College Of Health And Human Services Presents Awards

April 21, 2008

Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University’s College of Health and Human Services hosted its annual awards banquet April 19 at the Knicely Conference Center.

The event honored 49 undergraduate and graduate students for outstanding academic achievements. In addition to celebrating excellence among its students and faculty, the College of Health and Human Services celebrated five years as a college at WKU.

This year’s award recipients include the following (listed by department):

Allied Health: Chelsea West of Somerset, William E. Neel Outstanding Scholarship Award; Ashley Hendrix of Central City, Kentucky Dental Hygienists' Association Award; Brooke Bosley of Owensboro, Outstanding Health Sciences Student Award.

Communication Disorders: Tamara Dotson of Bowling Green, Outstanding Graduate in Communication Disorders; Brittany Waiz of Floyds Knobs, Ind., Outstanding Undergraduate in Communication Disorders; Megan Hottell of Seattle, Wash., Outstanding Graduate Clinician; Stacy Overstreet of Bowling Green, Outstanding Undergraduate Clinician.

Consumer and Family Sciences: Sarah M. Jones of Versailles, Phi Upsilon Omicron - Academic Excellence; William Conkright of Owensboro, Phi Upsilon Omicron - Outstanding Leadership and Outstanding Senior in Nutrition and Dietetics; Katherine Kuntz of Hendersonville, Tenn., Phi Upsilon Omicron - Most Active New Initiate; Emily Waits of Shelbyville, Phi Upsilon Omicron - Outstanding Service; Layla Rowe of Owensboro, Outstanding Interior Design Senior; Mary Katherine Tyrone of West Chester, Ohio, Outstanding Textile and Apparel Merchandising Senior.

Nursing: Kim Vickous of Bowling Green, MSN-Outstanding Nurse Educator Student; Hillary Lovell of Morgantown, MSN-Outstanding Nurse Practitioner Student Award; Jennifer Robinson of Lebanon, MSN - Outstanding Nurse Administrator; Kristin Bratcher of Leitchfield, Post RN Academic Award; Joy Campbell of Garfield, Post RN Achievement Award; Jennifer Pendley of Central City, Academic Prelicensure Award in Nursing; Michele Durall of Greenville, Academic Prelicensure Award in Nursing; Jason Osborne of Bowling Green, Spirit of Nursing Award; Race Stork of Smiths Grove, Kentucky Association of Nursing Students (KANS); Angela Campbell of Athens, Ala., Helen Turner Award.

Physical Education and Recreation: Ashley Gardner of Sonora, Exercise Science Award; Stephanie Singleton of Arlington, Texas, Outstanding Female Recreation Graduate; Gina Brown of Louisville, Outstanding Female Recreation Graduate; Evelyn Oregon of Aurora, Ill., Outstanding Female Recreation Undergraduate and Excellence in Nonprofit Administration, American Humanics Program; Michael Hnytka of Palantine, Ill., Outstanding Male Recreation Graduate; Scott Kaskie of Papillion, Neb., Outstanding Male Recreation Undergraduate; Michael Duncan of Henderson, Physical Education Teacher Education Award; Piper Jane Lindsey of Glasgow, Physical Education Teacher Education Award;

Public Health: Scharee Cain of Lexington, Outstanding Graduate Student in Healthcare Administration; Kristina Schmucker of Franklin, Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Healthcare Administration; Sandeep Mishra of Balasore, India, Outstanding Graduate Student in Public Health, Environmental Health Science; Roni Grigsby of Hodgenville, Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award in Public Health, Environmental Health Science; Herpreet K. Thind of Mumbai, India, Outstanding Master of Public Health, Health Education Student of the Year; Patricia J Kelley of Crestwood, Outstanding Undergraduate Public Health Student of the Year; Dwight Justin Ladd of Morganfield, Excellence in Leadership and Service Award; Tony Simms of Louisville, WKU Chapter Leadership and Service Award, Kentucky Public Health Association; Jerrod Nelms of Glasgow, WKU Chapter Excellence in Scholarship Award, Kentucky Public Health Association; Monica Birdsong of Cadiz, Foster G. McGraw Scholarship Award; Brad Sullins of Royse City, Texas, Foster G. McGraw Scholarship Award; Sara Miller of Shepherdsville, Foster G. McGraw Scholarship Award.

Social Work: Kristie Huddleston of Glensfork, Bachelors of Social Work GPA Award; Lee Ann Ford of Summer Shade, Outstanding Bachelors of Social Work Student; Jeremiah Jaggers of Glasgow, Outstanding Graduate Student.

College of Health and Human Services: Charity Gore of Nashville, Tenn., Outstanding Gerontology Student; Katherine Wright of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Outstanding CHHS Graduate Student.
               
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