February 6, 2003

Lindsay named Student Laureate

Joshua Lindsay, a senior majoring in communication studies, has received the Student Laureate Award for 2002 from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

Joshua Lindsay, with former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, receives the 2002 Student Laureate Award from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

Lindsay was selected from among 12 students nominated from the class of 2003. He has earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.46. In 2001, he was selected for the dean’s list and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

The Student Laureate Award recognizes outstanding seniors from each of the four-year degree-granting institutions of higher learning in Illinois. Student Laureates are honored for their overall excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities.

Lindsay received his award from Gov. and Mrs. George H. Ryan last November during a presentation ceremony in Springfield attended by 49 other outstanding senior college students from throughout the state. Each Student Laureate Medallion winner receives a $150 honorarium and a certificate of achievement.

Lindsay is a midshipman in Northwestern’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Unit. As the current NROTC Battalion Commander, he holds the highest position of authority within the unit and is responsible for the jobs, activities and needs of all 56 midshipmen and acts as a faculty/student liaison.

He was a Drill Team Squad Leader, Color Guard Comman-der, Platoon Sergeant and Academics Officer of his ROTC unit.

As a Kappa Sigma member, Lindsay was elected Risk Management Chair for his fraternity. He also is an executive board member of the Greek InterVarsity Fellowship Group.

At WNUR, the campus radio station, he wrote, read and produced daily newscasts for two years. Prior to that, Lindsay spent more than a year as a weekly columnist for his hometown newspaper, The Edwardsville Intelligencer.

Six years ago, in his hometown, he founded the Edwardsville Kitchen Table Theatre Camp, a drama camp for children. At Northwestern’s ROTC unit, Lindsay re-instituted an on-campus program to provide tutoring services for Boy’s Hope, an organization that helps children who are hurt and at risk, yet academically capable, where he volunteered his time each week for two years. He also has worked on various campus service projects such as the Special Olympics and Dance Marathon.

In 2001 he trained and ran in the Chicago Marathon and finished in the top third of the field.