Alice Lloyd College held its annual Honors Day celebration on Tuesday, April 10th. Numerous awards were given out to students based on their character and academic standing. Special recognition was also given to students for ALC competitions such as the Billie and Curtis Owens Writing Award and the James Mongiardo Speech Award. All the hard work and dedication that the students put in throughout the year was recognized at this special convocation.
Richard Bowers opened the ceremony with an invocation and a song by members of the Voices of Appalachia. President Joe Stepp addressed the faculty, staff, and students on the updates that are taking place on campus. The construction of the new campus center is progressing and new construction on additional classrooms in the Jerry C. Davis Student Center has also begun. New degrees are also expected to begin soon such as the Speech Communications and Theatre Arts Minor and Criminal Justice Major. Such advancements for the college will provide more opportunities for ALC students.
“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 – Mary S. Meade
Billie & Curtis Owens Writing Award –Creative Nonfiction – Trey Moore
Billie & Curtis Owens Writing Award –Poetry
1st – Joshua Baker
2nd – Emaly Slone
3rd – Dalton McCown
Willard De Filipps Essay Award – Drury Walters
James V. Mongiardo Speech Award
1st – Dalton McCown
2nd – James Lewis
3rd – Matthew Dempsey
Theatre – Stephen Holbrook and Kasie Wallace
VoA Alumni Award for Dedication and Excellence – Kaela Shaw
Walter William Bettinger Endowed Award – John M. Driskill
Natural Science and Mathematics
Biology – Brian C. Nickles
Dr. Anthony Stumbo Pre-Med Scholarship – Brian C. Nickles
The Doctors Brandon and Hillarie Amburgey Medical Scholarship – Jacob Sifers
Melvin and Mae Kibler Award in Chemistry – Jacob Sifers
CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement – Johnny P. Byrd
Donald John Bettinger Chemistry Scholarship – Zachary Marcum
Mathematics – Jordan Hodge
Whitfield Cobb Award for Statistics – (Math 250) Logan Reed
Kinesiology – John Driskill
Education
Physical Education – Sports & Fitness: Karson Glancy
Student Teacher Award Sponsored by the Class of 1982 – Natasha VanDyke
Knott County Retired Teachers Association Award – Elizabeth B. Combs
Knott County Retired Teachers Association Louise Johnson Award – Elizabeth B. Combs
Edward and Charlotte Madden Award for Outstanding Education Student – Sarah B. Bailey
Social Sciences/Business
Rachel D. Mullinax Award for Outstanding Senior Accounting Student – Matthew Huffman
Whitfield Cobb Award for Statistics – (BUS 295) Joshua Baker
Alice Geddes Lloyd Leadership Award – Jacob Sifers, Rhonda Triplett, Justin Cathers, Natasha VanDyke, Kennedi Damron
Jean H. Ingles Award – Brooklyn Reid
The Fred J. Becker Award in Business – Hayden Martin
History – Jonah Gooch
Outstanding Senior in Sociology – Lydia Bickham
Sociology – Daina Adams, Virginia M. Mooney
Whitfield Cobb Award for Leadership Education 101 – Jacob Sifers
All-College Awards
George I. Alden Scholarship – Katelyn White and Hailey Champion
Ruth S. Preston Scholarship – Montana Blair and Noah Blair
Robert C. Thacker Endowed Scholarship Award – Bristol McGee
The Alice Lloyd Scholastic Award – Montana Blair, Travis Combs, Cadie Gay, Morgan Hurt, Thomas Parker, Dakota Burnett, Rachel G. Driskill, Kelsey Gay, Colbi Johnson
Kentucky Eta Chapter of Alpha Chi – Lydia Bickham, Kennedi Damron, Austin Estridge, Megan Hall, Kristina Helton, TaLaura Mathis, Jordan Pack, Brooklyn Reid, Jeffrey Sergent, Nicholas Short, Jacob Sifers, Natasha VanDyke, Thomas Case, John Driskill, Solomon Fugate, Tami Hall, James Lewis, Brian C. Nickles, Logan Reed, Gabrielle Schwartz, Angela Shepherd, Andrew Shrum, Savannah Sizemore, Jerri Whitner
Kossuth M. Mitchell Scholarship (A. X.) – Lydia Bickham
Katherine Anne Haigler Memorial Award – Virginia M. Mooney
Alice Lloyd College Scholar-Athlete Awards Sponsored by Dr. David Martin – Kayla Wilson and Kennedi Damron
Shirley Bradley Haws Memorial Scholarship Award – Rachel Stepp
Earl and Eleanor Holbrook Endowed Scholarship – Tanton Cook
Will & Edith Hayes Freshman Leadership Award – Alec Taylor
Bobby Moore Endowed Award – Daina Adams
Campus Spirit Award Sponsored by the ALC Alumni Association – Brittney Buttrey
Campus Community Award Sponsored by Hindman Lions Club – Virginia M. Mooney
Thelmarie M. Thornsberry Endowed Scholarship Award – Stephanie Smith
Fred L. Mullinax Leadership Award – Nicholas Hess
Judy Ann Howard Memorial Award – Rachel G. Driskill
Sharlee Wright Memorial Award – Brittney Buttrey
Harold M. Finley Endowed Award – Rachel G. Driskill and Kennedi Damron
Barbara Thomas Most Improved Student Scholarship Award – Emily Burgin and Virginia M. Mooney
Ella M. Geddes Servant Leadership Award – Bristol McGee and Hayden Martin
Mary Mildred Sullivan Award – Lydia Bickham
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award – Noble Johnson
Joseph and Irma Derderian Stepp Outstanding Senior Award – Kala Thornsbury, Lydia Bickham, and Michael Sexton