April 15, 2008

Suzannne McCluskey.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) senior Suzanne McCluskey, 21, of Jacksonville, has been awarded a Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship for 2008.

McCluskey is one of 60 students across the nation to be awarded Phi Kappa Phi graduate fellowships this year. Winners are selected based on academic merit, campus and community activities, graduate study prospects, an essay and letters of recommendation. The fellowship award of $5,000 covers the first year of graduate or professional study.

McCluskey is a student in the UAB University Honors Program, the Department of Biology's Honors Program and the Early Medical School Acceptance Program (EMSAP). Following graduation, she will attend UAB's medical school in the fall.

She is a 2004 graduate of Jacksonville High School. She is the daughter of Dennis and Susan McCluskey of Helena.