The American Institute of Chemical Engineers named a UA student the top chemical engineering student in the nation for 2004.
The AIChE awarded the $5,000 John J. McKetta Undergraduate Scholarship to Stephanie Freeman, a chemical engineering senior.
The McKetta award emphasizes leadership, a requirement Freeman fulfilled by serving as the vice president of the UA chapter of AIChE last spring.
Other criteria for the selection of the top student award were an essay detailing the student's future plans, including the student's career goals, along with three letters of recommendation, Freeman said.
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