During Hastings College’s Honors Convocation that was streamed Sunday, May 3, students and faculty were recognized for their achievements.
The Don and Nancy Seaton Faculty Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Laura Logan, associate professor of Sociology, and Dr. Annette Vargas, associate professor of Theatre and associate academic dean of Arts and Humanities, received the Vondrak Outstanding Advisor Award.
Bruce Batterson, associate professor of Business Administration, and Jessica Allen-Pickett, assistant professor of Teacher Education, were selected by a vote of students to present the 2020-21 Invited Faculty Lectures on the subject of their choice.
Members of the academic honorary Alpha Chi selected Dr. Robert Babcock, professor of History, as the Alpha Chi Outstanding Faculty.
A video of the ceremony is available to watch at youtu.be/s9mYTrlNK4o.
Hastings College students receiving recognition as part of Honors Convocation are listed below by state and city.
COLORADO
Aurora
- Ryan Hunter — Dr. Harry R. James Physics Scholarships
Centennial - Celeste Borg — Chuck Eigenberg Outstanding Senior Award
- Sarah Sepan — William R. Welton Physics Scholarships
Central City
- Rachel Schmalz — Dr. Sara Jane Gardner Phi Alpha Theta Memorial Scholarship and the Denny Storer Political Science Scholarship
Colorado Springs
- Emma Downing — Alpha Chi Outstanding First-Year Students and the Drs. Philip and Kay K. Jordan Endowed History Scholarship
- Greer Anderson — Outstanding Senior Theatre Art Student
Grand Junction
- Gavin Brown — Einspahr Accounting Excellence Award
- Ryan Biggs — Dr. Ralph Lamb Economics/Business Administration Scholarship
Mead
- Camilla Lee — Arnold A. Alberts Outstanding Chemist Award
Parker
- Jared Case — Duane Freeman Memorial Scholarship
- Tyler Huntsman — Elmer B. Van Horn Memorial Scholarship
Westminster
- Nikki deSeriere — Kevin Heineman Outstanding First-Year Student Award
MINNESOTA
Circle Pines
- Nathan Navratil — Sociology Outstanding Senior
Spicer
- Alli Kennon — Lambda Pi Eta Outstanding Communication Studies Scholar
NEBRASKA
Alliance
- Sydnie Waldron — Award for Creative Engagement
Amherst
- Trevor Adelung — Dr. Ralph Lamb Economics/Business Administration Scholarship
Ashland
- Jessica Klaudt — Outstanding Senior in Business and Economics and Outstanding Student Association Executive Council Member
Doniphan
- Keaton Ludwig — William R. Welton Physics Scholarships
Fairmont
- Jacob Galusha — Nebraska Society of CPAs Foundation Scholarship
Gothenburg
- Kylie Koehler — Dr. James L. Loch Secondary Education Scholarship
Grand Island
- Alex Dominguez — Outstanding Senior in Music
- Benjamin Griess — Dr. Ralph Lamb Economics/Business Administration Scholarship
- Brennin Leach — Aabel Accounting Scholarship
- Emily Wiegert — Dr. Ralph Lamb Economics/Business Administration Scholarship
- Jaydn Smith — Tamara Babcock Endowed Scholarship
- Kaitlynn Schreiner — Outstanding Performer in Music
Hastings
- Cameron Rodgers — Harold Shiffler Award
- Courtney Dittmer — Outstanding Senior in Mathematics and Computer Science
- Heather Hartman — Religion Book Award
- Parker Fleming — Outstanding Student Association Senator
- Sam Johnson — Pi Kappa Delta Speaker of the Year and the Dr. Clement F. Bridenhagen History Scholarship
Lincoln
- Caleb Osmond — William R. Welton Physics Scholarships
- Olivia Perez — Reverend Joseph Kyle Memorial Scholarships
Mead
- Josh Quinn — Dee R. Yost Scholar
North Bend
- Mackenzie Daniels — Student Education Association Outstanding Senior
Omaha
- Billy McGuire — Wendell V. Showalter Biology Scholarship
- Hannah Gehle — Dr. Art and Eunice Langvardt English Scholarship
- Lucy Skoch — Louise C. Walter Memorial Awards
- Melissa Loney — Outstanding Achievement in Art
Palmer
- Claira Thede — Dr. Ralph Lamb Economics/Business Administration Scholarship and The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Nebraska Business Hall of Fame Scholarship
Papillion
- Brendon Boatwright — Clara Altman Award for Foreign Languages
Wolbach - Colby Grossart — Dr. Frederick H. Mattes Chemistry Achievement Award
NORTH DAKOTA
Jamestown
- Victoria Levin — Louise C. Walter Memorial Awards
SOUTH DAKOTA
Brookings
- Courtney Hanson — Lambda Pi Eta Outstanding New Communicator Award, Mabel Gray Newburn Communication Scholarship and the Kevin Heineman Memorial Scholarship
WASHINGTON
Kennewick
- Tan Nguyen — Dr. Harry R. James Physics Scholarships
WISCONSIN
Hewitt
- Jess Trad — Stephen Lingwall Senior English Award
INTERNATIONAL
THE BAHAMAS
Nassau
- Lyette Darville — Dwayne and Cindy Strasheim Scholarship and Alpha Chi Outstanding Sophomore Student
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