Monroe County Community College recently honored the following students and student organizations for their achievements during the last two academic years (2019-20 and 2020-21) -- a virtual reception was held to recognize students and organizations for both years.
Below is a list of the awards and those honored:
Faculty Association Outstanding Student Award
The 2020 Faculty Association Outstanding Student Award recipients were Austin Kipfmiller and Abigail Lancaster. Other nominees for the 2020 Outstanding Student Award included Kyle Haener, K. Erich Laird, Todd Salisbury, Sabrina K. Hawkins and Abigail Nisley.
The 2021 Faculty Association Outstanding Student Award recipient was Brittanie Buck. Other nominees for the 2021 Outstanding Student Award included Lauren Werlinger, Sidney Collino and Soraya Corcoran.
Outstanding Social Science Student Award
Abby Nisley (2020) and Autumn Palmer (2021)
Outstanding Computer Information Systems Student
Nickolas Cerrone (2021)
Outstanding Accounting Students
Paula Ackerman (2020) and Paula Cromer (2021)
Outstanding Agriculture Student Award
Nick Beaudrie (2020) and Grace Herkimer (2021)
All-USA Academic Team Nominees
Luke Greiser (2020), Brittanie Bruck (2021) and Payton Bucki (2021)
Outstanding Nursing Student Awards
Emily Eleniewski (December 2019), Terri Hammill (May 2020), Alek Byerly (December 2020), Kristen Burns (May 2021) and Paige Fowler (May 2021)
Spirit of Nursing Awards
Brooke Lambrix (December 2019), Tori Peitz (May 2020), Amanda Bates (December 2020) and Julie Hagerman (May 2021)
Excellence in Practical Nursing Awards
Kayla Parrish (2019) and Pam Hastings (2021)
Practical Nursing Student Peer Recognition Awards
Kayla Parrish (2019) and Shelby Pratt (2021)
Outstanding Respiratory Therapy Student Awards
Brittney Rankin (2020) and Natalie Castle (2021)
Honors Conference and Student Showcase Awards
-- Graduated Fall 2020: Allison Belisle and Kaylee Smith
-- Graduated Winter 2021: Payton Bucki, MacKenzie Bucki, Emily Niemann, Chelsea Peterson and Olivia Pulcifer
2020 Outstanding Welding Student Awards
Kyle Haener and K. Erich Laird
2020 Outstanding Electrical Engineering Student Award
Jonathan Turek
Excellence in Journalism Awards
Carla Cohen (2020), Juliet Jefts (2020), Abbie Lancaster (2020), Jerry Meade (2020), Gracyn Wener (2020), Cole Younglove (2020), Noah Black (2021) and Jerry Meade (2021)
Outstanding Journalism Awards
Noah Black (2020), Abby Nisley (2020), Todd Salisbury (2020) and Lauren Werlinger (2021)
Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Awards
Brittanie Bruck (2020) and Sajan Shah (2021)
2020 Outstanding Organic Chemistry Award
Trey Henderson
Outstanding Early Childhood Education Student Awards
Kelsey Steinseifer (Fall 2019), Ashlie Heller (Winter 2020), Krista Houke (Fall 2020) and Victoria Rorke (Winter 2021)
2020 Outstanding Mathematics Student Awards
Noah Douglas, Matthew Michels, Brett Ortolano and Maribeth Mohn
President’s Academic Achievement Awards
Makenna Baldwin (2020), Phong Huu Le (2020), Paul Hartwig (2020), Nickolas Cerrone (2021), Tyler Gordon (2021), Ethan Harbaugh (2021), Elizabeth Notario (2021), Corey Pierce (2021) and James Ramsey (2021)
Outstanding Humanities Student Awards
Abby Nisley (2020) and Emilee Breitner (2021)
The George Rhodes Writing Fellow Awards
Noah Black (2020), Sidney Collino (2021), and Brittanie Bruck (2021)
2020 Dr. Ronald Campbell Student Government Awards
Seth Collins and McKenzie Lamour
About Monroe County Community College
Founded in 1964, Monroe County Community College is a public, two-year institution supported by tax monies from Monroe County, educational funds from the State of Michigan and student tuition. The college’s mission is to enrich lives in our community by providing opportunity through student-focused, affordable, quality higher education and other learning experiences. The Main Campus is located at 1555 South Raisinville Road, Monroe, Mich., 48161, with easy access to Toledo and Detroit. The Whitman Center is located in Temperance, Mich., 48182, near the Ohio-Michigan Border. Detailed information about MCCC is available at www.monroeccc.edu.