MONT ALTO, Pa. — Penn State Mont Alto honored students and faculty members achieving academic and teaching excellence during the annual Academic Awards Ceremony in the Multipurpose Activities Center (MAC) on April 7.

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Awards and award recipients

Chancellor’s Award

• Autumn Barber

2019 President’s Sparks Award

• Karley Kann
• Rachel E. Martin
• Andrea Peckman
• Joshua Shinn

2019 President’s Freshman Award

• Paul J. Breeden
• Lacey Renee Hykes
• Logan Rockwell
• Katherine Sanders
• Aiden Shah
• Emma Shepler

Academic Achievement in Occupational Therapy — 1st Year

• Kelly Harbaugh
• Yovanny Luna de Vasquez

Academic Achievement in Occupational Therapy — 2nd Year

• Kirsty A. Connor
• Mandy Christine Cook
• Jessica Dively
• Jennifer Fox

Academic Achievement in Baccalaureate Nursing Program

• Rebekah Adams
• Sheena Clark
• William Myers III
• Hannah R. Stoey
• Bridget Weaver

Academic Achievement in Business

• Garrett Gordon

Academic Achievement in Economics

• Rachel E. Martin

Academic Achievement in 2BACC

• Yessenia Herrera

Academic Achievement in College of Engineering — 1st Year

• Paul Breeden

Academic Achievement in College of Engineering — 2nd Year

• Jordan Cooper
• Yong (Chester) Huang
• Joshua Shinn

Academic Achievement in Forest Technology

• Christopher Sabol
• Shaina Walker

Academic Achievement in the Mont Alto Honors Program

• Elven Acolatse
• Rachel E. Martin
• Derek Walters

Academic Achievement in Health and Policy Administration

• Nathaniel Lewis Hoffman
• Samantha Perry

Academic Achievement in Information Sciences and Technology Program

• Bradley Alexander
• Derek J. Donzella
• Joshua Feser
• Michael Fignar
• Emily Lautenbach
• James S. Pfeffer

Academic Achievement in Latin American History

• Kareem Jelks

Academic Achievement in College of Liberal Arts

• Nicholas Schnable

Academic Achievement in Pre-Major Smeal

• Ryan King

Academic Achievement in RN-to-B.S. Program

• Taylor Amoss
• BreAnna Bretzman
• Meghan Brown
• Emma Flickinger
• Helen Sainato

Academic Achievement in Spanish

• Autumn Barber
• Kaitlyn Mumma
• Bryce J. Stevenson
• Derek Walters

Academic Achievement in Women’s Studies

• Haedyssa Harvey

Academic Achievement in Physical Therapy Assistant Program

• Daisy Bowen-Wilde
• Cara Burgan
• Lindsey Snyder
• Austin Staub

Allies Club

• Tyler Berger
• Lillian Davis

Alternative Spring Break

• Santiago Morillo Paniagua

Blue & White Society

• Kerstin Sheriff

CAMP (Campus Activities and Multicultural Programs)

• Ahmed Radwan

Cheerleading

• Katie Hutzell

Chess Club

• Braydin Sones

College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society Award

• Shaina Walker

Division of Undergraduate Studies Academic Excellence

• Sonja Loewe
• Bryce J. Stevenson

Evan Pugh Award (Junior)

• Michael Fignar

Evan Pugh Award (Senior)

• Brian Darius

Forestry Club

• Shainia Walker

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Club

• Rachel E. Martin
• Andrea Peckman

Leadership Award in Information Sciences and Technology Program

• Emily Lautenbach
• Lucas Miller
• James S. Pfeffer

Lion Ambassadors Most Dependable

• Kassandra Stermer

Lion Ambassadors Outstanding First Year

• Jacob Zeigler

Lion Ambassadors Outstanding Leader

• Tristan Frigm

Love Your Melon

• Alexis Angle

McGaw Scholarship Award

• Amanda Heinbaugh

Mont Alto Associate Degree Scholastic Award

• Joline Hann

Outstanding Achievement — B.A. in Letters, Arts and Sciences

• Joel Clabaugh
• Jenna Taylor
• Chelsea Wagerman
• John Wiesniewski

Outstanding Student in the College of Agricultural Sciences

• Phineas James Saum

Outstanding Student Veteran

• Grayson B. Whistler

Outstanding Adult Learner

• Daniel K. Allen

Outstanding Achievement — College Earth and Mineral Sciences

• Braedon Stouffer

Outstanding Achievement — Eberly College of Science

• Alexandra Achampong
• Joel Wadel

Penn State Mont Alto Baccalaureate Award in Human Development and Family Studies

• Dakota Vallelonga

Penn State Mont Alto Benefiting THON

• MacKenzie Brymesser
• Keighley Taylor

Penn State Mont Alto Human Development and Family Studies Integrative and Scholarly Award

• Daniel Allen
• Karina Padilla

Penn State Mont Alto Psychology Academic Achievement 

• Amanda Nicole Moore

Resident Assistants

• Tristan Frigm
• Madison Haun
• Ahmed Radwan
• Ismark Torres

Student Fee Allocation Members

• Autumn Barber
• Andrea Bonilla Peńa
• Andrew Grant
• Rachel E. Martin
• Kyle McKeehan
• Ramin Moghaddam
• Santiago Morillo Paniagua
• Ahmed Radwan
• Bryce J. Stevenson
• Kirsten Tercek
• Ismark Torres

Student Government Association Executive Board

• Autumn Barber
• Andrea Bonilla Peńa
• Natalia Molina
• Ahmed Radwan
• Bryce J. Stevenson
• Kirsten Tercek
• Ismark Torres

Student Government Association Senate

• Elven Acolatse
• Rachel E. Martin
• Julianne Noveras
• Yinjun Zhang

Student Government Outstanding Member of the Year

• Andrea Bonilla Peńa

Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania (SNAP) 

• Leadership Award
• Chelsea Saum

Student Organization of the Year

• Lion Ambassadors

Student Organization Adviser of the Year

• Donna Rhodes

Student Veterans Association

• Grayson B. Whistler

Woodsmen Team

• Derrick Wenrick

The Eric A. and Josephine Walker Award for Outstanding Student Leadership

• Ahmed Radwan

Other Penn State Award Recipients

Libraries Short Stories Fall 2018 Winner

• Lillian Davis

PENNACE Student of the Year Award

• Courtney Stump

Faculty Awards Presentation

• Martha A. Fisher Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Elizabeth Brantley (Full-time)
• Marie Thompson (Part-time)

SGA Award for Excellence in Advising

• Beth Neisser