Students cited for achievements^ accomplishments on Awards Day;
trophies, plaques, awards presented in inpressive ceremonies
Trophies, plaques, medals, scholarships and
framed certificates, some with monetar> awards,
were presented to Chowan College students
during the annual Awards Day program to
recognize their citizenship, service, academic
and athletic achievements during the 1995-96
school year.
Held near the conclusion of the spring
semester, the program is a highlight of the
academic year when tribute is also paid to those
students who have been inducted into honor
societies and those chosen for Who's Who in
American Universities and Colleges.
FYior to the presentation of the awards.
Phyllis D. Dewar, associate professor of chemis
try, delivered the traditional Awards Day
address.
Ellis Lee Stephens 111. president of the Stu
dent Government Association, recognized mem
bers of the student organization and e.xpressed
appreciation for their work during the year
Dr. Herman E. Collier Jr.. interim president of
the college, presided for the program and pre
sented the awards with the assistance of Dr B.
Franklin Lowe Jr., vice president for academic
affairs.
Ellis Lee Stephens 111, of Best Station. NC, a
science major, was named the best all-around
student, an award presented to the student who
has “achiev'ed academically, excelled in e.xtra-
curricular activities, exhibited leadership ability
and sought to attain the ideals for which the
college stands.”
Gregory Alan English of Portsmouth. Va.,
who is majoring in history, received the Superior
Citizenship Award as voted on by the faculty
and staff and presented to exemplary students.
The award was given in recognition of English’s
"time, effort and energy for the benefit of the
student body.”
Eric Lynn Spencer, a mathematics major from
Grandy, NC, received the Merit Award that is
presented to the student who has been active in
the extra-curricular life of the campus, both
religiously and socially, as well as in the
community, and “who has achieved in spite of
obstacles which might have deterred or defeated
a less determined and devoted individual.”
Inducted into the Order of the Silver Feather,
an honor that recognizes students for their
contributions to the college and community,
were Lee Stephens III, Greg English. Richard
Gray of Murfreesboro, Carla Culbertson of
Fredericks-burg. Va., and Anabela Adams of
Taylor. Mich.
Mark Patrick Murphy of Glen St. Maty, Fla.,
Greg English, a
history major from
Portsmouth, VA, is
presented the
Superior Citizenship
Award by Dr
Herman E. Collier
received the Joseph Lee Parker Scholarship for
Physical Fitness.
Recognized as outstanding athletes were
Nancy Michelle Mitchell of Callao, Va., who was
named the Most Outstanding Female Athlete,
and Brian Canaday of Radford, Va., who re
ceived the men’s trophy.
The Most Outstanding Resident Assistant
Awards were presented to Allison Hope Murray
of Charlotte, and Dale Ray Stoneroad Jr., of
Hahfax. Pa.
Bryant Mallory Clark II, a commercial art
major from Lawrenceville, \k., was named the
Outstanding Graduate in Visual Arts. A plaque
presented by the Eastern North Carolina Press
Association to the Most Outstanding Graduate
in Printing Production and Imaging Technology
went to James Michael Dalton of Newport, NC.
The Maty' E. Wood Science Award, which
includes an engraved plaque and a monetary'
gift, went to two science majors: Caria Marie
Culbertson of Fredericksburg, Va., and Ellis Lee
Stephens III. of Best Station, NC.
Four students were named recipients of the
Raymond Memorial Science Scholarship and
each received a plaque and a cash gift for their
next year of study at Chowan. Those honored
were Lisa R. Lassiter of Hobbsville; Faith M.
Jones of Burkeville, Va.; Robert Warren Walker
of Danville, Va..; and, Kelly Lynnette Rothery of
Newport News, Va.
The International Scholarship Award,
recognizing the academic potential of a returning
Anabela Adams of
Taylor, Mich., was
one of five students
inducted into the
prestigious Order of
the Silver Feather
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international student, was presented to Ayumi
Kase, of Japan.
The recipient of the Acheson Harden Mathe
matics Award was Laura Beth Allgood of
Danville. \^., while the Senior Mathematics
Award was presented to Eric Lynn Spencer of
Grandy, NC.
In the area of music. Sarah Hudson Mont
gomery of Richmond, VA, and Travis L. Savage
of Oak City, were named the most outstanding
music students and received the Mary Pearce
Music Scholarship. Dorma Marie Worthey of
Murfreesboro was named the Outstanding
Student in Chorus, and Antuan De-Carioson
Hawkins of Kinston received the award as the
Most Outstanding Student in Band.
A new award, the History Award, made
possible by the history faculty, was presented to
the history major who maintained an overall
grade point average of “B” or higher. The first
recipient was Jeffrey Scott Winstead of Chesa
peake, Va.
The Psychology award went to Bridgette
Yvette Seawell of Fuquay-Varina, and Grace
Elizabeth Bass of Courtland, Va,, was the
recipient of the 1995-96 Outstanding Teacher
Education Award,
Induction ceremonies held
for national honor society
The Chowan College chapter of Sigma Beta
Delta inducted new members into the honor
society at the end of the spring semester in
ceremonies held in Robert Marks Hall,
Students inducted into the society and
awarded lifetime membership and national
recogniton included Ricardo Arias, Wendy
Blythe, Michelle Copeland, Lisa Clements,
Christy Ober and Doug Story.
Professors Gladys DeJesus and Renee Felts,
members of the department of business faculty,
were also induaed.
Sigma Beta Delta is an international honor
society in business, management and adminis
tration that was established to honor students
who have attained superior records in business
programs in school and colleges with regional
accreditation.
Mertibership in the organization is limited to
those of high scholarship and good moral
character. To be eligible for membership,
students must hold at least junior status,
possess a minimum grade point average of 3.0,
and rank in the upper 20 percent of his or her
class at the time of invitation to membership.
Professor
Phyllis
Dewar
delivers
convocation
address
Six students and
two professors
recognizedfor
superior records