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JACKSON, Tenn. — May 6, 2016 — 51ÉçÇø presented more than 70 awards to students, faculty and staff May 6 at the annual Awards Day chapel service.

The Carla D. Sanderson Faculty of the Year Award went to Web Drake, associate professor of communication arts and director of debate. Cam Tracy, Union’s web development agent, 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. This year’s recipients were Kate Pryor and David Taylor. 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 Jacob James Lemon.

The Bill Truex Award in Computer Science was presented to Reed Chandler McLean. 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 Reeves Garrett.

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 Rachel Leigh Younger.

The Kyle L. Hathcox Memorial Physics Award, given to a junior or senior either majoring or minoring in physics, was presented to Jeremiah Lee Marcellino.

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 Allen Richard Bradley.

The Service Through Engineering Award was presented to Nathaniel Philip Parke. The Kina S. Mallard Communication Arts Student of the Year Award was presented to Anna-Alicia Sails.

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 BethAnne Davis.

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 Olivia Rose Winters.

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 Seth Michael Reid.

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 Billie Dee Preuett for Elementary Intern of the Year and Toni Michaela Thompson for Secondary 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 Benjamin Lee Walker.

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 Ashley Moon.

The Tutor of the Year award is presented to recognize outstanding commitment and dedication shown by a Hundley Center peer tutor. This year’s award was presented to Nicole Bantz.

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 BethAnne Davis.

The Intramural Male Athlete of the Year was Titus Andrew Wade. The Intramural Female Athlete of the Year was Grace Marion Fern.

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 69th 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 Colene Trent, assistant professor of economics, with honorable mention to Kim Jones, associate professor of pharmacy practice.

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 – Sarah Elizabeth Lawler
Major in Studio Art – Emily Caitlann Traylor
Major in Biology – Heather Joy Vidal
Major in Cell and Molecular Biology – Gray Harrison Magee
Major in Conservation Biology – Emily Elizabeth Easter
Major in Biochemistry – Daniel Todd Mathis
Major in Chemistry – Evan Michael Lewoczko
Major in Digital Media Communications – David William Parks
Major in Communication Studies – Anna Jayne Goodman
Major in Broadcast Journalism – Allison Elizabeth Pulliam
Major in Journalism – Danica Marie Smithwick
Major in Media Communications – Rian Michelle Trotter
Major in Public Relations – Elise Watkins
Major in Theatre – Elizabel Riggs
Major in Computer Science – Reed Chandler McLean
Major in Engineering (Mechanical) – Chelsea Leigh Johnson
Major in Engineering (Electrical) – Dillon Curtis Lisk
Major in English – Hayley Victoria Johnson
Major in Applied Linguistics – Melissa Joy Hardman
Major in Intercultural Studies – Clare Margaret Williams
Major in French – Sheyanna Rose Schnepper
Major in Spanish – William Barrett Wright
Major in Teaching English as a Second Language – William Barrett Wright
Major in Mathematics – Dillon Curtis Lisk
Major in Church Music – Benjamin Richard Baytes
Major in Music – Grace Elizabeth Carbonell
Major in Music Education – Rebecca Nichole Brasher
Major in Physics – Jonathan Mark Eldridge
Major in Political Science – Allison Elizabeth Pulliam
Major in Psychology – Ainsley Megan Hunt
Major in Accounting – Lacie Alexandria Fink
Major in Business Administration – Cassie Renee Jones
Major in Economics – Cherish Lo
Major in Organizational Leadership – Philip Foster Cameron
Major in Interdisciplinary Studies – McKinley Layne Tribble
Major in Teaching and Learning – Victoria Raye Cagle
Major in Athletic Training – Emily Jo Waggoner
Major in Exercise Science and Wellness – Zoe Nicole Sudbury
Major in Physical Education and Health – Kelley Ann Faulkner
Major in Sport Management – Graham Crockett Perkins
Major in Social Work – Kaylene Vanessa Portell
Major in Nursing – Rachel Elizabeth Horton
Major in Biblical Studies-Languages – Reeves Garrett
Major in Christian Studies – Logan Todd Smith
Major in Christian Ministry and Missions – Jameson Zachary Winter
Major in Christian Thought and Tradition – Zachary Thomas Clemmons
Major in Philosophy – Christian Karl Winter.