Amy Sarandopoulos
Sydney, Australia native Amy Sarandopoulos has come a long way in her collegiate career, excelling in the classroom and on the soccer field.
Sarandopoulos, a sociology major, has been honored as the 2012-13 Flittie Award recipient presented by the UW Department of Sociology. Although she has already moved back to Sydney, she still manages to make marks while being thousands of miles away and will graduate in May.
Sarandopoulos transferred to UW her junior year to play soccer, but was forced to sit out her first season due to an injury. During her senior season, however, she came back to play in seven games including her first career start against Montana.
She logged 202 minutes throughout the year’s season and earned a season-high 66 minutes against Montana to open up the season.
In order to achieve this honor, the annual recipient must have completed 90 credit hours of university coursework, completed all of the required foundational coursework for the major and a minimum 3.5 grade point average within the program. Sarandopoulos will graduate with a 3.9 GPA in sociology.
A $500 cash award will be given to her along with her name added to the Flittie Award plaque displayed in the department office.
She received the honor last week based on her accomplishment as the department’s top graduating senior. She was unanimously voted by the faculty of the department to receive the honor as reported from the department itself.
Sarandopoulos will receive her prestigious title at the department’s annual graduation and honors banquet that will be held in April and will be featured in the annual newsletter to be released in the fall.
