Penn State Harrisburg honored 80 outstanding students at its 2005 Student Awards Convocation. Students honored and their places of residence include:

School of Behavioral Sciences and Education

-- Outstanding Graduate Student in Psychology: Stacy R. Dove, Grantville.

-- Outstanding Psychology Student Award: Mollie Haxton, Hummelstown.

-- Kappa Delta Pi Excellence in Education Award (Elementary): Brittney Lamb, Elizabethtown.

-- Kappa Delta Pi Excellence in Education Award (Secondary): Carol Moretz, Camp Hill.

-- Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching and Curriculum: Mariah Kuratomi, Lebanon.

-- Outstanding Social Science Student Award: Alexis S. Campbell, Highspire.

-- Roy W. Allison Outstanding Education Alumni Award: Elise Kelly Berry, Harrisburg.

-- The Award for Distinguished Service in Community Psychology and Social Change: Jennifer A. Beskid, Littlestown.

-- Outstanding Graduate Student in Training and Development Award: Rosa L. Watson, Harrisburg.

-- Outstanding Graduate Student in Health Education Award: Jennifer Allshouse, Harrisburg.

-- Outstanding Behavioral Sciences and Education Student Award: Carol McQuiggan, Elizabethtown.

-- Outstanding Graduate Student in the Principal's Certification Program Award: Ronald G. Swantner, Mountville.

School of Business Administration

-- Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award: Elizabeth S. Livesay, Palmyra.

-- Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Outstanding Senior Award: Akua Tachie-Mensah, Middletown.

School of Humanities

-- Joel Sater Award for Creative Achievement: Elizabeth G. Lewis, Elizabethtown, and Erik V. Fasick, Lemoyne.

-- Sue Samuelson Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies: James P. Brown, Lancaster.

-- Award for Creative Achievement in the Visual Arts (Graduate): David Russell, Harrisburg.

-- Outstanding Essay Award (Graduate): Michael J. Goebel, Medford, Mass.

-- Outstanding Essay Award (Undergraduate): Tyler M. Margeson, Harrisburg.

-- Award for Creative Achievement in the Visual Arts (Undergraduate): Momin Bhatti, Harrisburg.

-- Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for a Graduating Senior in the School of Humanities: Andrea L. Bierly, Elizabethtown, and Sandra D. Warfield, Mechanicsburg.

-- Outstanding Interdisciplinary Project Award (Graduate): Ann Marie McDonald, Elizabethtown.

-- Outstanding Interdisciplinary Project Award (Undergraduate Group Project): Donna Rock, New Cumberland, Lara Colestock, Harrisburg, and Dan Pierce, New Cumberland.

-- Outstanding Communications Student Award: Maruja Rosario, Lebanon.

School of Public Affairs

-- Andrew S. Donahue Award in Criminal Justice: Jill T. Cuffaro, York.

-- Criminal Justice Community Service Award: Anastacia A. Stewart, Middletown.

-- Criminal Justice Scholar Award: Kathleen H. Winters, Mechanicsburg.

-- Kenneth W. Masters Award in Public Policy: Jolene A. Meidinger, Enola.

-- Highmark Blue Shield Fellowship: Nidhi Daga, Harrisburg.

-- HealthAmerica Fellowship: Supraja Vijay, Middletown.

-- Healthcare Executives Forum of Central Pennsylvania Award of Excellence Book Scholarship: Mary B. Jones, Hummelstown, and Catherine E. Kirkham, New Cumberland.

-- Healthcare Financial Management Association Book Scholarship: Michele K. Winters, Aspers.

-- Healthcare Financial Management Association, Appalachian Chapter Book Scholarship: Kyle T. Ensminger, Selinsgrove.

-- Irving and Mildred Hand State, Urban and Regional Affairs Award: Elizabeth S. Pinchorski, Hummelstown.

School of Science, Engineering, and Technology

-- Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology Outstanding Senior Award: Mark Alan Yerges, West Lawn

-- The Gerald Brey Award -- Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology Outstanding Senior Designer: Kimberlee A. Miller, Harrisburg.

-- Environmental Engineering Outstanding Senior Award: James C. Elligson, Middletown.

-- Electrical Engineering Scholastic Achievement Award: Jonathan G. Scott, Mechanicsburg.

-- Electrical Engineering Technology Scholastic Achievement Award: John A. Joseph III, Mechanicsburg.

-- Electrical Faculty Outstanding Senior Award: Wesley B. Hill, Dillsburg.

-- Mechanical Engineering Technology Award for Academic Excellence: Jason D. Metzler, Dillsburg.

-- Mechanical Engineering Technology Outstanding Student Award: Jason D. Metzler, Dillsburg.

-- Computer Science Outstanding Student Award: Andrew Myers, York.

-- Mathematical Sciences Outstanding Student Award: Amanda Bressler, Tower City.

Recognition of College Awards

-- Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society Graduate Student Award: Monica J. Minter, Middletown.

-- Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society Outstanding Senior Award: Kathleen H. Winters, Strasburg.

-- 2006 Kathryn Towns Award: Hillary Isleib, Middletown.

Recognition of University Awards

-- Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award: Douglas R. Hains, Palmyra. This award recognizes Penn State Harrisburg students whose outstanding qualities of character, scholarship, leadership, and citizenship have been directed into programs and services that have postitively influenced fellow students and have contributed to the prestige and well-being of the campus, and hence, to the reputation of the University as a whole.

-- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges: Michael G. Billman, Orwigsburg; Rebecca L. Brown, Harrisburg; Lauren N. Burkhart, Camp Hill; Hillary E. Enders, Lykens; Christina M. Hyde, Carlisle; Debra M. Kephart, Camp Hill; Kristina M. Kimbark, Mechanicsburg; Christopher T. Kramm, Hummelstown; Pavel S. Kravets, Harrisburg; Brittney L. Lamb, Elizabethtown; Kiana R. Laurin, Harrisburg; Paula M. Lima, Middletown; Kimberlee A. Miller, Harrisburg; Stephen A. O'Holla, Middletown; Angela R. Strickler, Columbia; Leonard J. Strong, Nanticoke; Janelle M. Wilson, McAlisterville; and Jennifer A. Winey, Mifflintown.

-- 2006 President's Freshman Award: Lindsay R. Cotton, Lebanon; Mariam Elhadri, Harrisburg; James P. Grap, Palmyra; Michael L. Marion, Exton; Michael A. Newhouse, Emporium; Van D. Nguyen, Harrisburg; Stephen J. Ruhmel, Fleetwood; Nathan E. Schubert, Camp Hill; Tianna G. Segneri, Hummelstown; and Rusty Zufall, Wellsville. The award is presented annually to undergraduate degree candidates and provisional students who have earned a 4.00 (A) cumulative grade-point average based on at least 12 graded Penn State credits completed by the end of the fall semester of the academic year the award is given. Candidates are eligible for this award if they have not exceeded 35 total credits earned.

-- 2006 President Sparks Award: Jennifer N. Hannahoe, Middletown. The award is presented annually to those undergraduate degree candidates who have earned a 4.00 (A) cumulative grade-point average based on at least 36 graded Penn State credits completed by the end of the fall semester of the academic year the award is given. Candidates are eligible for this award if they have not exceeded 59 total credits earned.

-- 2006 Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Senior): Lauren N. Burkhart, Camp Hill; Tara G. Dowell, Middletown; Douglas R. Hains, Palmyra; and Jason D. Metzler, Dillsburg. The Evan Pugh scholars are those seniors who are in the upper 0.5 percent of their class and have completed at least 48 graded Penn State credits at the end of the fall semester of the academic year the award is given. Candidates are eligible if they have been full-time undergraduate students for at least four semesters prior to selection. The seniors this year have cumulative grade-point averages of 3.98 and above.