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March 01, 2002
VU Sig Earns Fraternity Honor
At Indiana's Sigma Chi State Day in Indianapolis, Valparaiso Sigma Chi President Ryan Wolf earned the Provincial Balfour Award for the Northern Indiana Province.
One of the highest honors awarded to undergraduates each year, the Balfour Award, created in 1929 through the generosity of L.G. Balfour, for whom it is named, celebrates scholarship, character, campus leadership, and Fraternity service.
Wolf, who works as a research assistant for Valparaiso University's Community Outreach Partnership Center, excels in each of the aforementioned categories. A member of the political science, social science, Greek, and senior honor societies, Wolf recently received the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship, providing up to $25,000 in tuition, room and board for one year of graduate studies. Wolf will attend the Irish School of Ecumenics in conjunction with Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland to pursue a one-year master's in international peace studies.
Throughout his college career, Wolf has been actively involved in campus leadership. As a sophomore, he served the University as an Orientation Assistant. Despite his extensive time commitments to the Torch as Sports Editor, he organized a successful bid for Student Senate, receiving the Senator of the Month award in April of 2000. As a junior, he became part of the Senate Executive Committee as the Public Relations Coordinator. Recently, he co-authored a Faith and Service Travel Grant Proposal for Lilly Project on Theological Exploration of Vocational Discernment at Valparaiso University.
Serving as the thirteenth consul of the Iota Sigma chapter, Wolf strives to help the chapter and its individual members achieve full potential. His tenure has featured a revived focus on scholarship, alumni involvement in chapter affairs, and an intense personal dedication to harmony and philanthropy. Previously, he served the chapter as Ritual Chair and as Inter-Fraternity Council representative.
"My experience as Consul has finally provided me that opportunity to really challenge myself," said Wolf. "I feel I've been able to approach my potential by helping Iota Sigma do the same. I am very honored and humbled to receive such a prestigious award."
Wolf expects to graduate in May 2002 Magna Cum Laude with majors in political science and the humanities. He will contend for the International Balfour Award, which will be awarded this summer at Sigma Chi Leadership Training Workshop.
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