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... Piedmont Virginia Community College presents the 20d ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS CONVOCATION Thursday, April 25, 2024 I 4 p.m. V. Earl Dickinson Building 501 College Drive Charlottesville, VA Convocation at 4 p .m. Reception follows V. Earl Dickinson Building Commons Academic and Leadership Awards Convocation Program Dr. John R. Donnelly, Presiding Vice President for Instruction and Student Services Welcome and Introductions .... .. ................. .... ..... ......... . Dr. Jean Runyon President ACADEMIC Academic Awards ... ...... .. ................ Representatives from the Divisions Convocation Address ....... ...... ....... .. .. ..... ........... ........ ........ Dr. Kit Decker Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences/ Professor of Spanish 2024 SCH EVOutstanding Faculty Nominee LEADERSHIP Student Leadersh ip Awards ...... ... ...... .................. Dr. Andrew Renshaw Dean of Student Services SCHOLARSHIP Educational Foundation Scholarship Recip ients ...................... .. .. ......... .............. Harry Stillerman Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Development Travel Scholarship .. ................. .. .... ... .... .. ........ ........ ..... .... .. Dr. Kit Decker Professor of Spanish PVCC All-USA Academic Team Nominees ..... ..... ... .... ... ... Dr. Kit Decker Connie Jorgensen Assistant Professor of Political Science DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD ... ........... ..... .... .... .... ... ... Dr. Runyon Final Remarks ... ............... ....... ........ .. ....... ........................ .. ... Dr. Donnelly Reception in Dickinson Commons ACADEMIC AWARDS The follow ing students were selected by members of the PVCC facul ty in recognition of t hei r grade point ave rage, class involvement, service to the College, leadersh ip and motivation . Division of Business, Mathematics and Technologies Sarah M . Steele Awa rd for Accounting ....... ......... ..... ... .... Yanming Zhu William and Joyce Jackameit Award for Adm inistrative Support Technology ...... ......... ........ ...... .... Huma ira Afifi James Egan Award for Advanced Manufacturing .... ...... . Ma rk Sexton Tucker and Betty Adcock Award for Bus iness ........ ... Stuart Applestein William and Joyce Jackameit Award for Computer Science ................... ..... ........ ...... .... ... .. .. Soren Whitehead Award for Criminal Justice ................................ ... ... .. Hannah McDaniel Award for Culinary Arts .... ..... ..... ...... ............ ........ ............ Lance Shelton Award fo r Cybersecurity .......... .. ............. ... ... .... ...... .. ..... .. Sergio Hunter Dorothy V. Vondrasek Award for Eng ineering ... .... .. .... .. ... Nathan Estes Award fo r Information Systems Technology .... ...... ... .... .. Aaron Gibson Euler Prize for Excellence in Mathematics Award ...... ..................................... Benjamin Mychaleckyj Gene Johnson Mathematics Spirit Award ................................ Khoo Le Award for Physics .. ... ... ..... .. .......... ... ...... ... .. ........ .. ... ... .. .. .. Isabella Ward Division of Health and Life Sciences Dolores Brandolo Award for Anatomy and Physiology .. ..... ... ........... ........ ...... .. ...... .. ... ..... ... Kim Cates Award for Biology ...... .... ... .. ....... ........ .......................... Gwynyth Hansen Award for Chemistry .................. .............. .. ..... ... .. ... ........ . Isabella Mays Award for Diagnostic Medical Sonography ................. ...... .. John Reed Joyce Fortune Arrington Award for Emergency Medical Services ................................................. Tori Davis Lawrence J. Tiezzi Award for Geology ....... ............. ....... .. .... .. Kira Miller Award for Health Information Management/MASA .. ...... .. ............................ ......... ..... Sharon Pritchett Award for Medical Laboratory Technology .. ... .......... Samuel Stallings Award for Microbiology ... ........... .. ........................... .. Brittany Lankford Mary Lamb Wyant Award for Nursing ........ ... ... .. Mustafa Abdelhamid Dorothy Castle Wood Award for Pharmacy Technician ........................................... Demetria Willingham Adam Clark Wyant Award for Practical Nursing .... Kaitlin Kavanaugh William "Dody" Landes Award for Radiography .... Jennifer Pendleton Award for Surgical Technology ... .... ...... ...... ..... .............. Bradley Glover Division of Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences Award for Communication Studies ............................. Caroline Dorsey Dick Harrington Award for College Composition ................... Ella Mills Award for Drama a Theater ................................ Emily Thomas-Clarke Award for Economics .................................................... Kimberlee Floyd Brenda Gail Wyant Award for Education/ Early Childhood Development ........................................ Zephyr Wright Beryl Solla Award for Fine Arts ..................................... Grace von Elten Nicola and Rosa Moschella Award for French ................ . Paige Wright Bettie W. Black Award for Graphic and Media Arts .... .. ...... ... .......... ..... ............. ........... Guinevere Gamache Mary C. Kelly Award for History ............................................. Kira Miller Award for Music ............ ..................... .......................... . Brandon Duarte Frank L. Wood, Jr. Award for Philosophy .. .... ...... .... .......... Simon Ospina Award for Political Science ................................. ........ ... Tristan Alamilla Award for Psychology ........... ................ ... ... .................... Liliana Heavey Award for Religion ...................................................... Samantha Swaim Award for Sociology .......... ...................... ........ .... Bernelly Perez Suarez Monica Barquet Award for Spanish .......................... Sharon L. Deaton Division of Workforce Services Award for English Language Learner ......... ... .... ............ Yasamin Niazy Award for GED/NEDP ... .... ........ ... ............. ..... .. ... Adriana Pena Vargas Award for Healthcare ....... ..... ....... ........ ... .. ... .. ............ .... Ephraim Antwi Award for Information Technology ..... .... ....... .. .............. .. Andrew Clark Award for Skilled Trades ............ ... ...... ..... .... .. ... ... ... ... .... Danielle Furlich Award for Transportation ...... .... ... ...... ... ........ ... ...... .... .... John Crawford Dan iel Parkhill Award for Welding ...... ......... .... .... ...... Daniel Livengood LEADERSHIP AWARDS Art Club Award ................... ..... .... ....... .. ..... ...... ..... ... ...Julianna Gutierrez Black Student Alliance Award .................................... Morgan Gregory Book Club Award ............................. ......... ......... ... ......... Kathleen Jeffers Chess Club Award ............................ ................................. . Nicholas Bird Creative Writing Club Award ..................... .......... .... .... ... Michael Gauss Drama Club Award .. ......... ..... ... .... .... ..... ... .. .... ....... ..... Claire Banaszak French Club Award ... ...................... .......... .... ........... ..... ..... ...... .. .. Tai Carr Geology Club Award ....... ....... .... ... ..... ... ..... ................... Kimberly Helme Graphics Design Club Award ... ........... ... .... ...................... .... Maia Smith International Club Award ................ ..... ..... .................... .. ... Brian Zhang Investment Club Award .. .. ............ .... .. .. ...... ...... ....... .. ........ Robert Romer Phi Theta Kappa Award ... ... ... ...... .. ......... .... ........... ... ..... Klaira Bragado Radiography Club Award ..... ........ .. ... ... ....... ... .. ... .. .. ... ... . Athena Counts Red Cross Club Award .. ..... ....................................... Keabetswe Leshoe Soccer Club Award ....... .......... ............................................ Theo Staengl Sonography Club Award ............................................... Fatimah Begom Spanish Club Award ............ .. .. ... ...... ..... ... .. ...... ... .... ..... ...... Serenity Carr The Forum Award ................................. .................. .... Benjamin Marcus Volunteer Club ........................ ... ...... ....... .......... .......... ... .......... Taylor Rice Wyant-Dowell Award for Student Veterans of America ... .. ..... ... ........ .. .................... Jessica Hladky The PVCC Educational Foundation thanks the following individuals who have made monetary contributions for the naming and sponsoring of awards: Tracy Cersley, Kit Decker, Silvia Dowell, Dick Harrington, William and Joyce Jackameit, Adam Johnson, Amanda Key, Trisha Kipps, Steve McNerney, Marie Melton, Salvatore Moschella, Nicole Oechslin, Becky Parkhill, Bill Pratt, PVCC Math Department, Andrew Renshaw, Lola Richardson, Jean Runyon, Sushma Shukla, Larry Tiezzi, Joanna Vondrasek, Nicole Winkler. The Foundation also acknowledges anonymous gifts to support the awards. SCHOLARSHIP Educational Foundation Scholarship Recipients These students received scholarships from the PVCC Educational Foundation during the 2023-2024 academic year. 20th Century Retail Merchant's Scholarship Anna Ralls Benjamin Carswell Leandra Joyce 35+ Scholarship Afaf Mohamed Amber Sherwood Andrew Whitson Azin Dorss Dan Qi Hsein Mobarak Jay Hooper Marquetta Gough Michelle Moats Oluyinka Akanmu Sana Mahir Umit Balpetek Agnes Fotta Scholarship Aidan Smith Caitlyn Robertson Emily Gordon Natalie Miranda Albert and Lucille Colville Scholarship Amy Simmons Alice Webb Colvin Scholarship Christopher Kantz Kaitlin Overton Melissa Gilmore Samantha Hutcherson Zena Salih Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship Molly Byers Altrusa International, Inc. of Charlottesville Scholarship Amber Dorsey Melissa Sanchez Andrew Allen Scholarship Alyssa Dickerson Madelyn Frazier Anne Tennant Bryan Scholarship Marquis Williams Tenisha Douglass Arboristry Integrity Scholarship Amy Sikes Victoria Ortiz BamaWorks Scholarship Arianna Bugg Destiny Reynolds Bass Family Scholarship Andrew Vida Marya Zahid Sally Sonko Samuel Stevens Berdine Swenson Endowed Nursing Scholarship Anne Foiles Dongwha Shin Laurel Seay Betty and David Whitcomb Scholarship Elizabeth Hernandez Lina Robayo Chapter A Q, PEO Sisterhood Scholarship Melissa Sanchez Chapter B K, PEO Sisterhood Troxie Harding Scholarship Victoria McCray Charlotte Louise Tate Nursing Scholarship Ashley Stollings Maxime Tyler Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Princess Ghartey Chef Eric Breckoff Scholarship Kameron Shelton Lance Shelton Lucero Sorto Quadonnis Green Chica Tenney Scholarship for the Visual Arts Benjamin Coe Elle Dudzik Navio Campi Samuel Stevens Sophie Mitchell Crofton Hill Scholarship Ahyana Calloway Allison Tidwell Amanda Berg Anna Foiles Candace Meade Errick Wells John Kermgard Megan Boone Michelle George Tess Womeldorf Culbertson- Nursing Education Scholarship Brook Grimaldi Tenisha Douglass Culinary Arts Scholarship Ila Cooper Dana Raye Shifflett Scholarship Sade Hargrove Easton Porter Group Culinary Scholarship Quadonnis Green Ethyle Cole Giuseppe Endowed Scholarship Richard Townsley Eugenia T. Bumpass Scholarship Dakoda Miller Katelynn Jones Follett Bookstore Scholarship Cody Reifsteck Quadonnis Green Gene Clements Nursing Scholarship Britney Taylor Skylar Sprouse Hantzmon Weibel Scholarship Kerry Kajdasz Helping Hand Scholarship TaMarah Jenkins Heyl-Kanour Scholarship Anjan Subba Simphiwe Mohale Irene Southall Scholarship Bianca Dudley Laurel Seay Mursal Khawa James B. Murray Humanities Scholarship Addisyn Minor Ella Burtram Hayven Burden Henry Dominguez Natalie Gatesman James R. Gilliam Scholarship Adaria Simmons Ashley Madison Calista Marsh Kristopher Campbell Nicole Shifflett Jessica Lester Endowed Nursing Fund James White Jr. Jessica Lester Memorial Fund, Inc. Scholarship Mary Njoroge Tonya Snead John and Callie Bowers Endowed Scholarship Anna Brown John L. and Marion A. Walker Scholarship Andrew Fix Josephine Stewart Newsom Scholarship JonMichael Harlow Joy Prothers Barrett Scholarship Alejandra Lopez-Godoy Amelie Shifflett Andrea Perkins Byung Lee Carlie Grady Kelly Swanson Kierstyn Frazier Luke Berry Mika Rose Miles Morris Nazanin Bayani Sergio Hunter Taylor Carter Tyler Coleman Judy Linden Memorial Nursing Scholarship Ashley Stollings Julia R. Broome Endowed Scholarship Michelle Porterfield Suha Milhim Julie Heyward Scholarship Amanda Curington Mason Aylor Lila Lassetter Scholarship Daniel Hawkins Luis W. Garfield Scholarship Amanda Turner Kayleen Moreno Samantha Clarke M. Murphy Scholarship Bianca Dudley Shamese Solis Mackenzie Alexis Gray Memorial Scholarship Alexcia Calloway Mary Jane King Scholarship Cameron Hensley Lea Barrett Neall Family Scholarship Victoria Manley Nicklous Pendleton Memorial Scholarship Alysonne Harris Pathways- Culbertson Business Scholarship Griffin Walts Josephine Ah Sam Katiya Jackson Lyon Figueroa Mariamu Majuto Mariana Abboud Bou Diab Pathways- Fisher Fund Amanda Turner Amber Woodson Ashley Burnley Brooklyn Eubanks Chloe Melvin Farima Anwari Houston Bryant Justus Bell Maite Lairana Rodriguez Makayla Prevette Maximilian Goetting Meadow Monroe Ruth Munyao Wyatt Marsh Zoe Otto Pathways- Student Access and Student Success Addison Wilkins Alex Marshall Alexander Martin Alexus Campbell Allison Tidwell Alyssa Rose America Vazquez Andrew Vida Anthony Hamill Ashley Stollings Benjamin Marcus Bianica Baker Caley Hall Jr. Carlos Juarez Clarissa Williams Codi Page Corey Martin Dan Qi Daniel Campbell David Portwood Devaughn Hall Oil Sharma Domenic Long Donald Roberts Ema Baljak Emily Gordon Erica Strong Fatima Anwari Grace Garrison Griffin Kohrherr Hiroshi Calderon Hoang Le Holly Rea ltza Juarez Jacob Morris Jaidyn Wesley Jared Morris Jasper Annable Jennifer Aust Joseph Rinaldi IV K.C. Dillard Kanealeen Rivera Kareem Rose Karen Sanchez Karleigh Young Kasen Dawson-Thomas Keabetswe Leshoe Keira Johnson Kenneth Dillard Kiron Macgill Kyia Scott Lauren Toulotte Lewis Bickley Lina Robayo Lukas Hange Lyon Figueroa Madison Amick Malcolm Keniston Maria McCormack Marquetta Gough Maryam Mohammed Younis Maxime Tyler McKenzie Wills Melissa Sacre Morgan O'Connell II Nazir Musawer NhandiHoge Nicholas Crawford Nicholas Titone Nikhil Williams Nora Darradji Ny'Asia Zykia Carter Parker Gallahan Raven Wyant Robert Morris Robert Kark Robert Ott Jr. Sameera Saleh Samuel Roberto Papale-Salvat Sarah Nordman Seli Martinez Shalon Arrington Shana Swanson Sherain Bruce Susannah Morrell Suzette Frye Takoma Sacra Taylor Irvine Teagan Palmer Tiana Scott Travis Roberson Tristan Alamilla Tristan Morris Tyler Atkinson Victoria Geer Victoria McCray Virginia Compton William Ellis Zahra Amine Pete and Beth van der Linde Determination Scholarship Dania Alazzawe Maria Carolina Deaton Silva Polly Harvey Scholarship Tantania Armstrong PVCC General Scholarships Anna Ralls David Lester Lee Moros Kane Hill Sydney Hare Victoria Ortiz Ray Mishler Scholarship Moneka Lawson Richard L. and Julia G. Nunley Scholarship David Givens Gian Serrano Madison Lawhorn Samantha Seay Schwartz-Rainville Endowed Scholarship Brianne Monahan Grace Marie Burns Jonathan Letona Megan Smallwood Willow Rudolph Seaman Family Scholarship Julissa Barron-Mendez Smyth Nursing Scholarship Alexandra Ownby Jaylene Batten Keabetswe Leshoe Kyle Dudley Mustafa Abdelhamid Nicole Shifflett Tess Womeldorf Virginia Nash SRC Engineering Scholarship Theodore Wood Viktoriia Nemyrova Susan B. Chartres Scholarship Mary Brown Susie N. Blair Scholarship Caroline Dorsey Emina Hodzic Katelyn Jones Tamyra Kaye Turner Memorial Scholarship Jazmin Brock Micaiah Meadows Tros-Dale Scholarship Afaf Mohamed Ari Bugg Ajahn Smith Alecia Barbour Andrew Vaughan Brianna McBride Carmen Guadalupe Avendano Demetrius Brown EU Genesis Mendez Hailey Conner Israel Zamora-Aparicio Jalen Thomas Jonathan Letona Chavez Maria McCormack Mayra Sanchez Nazanin Bayani Raihana Amiri Rebecca Scharer Sarah Smith Stella Rowe Suzette Thoms Theron Miller V. Earl Dickinson Scholarship Gwynyth Hansen Morgan Gregory VCCS Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship Caleigh Pierson Dwayne Ferrer Mursal Khawa Virginia Vermiculite Ltd. Scholarship Christine Crone Juliane Zummo Walter Levering Scholarship Danny Marshall Dequinte Booker Katherine Wells William Kehoe Scholarship Brooke Martens Kelseann Garrison Keyana Munter William Newman Nursing Scholarship Maxime Tyler WISE Scholarship Melissa Sanchez Woodrow W. Bolick Scholarship Alexandra Drinkwater PHI THETA KAPPA (PTK) ALL-USA ACADEMIC TEAM NOMINEES Rachel El hart, PTK All-Virginia Academic Team Ashley Moore, PTK All-Virginia Academic Team, 2024 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD Mustafa Abdelhamid The highest award presented by the College to a student, the Distinguished Student Award was established in 1994 to recognize students who demonstrate exemplary service or leadership at the College and through activities in the College service region and beyond. 20. ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS CONVOCATION Proudly celebrating academic success and achievement at Piedmont Virginia Community College Thank you for attending! Piedmont Virginia Community College 501 College Drive Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-7589 r - PVCC PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Opportunity. Acce.ss. Excellence.  ...