ANGOLA, Ind. – Three Trine University seniors are looking ahead to graduate school
                                 before they even graduate from Trine on Saturday, May 4.
                              
                              Accepted to doctoral programs are Rebekah Duncan of San Diego, Calif., Jamie Meegan
                                 of Worthington, Ohio, and Julia Nell of Ada, Okla.
                              
                              "I am especially proud of these students and not surprised that they have been accepted
                                 into doctoral programs," said Ruth E. Kohlmeier, M.D., director of the Forensic Science
                                 Program. "They each have a love of learning and science and are sure to be great representatives
                                 for Trine."
                              
                              Rebekah Duncan
                              
                              Duncan, a 2009 graduate of Westview High School, San Diego, is a chemistry major graduating
                                 cum laude (3.5 or higher grade point average) and is a member of Chi Alpha Sigma (national
                                 college athlete honor society) and Trine Honors Program.
                              
                              She plans to study physical therapy at the University of Indiana.
                              
                              Jamie Meegan
                              
                              Meegan, a 2009 graduate of Thomas Worthington High School, Worthington, is a chemistry
                                 major graduating magna cum laude (3.75 or higher grade point average). She is a member
                                 of Alpha Chi (national honor society for students who rank in the upper 10 percent
                                 of their academic school's major), Chi Alpha Sigma, Trine Honors Program and Gold
                                 Key (students who have been named to the president's list with a 3.75 or higher grade
                                 point average for four consecutive semesters). In addition, Meegan is a Bateman Kolb
                                 Scholar and has been recognized by Who's Who Among Students in America's Universities
                                 and Colleges.
                              
                              Meegan has been accepted to the University of Southern Florida where she plans to
                                 study neuroscience with a focus on Alzheimer's disease. She organized an Alzheimer's
                                 fundraising walk that took place on April 19 and generated nearly $800.
                              
                              Julia Nell
                              
                              Nell, a 2009 graduate of Cloquet Senior High School in Cloquet, Minn., is graduating
                                 with a major in forensic science and chemistry with a minor in criminal justice. She
                                 is graduating summa cum laude (3.950 or higher grade point average) and is a member
                                 of Alpha Chi, Chi Alpha Sigma, Gold Key, Trine Honors Program, Phi Eta Sigma (national
                                 honor society for freshmen) and Skull & Bones (national honorary leadership society).
                                 She has also received the Outstanding Senior in Science Award and is named in Who's
                                 Who Among Students in America's Universities and Colleges.
                              
                              During Honors Day on Sunday, Nell received the Robert B. Stewart Award, the highest
                                 award given to a graduating senior. As the award recipient, Nell will deliver the
                                 address for the senior class of 2013 during commencement.
                              
                              She plans to study radio chemistry with a focus on nuclear forensics at the University
                                 of Nevada Las Vegas.
                              
                               Cutline:  From left, Jamie Meegan, Julia Nell and Rebekah Duncan collaborate on a
                                       project.