April 23, 2007

Dr. John Weinzierl, Lyon’s assistant professor of history, was named the Alpha Chi Teacher of the Year at the Honors Convocation at Lyon College Tuesday, April 17.

Alpha Chi is a national honor society for students who are in the top 10 percent of their class. Each year, Lyon’s chapter recognizes a faculty member for their dedication to the campus community and academics.

Dr. Weinzierl (pictured at right with Haley Skinner of Alpha Chi) was selected for his willingness to help students in and out of the classroom and for his involvement in service projects on campus and in the community.

The Honors Convocation honors outstanding students and recognizes honor societies at the college. Other awards announced Tuesday were:

Long Bible Award – Matthew Bradley

Celtic Cross – Laura McWilliams

Mortarboard new members – Nikki Baker, Aaron Baldridge, Michael Brown, Camille Chan, Ashley Dorsey, Robert Frank, Luke Frauenthal, Daniel Haney, Brooke Hollis, Tiffany McSpadden, Doug Rinehart, Rachel Rowe, Jessica Throesch and Associate Professor Gloria Everson.

Mortarboard Service Award – The Order of the Tartan Chapter of Mortar Board created a new award this year, the Order of the Tartan Chapter of Mortar Board Service Award. It will be given each year to a member of the senior class who’s not on Mortar Board, and a staff or faculty person who have demonstrated service to the Lyon campus and Batesville community. This year these awards were presented to Ben Thielemier and Virginia Wray.

Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities – Shannon Alexander, Nikki Baker, Michael Brown, Jennifer Cross, Drew Dunham, Tabitha Estes, Emily Fleming, Robert Frank

Editor of the Year Award – Haley Skinner

Roberta Thomas Dorr Brown Endowed Scholarship – Jessica Throesch

Emerging Leader Award – Tim Harris

Above and Beyond Award – Erica Alves, Aaron Baldridge, Christine Font, Steven Foster, Josh Looney, Katee Castleman, Katie Garner and Chris Robertson.

Program of the Year Award – Stop the Traffic, co-sponsored by BCM, LCM, SAC, GSA, ZBT and ACS.

Organization of the Year – Wesley Fellowship for its work on Habitat of Humanity.

Hall of Leaders Award – Michael Brown, Amber Hood, Neil McCarthy, Laura McWilliams, Mary-Margaret Nester, Nathan Reinhardt, Alison Sablick, Haley Skinner and Emily Wilson.

Outstanding Student Leaders – Leila Awwad and Ben Thielemier.

Fred Wann Intramural Participation Awards –David Fields and Ann Sullivan

Art – Eric Bork

Music – Nathan Reinhardt

Theatre – Eleanore Tebbetts

Dorothy Landis Gray Music Award - Holly Jones

Barnes Award for Excellence in Classical Organ – Robert Bailey

Best Actor – Jance Edwin Floyd

Best Actress – Emily Fleming

Best Technician – Amy Hancock

Religion & Philosophy – Garrard Conley

History – Keith Harmon

Political Science – Sarah Sweatt Orsborn

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DIVISION (Book Awards)

English – Sarah Sweatt Orsborn

Spanish – Kristen Scaggs

French – Robert Bailey

Charles R. Oliver Memorial Scholarship Award – Erin Moss

Sigma Tau Delta Senior Writing Award – Garrard Conley

Abbie Snapp Arnold English Award – Leila Awwad

Freshman Writing Award – Lauren Jones

Bart Lewis Scholarship Award-Spanish – Jordan Lupo

Accounting – Steven Bass

Business Administration – Joseph Wilder

Management – Kristen Limbaugh

Finance – Nadine Sullinger

Economics – Mary-Margaret Nester

James V. Balch Award –Emily Wilson

Clarence Adams Memorial Award – Daniel Angel

Elementary Education – Ronda McLelland and Taryn Hames

Secondary Education – Julie Sandy

Psychology – Haley Skinner

Anthropology – Leah Byers

Biology – Amon E. Holt

Chemistry – Melissa M. Tate

Mathematics – Nicholas P. Jones

Physics – Laura E. McWilliams

Computer Science – Matthew W. Bradley

Freshman Chemistry Award – Gabriel A. LeBlanc and Michael A. Shaloski

James Alexander Shanks Chemistry Award – Tiffany L. McSpadden

American Chemical Society Organic Chemistry Award – Ryan D. Harness

American Institute of Chemists Award – Laura E. McWilliams

George Maxfield Evans Award – Melissa M. Kuehl

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Photos of the Honors Convocation winners are posted on What's Hot on the Lyon website.