College of Science announces academic award honorees

Morehead State’s College of Science has announced its academic award winners for the 2019-20 school year.   

Each year, one student from each major in the college is recognized for outstanding academic achievement.   

Honorees from the Department of Agricultural Sciences are:   

• Adam Cox from Waddy, plant science
• Brannan Hamm from Paris, agribusiness  
• Alexa Nelko from Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, veterinary technology bachelor’s program  
• Malinda Porter from Oil Springs, outstanding agricultural science student  
• MaKayla Rose from Olive Hill, agriculture education
• Zachary Stirn from West Harrison, Indiana, animal/equine science  
• Kate Webb form Morehead, pre-veterinary science
• Lydia Wills form Independence, veterinary technology associate program

Honorees from the Department of Biology and Chemistry are:  

• Amina Anwar from Nicholasville, pre-medicine
• Jacob Bingham from Hindman, pre-physician assistant  
• Kelsey Bolen from Stambaugh, pre-physical therapy  
• Cory Edwards from Chesapeake, Ohio, biomedical chemistry
• Cassidy Lacey from Williamstown, biology
• Charli McClay from Lucasville, Ohio, biology teaching
• Rebecca Mikula from Savannah, Missouri, chemistry
• Steven Moore from Lovely, pre-dentistry
• Sarah Purdy from Morehead, biomedical sciences
• Tyler Sullivan from Belcher, pre-pharmacy

Honorees from the Department of Kinesiology, Health and Imaging Sciences are:   

• Samantha Duvall from Olive Hill, radiologic science
• Haley Frizzell from Salt Lick, respiratory care
• Gavin Goeltz from Hudson, Wisconsin, kinesiology, health, and imaging sciences graduate  
• Blake Harrison from Irvine, computed tomography/magnetic resonance  
• Megan Sharp from Stafford, Virginia, health and physical education  
• Thomas Sonafrank from Pinnacle, North Carolina, leadership in medical imaging  
• Courtney Stack from Muskego, Wisconsin, health promotion  
• Rebecca Watts from Lost Creek, exercise science  
• Summer Westlund from Lexington, diagnostic medical sonography

Honorees from the Department of Mathematics are:  

• Alexis Krumpleman from Covington, Department of Mathematics Thomas Edward Fouch Prize for Excellence in Mathematics and Mathematics Award
• Madeline Morgan from Crittenden, mathematics teaching 

Honorees from the Department of Nursing are:   

• Baylee Akers from Salt Lick, associate degree nursing first-level
• Sarah Arnett from Mt. Sterling, associate degree nursing second-level  
• Casey Bently from Garrison, post-licensure first-level baccalaureate  
• Rachel Cole from Oil Springs, Master of Science in Nursing second-level  
• Abigail Gillispie from Grayson, baccalaureate nursing program, junior-level pre-licensure  
• Joshua Perry from Inez, post-licensure second-level baccalaureate  
• Heather Pick from Ashland, Master of Science in Nursing first-level  
• Rebecca Werring from Williamsburg, Ohio, baccalaureate nursing program, sophomore-level pre-licensure  
• Madeline Wilson from Lawrenceburg, baccalaureate nursing program, senior-level pre-licensure

Honorees from the Department of Physics, Earth Science and Space Systems Engineering are:   

• Madison Howard from Hazard, physics  
• Sean McNeil from Morehead, space systems engineering graduate student  
• Emily Newsome from Kite, space systems engineering undergraduate student  
• Russel Rogers from Clearfield, geology 

Honorees from the Department of Psychology are:  

• Katherine Boyd from Lexington, junior neuroscience  
• Georgia Cali Clark from Princeton, Outstanding undergraduate and senior neuroscience
• Ashley Hamm from Winchester, clinical psychology graduate program  
• Jessica Hamm from South Vienna, Ohio, junior psychology  
• Abigail Mohr from Winchester, senior psychology  
• Rachel Turner from Crestwood, sophomore psychology  
• Brianna Williams from Grayson, sophomore neuroscience  

Honorees from the UK-PA Physician Assistant Program are:  

• Tabitha Martin from Stanton, physician assistant graduate program  

For more information about programs in Morehead State’s College of Science, visit www.moreheadstate.edu/science, email dsci@moreheadstate.edu or call 606-783-2158.