Luukko, Ronaldson Earn Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarships

SAN FRANCISCO – Former skier Max Luukko and tennis student-athlete Louise Ronaldson are the University of Colorado's Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship recipients for the 2018-19 academic year.

The scholarships, worth $9,000 each, are awarded to up to two student-athletes from each Pac-12 school annually. These worthy student-athletes maintained a minimum 3.0 grade point average and demonstrated a commitment to education, campus and community involvement, and leadership.

Luukko, a native of Helsinki, Finland, wrapped up his four-year Colorado career this spring as a five-time All-American in alpine events. He was twice an All-RMISA selection and the 2016 RMISA Individual Champion in the slalom. A four-time honoree on the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team, he was given the Morgan Family Buff Club Scholar-Athlete Award for having the top GPA among men's student-athletes across all sports at CU.

Luukko, who earned his bachelor's degree in Business in May 2019, is seeking his MBA in Finance through CU's Leeds School of Business.

Ronaldson, a native of London, England, was 25-18 with 19 doubles victories in two seasons at Colorado (2016-18). As a senior in 2017-18, she helped claim CU's first win against Utah since joining the Pac-12 when she clinched the doubles point to take the match, 4-3.

Since graduating with her bachelor's degree in Marketing and Management in May of 2018, Ronaldson has been working as a graduate assistant with CU's Olympic sport operations. She is continuing her education at CU's Leeds School of Business, studying Supply Chain Management.

To be selected for a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship, a student-athlete must have:

Maintained an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale);
Completed his/her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility in all sports or be in his/her final year of undergraduate study, having exhausted athletics eligibility in all sports;
Been accepted to or already be enrolled as a full-time student in a graduate or professional program at an accredited institution, or in a postgraduate program for which an undergraduate degree is required for admission;
Performed with distinction as a member of a varsity team; and
Exemplified behavior, both in competition and beyond, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution, and intercollegiate athletics.

Student-athletes awarded this scholarship plan to pursue postgraduate education in best-in-class graduate programs at some of the most prestigious institutions in the world, including several Pac-12 universities. They will study everything from medicine and law to business, dentistry, engineering, education, and more.

In 1999, the Postgraduate Scholarship Program was created to both honor and financially assist some of the Conference's most outstanding athletes and scholars as they continue their educations and prepare for careers in their chosen industries.

Luukko, Ronaldson Earn Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarships

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Max Luukko

Louise Ronaldson

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