FMU recognizes the academic achievements of students

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

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 six 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 – BRIANNA BRADLEY

Pee Dee Electric Cooperative Scholars Award – PAYTON RUSSO 

Duane P. Myers Honors Award – SARAH DRIGGERS, ANGELINA JAYAPURAM, ADA SMOLEN-MORTON

Honors Student Advisory Council (HSAC) Award – DEVAN CAMPBELL

Phi Kappa Phi Award – SARAH DRIGGERS

Scholastic Achievement Award – AIDAN BARKER, BRIANNA BRADLEY, SARAH DRIGGERS, ANGELINA JAYAPURAM, STEPHEN JOSEY, CAROLINE MCCLAM, ABBEY MCLEAN, ADA SMOLEN-MORTON, WHITLEY TURNER

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AWARDS

Outstanding Achievement in Biology Award – ANNALENA JACQUELINE GRIFFIN

Promising Sophomore in Biology Award – FAROUK ABDULGHANI CHATILA

Excellence in Biological Research Award –  JARROD WOODLAND                                     

Analytical Chemistry Award – HAIZLEY HERNDON

SC Section of the American Chemical Society (SCACS) Outstanding Chemistry Major – RILEY OSBOURN

W.H. Breazeale Chemistry Major Award – RILEY OSBOURN

English Award – ETHAN KING, AUGUST STELZER

McCrimmon Writing Award –  JEREMY WALLACE

Playwriting/Screenwriting Award – NICHOLE CLARK COSTAS

Katharine S. Boling Memorial Award In Fiction – EMILY WEAVER

Richard B. Larsen Memorial Award – LUKE WATKINS

Robert R. Parham Poetry Award – MACE TALBOT                

Modern Language Award – TAYLOR TANNER

Donna H. Goodman Community Service Award –  MADISON TRIPP

Peggy Love McLaughlin Art Award – VICTORIA ROGERS    

Music Industry Award – CLAYTON RAINES

Theatre Arts Award – LINDSAY NAVARRO

Colonial Dames of America Ann Williamson History Award – CALEB CLARK                           

Mass Communication Award – SAPHIRE CAMPBELL         

Mathematics Award – JACOB BALLINGTON, BRIANNA BRADLEY

Engineering Technology Award – KEVIN DEAL

Health Physics Award – AIDAN BARKER                            

Computational Physics Award – ELI HELLMIG

Industrial Engineering Award – JOSHUA NETTLES

Mechanical Engineering Award – JADA LYTCH

Eileen L. Kirley-Tallon Political Science Award – MATTHEW SKIPPER

Neal D. Thigpen Award in South Carolina Politics And Government – TALLON MCPHERSON    

Douglas A. Mandra Memorial Award in Applied Psychology – SARA WILKERSON

 L.A. Hoff Psychology Research Award – SAMANTHA TRAMMEL                                  

Mike Jordan Psychology Award – MCKENNA DYNAN

Linda M. Summer Social Work Award – FRANCES SINGLETARY 

Sociology Award – MATTHEW SKIPPER

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AWARDS

Thomas W. Sills Memorial Award – GISELA VASQUEZ

James E. Potterfield Award in Elementary Education – SARAH DRIGGERS

Art Education Award – JESSICA SMITH

Burton I. and Diane Kaufman Secondary Education Award – BRIANNA BRADLEY,  ALAINA HUDSON

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AWARDS

Accounting Award – CASSONDRA EDGEMON                           

Computer Science Award – AUSTIN FREEMAN

Economics Award – GABRIEL KARATANTCHEVA

Management Award – FINN MILLIANS

Management Information Systems Award – NICHOLAS PALUMBO

Marketing Award – ALEXANDER SCHULZE

Finance Award – LUCAS TANNER

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AWARDS

Healthcare Administration Award – VINCENT ALLEN

Undergraduate Nursing Award – AMBER DOWNEY

Graduate Nursing Award – SHEILA MCCAMERON

Speech-Language Pathology Award – FRANYERIS MERCADO