The Feb. 15 issue of USA TODAY named four Harvard seniors to the All-USA College Academic Teams, an honor given annually to outstanding undergraduates.

Kevin S. Schwartz '01 was named to the first team while Sean L. Bennett '01, Dorothy Weiss '01 and Robert F. Luo '00-'01 who were named to the second team.

The 20 students named to each team were chosen from among 682 students nominated by their colleges and were selected based upon their grades, extracurricular activities leadership abilities.

"We honor these students for their academic excellence as well as their willingness to put those talents to use in their communities and throughout the world," Karen Jurgensen, editor of USA TODAY said.

Schwartz, a Crimson editor and Kirkland House resident, was one of only two Ivy-League students named to the first team, an award which comes with a $2,500 cash prize. The Government concentrator is currently working on his thesis comparing disability rights in the US and Britain.

As a Marshall Scholar, Schwartz will spend the next two years studying at Oxford. He also plans to continue the work he has done with the Phillips-Brooks House Association's small claims advisory committee by attending law school after his time at Oxford.

Few of Schwartz's friends were surprised by the award, citing the enormous amount of work he does both in and out of school.

"Nothing Kevin does surprises me anymore," said Schwartz's roommate Joel D. Rosenbaum '01, "Kevin is truly a standout among students at Harvard."