COLLEGE OF
Arts
Letters
and
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Awards Night
April 29, 2015
A Message from Dean Moser
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We celebrate the success of some of our brightest, most dedicated students
tonight, and we honor their parents and supporters, faculty advisors,
mentors, teachers and others who have influenced these talented individuals.
We are also here to reflect, to remember, to think about the future. What are
the lessons we have learned during these years at Southern Miss? How can
we improve, enhance and upgrade our skills and practices to ensure future
achievement and success? Are we each giving all we can to make sure we
are successful in finding our “next step,” connecting with a work and civic
life of which we can be proud?
The students whose names are contained within these pages represent each
academic unit’s recognition of the extraordinary talent, commitment and
hard work of its students. These students will go on to be leaders, political
movers and shakers, supporters of the arts and education, and pillars of civic
pride and responsibility. We know we will see each of them again at Alumni
Association meetings, at athletic events, in public lectures and at artistic
performances. We hope to see them again one day, sitting in the audience
while their own children are recognized on the stage.
Congratulations all, and thank you for taking Southern Miss to the TOP!
Steven R. Moser, Dean
College of Arts and Letters
April 29, 2015
Schedule of Events
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Welcome from the Dean
Dr. Steven R. Moser
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Dr. Jeanne Gillespie
Guest Speaker
Amelia Steadman McGowan, PLLC
BA in History, International Studies and Spanish (2006)
Recognition of Student Awardees
Dr. Steven R. Moser
Outstanding Student Awards
Dr. Steven R. Moser
Conclusion
About Tonight’s Speaker
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Amelia Steadman McGowan is a Hattiesburg
native and a proud graduate of The University of
Southern Mississippi, where she received degrees
in history (international studies) and Spanish in
2006. At Southern Miss, she was active in the
Honors College, English Language Institute, Indian
Students’ Association and Phi Alpha Theta History
Honors Society. Amelia’s academic career then
took her to Tulane University in New Orleans,
where she graduated in December 2009 with a
J.D. and an M.A. in Latin American studies.
Amelia currently works as the managing attorney for Refugee and
Immigration Services at Catholic Charities – Diocese of Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, where she has worked since March 2015. Her work focuses on
a number of U.S. immigration law issues, including removal (deportation)
defense, asylum claims, family-based petitions and naturalization. Before
that time, she ran her own law practice focusing on immigration law cases
and worked as a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of
Mississippi.
Anthropology and Sociology
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Shann M.M. Winn Outstanding Anthropology Student of the Year
Amy Ball
Sociology Student of the Year
Sarah Bullard
Irmgard H. Wolfe Award for Best Graduate Paper in Anthropology
Shalonda Collins
Lambda Alpha Award for Best Undergraduate Paper in Anthropology
Caitlyn Burkes
Alpha Kappa Delta Award for Best Undergraduate Paper in Sociology
Ryan Green
Christine Nguyen
Anthropology and Sociology Outstanding Service Award
Kori Armstrong
Emmalea Gomberg
Christine Nguyen
Art and Design
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Student of Achievement for Art BFA: Drawing and Painting
Sophie Brenneman
Student of Achievement for Art BFA: Graphic Design
Michael Norris
Student of Achievement for Art BFA: Sculpture
Michael Bunales
Student of Achievement for Art BA
Anna McDonald
Communication Studies
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Communication Studies Department Service Award
Austin Allen
Don George Award for Academic Excellence
Nicolet Hopper
Andrew Wade Johnson
Elliot and Bonnie Pood Scholarship
Crystal Iwuoha
Alexandria Phipps
Siltanen-Hosman Scholarship
Rebecca Wilson
Susan Mallon Ross Award for Outstanding Service to
The University of Southern Mississippi Speaking Center
Austin Allen
Dance
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Outstanding Freshman
Cassidy Simmons
Outstanding Sophomore
Reanna Martinez
Outstanding Junior
Samantha Russell
Outstanding Senior
Taylor Krupp
Outstanding Dance Educator
Molly Howel
English
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Bahr Award for Best Undergraduate Essay
Natalie Griner
Howard and Helen Bahr Award
Natalie Griner
Wilbur and Polly Stout Undergraduate Research Award
Natalie Griner
Megan Wilkinson
Graduate Teaching Award
Alli Tharp
James Sims Award for Best Graduate Student Essay
Alli Tharp
Howard and Helen Bahr Graduate Research Award
Alli Tharp
Linwood Orange Graduate Essay Award
Charles “Hunter” Joplin
Howard and Helen Bahr Graduate Research Award
Annette Boehm
Olivia Bushardt
Sreerupa Sengupta
Garth Avant Fiction Award
Scott Wood
Joan Johnson Award in Fiction
Sara Lewis
Joan Johnson Award in Poetry
Allison Campbell
Ben Mounger Rawls Award
Christina Rothenbeck
Janet Sims Award
Madison Etheridge
Mary Maude Jordan Award
Kellie Herrington
Wilbur and Polly Stout Award
Meredith Dyer-McPhail
Ashley Felder
Florence Burrow Pope Award
Jeanette DeVeer
Shannon O’Hara and Henry Mackaman Award
Alison Beeson
Sarah Moseley
Howard Bahr Undergraduate Achievement Award
Chamara Moore
Foreign Languages and Literatures
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Outstanding Student in Classics
Belen Plaza-Gainza
Outstanding Student in French
Craig Smith
Outstanding Student in German
Sean D. Murphy
Outstanding Student in Spanish
Nathaniel Smith
History
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John E. Wallace Award
Erin Wallen
Graduate Student Teaching Award
Dennis Cowles
Phi Alpha Theta Award
Samantha Taylor
Dr. Kenneth G. McCarty History Scholarship
Taylor Vines
Treadwell Davis Award
D’Lexus Harvey
Outstanding Student Teacher Award
Micah Mills
Outstanding Senior in International Studies
Connor Miller
John E. Gonzales Senior Award
Amy Myers
Claudia E. Fike Scholarship
Joycelyn McDavid
Russell Miller Memorial Scholarship
John Rimann
John E. Gonzales Undergraduate Scholarship
Julia Sieben
Jay Washam Memorial Scholarship
Samantha Taylor
Lamar Powell History Graduate Scholarship
Samantha Taylor
Interdisciplinary Studies
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Outstanding Senior
Kayla Lee
Outstanding Underclassman
Savannah Lacoste
Outstanding Future Leader
Brian Hartfield
Mass Communication and Journalism
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Donald M. Dana Sr. Advertising Award
Chasity Lowe
GodwinGroup Advertising Award
Emily Radcliffe
GodwinGroup Public Relations Award
Mercey Livingston
Parnell McKay Sr. Photojournalism Award
Kathleen Dearman
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Quinn Mackey
Outstanding Senior in Broadcast Journalism
Wilton Jackson II
Outstanding Senior in Film
Jerson Ambion
Outstanding Senior in News-Editorial
Kathryn Miller
Outstanding Senior in Media Production
Jonathan McNair
Outstanding Senior in Recording Industry Management
Connor Holland
Outstanding Senior in Recording Industry Production
Joel Gallaspy
WUSM-FM Top Student Award
Rebecca Huddleston
Top Master’s Student Award
John Gibb
Top PhD Student Award/Top Graduate Student Teacher
Willie Tubbs
Military Science
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Army Superior Cadet Decoration Award MS I
Jacob Siebert
Army Superior Cadet Decoration Award MS II
Myisha Stapleton
Army Superior Cadet Decoration Award MS III
John Fulcher
Army Superior Cadet Decoration Award MS IV
James Williamson
Music
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Presser Award
Marc Rivet
Philosophy and Religion
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Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Philosophy
Natalie Griner
Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Religion
Michael Thornton
Forrest Wood Essay Contest, First Place
Natalie Griner
Forrest Wood Essay Contest, Second Place
Dylan Kittrell
Forrest Wood Scholarship
Megan Holcomb
Dylan Kittrell
Anthony Woods
Clayton Sullivan Scholarship
Andrew C. Chism
Karen Shaffer
Political Science, International
Development and International
Affairs
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William H. Hatcher Award for Political Theory
Denman Mims
Political Science Undergraduate Student of the Year
Druanna Mozingo
Political Science Graduate Student of the Year
Christopher Dixon
Ronald G. Marquardt Memorial for Academics
Riane Manning
Ronald G. Marquardt Memorial Award for Service
Haley Beasley
Mark Klinedinst Distinguished Graduate Award
Erin Wingerter
The Atley Graham Memorial Scholarship
Morgan Mabry
Theatre
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Outstanding Freshman
Ella Embry
Outstanding Sophomore
Lisa Malloy
Outstanding Junior
Annalee Richards
Outstanding Senior
Kaylyn Kriaski
Outstanding Graduate Student
Matthew J. Morris
AA/EOE/ADAI