Wesleyan announces 2022 Academic and Leadership Awards

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West Virginia Wesleyan Colege’s 2022 Excellent Seniors embrace, from left, Rebecca Osborne, Grey Caldwell, Sai Sakamoto, Daniel Morgret and Malaika Kimmons, honored by Interim President James Moore.

BUCKHANNON — On April 24, West Virginia Wesleyan Faculty held the annual Educational and Management Awards Ceremony, during which college students, school and employees have been honored for his or her excellent educational and management performances and efforts. The awards are offered to honor college students in teachers, athletics, campus life and extra.

Vice President for Educational Affairs and Dean of the School Dr. Lynn M. Linder stated, “We’re so proud to honor our college students for his or her educational success, in addition to their important contributions to campus life. We additionally sincerely thank their mother and father and everybody who has supported them of their efforts and performed a key position of their success.”

The next is a listing of awards introduced throughout the ceremony.

Sullivan Basis Awards have been awarded to Grey Caldwell ’22, of Belington, West Virginia, Katherine Kell ’22, of Follansbee, West Virginia.

Alana Rennix ’22, of Valley Bend, West Virginia, and Malaika Kimmons ’22, of Apex, North Carolina, obtained the Wesleyan Values award.

Excellent Seniors in Biology Hannah Coulson ’22, of Fairmont, West Virginia, and Grey Caldwell ’22, of Belington, West Virginia.

Excellent Freshman in Biology Kaef Rehman ’25, of Daniels, West Virginia, Kyan Gillespie ’25, of Webster Springs, West Virginia, Bryer Ketterman ’25, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, and Charli Bolton ’25, of Nicholasville, Kentucky.

Excellent Researcher in Biology Cameron Wilson ’22, of Buckhannon, West Virginia; Excellent Junior in Environmental Science Nagyaleeya McMillan ’23, of Buckhannon, West Virginia.

Excellent Enterprise Administration Pupil Christie Depoy ’22, of Rock Cave, West Virginia.

Excellent Laboratory Assistant Abigail Bowe ’24, of Powell, Ohio, Kason Currence ’22, of Buckhannon, West Virginia.

Educational Achievement Award Fisher Goodwin ’25, of Elkins, West Virginia.

Younger Skilled in Athletic Coaching Brennon Weese ’23, of Beverly, West Virginia.

Excellent Senior in Music Pippa McGinley ’22, of Morgantown, West Virginia, Lauren Smith ’22, of Buckhannon, West Virginia.

Music Division Award Dominick Grey ’22, of Belle, West Virginia, Taylor Armstrong ’22, of Sutton, West Virginia, Evaleen Atha ’22, of Jane Lew, West Virginia, Tyler Davis ’22, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Pippa McGinley ’22, of Morgantown, West Virginia, Giulia Parsons ’22, of Timonium, Maryland, Lauren Smith ’22, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Madelyn Brewer ’22, of Petersburg, West Virginia, Brycen Pearl ’22, of Boonsboro, Maryland,

The College of Nursing has acknowledged the next awards: Excellent Seniors in Nursing Maddi Carpenter ’22, of Belington, West Virginia, Colleen Hottinger ’22, of Franklin, West Virginia; Excellent Juniors in Nursing Mariah O’Hara ’23, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Emily Wilcox ’23, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Excellent Sophomores in Nursing Kaitlynn Pena ’24, of Harlingen, Texas, Madison Wamsley ’24, of Buckhannon, West Virginia.

Excellent BA in Physics Jonas Department ’25, of Fairmont, West Virginia, Madisyn Fox ’23, of Caldwell, West Virginia, Devon John ’25, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Pedro Parmezani ’25, of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, Alex Thompson ’25, of Philippi, West Virginia.

There have been 15 college students who have been honored of Senior Educational and Management Achievement: Evaleen Atha ’22, of Jane Lew, West Virginia, Orian Bar ’22, of Denver, North Carolina, Madelyn Brewer ’22, of Petersburg, West Virginia, Rayna Heckman ’22, of Randallstown, Maryland, Colleen Hottinger ’22, of Franklin, West Virginia, Ali Householder ’22, of Ranson, West Virginia, Katherine Kell ’22, of Follansbee, West Virginia, Pippa McGinley ’22, of Morgantown, West Virginia, Alana Rennix ’22, of Valley Bend, West Virginia, Baylee Senator ’22, of Chapmanville, West Virginia, Lauren Smith ’22, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Jakob Spruce ’22, of Charleston, West Virginia, Kobe Vinegar ’22, of Trotwood, Ohio, Allison Weiss ’22, of Hurricane, West Virginia, Haley Zinn ’22, of Tunnelton, West Virginia.

Interim President Dr. James Moore honored the next Excellent Seniors: Rebecca Osborne ’22, of Hurricane, West Virginia; Malaika Kimmons ’22, of Apex, North Carolina, Sai Sakamoto ’22, of Tokyo, Japan, and Grey Caldwell ’22, of Belington, West Virginia.

In conclusion, Pupil Senate offered School Member of the Yr Award to Dr. Coty Martin, assistant professor of political science, and Employees Member of the Yr to Karen Leventry, an worker with Aladdin Meals Service.