A well-rounded student: Blaire Lorenz, FDU honors student

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Blaire Lorenze (right) with her adviser, Professor Patricia Melloy.

MADISON, NJ (05/04/2011)(readMedia)-- Blaire Lorenz, of Toms River, NJ, will be one of over 3,000 students to graduate from Fairleigh Dickinson University on May 17, 2011, at the Izod Center. She is one of just nine seniors to complete the rigorous Honors Program at FDU's College at Florham. She presented her honors thesis on cell biology on April 17, 2011.

Students in the Honors Program must graduate with a 3.5 cumulative GPA and complete a thesis in their major during their senior year. Lorenz chose her thesis topic because as a biology major, she wanted to do research in her field that would help prepare her for a career in dentistry. Her thesis was entitled "Understanding the Genetic Control of Nuclear Envelope Fission in Saccharomyces cerevisiae."

Besides her stellar academics, Lorenz has also been heavily involved in extra-curricular activities, both on and off campus. An active sailor, she has been sailing since she was six years old. For the past five years, she has been working as a sailing instructor for youth aged 8-15 years old.

Off the water, Lorenz serves as an officer of the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society, and is a member of FDU's Green Club, which promotes environmental sustainability. She also attended the National Conference for College Student Women Leaders at the University of Maryland in 2009.

The largest private university in New Jersey, FDU is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational, multi-campus institution. The University offers over 100 undergraduate programs, and doctoral programs in nursing practice, clinical psychology school psychology, and pharmacy; and an AACSB-accredited business school. It has campuses in Madison/Florham Park, NJ, and Teaneck/Hackensack, NJ, as well as Vanouver, BC, and Wroxton, England.

FDU's College at Florham is located on the former Vanderbilt-Twombly estate in suburban Morris County. Its focus is on providing outstanding on-campus and residential living opportunities, hands-on-learning experiences, strong graduate and professional school preparation, and customized educational options, all framed by a global perspective.