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JACKSON, Tenn. — May 1, 2015 — 51ÉçÇø presented more than 70 awards to students, faculty and staff May 1 at the annual Awards Day chapel service.

The Carla D. Sanderson Faculty of the Year Award went to Ashley Fitch Blair, assistant professor of communication arts. Scott Heit, Union’s assistant vice president for university communications, was awarded with the Gary L. Carter Staff of the Year Award.

Others award recipients:

The Barnabas Leadership Award promotes the ideals of servant leadership in the Union community. Recipients are awarded $200 each and asked to designate $50 to the charitable agency of their choice. This year’s recipients were Anna Katelyn Walls and Daniel Todd Mathis.

The Bettye and Kermit Whiteaker Freshman Biology Award, which is presented to a freshman biology major or minor with outstanding scholastic achievement, was presented to Jonathan Bowman.

The Bettye and Kermit Whiteaker Chemistry Award, which is presented to a freshman chemistry major or minor with outstanding scholastic achievement, was presented to Kathryn A. Baugher.

The Bill Truex Award in Computer Science was presented to Stephen Andrew Clement.

The Broadman and Holman Award, given annually to a graduating senior who is deemed to have the greatest potential for significant contribution to the field of ministry, was presented to Caleb Eugene Valentine.

The Dr. Bill Bouchillon Psychology Excellence Award, given to an outstanding graduating senior with a grade point average of 3.5 or greater in psychology and selected by the psychology faculty, was presented to Hannah Kaitlyn McIntosh.

The Kyle L. Hathcox Memorial Physics Award, given to a junior or senior either majoring or minoring in physics, was presented to Joshua Mark Edgren.

The Curtiss E. Scott Business Excellence Award, which is presented to the outstanding senior business major as chosen by the faculty of the McAfee School of Business Administration and the members of the Business Club based on both academic and leadership achievement, was presented to Camila A. Simas.

The Service Through Engineering Award was presented to Joshua G. Guthrie.

The Kina S. Mallard Communication Arts Student of the Year Award was presented to Jenaye Lee White.

The Georgia Wilson Memorial Award for Clinical Nursing, which is presented to the member of the graduating class who is deemed by the nursing faculty to have been the most outstanding in clinical nursing, was presented to Sarah Elizabeth Moore.

The Helen Blythe Creative Writing Award, which is presented by an endowment of 51ÉçÇø’s Women’s Club to the graduating English major who has demonstrated outstanding originality in writing during his or her 51ÉçÇø career, was presented to Stephanie Elizabeth Traylor.

The Dr. James Alex Baggett History Research Paper Award, which recognizes the best original research papers presented in regularly scheduled history courses for the current academic year, was presented to Faith Ann Bagley.

The Dorothy Woodard Myatt Intern of the Year Award, named in honor of Dottie Myatt, Union’s assistant dean for teacher education and accreditation, was presented to Abigail Marie Orr for Elementary Intern of the Year and Emily Caryline Sissom for Special Education Intern of the Year.

The Nora Smith Barker Student Teacher of the Year Award is presented to the student teacher who has demonstrated the highest degree of skills and attributes considered characteristic of outstanding teachers and shows the greatest potential for professional achievement. The Secondary Education Student Teacher of the Year Award was presented to Madelyn Carson.

The Wolfram Award in Computational Science is sponsored by Wolfram Research Inc. and chosen by the department of mathematics and computer science. It is presented each year to a freshman calculus student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement, enthusiasm, ingenuity and creativity in mathematics. This year’s award was presented to Amy Grace Murdaugh.

The Fred DeLay Memorial Award, for a senior who is an outstanding athlete, a person of high academic standing, unquestionable loyalty and good character, was presented to Amy Elizabeth Philamlee.

The Intramural Male Athlete of the Year was Matthew Derek McSwain. The Intramural Female Athlete of the Year was Richauna Chantel Kidd.

The Greek Scholarship Cups, which are awarded annually to the two social fraternities with the highest average, were presented to the men of Lambda Chi Alpha and the women of Chi Omega (for the 68th consecutive year).

The Howard Newell Innovative Teaching Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated creativity and innovation in classroom teaching. Selections are made by a faculty committee. The award was presented to the team of biology professors Mark Bolyard, James Huggins, Marc Lockett and Michael Schiebout, with honorable mention to Joshua Veltman, associate professor of music, and Jan Wilms, professor of computer science.

Academic Excellence Medals were presented by Union to the graduating senior with the highest grade point average in each discipline, provided the student’s GPA in the major is not less than 3.50. A student minoring in a discipline in which there is no qualifying major or in which no major is offered is also eligible for a medal. The following students received medals for academic excellence:

Major in Art – Kristen Grace Witham
Major in Studio Art – Megan Marie Kersey
Major in Biology – Hannah Elizabeth Small
Major in Cell and Molecular Biology – Cara Elise Nance
Major in Biochemistry – Phillip Richard Kurtzweil
Major in Chemistry – Matthew Raymond Taw
Major in Digital Media Studies – Elizabeth Katlyn Fletcher
Major in Advertising – Evan Joseph Estes
Major in Broadcast Journalism – Paigh Anne Long
Major in Journalism – Katherine Sue Burgess
Major in Media Communications – Kathryn Elizabeth Feathers
Major in Public Relations – Jenaye Lee White
Major in Theatre – Daniel Thomas Poore
Major in Computer Science – Stephen Andrew Clement
Major in Information Technology – Aaron Joseph Parke
Major in Engineering – Matthew James Bentley
Major in English – Kalee Marie Hall
Major in History – Faith Ann Bagley
Major in Intercultural Studies – Chelsea Wyn Meiss
Major in Family Studies – Rachel Elizabeth Wukasch
Major in Sociology – Ian Alexander Draper
Major in French – Kayla Marie Carruthers
Major in Spanish – Amanda Katherine Johnson
Major in Teaching English as a Second Language – Lauren Nicole Wood
Major in Mathematics – Jamie Lee Fox
Bachelor of Arts in Music – Vicki Anne Searl
Major in Music – Jacqueline Paige Tang
Major in Music Education – William Douglas May
Major in Physics – Michael Hunter Cochran
Major in Political Science – Laura Breeann McCuin
Major in Psychology – Emily Gilbert Russell
Major in Accounting – Meagan Elizabeth Phipps
Major in Business Administration – Madeleine Grace Hemphill
Major in Economics – William Richard Walker
Major in Organizational Leadership – Van M. Jones
Major in Interdisciplinary Studies – Kensie Lloyd Zills
Major in Teaching and Learning – Amanda Jo Brasfield
Major in Special Education – Celia Mae Leatherwood
Major in Athletic Training – Paxton Kimber Sisson
Major in Exercise Science and Wellness – Kyli Elizabeth Hoskins
Major in Sport Management – Kelly Michelle Robey
Major in Social Work – Rebecca Lynn Orosz
Major in Nursing – Kendall Ruth Heyliger
Major in Biblical Studies-Languages – Stephen Charles Wunrow
Major in Christian Studies – Dylan S. Pelley
Major in Christian Ministry and Missions – Lisa Renee Herod.