Courtney Fluehr of Bensalem Graduates from Honors Program

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Courtney Fluehr, University of Scranton Honors Program graduate

SCRANTON, PA (07/27/2011)(readMedia)-- Courtney Fluehr, Bensalem, was among the 22 members of The University of Scranton's Class of 2011 who graduated from the Jesuit university's Honors Program. The Honors Program supports The University of Scranton's tradition of excellence and its dedication to freedom of inquiry and personal development. It challenges outstanding students with a rigorous education that stresses independent work and intense engagement with faculty and other Honors students both in and out of the classroom. A student's work in the Honors Program culminates in a year-long senior project.

Fluehr's thesis was "The Talk Test as a Measure of Ventilatory Threshold in Treadmill vs. Elliptical Exercise Modes." She was mentored by Ronald Dietrick, Ph.D., associate professor, exercise science and sport.

Fluehr majored in exercise science with a concentration in nutrition with a minor in Spanish. She plans to pursue her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at The University of Scranton.

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Courtney Fluehr, Bensalem, was among the 22 members of The University of Scranton's Class of 2011 to graduate from the Jesuit university's Honors Program. Her thesis was "The Talk Test as a Measure of Ventilatory Threshold in Treadmill vs. Elliptical Exercise Modes." Standing from left are Fluehr and Joseph Kraus, Ph.D., director of the Honors Program and associate professor of English and Theatre.