April 14, 2008
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University’s Ogden College of Science and Engineering recognized its top students April 13.
The Ogden College 2008 Student Awards Ceremony was held at the Knicely Conference at WKU’s South Campus.
This year’s award recipients include the following (listed by department):
Agriculture: Elizabeth Alewine of Bowling Green, Outstanding Graduate Student; Phillip Cox of Auburn, Outstanding Agronomy Student; Coty Back of Frenchburg, Outstanding Agricultural Business Student; Sheldon Pence of Flemingsburg, Outstanding Agricultural Education Student; Jeffrey Todd Lockett of Hardyville, Outstanding Animal Science Student; Diana J. Edlin of Bowling Green, Outstanding Horticulture Student; Thomas Simpson of Lexington, Outstanding Turfgrass Management Student.
Architectural & Manufacturing Sciences: Paul Mooney of Bowling Green, Outstanding Graduate Student in Technology Management; Bryan Carrico of Springfield, Outstanding Senior in Architectural Sciences; Derek Biard of Bowling Green, Outstanding Senior in Construction Management; Thomas Thompson of McDaniels, Outstanding Senior in Industrial Vocational Education; Randy McCarty of Greenville, Outstanding Senior in Manufacturing Management; Katherine Faesel of Bowling Green, Outstanding Senior in Technology Management.
Biology: Natalie Jones-Mountjoy of Owensboro, Outstanding Biology Graduate Student; Mark Sandefur of Calhoun, Outstanding Biology Student; Joseph Chavarria-Smith of Elkton, Outstanding Biotechnology Center Student; Rachel Wigginton of Glendale, Outstanding Biodiversity Center Student; Maria Clara Figueirinhas of Bowling Green, Dillard/Hoyt Graduate Scholarship; Cabrina Hamilton of Springfield, Larry N. Gleason Scholarship Award; Wes Brown of Bowling Green, L.Y. Lancaster Award; Andrew Ebelhar of Owensboro, Dr. Dan Skean Award for Outstanding Microbiology Student; Hajara Mahmood of Prospect Heights, Ill., Outstanding Biology Teaching Assistant.
Chemistry: Nayna Kotadia of Bowling Green, Outstanding Graduate Student McNally Fellowship Award; Ganesh Latta of Bowling Green, Outstanding Graduate Student; Winston Maupin of Lebanon, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry; Mark Sandefur of Calhoun, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry; Amanda Houchens of Bowling Green, Outstanding Senior in Chemical Education; Christopher Davies of Frankfort, Outstanding Chemistry Major and Outstanding Physical Chemistry Major; Jacob Vervynckt of Plymouth, Ind., Organic Chemistry Award; Jessica Wilson of Bowling Green, American Chemical Society’s Analytical Division Award; Johnathan Brantley of Salem, 2006 CRC Press Freshman Achievement in Chemistry; Rebekkah Lively of Caneyville, C.P. McNally Undergraduate Award; Edward Doran of Bowling Green, Glenn Dooley Undergraduate Scholarship Award; Morgan Stone of Central City, Ward C. Sumpter Undergraduate Scholarship Award; Megan Renfro of Bowling Green, Nell Skean Award for Outstanding Laboratory Assistant; Joleen Levering of Cave City, Nell Skean Award for Outstanding Laboratory Assistant.
Computer Science: Kunal K. Gosar of Bowling Green, Outstanding Graduate Student in Computer Science; Caleb Madrigal of Red Bud, Ill., Outstanding Senior in Computer Science; James Wood of Smiths Grove, Outstanding Junior in Computer Science; Ian Burchett of Scottsville, Outstanding Sophomore in Computer Science.
Engineering: Catherine S. Gay of Evansville, Ind., Award for Academic Excellence in Civil Engineering; Sean M. O’Bryan of Whitesville, John Russell Award in Civil Engineering; David A. Coomes of Philpot, John Russell Award in Civil Engineering; Justin L. Russell of Portland, Tenn., Award for Academic Excellence in Electrical Engineering; Kyle T. Moss of Greensburg, John Russell Award in Electrical Engineering; Stuart A. Cook of Cadiz, Evan McCasland Award in Mechanical Engineering; Adam L. Ayer of Hartford, John Russell Award in Mechanical Engineering.
Geography and Geology: Patricia Kambesis of Bowling Green, Outstanding Geoscience Graduate Student; Nicholas Rodgers of Bowling Green, Outstanding Geography Senior; Robert Moore of Bowling Green, Outstanding Geology Senior.
Mathematics: Christopher Steven McMahan of Clarksville, Tenn., Outstanding Graduate Student Award; Nicholas Johnson of Rochester, Henry M. and Zula G. Yarbrough Award in Mathematics; Stephanie Burnley of Franklin, Pauline Lowman Memorial Secondary Education Award; Jacob Turner of Ary, Hugh F. and Katherine A. Johnson Award in Mathematics; Nathan Salazar of Shelbyville, Pi Mu Epsilon Award; Nathan Dick of Bowling Green, Robert C. Bueker Mathematics Award.
Physics and Astronomy: Jason Carl Carson of Grayson, Dr. George V. and Sadie Skiles Page Award for Excellence in Scholarship; Jason Allan Smith of Bowling Green, Dr. Randall Harper Award for Outstanding Research in Physics and Astronomy; Kyle Wayne Cook of Bowling Green, Dr. Douglas Humphrey Award for Outstanding Service.
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