Austin Hayes named Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar

2016 Apr 12

Austin Hayes of Aurora, Ohio, son of Christine Hayes and David Hayes, was named a 2015-2016 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar at Rochester Institute of Technology. Austin is a third-year student in the mechanical engineering program in RIT's Kate Gleason College of Engineering .

The awards, a bronze medallion, were given in ceremonies on April 7 to those students who have met the scholarship criteria -- a minimum grade-point average of 3.85 out of 4.0; completion of more than two-thirds of the credit hours required for a bachelor's degree and demonstrated community engagement, such as creative work, serve on student committees, civic activities, employment or independent research.

"RIT is pleased to pay tribute to these undergraduates whose demonstrated devotion to excellence is an inspiration to the university community," said Jeremy Haefner, RIT provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs, who presented the scholars to President Bill Destler and RIT deans at the ceremony in Gordon Field House.