major, is a Chancellor’s Scholar and was recently recognized by the Wisconsin International Students Association as the “most involved student” for her work with Intercultural Night 2007. Beyond the classroom, Vang has been involved with the YWCA, Schools of Hope and the Global Dialogue Series offered through the International Student Services office.

Gonzalez, Vang and the other 24 recipients were honored at a luncheon attended by family, friends and benefactor Harvey Meyerhoff, a 1948 graduate of UW-Madison.