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Stankievech Awarded Pyne Prize
February 23, 2008 | Men's Ice Hockey
Princeton hockey senior Landis Stankievech was one of two Princeton seniors to share the
University's Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize and was recognized during Princeton's Alumni Day ceremonies on Saturday afternoon. The Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general
distinction conferred on an undergraduate, is awarded to the senior who
has most clearly manifested excellent scholarship, strength of
character and effective leadership.
Stankievech, who is from Trochu, Alberta, Canada, is majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering. He was one of three Princeton students named Rhodes Scholars this year, and plans to earn a second bachelor's degree at Oxford in a joint program in philosophy, politics and economics.
He
has served as a team leader in his engineering courses, guiding other
students in their efforts to create projects ranging from a
furniture-moving robot to a two-stage rocket to a hypersonic jet.
"Qualities that I would use to describe Landis are 'seated right up
front and ready to learn,' a thirst for knowledge and a real knack for
engineering analysis, a natural and effective leader, and a humble
helper of his peers," said Michael Littman, professor of mechanical and
aerospace engineering.
Stankievech also has taken several courses in the philosophy department.
"Every one of the papers he wrote for my Aristotle course was
outstanding, as good as any piece of undergraduate work I have seen in
10 years of teaching at Oxford and Princeton," said Hendrik Lorenz,
associate professor of philosophy.
A gifted athlete,
Stankievech is a member of Princeton's ice hockey team, earning
conference, league and district academic honors. He has been involved
in several youth programs, including teaching youngsters to skate in
the Special Olympics Skating Program and coaching in the Princeton
Youth Hockey Program.
In recognizing him at the Alumni Day
ceremony, Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman noted that
Stankievech plans to study philosophy, politics and economics at
Oxford, "giving him the insights he needs to tackle problems that
'require more than engineering innovations,' to use his own words.
Landis, we wish you every success in this quest," she said, "and we
thank you for setting an example of academic and athletic excellence
that Princeton will long remember."