Carlie Kennedy of Huntington earns graduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO (07/16/2010)(readMedia)-- Carlie Kennedy, daughter of Beth Kennedy and Chuck Kennedy, both of Huntington, Ind. (46750), received a graduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis on May 21. Kennedy graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from the School of Medicine.

Kennedy was among the 2,706 students who received degrees at the university's 149th Commencement ceremony, which was held in Brookings Quadrangle on campus. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, PhD, delivered the Commencement address. Chu received an honorary doctor of science.

Kennedy was recognized for graduating Alpha Omega Alpha and for receiving the American Medical Women's Association Glasgow-Rubin Memorial Achievement Citation and the Louis and Dorothy Kovitz Senior Prize in Surgery. Kennedy graduated in 2006 from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 125 countries. The total student body is more than 13,500 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,290 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law, School of Medicine and George Warren Brown School of Social Work. Twenty-two Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research here.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.

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