University News – April 29

IUPUC honors students at convocation

IUPUC’s top students were recognized for scholarly accomplishments during the 2018-19 academic year at the Vice Chancellor’s Academic Honors Convocation April 22.

The following individuals were recognized at IUPUC’s annual event.

CHANCELLOR’S SCHOLAR

  • Megan Mills, North Vernon

CAMPUS AWARDS

  • Undergraduate Service Leadership Award: Haylee Siegel – Columbus

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Division of Business

  • Division of Business Foundation Outstanding Student in Business: Blake Clark, Trafalgar
  • Outstanding Student in Health Services Administration: Sara Otte, Elizabethtown
  • Centra Outstanding Student in Finance: Jeramiah Ratliff, Indianapolis
  • Faurecia Outstanding Student in Management: Elizabeth Padfield, Columbus
  • Kemper CPA Group Outstanding Student in Accounting: Destinie Staley, Seymour
  • The Republic Outstanding Student in Marketing: Isabel D’Allura, North Vernon
  • Georgia Blair Miller Business Student Award: Cody Giordano, Indianapolis
  • Jerry E. Wheat Scholarship Award: Alexandria Hill, Columbus

University College

  • First-Year Seminar Award: Allison Green, Scipio

General Studies Degree Program

  • Outstanding Graduate Award:Elzbieta Bidwell, Columbus
  • Outstanding Graduate Award | Tiffany Morgan, Columbus

Division of Education

  • Distinguished Service to Education: Haylee Siegel, Columbus
  • Distinguished Teaching & Learning in K-6 Mathematics Education: Rory Bauman, Columbus
  • Distinguished Teaching & Learning in Special Education: Libby Hatton, Columbus
  • Distinguished Teaching & Learning in Equity Education: Tyler Kelp, Nashville
  • IUPUC Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Future Educator: Bridget Burnett, Columbus
  • IUPUC Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Future Educator: Jaelyn Ogle, Seymour

Division of Health Sciences

  • Columbus Regional Health Outstanding Student in Nursing: Abby Adams, Martinsville
  • Outstanding Pre-Licensure Student in Nursing: Emma Laswell, Columbus
  • Vicki Johnson-Poynter Nurse Leadership Award: Heather Hountz, Sunman
  • Sharer Preceptor of the Year Award: Jason Palmer, Columbus

Division of Liberal Arts

  • Best English Essay: Mattie Lucas, Nashville
  • Outstanding Student in Communication Studies: Sean Healstead, Columbus
  • Outstanding Student in English: Michael Donohue, Columbus
  • Outstanding Student in Sociology: Matthew Rude, Commiskey
  • Taylor Brothers Outstanding Student in Liberal Arts: Stephen Reen, Greensburg

Division of Mechanical Engineering

  • Faurecia Outstanding Student in Mechanical Engineering: Maya Garcia, Shelbyville

Division of Science

  • Columbus Regional Health Outstanding Student in Science: Stephanie Baumgartner, Columbus
  • Outstanding Student in Advanced Math: Elizabeth Lynch, North Vernon
  • Outstanding Student in Calculus: Eric Dreyer, Batesville
  • Outstanding Student in Calculus: Adrienne Shea, Columbus
  • Promising Future Psychologist: Victoria Ewing, Seymour
  • Outstanding Student in Psychology: Victoria Johnson, Columbus
  • Jack P. Young Chemistry Award: Adrienne Shea, Columbus

2018-2019 Office of Student Research Grant Award Winners

  • Isaac Mauricio Garcia Rojas Aguilar, Columbus
  • Abigail Alderdice, Nashville
  • Eden Alderdice, Nashville
  • Maycie Asher, Hope
  • Hannah Ballard, Greenwood
  • Elzbieta Bidwell, Columbus
  • Nicole Bodi, Elizabethtown
  • Anthony Cox, Columbus
  • Alex Day, Scipio
  • Asher Denny, Columbus
  • Brooke Ebbing, Brownstown
  • Payten Ewing, Greensburg
  • Michelle Fitzsimmons, Columbus
  • Maya Garcia, Shelbyville
  • Kylee Hollenbeck, Columbus
  • Elizabeth Leech, Columbus
  • Elizabeth Lynch, North Vernon
  • Kailee Lynn, Indianapolis
  • Ciara Phares, Columbus
  • Kayla Pride, Brownstown
  • Adrienne Shea, Columbus
  • Danielle Shelley, Seymour
  • Lauryn Stephens, Columbus
  • Jerrica Wischmeier, Brownstown

These IUPUC faculty and staff members received special recognition for outstanding service:

FACULTY AWARDS

  • Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Teaching Award: Lisa Siefker Bailey
  • Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Award: Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick
  • Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Service Award: Darrin Carr
  • Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award: Scott Desmond
  • Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award: Julie Mendez
  • Jacqueline D. Franz Outstanding Part-time Faculty Teaching Award: Robin Wizenread Fritz

STAFF AWARDS

  • C. W. Coons Distinguished Service Award: Sara Williamson
  • Staff Council Service Award: Cynthia Scott