Academic Excellence Celebrated at IU East’s Honors Convocation
Indiana University East celebrated the accomplishments of its students during the annual Honors Convocation held April 24.
Chancellor’s Scholar Awards are campus-wide awards, presented to the highest achieving seniors, by academic school. Chancellor’s awards were presented to:
Jeremiah Hidlebaugh, Warsaw, Ind., School of Business and Economics
Melissa Horn, Richmond, Ind., School of Education
Thomisa Tudor, Richmond, Ind., School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mariah Marshall, Eaton, Ohio, School of Natural Science and Mathematics
Kathryn Wiford, Minster, Ohio, School of Nursing
Heidi Kuntz, Connersville, Ind., School of Social Work
Outstanding Student Awards were given to individuals in their degree programs who displayed outstanding academic achievement at IU East. Students receiving awards are the following:
School of Business and Economics
Michael King, Outstanding Student in Accounting
Susan Kiefer, Connersville, Ind., Outstanding Student in Business Administration
Annita Iseminger, Mishawaka, Ind., Outstanding Student in Finance
William Juday, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Management Information Systems
Garrett Smith, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Informatics
Judith Willet, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Graduate Student in Business
School of Education
Chaz Loehrig, Brookville, Ind., Outstanding Student in Elementary Education
Jeramie Horn, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Secondary Education
Jason Metz, Indianapolis, Ind., Outstanding Graduate Student in Education
Kylee Redford, Albany, Ind., Outstanding Student Elementary Teacher Award
Andrea Newman, Winchester, Ind., Outstanding Student Secondary Teacher Award
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mitch Clayton, Beaverton, Ohio, Outstanding Student in Communication Studies
Sergio Santiago, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Criminal Justice
Kelsey Rubright, Outstanding Student in Fine Arts
Dan Capps, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in History
Rachel Phenis, Outstanding Student in Humanities/Music
Josh Smith, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Psychology
Gina Pardue, Boonville, Ind., Outstanding Student in General Studies
School of Natural Science and Mathematics
Jesse Keller, Eaton, Ohio, Outstanding Student in Biochemistry
Cara Tegeler, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Biotechnology
Kelsey Meyer, Eaton, Ohio, Outstanding Student in Biology
School of Nursing
Ashley Lacy, New Castle, Ind., Nursing’s Outstanding BSN student
Jenifer Keith, Rising Sun, Ind., RN to BSN Outstanding Student
Heather Wierzbinski-Cross, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Graduate Student
School of Social Work
Rhonda Fields, New Castle, Ind., Outstanding Social Work Student
Karen Poling, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Graduate Student
Purdue University College of Technology at Richmond
Ashley Bates, Straughn, Ind., Outstanding Student in Computer Graphics and Engineering Technology
Clinton Allen, Connersville, Ind., Outstanding Student in Organizational Leadership and Supervision
IU East Honors Program Graduates
Thomas (Toby) Bonwell, Dublin, Ind.
Mellissa Elmore, New Castle, Ind.
Cheltsi Hinners, Centerville, Ind.
Layne Husted, Centerville, Ind.
Mariah Marshall, Eaton, Ohio
Kelsey Meyer, Eaton, Ohio
Rachel Phenis, Lynn, Ind.
Samantha Powers, Fairfield, Ohio
Marci Reece, Liberty, Ind.
Megan Winn, Eaton, Ohio
Kasey Stolle, Richmond, Ind., is the Naomi Osborne Scholar. The award is given to the baccalaureate candidate with the highest grade point average. Stolle will receive her Bachelor of Science in Biology. She has been accepted to the IU School of Optometry.