Christian Kladstrup from Spencer Honored at Buena Vista Unversity

2016 Jun 13

Christian Kladstrup, a senior biology major from Spencer , was recently honored at Buena Vista University's student recognition event.

Kladstrup received the following recognition:

Kladstrup received an Academic Excellence Award as a second year student. This Academic Excellence Award is given to students on the Storm Lake campus whose cumulative GPA is 3.75 or greater, representing approximately the top 10% of each class. He received a Student Organization Leader award for his role in Science Club, one of more than 45 organizations available on campus. These leaders provide guidance and motivation to their clubs and attend campus-wide President's Council meetings to share knowledge and build skills. BVU's many active student organizations represent a wide variety of interests, social causes and disciplines. Kladstrup also received the Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award, an award given annually to Harold Walter Siebens School of and nine School of Science majors. Eligible students are from Iowa or a contiguous state and must meet specific financial need qualifications. Students are invited to apply and compete, and winners are determined on the basis of grade-point average. Clifford Rae was a long-serving advisor to Dr. Harold Walter Siebens and Executive Director of the Siebens Family Foundation. This generous award can be used by the winners for approved academic purposes, such as student research, interim travel, internship accommodations, graduate school applications, certification examinations, or upon graduation, payment of student loans.