Undergraduate Excellence Recognized with the Bronze Tablet

Illinois-based chief of emergency medicine Dr. Morris Kharasch provides management in patient care for four emergency departments at NorthShore University HealthSystem. Prior to earning his MD in 1988, Dr. Morris Kharasch received an undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois, where he earned inclusion in the university’s Bronze Tablet.

Dating back to 1925, the Bronze Tablet is the University of Illinois’ way to recognize undergraduate students achieving consistent high honors. As outlined in the university’s Student Code, qualified students must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.5 through the semester preceding graduation. Additionally, each student named on the Bronze Tablet must rank within the top 3 percent of their graduating class. Transfer students are eligible to receive this honor, provided they meet two additional requirements concerning comparative grade point averages and a minimum amount of completed semester hours at the University of Illinois.

Each year, a new Bronze Tablet inscribed with the names of students receiving the honor is displayed in the Main Library. Should they wish to commemorate their achievements by displaying this honor at home, undergraduates have the option of purchasing prints at the Illini Union Bookstore.