Professor Ludanyi Lends Name to New Award

During the May 9, 2009 Honors Day ceremony, the ONU chapter of Phi Beta Delta, the honorary for international scholars, established the Phi Beta Delta Andy Ludanyi Award for Young International Scholars. The award was named for Professor Andy Ludanyi, who retired last year after forty years of service teaching political science at ONU. Ludanyi also served as the sponsor for Model United Nations since 1974 and continued this year in a semi-retired role.

The first winner of the Ludanyi Young International Scholar Award was Shaili Patel, who will graduate this spring. During her time at ONU, Patel, who majored in Political Science and Pharmacy, was an active participant in Model UN, serving as Head-Delegate this past spring. She was tapped for the award because the consistent record of excellence that she demonstrated in her four years in the program. Patel plans for the future includes law school in her native Canada.