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The Ruth Ray Hunt Endowed

The Ruth Ray Hunt Endowed

President’s Scholar

2001-2002

 

Rebecca Sonia Laptook

 

Becca is a senior from Dallas, majoring in Psychology and Spanish.  She hopes to work in the field of Child Clinical Psychology.  Becca’s hobbies include volunteer work, music (piano, singing), art, and reading.

 

 

High School Highlights

·         Top 10 Seniors

·         Junior and Senior class, vice president

·         National Honor Society, vice president

·         GLOW Youth Volunteers (Giving and Learning Our Way), co-founder

·         Volunteer awards:  Richardson’s Volunteer of the Year, Texas’ Top high school volunteer, Prudential Spirit of Community National Award, Southwestern Bell Youth in Action Award,  JC Penney Golden Rule Award

 

 

 

SMU Activities and Honors

·         4.0 Honor Roll

·         SMU Mortar Board’s Top 10 Sophomores

·         Spanish Club, president

·         Psi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society

·         Martin Luther King Committee, event coordinator

·         Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, president

·         MOVE (community service), vice president and committee chair

·         GLOW Youth Volunteers

·         Volunteer Center of Dallas Youth Advisory Committee

·         Awards:  President’s Student Service Award, National Freedom Foundation Award, Dallas Youth Volunteer of the Year, Bryan’s House Volunteer Award, Volunteer Group (GLOW) of the Year (Collin County)

·         Mortar Board Honor Society

·         Phi Beta Kappa

·         Residence Assistant 2001-2002

·         Robert S. Hyer Society

·         Golden Key Honor Society

·         Ford Motor Company Golden Key Award