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King College held its annual honors convocation on Monday, April 16 to honor students for their academic and athletic accomplishments as well as their commitment to community service. The following students were presented awards in recognition of their achievements:
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Award
Sarah Elizabeth Anderson – Bluff City, Tenn.
Brent Allen Baker – Kingsport, Tenn.
Jason Lee Baker – Gate City, Va.
Joshua D. Bamberger – Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Nathan Louis Berg – Meadowview, Va.
Gregory Lynn Blessing – Gate City, Va.
Jonathan Wayne Bowers – Talbot, Tenn.
Virginia Joan Bowers – Elizabethton, Tenn.
Kristie Ann Clark – New Tazewell, Tenn.
Jamie Ryan Cox – Wise, Va.
Tyler Dewayne Crowder – Crab Orchard, Tenn.
Ashlyn Danielle Davidson – Abingdon, Va.
Kristina Lynette Edwards – Lebanon, Va.
Benjamin Dryden Fleenor – Bristol, Tenn.
Jana M. Gross – Belbrook, Ohio
Seth Aaron Hale – Knoxville, Tenn.
Michelle Lynn Hillis – Kingsport, Tenn.
Stephanie Marie Jenkins – Loudon, Tenn.
Christy Nichols Johnson – Johnson City, Tenn.
Kathryn Elisabeth Justice – Abingdon, Va.
Matthew David Kilgus – Roanoke, Va.
Terry J. Kleineick – Kingsport, Tenn.
Christy Lauren Kooch – Knoxville, TEnn.
Gary D. Leeman – Rogersville, Tenn.
Laura C. Lewellin – Abingdon, Va.
Angelia R. Maddox – Rogersville, Tenn.
Joey Alexander Mink – Bristol, Va.
Suzanne Rose Parkerson – Johnson City, Tenn.
Seth Duncan Peltier – Bristol, Va.
Allison Kristine Rochelle – Gray, Tenn.
Brittany Marisa Rock – Kingsport, Tenn.
Ramona Romano-Deskins – Mount Carmel, Tenn.
Gracie Nicole Rossie – Blountville, Tenn.
Hannah Elise Shankel – Bristol, Va.
Elizabeth Mercedes Shipley – Jonesborough, Tenn.
Alex Stophel – Bluff City, Tenn.
Kendrea Lea Todt – Bristol, Tenn.
Bryant Edward Walker – Knoxville, Tenn.
Whitney Lee Webb – Abingdon, Va.
Lauren Samantha Wilson – Norris, Tenn.
Sherrie Nicole Woods – Bristol, Tenn.
Student Leadership Award
Brittany Cook – Shelbyville, Tenn.
R.A. of the Year Award
Alley Dale Young – Lyndonville, Vt.
Bristol’s Promise Service Award
Abbey Kitts – Tazewell, Va.
Jack E. Snider Honors Fellows
Andrew Cleland – Albany, Ga.
Gigi Good – Boca Raton, Fla.
Seth Hale – Knoxville, Tenn.
Brittany Jones – Blountville, Tenn.
Matt Kilgus – Roanoke, Va.
Caleb Smith – Hampton, Tenn.
Tyler Stanley – Bristol, Tenn.
Alex Stophel – Bluff City, Tenn.
Frederick Buechner Institute Award
Jonathan Kiser – Mendota, Va.
Bible and Religion Award
Jacob Singleton – Galax, Va.
Philosophy Award
Micah Bolden – Knoxville, Tenn.
Graham Landrum Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ambrea Johnson – Bristol, Tenn.
Geneva King Memorial Scholarship Fund
Eden Sherrod – Kingston, Tenn.
Evelyn W. Snider English Scholarship
Jessica Roberts – Roanoke, Va.
Spanish Language Award
Kristin Proffitt – Blountville, Tenn.
Advanced Studies in Spanish Award
Jacob Hope – Abingdon, Va.
American Choral Directors Association National Student Award
Laura Harris – Richlands, Va.
Evelyn W. Snider Applied Music Scholar
Kris Mangrum – Bristol, Tenn.
Allen Trousdale Guild Players Award
Ian Charles – Soddy Daisy, Tenn.
Michael Levi Tignor – Meadowview, Va.
History Award
Seth Hale – Knoxville, Tenn.
Laura Harris – Richlands, Va.
Whitney Webb – Abingdon, Va.
Women’s History Club Award
Ethan Fields – Castlewood, Va.
Sarah Houck – Bluff City, Tenn.
Seth Peltier – Bristol, Va.
John W. Burgess Award in Political Science
Matt Kilgus – Roanoke, Va.
Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology Inductees
Lana Daston – Abingdon, Va.
Michele Donihe – Harrison, Tenn.
Shannon Earwood – Carson City, Nev.
Nelson Haje – Hagerstown, Md.
Heather Shrader – Kingsport, Tenn.
Jacob Singleton – Galax, Va.
Jenna Terry – Johnson City, Tenn.
Natural Science and Mathematics Award
Brent Baker – Kingsport, Tenn.
Eula Cosby Coffey Awards in the Basic Sciences
General Biology: Kelsey Griffitts – Bristol, Tenn.
General Chemistry: Danielle Brook Widner – Marion, Va.
General Physics: Brittany Rock – Kingsport, Tenn.
Sarah Katherine Stamper Award in Biology
Tiffany Lentz - Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Howard and Pearl Weaver Award in Organic Chemistry
Kelsey Griffitts – Bristol, Va.
Arthur W. King Memorial Scholarship in Physics
Julie King – Mount Airy, N.C.
William E. Torbert Memorial Scholarship
Ro Avila – Cuernavaca, Mexico
Grant-funded Undergraduate Research in Humanities and the Social Sciences through the Appalachian College Association and the University of North Carolina at Asheville
Michele Donihe – Harrison, Tenn.
Lisa Drudy – Pioneer, Tenn.
Ethan Fields – Castlewood, Va.
Seth Hale- Knoxville, Tenn.
Sarah Houck – Bluff City, Tenn.
Seth Peltier – Bristol, Va.
Joshua Russell – Kingsport, Tenn.
Rebecca Starr – Abingdon, Va.
Whitney Webb – Abingdon, Va.
Outstanding Business and Economics Graduate Award
Ashlyn Danielle Davidson – Abingdon, Va.
Allison Kristine Rochelle – Gray, Tenn.
Outstanding Bachelor of Business Administration Graduate Award
Gregory Lynn Blessing – Gate City, Va.
Outstanding Master of Business Administration Graduate Award
Jeff Frazier – Kingsport, Tenn.
Student in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Leadership Award
Jared Russell – Woodlawn, Va.
Excellence in Teaching Award for Elementary Education
Nancy Blevins – Shady Valley, Tenn.
Excellence in Teaching Award for Middle Grades Education
Ashley Pittman – Norris, Tenn.
The Excellence in Teaching Award for Secondary Education
Kregg Mabe – Abingdon, Va.
Outstanding Master of Education Graduate
Jennifer Wirth – Kingsport, Tenn.
Nursing Honors Award
Sherrie Nicole Woods – Bristol, Tenn.
Seth Daniel Johnson – Gray, Tenn.
Catherine Peeke Award
Kara Ashlyn Hollingsworth – Dayton, Tenn.
Academic Athlete of the Year
Ashley Pittman – Norris, Tenn.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Student Athlete of the Year Award
Brandon Reed – Seymour, Tenn.
Athletic Team Academic Award
Women’s Volleyball
Faculty and Student Lecturers for 2012-2013
Faculty Lecturers:
Dr. John Graham, professor of Biology and Neuroscience
Dr. Joseph Fitsanakis, instructor and coordinator for Security and Intelligence Studies
Student Lecturers:
Jacob Strang – Bristol, Tenn.
Elisabeth Ferguson – Knoxville, Tenn.