By Li Han

Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center

A number of outstanding Tsinghua students were honored at the 2006 Tsinghua scholarship awards ceremony held in the main building December 21. Nine students were awarded the Tsinghua Top Grade Scholarship, nine students received the Jiang Nanxiang’s Scholarship, 33 students received the “December Ninth Scholarship”, 32 students received the Philobiblon Scholarship, and 260 students received the Freshman Scholarship.

President Gu Binglin and Chairman of the University Council Chen Xi awarded the certificates to the scholarship winners.

President Gu Binglin addressed the honorees. He encouraged the students to be diligent, creative, and responsible for social development.

“It is a great honor for me to win the scholarship” said Nie Bingbing, a senior student of the Department of Automotive Engineering and winner of the Tsinghua Top Grade Scholarship.

Also attending the ceremony were He Meiying, Chairman of the University Education Foundation, Vice President Wang Jinsong, Senior Administrator Chen Xu, and Vice President Chen Jining.