Friends, families, faculty, staff and students gathered in Martha Wiljanen Hall at Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center on April 8 to celebrate the students who have been selected to receive endowed scholarships and honors.
Here are a few of our favorite moments!
For the first time in three years, Finlandia’s Academic Achievement Committee hosted the University’s annual Honors & Awards Banquet in person. Friends, families, faculty and staff gathered in Martha Wiljanen Hall at Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center on Friday, April 8 to celebrate the students who have been selected to receive endowed scholarships and honors.
Mikayla Brown received the Virginia Fund Scholarship that is awarded in memory of Mrs. Richard R. Smith to a freshman woman who plans to continue [...]
In a normal year, Finlandia’s Academic Achievement Committee hosts the Honors & Awards Banquet for students who have been selected to receive endowed scholarships and honors. This year, the committee opted to honor these students during Finlandia’s hybrid commencement ceremony held on Thursday, April 29. Announcing the honor recipients was Dr. Hilary Virtanen, Assistant Professor of Finnish and Nordic Studies. It was an incredibly special day for those in attendance or watching on Livestream. Finlandia congratulates the following Honors [...]
The annual Honors and Awards Banquet is Friday, April 13. The event is dependent on our faculty to nominate deserving students for some of the awards and scholarships. Your participation in this important process is essential. Thanks on behalf of the Academic Achievement Committee. Please take a few minutes to nominate students you believe to be good candidates. Below is information on all five scholarships and a link to the submissions form.
DAVID LAUREN JOKELA ENDOWED MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPPreference in awarding this scholarship is given to [...]