Tabor College students receive recognition at annual convocation
Students in three academic divisions at Tabor College were recognized May 1 at the spring honors convocation.
Each division presents awards to a select number of students for special recognition. Students are awarded on the basis of leadership, academic excellence, and success in their specific division.
Students receiving awards included:
Education, social science, and applied arts awards — Grant Brubacher, Miriam Friesen, Kylie Kelley, Holly Lindsay, Jennifer Proffitt, Jared Reese, and Jonathan Regier, all of Hillsboro.
Casey Cooper, Johannah Love, and Becky Lutes, all of Wichita.
Jeremy Ball, Welda; Andrew Braun, North Newton; Porsche Davis, Bel Aire; Erica Hemmert, Wakeeney; Amanda Martens, Inman; Patrick Miller, Rago.
Brent Overmiller and Jake Schenk, Smith Center; Sara Ratzlaff, Newton; Diane Soldan, Manhattan; Trenton Voth, Halstead; Joetta Whitcomb, Moundridge.
Will Enger, Howe, Okla.; Ricky Ishida, Shafter, Calif.; Steve Lautt, Minot, N.D.; Ashley McKillip, Wauneta, Neb.; Chance Miles and Stephanie Stuber, Gillette, Wyo.; and Anthony Monson, St. Paul, Minn.
Casey Jost of Henderson, Neb., received the Robert Watson Memorial Scholarship.
Humanities awards — Risa Fadenrecht, Kylie Kelley, Dana Monhollon, Jonathan Regier, Ben T. Schmidt, and Amy Tolle, all of Hillsboro.
Jenna Jansen, James Onijala, and Landon Tucker, Wichita; Kindra Goertzen, Walton; Erica Hemmert, Wakeeney; Jennifer Hope, McPherson.
Matt Lynam, Lindsborg; Rachel Pederson, Cimarron; and Katie Sanders, Sterling.
The Tabor Bible Award was presented to Jonathan Regier of Hillsboro.
The Jake and Selma Friesen Music Scholarship was awarded to Sharon Toews of Hesston. She also was a finalist for the Tabor Bible Award.
The Herman and Louise Friesen Music Scholarship was given to Meghann Eblen, Leavenworth.
Natural and mathematical science awards — Julia Beam, Caleb Mason, Alisa Schmidt, and Joshua Tolle, all of Hillsboro; Michael Friesen, Wichita; Brian Lightner, Inman; and Matt Lynam, Lindsborg.
Recipients of the William J. Johnson Scholarship were Scott Adrian and Jason Reiswig, Wichita; Anthony Loewen, Huron, S.D.; and Brent Wichert, Buhler.
Recipients of the Solomon L. Loewen Scholarship were Ashley Holland, Erie; Abby Loewen, Huron, S.D.; and Jordan Nuss and Audrey Schellenberg, Wichita.
Anthony Loewen of Huron, S.D., was named outstanding freshman chemistry student.
Chris Chlumsky of Wichita was awarded the David B. Wiens Mathematical Scholarship.
Angela Buller of Ingalls and Trenton Voth of Halstead accepted the Hiebert Merit Award.
Those named NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes were Andy Brubacher, Grant Brubacher, Shannon Kroeker, all of Hillsboro.
Johannah Love, Wichita; Porsche Davis, Bel Aire; Anne Gunden, Hesston; Erica Hemmert, Wakeeney; Patrick Miller, Rago; Brent Overmiller, Smith Center.
Ben J. Schmidt, Newton; Lindsey Vogts and Staci Whitcomb, Moundridge; Trenton Voth, Halstead.
Nicole Ellis, Sapulpa, Okla.; Ashley Malcom, Limon, Colo.; Ashley McKillip, Wauneta, Neb.; Stephanie Stuber, Gillette, Wyo.
