It\u2019s that time of year again when Furman\u00a0 students are recognized for their hard work and accomplishments. On April 1, more than 80 awards were conferred on over 100 students representing disciplines from mathematics and natural sciences to the social sciences and the arts.<\/p>\n
Students convened in the Melvin and Dollie Yount Conference Center, where they were welcomed by Dean of Faculty Ken Peterson. Presenting the awards were Associate Academic Dean Jeremy Cass; Associate Dean for Mentoring and Advising Michelle Horhota; Associate Provost for Engaged Learning Beth Pontari; and Associate Provost for Integrative Science John Wheeler.<\/p>\n
The 2019 recipients of Furman academic awards and honors are:<\/p>\n
Mathematics and Natural Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n Biology<\/strong><\/p>\n Beta Beta Beta General Excellence Award Distinguished Research in Biology Award (2000) C. Leland Rodgers Biology Award (2000) Elizabeth Thackston Taylor Botany Medal (1942) Chemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n American Chemical Society Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major Award (1954) American Institute of Chemists Award in Biochemistry (1984) American Institute of Chemists Award in Chemistry (1984) John Albert Southern Chemistry Award (1973) John Sampey Award in Chemistry (1968) Computer Science<\/strong><\/p>\n Computing in Community Award (2017) Kenneth C. Abernethy Award for Excellence in Computer Science (1996) Earth and Environmental Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n Earth and Environmental Sciences Scholar Award (2007) Earth and Environmental Sciences Research Award (2007) Sustainability Science Research Award (2013) Wallace C. Fallaw Outstanding Senior Award (1996) Mathematics<\/strong><\/p>\n DeLany Medal in Mathematics (1945) Mathematics Faculty Award for Excellence (2005) Neuroscience<\/strong><\/p>\n William Blaker Award for Excellence in Neuroscience (2015) Health Careers \u2013 Pre-Health<\/strong><\/p>\n Robert Emmett Allen Pre-medical Prize (1927) Alpha Epsilon Delta Scholarship Award (1982) Humanities<\/strong><\/p>\n Anthropology<\/strong><\/p>\n Award for Excellence in Anthropology (2016) Asian Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Faculty Award in Chinese (1991) Faculty Award in Japanese (1991) James B. Leavell Outstanding Work in Asian Studies (2005) Outstanding Work in Chinese Studies (2004) Outstanding Work in Japanese Studies (2004) Classics<\/strong><\/p>\n John Scott Murray Greek Prize (1928) John Scott Murray Latin Prize (1928) Communication Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Charles A. Batson Award (2004) Communication Studies Award for Excellence in Public Speaking & Debate (1937) Endel Award for Excellence in Communication Studies (1926) Endel Medal for Excellence in Mass Communication (1937) Endel Medal for Excellence in Rhetoric and Oratory (1926) English<\/strong><\/p>\n J. Decherd Guess Scholarship (1989) Roger C. Peace \/ L.D. Johnson Award (1982) Pipkin English Award (1968) History<\/strong><\/p>\n Alumni Award for Academic Excellence in History (2003) Daughters of the American Revolution Prize in American History (1937) Endel Memorial History Prize (1937) Gilpatrick History Prize (1937) Modern Languages and Literatures<\/strong><\/p>\n Cervantes Award in Spanish (1969) David Wells Morgan Award in French (1969) Goethe Award in German (1969) Philosophy<\/strong><\/p>\n Award in Applied Philosophy (2019) Excellence in Philosophy Award (1998) Religion<\/strong><\/p>\n Baggott Excellence Award (1978) Baggott Ministerial Award (1978) John C. Shelley Award for Excellence in Fields of Theology and Ethics (2013) David Anthony Smith Award in Religion (2006) Scholarly Achievement Award in Religion (1970) Social Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n Business and Accounting<\/strong><\/p>\n Fred and June Current Accounting Award (2003) Lawrence Kessler Award for Excellence in Accounting (2006) Sandy Roberson Outstanding Senior in Accounting Award (2017) General Excellence in Business Award (2003) Economics<\/strong><\/p>\n J. Carlyle Ellett Economics Prize (1990) Mathematics Economics Award for Excellence (2007) Education<\/strong><\/p>\n Outstanding Scholar and Leader in Education Award (2005) Health Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n Public Health Senior Award (2019) Ruth Reid Award (2005) Jerry R. Thomas Award in Health Sciences (1996) Politics and International Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n Henry P. Jones Political Science Medal (1986) Political Science Chair\u2019s Award (2003) Political Science Faculty Award (1997) S. Sidney Ulmer Political Science Medal (1955) Psychology<\/strong><\/p>\n Allport Scholar in Psychology (1968) Brewer Scholar in Psychology (2008) Burts Scholar in Psychology (1973) Marshall Prevost Medal in Psychology (1961) Sociology<\/strong><\/p>\n Johnson-Webb Sociology Award (1984) Interdisciplinary Minors<\/strong><\/p>\n African-American and African Diaspora Cultures<\/strong><\/p>\n Award for Excellence in African-American and African Diaspora Cultures (2017) Ancient Greek and Roman Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Award for Excellence in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies (2001) Environmental Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Award for Excellence in Environmental Studies (2001) Film Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Award for Excellence in Film Studies (2014) Humanities<\/strong><\/p>\n Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Humanities Studies (2017) Latin American Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Award for Excellence in Latin American Studies (2001) Medicine, Health, and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n Award for Excellence in Medicine, Health, and Culture Studies (2019) Poverty Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Award for Excellence in Poverty Studies (2010) Women\u2019s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Award for Excellence in Women\u2019s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (2001) The Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n Music<\/strong><\/p>\n Mattie Hipp Cunningham Scholarship (1972) Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award (2007) Theatre Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n Furman Theatre Guild Award (1971) Furman Theatre Most Valuable Player (1999)
\nJalisa Nicole Decker<\/p>\n
\nJennifer Reed Funsten
\nKenny Nguyen<\/p>\n
\nCaitlin E. Hay<\/p>\n
\nScott Milling Finney<\/p>\n
\nRachel Emily Cooke<\/p>\n
\nKirtan D. Kumar<\/p>\n
\nCarter Emmett Edmunds<\/p>\n
\nGraciela Elizabeth Garcia Ponte
\nRichard Evans Wetherill<\/p>\n
\nMariana Fuenmayor Llanos
\nPeyton William Roth
\nNoah Christopher Vieira<\/p>\n
\nKathryn Stallworth McGowin
\nCatherine Elizabeth Schwab<\/p>\n
\nMitchell Brock Dennison
\nSara Vanovac<\/p>\n
\nAmelia Grace Miles<\/p>\n
\nJessica Ann Wheeler<\/p>\n
\nElena Diane Oertel<\/p>\n
\nChambers Johnson English<\/p>\n
\nWilliam James Fravel III<\/p>\n
\nAlexandra Grace Doxey
\nYingxuan Guo
\nThomas Otto Trankle<\/p>\n
\nCaroline Maria Daly<\/p>\n
\nCaroline Maria Daly<\/p>\n
\nRachel Emily Cooke<\/p>\n
\nJohanna Kathryn Arata
\nCarris Delaney Campbell
\nGretchen Petty Mahoney<\/p>\n
\nMorgan Elizabeth Fretwell<\/p>\n
\nYunhui Yang<\/p>\n
\nNicholas Bright Haight<\/p>\n
\nJessica Ann Wheeler<\/p>\n
\nMegan Bryant Collins<\/p>\n
\nEmmett Baumgarten<\/p>\n
\nCarris Delaney Campbell<\/p>\n
\nIsabella Quiros<\/p>\n
\nSamantha Tetlow Fowler<\/p>\n
\nAndrew Tettey Teye<\/p>\n
\nCaroline Francis Tucker<\/p>\n
\nAleah Imani-Grace King<\/p>\n
\nPaul Stephen Bryant
\nMary Randell Jones
\nCourtney Marie Kratz
\nFaith Cassidy Kressner
\nCampbell Carrilee Sullivan<\/p>\n
\nOlivia Ann Corso<\/p>\n
\nAbigail Blake Harwell<\/p>\n
\nBenjamin Thomas Gamble
\nAndrew James Powers
\nYunhui Yang<\/p>\n
\nCharles Noah Morgan<\/p>\n
\nQuincy Daniel Mix<\/p>\n
\nJeanetta Helen Mistler<\/p>\n
\nJulia Claire Castanet<\/p>\n
\nCatherine Agnes McLaughlin<\/p>\n
\nYasmin Ashleigh Harrington<\/p>\n
\nChambers Johnson English<\/p>\n
\nCourtney Marie Kratz
\nBenjamin Hollingsworth Lang
\nHannah Nicole Wilder<\/p>\n
\nLaura Grace Per-Lee
\nVirginia Grace Poe<\/p>\n
\nIan Edward Allen Bardwell
\nSavannah Rose Wright<\/p>\n
\nLauren Joyce Hood
\nDalton Craig Yount<\/p>\n
\nJohanna Kathryn Arata
\nBonnie Rose Williams<\/p>\n
\nJames Jefferson Bergman
\nCaroline Maria Daly<\/p>\n
\nRebecca Jane Graham
\nMadison Amelia Kulik<\/p>\n
\nEric Allen Faidley
\nNino Kodua<\/p>\n
\nPatrick MacKenzie McNamara<\/p>\n
\nGabrielle Marie Haddad
\nJulia Claire Castanet
\nRachel Anne Simon<\/p>\n
\nNino Kodua
\nJu Sun Yoon<\/p>\n
\nNino Kodua<\/p>\n
\nMadeline Marie Gonzalez
\nTatiana Maria Oliveira
\nGregory Robert Peterson<\/p>\n
\nBrittany Nicole Wright<\/p>\n
\nLauren Elizabeth Duggar<\/p>\n
\nRachel Lea Goding<\/p>\n
\nEric Allen Faidley
\nJack Harrison Ligon<\/p>\n
\nPeyton William Roth<\/p>\n
\nKatherine Elizabeth West<\/p>\n
\nSabrina Skye Roof<\/p>\n
\nPiper Nicole Powell
\nKathryn Marie Vanek<\/p>\n
\nWilliam Von Harten Sanders<\/p>\n
\nMolly Elizabeth Pruitt
\nHannah Nicole Wilder<\/p>\n
\nJuhee Bhatt
\nJenna Christina Tuccio<\/p>\n
\nLaurin Elizabeth Bixby<\/p>\n
\nKassidy Suzanne Hadley
\nEthan L. Jedziniak
\nNoah A. Trotter<\/p>\n
\nIan Edward Allen Bardwell
\nJames Jefferson Bergman<\/p>\n
\nScott Milling Finney<\/p>\n
\nJohanna Kathryn Arata
\nClaudia Lauren Leslie
\nNoah A. Trotter<\/p>\n
\nAkanksha Kaushik<\/p>\n
\nWilliam George Tracy<\/p>\n
\nJeanetta Helen Mistler<\/p>\n
\nRachel Lea Goding
\nAbigail Blake Harwell<\/p>\n
\nSarah Margaret Bourlakas<\/p>\n
\nJoshua Jay Berthume<\/p>\n
\nLeonardo Andres De La Cruz<\/p>\n
\nDerek Tyler Leonard<\/p>\n
\nElizabeth Hernandez
\nChelsea Lynn Helton<\/p>\n