Alice Lloyd College held its annual Honors Day celebration on Tuesday, April 11th. Students were recognized for their exceptional achievements in academics. Various awards were handed out for excellence in specific subjects and majors. Awards for special achievements made by students in various organizations and community service projects were also announced.
The ceremony opened up with an invocation from Richard Bowers and the song “What Wondrous Love Is This” was sung by members of the Voices of Appalachia. President Joe Alan Stepp commented on the improvements that are being made to the campus and said, “We have been truly blessed with how fast the projects are moving.” The new JBS daycare facility is finished and the outdoor student recreation area is mostly completed with just a few final touches to be added. The new campus center is still on the first stage of construction, expected to be completed by August 2018. During the summer, Carrick, a women’s residence hall, will receive new furniture. An online student portal is being developed for more efficient student services, such as registration.
“Honors Day is an opportunity for the faculty, staff, and students at ALC to come together to recognize the achievements of our best students,” said Claude Lafie Crum, Alice Lloyd’s Academic Dean. “So many of our students excel in academics and demonstrate such a strong character, and it truly was a privilege to celebrate those achievements with them.”
Alice Lloyd College is extremely proud of the successes of its students. Below is a list of all the day’s honorees.
Humanities and Fine Arts
Art – Ruby Chastain
Billie & Curtis Owens Writing Award –Fiction
1st – Ian M. Hall
2nd – Drury Walters
3rd – Kasie Wallace
Billie & Curtis Owens Writing Award –Creative Nonfiction
1st – Natalie Romeo
2nd – Jerri Whitner
Billie & Curtis Owens Writing Award –Poetry
1st – Brittany Brock
2nd – Ian T. Hall
3rd – Virginia Mooney
English – Elizabeth Rumschlag and Ian M. Hall
James V. Mongiardo Speech Award
1st – Drury Walters
2nd – John Burton
3rd – Daniel Guzman
Theatre – Natalie Romeo
VoA Alumni Award for Dedication and Excellence – Kyle Coleman
Walter William Bettinger Endowed Award – Destiny Gross
Natural Science and Mathematics
Biology – Avery Shrum
Melvin and Mae Kibler Award in Chemistry – Joshua Johnson
CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement – Hailey Champion
Donald John Bettinger Chemistry Scholarship – Avery Shrum
Dr. Anthony Stumbo Pre-Med Scholarship – Westin Taylor
Dr. Walter Herman Isler Award – Cody Smith
Kinesiology – Emily Clonce
Mathematics – Cynthia Taylor
Whitfield Cobb Award for Statistics – (Math 250) Elizabeth Langlois
Social Science
Rachel D. Mullinax Award for Outstanding Senior Accounting Student – Dakota Justice and Justin Stacy
Outstanding Senior in Business Administration – Victoria Nairn
Whitfield Cobb Award for Statistics – (BUS 295) Kayla Wilson
Alice Geddes Lloyd Leadership Award – Cody Baker, Caleb Lowe, Megan Smith, Victoria Nairn, Amanda Werner, Caraline McDowell, Stephanie Vanhoose, Riccardo D’Amato, Dakota Boggs, and Morgan Castle
Jean H. Ingles Award – Kayla Wilson
The Fred J. Becker Award in Business – Matthew Huffman
History – Riccardo D’Amato and Keniston Grizzell
Outstanding Senior in Sociology – Sarah Woolridge
Sociology – Sarah Spears
Whitfield Cobb Award for Leadership Education 101 – Kennedi Damron
Education
Physical Education – Sports & Fitness: Bailey O’Bryan, P.E.: Johnathon Aldana
Student Teacher Award Sponsored by the Class of 1982 – Sarah Bailey
All-College Awards
George I. Alden Scholarship – Christen Hurt and Courtney Day
Ruth S. Preston Scholarship – Montana Blair and Noah Blair
Robert C. Thacker Endowed Scholarship Award – Austin Shrum
The Alice Lloyd Scholastic Award – Briana Arnold, Brittney Buttery, Natalie Romeo, Emaly Slone, Noah Blair, Levi Caudill, and Sean Ross
Kentucky Eta Chapter of Alpha Chi – Mack Asher, Lydia Bickham, Tara Combs, John Driskill, Laura Fitch, Keniston Grizzell, Tami Hall, Kristina Helton, Mary Issac, Elizabeth Langlois, Kaelyn Martin, Makayla McNew, Jeremy Ousley, Gabrielle Schwartz, Angela Shepherd, Jacob Sifers, Weston Taylor, Makayla Williamson, Sarah Bailey, Joshua Blankenship, Riccardo D’Amato, Austin Estridge, Daina Gilbert, Ian T. Hall, Kyler Hazelett, Matthew Huffman, Joshua Johnson, Kelsey Logdon, Caraline McDowell, Brian Nickles, Rachel Rice, Desiree Shelton, Avery Shrum, Savannah Sizemore, and Megan Williams
Kossuth M. Mitchell Scholarship (A. X.) – Mary Issac
Katherine Anne Haigler Memorial Award – Megan Williams
Alice Lloyd College Scholar Athlete Awards Sponsored by Dr. David Martin – Emily Clonce and John Driskill
Shirley Bradley Haws Memorial Scholarship Award – Virginia Mooney
Earl and Eleanor Holbrook Endowed Scholarship – Montana Cheek and Perry Franklin
Will & Edith Hayes Freshman Leadership Award – Perry Franklin
Bobby Moore Endowed Award – John Driskill
Campus Spirit Award Sponsored by the ALC Alumni Association – John Driskill
Edward Madden Award for Outstanding Education Student – Rachel Rice
Knott County Retired Teachers Association Award – Rachel Rice
Campus Community Award Sponsored by Hindman Lions Club – Lydia Bickham
Thelmarie M. Thornsberry Endowed Scholarship Award – Glenn Pemberton
Fred L. Mullinax Leadership Award – Kala Thornsbury
Judy Ann Howard Memorial Award – Andrew Shrum
Sharlee Wright Memorial Award – Hailey Champion
Warren P. Hilleke Scholarship Award – James Endicott
Harold M. Finley Endowed Award – Lani Muncy and Ian T. Hall
Barbara Thomas Most Improved Student Scholarship Award – Spring ‘16: Taylor Johnson, Fall ‘16: Logan Price
Ella M. Geddes Servant Leadership Award – John Driskill and Thomas Case
Mary Mildred Sullivan Award – Daisha Gauze
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award – Joseph Little
Joseph and Irma Derderian Stepp Outstanding Senior Award – Jacquelyn Crawford and Joseph Little