Andrew Gisch Honored at Buena Vista University

2014 Jun 6

Andrew Gisch of Laurens was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event. He is a recent graduate of BVU who majored in chemistry.

Gisch received the Science Education Senior of the Year Award from BVU's School of Science.

He was also one of nine students to receive the Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award. This endowment supports annual awards for pre-qualified, high-performing BVU science majors each academic year.

Founded in 1891, Buena Vista University offers 43 majors and 15 pre-professional programs that blend liberal arts with real-world applications, preparing students for lifelong success. Its quality academic programs, faculty, facilities, and technology result in 97 percent of BVU's recent graduates being employed or enrolled in graduate/professional schools within six months of graduation, based on a 98 percent survey response rate. Generous merit and need-based financial aid programs, and support for academic travel, research, and internships, make BVU an affordable option for all students and, combined with its academic programs, has led U.S. News & World Report to rank BVU as the third best value school among Midwest Regional Colleges and to an A-rating from Standard & Poor's. Visit www.bvu.edu.