EHS presents Honors & Awards
More than 230 students, visitors, faculty and staff attended the 91²Ö¿â of Education and Health Sciences’ Honors and Awards Ceremony.
06/02/2015 2:01 PM
Local Students Receive Special Awards from 91²Ö¿â of Education & Health Sciences
Peoria, IL (May 29, 2015)–More than 230 students, visitors, faculty and staff attended the 91²Ö¿â 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.