April 02, 2008
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University’s Potter College of Arts & Letters will recognize more than 100 outstanding students April 13.
The Student Awards Ceremony is held each spring to recognize students who have excelled academically or who have demonstrated exceptional leadership or service. The event will begin at 1 p.m. with a reception in Mass Media and Technology Hall’s lobby followed by the awards ceremony at 2 p.m. at the MMTH Auditorium.
This year’s award recipients include the following (listed by department):
African American Studies: Kimberlee Robinson of Nolensville, Tenn., Leadership and Service Award; Samantha Rainey of Evansville, Ind., Academic Excellence Award.
Art: John Bond of Franklin, Tenn., U.S. Bank Scholarship; Jason Burnett of Louisville, Irmagarde Mielke Scholarship; David Hellman of Hodgenville, Ann McKeel Ross Scholarship; Brittany Jarboe of North Vernon, Ind., Helen & Mark Hooper Scholarship; Megan Kelley of Hodgenville, Ruth Hines Temple Award; I-Ping Kuan of Taipei, Taiwan, Gerald Printing Scholarship; Cathy McCurdy of Fort Mitchell, Jeff Jensen Scholarship; Emily Wilcox of Louisville, Ruth Hines Temple Scholarship; Hayley Young of Bowling Green, Joe Downing Scholarship; Laina Seay of Bowling Green, Hesta Petty Muns Scholarship; Erin Thompson of Browder, William D “Bill” Thomas Scholarship; Amanda Tuscan of Godfrey, Ill., Jeff Jensen Scholarship; Erin Kercheville of Yorba Linda, Calif., Jack E. Lunt Scholarship; Shanda Ciemniecki of Franklin, Tenn., Ivan Schieferdecker Scholarship; Megan Hensley of Lexington, Sherilyn Gale Rinehart Scholarship.
Communication: Amanda Kidd of Hartford, Outstanding Communication Studies Major; Amanda Daniel of Salvisa, Tenn., Outstanding Corporate and Organizational Communication Major; Sarah White of Louisville, Outstanding Communication Studies Major.
English: Lesley Doyle of Bowling Green, Dr. Karen Pelz Scholarship; Samantha Mudd of Louisville, Frank L. Atkinson Scholarship; Savannah Tankersley of Hazard, Pat and Wallace Nave Scholarship; Chelsea Beville of Bowling Green, Jim Wayne Miller Scholarship; Kimberly Reynolds of Bowling Green, Gordon Wilson Award; Sarah Ritter of Louisville, Mary Lucille Scott Scholarship; Brandon Poole of Franklin, Noma Dunn Scholarship; Andrew Burchett of Scottsville, Thomas G. Jones Scholarship; Amy Looper of Auburn, Dr. Nancy Hightower Davis Scholarship; Robert Deignan of Louisville, Earl A. Moore Scholarship; Lori Johnson of Louisville, Addie Hochstrasser Estate Fund for the Jim Wayne Miller Scholarship in Creative Writing; Robin McDaniel of Somerset, Outstanding English & Allied Language Arts Major; Jesica Williams of Paris, Outstanding Writing Major.
Folk Studies and Anthropology: Ronald L. Hopper of Bowling Green, Outstanding Senior Anthropology Student; Meredith Martin-Moats of Dardanelle, Ark., Outstanding Graduate Student in Folk Studies; Courtney L. Mims of Hernando, Miss., Outstanding Anthropology Graduate in the Cultural Anthropology Concentration; Calli E. Waltrip of Greenville, Outstanding Anthropology Graduate in the Archaeology Concentration; Erin Avery of Bowling Green, Outstanding Anthropology Graduate in the Cultural Resource Management Concentration; Nelda Ault of Logan, Utah, Outstanding Graduate Student in Folk Studies; Jessica Bonneau of Scottsville, Cam Collins Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Folklore; Matthew Hale of Tompkinsville, Cam Collins Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Folklore.
History: Jesse Bray of Bedford, A.M. Stickles Award; Shannon Aldridge of Westview, Lowell Harrison Scholarship; Megan Blair of Lexington, Richard L. Troutman Award; Michelle Reynolds of Lexington, Arndt M. Stickles Scholarship; Jeffrey Bracken of Bowling Green, James H. Poteet Award; Mattea Carver of Glasgow, Gwyneth B. Davis Pre-law Scholarship and Crowe-Crocker-Carraco Award in Kentucky History; Kelli Hager of Bowling Green, Arndt M. Stickles Scholarship; Mitchell Miller of Phoenix, Ariz., Arndt M. Stickles Memorial Scholarship; Leah Craig of Lawrenceburg, A.M. Stickles Award; Taryn Rice of Utica, Richard V. Salisbury Award in Latin American History; Logan Scisco of Danville, A.M. Stickles Award.
Journalism & Broadcasting: Whitney Butler of Ashland City, Tenn., Mass Communication Outstanding Senior; William Fuerst III of Nashville, Tenn., Betty & Julian Goodman Scholarship; Allison Noffsinger of Starkville, Miss., Public Relations Outstanding Senior; Kathryn Wilson of Farragut, Tenn., News/Editorial Journalism Outstanding Senior; Tony Oswald of Glasgow, Broadcasting TV/Film Production Outstanding Senior and Kappa Tau Alpha Top Scholar; Kristen Spiegl of Glasgow, Broadcasting Radio/TV Operations Outstanding Senior; Kelly Stinson of Jeffersonville, Ind., Advertising Outstanding Senior; Meredith Moore of Evansville, Ind., Broadcast News Outstanding Senior and Kappa Tau Alpha Top Scholar; Nathan Morgan of Normal, Ill., Photojournalism Outstanding Senior; Lindsay Allen of Louisville, Betty & Julian Goodman Scholarship; Regina Durkin of Elizabethtown, Charles M. Anderson Scholarship in Communication & Technology; Matthew Effinger of Louisville, Bob Proctor Scholarship; Amber Sheffield of Dry Ridge, Bob Proctor Scholarship.
Modern Languages: Christian Rogers of Jamestown, Outstanding Senior Spanish Student; Lindsey Akin of Bowling Green, William R. Walls Jr. International Travel Award; Paul Sanford of Franklin, William R. Walls Jr. International Travel Award; Matthew Silchuk of Franklin, William R. Walls Jr. International Travel Award; Emily Wilson of Franklin, Tenn., William R. Walls Jr. International Travel Award; Kathleen Schulte of Fort Mitchell, William R. Walls Jr. International Travel Award; Brooke Shafar of Louisville, Outstanding Senior German Student.
Music: David Phillips of Brandenburg, Bowling Green Music Club Award; Cody Gilstrap of Bowling Green, Walter F. Harter Scholarship and Music Department Faculty Scholarship; Phoebe Simpson of Lexington, Dr. Samuel W. and Jeane Payne Tinsley Scholarship; Erin Goad of Brownsboro, Ala., Edward J. Pease Memorial Scholarship; Ashley Grueter of Ashland City, Tenn., D. & S. Vitale Scholarship; Bronson Murphy of Bowling Green, Bowling Green Music Club Award; Melissa Gensler of Rockfield, Music Department Faculty Scholarship; Steven Lopez of Franklin, Walter F. Harter Scholarship.
Philosophy & Religion: Rachel Cook of Bowling Green, Excellence in Scholarship-Philosophy; Rory Padgett of Bowling Green, Larry D. Mayhew Book Scholarship; Leah Craig of Lawrenceburg, Excellence in Scholarship-Religious Studies.
Political Science: Shayla Overstreet of Georgetown, Outstanding Achievement in Masters of Public Administration; Ena Viteskic of Bowling Green, Outstanding Senior in Political Science; Kaylee Carnahan of Bowling Green, Outstanding Junior in Political Science.
Sociology: Kimberly Fletcher of Acworth, Ga., Outstanding Graduate Student; Brandi Wyatt-Hughes of Nashville, Tenn., Outstanding Alpha Kappa Delta Graduate Student; Julie Harrigan of Bowling Green, Outstanding Student in Criminology; Leslie Abell of Owensboro, Outstanding Alpha Kappa Delta Undergraduate Student; Katrina Nunn of Radcliff, Outstanding Sociology Major; Jamie Tulenko of Versailles, Jennie B. and N.O. Taff Scholarship.
Theatre and Dance: Ben Passafiume of Louisville, James L. Brown Scholarship; Christy Clayton of Frankfort, Dr. Mildred Howard Award; Billy Bass of Hendersonville, Tenn., O. V. Clark Scholarship; Krystle Clark of Louisville, O. V. Clark Scholarship; Lindsay Crabtree of Huber Heights, Ohio, Dr. Mildred Howard Award; Sally Fakes of St. Louis, Jack E. Lunt Dance Scholarship; Rebecca Gotsch of St. Louis, Jeffrey H. Mildenstein; Rachel Sevedge of Columbia, Mo., Colonel Oscar Payne Cleaver Award; Rebekah Shade of Henderson, Beverly Veenker Dance Scholarship; Ryan Watson of Madisonville, Mrs. T. C. Cherry Scholarship; Erin Person of Franklin, Tenn., Russell H. Miller Scholarship; Holly Yokley of Fountain Run, Russell H. Miller Scholarship; Sean Taylor of Lexington, D. Whitney Combs Scholarship; Megan Coutts of Bowling Green, William E. Leonard Scholarship; Molly Todd of Nashville, Tenn., William E. Leonard Scholarship; Alysse Conley of Clarksville, Tenn., Doris L. Owens Dance Scholarship; Mara Farris of Lexington, Dance Educators of America Scholarship; Kaitlen Osburn of Nolensville, Tenn., Russell H. Miller Scholarship; Brittney Patterson of Franklin, Tenn., Jackson Kesler Costume Scholarship; Collin Turner of Fort Thomas, Joseph Levinoff Dance Scholarship.
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