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Four Outstanding Students Honored at North Park
CHICAGO, IL (May 20, 2002) - Kristina Marie Duncan of Apple Valley, Minnesota,
and Mark Safstrom of Carnation, Washington, received the Senior Par
Excellence Award from North Park University during recent graduation
exercises.
Nathan Stockamp of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Alicia VerHage of Galesburg,
Michigan, received the Outstanding Senior Award at a dinner preceding
graduation.
Duncan, the female Senior Par Excellence Award winner, helped the
admissions office welcome prospective students to the North Park campus,
using her drama talents to introduce prospective students to campus life
through a series of skits patterned after Saturday Night Live
routines. She also played an important role in North Park's theater program
and was involved in campus chapel.
During the spring semester of her junior year, she participated in the Los
Angeles Film Studies Center program and used the knowledge gained from that
experience to organize a highly successful on-campus film forum this past
year. Duncan graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in film and
mass media.
Safstrom, the male recipient of the 2002 Senior Par Excellence,
participated during the year as an athlete, musician, politician and
minister. He participated in cross-country and played baritone horn in
North Park's concert band. He served as a resident assistant, assisted with
North Park's Threshold orientation program and most recently completed a
term as a student senator. Safstrom was also involved in the Outreach
Ministries program, serving as the program's service learning coordinator
and organizing this year's Chicago: The Other Side experience for
first-year students. Safstrom graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of
Arts in history and a Bachelor of Arts in Swedish.
Stockamp, the male recipient of the 2002 Outstanding Senior Award, was
co-coordinator of Outreach Ministries' One-on-One program and as retreat
counselor for After Hours, along with being involved with North Park's film
discussion group, Bible study groups and events planning. Outside the North
Park community, Stockamp was involved with immunological research at
Northwestern University, served as a community group leader and on the
missions board at New Community Covenant Church in Chicago, took part in
the Urbana missions conference, worked with Sudanese refugees and is an
artist and musician. Stockamp, whose father, David, works in the
Evangelical Covenant Church Department of World Mission, graduated magna
cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in biology with a minor in chemistry and
a Bachelor of Arts in theological and biblical studies, maintaining a
cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.85.
VerHage, the female recipient of the 2002 Outstanding Senior Award, was a
resident assistant, peer advisor for Threshold orientation, student leader
for a mission trip to China and a member of the Missions Leadership Council
and Senior Gift Committee. She worked on the student newspaper, served as a
student mentor and tutor, participated in the Sankofa racial reconciliation
trip and was a member of the University Gospel Choir, women's soccer team
and Bible study groups.
Off campus, VerHage volunteered at Cornerstone Shelter and Lydia Home and
worked at
Ester B. Clark School for Emotionally Challenged Youth and Covenant Heights
Conference Center. VerHage graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of
Arts in anthropology, maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.82.
The Senior Par Excellence Award is presented each year by the Division of
Student Development to two students, one male and one female, who have
demonstrated the best in campus involvement and leadership during their
undergraduate years. This includes activities, campus life and service to
the community.
The Alumni Board presents the Outstanding Senior Award annually to one male
and one female from the North Park University graduating class. The award
recognizes academic excellence as well as extraordinary leadership on and
off campus. The candidates embody the principles and spirit of North Park
University and are required to have a GPA of 3.50 or above.
For more information about the awards and the award winners, call North
Park at 773-244-5567 or 773-244-5750.
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