Bourbonnais Resident Michael Bishop Honored in Who's Who Among Students for 2012

2012 Mar 9

Michael Bishop of Bourbonnais has received national recognition for 2012 by the Who's Who Among Students program. He is the son of Craig and Joan Bishop.

Bishop is one of a select group of 54 students from Olivet Nazarene University to accept this prestigious award. More than 2,842 schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated in nominating their students for this honor.

A recreation and leisure studies major, Bishop received this honor for his achievements while at Olivet, including: Dean's List, Homecoming Court, Best Buddies, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), football, track & field, cheerleading, and various service and volunteer opportunities..

Olivet Nazarene University's campus nominating committee - made up of representatives from the faculty, administration and student body - selected and nominated him for this award. Criteria for this selection included grade point average, participation and leadership in school activities, community involvement and leadership ability.

For more than 76 years, Who's Who Among Students has annually honored outstanding student leaders from institutions of higher learning across the country. It is one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs, respected by college faculties and administrations.

Olivet Nazarene University is an accredited Christian, liberal arts university offering more than 100 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including the Doctor of Education in ethical leadership. Olivet has one main campus in Bourbonnais, Ill. - just 50 miles south of Chicago; three sites: Rolling Meadows and Oak Brook, Ill., and Hong Kong; and more than 100 School of Graduate and Continuing Studies learning locations throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. From Oxford to Tokyo, hundreds of Olivet students also experience the global classroom each year, whether through study abroad opportunities or worldwide mission trips.

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