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Laudamus Award Given to Honorable APU Student
May 20, 2008
AZUSA, Calif. –
Porterville, Calif. resident and Azusa Pacific University senior Felipe Castillo recently received the Laudamus Award presented by APU’s libraries. Castillo is expected to graduate December 2008 with a degree in Business Administration from APU’s School of Business and Management.
“Felipe Castillo is an exceptional young man. I have been impressed by his passion for excellence,” said Myrna Brown, coordinator in APU’s Hugh and Hazel Darling Library. “He also displays excellent leadership abilities by always taking on extra duties using his own initiative and creative ideas. His strong presence compliments the library in an awesome way.”
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 60 areas of undergraduate study, 26 master's degree programs, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.