Catalin Adrian Cacuci has been awarded the 2000-01 Nevada Centennial Medallion - a prestigious academic honor that is bestowed each year on the graduating UNLV senior with the highest grade point average.
The award is cosponsored by the Las Vegas Rotary Club and UNLV.
Cacuci, who majored in international business, graduated summa cum laude with a perfect 4.0 grade point average in August 2000 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He is now working on obtaining his masters of business administration degree from UNLV.
Cacuci is an international student and a native of Romania.