Students Recognized at Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony

The Ohio State University at Mansfield recognized student achievement April 3 during the Academic Awards Celebration. More than 30 students were recognized with scholarships, book awards, student research and writing projects.

“These awards are milestones along your much larger journey,” said Dawn Kitchen, associate dean at Ohio State Mansfield. “As Buckeyes, you represent a legacy of hard work, a community bound by many shared values and the determination to push through boundaries.”

Each student was individually honored on the stage of Riedl Hall, with awards presented by faculty in their area of study.

The awards and recipients are as follows:

American Chemical Society Award: Parker Fry (Mansfield)
Recognizes outstanding academic performance in chemistry.
Presented by Faith Wyzgoski, associate professor, chemistry.               

Outstanding Psychology Major Award: Wanita Bailey (Galion)
Recognizes outstanding academic performance in psychology.
Presented by Phil Mazzocco, associate professor, psychology.

Book Awards in Academic Disciplines

(Outstanding students from several academic disciplines are chosen by faculty and honored with specially selected books.)

Art, Music, and Theatre: Dominic Ferraro (Brook Park), presented by John Thrasher, associate professor, art.

Biological Sciences: Destiny Moton (Ontario), presented by Carol Landry,associate professor, evolution, ecology and organismal biology.

Business & Economics: Grant Hiatt (Shelby), Presented by Fran Bowes, senior academic advisor.

Criminology and Sociology: Alyssa Detillion (Bucyrus), presented by Shelly Kowalski, senior lecturer, sociology.

Criminology and Sociology: Jaclyn Jakubick (Mansfield), presented by Shelly Kowalski, senior lecturer, sociology.

Education, primary: Lydia Ackerman (New Washington), presented by TerriBucci, associate professor, education.

Education, secondary: Sydney Eyerly (Mansfield), presented by Terri Bucci,associate professor, education.

Engineering: Elliot Geissman (New Washington), presented by Amber Rader, assistant professor of practice, 
electrical and computer engineering.

English: Mayson Mullins (Mansfield), presented by Elizabeth Kolkovich, associate professor, English.

History: Natalie Littlefield (Ashland); presented by Mary Cavender, associate professor, history,on behalf of Heather Tanner, professor, history.

Mathematical and physical sciences: Dorothy Gyimah (Columbus), presented by Wenfei Li, senior lecturer, Engineering.

Philosophy: Tommy Montgomery (Cincinnati), presented by Glenn Hartz, professor, philosophy.

Psychology: Autumn Meigs (Fredericktown), presented by Amy Brunell, professor, psychology.

Social Work: Alexus Barry (Mansfield), presented by Lu Ann Howard, lecturer, social Work.

Social Work: Taylor Kramer, presented by Lu Ann Howard, lecturer, social work, on behalf of Jessica Luttrell, senior academic advisor.

Scholarships

Mansfield Faculty-Staff Scholarship 
Award recognizes continuing students at Ohio State Mansfield chosen by a vote of faculty and staff as most outstanding in classroom performance. 
Recipient: Trinity Potts (Shelby), presented by Amy Brunell, professor of psychology

David M. Scott Memorial Scholarship 
Created in memory of David M. Scott, professor of physics, who taught on this campus from 1970 to 1986. Given to a student with high academic standing in science or engineering. 
Recipient: Max Steinhauser (Ashland), presented by Agus Muñoz-Garcia.

James R. McLeod Scholarship
Created in memory of James R. McLeod, associate professor of anthropology, who taught on this campus from 1986 to 1998. Given to a student who has displayed excellence in both academic work and community service.
Recipient: Destiny Blubaugh (Fredericktown), presented by Agus Muñoz-Garcia, associate professor, evolution, ecology and organismal biology

Mansfield Campus Academic Excellence Award
Presented each year to outstanding seniors at Ohio State whose baccalaureate studies have been primarily at the Mansfield campus.
Mayson Mullins (Mansfield), presented by Elizabeth Kolkovich, Associate Professor of English

Ohio State Mansfield Annual Student Art Exhibition 

Best of Photography Award: Evan Brown (Mansfield), presented by Kate Shannon, associate professor, art.

Visual Arts Award: Mallorie McAvene (Ashland) presented by John Thrasher, professor, art.

Florence B. Allen Literary Awards
(Recognizes outstanding works composed by Mansfield campus students. Presented by Darlene Slack, Lecturer, English)

Poetry: First place, “Her,” by Destiny Blubaugh (Fredericktown).  
Second Place, “Intent,” by Lacey Hall (New London).

Fiction: First place ,“Funeral,” by Mayson Mullins (Mansfield).

Second Place, “Bytes & Pieces,” by Dawson Hale (Hale). 

Creative nonfiction: First place, “Table Etiquette,” by Dawson Hale (Mansfield).

Second Place, “Learning our Fate with ASD,” by Tabitha Dawson (Mansfield).

Writing Across the Curriculum Awards

Essays and other writing projects, such as journals and lab reports, were submitted by faculty. The winner is the paper judged outstanding by a faculty panel from across the curriculum.

First: “The Price of Coal,” by Maddie McKenna. 
Submitted for Writing & Information Literacy (English 1110.01) 
Presented by Darlene Slack, Lecturer, English

Second: “Absorbed, Domesticated, Assimilated,” by Mayson Mullins. 
Submitted for 19^th Century British Novel (English 4542) 
Presented by Darlene Slack, Lecturer, English

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Forum

“Fitness consequences of developmental plasticity in females of the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata.” 
Presenters: Cadance Russell, Destiny Moton and Maximilian Steinhauser. 
Advisor: Agustí Muñoz-Garcia

“Validation of the manual bolus integration to measure energy expenditure in small animals.” 
Presenters: Destiny Moton, Maximilian Steinhauser and Cadance Russell. 
Advisor: Agustí Muñoz-Garcia

“Heritability of metabolic rates and other correlated traits in females of the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata.” 
Presenters: Maximilian Steinhauser, Cadance Russell and Destiny Moton. 
Advisor: Agustí Muñoz-Garcia

“Buckeye Imagination Museum—Manufacturing Exhibit.” 
Presenters: Sam Ratvasky & Alec Vanderbilt 
Advisor: Juan Pablo Rincon.

“Sexual motivation and perceptions of target’s psychological needs.” 
Presenter: Aankhee Talukdar 
Advisor: Amy Brunell