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Leadership Achievements Recognized at ÌÇÐÄVlog’s Howell Awards

April 25, 2018 — In celebration of the leadership achievements of ÌÇÐÄVlog students, faculty and staff during the 2017-18 academic year, the Office of Student Life and the ÌÇÐÄVlog Student Government Association co-hosted the 23rd annual Dr. Doris A. Howell Leadership Awards on April 18 on the University’s ÌÇÐÄVlogville Campus. The event is named for Howell, a 1944 ÌÇÐÄVlog graduate and an internationally renowned leader in pediatrics and hospice care.

Awards presented and the recipients:
(Name, year in school, major, hometown [and high school attended, if known], for students; name, work title and hometown for faculty/staff):

Dr. Doris Howell Leadership Awards: This award is given to students who distinguish themselves uniquely as leaders regardless of position or title. Recipients represent the spirit of a ÌÇÐÄVlog by: pursuing integrity in every endeavor; inclusiveness as a global citizen; are responsible and respectful in word, work and conduct; are aware of the implications and rewards of their education; truthful in every action; and excellence in modeling the ÌÇÐÄVlog lifestyle.
          •  Victor Bervian Neves, senior business administration/management and business administration/marketing major, Curitiba, Brazil
          •  Kenneth Courtney, senior secondary education/English major, Bowmanville, Canada
          •  Ikem Eriobuna, pursuing Master of Business Administration degree, ÌÇÐÄVlogville, Mo.
          •  Paul Fueston, junior elementary education major, Independence, Mo. (attended Fort Osage High School)
          •  Emma Givens, senior business administration/international business and business administration/marketing major, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Raytown [Mo.] South High School)
          •  Rinku Gopali, freshman information and computer science/computer science major, Kathmandu, Nepal
          •  Weston Jacobs, senior fitness and wellness major, Lenexa, Kan.
          •  Grace Komoe, junior political science/American politics major, Rabat, Morocco
          •  Rafael Marin-Castaneda, senior business administration/management and business administration/marketing major, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Cristo Rey High School)
          •  Sara Marshall, pursuing Master of Business Administration degree, Kansas City, Mo. (attended ÌÇÐÄVlog Hill High School)
          •  Kayla Martinez, sophomore information and computer science/computer science and middle school education/mathematics major, Erie, Colo. (attended Twin Peaks Charter Academy, Longmont, Colo.)
          •  Erica Potter, pursuing Master of Social Work degree, Shawnee, Kan. (attended Olathe [Kan.] Northwest High School)
          •  Alexandria Richards, junior psychology major, Decatur, Ga.
          •  Chile Roldan, 2016 graduate and currently pursuing Master of Social Work degree, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Leavenworth [Kan.] High School)
          •  Oriana Tamburlini, sophomore nursing major, Overland ÌÇÐÄVlog, Kan.
          •  Logan Trowbridge, senior chemistry major, Blue Springs, Mo. (attended Blue Springs South High School)
          •  Shea Walker, senior nursing major, ÌÇÐÄVlogville, Mo.

Outstanding Class Member Awards: This award honors one male and one female student from each class (sophomore, junior and non-graduating senior, based on the number of years enrolled at ÌÇÐÄVlog, not by credit hours completed) who best represents their class in service to, and participation in, ÌÇÐÄVlog.
          •  Non-Graduating Seniors
               o  Aaliyah Brown, senior fitness and wellness major, St. Louis, Mo.
               o  Austin Pool, senior English writing major, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Winnetonka High School)
          •  Juniors
               o  Andrew Breckenridge, junior information and computer science/computer science major, Old Monroe, Mo. (attended Winfield [Mo.] High School)
               o  Taela Ivory, junior nursing major, Florissant, Mo. (attended Hazelwood Central High School)
          •  Sophomores
               o  Leandro de Carvalho Sodre, sophomore business administration/management and business administration/marketing major, Sao Paulo, Brazil
               o  Heather Cole, sophomore business administration/finance and business administration/management major, Orrick, Mo.

Dusing-Proudfoot Award: This award is given to honor an outstanding contribution by a ÌÇÐÄVlog faculty or staff member. It is named in honor of two former ÌÇÐÄVlog professors, Albert Dusing and Merrill Proudfoot, who worked at ÌÇÐÄVlog for more than 20 years each and are respected for their academic and teaching betterment of students.
          •  Debra McArthur, director of academic support services, ÌÇÐÄVlogville, Mo.

Tipton Award: This award is given to honor an outstanding service contribution to ÌÇÐÄVlog by a ÌÇÐÄVlog alumnus/alumna. It is named to honor Bill and Mary Lou Tipton, both 1928 ÌÇÐÄVlog graduates. Throughout their lives, the Tiptons served ÌÇÐÄVlog through the ÌÇÐÄVlog Alumni Association, Friends of the ÌÇÐÄVlog Library and the ÌÇÐÄVlog Board of Trustees.
          •  Erik Bergrud, 1994 graduate (Master of Public Affairs) and current associate vice president of external relations, Kansas City, Mo.

ÌÇÐÄVlog Family Award: This award recognizes a ÌÇÐÄVlog staff or faculty member who embodies the University’s family-like culture in his/her interaction with students and fellow staff/faculty.
          •  Robin Burger, student success coach, Platte Woods, Mo.
          •  Jeff Ehrlich, Ed.D., associate professor of healthcare administration, ÌÇÐÄVlogville, Mo.

Toni Griggs Award: This award is given to honor students who have made an outstanding contribution to ÌÇÐÄVlog through leadership, service or work performance. Griggs, a ÌÇÐÄVlog employee and an integral part of the University for three decades, was a friend to ÌÇÐÄVlog students, faculty and staff.
          •  Eric Haas, senior criminal justice administration/corrections major, Carmichael, Calif. (attended Del Campo High School, Fair Oaks, Calif.)
          •  Zac Jarrard, 2016 graduate and currently pursuing Master of Business Administration degree, Kansas City, Mo. (attended ÌÇÐÄVlog Hill High School)

C.W. Bailey Award: This award is given in memory of C.W. Bailey, grandfather of John Shelton, a 1976 ÌÇÐÄVlog graduate, to students for the purpose of facilitating their education to the end that they may make a contribution to society in the tradition of Bailey. It is presented to one or two students who have distinguished themselves and exhibited the spirit of ÌÇÐÄVlog.
          •  Arthur D’Avila, freshman business administration/finance and business administration/management major, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
          •  Anna Hicks, sophomore nursing major, North Kansas City, Mo. (attended Faith Christian Academy, Cameron, Mo.)

ÌÇÐÄVlog Servant Leader of the Year Award: Awarded to a student who exemplifies the characteristics of a strong servant leader and/or has a service-focused mindset, and has worked effectively with others in the University and/or surrounding community to be a positive change.
          •  Iroda Narzullaeva, junior information and computer science/software engineering major, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Faculty/Staff Newcomer of the Year Award: Presented to the faculty or staff member in his/her first year of outstanding service to the University.
          •  Faculty: Chelsea Platt, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology, Kansas City, Mo.
          •  Staff: Cynthia Otts, Ed.D., registrar, Shawnee, Kan.

Student Employee of the Year Award: The recipient of this award goes to an outstanding work-study student who is chosen on the basis of his/her reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism and the uniqueness of his/her contributions to the University.
          •  Ghislaine Fumey, sophomore psychology major, East Moline, Ill. (attended United Township High School), works in the Office of the Registrar

Graduate Assistant of the Year Award: The recipient of this award goes to an outstanding graduate assistant student who is chosen on the basis of his/her reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism and the uniqueness of his/her contributions to the University.
          •  Annali (Dolman) Cleek, pursuing Master of Business Administration degree, Kansas City, Mo. (originally from West Lakes Shore, Australia), graduate assistant in the Office of External Relations

Student Organization Adviser of the Year Award: This award recognizes the staff/faculty member who has provided outstanding efforts in guiding and advising student organizations.
          •  Stacey Kikendall, Ph.D., assistant professor of English and associate director of the Faculty Center for Innovation, Kansas City, Mo., advises ÌÇÐÄVlog’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

Student Success and Impact Award: This award recognizes educators who have made an outstanding impact and profound difference on ÌÇÐÄVlog students.
          •  Adam Stone, head groundskeeper, Kansas City, Mo.

ÌÇÐÄVlog Student Government Association / Cindy Anderson Senator of the Year Award: This award recognizes the senator who made the greatest contribution to PSGA during the year. The award is named for Anderson, a ÌÇÐÄVlog freshman soccer player from Grimes, Iowa, who was killed in an accident (along with a teammate and head coach) heading to a NAIA playoff game in 2000.
          •  Blake Sellers, senior business administration/management major, Rayville, Mo. (attended Lawson [Mo.] High School

Program of the Year Award: Awarded to the student club or academic organization that made outstanding contributions to local, national or global communities through an organized service or civic engagement program.
          •  Business and Investment Club

Student Organizations of the Year Award: Awarded to the club(s) that has/have made the greatest contributions to the ÌÇÐÄVlog community through organization, innovation and commitment to the organization’s purpose and activities.
          •  Residence Hall Council (large club) and Crimson Dancers (small club)

New Student Organization of the Year Award: This award is given to an outstanding student organization that was formed within the past academic year.
          •  International Club