Awarding Excellence in Science, Math, And Computer Science

When individuals shine academically, Central Methodist University believes it’s important to give recognition.

A perfect example of such acknowledgement are Central’s annual division awards, which honor students who have gone above and beyond in their areas of study.

On Tuesday, April 17, 17 students and one faculty member were recognized during the annual Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science Honor Awards. Recipients were chosen in the fields of biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics. Four division awards also were presented.

The first division award, the Jeff Wilcox “Raising the Bar Award,” is presented to a student leader who excels academically. This $250 cash reward was presented to Crystal Flagg, a senior biology major from Erie, Pa.

The Sarah Rutherford Prize, another division award, goes to the most outstanding science student selected by the division. The $50 cash award was presented to Zachary Adams, a senior mathematics major from Clinton, Mo.

Christina Schatz, a senior biology major from Pawnee, Ill., was presented the Glen C. Riegel Student Award, a $250 cash prize given to a student considered promising and worthy.

The last division award was for faculty, which was presented to Joe Jimerson, assistant professor of computer science and mathematics. It is the Glen C. Riegel Faculty Award, established similarly to the student award, and presented as a $250 cash prize to a promising and worthy professor of science, math, computer science, or psychology.

The Beta Beta Beta Biology Award is given to an outstanding male and female in a General Biology class, and is delivered through a certificate and cash reward of $50. Recipients were Janie Leathers, a sophomore chemistry major from Cairo, Mo., and Nathan Overbay, a freshman pre-major from Freeman, Mo.

Shannon Peters, a freshman nursing major from Waverly, Mo., was recognized with two awards. She received both the Alpha Epsilon Delta Excellence in Physiology Award and the Alpha Epsilon Delta Excellence in Anatomy Award – both presented as a certificate to a student with the highest average in Physiology and Anatomy classes.

An award given to an outstanding pre-med student in honor of longtime Biology faculty member Dr. Harold Momberg, is the Alpha Epsilon Delta-Harold Momberg Award. Joshua Hunt, a senior biology major from Perryville, Mo., was the recipient of this certificate.

Caitlyn Landewee, a senior biology major from Leopold, Mo., was presented with the Dr. Ferris H. and Leona Wood Award. The scholarship of $150 is for a student concentrating in biology and entering his/her senior year with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The awardee’s name is placed on a perpetual plaque housed in CMU’s Stedman Hall of Science.

The CMU Biology Alumni award – a cash reward of $50 – is given to a diligent student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and concentration in biology, and who contributes significantly to the benefit of the biology program. The recipient was Shannon Wells, a senior biology major from Potosi, Mo.

Chemistry awards were presented to three students and included the Gamma Sigma Epsilon Excellence Award in General Chemistry, presented to a student with the highest overall average in two semesters of a General Chemistry class, which was given to Janie Leathers;

the Gamma Epsilon Excellence Award in Organic Chemistry, presented to a student with the highest overall average in two semesters of Organic Chemistry, which was presented to Kylie Limback, a junior biology major from Waverly, Mo.;

and the Dr. Neils C. Nielsen Outstanding Chemistry Student Award – a $1,000 cash award given to the outstanding chemistry student of the year - presented to Makenzie Erikson, a senior education (middle school – math) major from Independence, Mo.

The Chester E. Hanson Outstanding Senior Computer Science Award, a cash reward of $100, is given to the outstanding senior computer science student in honor of longtime computer science faculty Chester Hanson. This award was presented to Daniel Hunt, a senior computer science major from Clark, Mo.

Awards in mathematics were presented to Marlow Case, a senior mathematics major from O’Fallon, Mo., who was the recipient of the Clyde and Hazel Blattner Mathematics Award – a $50 cash award given to a promising and worthy male student;

Savanna Nault, a December graduate from High Ridge, Mo., was presented the Dr. Richard T. Bond Mathematics Award – a $100 cash award given to a senior math major with high ideals of character and an outstanding scholastic record; and Emily Angell, a junior chemistry major from Centralia, Mo., who received the Kappa Mu Epsilon Award – a $25 cash award given to the student with the best academic performance in three semesters of calculus.

In physics, the Dr. Glenn R. Joyce Memorial Award for Excellence in Science – a $500 cash award given to a junior or senior majoring in physics, math, or science – was given to Darcy Latham, a December graduate from Bismarck, Mo.;

and the Dr. Larry J. Peery Award for Excellence in Physics – a $100 cash award given to the student with the highest overall average for two semesters of calculus-based Physics – was presented to Joshua Schroer, a sophomore mathematics major from Rhineland, Mo.


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