Student Receives Award of Distinction from the North-American Interfraternity Conference

WEST HAVEN, CT (05/08/2013)(readMedia)-- University of New Haven student, Kenneth Hall '13 of Bath, ME. is the recipient of the 2013 Undergraduate Award of Distinction given by the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The honor recognizes a fraternity member who has used his experiences to develop as a leader. The NIC represents 75 national and international fraternities.

"He has truly raised the bar in regards to leadership and brotherhood," a nominator wrote. "His selfless actions are contagious."

A business management and music industry double major, Hall has compiled a 3.92 GPA. He is the president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and is an active volunteer with Give2TheTroops. Last summer he was named the "True Gentleman of the Year" at the national Sigma Alpha Epsilon's 77th John O. Moseley Leadership School.

After graduation, Hall will continue as a financial representative at Northwest Mutual. He is also assisting with New Tech Haven, a University-owned business incubator and technology transfer center. He plans to pursue an MBA in the future.

The University of New Haven is a private, top-tier comprehensive institution recognized as a national leader in experiential education. Founded in 1920 on the campus of Yale University in cooperation with Northeastern University, UNH moved to its current West Haven campus in 1960. The University operates a satellite campus in Tuscany, Italy, and offers programs at several locations throughout Connecticut and in New Mexico and California. UNH provides its students with a unique combination of a solid liberal arts education and real-world, hands-on career and research opportunities. The University enrolls approximately 6,400 students, including nearly 1,800 graduate students and more than 4,600 undergraduates – the majority of whom reside in University housing. Through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, Tagliatela College of Engineering, and College of Lifelong & eLearning, UNH offers 75 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UNH students have access to more than 50 study abroad programs worldwide and its student-athletes compete in 16 varsity sports in the NCAA Division II's highly competitive Northeast-10 Conference.