Gateway Recognizes Student Accomplishments With Third Annual Awards Ceremony
, - May 06, 2009
Melisa Bissonnette and Robert Chilelli will be honored Friday with the J.D. Patton Award at Gateway Community and Technical College’s third annual Night of Excellence awards ceremony.
“The J.D. Patton Award is long-standing tradition at Gateway and our forerunner institutions. The award is given annually to two students who best demonstrate exceptional technical and academic skill, citizenship and leadership characteristics,” said Dr. G. Edward Hughes, Gateway president and CEO.
“Melisa will receive an associate in science degree in business administration at commencement May 21, and Robert will receive an associate of applied science degree. They are outstanding examples of the J.D. Patton tradition,” Dr. Hughes added.
The college will bestow 55 other departmental and program awards at the event at the Boone County Public Library in Burlington. Award winners were selected by faculty on the basis of grade point average, leadership, technical excellence, attitude and ethics.
“In addition to the awards, we will also recognize 103 scholarship recipients and showcase student talents in poetry and cosmetology,” said Amber Decker, Gateway director of grants and contracts and chair of the committee planning the event, which is sponsored by the Gateway Community and Technical College Foundation.
Winners include:
- Student Government Association Officers of the Year: Amy Allen, Latonia, and Tammy Roseberry, Falmouth
- Student Government Association Organization of the Year: Passport Travel Club
- Kentucky Community and Technical College All-Academic Team: Melisa Bissonnette, Grant, Ala.; and Kinta Joseph, Erlanger
- Spirit of Student Support Services: Kennth Zavala, Florence
- Student Support Services Graduate of Distinction: Sarah Miles, Fort Mitchell
- Outstanding Manufacturing and Trades Technologies Student: Corey DeWald, DeMossville
- Outstanding Machine Tool Technology Student: Mark Bachman, Alexandria
- Outstanding Air Conditioning Student: Gary Roell, Edgewood
- Outstanding Welding Technology Student: Elijah Rust, Independence
- Outstanding Construction Technology Student: Timothy Schaffeld, Florence
- Outstanding Electrical Technology Student: Nathan Norton, Falmouth
- GED Graduate of the Year: Stephen Augustine, Taylor Mill
- Adult Education Student Image Award: Annette Stephens, Covington
- English as a Second Language Image Award: Davron Ibragimov, Fort Mitchell
- Diesel Technology Student of the Year: Zach Underwood, Morningview
- Automotive Technology Best Student Awards: Eric Nieman, Alexandria, and Anthony Schmaide, Independence
- Collision Repair Technology Students of the Year: Paul Hill, Burlington, and Rachel Smith, Latonia
- Collision Repair Technology Work Ethic Awards: Brian Gilliam, Elsmere; Justin Mitchell, Brooksville; Ryan Polatsek, Cincinnati
- English Department Writers of Excellence: Chad Adams, Florence; Paula Coldiron, Burlington; Tommy Cropper, Fort Mitchell; Craymon Maples, Erlanger
- Voices Short Story Contest winners: Melinda Maier, Lakeside Park, first place; Annanth Waraich, Hebron, second place; Jarrod Holloman, Burlingon, third place
- Voices Poetry Contest winners: Zackary Jennings, Covington, first place; Bonnie Speeg, Covington, second place; Theresa Wiehoff, Alexandria, third place
- Outstanding Speech Team Member: Rosemary Wolfe, Bellevue
- Phi Rho Pi Speech honorary: Rebecca Setters, Burlington
- Outstanding Developmental Writing Award: Jeremy Moses, Covington
- Outstanding Developmental Math Award: Lisa Howe, Cold Spring
- Outstanding Developmental Reading Award: Camila Lovelace, Wilder
- Early Childhood Education awards: Ruba Hawwash, Cincinnati, for Outstanding Dedication and Perseverance; Molly Simmins, Dayton, Ky., Outstanding Academic Achievement
- Criminal Justice Student of the Year: Christopher McGreevy, Florence
- Accounting Student of the Year; William Leising, Butler
- Information Technical Spirit of Perseverance awards: Mareme Fall, Cincinnati; Thomas Selzers, Florence
- Visual Communication Portfolio awards: Marie Duritsch, Newport, first place; Brady Reis, Taylor Mill, second place
- Cosmetology Spirit of Excellence awards: Melissa Hon, Independence; Macy Fox, Highland Heights; Sarah Thomas, Fort Thomas; Emily Peak, Burlington
- Medical Information Technology Student of the Year: Sarah Miles, Fort Mitchell
- Medical Assistant of the Year: Deborah Frye, Hebron
- Spirit of Nursing Awards: Stella Huff, Latonia, and Justina Jarman, Union
- Massage Therapy Student of the Year; Vicki Collins, Independence
Students recognized as scholarship recipients (arranged by place of residence) are:
Alexandria: Christopher Jackson and Ashley Johnson;
Bellevue: Denise Harmon and Rosemary Wolfe; Burlington: John Ferraro and Anthony King;
Butler: Rachel Beetem and Candice Utz;
California: Tina Rasnick and Billiegene Woods;
Covington: Thomas Britton, Elizabeth Chipps, Aleece Crim, Toya Cruz, Davida DeRamus, Jennifer Derkson, Julie Elbert, Naeemah Holiday, Amanda Kohler, Teresa Meyer, Michelle Plank, Rita Rednour, Rachel Smith, Bonnie Speeg, Melissa Talvo, Michael Whalen, Mary Wilson;
Crittenden: Phillip Emmons, Kelly Jarvis, Christian Mabry, Robin Thoolen;
Dayton, Ky.: Melissa Miller, Robert Sammons; DeMossville: Corey DeWald;
Elsmere: Kelly Barnes, Daniel Fletcher;
Erlanger: Rita Biedenharn, Alexander Duvall, Richard Estep, Laura Handy, Erin Maxwell, Sally Murna;
Falmouth: Shawn Ashcraft, Tammy Roseberry, Caitlin Schluetter; Florence: Jenny Arlinghaus, Gerald Davidson, Heather Dempsey, Tadd Glaub, William Gunckle, Ryan Jansen, Dustin Mack, Kenneth Meier, Nancy Moore, Saul Moreno, Randall O’Banion, Melissa Oliver, Niels Tasayco, Wen Bo Zhuo;
Fort Mitchell: Sandra Collum, James Pidgeon, Clayton Willman, Louis Florez;
Fort Thomas: Carlotta Turner;
Glencoe: Angie Henson; Hebron: Terry Centers, Jessica Murphy;
Highland Heights: Stephanie King, Andrea Robinson, Lindsey Verst; Independence: Angel Albertson, Thomas Carneal, Jessica Glover, Daniel McCann, Kelli Miller, Kimberly Nicodemus, Michael Taylor, Joshua Terry, Jeffery Tidwell, Jeremy Walker, Robert Washburn, Willard Wesley; Lancaster: Sara Ballard;
Latonia: Amanda Coomer, Elizabeth Foltz, Nichole Thompson; Melbourne: Paul Brown;
Morningview: Amanda Booth, Phillip Fry;
Newport: Yvonda Gaston, Jennifer Noel, Beverly Spicer;
Southgate: Denise Cull, Kasey Romito;
Taylor Mill: Tabitha Niehues;
Union: Andrew Mustacchio; Verona, Tracy Shirden;
Villa Hills: Emily Burtner;
Walton: Sharon Cecil, Phillip Lipscomb, Casey Rich, Jason Workman;
Williamstown: Amy Mullins.
The event begins at 7 p.m.; seating is limited and tickets are required. |
