Panama City, FL – Gulf Coast State College celebrated the outstanding achievements of students, faculty and staff at the 58th Annual Honors Convocation last Friday, April 27 in the Amelia Center Theatre. Students were recognized for their achievements in academics, leadership, athletics and campus organization involvement during the 2017-2018 school year. GCSC faculty, staff and administrators were also recognized for their work in areas such as teaching, advising and student support.
STUDENT AWARDS
Recipients of FSU-PC Transfer Scholarships: Omar Albibi, Victoria Bottorf, Christopher Cook, Angela Donahue, Ilene Grier, David Haggerty, Adrian Kuhns, Matthew Ludlam, Konstatine Morros, Valerie Odom, Alyssa Orr, Madison Penney and Sarah Richardson
Students recognized to the All-Florida Academic Team: Catherine Churchill and Ammy Castillo
Outstanding Scholars:
Eva Adkins, Nora M. Albibi, Christine Maria Berger, Kelly Brayton, Hannah Lee Caskey, Gary D. Eldridge, II, Ahmed Eehab Kenawy, Tangela Lewis, Antonio T. Lopez, Sahra Najib, Madison Elle Penney, Abigail Pezold, Raneem Salman, Tonitta W. Sauls, Lucas Seley, Sydney Senior and Kimberly Amber Yager
Service Learning Award Recipients:
Trisha Clay-Coffey, Logan Lee, Brittani Peacock, Ekaterina Royston-Anderson and Alexis Winslow
DEPARTMENTAL STUDENT AWARDS
Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student: Brittani Peacock, Trisha Clay-Coffey
Outstanding Economics Student: Ammy Castillo, Krinaben Patel
Outstanding Business Student: Jennifer N. Wallace
Outstanding Achievement in Accounting: Kyle Norbut, Sabrina Pan
Cybersecurity Student of the Year: Destiny Brady
Cybersecurity Technician of the Year: J. Colton Hannah
Outstanding Pre-Architecture Student: Megan Powers
Outstanding Drafting and Design-Product Design Student: Joshua Aites
Outstanding Drafting and Design-Architectural Design Student: Alicia Logan
Outstanding Building Construction AS Student: Jeremy Davis
Outstanding Engineering Technology-Digital Manufacturing Student: Landon Holloway
Outstanding Engineering Technology-Electronics Student: Jeffery Williams
Outstanding Engineering Technology-Automation & Advanced Manufacturing Student: Brittney Hoffman
Outstanding Digital Media Student: Murphy Parish
Outstanding Audio Engineer: John Phelps
Technology Management Student: Joshua Watson, Robert (Pete) Gasperson
Software and Database Student: Elina Andrienko
Outstanding Entertainment Technology Student: Ceairra Orr, Brandon Shows
Outstanding Culinary Student-Escoffier Award: Tonitta Sauls
Outstanding Surgical Assistant Student-Spring Graduate: Anna Leotta
Outstanding Surgical Technology Student-Fall Graduate: Caroline Hesson
Outstanding Surgical Services Student-Freshman Class: Amanda Hughes
Outstanding Dental Hygiene Student: Canzada Aronhalt
Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Student: Mary Bell
Clinical Excellence Award for Respiratory Therapy: Carli Simler
Outstanding Respiratory Therapy Student: Alexis Reno
Award for Highest GPA for the Respiratory Therapy Program: Alexis Reno
Outstanding Creative Writing Student: Michael Calhoun
Outstanding Research Writing Award: Adrian Kuhns
Outstanding English Composition I Student: Audrey Gail Johnson
Outstanding English Composition II Student: Tanner Olsen
Outstanding Spanish I Student: Elizabeth Bergeron
Outstanding Spanish II Student: Yelena Kelley
Outstanding Literature Student: Jennifer Lindsey
Outstanding Public Speaking Student: Ashley Lanton
Outstanding Math Student Award: Madison Penney
Outstanding Honors Program Student: Nathan Justice
Math Science Merit Award: Hyun Park
Freshman Chemistry Award: Julia Kady
The Ingrid Johnson Rachesky, MD Award: Megan Powell
Global Citizen Civic Leadership Award: Jessica Johnson
Ciccarelli Excellence in Psychology: Marwa N. Abdel-Kader
Outstanding Early Childhood Education Student: Soudra L. Davis
Teacher Education AA Program Award: Abbie E. Walker
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Art: Michelle Bohne, Clayton Yarbrough
Rookie of the Year Art Student: Zachary Branson
Outstanding Achievement in Photography: Yuliya Solopova
Outstanding Theatre Student: Christian Paris, Savannah Wambo
Outstanding Achievement in Music Theory: Lynell Warren
Freshman Music Student Award: Mike Neilson, Christian Honda
Outstanding Public Safety Student: Megan Lavery
Outstanding EMS Student: Robin Wilcox
Outstanding Fire Student: John Habrack
Outstanding Law Enforcement Student: Khiao Phonchanh
Outstanding TRiO Student: Bethany Vega
Outstanding Student Athlete: Shayla Bennett
Outstanding VA Service Student: Anthony Love
Outstanding Active Military Service Student: Courtney Womack, Nan Shiekh
Outstanding Student Organization Award: Enactus
Bob McSpadden Outstanding Leader Award: Stephanie Kindos
Graduating SGA Members: Brianna Bennett, Trisha Coffey, Nathan Justice, Stephanie Kindos, Salena Le, Kira Love, Brittani Peacock, Erica Warren and Jeffery Williams
Graduating Student Ambassador: Carolyn Cobb
Honors Program Graduates: Jennifer Adkins, Nora Albibi, Zareth Arroliga-Gonzalez, Jenna Barker, Anthony Carbone, Kaylen Cullen, Wesley Dow, Raian Giawashi, Amira Haddad, Nathan Justice, Ahmed Kenawy, Chancellor Klein, Savannah Lang, James Lovett, Dina Mohamad, Osairam Mohsin, Bobbie Jo Myers, Sahra Najib, Raneem Salman and Kanita Usman
Graduating Veterans:
Nadine Alvarado, Jo Alvarez, Ivy Bacon, Jan Beretowski, Jake Bostwick, Jeremy Brannon, Joshua Cargile, Heather Chua, Nathalie Courson, Angela Donahue, Veronica Dunlap, Pete Gasperson, David Haggerty, Peter Hayban, Raian Jawashy, Cassie Julian, Crystal Kyle, Anthony Love, Raymond Martinez, Ryan McGlothlin, Justin McGowan, Holley Morin, Christopher Oyler, Brittani Peacock, Stacey Richardson, Rudy Serna and Arlene Stirgus
Phi Theta Kappa Graduates:
Alexandra Arnold, Zareth Arroliga-Gonzalez, Brittany Baggett, Debra Elizabeth Batchelor, Jacob R. Bostwick III, Victoria D. Bottorf, Dionna Ne’Shelle Bradley, Ellie S. Bradley, Jeremy Scott Brannon, Denny H. Brown, Anthony David Carbone, Reed Carroll, Frances Carty, Ammy Castillo, Catherine Churchill, Ashley Nicole Cobb, Barbora Crawford, Elisabeth Crosby, Kaylyn Cullen, Selina Detzel, Marvin Lucas Duke, Jhileiya Dunlap, Emma K. Evans, Michaela Jo Fenlon, Irene D. Field, Ashlyn Michelle Fox, Brianna Grimsley, Hannah Griswold, Zeeshan Amin Habib, Peter C. Hayban, Ryan Timothy Hodges, Christopher Hodgson, Raina Ragan Holland, Samuel Ethan Edward Hughes, Staci R. Jones, Michael Ryan Joyner, Cassandra R. Julian, Nathan M. Justice, Kevin Phuc Le, Logan Taylor Lee, Kira Layne Love, Anthony D. Love, Nicholas Austin Roy Lundy, Dustin Marsden, Michael Miller, Etoi J. Moore, Holley S. Morin, Chelsie Lynn Mowl, Bobbie Jo Myers, Valerie Odum, Christopher A. Oyler, Adam Perkins, Sarah Pitts, Timothy D. Prentice, James Thomas Rice, III, Alina Rotari, Noel Sherry-Sophia Russo, Faith Victoria Shaw, Rebbecca Lynn Sparks, Rachel Savannah Summerville, Bryan Michael Townsend, Kristine M. Trawick, Kristine M. Trawick, Victoria Oliva Vargas and Bethany Diann Vega
GRADUATING STUDENT ATHLETES
Baseball: Alec Aleywine, Charles Greenich, Trever Kilcrease, Jacquez Koonce, Joshua Nowak, Jeffrey Omohundro, Elijah Taylor, Jake Rice, Ben Rowden, Cory Heffron and JT Duncan
Softball: Payton Burton, Amie Hutchinson (Summer Graduate), Kristina Manthei, Courtney Schweinsberg and Chandler Sparkman
Men’s Basketball: Marlon Adams, Ben Eke, Tyree Gibson, Myles McGregor, William Robinson, Quadree Smith and Joshua Wade
Women’s Basketball: Jhileiya Dunlap, Shayla Bennett, Janesha Green and Kionna Jeter (Freshman Graduate)
Volleyball: Shelby Freese, Taylor Lawhon, Brittany Niles, Madison Pickens and Elizabeth Wingrove
EMPLOYEE AWARDS
Anne McCullen Outstanding Administrator: Wes Keene
Frank W. Eiseman Outstanding Academic Advisor Award: Emmanuel Hernandez
Outstanding Coordinator Professional Award: Katrina Porter
Rookie of the Year Award: Jessica Owens
Catherine Nix Outstanding Club Advisor Award: Emmanuel Hernandez
Outstanding Career Employee Award: Jessica Owens
Outstanding Adjunct Instructor Award: Boyd Evans
Robert R. Tinney Outstanding Professor Award: Amber Clark