SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONORS BY DIVISION
ARTS
& SCIENCES DIVISION
ENGLISH AND MODERN LANGUAGES
Sigma
Tau Delta, Alpha Zeta Zeta Chapter
Sigma Tau Delta, the international honor society for English
majors,
grants membership to the following students excelling in English
and Language Arts:
Chantelle S. Chaney, Renée Love, Jessica A. McGinnis,
Wendy Nichols, Renée C. Talley, Rachel D. Willis, Mark D. Yancy, Jr.
The Bernard Des Roches Award
Given in recognition of a student who has exhibited a keen
appreciation of the written word
Recipients: Kerry Howell
The DeVlieg Foundation Scholarship
Given to a first, second, or third-year student who excels in the sutdy of language and literature
Recipients: Rachel Willis
RELIGIOUS STUDIES, PHILOSOPHY & HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
Connie Chapper Bernardi Award
Given annually to the religious study student who best exhibits promise
and perserverance in pusuing her education
Recipient: Joni Scott
SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
Maria Kostecke Murphy Scholarship
Given to a deserving woman majoring in Mathematics
Recipient: Jacqueline Chevalier
Antoinette Joiner Award
Given to a student outstanding in Mathematices
Recipients: Robert Cemborski and Adamou Fode
CRC Press Freshman Achievement Award
Given to a student who has achieved outstanding academic sucess
in the first year
chemistry sequence
Recipient: Robert Cemborski
American Chemical Society Award
Given to an outstanding science student
Recipient: Amir Alshakama
The Science Department Award
Given to an outstanding science student
Recipient: Yesenia Lara and Ernest Mavunga
The Sister Suzanne Fleming, IHM, Scholarship
Given to a deserving woman majoring in Science
Recipients: Sonja Owens-Harper and Tunisia Reid
SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
Psi Chi Award
A national honor society for students majoring in Psychology
and demonstrating
superior scholarship in Psychology
Recipients: Brenda Hobbs
Social Science Award
Granted to a senior for academic excellence and demonstrated
ability
in Social Science and Research
Recipient: Tanya Nikolova
Psychology Award
Granted to a student, who demonstrates academic excellence in Psychology
Recipient: Addie Bonner
Jorge Castellanos Award
Granted to a student who demonstrates academic excellence in History
Recipient: John Smith
Krystyna Hogan Scholarship
Granted to a Social Science student who exemplifies commitment to lifelong learning
Recipient: Gloria Banks
EDUCATION DIVISION
Education Technology Award
Given to a junior or senior who has demonstrated leadership
in using classroom related
technology to support student learning
Recipient: Amanda Novak
Sr. Mary McGrath, IHM Scholarship
Given to a sophomore or junior in child development or early childhood education who has
demonstrated exceptional leadership in the field and who has achieved high academic success
Recipients: Camille Gunter and Tasha Tankersley
Mary Ellen Riordan Future Educator Award
Presented to the student who has demonstrated potential for
teaching excellence
Recipient: Nicolette Smith
Educational Teaching Scholarship
This Scholarship is awarded to a student in education who is also a pre-student teacher and
has the highest GPA. The student must be a junior or a senior who exemplifies excellence in knowledge, skills
and dispositions and who will be an asset to the teaching profession
Recipient: Jennifer Starnes
FINE ARTS DIVISION
ART DEPARTMENT
The Sister Suzanne Fleming, IHM, Scholarship
Given to a deserving woman pursuing a career in Visual and
Performing Arts
Recipients: Aisha Scott and Rebecca Le’sure
The Outstanding Art Student Award
Given to an outstanding senior Art major
Recipient: Lavonna Horton
DANCE DEPARTMENT
The Outstanding Dance Student Award
An award given to an upper class Dance major who shows technical
proficiency,
leadership, and demonstrates the highest of standards and qualities
He/she exemplifies the expectations of the undergraduate Dance
Department
Recipients: Tracy Halloran
The Oldani Performing Arts Scholarship
Given to a deserving student pursuing a career in the Performing Arts
Recipient: Jonathan Griffin
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
The Outstanding Musician Award
Awarded to honor an upper class Music major who has demonstrated
outstanding musical, academic, and leadership qualities
Recipient: Hamilton Moore
The Hagop and Nevart Vanerian Scholarship
Given to a deserving student pursing a career in Music
Recipient: Hamilton Moore
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES DIVISION
BUSINESS AND COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DEPARTMENT
The Devlieg Foundation scholarship
Granted to a departmental major meeing criteria for academic excellence
Recipient: Brian Dobbins
Institute of Management Accontants Student Excellence Award
Presented to an undergraduate demonstrating excellence in accounting
Recipient: Sandra Gonzalez
Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award
Awarded to a graduating senior exhibiting excellence in the
study of Business
Recipient: Ashley Davis
Computer Information Systems
Oustanding Graduating Senior Award
Given to the graduating senior who exhibits outstanding achievement
in
the study of Computer Information Systems
Recipient: Emmanuel Laggah Johnson
International Business Outstanding Graduating Senior Award
Given to the graduating senior exhibiting excellence in the studyof international business
Recipient: Nancy Canal
Outstanding Graduating Senior Award
For outstanding academic achievement and service to the department,
college, and/or community
Recipient: Brian Christian
SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT
Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society,
Beta Eta Chapter
Beta Eta, Marygrove’s chapter of Phi Alpha, a national
honor society for social work students,
grants membership to students showing high academic scholarship
overall and in Social Work
Membership granted to:
Debra Barash, Kathleen Cavanaugh, Anne Chatman, Kathy Douglas-Aska,
Tammy Gruzwalski, Darlene Hicks, Debra Hodges,Yvette Jones, Robyn Ledford-Hamilton,
Tanisha Lewis-Kramer, Tina Maddox, Peri Quick, Katherine Thompson, Alexis Wallace,
Pamela Washington, Miya White, Joslyn Wilkerson
Helen Wessel Cherniak Scholarship
Given to a student having strong academic credentials in social
work and the potential to
make a contribution to his/her community
Recipients: Peri Quick
Sister Christina Schwartz, IHM, Scholarship
Awarded to a social work student who has demonstratd extensive
voluntarism and
community service on social justice issues in Detroit
Recipient: Carol Ellsberry, Sherry Smith and Gina Wheeler
The NASW Student Social Worker of the Year
This award, sponsored by the Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, is given to
the graduating senior who has demonstrated leadership qualities, has contributed to a positive image
of the social work program, is active in political and community service, has demonstrated
successful academic performance, and lives the NASW Code of Ethics
Recipient: Kathy Douglas-Aska
The Outstanding Student in Social Work Award
Given to a senior student for outstanding achievement in leadership
and
active demonstration of the values of social work as a profession
Recipients: Kathleen Cavanaugh and Tanisha Kramer