The University of Maine at Presque Isle celebrated its 2017 Awards Ceremony on Sunday, April 23, presenting awards, scholarships and other academic honors to nearly 60 students. The annual awards ceremony includes student awards for outstanding achievement in academic areas, scholarship announcements, student leadership awards, and the recognition of UMPI’s Maine Policy Scholar, Honors Program participants, and student government leaders. The Distinguished Teaching Award and Distinguished Staff Award also are given during the event.
College of Education Awards
Outstanding Elementary Education Major Award
Lydia Streinz
Outstanding Secondary Education Major Award
Margaret Hart and Melanie Junkins
Outstanding Physical Education Major Award
Abigail Jewett
Outstanding Post-Baccalaureate Education Student Award
Chelsey Briggs
Ruel Parks Memorial Award
Tony Duarte
College of Professional Programs Awards
Outstanding Athletic Training Major Award
Katlyn Dow
Outstanding Criminal Justice Major Award
Idella Thompson
Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Award
Ted Gilliam
Outstanding Social Work Student Award
Michelle Post
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Accounting
William Coppola III and Darbie Koch
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Management & Leadership
Nicolas Lenhard
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Project Management & Information Systems
Tyler Levesque
College of Arts and Sciences Awards
Humanities Scholarship
Shea Brown
English Book Award
Melissa Lizotte
Outstanding Achievement in Professional Communication and Journalism
Tong Liu
University Times Advisor Award
Brandy Smith
Fine Art Talent Award for Outstanding Studio Achievement
Mollie Hicks and Monica Quist
Film Scholar Award
Melissa Lizotte
Outstanding History Major Award
Michael Dobbs
Math-Science Scholarship Award
Bonnie Corey
Dr. Linda Graves MLT Award
Errol Ireland
AFUM Scholarships
Daniel Patterson Scholarship
Jennifer Chapman
John K. Steinbaugh Scholarship
Sara Packard
Maine Policy Scholar 2016—2017
Idella Thompson
Students recognized for their participation in the Honors Program
Sabrina Adcock
Georgia Aisthorpe
Miranda Bickford
Samantha Bonczyk
Hannah Boyce
Mallorie Cyr
Michael Dobbs
Matthew Glover
Sarah Harris
Margaret Hart
Erica Hemphill
Andrew Hunt
Katarina Jenson
Frank Nunez
Matthew Plummer
Michelle Tardif
Adam Weyeneth
Evan Zarkadas
Student Leadership Awards
Student Organization of the Year Award
Athletic Training Club
Advisor of the Year Award
Scott Dobrin
Rising Star Award
Samantha Bonczyk
Outstanding Student Leader Award
Idella Thompson
Resident Assistant of the Year Award
Jordan Cook
UMPI Spirit Award
Samantha Bonczyk
WUPI 92.1 FM Scholarship
Ciera Alexys Radel Memorial Scholarship
Tiffany Smith
Student Government Association Scholarships
Alan Arman Memorial Scholarship
Lydia Tilley
Monica G. Gilbert Memorial Scholarship
Jami Cass
Steven Edward Eagles Memorial Scholarship
Tamara Tompkins
T.W. Morrison Scholarship
Sarah Boies
Members of the Student Government Association, 2016–2017
Daria Wozmak, President
Adan Mohamed, Vice President
Craig Pullen, Parliamentarian
Lassana Dorleh, Parliamentarian in Training
Elizabeth Butterfield, Secretary
Lossene Dorleh, Treasurer
Alexandra DesRuisseaux, BOT Student Representative
Katharine Waldron, Senator, Food Committee Chairman
Joshua Williams, Senator
Faculty and Staff Awards
Distinguished Teaching Award
Michael Knopp
Distinguished Staff Award
Michael Holmes
