SFCC students win awards at 2012 honors convocation

SEDALIA—Two students received State Fair Community College’s top academic awards May 3 at the college’s 2012 honors convocation in the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center.

Donald Ramirez, Sedalia, received the Distinguished Student award for students earning Associate of Arts degrees. Ramirez, an open major, also was named TRiO Student of the Year. He also received awards for Outstanding SFCC Ambassador and Outstanding Student and received the Valerie Dent Scholarship. He was nominated by Sonya Bowman, TRiO director.

Christopher Frye, Knob Noster, received the Distinguished Student award for students earning Associate of Applied Science degrees. Frye, a network administration major, also received an Outstanding Student award and is earning an AA degree. He was nominated by Crissina Kemp, TRiO academic specialist.

Other honorees included:

President’s Scholar Award (students graduating with a 4.0 GPA)— Jessica Becker, Vandalia; Jennifer Bourbon, Sedalia; Teanna Bryan, Preston; Julie Cronin, Lincoln; Shawn Crouch, Lincoln; Cynthia Gaston, Camdenton; Alicia Hawkins, Boonville; Ashley Klaty, Knob Noster; and Casey Landsberg, Clinton

Outstanding Student Award (students graduating with a minimum 3.6 GPA)—Diana Allee, Sedalia; April Anderson, Smithton; Ashley Anna, Linn Creek; Bryan Barbour, California; Elizabeth Barlow, Knob Noster; Jessica Becker, Vandalia; Melissa Bedwell, LaMonte; Marion Bell, Sedalia; Portia Beltey, Camdenton; Dawn Binder, Knob Noster; Benjamin Bird, Warrensburg; Jerri Black, Camdenton; Jennifer Bourbon, Sedalia; Susan Bradley, Buffalo; Maggie Bradshaw, Boonville; Colby Brand, Knob Noster; Janell Branscum, LaMonte; Kristian Branscum, LaMonte;

John Brookman, Warsaw; Kaela Brown, Sedalia; Teanna Bryan, Preston; Dylan Bryant, Camdenton; Annaliese Burlingame, Sedalia; Alicia Burtin, Linn Creek; Thomas Carpenter, Warsaw; Catherine Carson, Mora; Yuliya Chernish, Sedalia; Megan Clingan, Florence; Justin Cocke, Sedalia; Brandon Cornine, Marshall; Amanda Craven, Knob Noster; Ashley Crickard, Camdenton; Julie Cronin, Lincoln; Shawn Crouch, Lincoln; Christy Curtis, Clinton; Raymond Decker, Eldon; Kimberly DeLeon, Linn Creek; David DeMasters, Sedalia;

Jessie Diederich, Hartsburg; Stoney Dilts, Urich; Kaitlyn Dittmer, Bates City; Matthew Douglass, Sedalia; Courtney Douthit, Sedalia; Jennifer Dredge, Roach; Christie Edwards, Tipton; Elizabeth Emmerich, California; Janet Everhart, Warrensburg; Liliya Fedorenko, Sedalia; Lena Flaugher, Eldon; Steven Foster, Windsor; Christopher Frye, Knob Noster; Sheila Galliher, Sedalia; Bobbi Gant, Edwards; Tracy Garrison, Smithton; Cynthia Gaston, Camdenton; William Gaston, Camdenton; Ashley Gerald, Warsaw;

Mary Goostree, Syracuse; Robert Greene, Warsaw; Alex Gutierrez, Sedalia; Diu Ha, Sedalia; Carol Hall, Barnett; Richard Hamilton, Otterville; Robert Hartley, Sedalia; Tiah Hatcher, Sedalia; Whitney Hawk, Sedalia; Alicia Hawkins, Boonville; Phillip Hawkins, Sedalia; Amylia Hayes, Rocky Mount; Nicole Heaton, Warrensburg; Sandra Hehner, Lowry City; Lydia Henderson, Sedalia; Scott Hofsommer, Knob Noster; Holley Holter, Wister; Kathleen Howe, Warsaw; Amanda Howell, Sedalia;

Lora Howery, Nelson; Alexa Huebotter, Warrensburg; Heather Hunter, Sedalia; Matthew Hutsell, Green Ridge; Roxana Jackman, Warsw; Rhonda James, Gravois Mills; Maeghan Johnson, Sedalia; Bertha Johnston, Eldon; Arianne Keen, Warrensburg; Kelsey Keisker, Sedalia; Laura Kiser, Marshall; Ashley Klaty, Knob Noster; Karla Kline, Brumley; John Kolasky, Sedalia; Brieanna Kroeger, Smithton; Sandra Kuhle, Boonville; Brenda Landreth, Slater; Casey Landsberg, Clinton; Kimberly Lasswell, Clinton;

Chelsea Laufenberg, Versailles; Liang-Ying Lee, Sedalia; Wanda Leimkuehler, Concordia; Adam Lewis, Knob Noster; Brittany Luetjen, Cole Camp; Briana Lynxwiler, Kaiser; Shelby Marsh, Knob Noster; Samantha Marshall, Camdenton; Matthew Mattes, Warrensburg; Taylor Maxwell-Thomas, Kansas City; William Meyer, Sedalia; David Moring, Sedalia; Mitchell Nolasco, Clinton; David Palmer, Sedalia; Tammy Parrott, Knob Noster; Jessica Patterson, Knob Noster; Erin Pearson, Bossier City, La.; Brooklyn Pifer, Tipton; Deanna Pospisil, Sedalia; Gardner Pottorff, Sedalia;

Gina Prather, Smithton; Gaybriel Prince, Clinton; Sarah Rae, Sedalia; Donald Ramirez, Sedalia; Donna Randall, Sedalia; Monique Reid, Tavares, Fla.; Lauren Remer, Clinton; Christopher Rhoads, Sedalia; Jessica Robey, Butler; Daniel Rodriguez, Warrensburg; Megan Salyer, WhitemanAFB; Natalie Sams, Warrensburg; Bethany Schlesselman, Concordia; Wendy Schmolzi, Sedalia; Adam Schnelting, St. Charles; Amber Schwartz, Cole Camp; Stephanie Scott, LaMonte; Kara Shellabarger, Camdenton; Robin Shepard, Sedalia; Jennifer Sierks, Clinton;

Craig Sims, Sweet Springs; Melissa Sims, Sedalia; Melissa Smidt, Knob Noster; Alysia Soto, Marshall; Alissa Springer, Salisbury; Andrea St. Clair, Warrensburg; Kelsey Stanford, Clinton; Rachel Starnes, Lincoln; Jill Steffens, Cole Camp; Tricia Stovall, Lincoln; Abigail Trejo, California; Vyacheslav Trushenko, Hughesville; Thomas Trusty, Iberia; Tony Turner, Green Ridge; Jayne Underwood, Knob Noster; David Vaughan, Warrensburg; Bill Vaughn, Sedalia; Rebecca Vollmer, Boonville; Angela Volmer, Montrose; Lani Ward, Warrensburg; Clifford Weed, Chamois; Steven Westermier, Sedalia; Carol Willis, Macks Creek; and Terri Wood, Urich.

Outstanding Resident Award, 2011-2012—Krista Cash, Sedalia

Access Disability Leadership Award—Chris Smith, Sedalia; Sharon Vannoy, Hughesville; and Sheila Yoder, Versailles

National Post-Secondary Agriculture Student Organization vice president—Ryan Meyers, Mexico

State Post-Secondary Agriculture Student Organization secretary—Devann Gregory, Houstonia

State Post-Secondary Agriculture Student Organization treasurer—Stephan Shafer, Martinsburg

Cindy Henke Spirit of Nursing Award—Andrea St. Clair, Warrensburg

Leora Bremer Spirit of Nursing Award—Brooke Allee, Sedalia

Creative Writing Award—Lana Erris, Blue Springs

Emerging Leaders Award—Luis Pereira, Sedalia

English Honors Award—David Palmer, Sedalia; and Marcella Parkhurst, Sedalia

Hire Attire Award—Melanie Crawford, Windsor

Image Excellence Service Award—Brandy Nelson, Warrensburg

Mary Bruns Scholarship—Tannis Duncan, Eldon

MCCA Student Leadership Award—Nathan Lawrence, Sedalia

Missouri League of Nursing Outstanding Student Award—Amanda Howell, Sedalia

Outstanding Ambassadors—Brieanna Kroeger, Smithton; Donald Ramirez, Sedalia; Natasha Williams, Osceola; Brandy Wilson, Sedalia

Outstanding Instrumentalist—Carl Wilken, Sedalia

Outstanding Vocalist—Ashton Thompson, Cole Camp

Phi Theta Kappa All Missouri Academic Team—Julie Cronin, Lincoln, and Brieanna Kroeger, Smithton

Scholar Athletes—Jessica Becker, Vandalia; Antonin Galaya, Sedalia; and Kayla Snapp, Sedalia

Student Government Service Award—Nathan Lawrence, Sedalia

Student Success Award—Gregory Holder, Sedalia

TRiO Student of the Year—Julie Cronin, Lincoln, and Donald Ramirez, Sedalia

Valerie Dent Scholarship—Donald Ramirez, Sedalia

William C. Hopkins Endowed Scholarship—Sarah L. Towne, Warrensburg

Young Educators Award—Diu Ha, Sedalia; Linda Hibdon, Sedalia; and Rachel Starnes, Lincoln

Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference (SLC) Awards:

Local chapter president and second place in job interview at SLC—Cathline Vest, Clinton

Local chapter vice president—Jacob Knipp, Tipton

Local chapter SGA representative—Brandon Hammond, Sedalia

Local chapter secretary and participant at SLC—Martha Everitt, Sedalia

Local chapter treasurer and second place in accounting at SLC—Kimberly Jeans, Whiteman AFB

Local chapter parliamentarian, first place in parliamentary procedure at SLC and state parliamentarian—Laura Petree, Tipton

Local chapter historian and participant at SLC—Courtney Douthit, Sedalia

Second place in telecommunications at SLC—Seth Stucker, Sedalia

Participant at SLC—Parker Twenter, Sedalia