Kristine A. Gonzalez was recently named to the third team of USA Today's 1999 All-USA College Academic Team, the first time an Old Dominion student has been so honored.

It is the third prestigious award won by an Old Dominion student in recent years: Samantha Salvia was named the university's first Rhodes Scholar in 1996 and Kendra Langlois was chosen as the school's first Truman Scholar in 1998.

Gonzalez, a senior biological sciences major from Suffolk, was one of 80 chosen from among 983 applicants nominated by colleges and universities across the country. Judges considered grades, academic honors, leadership roles on and off campus, students' use of their talents beyond the classroom and writing ability.

Gonzalez, who has a cumulative GPA of 3.84, is a recipient of the Old Dominion Honors College Undergraduate Research Award. She has served on the Student Senate, as president of the Academic Honors Association and as a leader with Young Life Campus Fellowship.

Her community activities include serving as a volunteer for the Young Life program at Norfolk Academy High School, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Louise Obici Memorial Hospital and as a Youth Counselor at the Suffolk YMCA.

Gonzalez hopes to pursue a career as an academic pediatrician in infectious disease.