Christin Austin
  • political science
  • Class of 2016
  • Wayne City, Ill.

McKendree 2016 Graduate Christin Austin Wins Technos Prize

2016 May 3

Christin Austin, a 2016 McKendree University graduate, received the 2016 Technos International Prize at the April 28 Honors Convocation during the annual Academic Excellence Celebration at the Lebanon, Ill., campus. Sponsored by the Tanaka Ikueikai Educational Trust to foster multi-cultural awareness, the Technos Prize is given to a graduating senior chosen by the faculty for outstanding academic achievement and a commitment to international understanding.

As a McKendree student, Christin, a political science major, was inducted into several honor societies and participated in debate, student government, and the Technos International Week trip to Japan. A medical mission trip to Haiti inspired her senior thesis on the World Health Organization's efforts there. She plans to study health law in graduate school at Saint Louis University.