by Adele Williams, Student Contributor
Alice Lloyd College held its annual Honors Day celebration on Tuesday, April 14th. During this special and time-honored assembly, students were recognized for their superior achievements in academics. Numerous awards were handed out for excellence in specific subjects and majors. Other prizes were also given, including the Billie and Curtis Owens Writing Awards and the Scholar-Athlete Awards. Awards for special achievements made by students in various organizations and community service projects were also announced.
President Joe Alan Stepp delivered an address in which he noted the changes coming to campus for the fall of 2015. The construction of ALC’s new Bettinger Center for Servant Leadership is currently set to be completed by July 15th. The ALC pottery shop has been fully constructed, and is only lacking signage. In addition to this, renovations are currently being made to the business office, the admissions office, and the meadow next to the Jerry C. Davis Student Center. These renovations are expected to be complete no later than August 1st. Renovations will also be made to the Campbell Arts Center over the 2015 summer break. The president also announced that a twelve million dollar construction of a Campus Center is in ALC’s near future, but was unable to give specifics as the plans are yet to be set in stone.
“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 & Fine Arts
Art – Candace Hoskins
Billie & Curtis Owens Writing Award – Fiction – Jason Kyle Ritchie
Billie & Curtis Owens Writing Award – Creative Nonfiction – Stephanie Moore
Billie & Curtis Owens Writing Award – Poetry
1st Place – Ian T. Hall
2nd Place – Kayla Collins
3rd Place – Tarnois Jones
English – China Riddle
Speech Award – Keaton Morton
Theatre – Dakota Lewis
VoA Alumni Award for Dedication and Excellence – Kyle Coleman and Shiloh Jekel
Walter William Bettinger Endowed Award – Austin Ison
Natural Science and Mathematics
Biology – Hailey Kuracka
Melvin and Mae Kibler Award in Chemistry – Hailey Kuracka
CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement – Alyn Jabe Smith
Donald John Bettinger Chemistry Scholarship – Austin Allen
Dr. Anthony Stumbo Pre-Med Scholarship – Austin Allen
Dr. Larry M. Leslie Pre-Med Scholarship – Tawny Aguayo
Whitfield Cobb Award for Statistics – Alex Suffridge
Social Science/Business
Rachel D. Mullinax Award for Outstanding Senior in Accounting – Maegyn Bates and Allison Holbrook
Outstanding Senior in Business Administration – Katelin Hylton
Whitfield Cobb Award for Statistics – Dakota Justice
Alice Geddes Lloyd Leadership Award – Maegyn Bates
Jean H. Ingels Award – Sarah Beth Wooldridge
The Fred J. Becker Award in Business – Kayla Stambaugh
History – Jarrod Stamper
Sociology – Kylie Clay and Ashley Daily
Whitfield Cobb Award for Leadership Education 101 – Victoria Nairn and Ian Hall
Education
Edward Madden Award for Outstanding Education Student – Matthew Asher
Knott County Retired Teachers Association Award – Kandi Slone
Physical Education & Sports and Fitness – Carla Booth, Jarred Tate, Megan Boswell, Craig Faulkner
Student Teacher Award Sponsored by the Class of 1982 – Zachary Crawford
All-College Awards
George I. Alden Scholarship – Samantha Williams, Joseph Little, Jacquelyn Crawford, and Katie McFarland
Ruth S. Preston Scholarship – Samantha and Alex Reynolds
Robert C. Thacker Endowed Scholarship Award – Rachel Rice
The Alice Lloyd Scholastic Society Award –
Kristen Rose Campbell
Emily Anne Clonce
Kaci Rae Corum
Jacquelyn A. Crawford
Riccardo Paolo D’Amato
Makayla Rae Hubbard
Mary Ann Isaac
Samuel Abraham Kilburn
Kaelyn Sierra Martin
Brooklyn Dawn McCall
Tailor Danielle Morgan
Lakyn Sheyenne Mullins
Kinsee Hope Petree
Cynthia Denise Taylor
Kentucky Eta Chapter of Alpha Chi –
Sarah Ann Caldwell
Emily Paige Carico
Ashley Leanne Daily
Whitney Tarae Hall
Katelin Faye Hylton
Callie Jade Kiser
Thomas Brent Mills
Stephanie Julia Moore
Samantha Moria Reynolds
China Rae Riddle
Hollie Taina Marie Saylor
Niki Nicole Sizemore
Kossuth M. Mitchell Alpha Chi Scholarship – Hollie Saylor
Katherine Anne Haigler Memorial Award – Samantha Williams
Alice Lloyd College Scholar Athlete Awards Sponsored by Dr. David Martin – Allison Holbrook and Joshua Arnold
Shirley Bradley Haws Memorial Scholarship and Award – Brittany Dalton
Earl and Eleanor Holbrook Endowed Scholarship – Whitley Albury
Will and Edith Hayes Freshman Leadership Award – Lydia Bickham
Bobby Moore Endowed Award – Joseph Little
Campus Spirit Award Sponsored by the ALC Alumni Association – Daniel Burgess
Campus Community Award Sponsored by the Hindman Lions Club – Amelia Johnson
Thelmarie M. Thornsberry Endowed Scholarship Award – Rachel Rice
Fred L. Mullinax Leadership Award – Zachary Crawford
Judy Ann Howard Memorial Award – Kaelyn Martin
Sharlee Wright Memorial Award – Ashleigh Bolduc
Harold M. Finley Endowed Award – Candace Hoskins and Ian M. Hall
Barbara Thomas Most Improved Student Scholarship Award –
Spring ’14 – Fall ’14 – Bonnie Morgan
Fall ’14 – Spring ’15 – Cody Malicoat
Ella M. Geddes Servant Leadership Award –Rachel Rice and Sarah Woolridge
Mary Mildred Sullivan Award – Kylie Clay
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award – Kolby Huff
The Bhatia Foundation Award – Niki Sizemore and Candace Hoskins
Joe & Irma Derderian Stepp Outstanding Senior Award – Allison Holbrook and Austin Ison