{"id":3664,"date":"2015-12-01T15:41:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T15:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2015-12-10T19:40:53","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T19:40:53","slug":"electrifying-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=3664","title":{"rendered":"Electrifying performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Auburn Engineering alumna <strong>Sara Kouroupis<\/strong> is the nation\u2019s top electrical engineering student. A 2015 electrical engineering graduate and Ellicott City, Maryland, native, Kouroupis was named the winner of the Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Student Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers\u2019 international honor society, Eta Kappa Nu.<\/p>\n<p>With a perfect 4.0 GPA, Kouroupis excelled in the classroom and served in numerous key leadership roles within campus, community and professional associations. 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