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Cumberlands students receive honors

Cumberlands students receive honors

Thu, 05/02/2019 - 1:22pm

Students at University of the Cumberlands recently received honors from the University’s academic departments recognizing students’ excellent performance in their respective fields of study.

“It is our pleasure to congratulate these students on their dedication to their studies as well as the merit of their personal character,” said Dr. Christopher Leskiw, Vice President of Academic Affairs. “We applaud their accomplishments, and we look forward to seeing their continued growth as successful young adults.”

Cumberlands’ 2019 Departmental Students of the Year include:

Name

Hometown

State

Department

Ericka Allen

Oil Springs

KY

Elementary Education (Online)

Clara Arnold

New Concord

KY

Missions & Ministry

Lyndsey Bell

Pewee Valley

KY

P-12 Education

Rachel Bertram

Monticello

KY

English Department

Kendall Bricking

Florence

KY

Elementary Education

Mikaela Carroll

New Market

TN

Middle School Education

Mary Connell

Bremen

OH

Chemistry

Zachary Culver

Williamsburg

KY

Exercise & Sport Science

Cea Jae Dykes

Winfield

TN

French (AATF Outstanding Senior)

Michael Garnon

West Pennant Hills

Australia

Accounting

Madison Garrett

Lawrenceburg

KY

Spanish

Cole Genders

Circleville

OH

Middle School Education

Kathryn Green

Versailles

KY

Business Administration

Megan Jackson

Sevierville

TN

Human Services, Psychology

Ryan Lawson

Corbin

KY

Political Science

Haley Mahan

Williamsburg

KY

Exercise & Sport Science

Bryan “Ethan” Manuel

Stanford

KY

Communication Arts

Mercy Mmboshi

Shelbyville

KY

Public Health

Steven Novack

Kingston

TN

Secondary Education

Olivia O’Malley

JBSA Lackland

TX

History

Kelsey Osborne

Williamsburg

KY

Secondary Education

Becka Plitt

Coloma

MI

Psychology

Tara Routliffe

Ontario

Canada

Human Services

Miles Sherman

London

KY

Criminal Justice

Zachary Simbeck

Rogersville

AL

Computer & Information Science

Kayla “Markelle” Smith

Heidrick

KY

Biology

Megan Smits

Knoxville

TN

Special Education

Elizabeth Steward

Lexington

KY

Music

Dalton Walden

Williamsburg

KY

Accounting

Abby Walker

Louisville

KY

Math (Esther A. Compton Award), Physics

Other award/scholarship winners include:

Chelsie Chambers

Oneida

TN

Bella Bender-Lipps Award (Art)

Kailee Godinez

Highlands Ranch

CO

Kenneth & Tessa Nelson Brown Spanish Scholarship

Yu-Chien Huang

Tainan

Taiwan

Phyllis Richardson Wood Scholarship (Music)

Chelsea Bozeman

Strunk

KY

Mavis Broom Scholarship (Education)

Rachel Bertram

Monticello

KY

KDP Scholarship (Education)

Myah Fletcher

Georgetown

KY

Change Maker Award (Human Services), Milton Murphy Missions Service Award (Missions & Ministry)

Many of this year’s award winners are seniors at Cumberlands who will be graduating during the University’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 4. The undergraduate ceremony is set for 10am, with the graduate ceremony beginning at 4pm.