On May 16, the Student Award Ceremony recognized dozens of hard working RWC students for their exellence in their particular academic fields. There were several programs that honored students, including Student Government, Behavioral Science, Dental Hygiene, Foreign Language, eMedia, and Nursing.
Angel Fields received the award for Student Goverment Member of the Year. The Activist’s own Amber Wooten was awarded Outstanding Student of the Year.
In the Behavorial Science Department, Rebecca Wagner received the Criminal Justice Student of the Year award, Joda Plye was noted as Social Work Student of the Year, and Kristen MacDonald won the award for Psychology Student of the Year.
The Dental Hygiene Awards were given to eight lucky students. The Dr. Peter Gavin Scholarship was awarded to Krista Silz. The Herbert & Josephine Frankel Family award, Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals award, and the Sigma Phi Alpha award were given to Pauline Smith. The other two recepients of the Sigma Phi Alpha award were Jessica Messmer and Nicole Wetta. The Dr. Ronald W. Krantz award was given to Alberta Woodson.
Student Involvement Awards went to Elizabeth (Betsey) Ahlers, Justin Boone, Amy Edelman, Kati Ellison, Angel Fields, Elizabeth (Beth) Fritsch, Tony Hall, Ashley Harding, Paul Hein, Abigail Kirk, Tony Lander, Edward Lemen, Amanda Phillips, Kathleen, Putman, Anthony Rowe, Tracy Sease, Dawn Tucker, Rebecca Wagner, Anger Walkosak, Nicole Wetta, Amber Wooten, and Jake Youngstrom.
Outstanding Service Award for Media Production went to Philip Grosvenor.
Outstanding Service Award for Media Support went to Melodie Fleming.
Student of the Year Nominees were Steven Burg, Angela Cornejo, Melanie Cranmer, Julie Hoover-Sizemore, Sheryl Johnson, Zachary Marcus, Melissa Musick, and Jennifer Ruiz.
Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges were Justin Eckstein, Amy Edelman, Brandon Farmer, Angel Fields, Philip Grovsenor, Abigail Kirk, Edward Lemen, and Kathleen Putman.
Nominees for Alpha Beta Gamma are Yafah Auslander, Carolyn Barnett, Susan Barnett, Brittany Bell, Jamila Browning, Cathy Emmons, Kelli Galbraith, Christine Hartger, Jill Herold, Stephanie Kovarsky, Jonathan Lewis, Samuel Metzger, Rhea Pettway, Matthew Powell, Travis Rau, Teresa Ringel, Mary Schmithorst, Edward Shaughnessy, Julie Totten, William Turner, and Shawn Wood.
Excellence in Emergency Medical Services Technology awards went to Steven Bien, Daniel Borneman, Bryan Bruman, Brandon Fromeyer, Derek Hunt, Timothy Lynch, Brian Mayer, Chris Ray, and Bo Smith.
The Clinical Excellence in Radiology Technology award went to Steven Evans.
The Academic Excellence in Radiologic Technology award went to Steven Evans and Erin Baird.
Steven Evans also won the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology award.
Outstanding Communication Design Associate Degree Graduate award winner was Julie Hoover-Sizemore.
Outstanding Communication Design Professional Certificate Graduate award winner was Ann Elizabeth Reed.
Outstanding Student in Accounting Technology awards were presented to Susan Keane and Nicole Stanforth.
Outstanding Student in Business Management awards went to Edward Shaughnessy and Justine Wallace-Ball.
Outstanding Student in Pre-Business Administration awards were presented to Brittany Bell, Sharon Kaminsky, Ryan Kennedy, and Stephanie Kovarsky.
Outstanding Achievement in First Year Chemistry winner was Scott Fullen.
Excellence in Chemistry awards went to Edward Lemen, Zachary Marcus, and Jonathan Nunn.
Outstanding Electronic Media Technology Associate’s Degree Graduate award went to Danielle Walton Jones.
Outstanding Animation Certificate Graduate (1st year certificate) winner was Todd Uttley.
Outstanding Broadcast Media Certificate Graduate (1st year certificate) winner was Philip Grosvenor.
Outstanding Media Criticism & Journalism Graduate (1st year certificate) winner was Tara Schaefer.
Outstanding Electronic Media Technology Student Intern winner was Todd Uttley.
Outstanding Achievement in Chinese award winner was Fouad Ezra.
Outstanding Achievement in French award winner was Michael Tolston.
Outstanding Achievement in German award winner was Amanda Howat.
Outstanding Achievement in Hebrew award winner was Rachel Barr.
Outstanding Achievement in Japanese award winner was Emily Wessel.
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish award winner was Rachel Ancona.
Outstanding Student in Business Calculus award winners were Jessica Nicole Hatton and Wei Ji.
Outstanding Student in Calculus awards were presented to Andrew Kinnett, Steven Merz, and Zachary Van Slyke.
Outstanding Student in College Physics award winner was Amanda Humphries.
Academic Excellence Award for Highest Nursing GPA went to Michele Bonham. Caring Nurse Award went to Tamara McGee.
Commitment to Quality Nursing Practice award went to Karen Johnson.
The Excellence in Clinical Practice award went to Michele Bonham.
Office Information Technology Department Awards are as follows:
Outstanding Student Medial Assisting – Medical Billing award went to Elizabeth Prell.
Outstanding Part-Time Student Medical Assisting–Medical Billing award went to Debra Noah.
Outstanding Student Medical Transcription Technology Program award winner was Donna Hollingsworth.
Outstanding Part-Time Student Medical Transcription Technology Program award winner was Evelyn Harris.
Outstanding Part-Time Student Administrative Information Technology Program – Executive award winner was Maureen Rhodes.
Outstanding Part-Time Student Administrative Information Technology Program-Legal award winner was Myrna Turner.
Outstanding Part-Time Student Administrative Management Technology – Meeting & Events Planning award went to Olivia Sabatini.
Outstanding Computer Support Technology Associate Degree Graduate award winner was Scott Galloway.
Outstanding Computer Support Technology Professional Certificate Graduate award winner was Hung Koo.