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First Annual Student Success Celebration
The first annual Student Success Celebration was held on April 16, 2008 in the Walb Student Union Ballroom. This special event honored students within the College of Health and Human Services who have demonstrated superior academic achievement. Departmental scholarships, Chancellor’s Distinguished Scholarships, and Chancellor’s Merit Scholarships were awarded. Spring and summer graduates with Highest Distinction and Distinction were also recognized. Congratulations to all on a job well done. We are proud of your accomplishments.
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Hospitality and Tourism Management Scholarship Recipients
Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention & Visitors Bureau and Northeast Indiana Hospitality Association
Pictured: Charlotte Carlsson and Juan Bravo; Not Pictured: Terrence Cassell
Salute to Excellence Award
(Given at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago)
- Renee Endres
- Brian King
Hotel, Tourism and Management Sciences Scholarship of Excellence
- Renee Endres
- Andy Johnston
Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, and Dental Laboratory Technology Scholarship Recipients
P.E. O’Shaughnessy Scholarship
Pictured: Dr. Ralph Merkel, Brianne Gilford, Jessica Leichty, Hirut Manmektot, Dr. James Frey; Not Pictured: Christine McMillan
Floyd R. Neff Scholarship
Pictured: Kristen Shinn, Tara Stolte, Kristoffer TerBush
Ruth White Award
Pictured: Mrs. Judy Frey (member of the Alliance of the Isaac Knapp District Dental Society), Morgan McCormick, Mrs. Maxi Merkel (member of the Alliance of Isaac Knapp District Dental Society)
Certified Dental Laboratories Scholarship
Megan McCormick
Betty Dykstra Scholarship
Pictured: Denise Wells; Not Pictured: Jessica Piersimoni
Human Services Scholarship Recipients
Oustanding Student in Human Services
Pictured: Susan Olds-Browning
Nursing Scholarship Recipients
IPFW/Parkview Scholarship (Spring 2008)
Pictured: Rhonda Jones; Not Pictured: Shavon Fitts, Amy Hurst
May Connard Alexander Scholarship (Fall 2007)
Pictured: Stephanie Keenan, Sarah Beckman (Nursing Associate Professor), Mr. John Alexander, Candace Hoffacker
Nursing Scholarship Recipients
Linda L. Graham Award
Pictured: Candace Hoffacker, Carol Sternberger (Nursing Chair and Professor)
IPFW/Parkview Scholarship (Spring 2007)
Sasha Allen, Carolyn Bowdish, Jennifer Lewis, Ali Mohammad, Sasha Oster, Dawn Stout, Amanda Tsakas
IPFW/Parkview Scholarship (Fall 2007)
Joan Boggs, Carolyn Bowdish, Kimberly Burns, Kate Chiddister, ,Willard Cupp, Leah Hackman, Ashley Ketcham, Jennifer Lewis, Ali Mohammad, Jane Njoroge, Patricia O’Neal, Dawn Stout
Mary F. Hyman Scholarship (Fall 2007)
Jane Njoroge
Mary F. Hyman Scholarship (Spring 2007)
Carolyn Bowdish
Chancellor’s Distinguished Scholarship Recipients
Chancellor’s Distinguished Scholarship (New)
Pictured: Jennifer Robbins, Liberty Sumner
Chancellor’s Distinguished Scholarship (Continuing)
Pictured: Jesse Johnson, Katerina McHugh, Kelley Sumney; Not Pictured: Cassie Bertsch, Kayla Reish, Maria Schenkel
Chancellor’s Merit Award Recipients
Pictured: Danielle Carr, Megan Jackson, Edwin Ruoti
Chancellor’s Merit Award (Continuing)
Pictured: Morris Muigai, Charlotte Carlsson
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Chancellor’s Scholarship Recipients
Chancellor’s Scholarship (New)
Pictured: Emily Bell, Ashley Renkenberger; Not Pictured: Melissa Ferrer, Lauren Hartman, Jessica Stopher, Alisen Surbey
Chancellor’s Scholarship (Continuing)
Pictured: Sarah Bush, Kathleen Ditzler, Jessica Liechty, Allison Liechty; Not Pictured: Kelli Ahlersmeyer, Amanda Beeks, Caitlin Greenfield, Jessica Maggert, Brooke Newman, Sasha Oster, Marissa Pfister, Kayla Powell, Sonja Situm, Shae Stackhouse, Natalie Stieglitz
Spring Graduates with Highest Distinction
Spring 2008 Graduates with Highest Distinction
Pictured: Lacy DeWitt, Morgan McCormick, Charlotte Carlsson; Not Pictured: Elizabeth Larrabee
Spring 2008 Graduates with Distinction
Pictured: Sharon Spear, Stephanie Keenan, Heather Mitchell, Cheri Steward, Lydia Blankschaen, Stephanie Wyss, Katrina McHugh; Not Pictured: Amanda Beeks, James Hayes, Tia Tribby
Summer Graduates with Highest Distinction
Summer 2008 Graduates with Highest Distinction
Laura Ballou, Camille Koontz, Andrea Scherer
2008 Tapestry Scholarship Recipients
Stacy Pyle
Pyle, 20, is in her second year at IPFW where she is working towards an associate degree in radiography. She was named to the dean’s list in Spring 2007 and is in the process of becoming a student member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists and the Indiana Society of Radiologic Technologists.
“I have not found a modality of diagnostic imaging that I do not find interesting, she says. “I like knowing that my work helps people figure out what’s going on with their health.”
During a rotation in mammography, Pyle had the opportunity to work at the Breast Diagnostic Center in Fort Wayne, which inspired her to volunteer with Francine’s Friends mobile mammography unit. She is also an active member of Campus Ministry at IPFW and regularly volunteers at Summitville Elementary School in Summitville, her hometown. In June 2005, she served as a U.S. student ambassador through the People to People Student Ambassadors Programs in which she traveled through Europe.
Pyle, who has always been interested in the health field, plans to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in medical imaging technology and one day hopes to work in a hospital as a radiologic technologist in both computed tomography and magnetic resonance. This scholarship, she notes, will help her complete her education and “jump right into helping people.”
Sasha Oster
Oster, 21, is in her third year at IPFW where she is in the Honors Program pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She became interested in healthcare at a young age when she accompanied her ailing grandmother to the hospital.
“Now I get to give back to the doctors and nurses who helped my family, as well as to the community,” she says.
Oster, who has been named to the dean’s list six times, is involved with the Center for Academic Success and Advancement at IPFW where she leads weekly review sessions and provides one-on-one tutoring in medical surgical nursing and microbiology. She is also an active member in Campus Ministry.
As a senior in high school in 2004, she had the opportunity to work as a certified nurse’s aide at Miller’s Merry Manor, a nursing home in LaGrange, which further fueled her desire to work in the health field. She continues to volunteer at Miller’s and also works twice a week as a patient care tech in telemetry at Parkview Hospital.
Oster plans to use this scholarship money to pursue a Master of Science degree in nursing and plans to become a nurse practitioner in pediatrics for a hospital in the Fort Wayne area.
“I love having the opportunity to learn how to save people’s lives,” she says.
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