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Eighteen PKU Students Won 2009
Annual Corning Scholarships
PKU NEWS 2010—05--21
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Peking University. May 21, 2010: On the afternoon of May 21, 2010, the 2009
Annual Corning Graduate Student Scholarship-Awarding Ceremony was held in the
fourth conference room at Yingjie Overseas Exchange Center. Joydeep Lahiri, Vice
President of Corning Incorporated Research and Development Department; Wang
Limei, PKU Council Vice Chairwoman; Deng Ya, Secretary General of PKU
Education Foundation; Zha Jing, Vice Director of PKU Office of Student Affairs and
other guests of honor were present at the ceremony which was conducted by Li
Rong, Deputy Secretary General of PKU Education Foundation.
Zha Jing, Vice Director of PKU Office of Student Affairs gave an introduction of the
scholarship and pronounced the award list. Eighteen PKU students in total achieved
2009 Annual Corning Graduate Student Scholarships. Five of them came from
School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, three from School of
Physics, three from College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, three from
College of Engineering, two from School of Life Sciences, one from Institute of
Molecular Medicine and one from School of Basic Medical Sciences. Afterwards,
Fang Zheyu, candidate for PhD degree, delivered a speech on behalf of all
scholarship winners, expressing thanks to Corning Incorporated and Peking
University, conveying the determination to devote themselves wholeheartedly to the
revitalization of the Chinese nation.
At the ceremony, Mr. Lahiri made a warm and friendly speech. He said that Corning
Incorporated was willing to exert itself in training the next generation of scientists and
engineers as well as promote cooperation with Peking University in the aspect of
personnel training. Meanwhile, Mr. Lahiri congratulated scholarship winners heartily,
wishing them all the best.
Wang Limei, PKU Council Vice Chairwoman expressed her appreciation for the
support of Corning Incorporated for PKU and its students. She encouraged students
to cherish precious opportunities, make good use of study and research environment
and resources provided by PKU, learn from those who have made great
contributions to civilization, work hard, endeavor to contribute to social and cultural
development and fulfill the ardent expectations held by their alma mater and Corning
Incorporated.
Corning Graduate Student Scholarship was set up by Corning Incorporated at PKU
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