Evansville Native Alissa Fricke Named University of Evansville's Most Outstanding Senior Woman

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EVANSVILLE, IN (05/07/2012)(readMedia)-- Evansville native Alissa M. Fricke has received the University of Evansville's prestigious Mabel Dillingham Nenneker Outstanding Senior Service Award for the most outstanding senior woman.

The award, presented each year at Spring Commencement, recognizes high academic performance, a commitment to service, outstanding leadership, and diverse involvement in campus activities. The winner is chosen by a committee of UE students and faculty.

Fricke, a North Posey High School alumna, graduated from UE today with a Bachelor of Science in communication with emphases in public relations, advertising, and multimedia production, and a minor in legal studies.

Since her sophomore year, Fricke has been a leader in the growth of the University's digital media presence through AcesTV, a student-run broadcast media program that produces videos for University departments, events, and television commercials. She has also been involved with Student Activities Board, International Club, and Admission Ambassadors, and spent a semester at Harlaxton College, UE's British campus in Grantham, England.

As a UE student, Fricke held internships with Haynie Travel, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Vectren Corporation, and UE's Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education, and this year volunteered her time producing promotional videos for Mission Guatemala.

Fricke has served as a student representative on committees alongside UE faculty and administration, including assisting in rewriting the University's identity, vision, and core goals, and serving on President Thomas A. Kazee's Strategic Plan Oversight Committee.

After graduation, Fricke will begin full-time employment as the business development manager for Weaver, Dalton & Associates, a private wealth advisory practice in Henderson, Kentucky.