Zachary Zabo of Louisville honored for academics

2013 Jul 19

Zachary Zabo of Louisville is one of several students who were honored for their academic achievements at California Lutheran University.

Zabo received the Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence as one of two valedictorians of the Class of 2013. He also became one of 15 new members of the Scholastic Honor Society, the highest academic honor at CLU. Upper division students qualify for the society by maintaining a grade point average of at least 3.9 on a 4.0 scale. No more than 5 percent of the students from each graduating class are invited to participate. Zabo also was awarded the $500 Smith Family Writing History Award for the best history paper submitted during the year. Zabo earned degrees in criminal justice and political science and conducted research on how to encourage young people to get involved in victim-centered advocacy. He served as a Presidential Host for three years, a resident assistant for two years and a student senator for two years. He also worked as a legal assistant. He is now working toward a master’s degree in public policy and administration as one of the first two Gallegly Center Fellows to be selected at CLU.

CLU is a selective university located in Thousand Oaks, with centers in Oxnard, Woodland Hills and Santa Maria for graduate courses and its Adult Degree Evening Program. With an enrollment of 4,200 students, CLU offers undergraduate and graduate programs within the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Management and Graduate School of Education. Members of the CLU student body come from across the nation and around the world and represent a diversity of faiths and cultures. For more information, visit http://www.callutheran.edu.