Concord Student Is University of San Diego Valedictorian
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SAN DIEGO, CA (05/15/2013)(readMedia)-- William Tressel of Concord will be the valedictorian for the University of San Diego's College of Arts and Sciences on May 26.
Tressel, who has a grade point average of 3.99, will receive his bachelor's degree in mathematics.
This fall, he will begin a PhD program in biostatistics at the University of Washington.
At USD, Tressel was the recipient of the Bishop Maher Catholic Leadership Scholarship. Earlier this month he received the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement in Mathematics Award from USD's Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. Tressel also earned departmental honors in mathematics and was honored for his service to the department. Tressel is a member of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
He participated in several regional and national undergraduate science conferences and was a member of an award-winning team in the Applied Mathematics section for poster presentations at the 2012 National Conference of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
At USD, Tressel was a tutor in the Mathematics Learning Center at USD. He participated in the Tijuana Spring Breakthrough, doing service projects over spring break. He was also a member of University Ministry, Students for Life and and Founders Club.
Tressel graduated from Concord High School in 2009. His parents are Michael and Mary Tressel of Concord.
The University of San Diego is a Catholic institution of higher learning chartered in 1949; the school enrolls some 7,800 undergraduate and graduate students and is known for its commitment to teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of values, and creating changemakers. The fall 2007 establishment of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies brings the University's total number of schools and colleges to six. Other academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of Business Administration, Leadership and Education Sciences, Law and Nursing and Health Sciences. For more information go to www.sandiego.edu
