Irene Patterson "Patty" Rupp
'87, '91
At ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é:
- One of the finest swimmers in ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é history
- Won 13 New York State Championships
- All-America honors in 11 individual events and four relay events
- Dean's List every semester
- ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Press-Radio Club Local College Athlete of the Year as a senior
- Two-time CoSIDA College Division At-Large Academic All-American and one-time CSCAA Academic All-American
- Held 15 ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é records, six pool marks, and five New York State records
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Won the Merle Spurrier Award as a senior as well as the Ayman Amin-Salem Award
- NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship Winner
- NYSWCAA Scholar-Athlete
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Molecular Genetics in 1987 with High Distinction in Research
Post-Graduate:
- Graduated from the University's Medical School with an M.D. in 1991
- Completed residency and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH
- Practicing Physician in Infectious Diseases Control
