UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SENIOR NAMED TO USA TODAY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Feb. 15, 2001
Dana J. Wallace of Richmond, a senior biology and economics double major at the University of Richmond, has been named to the USA Today All-Academic Team for 2001.
The annual competition recognizes college students for their grades, activities, leadership and use of intellectual skills outside the classroom. Students are named to first, second and third teams of 20 students each, plus a state-by-state list of honorable mentions.
Wallace was named a member of the second team, joining students from such universities as Harvard, Penn, Rutgers, Navy and Chicago. She carries a 3.91 grade-point average and is researching marijuana's effects on immune system regulation. Wallace is an accomplished harpist who won the university's concerto competition in 1999. She is also a certified emergency medical technician and president of the university's chapter of the Mortar Board honor society.
Wallace's accomplishments in biology earned her a United Negro College Fund/Merck Undergraduate Research fellowship. The award provides 25 students nationwide with $25,000 scholarships and $10,000 grants to their university's biology department. She also holds an Oldham Scholarship, Richmond's most prestigious undergraduate scholarship, and a CIGNA Scholarship for highly qualified and motivated African-Americans.
Wallace is a graduate of The Governor's School. She is the daughter of Ronald and Linda Wallace of Richmond.