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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2008
Newman University Recognizes Student Achievements at Academic Honors, Awards Convocation
WICHITA, Kan. – More than 140 Newman University students were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements at the 2008 Academic Honors and Awards Convocation, held April 23 on the Newman campus.
The university-wide event is presented each year to acknowledge superior performance by students, and includes recognition of honor society inductees, campus leaders, students selected for this year’s Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, and top scholars in business, information technology, education, science and nursing.
The event also featured awards to several Newman faculty members, including Assistant Professor of Biology Stacy Jones, Ph.D., who received the Teaching Excellence Award. The award is presented each spring to a full-time faculty member who has demonstrated an innovative or dynamic approach to courses, course revisions, and teaching techniques. The recipient has the honor of speaking at the following fall and spring commencement ceremonies.
Other faculty who received awards were Associate Professor of History Cheryl Golden, Ph.D. and Professor of Chemistry David Shubert, Ph.D., who received Retention Leadership Awards, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Clint Stucky, M.S., who received the Academic Advising Award, and Associate Professor of Education Steve Dunn, Ed.D. and Assistant Professor of Education Max Frazier, Ed.D., who received a Scholarship and Publication Award. Newman President Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D. also awarded professor emerita status to three former professors, Charlotte Rohrbach, ASC, Joan Felts, Ph.D., R.N., and Deanna Zitterkopf, Ph.D.
Editor’s Note: Student award recipients are listed on the attached pages by award, with students’ hometowns in bold.
2008 NEWMAN UNIVERSITY HONORS AND AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities:
Jacob Baalman – Wichita
Stephanie Bustamante - Derby, Kan.
Clare Ewald – Wichita
Kim Foreman - Wichita
Dajana Komadina - Bosnia
Alana Prahm - Wichita
Alexandria Santiago – Kechi, Kan.
Amanda Stanley – Goddard, Kan.
Jason Streit - Wichita
Aaron Sullivan – Valley Center, Kan.
Graduating ASC Community Leader Scholars:
Jonathan Baalmann - Andale, Kan.
Daniel Bryan – Tulsa, Okla.
Karen Ellington – Cheney, Kan.
Amy Gensweider – Yates Center, Kan.
Kristin Harris – Fowler, Kan.
Patricia Oliphant - Wichita
Jason Streit - Wichita
Graduating Cardinal Newman, Monsignor McNeill, and Sacred Heart Scholars:
Chad Blasdel - Wichita
Amanda Cronister – Augusta, Kan.
Hailey Driscoll - Wichita
Tyler Lewis – Wheeler, Texas
William Rutherford – Wheeler, Texas
Amanda Stanley – Goddard, Kan.
St. Catherine’s Medal:
Aaron Sullivan – Valley Center, Kan.
Social Sciences Achievement Awards:
Associate: Merry Baxter - Wichita
Baccalaureate: Blaine Rutherford – Wheeler, Texas
Humanities Achievement Award:
Aaron Sullivan – Valley Center, Kan.
Creative Achievement Award:
Shane Chrisman – Sedan, Kan.
Freshman History Prize:
Amanda Knabe – Derby, Kan.
Joyce Suellentrop Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in History:
Jennifer Davis – Amarillo, Texas
Randall Austin Senior Scholar Award:
John Skelton - Maize, Kan.
Outstanding MSW Graduate Award:
Kim Foreman - Wichita
Outstanding Business Traditional Undergraduate Student Award:
Jonathan Baalmann - Andale, Kan.
Outstanding Business Non-Traditional Student Award:
Jeremy Machain - Wichita
Information Technology Student Award:
Tyler Lewis – Wheeler, Texas
Sister Vivian Miller Award:
Jessica Arthur – Derby, Kan.
Outstanding Internship Awards (Student Teachers) – Wichita
Fall 2007: Sr. Mary Dolores Brown, IHM - Wichita
Spring 2008: Andrea Zuniga - Wichita
Outstanding Internship Awards (Student Teachers) – Off-campus sites
Fall 2007: Sherry Owen (Southeastern Kansas Centers) – Caney, Kan.
Fall 2007: Mindy Burkhart (Western Kansas Center) – Dodge City, Kan.
Fall 2007: Kara Pomeroy (Western Kansas Center) – Garden City, Kan.
Kansas Teachers of Promise:
Monica Craig – Wichita
Christy Fullerton – Wichita
Jamie Harrington – Ellinwood, Kan.
Penny Wagner – Independence, Kan.
Graduate Achievement Award:
Mary Morgan – Derby, Kan.
Distinguished BSN Graduate Award:
Lori Thompson – Wichita
Distinguished OTA (Occupational Therapy Assistant) Student Award:
Brandon Hill – Wichita
Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Student:
Preston Saal - Wichita
Outstanding Senior Chemistry Student:
Jason Streit - Wichita
Outstanding Mathematics Student Award:
Jacob Johnston – Wichita
Outstanding Calculus Student Award:
Sr. Mary Faustina (Amanda) Bean - Wichita
Sister Claudine Axman Award in Biology:
Lisa Farmer – Wichita
Creative Initiative Award:
Jacob Baalman – Wichita
Dedication and Service Award:
Angela Bergkamp - Mt. Hope, Kan.
HONOR SOCIETIES:
Kappa Gamma Pi (Scholarship and Leadership) – Baccalaureate:
Jacob Baalman – Wichita
Daniel Bryan – Tulsa, Okla.
Andrew Hill – Wichita
Dajana Komadina - Bosnia
Michael Ludlow - Wichita
Alana Prahm - Wichita
Amanda Stanley – Goddard, Kan.
Kappa Gamma Pi (Scholarship and Leadership) – Graduate:
Jeremy Chance - Wichita
Charles Rasico - Wichita
Jeremy Salsbury - Wichita
Jenni Thimesch – Garden Plain, Kan.
Psi Chi (Psychology):
Manita Dhungel - Nepal
Kelsey Faber - Wichita
Beth Jaskiewicz - Wichita
Charles Nnaji - Nigeria
Tiffany Pham - Wichita
Jeremiah Thornton – Pueblo West, Colo.
Amanda White - Wichita
Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences):
Carrie Alexander – Ulysses, Kan.
Shawna Allen - Wichita
Nancy Aratea - Wichita
Carmen Aratea - Wichita
Regan Baker – Tulsa, Okla.
Angela Bergkamp - Mt. Hope, Kan.
Denise Blackmore – Ulysses, Kan.
Stephanie Bustamante - Derby, Kan.
Pamela Clark – McPherson, Kan.
Amy DeRee - Wichita
Martha DeWees - Wichita
Deanna Ecklund - Wichita
Connie Edgar – Andover, Kan.
Emily Edwards – El Dorado, Kan.
Sarah Fischer - Wichita
Erica Foster – Fowler, Kan.
Amanda Gabel - Wichita
Cara Geyer – Leoti, Kan.
Amber Hackerott - Derby, Kan.
Stacey Hatfield – Belle Plaine, Kan.
Heather Herren – Pratt, Kan.
Brandon Hill - Wichita
Beth Jaskiewicz - Wichita
Emilie Kristek - Wichita
Tina Manning – Mulvane, Kan.
Holly Pham - Wichita
Alyssa Porter – El Dorado, Kan.
Nickolos Porter – Derby, Kan.
Alana Prahm - Wichita
Rachelle Shackelford – Clearwater, Kan.
Rachael Sulanke - Wichita
Ketsada Syharath - Wichita
Jeremiah Thornton – Pueblo West, Colo.
Lisa Valerio – Peck, Kan.
Crystal Walker – Winfield, Kan.
Amanda White - Wichita
Bret Willems – Hutchinson, Kan.
Lambda Pi Eta (Communications):
Casey Chambers - Wichita
Pierce Mulvaney – Nassau Bay, Texas
Alexandria Santiago - Kechi, Kan.
Phi Alpha (Social Work):
Jennifer Anderson - Wichita
Michelle Beauchamp – Udall, Kan.
Shawna Beckman – Salina, Kan.
Kyrsten Beckmann – Salina, Kan.
Florence Bessick – Colorado Springs, Colo.
Vicki Broz – Spearville, Kan.
Laura Cannone – Castle Rock, Colo.
Pamela Clark – McPherson, Kan.
Lisa Fuson - Wichita
Marion Garza – Colorado Springs, Colo.
Gretchen Heath – Colorado Springs, Colo.
John E. Henshall - Wichita
Susan Hoggatt - Wichita
Victoria E. Howatt- Westminster, Colo.
Mallory Huntoon - Wichita
Heather Kantack – Clifton, Kan.
Jami Manning – Pueblo, Colo.
Jennifer Mikan – Colorado Springs, Colo.
Lynn (Mary) Miller – Derby, Kan.
Rebecca Minor – Spearville, Kan.
Vivion Moore – Towanda, Kan.
Laurie Mortenson – Colorado Springs, Colo.
Debra Ostroe – Neodesha, Kan.
Margaret Ryan – Colorado Springs, Colo.
Krista Simmons - Wichita
Ashley Simpson - Wichita
Ivan J. Sosa – Denver, Colo.
Rachel Trombley – Goddard, Kan.
Angela Watson – Derby, Kan.
Pi Lambda Theta (Education):
Jessica Arthur – Derby, Kan.
Jacob Johnston – Wichita
Sonya Jolivet – Haysville, Kan.
Shelly Van Horn – Wichita
Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing):
Regan Baker – Tulsa, Okla.
Sarah Fischer – Wichita
Amanda Gabel – Wichita
Ashleigh Hulse – Augusta, Kan.
Tina Manning – Mulvane, Kan.
Holly Pham – Wichita
Lori Thompson – Wichita
Marcela Trevino – Wichita
Amanda White – Wichita