President Roger H. Hull received a special commendation from the Board of Governors of the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research at Prize Day on May 7.
The Board cited Hull as a national leader in supporting undergraduate research, scholarly and creative activity who has made Union a prominent participant at NCUR. It lauded Hull for initiating the Steinmetz Symposium, based on the NCUR model, and for encouraging three faculty members to serve on NCUR's Board of Governors. Hull made Union's hosting of NCUR in 1995 a signature event of the College's Bicentennial Celebration, the commendation said.
Sandra Gregerman, director of Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program at the University of Michigan and chair of the NCUR Board of Governors, signed the commendation for Hull.
Undergraduate research is a hallmark of the Union experience. Union, a charter member of NCUR, consistently sends one of the largest contingents to the national conferences. It has twice hosted NCUR, in 1990 and 1995.