Breann Alyssa Young Presented Gold Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Award

2016 Apr 22

Breann Alyssa Young of Dallastown, Pa., is the recipient of the Gold Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Award. The award is one of the most prestigious honors given at Kutztown University.

Young will receive her bachelor's degree in fine arts with a focus on painting in May. Young received the Gold Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Award 2016 in the category of successfully completed research projects and original artwork of high quality. In pursuing a future career in conservation, she acquired an internship with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and chronicled her work experience in two blog publications on Smithsonian websites. Her work was also selected to be included in Professional Artist magazine and in the book, "Earn Internships, Secure Employment: a Practical Guide to Writing for the Workplace" by William Prystauk. She has shown her artwork at four exhibitions on campus and appeared in national publications. Young was a member of the Dean's List for the majority of her semesters spent at KU, and she received the Undergraduate Research Committee Grant, the Marguerite Bierman Grant, the Sharadin Award and the PSECU Scholarship. She has also served as the director of Eckhaus on Main Street and volunteered at the Miller Art Gallery on campus. Young plans to pursue a career at the Smithsonian in the paleontology division and to also acquire a master's degree in object conservation.

Faculty members nominate students after they have met one or more of the six areas of achievement. Areas in which achievement can occur include: successfully completed research projects, original artwork of high quality, artistic performances (music, chorus, drama, etc.) of high quality, original writing in literature or meritorious writing in other fields, noteworthy athletics, and outstanding service to the KU community.

The Academic Achievement Award was established through a donation provided by Dr. Carlson R. Chambliss, KU faculty member from 1970-2003. The purpose of the awards is to recognize the exceptional individual achievements of a select group of KU graduating seniors. Specially designed coin medallions of gold, silver, and copper were presented to the students.