As you have been informed by the President, the Stiftung Mercator has kindly provided an endowment to create an annual award for two exceptional undergraduate students resident in Mercator College. The prize is to be awarded to one 2nd year and one 3rd year undergraduate student for their excellence in academics, cultural and social involvement at college and university level.

The chairman of the Mercator Award Committee announced on the 25th of November the recipients of the award for 2008. For 2008, the Mercator Award for the 2nd year undergraduate student resident in Mercator College goes to Taylor David Hartrick. The Mercator Award 2008 for the 3rd year undergraduate student goes to Mitul Kamlesh Jain.

Reacting to the results of the awards here is what Mitul had to say, “I’m really happy and grateful to have received this award, I’ve always been proud to be Mercatorian – and I’m happy that I could live up to the standards of the college! My thanks go out to the selection committee for considering me to be worthy of such an honour.” Similarly, Taylor had this reaction, “It's really an honour to be selected for the Mercator Foundation award. I must say though, that while the award is given out to two individuals, I think that ultimately it represents the work that a lot of other people have also put in to making Mercator College, and Jacobs University, a fantastic place to live and that should not be forgotten. So thank you very much for selecting me for the award, and thank you too to everyone else who has been involved in the community as well.”

The Awards were presented by President Treusch to Mitul and Taylor in a Ceremony on Dec. 2nd, 2008 in the Servery of Mercator College.

Congratulations to the winners and we wish them well for their future careers.

Here you can find the article from the Jacobs University website.