Averett University held its annual Honors Banquet on April 5 at the E. Stuart James Grant & Convocation Center. Over the course of the evening, students from the various departments were recognized for their academic achievements.
Awards given out that evening include:
Eagle Award (Aeronautics) - Ryan Patrick Dorris and Tanmay Gautam Patel
Outstanding Aviation Student (Aeronautics) - Andrew Joseph Falciani Jr., '10
Russell C. Brachman Biology Award - Ariola Bardhi
Outstanding Business Student - Joseph Andrew Kelly
Outstanding Communication/Journalism Student - Ashley Elizabeth Jackson
Teachers of Promise - Michelle Sherman Bloomer, Wendy Hudgins Brooks, Jessica Marie Cartwright, '10, Jasmine Renee Gravely, Charles Stephens Hill, Erin R. Hylton, Kirsten Leigh Marvin, '10, Kathryn Paige Mills, Katie Jordan Shields, Ashlyn Elizabeth Tucker
Delta Kappa Gamma Virginia Scholars Award (Education) - Katie Jordan Shields
Outstanding English Student - Kathleen Frances Ross
IDA National Champion - Laura Elaine Thompson
Outstanding Equestrian Studies Award - Christina Marie Fiebeck, Valerie Elizabeth Harr
Rider of Promise - Laura Angela Borges
Outstanding Mathematics Award - Irvin L. Betts and Kathryn Paige Mills
Norma Roady Senior Academic Excellence Award (Physical Education) - Shannon Kathleen Andy
Outstanding Student in Psychology - Jordan Elisabeth Wilson
Junior Colleague Award in Psychology - Courtney Anne Powell
Outstanding Student in Sociology - Mirva Elina Toivonen
Alpha Chi Scholarship to sophomore with highest GPA - Whitney Rose Bronson
Ember (Literary & Arts Magazine) - Keith Wayne Arendall, Spencer Todd Bennington, Jessica Nicole Cox, Jasmine Garcia, Jessie Taylor Henderson, Sarah Michelle Jones, Jamie Lynn Overbey, Bobby Allen Roach, Kathleen Frances Ross and Brian Christopher Jones
