Students honored at the 2022 Academic Awards – University of Lynchburg

A number of students were recognized at the 2022 Academic Awards Ceremony on Friday April 22 at Turner Gymnasium.

provost dr Allison Jablonski presided over the ceremony, while President Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar helped present the student awards. The event also included remarks from Sommerville grantee Matthew Gillett ’22.

Mallory Yowell ’22 received the Robert L. Hill Distinguished Senior Award. Six faculty awards were also announced.

A list of departmental and special student awards follows.

University of Economics

• Delta Sigma Pi Grant Key: Niraly Patel ’22
• Myrtle Bell Lane Scholar Award: Paloma Alvarado ’23
• Rebecca Chambers Watson Accounting Award: Christine Relleva ’22
• Robert Hill Award in Economics: Robert Swam ’22
• dr Robert E. Craft Leadership Award: Jackie Lerro ’21, ’22 MBA
• John Hayden Service Award: Niraly Patel ’22
• Outstanding Senior Citizen Award: Niraly Patel ’22
• dr Kamal M. Abouzeid Outstanding Doctoral Award: Stephanie Burnett ’21, ’22 MBA
• Sheila Garren Scholarship Award for Outstanding International Students: Oghenetejiri (TJ) Phido ’23
• Walter G. Mason Award for Distinguished Achievement in Business/Finance: Griffin Phillips ’22

College of Education, Leadership Studies and Counseling

• Kate Gillispie Prize: Carly Brooks ’22
• M. Weldon Thompson Prize: Alison Horton ’22
• Teachers of Pledge: Jordan Eagle ’22, Alyssa Gundel ’22, Alison Horton ’22, Clare Crotty ’22
• James C. Fox Prize: Bailey Casto ’22
• College of Health Sciences
• Outstanding Research in Sports Training: Rebecca Natoli ’22 MSAT
• Pat Aronson Award for Excellence in Athletic Training: Casey Wabley ’22 MSAT
• Outstanding Senior in Exercise Physiology: Christian Kumar ’22, Rosie “Skylar” Gumm ’22
• Exercise Physiology Research Grant Award: Leigh-Anne McCormick ’22, Annie Tynes ’22
• James C. Fox Prize: Sloane Kelly ’22, Nanci Dodson ’22, Claire Evko ’22
• Jacqueline W. Asbury Award: Jamie Hiegel ’22 MSAT, Sam Gunter ’22,
• dr Charlotte Guyne’s Master of Public Health Honorary Award: Megan Coles’ 22 MPH

School of PA Medicine and Doctor of Medical Sciences

• Advocacy and Leadership Award for Emerging PA: Leith Ashkar ’22 MPAM
• Doctor of Medical Science Advocacy and Leadership Award: Sara Wilchowski ’22 DMSc
• Doctor of Medical Science Educational Leadership Award: Sarah Stringer ’22 DMSc
• Doctor of Medical Science Emergency Management and Global Health Award: Jon Christensen ’22 DMSc

nursing school

• B. Yvette Otey Spirit of Nursing Award: Bethany Melega ’22
• Catherine S. McGehee Teddy Bear Award: Mia Melissa Rojas Richer ’23
• Teresa Christy Prize: Amanda Pugh ’22
• Student Nurses’ Association of the University of Lynchburg (SNAUL) Award: Katelyn Austin ’22
• Linda L. Andrews Xi Ypsilon Leadership Award: Annabelle Nagy ’23

Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences School of Visual and Performing Arts

• Achievement in Art History: Frederick “Rick” Smallshaw ’24
• Achievement in Drawing: Riley Winefordner ’25
• Achievement in Ceramics: Em Maxey ’23
• Achievement in Painting: Dorothy “LizaJane” Ness ’24
• Achievement in Photography: Olivia Smith ’22
• Achievement in Sculpture: Arran Walton ’23
• Graphic Design Achievement: Katherine “Kate” Duncan ’22
• Charlotte Quarles Outstanding Music Minor Award: Sloane Kelly ’22,
• The Helen Wood Award for Musical Performance: Alison Horton ’22
• The Susan Hornsby Crank Memorial Art Award: Victoria Mendoza ’24
• Virginia Berger Music Scholarship Award: Alison Horton ’22
• Outstanding Theater Award: Georgia Brown ’22

Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Humanities

• Virgil V. Hinds Prize: Luke Mega ’23
• Rona L. Adams and Brian Adams Yates Scholarship Story: Kodi Payne ’23
• Charles H. Barrett Creative Writing Prize: Daniel Wilmoth ’22, Joel Kinnan ’23
• Elsie E. Bock Writing Award: Juliann Austin ’25
• Floyd H. and Rowe M. Crews Memorial Award: Rachel Burnett ’22
• Belle M Hill Creative Poetry Award: Maliyah Harris ’23
• Libbie Keeton LaPrade Creative Writing Award: Nicole Tolley ’22
• Mary C. Scudder Award for Best Thesis in Humanities and Social Sciences: Jaylyn Smith ’22
• Laura Jeter Parker Prize: Anna-Catherine Kueng ’22, Nicole Tolley ’22
• CAMWS Award for Excellence in Classical Studies: Emma Coffey ’23
• Award for Excellence in French: John Lucas ’23
• Award for Excellence in German: Sam Lipert ’23
• Award for Excellence in Spanish: Claire Corte ’23
• Mervyn W. Williamson Prize: Aly Bonilla ’22
• Jeanne Roberts Bickner Award in History: Emma Coffey ’23
• Christopher C. Cowles Prize for History: Corbin Green ’23
• William Webster Ferguson Prize: Sam Lipert ’23
• dr James JH Awards Ceremony in Bible Studies: Katherine Adams ’23
• Raymond E. Morgan Prize: Gillian Trost ’22
• John R. Scudder Jr. Award: Brandon Bates ’24
• Lesley A. Friedman Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship: Corey Kavounis ’22

Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences

• International Relations Initiative Award: Grace Ball ’22
• Outstanding Senior Award in Criminology: Heather Hannan ’22
• Outstanding Senior in International Relations Award: Alexis Rhatican’22
• Outstanding Senior Honors in Sociology: Cassandra Matthews ’22
• Paul D. Richardson Prize: Katherine Hines ’22
• Best Political Science Thesis: Matthew Gillett ’22
• Joseph F. Freeman III Prize in Political Science: Matthew Gillett ’22
• Electronic Media Award: Jackson Moore
• Esther Cutler Thomas Outstanding Student in Speech Communication: Brenna Knöller ’22
• Woody Greenberg Prize for Public Relations: Jessica Novotny ’22
• Woody Greenberg Prize for Journalism: Pete Deaver ’22
• Carl A. Storm Sociology Prize: Katelyn Lloyd ’22
• Rex Mix Award in Communication Studies: Hannah Belayachi ’22

Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences: Faculty of Science

• A. Boyd Claytor III Award – Outstanding Environmental Science Graduate: William Fowler ’22
• Award for Outstanding Seniors in Environmental Studies: Hannah Orndorff ’22
• Outstanding Senior in Biomedical Science Award: Quinn Harker ’22, Elizabeth Davis ’22
• Outstanding Achievement in Computer Science Award: Christopher Powers, Sean Novak
• Outstanding Computer Science Senior Award: Jonathan Pritchett ’22
• Outstanding General Chemistry student: Jillian Francis
• Distinguished Senior in Chemistry Award: Russell Reynolds ’22
• Mahan-Osborne Outstanding Senior in Biology: Kassidy McCall ’22
• Bruce J Benedict Environmental Science Research Scholar Award: Emily Cornwell
• Charles F. Stevens Research Award: Lillian Smith
• Julius Sigler Outstanding Senior Physics Award: Abigail (Abby) Keenan ’22
• Sally Hargis Award for Outstanding Senior in Psychology: Mallory Yowell ’22, Rebecca Parks ’22
• Outstanding Research in Psychology Award: Megan Fowler ’22, Rebecca Parks ’22
• Distinguished Achievement in Psychology Award: Katherine Hines ’22
• Thomas R. Nicely Award for Outstanding Senior in Mathematics: Allison Drumheller ’22, Noah Baumgartner ’22

Special awards

• Academic Athlete of the Year: Jordan Reader, Lori Ohannessian, Dana Seavey, Sophie Tully, Lindsey Hair, Elizabeth Teefey, Francesca Cuchna
• Male Academic Athlete of the Year: William Fowler ’22, Griffin Phillips, Spencer Swam