Talk:Hotchkiss Scholar
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Each year, Lake Forest Graduate School designates the top 5% of its graduating class with the Hotchkiss Scholar honor. At the 2011 MBA graduation (June 26, 2011, at Navy Pier), LFGSM Executive Vice President of Educational Programs and Solutions, Christopher Multhauf, announced the newest Hotchkiss Scholars. 2011 Hotchkiss Scholars announced
Hotchkiss Scholars are announced at graduation because the final ranking of the graduating class is not known until after final exams are graded and the final grade point average (GPA) for each graduating student is calculated. Prior to the beginning of the graduation ceremony, the new Hotchkiss Scholars are presented with the Hotchkiss Scholars medallion, which is worn during the ceremony. The new scholars are also announced from the podium during the ceremony.
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Lake Forest Graduate School of Management hosts an annual recognition dinner to honor the Hotchkiss Scholars. This dinner is usually scheduled for October or November and typically held at the Lake Forest campus. All prior Hotchkiss Scholars are invited to attend. The guest of honor is Dr. Eugene Hotchkiss, III, for whom the scholarship is named. This dinner features a cocktail reception, welcoming speech, buffet dinner, featured presentation or panel discussion, and introduction of the new class of Hotchkiss Scholars. The new scholars receive a certificate of recognition and a memento marking the occasion.
--Fcb1949 (talk) 16:40, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
On February 5, 2010, The Hotchkiss Scholars Society created a LinkedIn Group as a subgroup of the LFGSM Alumni group on Linkedin.com. Membership in the Hotchkiss Scholars Society subgroup is by invitation only. On March 17 2010, the subgroup went "live" and invitations were sent to the 254 current members. Sixty One members joined on the first day.
When new Hotchkiss Scholars apply for membership, the Manager of Alumni Relations is notified. The Manager of Alumni Relations verifies elgibility of the applicant and approves the request for membership.
--Fcb1949 (talk) 15:21, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
For future discussion: Hotchkiss Scholars Scholarship Fund