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Florida Southern College announces 2007 Honor Walk recipient

FSC’s highest honor goes to Courtney Baker

LAKELAND, Fla. (April 25, 2007) —Courtney Baker, a graduating senior, was named the 2007 Honor Walk Student during Honors Convocation April 18 at Florida Southern College.

Each year the college selects a graduating senior for its highest honor based on the student’s academic achievements and exceptional involvement in campus activities. Baker is a biology major who has extended her studies beyond academic classes to conduct scholarly research in supramolecular chemistry. She is a President’s Scholar and a National Dean’s List honoree, and holds leadership positions in numerous honor societies, including president of Beta Beta Beta, vice president of ODK, and vice president of Phi Kappa Phi. She is also a member of Gamma Sigma Epsilon and Kappa Mu Epsilon honoraries. She has been a McClurg scholar her entire undergraduate career, was honored as an Outstanding Student Leader in 2006 and 2007, and was recently selected for Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges.

A certified Emergency Medical Technician, Baker serves as a volunteer EMT in her home state of New York, and has contributed volunteer service to the local community through Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine.

As a member of the Student Government Association, she is completing her second year as vice president of finance, and previously served as chair of the Technology Committee. She is president of the Association of Honors Students, treasurer of the Pre-Professional Society, and has held additional leadership positions in numerous other campus organizations, including the Association of Campus Entertainment and Beyond Ministries.

Baker is the daughter of Carl and Cherylann Baker of Clay, N.Y.

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 39 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 13:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor’s institutions and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.