Kate Hutchinson, left, accepts the “Student of the Block” award from Daniel Green, senior student life coordinator in the Office of Student Affairs at Tusculum.
Kate Hutchinson, from Calhoun, Ga., has been recognized as “Student of the Block” for Block Five at Tusculum College.
The senior pre-medicine major was recognized Wednesday, Feb. 11, during halftime of the women’s basketball game. The “Student of the Block Award” is presented by the Tusculum Office of Student Affairs and was established to recognize individuals who excel in their academic endeavors, campus involvement and/or athletic performance. The award is selected from nominations made by faculty and staff members. Plaques telling about the honorees are displayed in the Niswonger Commons and other campus buildings.
Hutchinson exemplifies the true meaning of the term “student athlete,” excelling in both the classroom and on the tennis court as a member of the Women’s Tennis Team.
She has maintained a 3.77 grade point average in her major and is a member of the Tusculum Chapter of the National Honor Society. Only the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors are invited to join the honor society. She has been recently accepted into medical school at Edward Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
In addition, she is a member of the President’s Society, a select group of students who serve as ambassadors for the college. She is also a member of the college’s Science Club, the Pioneer Student Athlete Advisory Council and the Greene County Humane Society.
On the tennis court, she has earned an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete distinction and a 2013-14 All-South Atlantic Conference Honorable Mention after posting a 19-3 singles match record. She opened her collegiate career winning her first 11 singles matches. She has also been Tusculum’s No.1 flight player.
She has participated in various community service projects including fundraisers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.