The University of Maine at Presque Isle celebrated its 2016 Awards Ceremony on Sunday, April 24, presenting awards, scholarships and other academic honors to nearly 90 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
Jesse Sandstrom
Outstanding Secondary Education Major Award
Jesse Sandstrom
Outstanding Physical Education Major Award
Kelsey Churchill
Ruel Parks “Rising Star” Memorial Scholarship
Grant Bennett
College of Professional Programs Awards
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Accounting
Joshua Michaud
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Management & Leadership
Shannon Todd
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Project Management & Information Systems
Benjamin Everett
Outstanding Athletic Training Major Award
David McDermott
Outstanding Fitness & Wellness Major Award
Hilary Saucy
Outstanding Criminal Justice Major Award
Mitchell Bartlett and Riley Hutchison
Outstanding Social Work Student Award
Elizabeth Day
College of Arts and Sciences Awards
Humanities Scholarship
Melissa Lizotte
English Book Award
Jessica Edney
Outstanding Achievement in Professional Communication and Journalism
Joshua Archer
University Times Advisor Award
Joshua Archer
Fine Art Talent Award for Outstanding Studio Achievement
Monica Quist
Art History Award
Mollie Hicks
Film Scholar Award
Melissa Lizotte
Outstanding History Major Award
Suzanne Swett
2015 Dr. Linda Graves MLT Award
Haley Gardiner
Mathematics-Science Merit Award
Errol Ireland III
AFUM Scholarships
Daniel Patterson Scholarship
Valentina Annunziata
John K. Steinbaugh Scholarship
Autumn Poulin
Maine Policy Scholar 2015—2016
Andrew K. Hunt
Students recognized for their participation in the Honors Program
Sabrina Adcock
Georgia Aisthorpe
Shanna Allen
Miranda Bickford
Jennifer Blaisdell
Samantha Bonczyk
Brandon Bonney
Hannah Boyce
Kelsey Churchill
Mallorie Cyr
Hazen Dauphinee
Elizabeth Day
Michael Dobbs
Taylor Dwyer
Margaret Hart
Erica Hemphill
Andrew K. Hunt
Andrew Hunt
David Huntley
Katarina Jenson
Jacob Kiehn
Jamie Martin
Frank Nunez
Matthew Plummer
Natasha Smith
Jenna Soucy
Michelle Tardif
Kenneth Wells III
James West
Brooke Wood
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges
Oliver Barratt
Mitchell Bartlett
Miranda Bickford
Elizabeth Bishop
Jessica Campbell
Kelsey Churchill
Donald Collins, Jr.
Jordan Cook
Elizabeth Day
Eric Depner
Candy Easton
Theodore Gilliam, Jr.
Tonya Godin
Margaret Hart
Bethany Heald
Erica Hemphill
Caleb Hobbs
Amanda Hotham
Errol Ireland III
Jeffrey Kiser
Amanda Larrabee
Carrigan Levesque
Melissa Lizotte
Shawna McDonough
Marissa McGovern
Joshua Morrow
Bobbi-Jo Oatway
Sara Packard
Kathryn Patenaude
Cody Pond
Craig Pullen
Abigail Riitano
Idella Thompson
Crysania Walker
Shulei Zhang
Ying Zheng
Student Leadership Awards
Resident Assistant of the Year
Alex DesRuisseaux
Student Organization of the Year
Red Cross Club
Outstanding Student Leader of the Year
Errol Ireland III
“Rising Star” of the Year
Elizabeth Day
Student Government Association Scholarships
Monica G. Gilbert Memorial Scholarship
Darci Anderson
Alan Arman Memorial Scholarship
Katharine Waldron
T.W. Morrison Scholarship
Margaret Hart
Steven Edward Eagles Memorial Scholarship
Autumn Poulin
Members of the Student Government Association, 2015–2016
Blake Winslow, President
Matt Glover, Vice President
Craig Pullen, Parliamentarian
Joseph Newell, Secretary
Lassana Dorleh, Treasurer/Chair, Budget Committee
Emma Jandreau, Deputy Treasurer
Katharine Waldron, BOT Representative
Daria Wozmak, Chair, Discount Committee
Mitchell Bartlett, Senator
Lossene Dorleh, Senator
Faculty and Staff Awards
Distinguished Teaching Award
Aaron Marston
Distinguished Staff Award
Bob Michaud
