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Students from Pawleys, Georgetown receive Coastal Carolina recognition
5/17/2008 | Today's Georgetown Times Online Edition
Published on 5/8/2008
Coastal Carolina University presented awards for faculty and student academic achievement and recognition at the annual Honors Convocation on Tuesday, April 29, in Wheelwright Auditorium.
Blair Paul, a senior marine science major of Queenston, Ontario, received the 2007-2008 Faculty's Distinguished Student Excellence Award.
Marissa Mitzner, a senior management major from Charleston, W.Va., received the 2007-2008 Ronald D. Lackey Service Award.
Steve Hamelman, professor of English, received the Distinguished Teacher Scholar Lecturer Award.
Barbara Norvell, assistant professor of early childhood education, was named Teacher of the Year, an annual honor presented by Coastal's Student Government Association.
Lee Bollinger, associate professor of communication, was presented the Student Affairs Division Award.
Charmaine Tomczyk, associate director of library services, was recognized for receiving the Robert L. Morlan Faculty Secretary Award in honor of her contribution to Coastal's chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the national leadership honor society.
Two new awards have been added this year to recognize the crucial contribution made by faculty and staff in their capacity as advisers. Brianne Parker was named Distinguished First Year Adviser, and Deborah C. Walker was named Distinguished Collegiate Adviser of the Year.
Departmental awards were presented to 33 students in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishments and contributions to the academic quality of their respective departments. The following awards were presented:
E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration:
* Accounting -- Richard J. Zook of Pawleys Island.
* Finance -- Liliya Sabaleuskaya of Myrtle Beach.
* Management -- Wendy A. Bernstein of Myrtle Beach.
* Marketing -- Martin J. Keiser of Fairfield, Conn.
* Economics -- Victoria Livinski of Myrtle Beach.
* Master of Business Administration -- Christopher A. Halkowitz of Johnson City, Tenn.
* Resort Tourism Management -- Elizabeth J. Vickery of Rock Hill.
Spadoni College of Education:
* Early Childhood Education -- Shanna D. Aughinbaugh of Canton, Ohio.
* Elementary Education -- Brandi L. Johnson of Galivants Ferry.
* Middle Grades Education -- Jerry L. Pappas of Surfside Beach.
* Health Promotion -- Jamie D. Lee of Marion.
* Recreation and Sport Management -- Laura Moran of Bel Air, Md.
* Physical Education -- Katie M. Jenkins of Blackwood, N.J.
* Secondary Education -- MAT- Sugar E. Kirk of Gatlinburg, Tenn.
* Special Education -- Cheryllynn A. Cardlin of West Islip, N.Y.
Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts:
* Communication -- S. Ashleigh Gunning of Baton Rouge, La.
* Dramatic Arts -- Jessica E. Leach of Greenwood.
* English -- Matthew G. Molzan of Surfside Beach.
* Foreign Language -- Danielle M. Paese of Greer.
* History -- Kate Mitchell of Pelzer.
* Interdisciplinary Studies -- Dawn L. DePencier of Myrtle Beach.
* Music -- Kenton L. Simon of Darlington.
* Musical Theatre -- Ernest L. Gerrald III of Galivants Ferry.
* Philosophy and Religion -- Jonathan D. White of Little River.
* Politics and Geography -- Jonathan D. White of Little River.
* Visual Arts -- Jeremy P. Alford of Conway.
College of Natural and Applied Sciences:
* Biology -- Sunni D. Stewart of Rockview, W.Va.
* Chemistry and Physics -- Donald F. Kavanagh of Hagerstown, Md.
* Computer Science -- Anant Pradhan of Cary, N.C.
* Marine Science -- Nicole A. Kuenzel of Westminster, Colo.
* Mathematics -- Felicitas B. Mensing of Neuhausen, Germany.
* Psychology -- Alexander R. Kohorst of Cincinnati, Ohio.
* Sociology -- Jonathan E. Sharp of Georgetown.
