Dear DCEPS Student Award Winners,
CONGRATULATIONS on being recipients of the 2020-2021 Darden College of Education and Professional Studies Student Awards!
Our distinguished awards are bestowed as recognition of outstanding achievement across the disciplines in the Darden College. Your exceptional efforts to excel in your degree programs are even more extraordinary this year, as you have also navigated the challenges of the pandemic.
We are proud of your efforts as Monarchs and wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
Reign on!
Sincerely,
Dr. Tammi Dice, Interim Dean
| Student Name | Award |
| Ellie Brady | Dr. Jane S. Bray Darden College of Education and Proffesional Studies Student of the Year |
| Amanda Nhek | Alumni Association Outstanding College Scholar |
Communication Disorders and Special Education
| Student Name | Award |
| Rakan Alshammari | Kimberly Hughes Research Award |
| Brianna Bohnert | Outstanding Master's Student in Special Education - Adapted Curriculum |
| Stephanie Erickson | Outstanding Master's Student in Special Education - General Curriculum |
| Rhianna Lawson | Outstanding Graduate Student - Speech-Language Pathology |
| Halsey Lisle | Nicholas and Martha Bountress Award for Clinical Achievement |
| Olivia MacCauley | Outstanding Undergraduate Student - Speech Pathology & Audiology |
| Katie Malsch | Outstanding Undergraduate Student - Speech Pathology & Audiology |
| Emerson Odango | Martha Mullins-Callender Award |
| Christine St. Sing | Outstanding Master's Student in Early Childhood Special Education |
| Kelli Weber | Outstanding Graduate Student - Speech-Language Pathology |
Counseling and Human Services
| Student Name | Award |
| Tarnika Edmunds | Jill C. Dustin Excellence in Service and Leadership Award |
| Yesim Giresunlu | Outstanding Doctoral Student- Counseling |
| Carly Marcus | Outstanding Human Services Student |
| Shanice Williams | Outstanding Master's Student - Counseling |
Educational Foundations and Leadership
| Student Name | Award |
| Natalie Cruz | Higher Education Program - Most Important Contribution |
| Sara Epperly | Outstanding Doctoral Student Educational Leadership |
| Shanda Jenkins | Outstanding Doctoral Student - Higher Education |
| Sierra Jones | Outstanding Master's Student Educational Leadership |
| Jaielle Manning | Outstanding Educational Specialist Student Educational Leadership |
| Tyler Miller-Gordon | Outstanding Graduate Student - Higher Education Administration |
| Dana Stilley | Poindexter Award (Outstanding Community College Leadership Doctoral Student Award) |
| Arianna White-Levatich | Outstanding Student Award - Educational Psychology and Program Evaluation |
Human Movement Sciences
| Student Name | Award |
| Ellie Brady | Graduate Award for Academic Excellence - Health & Physical Education |
| Jelica Calderon | Melvin H. Williams Endowed Scholarship Award - Exercise Science |
| Ryan Chamberlain | Academic Excellence Award - Exercise Science |
| Katie Ellett | Academic Excellence Award - Sport Management |
| Diana Harrison | Academic Excellence Award - Park and Recreation Management |
| Sarah Heck | Graduate Award for Academic Excellence - Sport Management |
| Meleah Huber | Academic Excellence Award - Therapeutic Recreation |
| Andi Mabry | Academic Excellence Award - Tourism Management |
| James McCann | Graduate Award for Academic Excellence - Park, Recreation & Tourism Studies |
| Amanda Nhek | Michael A. Dean Academic Excellence Award - Health & Physical Education |
| Lysette Rivera-Cortes | Graduate Award for Academic Excellence - Exercise Science and Wellness |
STEM Education and Professional Studies
| Student Name | Award |
| Krista Brant | Outstanding Training Specialist Award |
| Will Cogan | W. Lee Bullard Endowment For Marketing Education |
| Will Cogan | Outstanding Marketing Education Student Award |
| Greg D'Addario | Outstanding Library Science Student Award |
| James Fisher | Outstanding Industrial Technology Award |
| Kirsten Hosteler | Alan Mandell Endowed Award - Instructional Design and Technology |
| Andrew Patenaude | Outstanding Technology Education Graduate Student Award |
| Julia Sawyer | Outstanding Fashion Merchandising Award |
| John Tolbert | Technology Education Award for Academic Excellence |
Teaching and Learning
| Student Name | Award |
| Kenaisa Anderson | R.W. and Betty MacDonald Endowment Scholarship in Language Arts & Social Studies |
| Erica Aquino | Mark A. Forget Endowed Scholarship in Content Area Reading Education |
| Alyssa Ashley S. Banas | Outstanding Graduate Student - Pk6 Education |
| Francis (Frank) Estacion | Alan Mandell Award - Science Education |
| Amanda Gainer | Outstanding Student Virginia Education Association Student |
| Jiamin He | Carol V. DeRolf Early Childhood Education Award |
| Margaret Jacoby | Betty Yarborough Outstanding Graduate Student Award - Reading Education |
| Lauren Laughlin | Outstanding Curriculum & Instruction Doctoral Student |
| Allison Shanks | Katharine Kersey Award for Early Childhood Education |