BDN reports four student-athletes among Outstanding Graduating Students
The Bangor Daily News reported four student-athletes are among this year’s Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Vincent Eze, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was named the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Education and Human Development. The child development and family relations and sociology double major is a forward on the men’s basketball team. Eze has a concentration in individual and family studies, is a teaching assistant and member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and has been involved with Male Athletes Against Violence, the Student Portfolio Investment Fund and the International Student Association. Ilija Stojiljkovic, of Nis, Serbia, was named Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School. The management major is captain of the men’s basketball team, served as a peer tutor and mentor, and has been involved with Male Athletes Against Violence and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Shayla Kleisinger, of Winnipeg, Canada, was named Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Engineering. The biomedical engineering major is a member of the women’s swimming and diving team. Kleisinger has a minor in nanotechnology, is a member of the All Maine Women honor society, serves as vice president of the UMaine chapter of Active Minds, and has worked in the Howell Biointerface and Biomimetics Laboratory. Lydia Murray, of Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, was named Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. The nursing major is a forward on the women’s ice hockey team. Murray has done numerous clinical rotations, including a senior practicum with the obstetrics unit at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor and has been involved with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Athletes for Sexual Responsibility.The students will be honored May 11 at UMaine’s 217th Commencement at Alfond Arena, the BDN reported.