Columbus State University held its 2018 Scholastic Honors Convocation on Friday in University Hall. The annual event recognizes those students who receive the highest academic awards at the university.  
 
Dr. Jim Owen, professor of English, was named CSU’s 2017-2018 Educator of the Year, a recognition awarded by the Student Government Association and based on student body nominations. The Faculty Cup, the highest award granted to a CSU student, went to Michael Rohly, and Nikki Thuylan Pham received the Academic Recognition Award. Below is a list of all other awards.

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

Honors College

Emma Baum – Interdisciplinary Studies Award
Darby High – Scholarly Activities in Fine and Performing Arts Award
Abby Gibbons – Scholarly Activities in Humanities Award
Sam Rensenhouse – Scholarly Activities in Professional Studies Award
John Hetzel – Scholarly Activites in Science Award
Ellie Pippas – Scholarly Activities in Social Science Award
 
College of the Arts

Ashley T. Clark – Art Award
Steven Bardon – Studio Art Award
Rebecca Hinzman – Art History Award
Kasey Powell – Art Education (Undergraduate) Award
Alexandra Goodrich – Art Education (Graduate) Award
Madison Ullman – Communication  Award
Katherine Holbrook – Senior Music Award
Elisabeth Tsai – Presser Scholar
Caitlyn Gallagher – Theatre Arts Award
Isabella Minter – Theatre Arts Performance Award
Alexander Sackmann – Theatre Arts Design & Technical Award
Ariana Perez-Lugonez – Theatre Arts Education Award
 
D. Abbott Turner College of Business

Andrew Walsh – Accounting Award
Ashton Edwards – Finance Award
Theresa Teal Moran – Management Award
Brittany Wilkins – General Business Award
Tiffany Medina – Marketing Award
Nancy Avina – Management Information Systems Award
Jacob Fowler – Master of Business Adminstration Award
Somer Mason – Master of Science in Organizational Leadership Award
Loran Shaver – Applied Computer Science Award
Jacob Taylor – Computer Science: Games Programming Award
Davion Clark – Information Technology Award
Olivia Horace – Computer Science: Software Systems Award
Kimberly Brown – Applied Computer Science, M.S. Award
Brian Lockerbie – Computer Science: Cybersecurity Award
 
College of Education and Health Professions

Lecia Wright – School Counseling Award
Lauren Hearn – Clinical Mental Health Counseling Award
Dennis Pattison – Educational Leadership Award
Delaine Bennett – Doctor of Education: Leadership Track Award
Courtney St. John-Wacker – Doctor of Education: Curriculum Track Award
Ashley Cook – Early Childhood Education (Undergraduate) Award
Joshua Renfrow – Early Childhood Education (Graduate) Award
Michaela Campbell – Middle Grades Education (Undergraduate) Award
Erin Jane – English Education (Undergraduate) Award
Laura Lee Pike – English Education (Graduate) Award
Alice Mendez – Spanish Education (Undergraduate) Award
Jose Ruiz – Secondary Mathematics (Graduate) Award
Kimberly Apple – UTeach Mathematics Education (Undergraduate) Award
Austin Sellers – UTeach Science Education (Undergraduate) Award  
Samuelle Mangibin – Secondary Science Education (Graduate) Award
James Bennett – Social Science Education (Undergraduate) Award
Vanessa Ellis – Social Science Education (Graduate) Award
Kyle D. Allen – Special Education (Undergraduate) Award
Amy K. Labas – Special Education (Graduate) Award
Caprisha Battle – Curriculum & Instruction in Accomplished Teaching (Graduate) Award
Thomas Wade Pilgrim – Teacher Leadership (Graduate) Award
Hunter Lee Bowling – Outstanding Nursing B.S.N. Award
Elizabeth Baker – Outstanding Nursing M.S.N. Award
April Leigh Shelnutt – Outstanding Nursing R.N. – B.S.N. Award
Karrie Galyon – Outstanding Nursing M.S.N. – F.N.P. Award
 
College of Letters and Sciences

Arianna Marealle – Literature Award
Kaleigh Blessard – Professional Writing Award
Justin Briley – Creative Writing Award
Matthias B. Smith - Gullo Prize in Historical Research & Writing Award
Jeremy B. Randall – Spanish Award
Erin Lamberson – Outstanding Political Science Award
Preeyanka Patel – Master of Public Adminstration Award
Blake Reed & Korie MacDougall – Mario Mion Political Science Honors Scholarship Award
Daniel Kim – Cellular & Molecular Biology Award
Autumn Evilsizer – Biology Education Award
Jocelyn Canedo – George Stanton Biology Award
Michael Sandak – Organismic Biology Award
John Hetzel – Ecological & Evolutionary Biology Award
Cayla Rose– Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Major Award
Camila Cardenas – Excellence in Chemistry Research Award
Jacqueline McGuire – Outstanding Graduate Chemistry Student Award
Natalie Halford – Geology Award
Eric Pollock – Engineering Award
Kristopher Fitch – Astronomy Award
Ivy Do – Physics Award
Jack Hovey – Environmental Science Award