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The University of Olivet recognized the best of its student body at the annual Honors Convocation held Wednesday, April 18.
The following students were recognized for their scholastic achievements in the 2017-18 academic year:
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Accounting Student of the Year
Stephanie Robinson
Economics and Business Department Student of the Year
Madeline Maxwell
Management Student of the Year
Bruce Baker
Marketing Student of the Year
David Sunnock
Outstanding Financial Planning Student of the Year
Nicholas Ranney
Risk Management and Insurance Student of the Year
Megan Keathley
Charles M. Trubac Insurance Senior Award
Jenna Benvenuti
HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
All-Scholar Performance Team
| Forrest Courtright | Chelsie Smith |
| Nicole Deweyert | Sofiya Stumpos |
| Madison Grace | Kadesha Alawar-Taylor |
| Savannah Hickman | Payton Watson |
| Hailey Jungel | Nicole Zerfas |
| Taylor Molnar |
Jare Klein Excellence Award
Earl Bryant, Talen Schallhorn
Debra Tighe Memorial Award
Nikole Kern, Ayren Parrish
ATHLETICS
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
Isabelle Leon, Jamaul Martin, Ayren Parrish
Linda Hoover Athletic/Scholastic Achievement Award
Isabelle Leon
Walter B. Sprandel Athletic/Scholastic Achievement Award
Bruce Baker
HUMANITIES
Thelma Barlond-Oderkirk Memorial Award
Matthew Ellis, Jack Tromp
Laura Berghorst-Verplank Scholarship
Marah Heikkila
James R. Donohue Award in Arts and Communication
Joshua Scheidler
Douglas and Blanche Gallery Scholarship in Journalism
Alyssa Bergey
Al and Mary Ann Gilmour Scholarship
Shane Duncan, Margaret Dunn
Antoinette Green Prize in English
Jacob Kinney, Adam Walle
Leo T. Hendrick Prize in Creative Writing
Marah Heikkila
Sarah Ann Maas Memorial Award
Jacob Kinney
Media Prize
Crissta Ames, Joshua Scheidler, Matthew Scher
Wolfgang Mieder World Language Scholarship
Maggie Graham, Bryan Plesner, Marrissa Pritchard
MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science Achievement Award
Ryan Jex
Mathematics Award
Ryan Clark, Nicholas Jones, Victoria Monterusso
NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
ACS Outstanding Graduating Student in the Chemical Sciences
Julianna Carter
David N. Cutler ’65 Endowed Scholarship
Heather Roble, Brooke Sturgeon, Lynn TenBrink
Richard C. Fleming Ecology and Field Biology Prize
Julie Crone
Fred Gruen Chemistry Assistantship
Jordyn Osterland, Brooke Sturgeon
Outstanding Senior in Science Award
Dallie Flower
Rasmussen-Reames Pre-Medical Scholarship
Alexis Hart, Isaac York
Edward P. Speare Biology Scholarship
Taylor Elley, Delaney Graham, Zachary Meharg, Abigail Slater, Bronson Warren
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award
Brooke Sturgeon
MUSIC
Chorister of the Year Award
Madeline Maxwell
Instrumentalist of the Year Award
Tori John
Ivis Larson Carlson Music Scholarship
Makennah Rousseau
Helmer & Larida Petersen Endowed Music Scholarship
Abigale Smith
Thelma Pryor Music Scholarship
Ta’Neeka DeMyers
Samuel Robinson Music Scholarship
Tori John
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SOCIAL SCIENCE
William Burns Award
Nataliya Malaydakh
Outstanding Achievement in Criminal Justice
Yul Snell, Brandie Pomeroy, Jack Tromp, Aleena Janousek
Outstanding Achievement in History
Alena Buczynski
Outstanding Achievement in Psychology
Domonique Giroux, Jacob Richards
Outstanding Achievement in Sociology/Anthropology
Keri Hettinger
VISUAL ARTS
Justus W. Cohoe Art Scholarship & Evelyn Gray Anderson Memorial Workshop and Travel Scholarship
Samantha Igl, Megan Partlo
Visual Arts Department Honors
Amanda Briggs, Hannah Mellino, Reiker Dean, Katelyn Priest, Tyler Thenikl
OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS
Ellyn ’36 & Lane ’40 Breidenstein Endowed Alumni Council Scholarship
Jillian Johnson
William Buchanan Award
Dominique Giroux
Jim Coleman Prize
Adam Walle
Lenora Belle Hazard Memorial Award
Abigale Smith
Marty (Mason) Jennings ’67 Endowed Alumni Council Scholarship
Tatum Oxford, Desiree Luque Pradas
David C. Pywell ’69 Memorial Alumni Council Scholarship
Jeff Humphrey
Rev. Grafton ’37 & Ruth ’38 Thomas Alumni Council Scholarship
RaeNona Claramunt, Alexis Hart, Tyler Nobel
Joan Johnson Wagner ’45 Alumni Council Scholarship
Kadesha Alawar-Taylor, Nataliya Malaydakh, Brandie Pomeroy
COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AWARDS
Leadership in Service and Service Learning Award
Jacob Richards
Women’s Board Scholarship Recipients
| Amari Brown | Tatum Oxford |
| Emily Dorn | Miranda Pier |
| Margaret Dunn | Brandie Pomeroy |
| Alexis Hart | Desiree Luque Pradas |
| Jeff Humphrey | Katelyn Priest |
| Jillian Johnson | Jessica Taylor |
| Marisa Vertrees |
OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
2018 President’s Leadership Institute Fellows
| Alissa Belcastro | Hannah Mellino |
| Nieya Brown | Victoria Monterusso |
| Ta’Neeka DeMyers | Tyler Nobel |
| Emily Dorn | Madelyn Notenbaum |
| Ryan Jex | Ayren Parrish |
| Jillian Johnson | Katelyn Priest |
| Alex Lehman | Deivan Prince |
| Ronnie Lord | Abigale Smith |
| Nataliya Malaydakh | Jessica Taylor |
| Madeline Maxwell | Hezekiah Turner |
2018 Hiram Archer Scholars
| Asheley Brooks | Ta’Neeka DeMyers |
| Nieya Brown | Jillian Johnson |
| Julianna Carter | Ashton Osborne |
| Ayren Parish |
Donald A. Morris Award – Top 5 Graduates
Graduates and their most influential professor
Jenna Benvenuti – Michael Oyster
Julie Crone – Leah Knapp, D.V.M.
Isabelle Leon – Phil Reed
Victoria Monterusso – Janine Peters
BreAnne Rudlaff – John Moore, Ph.D.
Doctors Gorton and Peggy Riethmiller Awards
Excellence in Teaching – John Homer, Ph.D.
Excellence in Advising – Michael Oyster
Excellence in Scholarship – Rev. Michael Fales
Outstanding Adjunct Instructor – Nancy Beers
Outstanding Administrator – Geoffrey Henson
Livingston Professorship
Kirk Hendershott-Kraetzer, Ph.D.
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