The College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences recently celebrated undergraduate and graduate student achievements. According to Denise Anderson, associate dean for Undergraduate Studies, Faculty Affairs and Inclusive Excellence, this graduating class stands out because it has persevered through challenges amidst a pandemic and the return to more normal operations.
“We in the College are incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication of our outstanding students,” Anderson said. “The past couple of years have presented them with myriad challenges, and these awards are an amazing reflection of their resilience and commitment to excellence.”
The undergraduate award winners for the College are as follows:
- Award for Professional Engagement – Sarah Bratton | Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Undergraduate Emerging Leader Award – Malaysia Barr | Department of Communication
- Blue Key Academic and Leadership Award – Isabel Durham | Department of Public Health Sciences
- Phi Kappa Phi Certificate of Merit – Hannah Mitchell | School of Nursing
- Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award – Sophie Finnell | Department of Psychology
- Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award – Emma Winterlind | Department of Psychology
- Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement – Hannah Roebuck | Department of Political Science
- Award for Entrepreneurship in Community Service – Matthew Jordan | Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
The graduate award winners for the College are as follows:
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Master’s Student Award – Zachory Muniz| Department of Communication
- Outstanding Researcher Master’s Student Award – Kyle Christenson | Department of Psychology
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Doctoral Student Award – Jenny Presgraves | Department of Political Science
- Outstanding Researcher Doctoral Student Award – Anup K C | Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Awards Ceremony Photo Gallery
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The award winners for each department are as follows:
Department of Communication
- The Communication Faculty Book Award – Spencer Peltz
- Outstanding Academic Achievement Award – Cormick Stockham
- The Communication Outstanding Graduate Student Award – Kendall Phillips
- Doris Irene Geddes Memorial Award for Excellence in Women & Communication – Rebecca Pool
- Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award – Carla White
- Outstanding Interdisciplinary Achievement Award – Payton Griffin
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Bert & Johnnie Brantley Outstanding Student Award – Shelby Bentley and Sarah Bratton
- Stevenson-Smith-Lovett Award – Emily Brady
- Greg Schoper Leadership Award – McKenzie Maffett
- Judith Voelkl Award – Scarlett Lawhorne
- Lawrence R. Allen Engaged Future Professional Award – Isabel Miller
- Fran McGuire Excellence in Teaching Award – Ali Dubin and Felipe Tobar
Department of Political Science
- James F. Byrnes Award – Hannah Roebuck
- The Matt Locke Faculty Award for Excellence – Helen Schmidt
- Jack Tuttle-Pi Sigma Alpha Award – Meredith Johnson
- Horace Fleming Award – Kendall Stadelberger
Department of Psychology
- The Bernard Caffrey Award for Excellence in Psychology – Summerlin Nickel and Isabella Jayne Parise
- Eugene Galluscio Award for Undergraduate Leadership – Shelby Mozingo
- Ernest Jewell Hardesty Moore Award for the Outstanding Senior in Psychology – Emma Louise Winterlind
- The Psychology Department Award for Academic Excellence – Andrew Cook, Nichols Isiah Deas, Iliana Hebda, Grace Raskopf
- Best Graduate Student Publication Award – Hannah Solini and Paige Watson
- Outstanding Master’s Degree Student in Psychology Award – Kyle Christenson and Stephanie Six
- Outstanding Doctoral Student in Psychology Award – Nathan Dumessa and Phoebe Xoxakos
- Psi Chi Research Award – Jordan Britt and Hailey Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences
- Distinguished Service Award – Brooke Draghi
- Scholastic Achievement Award – Megan Welsh
- Dr. Lee A. Crandall Leadership Award – Elizabeth Parker
- Outstanding Cardiovascular Imaging Leadership Award – Daniela Ramos Mendoza
- Outstanding Health Promotion and Education Award – Morgan Mcmanus
- Outstanding Health Services Administration Award – Jackson Zix
- Outstanding Pre-Professional Health Studies Award – Kathryn Root
- Certificates of Recognition for Excellence – Haley Bennett, Anesa Hasanovic, Brendan Healey, Suzanne Lafond, Morgan Mcmanus and Alicia Moylan
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
- The Ernest Jewell Hardesty Moore Award for Outstanding Senior in Sociology – Grace Elizabeth Raskopf
- Larson-Krupka Award for Excellence in Sociology – Seth Pare
- Outstanding Anthropology Student Award – Margaret M. Milteer
- Outstanding Criminal Justice Student Award – Kirby Bagwell
- Department Chair Award – Jade Victoria Killion and Gavin Marie Schrantz
School of Nursing
- Herbert N. Shearin Memorial Award – Hanna Mitchell
- Eugene Edwards Memorial Award – Talina Van Overeem
- Community Service Awards – Mary Chandler Black, Charis Dorman, Hannah Jones, Hailey Powell, Hannah Robinson
- Certificate for Recognition for Excellence in Nursing – Emily Eich, Sydney Mandrgoc, Barbara Nair, Amanda Watson, Natalie Womack
Established in 2016, CBSHS is a 21st-century, land-grant college that combines work in seven departments – Communication; Nursing; Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management; Political Science; Psychology; Public Health Sciences; and Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice – to further its mission in “building people and communities” in South Carolina and beyond.
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