May 17, 2017 (Jackson, Miss.) - On May 12, the annual Belhaven Baccalaureate Service celebrated the special achievements of graduating seniors. The ceremony, held in the Dr. Billy Kim International Center, featured a number of awards that honored students and faculty who have distinguished themselves in scholarship, leadership and service.
The list of awards and honorees are below:
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Biology Service Award - John Sinclair from Mendenhall, Mississippi
Most Outstanding Biology Student Award - Kyle Knight from Niceville, Florida
Dr. Philip Kelly Service Award - Eric N. Munyaneza from Jackson, Mississippi
Communication Achievement Award - Sarah Claire Armstrong from Gallman, Mississippi
Superior Work in Literary Studies Award - Rhonda Flurry from Madison, Mississippi
History Award - Hannah Anders from Marshall, Texas
Political Science Award - James Ryan Carr from Jackson, Mississippi
Psychology Award - Scott Malcolm from Glasgow, Scotland
Psychology Academic Excellence Award - Mitchell Read from Adelaide, Australia
Social Work Award - Olivia Parks from Downers Grove, Illinois
Sports Medicine and Exercise Science Award - Johnathon Platt from Waynesboro, Mississippi
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Achievement in Accounting Award - James Walker Martin from Laurel, Mississippi
Senior Outstanding Accounting Major Award - James Walker Martin from Laurel, Mississippi
Achievement in Business - Crystal N. Kehtel from Madison, Mississippi
James W. Park Academic Excellence Award - John C. Evert from LaGrange, Georgia
Athletic Studies Servant Leader Award - Daniel Ammirati from Queens, New York
Athletic Studies Scholar Service Award - John Wooten from Brandon, Mississippi
Sigma Alpha Omicron Leadership Service Award - Megan Goss from Brandon, Mississippi
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Award of Excellence in Education - Ellen Scott from Pelham, Alabama
SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
Art Spirit Award - Emily Verdoorn from Des Moines, Iowa
Dance Daniel Award - Kathryn Lee from Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
Dance Bezalel Award - Sarah Allen from Sandwich, Massachusetts
Kingdom Transformation Award - Justin Nipper from Richland, Mississippi
Theater Barnabas Award - Marie Catherine Haynes from Pelahatchie, Mississippi
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Outstanding Senior Nursing Student Award - Kailynn M. Jeffords from Valdosta, Georgia
Nursing Clinical Excellence Award - Lydia J. Gibson from Brandon, Mississippi
ADULT STUDIES - JACKSON CAMPUS
High Academic Achievement Award - George E. Cox, Jr. from Florence, Mississippi
UNIVERSITY AWARDS
International Student of the Year Award - Mitchell Read from Adelaide, Australia
Mississippi Humanities Award Honoree - Dr. Angela Gaddis, Chair and Associate Professor of Social Work
William Winter Scholar Honoree - Catherine Hampton from Huntsville, Alabama
Bess Caldwell Memorial Award - Rachel Jaeger from North Charleston, South Carolina
ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor - Daniel Ammirati from Queens, New York
ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor - Elizabeth Candler Gregory from Hampton, Georgia
HEADWAE Honorees:
Student - Heather Rasmussen from Watertown, Tennessee
Faculty - Dr. John Estes, Chair and Assistant Professor of Mathematics
OTHER DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS
Kingdom Professional Award - Kimberly Campbell from Pearl, Mississippi
Nehemiah Graduate Studies Award - Henry Leggett from Wiggins, Mississippi
Excellence in Education Award - Educator as Leader - Jalessa Wilson from Horn Lake, Mississippi
Dean's Distinguished Achievement Award - Felicia Robinson from Jackson, Mississippi
William Winter Scholar Honorees - Faculty - Dr. Emily Wright, Associate Professor of Dance