Salutatorian Selected for Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
Class of 2008 salutatorian Anh Hoai Do of Hanoi, Vietnam has been awarded a fellowship and an award of excellence by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi for the 2008-2009 academic year.
One of 100 students nationwide to receive a Phi Kappa Phi fellowship this year, Do will pursue a master’s degree in finance at the University of Cambridge in England in the fall.
In her four years at UMaine, Do was active in the International Student Association; the Office of Multicultural Programs; the student investment portfolio project, SPIFFY; and Student Government, where she was vice president for financial affairs. For the past three years, she also served as a resident assistant on campus. She is a member of numerous honor societies, including All Maine Women Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Do, who was named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Business, Public Policy and Health and the college’s Outstanding International Student for 2008, also served in two internships in Hanoi during her enrollment at UMaine, one with KPMG, an auditing firm, another with HSBC, a UK commercial bank.
She spent the summer in New York City working at the brokerage firm of Sterne Agee as a research analyst. This fall, Do is taking a nine-month leave of absence to pursue her master’s degree in finance at Cambridge.
The selection process for Phi Kappa Phi fellowships and awards of excellence is based on the applicants’ undergraduate academic performance; leadership and service on the campus and in the community; evidence of graduate potential; a personal statement of educational perspective, purpose and objectives; and evaluation reports from three individuals familiar with the student’s performance, citizenship and character.
Headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society. Some of the organization’s more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, Baylor University head women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson, writer John Grisham and Netscape founder James Barksdale.
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