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Florida Southern College announces
2002 Honor Walk recipient
FSC's highest honor goes to
Jennifer Elizabeth Woerner

LAKELAND, Fla. (April 12, 2002) - Jennifer Elizabeth Woerner, a graduating senior from Davie, Fla., was named the 2002 Honor Walk Student during Honors Convocation April 10 at Florida Southern College. She is the daughter of Lance and Helen Woerner.

Each year the college selects a graduating senior for its highest honor based on the student's academic achievements and exceptional involvement in campus activities. Woerner, a biology and chemistry major, has won a number of awards and recognitions, including Top Rising Senior in Chemistry; Dr. Spencer Award in Chemistry; Baum Scholarship in Biology (2000, 2001); McConville Scholarship in Biology; President's Scholar (five times); Dean's List (twice); and Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. She was a recipient of the Jesse Ball duPont Undergraduate Research Grant (summer 2001), working on research involving "The Synthesis of Novel Photosensitizers for the Use in Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy."

Woerner played volleyball for FSC, serving as co-captain of the team in 2001. She received awards for Varsity Volleyball Most Academic (1998-2001) and Top Volleyball Player - Academics (2001), and she is a six-time member of the 4.0 Club for FSC student athletes.

Woerner has served the community, volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, Talbot House, and area middle schools. She has participated in many campus activities including Phi Eta Sigma, Omicron Delta, Kappa, Beta Beta Beta, and Pre-med Society. She is a founding member of American Chemical Society and Gamma Sigma Epsilon; co-leader of Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Secretary of Student Athletic Advisory Committee; tutor in biology, chemistry, and math for the athletic department; and substitute teacher in high school.

The college held a ceremony following the convocation to unveil the Honor Walk name piece, which was installed in the Honor Walk sidewalk located in front of Joseph-Reynolds Residence Hall.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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