A student from DeKalb County at UT-Chattanooga has received a special honor.

Ashli Chew has earned a Public Service Award sponsored by the UTC Alumni Board of Directors and the Office of Student Development.

This award was established to honor two senior students (one male and one female) who display distinguished service to the university campus as well as the Chattanooga community (with emphasis on campus involvement). Students must have accumulated at least 90 hours with an overall GPA of at least 2.5.

The awards were presented at the halftime ceremony during homecoming last Saturday between the Mocs and Western Carolina.

Ashli was nominated for this award by her chemistry professor Dr. Gretchen Potts. She is a biochemistry major at UTC.