JACKSON, Tenn. — May 5, 2017 — Union University presented more than 70 awards to students, faculty and staff May 6 at the annual Awards Day chapel service.
The Carla D. Sanderson Faculty of the Year Award went to Scott Huelin, professor of English and director of the Honors Community. Wendy Glass, campus director for Union University Germantown, was awarded with the Gary L. Carter Staff of the Year Award.
Other award recipients:
The Barnabas Leadership Award promotes the ideals of servant leadership in the Union community. This year’s recipients were Meah Hill and Jonathan Greer.
The Bettye and Kermit Whiteaker Freshman Biology Award, which is presented to a freshman biology major or minor with outstanding scholastic achievement, was presented to Olivia Coffman and Cooper Bullough.
The Bettye and Kermit Whiteaker Freshman Chemistry Award, which is presented to a freshman chemistry major or minor with outstanding scholastic achievement, was presented to Joshua Brewer.
The Bill Truex Award in Computer Science was presented to Joshua Stucky.
The Broadman and Holman Award, given annually to a graduating senior who is deemed to have the greatest potential for significant contribution to the field of ministry, was presented to Dylan Wilson.
The Dr. Bill Bouchillon Psychology Excellence Award, given to an outstanding graduating senior with a grade point average of 3.5 or greater in psychology and selected by the psychology faculty, was presented to Rachel Ewing.
The Kyle L. Hathcox Memorial Physics Award, given to a junior or senior either majoring or minoring in physics, was presented to Andrew D. Edmiston.
The Curtiss E. Scott Business Excellence Award, which is presented to the outstanding senior business major as chosen by the faculty of the McAfee School of Business and the members of the Business Club based on both academic and leadership achievement, was presented to Hannah Ruth Willis.
The Service Through Engineering Award was presented to Brady Chandler.
The Kina S. Mallard Communication Arts Student of the Year Award was presented to Emily Littleton.
The Georgia Wilson Memorial Award for Clinical Nursing, which is presented to the member of the graduating class who is deemed by the nursing faculty to have been the most outstanding in clinical nursing, was presented to Sydney Jensen.
The Helen Blythe Creative Writing Award, which is presented by an endowment of Union University’s Women’s Club to the graduating English major who has demonstrated outstanding originality in writing during his or her Union University º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø, was presented to Abigail Elizabeth Wills.
The Dr. James Alex Baggett History Research Paper Award, which recognizes the best original research papers presented in regularly scheduled history courses for the current academic year, was presented to Emily Littleton.
The Dorothy Woodard Myatt Intern of the Year Award, named in honor of Dottie Myatt, Union’s assistant dean for teacher education and accreditation, was presented to Randi Lynn McBride for Elementary Intern of the Year, to Stephen Lewoczko for Secondary Intern of the Year and to Emily Dodson for Special Education Intern of the Year.
The Wolfram Award in Computational Science is sponsored by Wolfram Research Inc. and chosen by the department of mathematics and computer science. It is presented each year to a freshman calculus student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement, enthusiasm, ingenuity and creativity in mathematics. This year’s award was presented to Jenna Dula.
The Tutor of the Year award is presented to recognize outstanding commitment and dedication shown by a Hundley Center peer tutor. This year’s award was presented to Joshua Stucky and Vanessa Rivera.
The Fred DeLay Memorial Award, for a senior who is an outstanding athlete, a person of high academic standing, unquestionable loyalty and good character, was presented to Jacob Whitney.
The Intramural Male Athlete of the Year was Jeff Williams. The Intramural Female Athlete of the Year was Laura Villaflor.
The Greek Scholarship Cups, which are awarded annually to the two social fraternities with the highest average, were presented to the men of Lambda Chi Alpha and the women of Chi Omega (for the 70th consecutive year).
The Howard Newell Innovative Teaching Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated creativity and innovation in classroom teaching. Selections are made by a faculty committee. The award was presented to Jeremy Blaschke, assistant professor of biology, with honorable mention to Ashley Blair, associate professor of communication arts; the team of Nita Mehr and Terry Blakley, professors of social work; and the team of Lisa Medlin, associate professor of nursing; and Renee Anderson and Jessica Suiter, assistant professors of nursing.
Academic Excellence Medals were presented by Union to the graduating senior with the highest grade point average in each discipline, provided the student’s GPA in the major is not less than 3.50. A student minoring in a discipline in which there is no qualifying major or in which no major is offered is also eligible for a medal. The following students received medals for academic excellence:
Major in Art – Mary Scarlett Greenway
Major in Studio Art – Paige Lindsay Smiley
Major in Pre-Professional Art Therapy – Autumn Fawn Wegner
Major in Biology – Katherine Jean Caid
Major in Cell and Molecular Biology – Joseph Basil Bakeer
Major in Biochemistry – Angela Paige Taylor
Major in Chemistry – Will Mitchell Donelson
Major in Digital Media Communications – Elizabeth Wilson
Major in Broadcast Journalism – Thomas Gray
Major in Communication Studies – Audrey Kate McKnight
Major in Journalism – Emily Kathryn Littleton
Major in Media Communications – Hannah Catherine Walls
Major in Public Relations – Kaylee Gibson
Major in Theatre – Priscilla Datin Porter
Major in Computer Science – Lance Dell Jr.
Major in Informational Technology – Jacob Daniel Parke
Major in Engineering (Mechanical) – Rachel Mae Brewer
Major in English – Abigail Elizabeth Wills
Major in History – Emily Kathryn Littleton
Major in Intercultural Studies – Kimberly Alva Chavers
Major in Applied Linguistics – Sarah Bethany Troxel
Major in French – Garyn Levi McIntyre
Major in Spanish – Bryan Mitchell Walker
Major in Teaching English as a Second Language – Rebecca Dalton
Major in Mathematics – Joshua Stucky
Major in Church Music – Matthew Thomas Norville
Major in Music – Bethany Lancaster
Major in Music Education – Deanna Nicole Cook
Major in Music Theory – Giggi Marie DeCoursey
Major in Physics – Charles Dominick Jaynes
Major in Psychology – Cameron Moore Skonhovd
Major in Family Studies – Mary Mattison Evans
Major in Accounting – Joshua David Sander
Major in Business Administration – Anna Grace Meredith
Major in Organizational Leadership – Leslie Paula Van Ravenswaay
Major in Interdisciplinary Studies – Kara Leeann Dodd
Major in Teaching and Learning – Kelly Michelle Gwartney
Major in Special Education – Alexandra Danielle Martin
Major in Athletic Training – Zachary Lee Taw
Major in Exercise Science and Wellness – Katlyn Dupree
Major in Sport Management – Patricia Jane Decker
Major in Social Work – Marisa Infield
Major in Nursing – Nila Katherine Underwood
Major in Biblical Studies-Languages – Audrey Louise Mitchell
Major in Christian Ministry and Missions – Joshua Paul Stalnaker
Major in Christian Studies – Zachary Craig Wylie.