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Awards for student
achievement and Faculty Person of the Year were presented
Wednesday during the annual Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Honors
Assembly at Morningside College. Read about the Faculty
Person of the Year Award, the First-Year Teaching and Advising
Award, the Tommeraasen Award of Excellence, and the ODK Sophomore
Cup Award by clicking here.
New ODK inductees
were recognized for their scholarship and campus leadership.
Included were: Chad Agnew, La Vista, Neb.; Meagan Anderson,
Indianola, Iowa; Matthew Armstrong, Bassett, Neb.; Brittany
Carper, Sioux City; Steven Deppe, Prole, Iowa; Joseph Dvorkin,
Sioux City; Alisa Eich, Glenwood, Iowa; Jonathan Fisk, Olathe,
Kan.; Jason Goergen, Sioux City; Devon Kramer, Rochester,
Minn.; Adrienne McElderry, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Jenna Rehnstrom,
Hartington, Neb.; Michelle Schneider, Merrill, Iowa; Melissa
Stocks, Oelwein, Iowa; Beth Watson, Elk Horn, Iowa; and Colleen
Zuerlein, Lincoln, Neb.
Alpha Lambda Delta, the freshman women’s honor society,
recognized Meagan Anderson of Indianola, Iowa, as this year’s
nominee for the national society’s Joanne Trow Award.
The Alpha Lambda Delta Senior Book Award, for the graduating
member of the society with the highest grade point average,
was presented to Abby Wagner, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Alpha Lambda Delta Senior Awards were presented to
senior members who have maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade
point average during their time at Morningside. Recipients
were: Natalie Biede, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Cari Clayton, Sioux
City; Renee Fudala, Bloomington, Minn.; Leah Godbersen, Arthur,
Iowa; Lindsey Heiliger, Sheldon, Iowa; Lindsay Holmberg, Sioux
City; Anne Hulse, Sioux City; Erin Huseman, Aurelia, Iowa;
Jennifer Jauron, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; Katie Kinney, Sioux
City; Kristina Marshall, Clarion, Iowa; Karen Mathistad, Lawton,
Iowa; Georgie Mrla, Lawton, Iowa; Erin Mulvany, Tualatin,
Ore.; Amanda Nichols, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; Chanda Pederson,
Big Lake, Minn.; Crista Rustwick, Sioux City; Kristi Sauer,
Sheldon, Iowa; Julie Skoruppa, Portland, Texas; Abby Wagner,
Sioux Falls, S.D.; and Heidi Young, Sioux City.
The Phi Eta Sigma Senior Book Award, for the graduating
member of the national freshmen honor society with the highest
grade point average, went to Adam Webb, Grundy Center, Iowa.
Student-Athlete Scholar Awards were presented to Mark
Roush of Marshalltown, Iowa; for the men’s division
and to Crista Rustwick of Sioux City for the women’s
division. The awards are based on cumulative grade point average
and contributions to their sports.
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
Student Athlete of the Year Awards, based on the NAIA’s
Champions of Character Initiative, were presented to Mark
Roush of Marshalltown, Iowa, for the men’s division
and to Kate Lokken of Denison, Iowa, for the women’s
division.
Students who were recognized for three or more years of
volunteer work as mentors for under-served middle school students
with Project HOPE at Morningside were: Angela Dreyer,
Hay Springs, Neb.; TaRae Evans, Sioux City; Valerie Gibson,
Arnold, Neb.; Stephanie Livermore, Sioux City; Georgie Mrla,
Lawton, Iowa; Amanda Nichols, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; Arynn
Rasmussen, Manilla, Iowa; Susan Russell, Felton, Minn.; Leslie
Stodden, Cherokee, Iowa; and Haruna Yamada, Sapporo, Japan.
The following departmental awards were presented:
Art
Marion Shapiro Art Award, presented in Shapiro’s memory
by her family and friends to the student who best represents
her commitment to excellence in art and life: Darija Ljubibratic,
Sioux City.
Outstanding Art Awards, by class: junior Karen Skalka, Deweese,
Neb.; sophomore Michael Drury, Sioux City; and freshman Alexander
Stephens, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Outstanding Photography Award: Mark Clark, South Sioux City,
Neb.
Biology
Lt. Edward Farnsworth Scholarship, awarded annually to a student
who has demonstrated excellence in biology: Chad Agnew, La
Vista, Neb.
Business
Wall Street Journal Award, the business department’s
highest honor: Kate Lokken, Denison, Iowa.
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accounting Senior Award:
Katie Kinney, Sioux City.
American Advertising Federation Senior Advertising and Marketing
Achievement Award: Kristi Sauer, Sheldon, Iowa.
Certificates of Completion for the Business Education Initiative
were presented to Lesa Gillespie of Belfast, Northern Ireland;
and Adrian McCauley of Donegal, Ireland.
Packard Scholarships, based on proven leadership and academic
merit, were awarded to: William Allen, Pomeroy, Iowa; Meagan
Anderson, Indianola, Iowa; Grant Garbe, Sioux City; Michael
Hackett, Sioux City; Jonathan Marking, Sioux City; Brooke
Niles, Sioux City; Jenifer Patawaran, Bremerton, Wash.; Ilisja
Sheri, Des Moines, Iowa; and Brenton Watkins, Sioux City.
Students inducted into Alpha Delta Sigma, the National Honorary
of the American Advertising Federation: Amanda Annan, Atlantic,
Iowa; Michael Fossum, Dubuque, Iowa; Erin Huseman, Aurelia,
Iowa; Kate Lokken, Denison, Iowa; Kristina Marshall, Clarion,
Iowa; and Kristi Sauer, Sheldon, Iowa.
Certificates were awarded by Morningside’s Center for
Entrepreneurship Education to students who have displayed
exemplary efforts to pursue and embrace the entrepreneurial
spirit. Gold certificates were presented to: Michael Drury,
Sioux City; Karen Skalka, Deweese, Neb.; and Dominic Vo, Sioux
City. Bronze certificates were presented to: Meagan Anderson,
Indianola, Iowa; Matthew Black, South Sioux City, Neb.; Mark
Clark, South Sioux City, Neb.; Michael Fossum, Dubuque, Iowa;
Jeremy Glade, Coggon, Iowa; Jessica Keller, Sioux City; Jackie
Kinnetz, Emmetsburg, Iowa; Darija Ljubibratic, Sioux City;
and Leslie Stodden, Cherokee, Iowa.
Education
Marcia McNee Award: Lindsey Heiliger, Sheldon, Iowa.
Maxine Nelson Award: Rachel Redig, Aurelia, Iowa; and Rachel
Weinmann, Sioux City.
Owens Special Education Award: Melissa Wurr, Holstein, Iowa.
Dr. Everette Walker Special Education Award: James D’Auguste,
North Sioux City, S.D.
Steve C. Walker Special Education Award: Stephanie Livermore,
Sioux City.
Kappa Delta Pi National Education Honor Society Student Teacher
of the Year Award: Abby Wagner, Sioux Falls, S.D.
English
Ralph and Margaret Crary Scholarship, for the English major
who is an outstanding writer:
Jessica Plueger,
Sioux City.
Montford and Gertrude Knepper Outstanding English Major Awards:
junior Melissa Wurr, Holstein, Iowa; and senior Zachary Ward,
Fostoria, Iowa.
Kiosk awards, given for the best creative writing pieces in
the annual anthology published by the English department:
first prize, Rich Wright, Sioux City; second prize, Marcie
Ponder, Sioux City; third prize, Cliff Thompson, Trenton,
Neb.; honorable mention, Alexis Scott, Onawa, Iowa; cover
art, James Cornelia II, Sioux City.
Excellence in Writing prizes recognize the best writing across
the campus in several categories. Academic Reading and Writing:
first prize, Timothy Moose, Garnavillo, Iowa. College Writing/Composition
and Communication: first prize, Cynthia Rilling, Moville,
Iowa; second prize, Natalie Fenton, Omaha, Neb.; third prize,
Angela Kern, Hawarden, Iowa. Humanities Course: first prize,
Zachary Ward, Fostoria, Iowa; second prize, Lane Madsen, Gettysburg,
S.D. Writing Across the Curriculum: first prize, Meagan Anderson,
Indianola, Iowa; second prize, Shane Malmberg, Sioux City.
History and Political Science
Albert Sellen Award, for the senior history major that best
exemplifies a sense of service to the department, to the college,
and to the field of history that marked Sellen’s career:
Susan Russell, Felton, Minn.
Miller Award, for the junior history or political science
major who exhibits extraordinary academic achievement in and
out of the classroom: Genell Fridley, Sioux City.
Mathematical Science
Elsie Muller Scholarship presented to an outstanding math
major: Cassandra Qualheim, Denison, Iowa.
Terra Chemical International, Inc., Scholarship presented
to an outstanding computer science major: Michael Nicodemus,
Aurelia, Iowa.
Modern and Classical Languages
Excellence in Spanish Award: Kristina Marshall, Clarion, Iowa.
Henry F. Kanthlener Romance Languages Book Award: Kate Lokken,
Denison, Iowa.
Music
Berdina Hospers Woodwind Award, for the student judged to
have given the best performance for the school year: Jill
Ellickson, Sioux City.
Dorthea Langel Scholarship, for the student showing exceptional
progress in performance or in the classroom: Devora Geller,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Dorothy Paulson McLarnon Music Scholarship, for a junior or
senior vocal music major showing exceptional potential: Emily
Faber, Le Mars, Iowa.
Elizabeth Sammons Competition in Piano: first place, Shane
Malmberg, Sioux City; and second place, Jennifer Van Otterloo,
Sheldon, Iowa.
Merry Gralnek Klass Music Scholarship: Ilisja Sheri, Des Moines,
Iowa.
Mrs. Ray J. (Mildred) Harrington Scholarship, for a student
majoring in piano who demonstrates good moral character and
citizenship: Jennifer Van Otterloo, Sheldon, Iowa.
Music Department Award, for the student or students who best
represent department ideals in the classroom and in applied
music: Michael Eldridge, Douglas, Wyo.
Nursing Education
Professional Development and Achievement in Nursing Awards:
sophomore Heather Push, Kearney, Neb.; junior Aletha Drenth,
Sioux Center, Iowa; senior Emily Nees, Early, Iowa; junior
registered nurse Stephanie Bettin, Mapleton, Iowa; and senior
registered nurse, Adrienne Bielenberg, Schleswig, Iowa.
Psychology
Lyle and Vera Henry Scholarship Award: Erin Mulvany, Tualatin,
Ore.; and Amanda Nichols, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
Earl and Joyce Moore Scholarship Award, for a senior psychology
major with outstanding academic achievement and departmental
participation: Crystal Reinhart, Odebolt, Iowa.
Religious Studies
Robert Jewett Senior Book Award, for the outstanding graduating
senior in religious studies: Chanda Pederson, Big Lake, Minn.
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