TAHLEQUAH – More than 300 awards were presented to deserving students during Northeastern State University’s 39th Annual Honors Assembly on Friday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for Performing Arts. Among the categories in which students were recognized are the Academic Achievement Awards - Undergraduate and Graduate.
Other awards included the Honor Society, Optometry Honor Society, Student Activities, and Who's Who Awards.
One student is selected in each undergraduate degree granting discipline for the Academic Achievement Award. Each recipient must have completed two full semesters and have a grade-point average of at least 3.50 in the given academic discipline.
The following individuals were selected as recipients for the 2007 Academic Achievement Award - Undergraduate.
Eric Alexander (Safety Management) – Cookson Andrea Benge (Management Information) – Jay Derek Cochran (Entrepreneurship) – Kansas Bonnie Cookson (Financial Planning) – Tahlequah Justin Dixon (Business Administration) – Morris Katie Gillian (Marketing) – Lawton Sara Gilmore (Accounting) – Tahlequah Afsheen Hai (Finance) – Tulsa Kendra Kennedy (Management) – Muskogee Rachel Neely (Meetings and Destination Management) – Catoosa Elizabeth Remmert (International Business) – Mounds Barbara Townsend (Technology) – Tahlequah Christine Walsh (Management – Human Resources) – Muskogee Hiroko Yano (Environmental Management) – Tokyo, Japan
Scott Belcher (Health and Physical Education) – Tahlequah Stephanie Byers (Developmental Psychology) – Glenpool Jacob Epperson (Mental Health Psychology) – Muskogee Dawn Harig (Mild-Moderate Disabilities) – Tulsa Carol Hutchens (Psychology – Human Resources) – Muskogee Brittany Reeves (General Psychology) – Tulsa Risa Tanaka (Health and Human Performance) – Tahlequah Heather Turk (Elementary Education) – Tahlequah Stephanie Ward (Early Childhood Education) – Sand Springs
Tracey Allen (Criminal Justice) – Tulsa Ashley Andrews (Criminal Justice – Paralegal) – Tulsa Joshua Castleman (Geography) – Tulsa April Coen (Art Education) – Braggs Amber Cowan (Mass Communication – Public Relations) – Roland James Davison (Social Studies Education) – Pryor Ebony Dorsey (English Education) – Tulsa Lauren Duncan (Speech Education) – Tulsa Christine Duschel (Fine Arts) – Tahlequah Mason Hacker (Spanish) – Okmulgee Elizabeth Hensley (Graphic Design) – Smithville Rumi Isozaki (Speech Communication – Communication Studies) – Niigata, Japan Lynne Jones (Mass Communication – Advertising) – Tahlequah Derek Latta (Political Science) – Sand Springs Derek McGowen (Health Care Administration) – Moore Patsy Moore (Social Work) – Muskogee Melissa Moore (English) – Porter Tracy Patterson (Music – Jazz Studies) – Tahlequah Amy Sanders (Speech Communication – Organizational Leadership) – Muskogee Lisa Sawney (American Indian Studies) – Stilwell Bradley Spears (Music Education – Instrumental) – Coweta Megan Stacey (Spanish Education) – Fort Gibson Maria Tristan (Sociology) – Tahlequah Sarah Turner (Mass Communication – Journalism) – Tahlequah Dixie Weathers (Music Business) – Fort Gibson Geoff Webb (Music Education – Vocal) – Tulsa Vanessa Whitley (History) – Stilwell
Kyle Bennett (Vision Science) – Stilwell
Timothy Berres (Mathematics Education) – Fort Gibson Melissa Burleson (Biology – Organismic) – Muskogee Mignon Cole (Science Education, Chemistry) – Hyde Misty Crims (Nursing) – Poteau Jennifer Giles-Fuentes (Environmental Science) – Tahlequah David Green (Computer Science) – Muskogee Caitlin Hasler (Medical Technology/Clinical Laboratory) – Fort Gibson Lindsay Keeling (Mathematics) – Fort Gibson DeeAnna Kelley (Speech/Language Pathology) – Sand Springs Dustin Little (Chemistry) – Tahlequah Gari Beth Maddux (Human and Family Science) – Hartshorne Waylon Marler (Biology – Fish and Wildlife) – Henryetta Christopher Rose (Engineering Physics) – Tahlequah Areyell Scott (Human and Family Science) – Tulsa Catherine Stallbories (Science Education, Biology) – Claremore Zachart Stamile (Biology – Cellular) – Inola Jennifer Surratt (Pre-Professional Health) – Tahlequah
One student is selected in each graduate degree-granting discipline. Recipients must meet the following criteria: have been enrolled in the Graduate College within the past year; have satisfied all requirements for graduate candidacy; have completed a minimum of 24 semester hours toward the Masters Degree, 16 of which must be 500 level; will receive approval of the Capstone project (if the degree requires such a project); have maintained an overall grade-point average of 3.75 in all graduate work completed.
The following individuals have been selected as recipients for the 2007 Academic Achievement Award – Graduate.
Brandon Berryhill (Master of Science in Criminal Justice) – Broken Arrow Amber Coyle (Master of Science in Collegiate Scholarship and Services) – Skiatook Jana Elliott (Master of Arts in Communication) – Pryor Geri Gilstrap (Master of Education in School Administration) – Stilwell Donna Hardway (Master of Education in Mathematics Education) – Tulsa Steve Hardy (Master of Education in Science Education) – Durant Brittni Jernigan (Master of Science in Speech/Language Pathology) – Sapulpa Delsa Johnson (Master of Science in Counseling Psychology) – Vinita Marsha Martin (Master of Education in School Counseling) – Tulsa Suzan Morang (Master of Science in Industrial Management) – Tahlequah Kia Morgan (Master of Science in Health and Kinesiology) – Tahlequah Rhonda Morris (Master of Education in Early Childhood) – Jenks Tracy Nilsen (Master of Science in Library Media and Information Technology) – Pryor Cathy Scott (Master of Arts in English) – Tulsa Courtney Shelton (Master of Education in Reading) – Tulsa Nick Thompson (Master of Business Administration) – Warner Rodney Vermillion (Master of Accounting in Financial Analysis) – Tahlequah Nicole Vincent (Doctor of Optometry) – Lawton Cheryl Williams (Master of Education in Teaching) – Nowata Morning Willis (Master of Arts in American Studies) – Siloam Springs, Ark.
4/26/2007