May 2005 AGADEMICS

Outstanding FCS students honored at annual event

Outstanding students and graduating seniors in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences were honored April 21 during the department’s annual student recognition event at the Alice Hardie Stevens Center in Laramie.

“This event is one of our most favorite. It gives faculty and staff members an opportunity to recognize outstanding student performances,” says Mona Gupton, senior office associate in FCS.

Donna Beth Downer, an FCS alumna and former department head, was the keynote speaker.

Holly Stevens, a senior from Saratoga who will receive a bachelor’s of science degree this month in FCS with an emphasis in nutrition and pre-medicine, was awarded the Verna J. Hitchcock award for outstanding overall FCS student.

“It was kind of a surprise. I wasn’t really expecting this as I thought a lot of my classmates were very deserving of the award,” says Stevens, who has applied to medical school.

Asked why she won the award, Stevens replied with a laugh, “I must have really fooled them.” On a more serious note, she says she worked hard throughout her college career, concentrating heavily on academics.

Faculty members also honored the following students:

Outstanding class awards – Adrianna Carlton, freshman; Lauri Smith, sophomore; Ronda Cauffman and Brenda Herbst, juniors; Nichole Bieber and Brenda Clement, seniors; and Abha, graduate student.

Phoenix award for overcoming significant challenges while pursuing education – Tara Maria Jackson.

Scholarships – Lindsay Suchor, Wyoming Dietetic Association; Lauri Smith, Shafika Khaleel, and Lindsay Suchor, Kohrs Memorial; Katelyn Holloway, Gayle Neubauer Shaw Graduate Scholarship; Ronda Cauffman, Eleanor Frye, and Elysa Schiltz, Marion Yule Scholarship.

Graduating bachelor’s and master’s students were also recognized as well as student leadership by the Student Chapter of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Phi Upsilon Omicron, and the Student Dietetic Association.

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CAPTION – Holly Stevens

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