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




