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May 5, 2009: Academic And Leadership Achievements Recognized At Annual Spring Honors Convocation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Va. – More than 350 guests attended Virginia Wesleyan College's annual Spring Honors Convocation, an event that celebrates students for their academic and leadership achievement, on Friday, May 1 in the Jane P. Batten Student Center.
During the event, the College announced that the third annual President's Environmental Challenge Grant will fund four projects, each receiving $625. The $2,500 grant, created by President Dr. William T. "Billy" Greer in August 2006 and administered by the President's Environmental Issues Council, is just one piece of an overall campus sustainability initiative.
Award recipients include: Assistant Director of Career Services Kate Bourdow, Odessa Knipp '10 from Virginia Beach, Va., Batten Associate Professor of History Dr. Dan Margolies, Assistant Professor of English Dr. Josh Weinstein and Batten Professor of Philosophy Dr. Steven Emmanuel. Projects range from the creation of a nectar-rich, organic garden to the creation of a sustainable outdoor classroom space that is made from all-natural (renewable) materials.
A complete list of student award winners is listed below:
Northside Rotary Citizenship Award – Julie Maggioncalda
American Association of University Women Award – Mallory Offner and Julie Maggioncalda
Adult Studies Academic Achievement Award – Desiree Ladyman
Club President Scholar of the Year – Mallory Offner
Greek Scholar of the Year – Julie Maggioncalda
First Year Residential Student Leadership Award – Dominique Fowler
The Greg Freedland - Tyke Pantophlet Resident Student Leadership Award – Ashley Buck
Biology Departmental Award – Mallory Offner
Hampton Roads American Chemical Society Outstanding Chemistry Senior – Tamecka Melton
Excellence in Chemistry Award – Tamecka Melton
Earth and Environmental Sciences Award – Amanda Ford
Outstanding Student in Mathematics Award – David Weirich
Departmental Honors in Criminal Justice and Sociology – Iantha Dube, Christopher Maguire, Melissa Yatsko, Jason Malkiewicz, Shawon Reyes and Sarah Weatherstine
Education Department Academic Achievement Awards:
Elementary Education (4 yr) – Denise Carusi
Elementary Education (transfer) – Rebecca Hardner
Elementary Education (ACT) – Carol Kidd
Special Education – Tiffany Leppert-Tran
Secondary Education (4 yr) – Matthew Ashby
Secondary Education (ACT) – Dana Johnson
Delta Kappa Gamma Virginia Scholars Award – Antonia Woods
Dora H. Dobrin Award for Excellence in Health and Human Services – Julie Maggioncalda and Kathleen Woodard
Ledeboer Family Scholarship – James Sawyer
History Department Award – Kori Robins and Evan Stovall
Outstanding L.A.M.P. Senior Award – Kelly Menning
L.A.M.P. Academic Achievement Award (sophomore) – Dennen Miner
Virginia Society of C.P.A.s Award of Achievement – Nicole Henriquez
Outstanding Senior Award in International Studies – Sarah Tytler and Carolina Solms-Baruth
Outstanding Senior Award in Political Science – Ryan Gillespie
Distinguished Graduating Major in Psychology – Eileen De La Cruz
Outstanding Major in Recreation and Leisure Studies – Kelli Harris and Nicole Duncan
Women's and Gender Studies Program Award – Kathryn Cooke
Outstanding Achievement in Art – Patricia Shockley
Communications Award – Betsy Lane
Special Communications Award – Matt Ryan
Journalism Award – Melissa Fowler
Marlin Chronicle Awards – Heather Templeton
Outstanding Graduates in English – Jaclyn Boyce and Matthew Ashby
German Honors Award – Carolina Solms-Baruth
Award of Excellence in Music – Geoffrey Bell, Luke Crownover, Coleman Senecal and David Weirich
Religious Studies Department Award – Ashley Roane and Kori Robins
For more news at Virginia Wesleyan College, visit the News and Events Web site.
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