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Spring Honors Convocation 2022
Annual ceremony recognizes students' outstanding academic, leadership and service accomplishments
University News | April 29, 2022
Òùµ´ÉÙ¸¾’s 2022 Spring Honors Convocation was held April 29 in the TowneBank Arena in the Jane P. Batten Student Center. The annual event pays tribute to student accomplishments in academics, leadership and service. President Scott D. Miller was joined by VWU faculty and members of the community to present the awards.
From individual department awards and special scholarships to outstanding leadership and achievement awards, the event provided an opportunity to celebrate exemplary student achievements. Students on the President’s List, Dean's List, Honor Societies, Batten Honors College, and the Class of 2022 were also recognized by Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Susan Larkin. Watch the 2022 Spring Honors Convocation on the VWU Digital Broadcasting Network.
Congratulations to the 2022 award recipients:
| President’s Leadership Award | Erin Highsmith |
| Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow | Henry Handley |
| Presidential Volunteer Service Award Gold Level: 250+ Hours of Community Service |
Kennedi Anders, Ryan Baldwin, Sasha Bolden, Alaina Bolieau, Cassidy Braithwaite, Maura Bridges, Matthew Campbell, Sydney Collins, Cameron Coplon, Madysen Costello, Danielle D'Arcy, Alexis Davies-Hackenberg, Amanda Ervin, Cameron Evans, Timothy Fisher, Rachel Garlowich, Michael Gatling, Tailor Green, Haylee Hadaway, James Harrod, Robert Inglesby, Michaela Kaklamanos, Isaiah Lankford, Jordan McCowan, Aniyah McNeil, Kelvin Nicholson, Meghan Pease, Corey Pelham, Hayden Pence, Taylor Pilkington, Hailey Schumacher, Emily Smith, Amanda Stegemann, Evan Tebay, Alexis Thomas, Carleigh Van Reenen, Brynn Vandegriff, Arianna Ward |
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Presidential Volunteer Service Award |
Eric Adams, Kara Cardinal, Benjamin Counsel, Niya Crocker, Rachel DeMay, Evan Kastetter, Isabel Laxton, Ryan Morris, Kathleen VandenBerg, Lindsay White |
| Presidential Volunteer Service Award Bronze Level: 100-174 Hours of Community Service |
Kayleesue Currier, Gavin Decker, Troy Dettloff, Rebecca Gardner, Erin Highsmith, Stephanie Jackman, Faith Macwana, Robert Massey, Landry Moffo, Ariana Rolle, Emily Uzzle, Maria Weddle, Doris White |
| Marlin Ministries Servant Leader Award | Brooke Underwood |
| Outstanding Achievement Award for Special Education | Jordan McGowan |
| Outstanding Achievement Award for Elementary Education | Carleigh Van Reenen |
| Outstanding Achievement Award for Educational Studies | Madison Scott |
| Outstanding Achievement Award for MAEd | Tristan Ramage |
| Delta Kappa Gamma Virginia Scholars Award | Alyssa Balanta |
| Creative Excellence in Studio Art | Alison Coutu, Devyn Brooks, Kayla Falcone |
| Department of Biology Outstanding Senior Award | Breanna Kokes Lindsay Weitzel Hannah Zimmerman |
| Outstanding Senior Chemistry Award | Meghan Pease Caroline Tryfiates |
| First-Year Chemistry Achievement Award | Casey Bennett |
| First, Best Graduate in Allied Health Services | Mary Cresswell |
| Outstanding Major in Environmental Studies Award | Sophie Gonzales Hunter Nordberg Emily Smith |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences Department Distinguished Graduate Award | Olivia Deane Justin Lee Kacy McBride |
| Outstanding Major - Sustainability Management | Gabriella Olivieri |
| Academic Achievement Award | Dheeraj Koritala |
| The Robert H. Cass Outstanding Senior Award | Bianca Atkinson |
| Classics Department Telemachus Award: Latin | Monte Andrews Jacob Wilson |
| Classics Department Telemachus Award: Classical Civ | Riley Cheuvront Eva Cole Joseph Cooper Christian Palmisano Makenzie Washington Kailyn Yeager |
| Senior Classics Award | Mary-Catherine Rigg |
| Communication Award | Lauren Faulkner |
| Journalism Award | Katie Yeager |
| Outstanding Computer Science Student Award | Kyle Davis Forker |
| Department of Criminal Justice & Sociology Outstanding Achievements Award | Ethan Cravens Zavian Dorah Danielle Johnson Yamila Medlin |
| Creative Writing Award | Robin Pearson |
| Outstanding English Major Award | Brooke Erickson |
| Sharon L. Payne Award for Excellence in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies | Sasha Bolden |
| History Department Distinguished Student Award | Cecilia Ward |
| Political Science Award | Hunter Nordberg |
| Distinguished Graduating Senior in Psychology | Jacqueline Carmines |
| Psychology Research Award | Macy Kisiel |
| William "Tree" Rountree Jr. TowneBank Young Life Award | Ashley Lockard |
| Dora H. Dobrin Award for Excellence in Social Work | Alexis Davies-Hackenberg Rachel Garlowich |
| Outstanding Sport and Recreation Professions Award | Matt Campbell Adam Smedley |
| The Hite Award for Outstanding Service to the VWU Theatre Program | Kacy McBride |
| Library Research Award | Connor Merk Kainaat Trehan |