Montana State University honored its outstanding students at the
annual Day of Student Recognition, April 29. The awards and
students who won them follows:
Roland R. Renne Award - The highest honor presented to a
senior man, based upon leadership, scholarship, and contributions
to MSU: Leonard Armstrong.
Erma Lessel Collins Senior Award - The highest honor
presented to a senior woman, based upon leadership, scholarship,
and contributions to MSU: Laura Beckman.
Outstanding Graduate Student Award - Lisa Surber.
Outstanding Fifth Year Senior Award - Brian Nash, Michelle
Show.
Junior Attainment Plaques - One junior woman and one
junior man who have made contributions to MSU and show promise
for the future: Eric Gomke, Kathy Laubach.
Outstanding Sophomore Award - Laura Gamradt.
Outstanding Freshman Award - James Hicks, Serenity
Atkinson.
Michael and Kathleen Malone Freshman Seminar Award - Two
scholarships given in the honor of Michael and Kathleen Malone's
commitment to the General Studies Freshman Seminar: Anne Skildum,
James Hicks.
Margaretha Wessel General Studies Scholarship - Given in
honor of Margaretha Wessel, the director of General Studies for
25 years: Deja Galloway.
University Honors Program Service Award - Awarded to the
student who gives continued and voluntary service which benefits
the University Honors Program and the Bozeman community: Jon
Iverson.
Dean's Award for Excellence - College of Letters &
Science: Siobahn Everson-Stewart, Colleen Muzynoski.
Marjorie Paisley Award - Awards given to junior women who
have demonstrated outstanding campus service: Nicole Chinadle,
Kyrie Marks, Courtney Trout.
Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award - Award for the
outstanding junior woman in the Department of Modern Languages:
Kathy Laubach.
Roskie Memorial Award - Undergraduate student who has
shown outstanding leadership qualities: Kathy Laubach.
Christy Foundation Scholarships - Two scholarships awarded
to students bringing special recognition to MSU based upon
meritorious community leadership and service: Wyeth Anderson,
Michelle Galvin.
Earlene Hart Memorial Scholarships - A scholarship awarded
to a sophomore or junior majoring in nursing or foods and
nutrition: Heather Seilstad.
Lawrence Hiller Scholarship - Scholarships for students
with disabilities: Peter Arnone, Lisa Hathaway.
Paul Johnston Memorial Scholarship - Scholarship awarded
to a student who has a disability. It is based on financial need
and scholastic achievement: Sam Anderson.
Mary McClure Orientation Award - Presented to a Student
Orientation Leader: Justin Schwartz.
Becoming Our Best Award - Recognition of two students for
outstanding participation in the Becoming Our Best Program, a
freshman year peer mentoring program from the First Year
Initiative Office: April Taber, Angela Buer.
Mortar Board - Senior honorary's 2000-2001 members: Erik
Anthony, Leonard Armstrong, Lisa Berkram, Jodi Clark, Brianne
Cronkhite, Katie Dawson, Catherine Dratz, Sherry Eshenbaugh, Anna
Evertz, Bre Anne Finley, Katherine Graham, Julia Handwerk, Tyler
Holland, Megan Holm, Giana Hystad, Jana Jacobson, Jinnifer
Jeresek, Konrad Kessler, Maki Kimura, Teresa Kilnik, Amy Kump,
Christian Madsen, Sara Magee, Greg Magone, Tammie Maroney, Amy
Martinez, Kaci Monson, Erika Mundinger, Courtney Paterson, Kristy
Peterson, Jon Phillips, Kelci Porter, Genevieve Robinson, Kate
Roche, Shaundra Schaff, Heather Seilstad, Jennifer Show, Jason
Strahn, Brandy Sularz, Rachel Wilhelm, Jon Wilson, Denice Woller.
Mortar Board Excellence Award - A membership fee waiver
given to an incoming Mortar Board member who best exemplified the
principles of Mortar Board: Leonard Armstrong.
Erma Lessel Collins Junior Award - New Mortar Board member
who best exemplifies campus service and sorority activities:
Katherine Graham.
Alpha Lambda Delta Senior Book Award - Book given in
memory of Maria Leonard, founder of National Alpha Lambda Delta,
to the senior member with the highest grade point average based
upon credits carried at MSU: Jeffrey Zahller.
Alpha Lambda Delta individual awards - Awarded to the
full-time student having the highest grade point average in the
sophomore, junior, and senior classes, based on credits carried
at MSU: senior, Jeffrey Zahller; junior, Louis Sherman;
sophomore, Lucas Zahara.
Septemviri - Selection of seven, outstanding juniors at
MSU: Leonard Armstrong, Catherine Dratz, Giana Hystad, Jana
Jacobson, Konrad Kessler, Courtney Paterson, Genevieve Robinson.
ASMSU Award for Outstanding Community Involvement -
Colleen Muzynoski.
Cole-Tierney African American Award - Damon McNeal.
A.L. Strand Award - Non-traditional student who has shown
concern for people through campus or community service, and
exemplified leadership and scholastic achievement: Deborah
Zartner.
Harrison Awards - Ten outstanding senior women who have
made vital contributions toward the enrichment of campus life:
Nicole Chinadle, Katherine Graham, Amber King, Teresa Kolnik,
Kira Kuntz, Sarah Morgan, Nichole Mosser, Holly Petermann, Stacie
Schlepp, Deborah Zartner.
Wilson Awards - Ten outstanding senior men who have made
vital contributions toward the enrichment of campus life: Brigg
Barsness, Doug Hammell, John Johnson, Clint McCray, J.R.
Peterson, Donny Rome, Adam Stadtlander, Russell Stuver, Robert
Tostenrud and Jeffrey Zahller.
Ethelyn C. Harrison Award - Graduating senior woman who
exemplified high standards and concerns for others: Jennifer
Nydegger.
Max Worthington Service Award - Senior man whose service
to MSU has exemplified high scholarship, values, and concern for
others: Jay Steiner.
Mollie Allen Strand Award - Senior woman who exemplifies
leadership, responsibility, and concern for others: Colleen
Muzynoski.
Val G. Glynn Award - A senior man with exceptional
leadership, scholarship, and contributions to MSU: Nicholas
Tooker.
Herrick Award - Originally named the Laist Award, this
award is presented to a senior woman for outstanding leadership,
scholarship and contributions to MSU: April Tumey.
American Association of University Women Award - Laura
Gamradt, Mary Sandon
Spur Award - Erin Mohr
Brenda McDonald
