Larissa Ann Spreng Receives Miami University President's Distinguished Service Award

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Dr. Barbara Jones, Dr. Katie Wilson, Larissa Ann Spreng, and President David C. Hodge.

OXFORD, OH (05/04/2011)(readMedia)-- Sunday, April 10, marked the 27th annual presentation of the President's Distinguished Service Awards. The ceremony was held at 3:00 p.m. in Kumler Chapel and featured a musical presentation by Miami senior harpist, Chelsea Miller; a welcome by Vice President for Student Affairs, Barbara Jones; and remarks by the president of the university, David C. Hodge.

The President's Distinguished Service Awards is sponsored by the Miami University Parents Fund and the Parents Office. Larissa Ann Spreng received the 2011 award for her proactive leadership as Panhellenic President and her commitment to community service. She was nominated by Dr. Barbara Jones and Dr. Katherine Ruth Bryant Wilson.

Twenty Miami student recipients and their nominators, families, and friends gathered to celebrate the awards at a reception held in the chapel after the awards ceremony. Larissa will graduate from Miami in May 2011 with a major in zoology and gerontology. She is a graduate of Westlake High School in Westlake.