EHS presents Honors & Awards
More than 230 students, visitors, faculty and staff attended the College of Education and Health Sciences’ Honors and Awards Ceremony.
06/02/2015 2:01 PM
Local Students Receive Special Awards from College of Education & Health Sciences
Peoria, IL (May 29, 2015)–More than 230 students, visitors, faculty and staff attended the College of Education and Health Sciences’ Honors and Awards Ceremony. Each department presented scholarships and special awards to deserving students.
| Jamie Berry | Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s | Bloomington, IL | Magret J. Burke Endowed Scholarship | Graduate | |
| Nicole Zasada | School Counseling Master’s | Canton, IL | Stella O’Hanlon Endowed Scholarship | Graduate | |
| Megan White | Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s | Peoria, IL | Clyde R. & Jannis L. Smith Endowed Scholarship | Graduate | |
| Dawn Rhoda | Leadership in Educational Administration | Chenoa, IL | Wm. G. Hasselbacher Memorial Scholarship | Graduate | |
| Rochelle Gehrke | Retail Merchandising | Dunlap, IL | Lela M. Adams Memorial Scholarship | Junior | |
| Katherine Bartholomew | Hospitality Leadership | Rockford, IL | Clara Gilgan Endowed Scholarship | Junior | |
| Chelsey George | Dietetics | Atlanta, IL | Helen C. Hopper Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Junior | |
| Megan Price | Dietetics | Avon, IN | Lila S. Linder Home Economics Endowed Scholarship | Junior | |
| Jessica Bahling | Dietetics | Caledonia, IL | Ruth K. Martin Endowed Scholarship | Freshman | |
| Celine Coleman | Community Wellness | Peoria, IL | Jane & William Reid Endowed Scholarship | Junior | |
| Emma Walser | Dietetics | Fenton, MO | G. Katherine Watson Scholarship | Senior | |
| Kelly Beal | Hospitality Leadership | Peoria, IL | Adene Wislon Endowed Scholarship | Senior | |
| Sara Petty | Dietetics | Lake Villa, IL | Adene Wislon Endowed Scholarship | Sophomore | |
| Emma Walser | Dietetics | Fenton, MO | Adene Wislon Endowed Scholarship | Senior | |
| Malgorzata Kaniewski | Community Wellness | Peru, IL | Doris Wilson Endowed Scholarship | Junior | |
| Abigal Craft | Hospitality Leadership | Peoria, IL | C.C. Wheeler/Mildred Arnold Scholars | Senior | |
| Annie Drummond | Retail Merchandising | Lake St Louis, MO | C.C. Wheeler/Mildred Arnold Scholars | Junior | |
| Kaela Giles | Dietetics | Brimfield, IL | C.C. Wheeler/Mildred Arnold Scholars | Junior | |
| Erin Leland | Hospitality Leadership | Wheeling, IL | C.C. Wheeler/Mildred Arnold Scholars | Sophomore | |
| Genevieve Prushinski | Dietetics | Princeton, IL | C.C. Wheeler/Mildred Arnold Scholars | Junior | |
| Anna Smith | Dietetics | Ballwin, MO | C.C. Wheeler/Mildred Arnold Scholars | Sophomore | |
| Carolyn Stewart | Hospitality Leadership | Chesterfield, MO | C.C. Wheeler/Mildred Arnold Scholars | Junior | |
| Sarah Wagner | Dietetics | Mahomet, IL | C.C. Wheeler/Mildred Arnold Scholars | Sophomore | |
| Wendy Hasse | Dietetics | Barrington, IL | Dr. Katherine R. Noe Mellen, Dietetics Excellence Award | Senior | |
| Emily Peterson | Dietetics | Naperville, IL | Dr. Katherine R. Noe Mellen, Dietetics Excellence Award | Senior | |
| Abby Craft | Hospitality Leadership | Peoria, IL | Dr. Nina Collins Award | Senior | |
| Malgorzata Kaniewski | Community Wellness | Peru, IL | Kappa Omicron Nu Outstanding Freshman Award | Junior | |
| Whitney Dehler | Doctor of Physical Therapy | Galesburg, IL | Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship | Graduate | |
| William Seiler | Doctor of Physical Therapy | Dunlap, IL | Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship | Graduate | |
| Zack Shaw | Doctor of Physical Therapy | Decatur, IL | Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship | Graduate | |
| Michelle Ditmars | Doctor of Physical Therapy | Gurnee, IL | Dr. Benard & Sandra Cahill Endowed Scholarship | Graduate | |
| Ryan Lynch | Doctor of Physical Therapy | Byron, IL | Dr. Benard & Sandra Cahill Endowed Scholarship | Graduate | |
| Kyle Dodge | Doctor of Physical Therapy | Peoria, IL | Dr. Benard & Sandra Cahill Endowed Scholarship | Graduate | |
| Megan Flynn | Health Science | Bridgeton, MO | David & Sharon Broski Scholarship | Junior | |
| Taylor Schweigert | Health Science | Tremont, IL | David & Sharon Broski Scholarship | Senior | |
| Kaitlyn Hjerpe | Nursing | Bloomington, IL | Anglin Endowed Scholarship for Nursing | Junior | |
| Carly Gurrieri | Nursing | Schaumburg, IL | Charlotte Pate Awl Endowed Scholarship | Sophomore | |
| Alexandra Carlson | Nursing | Rockford, IL | Charlotte Barbour Endowed Scholarship | Junior | |
| Kassidy Gietl | Nursing | Springfield, IL | Charlotte Barbour Endowed Scholarship | Junior | |
| Amanda Chung | Nursing | Maryland Heights, MO | Dr. Joan M. Kulpa Endowed Scholarship in Nursing | Junior | |
| Brenna Clark | Nursing Education Master’s | Peoria, IL | Joseph S. and Helen M. Kulpa Endowed Scholarship | Graduate | |
| Symphony Posley | Nursing | Caledonia, IL | Alberta Morris nursing Scholarship | Senior | |
| Dayna Palm | Nursing | Tinley, Park, IL | Karin C. Nelson Endowed Nursing Scholarship | Junior | |
| Hannah Mayfield | Nursing | Springfield, IL | Karin C. Nelson Endowed Nursing Scholarship | Junior | |
| Meghan Enright | Nursing | Tinley, Park, IL | June I. Snow Endowed Scholarship in Nursing | Sophomore | |
| Maureen Dolan | Nursing | New Lenox, IL | June I. Snow Endowed Scholarship in Nursing | Senior | |
| Mackenzie Mroz | Nursing | McHenry, IL | Pflederer Family Nursing Scholarship | Junior | |
| Linda Ste Marie | Nursing | Whitefish Bay, WI | Neuhoff Endowed Scholarship | Junior | |
| Kristi Guzman | English | Germantown Hills, IL | Albert F. Siepert Memorial Scholarship Fund | Junior | |
| Elizabeth Hart | Elementary Education | Fort Atkinson, WI | Albert F. Siepert Memorial Scholarship Fund | Sophomore | |
| Lauren Lemanski | Learning Behavior Specialist | Prospect Heights, IL | Albert F. Siepert Memorial Scholarship Fund | Junior | |
| Sarah McGrail | Elementary Education | Plainfield, IL | Albert F. Siepert Memorial Scholarship Fund | Sophomore | |
| Cassandra Neal | Learning Behavior Specialist | Taylorville, IL | Albert F. Siepert Memorial Scholarship Fund | Junior | |
| Emily LaCost | Learning Behavior Specialist | Mount Prospect, IL | Bonifield Prize | Senior | |
| Katie Scaramella | Learning Behavior Specialist | Tinley, Park, IL | Bonifield Prize | Senior | |
| Anna Taylor | Elementary Education | Carpentersville, IL | Bonifield Prize | Junior | |
| Patricia Wojcik | Learning Behavior Specialist | Elmwood Park, IL | Bonifield Prize | Senior | |
| Sumayya Qudrat | Secondary Education | Lake in the Hills, IL | John E. Martin Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Junior | |
| Claire Annes | Learning Behavior Specialist | Glen Ellyn, IL | Leo G. Bent Award | Senior | |
| Andrea Barr | Elementary Education | Mundelein, IL | Leo G. Bent Award | Senior | |
| Jay Mehta | Secondary Education | Bartlett, IL | Leo G. Bent Award | Senior | |
| Justin Widd | Elementary Education | Elmwood Park, IL | Leo G. Bent Award | Senior | |
| Mary Downen | Elementary Education | Princeville, IL | Mildred A. Gove Endowed Scholarship | Senior | |
| Adelina Gutierrez | Early Childhood Education | Peoria, IL | Mildred A. Gove Endowed Scholarship | Senior | |
| Johnica Haynes | Learning Behavior Specialist | Pekin, IL | Mildred A. Gove Endowed Scholarship | Senior | |
| Samantha Burch | Learning Behavior Specialist | Creve Coeur, IL | Mildred A. Gove Endowed Scholarship | Senior | |
| Jessica Altshul | Learning Behavior Specialist | Orland Park, IL | 2014-2015 Academic Hall of Fame | Senior | |
| Brendon David | Nursing | Naperville, IL | 2014 Outstanding Co-op/Intern of the Year | Senior |
The following were named Global Scholars:
| Hannah Booker | Doctor of Physical Therapy | Tremont, IL | Graduate |
| Alexsandra Brasen | Health Science | Orland Park, IL | Senior |
| Elizabeth Brown | Nursing | Greenfield, IN | Senior |
| Molly Cummings | Nursing | Oak Lawn, IL | Senior |
| Tara Early | Nursing | Batavia, IL | Senior |
| Hannah Ingrum | Nursing | Ogden, IL | Senior |
| Rachel Land | Nursing | Morton, IL | Senior |
| Brianne Machak | Learning Behavior Specialist | Zion, IL | Senior |
| Madisen Manning | Nursing | Chillicothe, IL | Senior |
| Courtney Minner | Nursing | Barrington, IL | Senior |
| Chelsea Mueller | Nursing | Naperville, IL | Senior |
| Callie Myers | Health Science | Oakley , IL | Graduate |
| Altee Sprague | Health Science | Springfield, IL | Senior |
Three faculty members also were honored: Dr. Hwa Lee won the Joan L. Sattler Teaching Award; Dr. Deitra Kuester was awarded the Outstanding Research Award; and Dr. Patty Nugent won the Outstanding Service Award.