College of Arts

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College of Arts Sciences

• Honors Convocation
• Sunday, April 19, 2009

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Department of Anthropology

• Robin Brown Memorial
• Life Experience Award
• Amy Henson
• Kayla Kromer
• Katie Leslie
• Katherine Dunham Award
• in Anthropology
• Jamie Berner
• Ashley Cisneros
• Bryan Clemons
• Abdul Ursani
• Mary Warren Bagely Rekas
• Memorial Scholarship
• Elizabeth Conzelman
• Angela Cooper
• James Powers
• Elise Valdes

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Department of Art and Design
Art Service Club AwardManda RemmenRobin W.
Brown AwardAngela Perkinson William Justin
Brown Sculpture AwardEmily Dunlap Don F. Davis
AwardNathaniel Gaefcke Barbara Dyck Memorial
Award for Textile Arts Graduate
StudentsTamara Wilke D. P. I. AwardAshley
Hinkle Friends of Art AwardVirginia Jenkins

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Department of Art and Design

Friends of Art Honor Award in Studio
ArtsKristen Bartel April Volentine Friends
of Art Honor Award in Art Education Andrea
Kumlin Friends of Art Honor Award in Art
HistoryCarrie McNeal
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Department of Art and Design
Harold Kendal AwardDenise Piskulic Carey G.
Orness Awardin SculptureJonathon McMillan Rose
Marie Sacchi AwardLauren Leohner Valerie Lee
Reynolds SmithAward in PaintingJennifer
Flores Wagner Association ofMetalsmiths
AwardLauren LeohnerJillian PaloneWagner
PottersAssociation AwardKyle JohnsNicholas
Ramey
Thomas D. Gipe SculptureAwardAmanda
Pfister Shari Helgen-Huntley Award in
Printmaking/GraphicDesignKristen
Bartel Martha Holden GraduateAward in
CeramicsVirginia Jenkins David C.
HuntleyFounders AwardEvan Wagman
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Department of Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences Senior AwardJordan
Bell Joseph JedlickaHannah Burnett Kelli
LevekAndrew Callahan Michael NealJessica
Choudhury Patrick MurphyAmanda Dowdy Jill
SchroederJoseph Einhorn Lauren SpencerJason
Esker Sarah Zuber The Michael R. Levy Memorial
Awardin Molecular BiologyJordan Bell Donal G.
Myer Award for the OutstandingStudent in
Sciences and MathematicsKelli Levek
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Department of Biological Sciences
Ollie Mae Williams Merit AwardEmily
Pendleton The Dr. Arthur C. Zahalsky Award for
Excellence in Medical TechnologyCarrie Boylan
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Department of Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry AwardNicole Motl Award in
Chemical EducationDerek Poci Award in Physical
ChemistryNicole Motl SIUE Thomas Bouman
Memorial Research Scholar Award
(Undergraduate)Kenneth RodgersJoel Thomas SIUE
Thomas Bouman MemorialResearch Scholar Award
(Graduate)Stephen BuxYu Zhao
Graduate ResearchAwardLiu Qi ChenJoshua
Neumann Graduate TeachingAwardDennis
Awasabisah Dr. Emil Jason Memorial Award in
ChemistryMalinda Nwobodo Outstanding Freshman
AwardKristie Rees Outstanding Graduate
StudentJagodige Prithika YasomaneeYu Zhao
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Department of Chemistry
Outstanding Junior Award in ChemistryKelli
Levek Outstanding Senior Chemistry Student
AwardDaniel Banks Outstanding Student in
ChemistryJoel Bauza Jennifer HundElizabeth
Flores Amy LaskowskiOutstanding Student in
General ChemistryJeffery Calvin Outstanding
Student in Organic ChemistrySteven
Dick Undergraduate Research AwardBrian J.
Moore Elise Mullins Nicole Motl Kenneth Rodgers
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Department of English Language and Literature
A. Edwin Graham Memorial AwardMarci
DanielsElizabeth Topham Dan Havens Award in
American LiteratureMichael DavisAmber
Robins Nicholas T. Joost Award forGraduate
Thesis in English andAmerican LiteratureJanella
MoyRumyana Hristova Garry N. Murphy Memorial
AwardMichael DavisMegan Hudgins William Carlin
Slattery MemorialAward in Poetry or DramaMegan
HudginsDeborah Mashibini
The Mimi Zanger Memorial Award in FictionMarci
Daniels
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Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
Distinguished Student in ItalianLanguage Honors
Day AwardJill Ravanelli German Cultural
SocietyOutstanding Student in German Language
AwardJason Voegele Distinguished Student in
GermanAdam Ottwein Helen D. Goode Memorial
ScholarshipSarah Jansen Italian American Club
Outstanding Student in Italian Language
AwardBrian Rocca
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Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
The Gladys Oney Griffen GermanScholarshipCourtn
ey Gummersheimer Outstanding Student in Chinese
AwardJamar Gaddis
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Department of Geography
C. Kenneth Anderson MemorialAward in Geography
and SociologyJennifer BelokonVincent
Giammaria Geography Student Assistance
AwardRobert King Karin MeinkothWilliam
Marks Bruce Trickel Dr. Charles F. Hess
GraduateStudent AwardJennifer Glaubius
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Department of Geography
Dr. Robert L. Koepke GraduateStudent
AwardValerie Eachus Dr. Robert E. Mendelson
GraduateStudent AwardCharles Yeager Noble
Thompson Student Awardin GeographyJennifer
Glaubius Susan York Memorial Awardin
GeographyErin Marks
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Department of Historical Studies
The Kleinstuck German History Award Zachary
Riebeling Weiss History Award Whitney Shoemaker
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Department of Mass Communications
Belleville News DemocratMass CommunicationsJourn
alism AwardHolly Meyer Elmer C. Broz Award
forAchievement in JournalismMegan McClure The
Bob Hardy Scholarshipin Broadcast
JournalismCatherine KleneHolly Meyer Judy
Landers Creativity inStrategic Media
AwardEmily Reutebuch Barbara Regnell
Leadershipin Media Award in Mass
CommunicationsBrittany Williams
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Department of Mass Communications
John Regnell Media Policy of Law AwardRobert
Dettmers John Rider Graduate Achievement
AwardNukwa Quenter Jack Shaheen Media Image
AwardPreston Gibson St. Louis American
Outstanding Studentin Journalism
AwardCatherine Klene Dewayne Staats Award in
Sports JournalismAdam Young The Kamil Winter
Achievement AwardKristin Bell
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics
The Clellie Curtis OurslerSenior Scholarship in
MathematicsRichard LynchBen Riedle Florence A.
Fanning AwardNatalie LangenfeldAmy Sidwell The
Andrew O. Lindstrum Jr.Memorial AwardSteven
Atteberry Outstanding Mathematics andStatistics
Student AwardLauren Craig
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics
The R. N. Pendergrass GraduateStudent
Scholarship AwardWei DingDarren GarbuzGlenn
HarrisJianwei LuJohn Marriott Matthew Samsel
GraduateAssistant Fellowshipin Mathematics and
StatisticsYu HanIan Wanda
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Department of Music
Mildred Arnold MusicScholarshipGlenda
Renken Kathy L. Bowman BrassMusician
ScholarshipBrian Birch Dr. Warren L. Brown
MemorialGraduate Student Music AwardAnita
LinThomas Wood Jeffrie Davis MemorialScholarship
James Geppert Department of MusicScholarshipZ
achary Stegman
Friends of Music ScholarshipStephanie
Davis Kelsey RhoadesCody Kauhl A.J. RothLauren
Klacko Jessica SassKelsey Liesen Mikaela
SullivanBrian May Matthew VillingerGlenda Renken
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Department of Music
Mark Gerdelman Honors Awardin Musical
CompositionDavid Ikard Joseph Gruber Memorial
Music TeacherStudent AwardJenna Fritschle Jazz
Performance AwardMarty Morrison Jeri Sue
Johnson AwardCody Kauhl Marilee
TeasleyMichael Krueger Allison WamserThe
Ernest A. Karandjeff Music AwardDolly HsuThe
Myra Lee Rogier Lesiak Memorial
ScholarshipAndy AsadorianLaura GuseBrynna
Murphy
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Department of Music
May Department Stores Music ScholarshipKeith
Wehmeier Joshua Williamson Herbert Oberlang
Music Scholarship AwardJocelyn Garner Piano
Performance AwardJoseph Welch Kenneth and
Virginia Scroggins Memorial Jazz Scholarship
Marty Morrison
Susan Slaughter Award in TrumpetJon
LePique Ruth Slenczynska AwardJoseph Welch St.
Louis Jazz Club Bev Elliot AwardBryan
Harrison St. Louis Jazz Club Jean Kittrell
AwardBarry Moton
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Department of Music
William H. Tarwater Memorial Chairs
ScholarshipBrian Birch Zachary Stegman Dr.
Dorothy E. Tulloss Music Education AwardZachary
Simon Kim Summers Dr. Leonard Van Camp Memorial
ScholarshipEmily Ottwein Edwin G. Warren
Collegium Musicum or Graduate Performance
AwardCurtis Brewer Cody HenryErin
Haupt Dolly Hsu
Edwin Warren Memorial ScholarshipJames Geppert
Shari Wilson Memorial Award in Musical
ExcellenceBrian Kapp
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Department of Philosophy
Robert A. Gray Memorial Awardin
PhilosophyMindy Lawson
Ober Honors Award in PhilosophyJordan Shaw
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Department of Physics
The Dr. Ik-Ju Kang Student Awardin PhysicsWael
AbueidehJoshua Bradford Outstanding Graduate
Student in Physics AwardSeongheon KimFletcher
Werner Outstanding Teaching Assistant
AwardGeorgia Bracey Physics Underclassman
AwardRyan Beelman
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Department of Political Science
Lloyd Curly Harris Award in GovernmentChristop
her Stroot
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Department of Social Work
Regulus and Gilmore Social WorkStudent
AwardMisty JonesDaad Hariri Undergraduate
Student AwardTy Smith
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Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Studies
Artex International Inc. Award in
SociologyMegann CorsoHavah KinneCarrie
Owens Distinguished Student in Criminal
JusticeAwardGinny HuotRyan Jones
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Department of Speech Communication
Communication AwardLindsay Sax Robert B.
Hawkins Graduate AwardStacey Howard John W. and
Eva M. Morgan Awardin Speech CommunicationTrish
a Hoffman David B. Valley Outstanding
TeachingAssistant AwardAmelia Grimes
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Department of Theater and Dance
William Best Theater Performance AwardMaggie
ConroyAnna SkidisDana Szarzynski Ann E. Carlson
ScholarshipGregory Fenner Richard Claridge
Award for Best Studentin Service to the
DepartmentAcacia Moll Curtains Up Theater
Technical AwardSarah Jacobsen
Lynn Kluth Award for Best Student in
PerformanceCassaundra Sampson George Lampman
Award for Best Student in Design and Technical
TheaterDerrick Devault Lisa Colbert Memorial
ScholarshipCurtis Lewis Anna Skidis
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Department of Theater and Dance
John W. and Eva M. Morgan Awardin Theater and
DanceJanelle Richardson Outstanding Dance
StudentEmily Taul St. Louis Theatrical
Brotherhood,IATSE Local 6, TechnicalTheater
AwardScott Rocca Theater and Dance
OutstandingStudent AwardJeremiah
HarveyJonathan McOwan
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Department of Theater and Dance
William W. Vilhauer Award for Excellence in
Technical TheaterSarah Jacobsen Alcine Wiltz
Dance AwardLynn Bobzin Emily Taul
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Environmental Sciences Program
Outstanding Environmental Sciences Graduate
Student AwardLane Richter
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Office of Science Mathematics Education
Outstanding Future Biology TeacherJill
Schroeder Outstanding Future Chemistry
TeacherDeAnna Meyer Outstanding Future Earth
Science TeacherTrent Kavelman Outstanding
Future Mathematics TeacherRobert Gribbins
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Womens Studies Program
Martha Welch Womens Studies Student AwardSarah
Wion
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Provosts Fine Arts Scholarships
Art and Design

• Erika Bennett Zachary Koch
• Elaine Buss Travis Lawrence
• Emily Dunlap Tara Morton
• Nathaniel Gaefcke Trudy Mosby
• Kyle Johns Jerry Papadoulis

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Provosts Fine Arts Scholarships
Music
Nathan Ball Linsey Boczek Zach Dismukes Megan
Hart Brian Kapp Michael Krueger Emily Ottwein
Katelyn Rardin Emily Rautio Alex Ray Peter
Somerville Kimberly Summers Marilee Teasley
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Provosts Fine Arts Scholarships
Theater and Dance
Geoffrey Alexander Jeremy Brooks Kristina
Cirone Pamela Diliberto Sara Fehrmann Deanna
Helton Sarah Jones Katherine Kiser Sarah
McKenney Laurel Williams
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SIUE Competitive Graduate Awards
Lori J. BelknapGeography Lauren
GerberEnglishChristie HaskenhermSocial
Work Kula MooreArt Therapy Counseling
Daniel MurphyBiological Sciences David
RawsonEnglish Zachary RiebelingHistory Kelly
RobinsonArt Studio
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Faculty Research Excellence Awards
Distinguished Research Professor Award
Winners Dr. Leah OBrien, Department of
ChemistryDr. Margaret Peg Simons, Chair,
Department of Philosophy

• Hoppe Research Professor Award Winner
• Dr. George Pelekanos, Department of Mathematics
  and Statistics
• Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award
  Recipient
• Dr. David Kauzlarich, Chair, Department of
  Sociology and Criminal Justice

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2009 Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards
Teaching Excellence Award Dr. Jennifer Rehg,
Assistant Professor Department of
AnthropologyTeaching Distinction AwardDr.
Alicia Alexander, Assistant ProfessorDepartment
of Speech CommunicationTeaching Recognition
AwardDr. Denise DeGarmo, Associate
ProfessorDepartment of Political ScienceMs.
Renee Fussell, InstructorDepartment of Speech
Communication  
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William and Margaret Going Professorship
2009 Recipient Dr. Urszula Ledzewicz Professor,
Department of Mathematics Statistics     Previou
s Recipients 2008Dr. David Kauzlarich, Chair and
ProfessorDepartment of Sociology and Criminal
Justice Studies   2007Dr. Margaret (Peg) Simons,
Chair and ProfessorDepartment of
Philosophy   2006 Dr. Ronald Schaefer,
ProfessorDepartment of English Language
Literature    
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Thank you for coming!