BROWNWOOD – June 6, 2014 – Howard Payne University recently honored 71 students for academic achievements during the spring 2014 semester. The honors were conferred at the annual Academic Awards Convocation ceremony held on HPU’s campus.
Receiving awards were:
Anson
Allen Andrus, Outstanding New All-Level Teacher award
Bangs
Leah’Shae Gibson, Outstanding Student in Engineering Science award
Jessica Ramirez, Outstanding Social Studies Composite Student award
Ben Wheeler
Jarrod White, Outstanding Achievement in Theatre award
Bertram
Conner Fisher, Outstanding Upper Division Student in Biology award
Big Lake
Samantha Guerrero, Academic Achievement in English award
Boylston, Mass.
Catherine “Katie” Mullaney, Othal Brand Award for Outstanding Civic Leadership, the Outstanding Student Speaker Bureau Member award and the Academic Achievement in English award
Brady
Janis Groves, Outstanding Upper-Division Student in Communication Studies award
Brookeland
Kellie Warner, Outstanding Yellow Jacket Newspaper Staff Member award
Brownwood
Melissa Bernal, Outstanding Upper-Division Student in Spanish award
Chasity Cartwright, Academic Achievement in English award
Amber Corley, Education Deans of Independent Colleges and Universities Preservice Educator of the Year award
Sarah Crager, Outstanding Upper-Division Music Major award
Ennis (EJ) Davila, Outstanding Student in Biblical Languages award and the Honor Award in Psychology
Justin Fisher, Outstanding Upper-Division Student in Chemistry award
Stephanie Gutierrez, Outstanding Nontraditional Student award
Jared Huntley, Outstanding Student in Bible award
Benjamin Palmer, Outstanding Student Speaker Bureau Member award
Laura Salazar, Outstanding Nursing Student award
Zachary Tharp, Outstanding Student in Youth Ministry award
Carrollton
Erik Swenson, Outstanding History Student award
Chaparral, N.M.
Shannon Kerr, Outstanding Student in Christian Studies Composite award
Comanche
Nathan Byrd, Outstanding Upper-Division Student in Chemistry award
James Smith, Outstanding Mathematics Major award
Early
Colby Compton, Outstanding Freshman in Art award
Ryan Contreras, Outstanding Lower-Division Music Major award
Abraham Cooper, Outstanding Student in Physics award
Kevin Holamon, Outstanding Political Science Student and Nontraditional Student awards
Kevin E. Kirk, Outstanding Student in MBA Research award
Mark A. Parker, Outstanding Student in Computer Information Systems award
Sydni Thompson, Outstanding Nursing Student award
Fayetteville, N.C.
Tracy Tucker, Outstanding Student in Christian Studies Bible Composite award
Florence
Daniel Taylor, Honor Award in Psychology
Flower Mound
Hannah Hicks, Outstanding Exercise and Sport Science Major award
Fort Hood
Samantha Coronado, Outstanding Yellow Jacket Newspaper Staff Member award
Fort Worth
Brandon Gould, Paul J. Cunningham Memorial award
Joshua Kennedy, Men’s Outstanding Scholar Athlete award, the Paul J. Cunningham Memorial award and the ASC Male Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor award
Hannah Williamson, Outstanding Lower-Division Student in Spanish award
Fredericksburg
Asiyel Smith, Outstanding Freshman in Art award
Garland
Rachel Ellington, Outstanding Lower-Division Student in Spanish award
Georgetown
Brittany R. Bailey, Outstanding Student in Marketing award
Granbury
Lawrence R. Whittet, Outstanding Student in Management award
Grand Junction, Colo.
Elizabeth Rogers, Outstanding Moot Court Student award
Greenbrier, Ark.
Paul Warren, Outstanding Student in Cross-Cultural Studies award
Houston
Tonya Bloomer, Honor Award in Social Work
Kerrie Ford, Dallas B. Sherman Award for Outstanding Scholarship and the Outstanding Model United Nations Student award
Jacksboro
Chelsey Cathey, Outstanding Lower-Division Student in Chemistry award
Kennedale
Allison Mantell, Outstanding Student in Mathematics Education award
Killeen
Amanda Cruddas, Mattie Anderson Hale Scholarship in English, the Women’s Outstanding Scholar Athlete award and the Tami Pattillo Memorial award
Harley Fine, Outstanding Student in Forensic Science award
La Grange
Valerie Marrs, Outstanding Candidate for Graduation in Biology award
Lubbock
William Colton Curry, Outstanding Student in Practical Theology and Outstanding Academic Achievement in Christian Studies awards
Naples, Fla.
Robin Scofield, Outstanding Academic Achievement in Communication Studies award
Odessa
Katie Murphy, Outstanding Senior in Art award
Ovilla
Becky Lamar, Outstanding New Elementary Teacher award
Perryton
Keaton Fletcher, Outstanding Student in General Biology award
Plainview
Jonathan Rick Henderson, Outstanding Student in Christian Education award
Rockwall
Blaine Wynn, Honor Award in Criminal Justice
Rosenberg
Amber Jones, Outstanding Athletic Training Major award
Round Rock
Bryce McWhirter, Most Promising Newcomer in Theatre award
Rowlett
Katherine Dobson, Outstanding Achievement in Theatre award
Royse City
Hannah Strebeck, Outstanding Upper-Division Music Major award
Sachse
Emily Bird, Outstanding New Secondary Teacher award
San Angelo
Cara DeLoach, Mattie Anderson Hale Scholarship in English and the Glenn Hopp Outstanding Writer award
San Saba
Marshal McIntosh, Outstanding Lower-Division Student in Communication Studies award
Santo
Sarah Van Remmen, Outstanding Student in General Biology and Outstanding Lower-Division Student in Chemistry awards
Sierra Blanca
Rachel Moore, Highest GPA for the Department of Exercise and Sport Science award
Springtown
Mallory Orms, Outstanding Exercise and Sport Science Major, Women’s Outstanding Scholar Athlete and ASC Female Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor awards
Uvalde
Timothy Marlin, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Mathematics award
Victoria
Neva M. Bowers, Outstanding Student in Entrepreneurship award
Zephyr
Lacy H. Culpepper, Outstanding Student in Finance and Outstanding Student in the School of Business awards