<h2>Student Honors Awards</h2><h3>Spring 2008<br /><br /></h3><p><span class="textbodybold">The College of Arts and Sciences offers 44 degree programs in the arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences. Faculty and students work closely together, allowing students the opportunity to conduct primary research with leaders who are recognized in their fields. We are proud of the achievements of our students including those recognized as the recipients of awards.</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of ANTHROPOLOGY</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>The Bank of Edwardsville Award in Anthropology<br /></strong>Recipients: Bryan Clemons</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Katherine Dunham Award in Anthropology<br /></strong>Recipients: Jamie Haines, Ceara Horsley,Leighann Jones and Ernesto Rivera</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Mary Warren Bagley Rekas Memorial Scholarship<br /></strong>Recipient: Lori Belknap</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Student in Anthropology Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Kayla Kromer, Angela Cooper and Abdul Ursani</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Robin Brown Memorial Life Experience Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Jamie Berner</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of ART AND DESIGN</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Art &amp; Design Department Award<br /></strong>Recipients: June Farley and Mark Shumake</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Barbara Dyck Memorial Award for Textile Arts Graduate Student Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Erin Cork</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>David Huntley FOA Founder's Award in Art<br /></strong>Recipient: Brooke Noble</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Friends of Art Auction<br /></strong>Recipient: Sandy Miller</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Friends of Art Auction (Don F. Davis)<br /></strong>Recipient: Aimee Arseneaux</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Friends of Art Auction (Robin W. Brown)<br /></strong>Recipients: Erin Cork</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Martha Holden Endowment<br /></strong>Recipients: Jon McMillan</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Rose Marie Sacchi Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Matthew Dickey</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Shari Helgen-Huntley Memorial Award in Printmaking/Graphic Design<br /></strong>Recipients: Sharon Bean</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Thomas D. Gipe Sculpture Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Ilene Berman and Dana Hildebrand</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Wagner Association of Metalsmiths Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Rebecca Barton and Molly Douglass</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Wagner Potters' Association Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Will Rimel</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>William Justin Brown Memorial Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Brianna Ruppert</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Biological Sciences Senior Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Joshua Billington, Tara Bradstreet, Andrew Callahan, Chelsie D. Carlton, Daniel Chartrand, Ashley Federico, Lydia Freed, Chelsea Kilhoffer, Jennifer Laquet, Mallory Miller, Shruti Patil, Victor Pinones, Felicia Scaggs and Steven Wann</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>The Dr. Arthur C. Zahalsky Award for Excellence in Medical Technology<br /></strong>Recipient: Audrey York</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Ella Ott Weisman Award in Biological Sciences<br /></strong>Recipient: Jennifer Laquet</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Dr. John LeBlanc Academic Excellence Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Michael Wong</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Michael R. Levy Memorial Award in Molecular Biology<br /></strong>Recipient: Lydia Freed and Steve Wann</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Paul J. Campisi Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Patricia Trautmann</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Ollie Mae Williams Merit Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Omara Ousley</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Math &amp; Science Outstanding Student of the Year<br /></strong>Recipient: Whitney Luebben</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of CHEMISTRY</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Analytical Chemistry Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Salauddin Khondaker</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Chemical Education Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Andrew Ribbing</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Donal G. Meyer Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Lindsey Hamilton</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Dr. Emil Jason Memorial Award in Chemistry<br /></strong>Recipient: Ashia Small</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Graduate Teaching Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Tejendra Patel and Danielle Reed</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Graduate Research Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Tremylla Johnson, Hongli Li and Uvege Dona Nilusha Priyadarshani</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Freshman Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Kimber Barrett</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Graduate Student Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Upendra Dahal and Fengrui Qu</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Junior Chemistry Student Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Daniel Banks</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Senior Chemistry Student Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Lindsey Hamilton</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Student in Chemistry Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Ryan Beelman, Jordan Bell, Eric Hellrung and Harry Zollars</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Physical Chemistry Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Brian Schutte</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Sigma Aldrich Co-op Scholarship<br /></strong>Recipient: Daniel Chartrand</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Thomas Bouman Memorial Research Scholarship<br /></strong>Recipient: Lindsey Hamilton, Tremylla Johnson, Ashia Small and Darci Trader</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Undergraduate Research Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Whitney Luebben and Neha Parikh</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>A. Edwin Graham Memorial Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Elizabeth Wood</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Gary N. Murphy Memorial Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Jacob Carlson</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Gertrude C. Drake Award for Excellence in Classical Language<br /></strong>Recipient: Nancy Staples</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>The Mimi Zanger Memorial Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Joshua Tyler</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding English Student Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Elizabeth Moore</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Paul J. Campisi Award<br /></strong>Recipient: James K. Goltz</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>William Carlin Slattery Memorial Award in Poetry or Drama<br /></strong>Recipients: Cassandra Howard and Heath Luster</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Distinguished Student in Italian Language Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Michael Pilato</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>German American Heritage Society Distinguished Student in German Language Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Shelly Morrison</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>German Cultural Society Outstanding Student in German Award<br /></strong>Recipients: John Love</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Gladys Oney Griffen German Scholarship<br /></strong>Recipients: Lindsay Myers</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Helen D. Goode Memorial Scholarship<br /></strong>Recipients: Jason Hurst</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Italian American Club Outstanding Student in Italian Language Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Ashleigh Angelly</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Student in Chinese Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Taunya K. Dillow and Meagan E. Seale</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of GEOGRAPHY</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Artex International Inc. Award in Geography<br /></strong>Recipients: Michael Farrara and Emily Prince</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Charles Hess Graduate Student Award in Geography<br /></strong>Recipients: Kusumakar Bhusal</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Geography Department Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Frank Nguyen and Diedra Weaver</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Geography Student Assistance Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Charles Yeager</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Robert Koepke Graduate Student Award in Geography<br /></strong>Recipients: Valerie Eachus</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Robert Mendelson Graduate Student in Geography Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Ramona Sheppard</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Noble R. Thompson, III Student Award in Geography<br /></strong>Recipient: Thad Marks</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Ruby Bratten Lions Club Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Eric J. Wellelman</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Susan York Memorial Award in Geography<br /></strong>Recipient: Jennifer Glaubius</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of HISTORICAL STUDIES</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>The Herbert H. Rosenthal Memorial Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Julie Cline</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Mary A. Maguire Dunnagan History-Philosophy Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Cynthia Kiser</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Student in Historical Studies Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Julie Klein, Rob Rogers and Mark Rosenkoetter</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Timothy P. Fischer Award in Historical Studies<br /></strong>Recipient: Julie Cline</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Weiss History Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Rebecca Hackett</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of MASS COMMUNICATIONS</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Barbara Regnell Leadership in Media<br /></strong>Recipient: Ilene Sanders</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Belleville News Democrat Mass Communications Journalism Award<br /></strong>Recipients: Megan McClure</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Bob Hardy Scholarship (Broadcast Journalism)<br /></strong>Recipient: Catherine Klene</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Elmer C. Broz Award for Achievement in Journalism<br /></strong>Recipient: Maggie Rhynes</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>John Regnell Media Policy &amp; Law Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Anna Dunn</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>The Jack Shaheen Media Image Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Holly Meyer</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>John Rider Graduate Achievement Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Alfred Tom Atwood</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>John Rutherford Ott Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Maggie Rhynes</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Judy Landers Creativity in Strategic Media Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Margaret Frost</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>The Kamil Winter Achievement Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Valerie Martinez</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Press Club of St. Louis Honors Day Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Matthew Schroyer</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Robert L. Emig Mass Communications Scholarship<br /></strong>Recipient: Michelle Lach</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>St. Louis American Outstanding Student in Journalism Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Jacob Boone</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>St. Louis Newspaper Guild Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Anthony Patrico</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of MATHEMATICS and STATISTICS</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Andrew O. Lindstrum, Jr. Memorial Award<br /></strong>Recipient: Robert Wachtel</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Argosy Casino Award in Math &amp; Statistics<br /></strong>Recipient: Justine Lunte</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Clellie Curtis Oursler Senior Scholarship in Mathematics<br /></strong>Recipient: Steven Atteberry</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Florence A. Fanning Fund<br /></strong>Recipient: Shae Westendorf</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Gordon T. Chamness Memorial Award</strong><br />Recipient: Jaime Cizek and Amy Sidwell</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Matthew Samsel Graduate Fellowship</strong><br />Recipient: James Munden and Vignon Oussa</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Ott Family Award in Math and Statistics</strong><br />Recipient: Natalie Langenfeld</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Math &amp; Statistics Student</strong><br />Recipient: Kyle Lawson</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Senior in Math<br /></strong>Recipient: Anthony Scoles</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>R.N.Pendergrass Scholarship<br /></strong>Recipient: Yu Han, Yi Liu and Ian Wanda</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of MUSIC</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Dr. Dorothy E. Tulloss Music Education Award</strong><br />Recipient: Lindsay Dyer</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Edwin B. Warren Musicum/Graduate Performance Award</strong><br />Recipient: Linda Doby</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Warren Brown Memorial Graduate Student Award</strong><br />Recipient: Linda Doby, Cody Henry and Natalie Pannier</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Edwin B. Warren Memorial Scholarship</strong><br />Recipient: David Ikard</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Ernest A. Karandjeff Award</strong><br />Recipient: Joseph Welch</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Graduate Award in Music Education</strong><br />Recipient: Sheri Stewart</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Joseph Gruber Memorial Music Teacher Student Award</strong><br />Recipient: Jenna Fritschle</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Jazz Award</strong><br />Recipient: Nathan Jatcko</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Jeffrie Davis Memorial Scholarship</strong><br />Recipient: James Geppert</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Jeri Sue Johnson Scholarship</strong><br />Recipients: Matthew Newlin</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>John F. Kiburz Honors Award in Flute</strong><br />Recipient: Linda Doby, Lindsay Dyer and Lauren Klacko</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Kathy L. Bowman Brass Musician Scholarship</strong><br />Recipient: Brian Birch</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Kenneth and Virginia Scroggins Memorial Jazz Scholarship</strong><br /> Recipient: Martin Morrison</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Leonard Van Camp Memorial Music Assistantship Award</strong><br />Recipients: Emily Ottwein</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Linda B. Warren Award in Voice</strong><br />Recipient: Curtis Cave</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Marian Whitehead Award in Voice</strong><br />Recipient: Emily Ottwein</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>May Department Stores Music Scholarship</strong><br />Recipients: Keith Wehmeier and Joshua Williamson</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Myra Lee Rogier Lesiak Memorial Scholarship</strong><br />Recipient: Andrew Asadorian, Laura Guse, Bryanna Murphy and Lorie Van Cleve</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Herbert Oberlag Music Scholarship&gt;</strong><br />Recipient: Zachary Stegman</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Piano Performance Award</strong><br />Recipient: Jessica Anderson</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Ruth Slenczynska Award</strong><br />Recipient: Jessica Anderson</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>The Shari Wilson Memorial Award for Musical Excellence</strong><br />Recipient: Zachary Stegman</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>SIUE Band Award</strong><br />Recipient: Joshua Williamson</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>SIUE Concert Chorale Scholarship</strong><br />Recipient: Keith Wehmeier</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>SIUE Orchestra Development Fund</strong><br />Recipients: Lauren Dufford</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>String Awards in Music</strong><br />Recipients: Andy Hainz</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Susan Slaughter Award in Trumpet</strong><br />Recipients: Jon Lepique</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>William H. Tarwater Memorial Chair's Scholarship</strong><br />Recipients: Zachary Stegman and Ryan Thompson</span></p><h3 style="color: red;">OFFICE of SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (OSME)</h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Future Biology Teacher</strong><br />Recipient: Stephanie Schweppe</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Future Chemistry Teacher</strong><br />Recipient: Andrew McGarrahan</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Future Mathematics Teacher</strong><br />Recipient: Justine Lunte</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of PHILOSOPHY</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Ben Obers Honors Award in Philosophy</strong><br />Recipient: Meredith Burkart</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Robert A. Gray Memorial Award</strong><br />Recipient: Aric Kreeger</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of PHYSICS</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Dr. Ik-Ju Kang Award in Physics</strong><br />Recipients: Rajendra Shrestha and Thomas Withee</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Graduate Student in Physics</strong><br />Recipient: Seongheon Kim</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Physics Student Award</strong><br />Recipient: Adam Cherrington</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Outstanding Teaching Assistant in Physics</strong><br />Recipient: Delores Alber, Esra Demir-Shaalan and Wael Abueideh</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Physics Department Underclassman Award</strong><br />Recipients: Daniel Banks</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of POLITICAL SCIENCE</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Lloyd &quot;Curly&quot; Harris Award in Government</strong><br />Recipients: Elizabeth Kerwin and Emily Siemer</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>John B. Eiserle Memorial Award Fund</strong><br />Recipients: Joseph F. Avellone</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of SOCIAL WORK</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Department of Social Work Scholarship</strong><br />Recipient: Shimere Harrington</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Esther Ott Estes Award</strong><br />Recipients: Brianna Fritsch</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Graduate Student Award</strong><br />Recipients: Darren Dunahee</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Regulus &amp; Gilmore Social Work Student Award</strong><br />Recipients: Misty Jones</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Undergraduate Student Award</strong><br />Recipients: Stephanie Young</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Artex International Inc. Award in Sociology (Employment Relations)</strong><br />Recipients: Laurie Estilette</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Artex International Inc. Award in Sociology (General Sociology)</strong><br />Recipient: Amanda Gochanour</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Distinguished Student in Criminal Justice Award</strong><br />Recipient: Christopher Flake</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of SPEECH COMMUNICATION</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>David B. Valley Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award</strong><br />Recipient: Rachel Price</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Department of Speech Communication Award</strong><br />Recipients: Jill Dupy</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Robert W. Hawkins Graduate Award</strong><br />Recipient: Desiree Bennyhoff</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>John W. and Eva M. Morgan Award in Speech Communications</strong><br />Recipient: Amy Zentgraf</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">Department of THEATER and DANCE</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Ann E. Carlson Scholarship</strong><br />Recipients: Derrick DaVault, Janelle Richardson and Scott Rocca</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Curtains Up Theater Technical Award</strong><br />Recipients: Evan Rooney</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>FOTAD Alcine Wiltz Award in Dance</strong><br />Recipient: Rachel Mumford, Audrey Sierman and Emily Taul</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>FOTAD William Best Award</strong><br />Recipient: Maggie Conroy, Acacia Moll and Dana Szarzynski</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>FOTAD William Vilhauer Award in Design and Technical Theater</strong><br />Recipients: Sarah Jacobsen, Sara Trebing and Sarah Woodworth</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>FOTAD George Lampman Award for Best Student in Design &amp; Technical Theater</strong><br />Recipient: Sarah Woodworth</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>FOTAD Lynn Kluth Award for Best Student in Performance</strong><br />Recipient: Gregory Fenner</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>FOTAD Outstanding Dance Student</strong><br />Recipient: Lynn Bobzin</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>FOTAD Richard Claridge Award for Best Student in Service to the Department</strong><br />Recipient: Andrew Riedemann</span></p><p><span class="textbody"><strong>St. Louis Theatrical Brotherhood Award in Technical Theater</strong><br />Recipient: Scott Rocca</span></p><h3 style="color: red;"><span class="head2a">WOMEN'S STUDIES</span></h3><p><span class="textbody"><strong>Martha Welch Women's Studies Award</strong><br />Recipients: Cassandra McCallister</span></p><!--EndFragment-->