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Spring 2016 Honors Convocation
Students recognized April 29 for academic and leadership accomplishments
News Release | May 2, 2016
View photos from the 2016 Spring Honors Convocation & Academic Fair
Students’ academic and leadership accomplishments were recognized April 29 during Virginia Wesleyan College’s annual Spring Honors Convocation, held in the Convocation Center inside the Jane P. Batten Student Center.
The event recognized more than 80 students for their outstanding contributions to VWC’s academic community. President Scott D. Miller, Dean Timothy O'Rourke and Chaplain Gregory West were joined by VWC faculty, staff and members of the community, who presented the awards.
Individual departmental award recipients were acknowledged along with undergraduate research participants, honor society members, graduating PORTfolio students, student executive council and senators, and the Class of 2016.
The Wesleyan Singers, led by Director of Choral Music Bryson Mortensen, brought the event to a close with a singing of the College’s alma mater. An Honors Convocation reception and the 11th Annual Academic Fair followed immediately in Hofheimer Library.
This year’s winners include:
- Heritage Bank Annual Scholarship in Business—Taylor Erby
- Marlin Ministries Servant-Leader Award—Forrest Teague
- The Rotary Club of Town Center Virginia Beach Citizenship Award—Brooke Totzeck
- Adult Studies Program Academic Achievement Award—Mary McCarthy, Marcia Boomer
- Judith Vinson Klein Award—Latrisa Norris
- Phoenix Award—Kimberly Rose
- Art Department Award for Outstanding Work in Studio and Art History—Alison Gonzalez
- Biology Department Award—Ashley Byers, Keane Dye
- Excellence in Chemistry Award—Keane Dye
- Hampton Roads American Chemical Society Outstanding Chemistry Senior—Joanna Clark
- CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award—Jordan Sprouse
- Classical Studies Award—Elizabeth Quamme
- Latin Award—Nathan Wei
- Communication Award—Samantha Small
- Monarch Bank William “Tree” Rountree Young Life Scholarship—Gabrielle Freese, Taylor Simon
- Outstanding Student in Calculus—Jordan Sprouse
- Outstanding Students in Computer Science and Mathematics—Tyler Chang, Thomas Simmons
- Outstanding Student in Programming I—Christopher McTague
- Outstanding Student Achievement in Criminal Justice or Sociology—Lauren Amos, Troy Aubut, Will Edmundson, Clay Jones, Tiffany Lennon, Cassandra McEwan, Haley Stromberg
- Education Department Outstanding Achievement, Elementary and Secondary—Morgan Trent, Aaron Edwards, Josh Ford
- Outstanding Research Scholar—Leanne Causby
- Lue Sebren Scholarship from the Virginia Alpha Delta Kappa International Honor Society for Education—Autumn Harrell
- Delta Kappa Gamma Virginia Scholars Award—Cassie Conley
- Distinguished Graduating English Major Award—Madison Thomer
- English 105 Portfolio Award—Riley Conrad
- Earth and Environmental Science Department Award—Hali Goad
- Outstanding Major in Environmental Studies Award—Sierra Camarda, Sydney Covey
- History Department Award—Aaron Edwards, Joshua Ford
- Ledeboer Family Scholarship—David O’Rork
- Library Research Award—Laura Nebuchadnezzar, Xavier Turner
- Robert H. Cass Outstanding Senior Award—Sydney Covey, Marisa Harris
- MBE Academic Achievement Award—Nicholas Hipple
- Outstanding Senior in Instrumental Music—Lauren Lide
- Outstanding Senior in Vocal Music—Ajee Church
- International Studies Distinguished Student Award—Abigail Moncus
- Political Science Distinguished Student Award for Academics—Rachel Lambert
- S. Diane Guadalupe Award—Michelle Sanderson
- Distinguished Graduating Seniors in Psychology—Taylor Doughtie, Riana Garcia
- Research Award in Psychology—Ashley Jens
- Outstanding Major in Recreation and Leisure Studies Award—Alandra Ketzler, Tenley Scott
- Religious Studies Departmental Award—Summer Moore
- Center for the Study of Religious Freedom Distinguished Character Award—Leanne Causby
- Dora H. Dobrin Award for Excellence in Social Work—Ashley Hartley, Summer Moore
- Spanish Honors Award—Stephanie Harron, Areli Ibarra
- Hite Award for Outstanding Service to the Theatre Department—Graham Wilson
- Sharon L. Payne Award for Excellence in Women’s and Gender Studies—Rachel Lambert, Jasmine Burrell
- Undergraduate Research Program Awards in the Division of Humanities—Madison Thomer, Leanne Causby, Tiffanie Marine, Alexis Moncus, Adrian Benn, Lydia O’Connor
- Undergraduate Research Program Awards in the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics—Ashley Byers, Joanna Clark, Tyler Chang, Tyler Searcy, Laura Robusto, Tatyana Zvonareva, Rebecca Hyman, Heba Habib
- Undergraduate Research Program Awards in the Division of Social Sciences—Riana Garcia, Marisa Harris, Sierra Howard, Ashley Jens, Tenley Scott, Brooke Totzek
Awards and recipients are listed in the order in which they were presented.