FMU recognizes academic achievements of students

Francis Marion University hosted its annual Academic Awards ceremony on campus Monday evening.

Students from all areas of study were recognized for academic excellence. The awards are selected by appointed committees and faculty of each academic department.

FMU presented five university-wide awards recognizing overall academic performance across all disciplines. Additionally, awards were presented within the College of Liberal Arts, School of Education, School of Business and School of Health Sciences. 

The complete list of awards is as follows:

University-Wide Awards

President’s Undergraduate Research Award  —  Farouk Chatila

Duane P. Myers Honors Award  —  Triny Nguyen

Duane P. Myers Honors Award  —  Jeremy Wallace

Duane P. Myers Honors Award  —  Bailey Mitchell

Honors Student Advisory Committee (HSAC) Award  —  Willie Daniels

Phi Kappa Phi Award  —  Mary Beasley

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  Sarah Boardwine

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  Julia Gunter

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  Blake Hatchell

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  Bailey Mitchell Stutler

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  Triny Nguyen

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  Austin Vienna

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  Jeremy Wallace

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  Jenna Walling

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  April Wooten

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  Farouk Chatila

Scholastic Achievement Award  —  Kierten Hartfield

College of Liberal Arts Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Biology Award —  Farouk Chatila

Promising Sophomore in Biology Award  —  Preston Smith

Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Science Award  — April Wooten

Excellence in Biological Research Award  — Autumn Morin

Analytical Chemistry Award  — Logan Dowdell

SC Section of the American Chemical Society (SCACS) Outstanding Chemistry Major  — Patrick Belt

W.H. Breazeale Chemistry Major Award  — Logan Dowdell

English Award  — Leah Chambers

McCrimmon Writing Award  — Ezra Smolen-Morton

Katharine S. Boling Memorial Award in Fiction  — Elliot Watts

Richard B. Larsen Memorial Award  — Anastashia Richardson

Robert R. Parham Poetry Award  — James Parker

Modern Language Award  — Le’Landra Jarvis

Donna H. Goodman Community Service Award  — Zasha Bennett

Peggy Love McLaughlin Art Award  — Makayla Cuthbertson

Music Industry Award  — Clarence Edwards Gass

Theatre Arts Award  — Otto Olivia Parrott

The Sons of the American Revolution History Award  — Trystan Elliott

Colonial Dames of America Ann Williamson History Award — James Parker

Mass Communication Award  — Michael Moody

Tim Hanson Print Journalism Award  — Kaden Olney

Mathematics Award — Jacob Reeder

Mathematics Award  — Mary Clair Floyd

Engineering Technology Award  — Michael Espinosa

Health Physics Award  — Tanner King

Computational Physics Award  — Matthew Simpson

Industrial Engineering Award  — Victoria Rowell

Mechanical Engineering Award  — Nathaniel Smith

Eileen Kirley-Tallon Political Science Award  — Donovan Accerbi

Neal D. Thigpen Award in South Carolina Politics and Government  — Ranson Schultz

Douglas A. Mandra Memorial Award in Applied Psychology  — Ashley Jordan

L.A. Hoff Psychology Research Award  — Katie Hunter

Mike Jordan Psychology Award  — Morgan O’Melia

Linda M. Summer Social Work Award  — Gabrielle Ramirez

Sociology Award  — Liberty Koehling

School of Education Awards

Thomas W. Sills Memorial Award in Early Childhood Education  —  Amber Knotts

James E. Potterfield Award in Elementary Education  —  Paisley Hanna

Art Education Award  —  Adia Horvath

Burton I. and Diane Kaufman Secondary Education Award  — James Parker

Secondary Education Award  — Keevon Fullard

School of Business Awards

Accounting Award  — Julia Gunter

Computer Science Award  — Jeremy Wallace

Economics Award  — Mikaela Norris

Management Award  — Jamie Wrenn

Management Information Systems Award  — Collin Creach

Marketing Award  — Mikaela Goss

Finance Award  — Jamie Wrenn

School of Health Sciences Awards

Healthcare Administration Award  —  Mary Louise Kinlaw

Undergraduate Nursing Award  —  Vandi Timmons

Graduate Nursing Award  —  Jasmine Watson

Speech-Language Pathology Award  —  Lindsey Plunkett Spires