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CLS will honor faculty, staff and students April 14 at "An Evening of Excellence."
Excellence recognition is April 14
The College of Liberal Studies will honor top students, faculty and staff during its annual "An Evening of Excellence" Thursday, April 14. A reception begins at 6:15 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Lobby, followed by an awards ceremony at 7 in Toland Theatre.
Entertainment will be provided by the Departments of Music and Theatre Arts; the All-Student Juried Art Show will be on exhibit at the University Art Gallery. All are welcome to support friends and colleagues being honored.
Those being recognized include:
Classified Staff Recognition of Excellence Awards
• Rosalyn Baumgarten, Political Science/Public Administration
• Teresa Znidarsich, Psychology
Academic Staff Recognition of Excellence Award
• Ryan Friesen, English
CLS Individual Inclusive Excellence Award
• Victor Macias Gonzalez, History
Faculty Recognition of Excellence Awards
Teaching
• Linda Dickmeyer, Communication Studies
Research/Scholarship/Creative Activity
• Sharon Jessee, English
Service
• Deb Hoskins, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
John E. Magerus Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior
• Katy Christensen, Communication Studies major, Spanish minor
CLS Graduate Student Excellence
• Claire Knoll, School Psychology
• Marie Schmidt, School Psychology
Undergraduate Student Excellence
• Adia Brooks, Ethnic and Racial Studies
• Justin Cooke, Theatre Arts
• Katy Christensen, Communication Studies
• Sean Mobley, Communication Studies
• Kacey Persson, Communication Studies
• Matthew O'Connell, Philosophy
• Cara Anderson, Music
• Kayleigh Day, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Lauren Seidl, English
• Madeline Ziegler, English
• Megan Gosse, Sociology
• Sarah Malone, Sociology
• Lauren Easton, Archaeology
• Brian Phillips, Political Science and Public Administration
• Julie Kildahl, Political Science and Public Administration
• Katelyn Larsen, Political Science and Public Administration
• Bill Westerman, Psychology
• Nic Van Oss, Psychology
• Laura Rapp, Psychology
• Opal Albrecht, Psychology
• Molly Koby, Psychology
• Molly Burns, Psychology
• Sarah Higley, Art
• Carly Cappozzo, Spanish
• Jacob Krueger, Spanish
• Janet Yearous, French
• Joseph Klinge, History