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Young Harris College Recognizes Students, Faculty and Staff at 2018 Honors Ceremony
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Young Harris College hosted the 2018 Honors Ceremony on April 22 in Glenn~McGinnis Hall on the YHC campus. Many faculty, staff and students were recognized for their achievements during the annual ceremony.
Zell B. Miller Leadership Award
Jada Williams
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award
Kenneth Boykin
Mary Mildred Sullivan Award
Maddie Barnes
Young Harris College Spirit Award
Laura Gregory
Michael Livingston
The Vulcan Award for Teaching Excellence
Dr. Eloise Whisenhunt
The Outstanding Professor Award
Ted Whisenhunt
Luke Rushton, ’42, Scholar Athlete Award
Brianna Bell
Outstanding Junior Scholar Athlete Award
Kaylee McCleskey
Outstanding Sophomore Athlete Award
Hannah Walker
Outstanding Freshman Scholar Athlete Award
John Lichtenwalner
Honors Program Graduate Recognition
Maddie Barnes
Nathan Barnes
Brianna Bell
Morgan Bilicki
Taylor Bilicki
Reece Brooks
Katherine Eitel
Lauren James
Samantha Jones
Matthew Ledon
Lohan Lizin
Monica Ramirez-Leon
Kaila Reece
Emily Royal
Maggie Sproston
Kristen Thigpen
Meghan Tonneson
Allie Weldon
Austin Blake Wilson
Cassandra Zimmerman
Excellence in Foundational Studies Award
Hayden Betsill
Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Candidate Award
Kaylee Parker
Outstanding Middle Grades Teacher Candidate Award
Kaila Reece
Richard Aunspaugh Award for Visual Art
Cayla Highfield
Birdie Bryan Miller Art Award
Mark Williford
Lynn Fowler Music Scholarship
Hayden Betsill
Edwin Gerschefski Piano Scholarship
Caitlin Moore
William H. & Mary Ann Fox Music Scholarship
Kanani Crandall
Pro Musica Camerta Scholarship
Kevin Rains
CNAfME Award
Zachary Sutton
Ronnie Milsap, ’64, Music Scholarship
Moon Hamilton
Shane Schroeder
Outstanding Company Member: Theatre Performance Award
Bakari Garvin
Outstanding Company Member: Design & Technology Award
Savannah Williams
Outstanding Company Member: Musical Theatre Award
Kristin Talley
William Bryon King, ’35, Award in English
Kristen Brown
Outstanding Paper: Upper-Division English Course
Taylor Bilicki
Outstanding Junior English Award
Alejandro Lemus-Gomez
Outstanding Senior English Award
Taylor Bilicki
Outstanding Senior in Creative Writing
Morgan Bilicki
Courtney Esco
Outstanding Junior in Creative Writing
Lewis Crawford
Donna T. Fortune Achievement Award in Foreign Language
Brianna Bell
Mollie Wilfong
Lambda Pi Eta Outstanding Scholar Award
Allison Weldon
Rhetorica Tutor Award
Amanda Claxton
John Cobb, Jr. Award for an Outstanding Paper
Samuel Arbour
Destiny Sims
Erin Tozier
The John Kay Award for Excellence in Comparative Religious Studies
Joseph DeFrank
Erin Fincannon
Outstanding Biology Senior Academic Award
Gabrielle Coumes
Outstanding Biology Senior Research Award
Sarah Gossett
Yazmin Ramos
Arielle Charles
Rachel Lepine
Erasmus Grier Fowler Mathematics Award
Reece Brooks
Freshman Mathematics Award
Brooke Roland
Joseph Wilson Boone, ’31, History Award
Michael Livingston
Outstanding Graduate in Business and Public Policy
Brianna Bell
Paul D. Coverdell Award
Brianna Bell
Hilda McCurdy Memorial Scholarship
Callie Trundle
Ezra Sellers Award
Dr. Joseph Pate
SPAT Scholarship Award
Sam Flagg
SGA Awards
Faculty Award – Dr. Charlie Swor
Staff Award – Rusty Royston
College Representative of the Year Award
Kristin Thigpen
S.T.A.R. of the Year Award
Maggie Frick
Greek Service Awards
Fraternity – Kappa Sigma
Sorority – Phi Alpha Phi
Greek Academic Awards
Fraternity – Alpha Omega
Sorority – Phi Alpha Phi
Advisor of the Year Award
Stan Anderson
CAB Member of the Year Award
Michael Folsom
Outstanding Organization of the Year Award
Fly Fishing Club
Religious Life Senior Award
Emily Todd
Christian Service Award
Allie Weldon
Austin Tibbetts
Interfaith Award
Courtney Huskins
Xavier Jacobs
IRC Appreciation Award
Dr. Eric Dickman
Corn Creek Review: Literary Awards
First Place Prose/Drama – Courtney Esco
Second Place Prose – Melissa Powell
Third Place Prose – Natalee Diehl
First Place Poetry – Alejandro Lemus-Gomez
Second Place Poetry – Paxton Spessard
First Place in Art – Samuel Pham
Enotah Yearbook Pacesetter
Morgan Bilicki
Jose Rodriguez
Austin Watson
Anna Dyer
Mary Slavkin
Thomas Cook
Stan Anderson
Joseph Pate
Enotah Yearbook Dedication
Tonya Nix
To view photos for the 2018 Honors Ceremony, click here.
About Young Harris College
Young Harris College is a private, baccalaureate degree-granting college located in the beautiful mountains of North Georgia. Founded in 1886 and historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church, Young Harris College educates, inspires and empowers students through the highest quality liberal arts education. The College currently has more than 1,100 students across five divisions—Education, Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The historic campus in Young Harris, Ga., has completed major campus improvements to accommodate the College’s growth. Recent LEED-certified campus improvements include the 121,000-square-foot Rollins Campus Center, new residence facilities, and a 57,000-square-foot recreation and fitness center. The College is an active member of NCAA Division II and remains a fierce competitor in the prestigious Peach Belt Conference. YHC is among fewer than 300 colleges and universities nationwide named to the 2017-2018 list of Colleges of Distinction and is listed as a “Best National Liberal Arts College” by U.S. News & World Report. For more information, visit yhc.edu.
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