Kent State University at Salem recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual Student Awards Ceremony, while also honoring the service of faculty, staff and a community partner.
The awards and recipients are:
Academic Awards:
Human Services Award for Intern of Excellence:
- Catherine Leipply
Human Services Award for Champion of Advocacy:
- Sarah Martin
Human Services Award for Professional Dedication:
- Melinda Winters
Insurance Studies Student of the Year 2018-2019:
- Myranda Joseph
Insurance Studies Program Pulse Award:
- Michele Quinn
Outstanding Early Childhood Education Student:
- Brooke Kuszmaul
Outstanding Accounting Student:
- Lydia Strawn
Outstanding Business Student:
- Adam Kollay
Outstanding Computer Technology Student:
- Cody Dole
Outstanding Writing Tutor:
- Brianna Parfaite
Outstanding Student in English and Literature:
- Mariah Lanzer
Senior Honors Thesis Award:
- MacKenzie Godwin
- Brianna Parfaite
Outstanding Public Speaking Award:
- Cory Andric
- Jackson Corbisello
Most Charismatic Speaker Award:
- Laura Bokanovich
Excellence in Arboriculture and Urban Forest Management:
- Nathan Coufal
- Marshall Somerville
Excellence in Landscape and Turfgrass Management:
- Keelin McAndrew
- Scott Meyer
Outstanding Student in Psychological Research:
- Hayley Shasteen
Outstanding Student in Psychology:
- Nick Berger
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology Academic Excellence Award:
- Bethany Skeens
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology Clinical Excellence Award:
- Abby Smalley
Academic Excellence in Nursing-Sophomore:
- Delaney Higgins
Clinical Excellence in Nursing-Sophomore:
- Lacy Marshall
Academic Excellence in Nursing-Junior:
- Lea Bock
Clinical Excellence in Nursing-Junior:
- Diana Yeager
Academic Excellence in Nursing-Senior:
- Sarah Baker
Clinical Excellence in Nursing-Senior:
- Emily Ehrenberg
Outstanding Rural Scholars Mentor:
- Haylee Shasteen
- Brienna Sweitzer
Special Recognition
Undergraduate Research – Paper Competition:
- Rebecca Little
Undergraduate Research – Poster Competition:
- Raegan Meals and Heather Lude, first place;
- Allysha Campbell, second place;
- Ivy Bulloch, third place
Spring and Fall 2018 President’s List:
- Devon Asher
- Alexander Barnes
- Samantha Caldwell
- Logan Cardinal
- Connilyn Cross
- Allee Davidson-Chuck
- Russell Ford
- Kirsten Garvey
- MacKenzie Godwin
- Courtney Halter
- Shelby Handshue
- Jennifer Hayner
- Alexis Johnson
- Zeina Katabi
- Ashley King
- Adam Kollay
- Emily Krych
- Mariah Lanzer
- Katie Larabee
- McKenzie Lemasters
- Rebecca Little
- McKenzie Martin
- Russell McLaughlin
- Raegan Meals
- Rylee Meals
- Amanda Minich
- Amber Mondak
- Brianna Parfaite
- Courtney Sattler
- Bethany Skeens
- Preston Sosack
- Lydia Strawn
- Brienna Sweitzer
- Melody Troyer
- Melissa Tyger
- Taylor Whitworth
- Brianne Williams
- Kristen Wood
- Marina Zackeroff
Friend of the Campus Award:
- John Buta and Jock Buta of Butech Bliss
Outstanding Faculty Member:
- Kelly Dragomir
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member:
- Carrie Ann Tomko
Outstanding Staff Member:
- Maggie Mahon
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Cutline A: Recognized with the Campus Excellence Awards at Kent State Salem were (from left) Kelly Dragomir, Outstanding Fulltime Faculty Member; Maggie Mahon, Outstanding Staff Member; and Carrie Ann Tomko, Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member.
Cutline B: Students on the President’s List
Cutline C: Friend of the Campus went to Butech Bliss of Salem. Pictured are (from left) Matt Butts, senior associate vice president of Institutional Advancement, with Mr. and Mrs. John Buta of Butech Bliss.