Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 TAG: 9004100440
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV13 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: DANIEL HOWES HIGHER EDUCATION WRITER
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Short
Sarah Gannett, Erik May and Steve Massott were selected by a committee of university administrators and faculty members which considered nominations from campus organizations.
In addition to a framed certificate, each prizewinner was given three shares of GM common stock and received a note from President George Bush commending them on their service.
The automobile manufacturer also nominated the three Tech students for the president's "Thousand Points of Light" awards.
Gannett, an electrical engineering major from Syracuse, N.Y., was recognized for "her devotion to the student body," according to a statement.
She has held several student government positions and been credited with informing high school students about student life at Tech.
Massott, an English major from Harrisburg, Pa., was awarded for his dedication to the Tech rescue squad.
He reportedly devotes at least 40 hours per week to the squad and responded to 186 calls last year.
He also was named Tech's Outstanding Man of the Year for 1990 at Founder's Day festivities last week.
May, a mechanical engineering major, was credited for his contribution to several campus and charitable organizations.
He was a founding member of the Tech service council and collected donations for Red Cross disaster relief to South Carolina.
by CNB