Awards Convocation celebrates excellence
Mitchell Community College students were recognized for a range of achievements during Awards Convocation held Thursday, April 13, in Shearer Hall on the Statesville Campus. In addition, the 2017 Viola Parker Diversity Award was presented to a Mitchell student, a Mitchell employee and a community member. Awards presented were:
Club and Organization Awards
Excellence in Student Leadership – Julian Smyre
Early Childhood Club Award – Cheyenne Heath Matthews
Outstanding Phi Theta Kappa President Award – Celine Borthayre
Outstanding Phi Theta Kappa Officer Award – Bethany White, Hailee White, Lianna Marc, Summer Lackey, Lauren Privette, Sharon Overman
Huskin Library Student Award – Cynthia Baker, Tyler Hunter
Academic Awards 2016-2017
Outstanding Accounting Student – John Teck
Excellence in Biology – Lacey Herman, Michele Smith
Business Student Of the Year – James Gilbert
Excellence in Chemistry – Jonadab Misko, Frances Murphy, Hunter Richmond, Craig Williams
Improvement in Chemistry – Hannah Douglas, Jamie Freeze, Stephanie Bishop, Kayla Benge
Outstanding Student in Information Technology – Eric Santos, Luke Pemberton
Criminal Justice Academic Excellence – Rachel K. Bryan
Excellence in Cosmetology – Kayla Welborn
Excellence in Esthetics – Heather Melvin
Excellence in Manicuring – Shawna Gilleland
Excellence in Digital Media – Lindsay Urbain
Excellence in Early Childhood – Arleene Shinkaruk
Burgess M. Staton Composition Award – Denise Vallejo
Human Services Technology Academic Award – Taylor Dunn
Outstanding Curriculum Mathematics Student Award – Jack Arrington, Ryan Lipski
Excellence in Music Award – Katherine Wicker
Academic Achievement Award in Nursing – Jessica Bodie, Kayla Harris
Best Physics Students – Douglas Macissac
Innovative Student Leadership Award – Barony R. Torres
Psychology Award – Cynthia Baker
Sociology Award – Summer Lackey
Work-Based Learning Seminar Class Faculty Award – Melinda Smith
Work Experience Work-Based Learning Coordinator Award – Michaela Parks
Other Academic Honors
Graduation Marshals – Jessica Buenrostro-Tokarz, Blake Goodin, Ava Gormley, Courtney Griffin, Tasha Hardy, Ashley Laroche, Caroline Millar, Arianna Muson, Jorday Richards, Chandra Shear, Abby Spry, William Stidham
NC Community College System Academic Excellence Award – Brittany Whitaker
All-USA Community College Academic Team Nominee Recognition – Brittany Whitaker, Rachel Bryan
The Dallas Herring Achievement Award Nominee – Julian Smyre
Viola Parker Diversity Award – Donna Arnett (Employee); Reverend Reginald Keit (Community member); Kantrell Knox (Student)
Phi Theta Kappa – Abigail Alley, Micah Allred, Kathryn Arnold, Jack Arrington, Samuel Bacon, Desiree Baker, Pamela Bates, Jason Benge, Hope Bennett, Luke Bolinger, Celine Borthayre, Natalie Branan, Amanda Brewer, Elizabeth Brooks, Faith Brooks, Hannah Brooks, Paula Brooks, Mark Burch, Kerry Burdick, Laura Camby, Alex Campbell, Nina Chica-Staunton, Sydney Childress, Theresa Conboy-Shannon, Martha Courier, Jenna Cranford, Mary Curlee, Matthew Danes, Amber Davis, Jamie Dragoi, Anna Ekert, Grant Ekert, Sharmin Elliott, Tyler Flowers, Abigail Foss, Teresa Fox, Nekoda Garcia, Brianna Giannotto, Virginia Givens, Alena Hare, Kayla Harris, Jason Hollar, Natasha Hood, Lydia Hopkins, Kellie Hovelson, Jonathan Isenhour, Leah Jancic, Krishayla Jenkins, Molly Jenkins, Angela Johnson, Katelyn-Marie Johnson, Kristl Kelley, Kellie Kiser, Lana Kiser, Bethany Kistemaker, Adam Klosowski, Ronan Kohl, Summer Lackey, Steven Laws, Pacha Lee, Elizabeth Lewis, Anna Lindler, Mai Lor, Jacob Lumpkin, William Macnamara, Cassidy Manus, Lianna Marc, Liam Marcy, Bretlyn Marr, Michael Martin, Lindsey Mason, Caitlyn McNeely, Kaitlyn Miller, Megan Mills, Caroline Millsaps, Jonadab Misko, Deanna Money, Amy Moore, Kensley Moore, Jordan Moragne, Carol Nettles, Ashlynn Nielsen, Megan Nielsen, Amanda Overdurf, Sharon Overman, Devang Patel, Amanda Patterson, Paige Peeler, Briana Perez, Jenica Poindexter, Jessica Poindexter, Kelsi Powell, Lauren Privette, Janet Queen, Gloria Rembert, Audrey Renich, David Robbins, Patrick Robbins, Peter Robbins, Nathaniel Scott, Ashleigh Sexton, Katie Shannon, Avery Sharpe, Chandra Shear, Susanna Simonson, Doris Smith, Melinda Smith, Taylor Smith, Scott Steffens, Jared Stewart, Christopher Sturdivant, Brandi Swisher, Savanna Thomas, Daniel Thrailkill, Matthew Toms,Russell Tucker, Jillian Tutterrow, Christina Vaught, Rhonda Ward, Sophia Welborn, Kaitlyn Whitaker, Bethany White, Hailey White, Katherine Wicker, Amy Wike, Jacob Wiles, Jordan Williams, Jolaine Wilson, Sarah Woodworth, Keno Yarbrough
Pictured below: 2017 Graduation Marshals and Viola Parker Diversity Award recipients (L-R, Donna Arnett, Kantrell Knox, Reverend Reginald Keit)
