97-03-11 Trustees Honor Reiko Yoshida

YOSHIDA WINS STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARD

     COLUMBUS -- Reiko Yoshida of COLUMBUS (43201), a senior 
majoring in electrical engineering, has won The Ohio State 
University Board of Trustees Student Recognition Award.  The 
award was presented during the March 7 meeting of the board.

     Yoshida was honored for her work with the Get Well Ohio 
Team, a program that encourages alcohol awareness on campus by 
changing student attitudes toward substance abuse. She has served 
through the Office of Student Wellness as a student 
representative on the Office of Student Affairs Leadership Team, 
which addresses itself to enhancing the student experience at 
Ohio State.

     A member of the Phi Sigma Rho Engineering Sorority, Yoshida 
sits on the executive board.  She is a member of the Tau Beta Pi 
engineering honorary, and has worked on joint projects with 
Habitat for Humanity.  She is a member of Ohio State's hybrid 
vehicle team, focusing on design considerations for a ventilation 
system to be implemented in future energy-efficient vehicles.

     Born in Sizukah, Japan, Yoshida moved to Ohio at the age of 
6. She graduated from Dublin High School in 1993.  Her parents, 
Hiroyuki and Tamako Yoshida, formerly of Dublin, currently reside 
in Tokyo.

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CONTACT: Reiko Yoshida, 299-7968.


[Submitted by: Von Vargas  (vargas.12@osu.edu)
               
Tue, 11 Mar 1997 16:10:48 -0500 (EST)]
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