May 2, 2008: Academic And Leadership Achievements Recognized At Annual Spring Honors Convocation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, UPDATED MAY 8, 2008
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 2 in the Jane P. Batten Student Center.
During the event, the second annual President's Environmental Challenge Grant was awarded to Ms. Kathy Bartkus, grounds supervisor. 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.
Bartkus will receive funds to implement her proposal to install a series of Bollards (vertical posts) to restrict vehicle access to the campus trails network. Doing so will greatly reduce damage to trails, the arboretum and sensitive natural areas by keeping cars and trucks out of these places. This project aims to educate the campus community about the damages caused by off road vehicles. It will also save the costs of replacing damaged trees, repairing torn up areas, and the time spent towing vehicles out of mud holes. This fall the campus trails network will host the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) cross country championship, and Bartkus' project will help to ensure that the campus trails are in top shape for the event.
A complete list of other award winners is listed below.
Northside Rotary Citizenship Award – Jennifer Valentine
American Association of University Women Award – Amanda Working
Criminal Justice and Sociology Departmental Awards – Catherine "Cat" Cludinski, Angela Guiseppe, Laura Jackson, Jason Silvia and Dorthy "Dotti" Splawn
Education Academic Achievement Awards:
Elementary – Laura Pryzmenski Kopp and Katrina Wright
Secondary – Brianna Strain and Sherri Barnes
Alternative Certification for Teachers, Elementary – Lyra Fenner
Alternative Certification for Teachers, Secondary – Brenda Anderson
Delta Kappa Gamma Virginia Scholars Award – Katherine Ham
Dora H. Dobrin Award for Excellence in Health and Human Services – Katie Albert
Ledeboer Family Scholarship – Charles Swift
Virginia Society of C.P.A.s Award – Brandon Baker
L.A.M.P. Outstanding Sophomore Award – Nicole Mazzoccone
Outstanding Senior Award in International Studies – Stefanie Nijssen
Outstanding Senior Award in Political Science – Nate Swann
Distinguished Graduating Major in Psychology – Holly Phaneuf
Outstanding Major in Recreation and Leisure Studies – Liz Angevine, Chelsea Barrett, Roger Carpenter and Allison Cockerel
Honors for Excellence in Studio Art – Megan Cahoon and Scott Roberts
Communications Award – Nate Swann
Journalism Award – Lindsey Williams
Marlin Chronicle Awards – Jennifer Valentine
Distinguished Senior English Awards – Shaylyn Baker and Jennifer Valentine
French Award – Ashley Roane
German Department Award – Amanda Working
Bazar German Study Abroad Scholarship – Ashley Downey and Owen Scott Davis
Religious Studies Honor Award – Mandy Nixon and Nicole Rogers-Seay
Biology Department Award – Allison Shannon and Danielle Dardis
American Chemical Society Hampton Roads Section Outstanding Chemistry Graduate – Megan Cahoon
Excellence in Chemistry Award – Kelli Karcher
Earth and Environmental Sciences Award – Ivy Ozmon and Brianna Strain
Outstanding Student in Mathematics Award – Kelli Karcher
Adult Studies Outstanding Academic Achievement Award – Apple Rhose A. De Ccampo and Robert Smith
Outstanding Club President Scholar – Amanda Working
Outstanding Greek Scholar – Jason Silvia
Judith Vinson Klein Award – Shari McGriff
Phoenix Award – Shalyn Baker and Trey Tippens
OIP International and Intercultural Awareness Award – Lance Hartley
For more news at Virginia Wesleyan College, visit the News and Events Web site.
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