Honors Day 2017

Sunday, April 9, 2017

Department of Anthropology

The Bank of Edwardsville

Award in Anthropology

Recipient: Emily Warf

Robin Brown Life Memorial

Experience Award

Recipient: Jay Kemp

Community Engagement Award

Recipient: Emily Warf

Outstanding Student in Anthropology

Recipient: Mary Garner

Department of Anthropology

The Fred Voget Award in History and Theoryof Anthropology

Recipient: Natalie Meador

The Fred Voget Outstanding Senior Project

Recipient: Susannah Oettle

Mary Warren Bagley Rekas

Memorial Scholarship

Recipient: Chase Halsne

Department of Applied Communication Studies

Robert B. Hawkins

Graduate Award

Recipient: Adebanke Adebayo

Communication Award

Recipient: Ryan Mossor

Buezetta Meyer and Charlot Hentz Scholarship

Recipient: Joseph Strohmeyer

Department of Applied Communication Studies

John W. & Eva M. Morgan Memorial

Award in Applied Communication Studies

Recipient: David Gallaher

Jessica Uhl Memorial Student

Scholarship

Recipient: Curtis Tallie

David B. Valley Outstanding

Teaching Assistant Award

Recipient: Brianna Hamann

Department of Art and Design

Robin W. Brown Award

Recipient: Mandy Pedigo

AIGA Award

in Graphic Design

Recipient:

Kathryn Manning

Art Service Club Award

Recipients: Samantha Hunerlach

Jessica Hunt

Department of Art and DesignDon F. Davis Award

Recipient: Brad Eilering

D. P. I. Award

Recipients: Carly FayeDara Garcia

Barbara Dyck Memorial Award

for Textile Arts Graduate Students

Recipient: Leah McFall

Department of Art and Design

Friends of Art Auction Award

Recipient: Lakyn Bowman

Friends of Art Drawing and Prints Award

Recipient: Madison Aunger

Friends of Art Honor Award in Studio Arts

Recipients: Samantha Heuermann

Christina McNealy

Department of Art and Design

The Chris Galusha Award

Recipient: Masen Motsinger

Martha Holden Graduate Award in Ceramics

Recipient: Kodi Thompson

David C. Huntley Founder's Award

Recipient: Darci Bilbruck

Department of Art and Design

Dr. Orville Joyner Photography/Digital Arts Award

Recipient: Sarah Walters

Carol Lark Art Therapy Award

Recipient: Morgaine Denison

Adrienne Nicole Martin Art Therapy Scholarship

Recipient: Angela Gunnoe

Paulette Myers Award in Metalsmithing

Graduate Recipient: Caitlin McDonald

Undergraduate Recipient: Masen Motsinger

Department of Art and Design

Wendy Petit Gay Memorial Scholarship

Recipient: Kathleen Lochhead

Valerie Lee Reynolds Smith Award in Painting

Recipients: Brad Eilering

Theresa Vise

Department of Art and Design

Rose Marie Sacchi Award

Recipient: Matthew Turner

Sculptors at Wagner Award

Recipient: Kathleen Lochhead

Wagner Association of Metalsmiths Award

Recipients: Katelyn Butler

Natalie Lowe

Wagner Potter's Association Award

Recipients: Andrew Koester

Kelsey Seidel

Department of Biological Sciences

The Michael R. Levy Memorial Award in Molecular Biology

Recipients: Annalise Ankney

Benjamin Miller

Mary Rast Senior Award in Biological Sciences

Recipient: Daniel A. Robinson

Department of Biological Sciences

Senior Award in Ecology, Evolution and Environment

Recipient: Matthew A. Hunsaker

Senior Award in Genetics and Cell Biology

Recipient: Patrick W. Buss

Abbie M. Fox

Department of Biological Sciences

Senior Award in Integrative Biology

Recipient: Brooke Kottkamp

Senior Award

in Medical Science

Recipient:

Michael Hudson

Student Researcher Award

Recipient: Luke Brown

Ollie Mae Williams Merit Award

Recipient: Christopher Swims-Vernor

Department of Chemistry

ACS Inorganic Chemistry AwardRecipient: Abbie Fox

ACS Organic Chemistry AwardRecipient: Abbie Fox

Analytical Chemistry AwardRecipient: Hannah Schlarman

Virginia Bryan Award in Chemical EducationRecipient: Amelia Teare

Department of Chemistry

James Eilers Award in Physical Chemistry

Recipient: Breanna Blackwell

Exceptional Student in General Chemistry

Recipients: Brett Drake

Gabrielle Engstrom

Austin Woodard

Department of Chemistry

Exceptional Student in Organic Chemistry

Recipients: Tyler Clover

Benjamin Harsin

Kristen Ingold

Graduate Academic Achievement Award

Recipient: Philip Alabi

Department of Chemistry

Graduate Teaching Award

Recipients: Mahsa Minaeian

Shirin Mobayen

Graduate Research Award

Recipients: Samira Escopy

Paniz Rahmani

Department of Chemistry

Dr. Emil Jason Memorial Award in Chemistry

Recipient: Breanna Blackwell

Donal G. Myer Award for the Outstanding

Student in Science and Mathematics

Recipient: Abbie Fox

Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Recipients: Robert Ayres

Micheal Ontl

Department of Chemistry

Outstanding Junior Award in Chemistry

Recipient: Breanna Blackwell

Outstanding Senior Student in Chemistry

Recipient: Abbie Fox

SIUE Thomas D. Bouman Memorial Research Scholar Award

Graduate Recipients: Robert Ayres

Paniz Rahmani

Undergraduate Recipients: Stephanie Bargiel

Abbie Fox

Department of Chemistry

Undergraduate Research Award

Recipients: Emily Fabry

Christopher Hall

Ollie Mae Williams Merit Award

Recipient: Breanna Blackwell

Criminal Justice Studies Program

Distinguished Student in Criminal Justice Award

Recipient: Amy Kobus

Department of English Language and Literature

Gertrude C. Drake Award for Excellence in Classical Languages

Recipient: Chase Tiffany

English Student Scholarship

Recipient: Jim Gillentine

A. Edwin Graham Memorial Award

Recipient: Matthew Sautman

Department of English Language and Literature

Dan Havens Award in American Literature

Recipient: Robin Cummins

Nicholas T. Joost Award for Graduate Thesis

in American & English Literature

Recipient: Grace Matthews

Garry N. Murphy Memorial Award

Recipient: Cody Devoto

Department of English Language and Literature

Outstanding English Student Award

Recipient: Meagan Gunn

Schaefer Linguistics Award

Recipient: Mariel Schroeder

William Carlin Slattery Memorial Award

in Poetry or Drama

Recipient: Jessica Freeman

The Mimi Zanger Memorial Award in Fiction

Recipient: Justy Rothe

Environmental Sciences Program

Outstanding Environmental Sciences Graduate Student Award

Recipients: Lalita Mazgaeen

Molly McCready

Department of Foreign Languages and Literature

Distinguished Student in Italian LanguageHonors Day Award in Honor of Tony DiPaolo

Recipient: Tyler Krenning

German American Heritage Society

Distinguished Student in German Language Award

Recipients: Dominique Matlock

Dre Rice

Helen D. Goode

Memorial Scholarship

Recipient: Ellie Vondohlen

Department of Foreign Languages and Literature

Italian American Club Outstanding Student in Italian Language Award

Recipients: Jacob Maes

Britney Walden

The Gladys Oney Griffen German Scholarship

Recipient: Ross Mohesky

Department of Geography

Geography Student Assistance Award

Recipients: Krista Corbin

Karl Eson

Wolf Mark Verveka

Richard Wosylus

Dr. Charles F. Hess Graduate Student Award

Recipient: Derek Churchwell

Department of Geography

Dr. Robert L. Koepke Graduate Student Award Recipient: Courtney Tyler

Dr. Carl Lossau Distinguished Student in Geography Award Recipient: Sarah Greenlee

Dr. Robert E. Mendelson Graduate Student Award

Recipient: Roman Lozynskyi

Department of Geography

Outstanding Senior Assignment in Geography

Recipient: Zachary Lemke

Gloria Man-wai Cheung So Award in Geography

Recipient: Anna Myers

Noble R. Thompson III Student Award

in Geography

Recipient: Susannah Oettle

The Susan York Memorial Award

in Geography

Recipient: Joshua Pritsolas

Department of Historical Studies

John L. Condellone & Afrodite (Flora)

Burgassi Condellone History Award

Recipient: Montana Sandstrom

Excellence in History Education Award

Recipient: Samantha Ellis

Timothy P. Fischer Award in Historical Studies

Recipient: Willem Devin

Department of Historical Studies

The Kimball, McAfee & Riddleberger Award in Historical Studies

Recipient: Benjamin Ostermeier

Laurine Morrison - Edwardsville Chapter NSDAR Award

Recipients: Konjit Avent

Lesley Thomson-Sasso

Department of Historical Studies

Outstanding Student in Historical Studies Award

Recipient: Michelle Miller

Slavic and East European Friends Award

Recipient: Michelle Kemper

Department of Mass Communications

Belleville News-Democrat Mass Communications Journalism Award

Recipient: Trent Stuart

Elmer C. Broz Award for

Achievement in Journalism

Recipient: Kiah Earl

Edna and Frithiof Carlson Award for Creative Expression in a CAS DisciplineRecipient: Amanda Juenger

Department of Mass Communications

The Robert L. Emig Mass Communications Scholarship

Recipient: James T. Moss

Rosie Githinji Diversity in Journalism Award

Recipient: Gerald T. Butler

The Bob Hardy Scholarship in Broadcast Journalism

Recipient: Paul Eppy

Department of Mass Communications

Judy Landers Creativity Award

Recipients: Amanda Juenger

Jaci Rothe

Mass Communications

Alumni Scholarship

Recipient: D’Amonti Batton-Jackson

Buezetta Meyer and Charlot Hentz Scholarship

Recipient: Mario-Estevan Lucio

Ambassador Hussein MoussawiInternational Travel Scholarship

Recipient: Emily Lange

Department of Mass Communications

John Regnell Media

Policy of Law Award

Recipient:

Nicholas French

Barbara Regnell Leadership in Media Award

in Mass Communications

Recipient: Caitlin Lally

John Rider Graduate Achievement Award

Recipient: Emma Adkisson

Department of Mass Communications

John F. & Diane L. Schrage Scholarship in Mass Communications

Recipient: Eric Castelli

Jack Shaheen Media Image Award

Recipient: Mario-Estevan Lucio

Dewayne Staats Award in Sports Journalism

Recipient: Madison O’Brien

The Kamil Winter

Achievement Award

Recipient: Ashlen Hayes

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Paul J. Baeske Incoming Statistics

Student Scholarship

Recipient: Steven Landry

The Gordon T. Chamness

Memorial Award

Recipient: Kelly Buch

The Clellie Curtis Oursler

Senior Scholarship

in Mathematics

Recipient: John Heeg

Florence A. Fanning Award

Recipient: Steven Munie

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

The Andrew O. Lindstrum, Jr. Memorial Award

Recipient: Kelsey Cutler

Ella Ott Weisman Award

Recipient: Wen Lian

Outstanding Mathematics

and Statistics Student Award

Recipient: John Heeg

Outstanding Senior Student in Mathematics

and Statistics

Recipient: Maduka Balasooriya

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Matthew Samsel Graduate Assistant

Fellowship in Mathematics & Statistics

Recipient: Ricky Hua

The R.N. Pendergrass Graduate

Student Scholarship Award

Recipient: Theresa Lindell

Matthew and Heather Samsel

Graduate Student Award

Recipient: Eric Grubbs

Department of Music

Kathy L. Bowman Brass Musician Scholarship

Recipients: Ian Cowley

Canaan Gibbs

Jacob Rosser

Dr. Warren L. Brown Memorial Graduate Student

Music Award

Recipients: Jon Garrett

Grant Tracey

Department of Music

Jeffrie Davis Memorial Scholarship

Recipient: Cameron Stofel

Kurt W. Engbretson

Music Education Award

Recipient:

Sophie Browning

Friends of Music Scholarship

in Honor of Joanne Gillig Kessler

Recipient: Adam Schroeder

Department of Music

Recipients:

Abigail Auer

Hannah Belobrajdic

Eliana Bohnenstiehl

Sya Collins

Lindsey Folsom

Emily Lloyd

Matthew Reznack

Ambrosia Walters

Friends of Music Scholarship

Department of Music

The William M. & Hilda C. Gent Friends of Music Scholarship

Recipient: Justin Murray

Jack Stephen Gramlich Scholarship in Music

Recipients: Warren Frye

Michael Harding

Department of Music

Jeri Sue Johnson Award

Recipient: Matt Welser

John Gross Vocal Student Award

Recipient: David Fournie

Joseph Gruber Memorial

Music Teacher Student Award

Recipient: Charles Prager

Department of Music

John F. Kiburz Honors Awards in Flute and Piccolo

Recipients: Jake Hathaway

Taylor Poenicke

Agnes Kuhlman Music Scholarship

Recipients: Miguel Gonzalez

Robert MacPartland

Department of Music

Herbert Oberlag Music Scholarship Award

Recipients: Sophie Browning

Nick Pyles

Victoria Anastasia Rae Wilde

Billy L. & Lois F. Pembrook Memorial

Scholarship in Music

Recipient: Brandon Janssen

Department of Music

The Myra Lee Rogier Lesiak Memorial Scholarship

Recipients: Alfredo DeLeon

Jefferson Gentry

Taylor Poenicke

Kyle Spies

Lindsey Wolfford

Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award

Recipient: Miwako Yamaguchi-Lopez

Department of Music

Kenneth & Virginia Scroggins Memorial

Jazz Scholarship

Recipients: Matthew Leininger

Justin Murray

Mike D. Scroggins Memorial Jazz Scholarship

Recipients: Justin Murray

Ryan Torpea

Susan Slaughter Award in Trumpet

Recipient: Justin Duvall

St. Louis Jazz Club Bev Elliot Award

Recipient: Matthew Leininger

St. Louis Jazz Club Jean Kittrell Award

Recipient: Justin Murray

Dr. Dorothy E. Tulloss Music Education Award

Recipient: Justin Duvall

Dr. Leonard Van Camp Memorial Scholarship

Recipients: Isabel da Silva

Renae Eldridge

Department of Music

Department of Music

Voice Performance Music Student Award

Recipients: Sya Collins

Zora Vredeveld

Edwin B. Warren Collegium Musicum

or Graduate Performance Award

Recipients: Renita Luehrman

David Metzger

Linda B. Warren Award in Voice

Recipient: Alex Gustafson

Marian Whitehead Award in Voice

Recipient: Maika Miller

Edwin Warren Memorial Scholarship

Recipients: David Fournie

Adam Schroeder

Department of Music

Department of Philosophy

Robert A. Gray Memorial Award in Philosophy

Recipient: Sidney Lowe

Dr. Carol A. Keene Scholarship in Philosophy

Recipient: Willem Devin

Mary A. Maguire Dunnagan History/Philosophy Writing Contest Award

Recipient: Jonathan Meeth

Department of Philosophy

Ober Honors Award in Philosophy

Recipient: Lejla Garic

Philosophy Senior Assignment

Award

Recipients: Hosea Edwards

Chase Halsne

Department of Physics

The Dr. Ik-Ju Kang Student Award in Physics

Recipients: Valerie Becker

Laurence Biggers

Justin Deterding

Francisco Lagunas

Dakota Waldrip

Department of Physics

Outstanding Physics Student Award

Recipient: Jeremy Thurston

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

Recipients: Coal Ellinger

Eric Hecker

Department of Physics

Physics Underclassman Award

Recipients: Christopher Carducci

Jonathan Cheatham

Physics Upperclassman Award

Recipients: Francisco Lagunas

Dakota Waldrip

Ella Ott Weisman Award

Recipient: Francine Birk

Ollie Mae Williams Merit Award

Recipient: Laurence Biggers

Department of Political Science

Evelyn Bowles Public Service Scholarship

Recipient: Rahime Aliu

Gordon D. Bush Political Science Scholarship

Recipient: Jasmine Akers

Lloyd "Curly" Harris Awardin Government

Recipient: Alexandra Hurley

Jeremiah Houk Strive for Excellence Award

Recipient: Cassidy Oliver

Department of Political Science

Pi Sigma Alpha Award of Excellence

Recipient: Elizabeth Chapman

Political Science Association

Community Service Award

Recipient: Paul David-Albert

Senior Assignment Excellence Award

Recipient: Carson Dodd

Study of Diversity in Politics Award

Recipient: Brandon J. White

Department of Social Work

Department of Social Work Service Award

Recipient: Shirley Moore

Graduate Student Award

Recipient: Sara Conway

Regulus & Gilmore Social Work

Student Award

Recipient: Melissa Bandy

Department of Social Work

Social Work Alumni and Friends Scholarship

Graduate Recipient: Kelli Zenner

Undergraduate Recipient:

Tammie Neathery

Undergraduate Student Award

Recipient: Sarah Scribner

Sociology Program

Best General Sociology Project Award

Recipient: Katie Beasley

Best Sociology Internship Paper Award

Recipient: Peggy Manne

Sociology Program

Graduate Student Thesis Award

Recipients: Megan Arnett

Debra Nelson

The Anita Rogers KolesaAward in Applied Sociology

Recipient: Crystal Martin

Department of Theater and Dance

William Best Theater Performance Award

Recipients: Summer Baer

David Zimmerman

Peter Cocuzza/Kate Motley

Theater and Dance Scholarship

Recipient: Conner Jones

Lisa Colbert Memorial Scholarship

Recipients: Kenneth Coleman

Andrew O’Shea

Department of Theater and Dance

FOTAD Award in Theater History, Literature

& Criticism

Recipient: Tyler Herron

FOTAD Lana Hagan Merit Award

in Theater Education

Recipient: Adrienne Brammeier

Outstanding Dance Student

Recipient: Eketi Songu

Department of Theater and Dance

Alcine Wiltz Award in Dance

Recipients: Hayley Barker

Brianna Biffignani

Women’s Studies Program

Martha Welch Women's Studies Student Award

Recipient: Gabrielle Borders

College of Arts & Sciences STELLAR Students

Anthropology

Chase Halsne and Emily Warf

Applied Communication Studies

David Gallaher, James T. Moss, Ryan Mossor and Kyle Stepp

Art and Design

Maddie Aunger and Britney Walden

Biological Sciences

Luke Brown, Rachel Helgen, Brooke Kottkamp,

Amanda Markovich and Luke Revelt

Chemistry

Breanna Blackwell, Hailey Bowen, Abbie Fox,

Jacob Keown and Samantha Wilhelm

Criminal Justice StudiesDinko Mustedanagic

English Language and LiteratureKaitlyn Auer

Foreign Languages and LiteratureDylan Brinkmann, Chase Tiffany and Ellie Vondohlen

GeographyMichael Belmonte, Anna Myers and Richard Wosylus

Historical Studies

Emily Deahr, Michelle Miller and Aaron Winenger

International Studies

Mattie Malone and Rachel Thurston

College of Arts & Sciences STELLAR Students

Mass Communications

Sydney Dunn and James T. Moss

Mathematics and Statistics

Kelly Buch and John Heeg

Music

Charles Prager

Philosophy

Felicia Johler and Jonathan Meeth

Physics

Valerie Becker, Justin Deterding, Francisco Lagunas

and Jeremy Thurston

College of Arts & Sciences STELLAR Students

Political Science

Carson Dodd, Alexandra Hurley and Aliyah Price

Social Work

Taylor Dichsen, Ian Kinney, Sarah Scribner and Ashley Williams

Theater and Dance

Summer Baer, Emma Hersom and Courtney Littell

College of Arts & Sciences STELLAR Students

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