See honorees below and join MBU in recognizing their accomplishments.
The university community came together April 9 on Tyson Terrace to honor senior award winners and incoming Student Government Association officers.
Congratulations to all those who achieved recognition from professors and coaches!
Athletics
Scholar-Athlete Award Winners
Achieving a minimum 3.50 GPA with at least five semesters at MBU
Blake Argenbright, Baseball
Zach Sloan, Men’s Basketball
Johannah Dillaway, Cross Country and Track and Field
Tristan Bannasch, Track and Field
Caroline Motley, Cross Country and Track and Field
Charlotte Galloway, Women’s Soccer
Madelynn Vinson, Women’s Soccer
Reagan Frazier, Softball
Emily Hall, Softball
Molly Thompson, Softball
Lauren Byrnes, Women’s Tennis
Mary Jane Donnalley Award
Student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA after three semesters of work
Gretchen Lutz, Women’s Tennis
Biology
Alice McCaa Biology Award
Established by classmates of Alice McCaa, a 1976 Mary Baldwin University biology major whose early death from cancer led to her fellow students establishing the annual award as a memorial to her.
Cassidy Newcomb
Outstanding Biology Student Award
Ada Bozikov
Business
Outstanding Business Student – MBU Online
Heather Shields
Outstanding Business Student – Residential College
Madelyn Vinson
Gordon Hammock Student Mentor Award
The late Professor Gordon Hammock was a deeply loved and well-respected member of the business faculty with a gift for mentoring students. The student who receives this award “exemplifies Gordon’s focus on teaching and mentoring students to be ethical leaders in business.”
Bryan Diaz-Hernandez
Chemistry and Physics
Chemistry Outstanding Student Award
Ada Bozikov
Pinkston Biochemistry Award
A professor in the 1970s and 80s, Margaret “Peggy” Pinkston studied the interaction of model proteins and DNA, and was also a classically trained violinist.
Lauren Byrnes
Criminal Justice
Criminal Mind Award
For academic achievement in the Criminal Justice Program
Peyton Craven
Partner in Crime Award
For service to the Criminal Justice Program
Kelly Cruz
Faculty Choice Award
Given select years for standout performance in the program
Brianna Rivers
Rookie of the Year Award
For recognition of standout performance in their first year in the Criminal Justice Program
Kazia Ray & Akosua Kaya Keita-Edwards-El
Education
Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Education Award
Katie Wright
Outstanding Graduate Teacher Education Award
Jennifer Patanio
English
Benn Creative Writing Award
The Benn Award for Creative Writing was established in 1969 by the late Mrs. Clyde Myers Lambert of Waynesboro in memory of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Benn. The award is presented by the English faculty in recognition of a returning Mary Baldwin student who is distinguished in the literary arts.
Lee Iraheta
Health Care Administration
MHA Graduate Award
Joshua Easter
Honor Societies
Alpha Phi Sigma
National Criminal Justice Honor Society
Kevin Weaver
Mia Brown
Roman Borders
Peyton Craven
Elizabeth Norford
Hannah Hall
Jasmine Mohaupt
Leslie Galiano
Ryleigh Clark
Reese Brock
Connor Minnigh
Phi Beta Kappa
Oldest and most respected national academic honor society
Johannah Dillaway
Caroline Motley
Nicole (Yuka) Quinn
Pi Sigma Alpha
National Political Science Honor Society
Johannah Dillaway
Sarah (Haven) Duncan
Brianna Lewis
Caroline Motley
Kwame Opoku
Maia Ott
Nicole (Yuka) Quinn
Sigma Tau Delta
International Honor Society for English
New Inductees:
Christopher Hedrick
Lee Iraheta
Lianne Kochis
Sophia Maxwell
Graduating Seniors:
Catrell Jackson
JaNique Jackson
MBU Online Programs
MBU Online Outstanding Graduate Award
Nicole Olsen
Nancy Morse Evans Leadership Award
RN to BSN Program
Jordan Nealis
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Jena Conway
Social Work
Jane Addams Social Work Award
Given to an outstanding student in the social work department, the award is named in honor of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, founder of the Settlement House Movement, a mover and shaker in the areas of labor reform, and a charter member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Kelsey Wiseman
Mary Ellen Richmond Field Award
Aaron May-Crowder (residential) and Mariane Benjamin (online)
Sociology
Carrie Douglass Award for Excellence in Anthropology
Sophie Wilkins