PRESS RELEASE – 2014 SCHOLASTIC HONORS CONVOCATION
– Friday, April 18th, 2:00 pm, University Hall Auditorium, Columbus
State University (Note: Do not release prior to 3 PM on April 18 th )
FACULTY AWARDS:
FACULTY SERVICE: Dr. John Finley, D. Abbott Turner
College of Business
FACULTY RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP: Dr. Kevin Burgess,
College of Letters & Sciences
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR: Dr. Kyle Christensen, College of
Letters & Sciences
USG REGENTS TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD: Dr.
Edward O’Donnell, D. Abbott Turner College of Business
USG REGENTS SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND
LEARNING AWARD: Dr. Jennifer Pitts, D. Abbott Turner
College of Business
USG REGENTS TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD
(ONLINE FACULTY): Dr. Jim Owen, College of Letters &
Sciences
WILLIAM CHAPPELL GRADUATE AWARD: Dr. Radhouane
Chouchane, D. Abbott Turner College of Business
FACULTY EMERITI STATUS:
Dr. James Brewbaker, College of Letters and Sciences
Dr. Archie Rainey, College of Letters and Sciences
Dr. Dutchie Riggsby, College of Education and Health Professions
Dr. Maurice Shalishali, D. Abbott Turner College of Business
STUDENT AWARDS:
ACADEMIC RECOGNITION AWARD: Kayla Brown
FACULTY CUP: Ford J. Fourqurean
PHI KAPPA PHI SENIOR AWARD: Ford J. Fourqurean
CSU HONORS PROGRAM – HONOR STOLES:
Thomas Adams
Kayla Brown
Carla Burton
Taylor Caldwell
Caroline Campbell
Charles Cantrell

Stephanie Earle
Adesikemi Ewedemi
Ford J. Fourqurean
Jordon Huffman
Tyler Krug
Roshan Nedumpurath
Michelle Pokopac
Melissa Rodgers
Brandon Smith
Valerie Staples
Larry Williamson
Samantha Jo Worthy
DEPARTMENT AWARDS:
COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
Studio Art: Kaitlyn Underwood
Art Education, Undergraduate: Brittany Shepard
Art Education, Graduate: Laura Smith
Art History: Victoria L. Cantrell
Communication: Jordan King
Music: Ford J. Fourqurean
Music-Presser Scholar: Likai He
Theatre Arts: Patrick Baker
Theatre Arts Education: Allison Honea
Theatre Arts Design/Technical: Shelbie Harris
Theatre Arts Performance: Elise Miller
D. ABBOTT TURNER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Accounting: Pavla Melkova
Finance: Chelsea Whitehurst
Management: Renee Lambert
Marketing: Ashly Rodriguez
Management Information Systems: Joseph Roberts
General Business: Veronica Hutchinson
Master of Business Administration: Jacob Keen
Master of Science in Organizational Leadership: Rebecca
Holman
WebMBA: William Cordell
Software Systems Computer Science: Geoffrey Platta
Applied Computing Computer Science: Cedric Searcy

Games Programming Computer Science: Jordon Huffman
Applied Computer Science, M.S.: Trang Nguyen
Information Technology: Tyler Hoffman
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
School Counseling, M. Ed.: Chelsea Hix
Community Counseling, M.S.: Elizabeth Romey
Educational Leadership, M.Ed.: Michael Glover
Educational Leadership, Ed.S.: Leslie Reese
Curriculum & Leadership, Ed.D.: Pamela Wetherington
Early Childhood Education Undergraduate: Hartley Barron
Early Childhood Education Graduate: Leah Glazier
Middle Grades Education Undergraduate: Tracy Greenfield
Middle Grades Education Graduate: Timothy Downes
English Education Undergraduate: Amanda Woodruff
English Education Graduate: Christie Cox
Spanish Education Undergraduate: Megan Smith
Mathematics Education Undergraduate: Kevin Klida
Mathematics Education Graduate: Nancy Harris
Science Education Undergraduate: Carrie Sharitt
Science Education Graduate: Sheena Odom
Social Science Education Undergraduate: L. Dawayne Gilbert
Social Science Education Graduate: Teresa Atkinson
Special Education Undergraduate: Shawn Benton
Special Education Graduate: Rachel Massey
UTeach: Timothy Jones
Health & Physical Education Undergraduate: Lori Favoretto
Health & Physical Education M.A.T.: Elizabeth Yates
Health & Physical Education M.Ed.: Andrew Stringfellow
Exercise Science Undergraduate: Pablo Colon
Health Science Undergraduate: Nanisha Martinez
Outstanding Nursing - Undergraduate B.S.N.: Averie Ward
Outstanding Nursing - Undergraduate R.N.-B.S.N.: Rachael
Jefferson
Outstanding Nursing - Graduate: Jennifer Everitt
COLLEGE OF THE LETTERS & SCIENCES
Criminal Justice: Amaka Iloegbunam
Sociology: Bobbi Starr

English Literature: Elaine Hoffmeister
Creative Writing: Morgan Lamberson
English Professional Writing: Nicholas Johnston
History: Heidi Packard
French: Sierra Johnson
Spanish: Jonathan Harrell
Political Science : Jonathan McCollough
Mario Mion Political Science Honors Scholarship: Jessie
Sizemore
Master of Public Administration: Deneshia Anderson
Cellular & Molecular Biology: Valerie Staples
Organismic Biology: Jonathan Harrell
Ecological & Evolutionary Biology: Samantha Jo Worthy
George Stanton Biology Award: Elizabeth Lamberth
Biology Education: Carrie Sharitt
Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Major: Eric Baker
Outstanding Chemistry Major: Samantha Jo Worthy
Excellence in Research- Chemistry: Christopher Scanlon
Organic Chemistry – Undergraduate: Chelsea Severin
Geology: Wenonah Patrick
Physics: Cameron McCarty
Engineering: Juan Silva
Environmental Science: Christopher Stanford
Mathematics: Kevin Klida
Philosophy: Jessie Sizemore
Psychology: Caroline Campbell
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges
Brittany Anderson
Deneshia Anderson
Ariel Andrews
Zeporia Bass
Shawn Benton
Philomina Boateng
Erica Bussey
Angela Byrd
Rosemarie Carlisle
Lindsey Davies

Cambreia Davis
Telea Davis
Angie Dowdell
Ernestine Dozier
Erika Galdamez
Angela Gary
Robert Glass
Rachel Green
Tracy Greenfield
Katrina Hall
Kathryn Harrell
Audrianna Haynes
Katherine Hinzman
Garrett Hix
Ayanna Ivey
Damini Jain
Christina Johnson
Jonathan Johnson
Wendi Johnson
Ashley Jordan
Renee Lambert
Elizabeth Lamberth
Mary Lyons
Juan Pablo Marin
Sammie Mays
Kimberly McAfee
Brooke Mobley
Yvette Nathan-Jones
Matthew Nelson
John Nieberding
Anthonia Okonkwo
Janet O’Neill
George Pruitt
Kea’ya Reeves
Sean Russell
Michael Ryan
Malinda Shamburger
Carrie Sharitt
Kayla Short
Megan Smith

Laurie Smithson
Valerie Staples
Yuka Styron
Steven Tette
Essence Thomas
Trenda Thomas
Fallecia Turner
Usenmfon Udo
Alisa Valles
Hannah Vongsavang
Gabrielle Walden
Elicia Walker
Brandy Walters
Victoria Weaver
Amanda Woodruff
Jessica Word