Students Honored with Academic Achievement Awards

TAHLEQUAH More than 300 awards were presented to deserving students during Northeastern State Universitys 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.

Academic Achievement Award - Undergraduate

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.

Business and Technology

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

Education

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

Liberal Arts

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

Optometry

Kyle Bennett (Vision Science) Stilwell

Science and Health Professions

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

 

Academic Achievement Award - Graduate

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.