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CLS to honor faculty, staff and students Thursday, April 18.
Excellence recognition is April 18
The College of Liberal Studies will honor top students, faculty and staff during its annual “An Evening of Excellence” Thursday, April 18. A reception begins at 6 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Lobby, followed by an awards ceremony at 6:45 in Toland Theatre. Entertainment will be provided by the Departments of Music and Theatre Arts. All are welcome to support friends and colleagues being honored.
Those being recognized include:
Faculty Recognition of Excellence Award for Teaching
• Casey Tobin, Psychology
Faculty Recognition of Excellence Award for Research/Creative Endeavors
• Mark Chavalas, History
• Pat Turner, Communication Studies
Faculty Recognition of Excellence Award for Service
• Virginia Crank, English
Faculty Inclusive Excellence Award
• Beth Cherne, Theatre Arts
Classified Staff Recognition of Excellence Award
• Laurie Collison, Communication Studies
Instructional Academic Staff Recognition of Excellence Award
• Adam Putz, English
John E. Magerus Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior
• Sarah Kroth, Theatre Arts
CLS Graduate Student Achievement Award
• Laura Rapp, School Psychology
CLS Graduate Student Recognition of Excellence
• Jeffrey Campbell, Institute for Professional Studies in Education
• Coree Burton, Student Affairs Administration
• Abby Novak, Student Affairs Administration
• Mackenzie Ferguson, School Psychology
Undergraduate Student Recognition of Excellence Award
• Spenser Oestreich, Department of Ethnic and Racial Studies
• Atticus Jaramillo, Department of History
• Dillon Mader, Department of English
• Alex Helberg, Department of English
• Dana Chellman, Department of English
• Kathleen Klima, Department of Sociology/Archaeology
• Julie Krueger, Department of Sociology/Archaeology
• Kate Norgon, Department of Sociology/Archaeology
• Megan Schwalenberg, Department of Sociology/Archaeology
• Rileigh Van Driessche, Department of Sociology/Archaeology
• Elizabeth Bowman, Department of Art
• Kinden Kraeger, Department of Art
• Susan Fabian, Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
• Jacob Brunclik, Department of Modern Language
• Jacob Voss, Department of Theatre
• Adam DePaolis, Department of Philosophy
• Hillary Baron, Department of Psychology
• Katie Duggleby, Department of Psychology
• Braeden Padesky, Department of Psychology
• Caylie Yessa, Department of Psychology
• Amy Litz, Department of Psychology
• Natalie Rose, Department of Psychology
• Christopher Barnes, Department of Music
• Anthony Rasmussen, Department of Music
• Sommer Steiner, Department of Communication Studies
• Lindsay Swiggum, Department of Communication Studies
• Chance Dickman, Department of Communication Studies