Students Recognized for Excellence during 2023 Academic Awards Day
Posted on: April 24, 2023
Tigerville, SC –More than 50 North Greenville University (NGU) students were recognized for excellence in academics during the university’s 2023 Academic Awards Day in Turner Chapel on Wednesday.
“This is an opportunity for us, as faculty, to give honor to whom honor is due,” NGU Provost Dr. Nathan A. Finn said. “We’re delighted to be here and to celebrate the accomplishments of these students.”
Following a welcome from Dr. Finn, awards were presented for excellence in education, communication and fine arts, humanities and science, Christian studies, business and entrepreneurship, scholar athletes, outstanding freshman, American Legion citizenship, and general excellence.
A complete list of award recipients is provided below.
College of Education
Excellence in Social Studies Education
Dylan Johnson
Excellence in Music Education
Caroline Nelms
Excellence in Mathematics Secondary Education
Ethan Lamont
Excellence in English Language Arts Education
Larissa Berger
Excellence in Elementary Education
Ragan Brown
Cora Land
Excellence in Early Childhood Education
Katelyn Hawthorne
Excellence in Spanish Education
Emma Carver
College of Communication and Fine Arts
Outstanding Media Ministry Student
Skylar Moed
Outstanding Broadcast Media Student
Klay Jacks
Outstanding Digital Media Student
Grace Myers
Outstanding Strategic Communication Student
Matthew Byrd
Outstanding Communication Student
Rhett Wilson
Theatre Student Leadership Award
Lydia Kytle
Excellence in Theatre Award
Abigail Dover Thomas
The Zachary B. Bishop Ars Excellentia Award
Margaret Nork
Cline School of Music Outstanding Senior in Music
Caroline Nelms
College of Humanities and Sciences
Health Science Exceptional Senior
Megan Tiddle
Braden Gravely
Physical Education Exceptional Senior Award
Anna Elise McGill
Outdoor Education Excellence Award
Madaline Bridges
Excellence in Psychology
Kaitlin Obrien
Sophia Thackston
Excellence in Biology
Lauren Bell
Lance Calcutt
Timothy Ross Excellence in Mathematics
Marylena Lindsey Street
French Academic Excellence
Meredith Greene
American Sign Language Academic Excellence
Zoe Character
Linguistics Academic Excellence
Zoe Character
Spanish Academic Excellence
Zechariah Johnson
Outstanding Mountain Laurel Editor
Caemon Ashworth
Karson Harsey
Kyle Jackson
The Veda B. Sprouse English Award
Alexander Case
Bielecki-Willard Interdisciplinary Studies Student of the Year Award
Austin Meyer
Karson Harsey
The Shirley A. Hickson History Award
Dylan Johnson
Behethland Butler Chapter of the DAR Award
Austin Meyer
Excellence in Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
William Zimmerman
Cybersecurity Service Award
Sarah Warren
Cybersecurity Academic Excellence Award
Pablo Diez Castro
College of Christian Studies
Excellence in Christian Studies
Rachel Lanter
Excellence in Intercultural Studies
Karly Wolford
College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Outstanding Academic Achievement in International Business
Carmen F. Diaz
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Marketing
Emilie J. Allen
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Management
K. Hunter Corzine
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Business Administration
Ciara Mace
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Accounting
McKenna Kees
Sport Management Outstanding Student Professionalism
Elizabeth Luzzi
Conner Dillard
COBE Servant Leadership Award
Avery Shope
Camden Howell
General Awards
Female Scholar Athlete
Ciara Mace
Male Scholar Athlete
Jake Gerardi
Student Employee of the Year
Sarah Warren
American Legion Citizenship Award
Karly Wolford
Collin McCarter
Outstanding Freshman Award
Jenna Hansard
General Excellence Award
Abigail Dover Thomas
About North Greenville University
NGU offers more than 125 areas of study across certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and early college opportunities. Online. In-person. At our main campus in Tigerville, SC, the Tim Brashier Campus in Greer, SC, or several educational centers around the U.S. One university, many locations. Every day. Epic. To learn more, visit ngu.edu.
