Four Athletes Honored as Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – Every year beginning in 1975, Carnegie Mellon University has honored a select number of undergraduate seniors as Andrew Carnegie Society (ACS) Scholars. This year, four athletes are included on the list of 40 honorees who represent the top two percent of their graduating class – Stefanie McMillan (Vancouver, Wash./Skyview) of women’s swimming and diving, Parvathi Meyyappan (Cupertino, Calif./Monta Vista) of women’s cross country and track and field, Nicole Shi (Hong Kong, China/Phillips Exeter Academy) of women’s cross country and track and field, and Chloe Yan (Singapore/Hwa Chong Junior College) of women’s basketball.

ACS Scholars are undergraduate seniors who embody Carnegie Mellon's high standards of academic excellence, volunteerism, leadership and involvement in student organizations, athletics or the arts. They are selected each year by their deans and department heads to represent their class in service and leadership.

The program was launched in 1975, and has recognized nearly 1,000 students to date. Each scholar receives a monetary award - made possible by the generosity of ACS members - to support their academic and personal growth.

Scholars also work together to present a gift back to the university community. Through this opportunity, the students experience the joy of philanthropy firsthand.

McMillan has been a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council for three years, serving as president to close her career. She is a distance freestyle swimmer who has earned two University Athletic Association (UAA) All-Academic honors with a third to come this winter and carries a 3.88 GPA in materials science engineering and biomedical engineering.

Meyyappan maintains a 3.64 GPA in economics and statistics through Dietrich College and has competed twice at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. The senior is a seven-time UAA All-Academic honoree to date while competing in three athletic seasons each year.

Shi holds a 3.96 GPA in materials science and engineering and engineering and public policy. As a member of both the women’s cross country and track and field teams, Shi has earned seven UAA All-Academic honors. Shi was honored this year at the seventh annual Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Celebration for carrying the top GPA on the women’s cross country team.

Yan carries a 3.93 GPA in computer science and joined the women’s basketball team as a junior. She was honored at the Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Celebration for being the top performing senior female student-athlete in the School of Computer Science.