{"id":5437,"date":"2021-08-23T15:42:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/?p=5437"},"modified":"2021-08-23T15:42:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:42:12","slug":"campus-kudos-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/2021\/08\/23\/campus-kudos-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Kudos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:31px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><h1 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\">Campus Kudos<\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biology major <\/span><b>Esther Par<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has won the prestigious Stan Hudson Research Grant Award from the 大象传媒 Native Plant Society for her research on the evolutionary diversification of the temperate North American false foxgloves plants with endangered prairie native species which she is conducting with Biology Assistant Professor <\/span><b>Dr. Tilo Roy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Associate Professor of Biology <\/span><b>Dr. Csengele Barta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has been awarded the 2021 Primarily Undergraduate Institutions Award of the American Society of Plant Biologists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Associate Professor of Biology <\/span><b>Dr. Julie Jedlicka <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">conducted research at Spring Mountain Vineyard in St. Helena, California concerning the impact of bluebirds as pest control. Her research can be seen in a video on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lFbbGMyfspE\">griff.vn\/bluebirds<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seniors <\/span><b>Heather Sadler<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, RHIT, HCS-D and <\/span><b>Kimberly West<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, RHIT, were awarded two $300 student scholarships at the 大象传媒 Health Information Management Association Annual Business Meeting for their work in 大象传媒 Western\u2019s Health Information Management program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Associate Professor of Geography <\/span><b>Dr. Dawn Drake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> released the second edition of her book, \u201cA Profile of the Farm Machinery Industry: The Power to Help Farmers Feed the World,\u201d from Business Expert Press.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Members of 大象传媒 Western\u2019s Lambda Chapter of Alpha Chi National Honor Society won second place in the collaborative research team competition at the Alpha Chi National Convention for their project, \u201cSterilization and the State: The Impact and Modern Remnants of the Eugenics Movement.\u201d Members include <\/span><b>Hannah Berry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, economics and English; <\/span><b>Julia Stolfus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, social work; <\/span><b>Jordan Holkesvik<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, history education, <\/span><b>Matthew Bobela<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, music education; and <\/span><b>MacKenzie Grantham<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, biology\/health sciences; mentored by <\/span><b>Dr. Angela Haas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Madeline Rislow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, assistant professor of art, and <\/span><b>Dr. Pam Clary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, associate professor of social work, won the Spring Advisor Shout-Out Awards from the Student Success and Academic Advising Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Xi Omega Chapter of the International Honor Society for Education, Kappa Delta Pi, initiated three new members, <\/span><b>Melissa Berger \u201921<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, elementary education; <\/span><b>Tori Brock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, early childhood education and <\/span><b>Tanner Merwin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, history education; and honored outstanding graduates <\/span><b>Kennedy Chavez \u201920<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, early childhood education; <\/span><b>Victoria Vaughn \u201921<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, elementary education and <\/span><b>Emily Zawodney-Walkup \u201921<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, secondary\/K-12 education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seven students graduated in May with American Chemical Society Certification of their chemistry degrees: <\/span><b>Leo Derr<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Matthew Edlin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Kindall Henning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Emily Holland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Christopher Holcomb<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Jacob Koonce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Amanda Scoular<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The following students won Chemistry Department awards for the spring 2021 semester: <\/span><b>Leo Derr<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Edgar C. Little Outstanding Chemistry Graduate Award; <\/span><b>Cameron Hal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, William Rosalee Medical Technology Award; <\/span><b>Jessie Wright <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Kendall Henning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Department of Chemistry Student Service Award; <\/span><b>Munaa Mbarak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Marlen Munoz-Franco<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Len Archer Chemistry Graduate Student Award; <\/span><b>Nelson Maxey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Zweerink Physical Chemistry Scholarship Award; <\/span><b>Kyle Roller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry; <\/span><b>Bowyn Ziebarth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry; <\/span><b>Kindall Henning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry;<\/span><b> Jacob Koonce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry, and <\/span><b>Catherine Cates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 大象传媒 Award for Excellence in Biochemistry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 大象传媒 Western Model Arab League Delegation consisting of students<\/span><b> Max Miller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Darby Hay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Jordan Miller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Tate McCoy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Sara Mosley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, were named\u00a0 Outstanding Delegation in Political Affairs at the 2021 Great Plains Model Arab League virtual meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities recognized two students for academic success in political science: <\/span><b>Max Miller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was recognized as the Outstanding Senior in Political Science and <\/span><b>Dillon Schreckler <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was recognized as the Outstanding Graduate in Political Science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Nu Eta Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon, the international honor society in geography, welcomed three new members, <\/span><b>Konner Larkin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Tanner Merwin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Bailee Romaker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Romaker was also given the Excellence in Geography award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wildlife conservation and management major <\/span><b>Alyka Zahnd<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was awarded the prestigious American Society of Plant Biologists Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award for 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The History Department has awarded <\/span><b>Kendra Carman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Adrian Dodson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Jordan Holkesvik<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the James R. Jordan History Honors Award; has awarded <\/span><b>Shannon Evans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Tycen Gray<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Jordan Holkesvik<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Tanner Merwin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Josian Schmedding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the Scholastic Key Award for excellent GPAs, and has initiated <\/span><b>Shannon Evans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Brian Salsberry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> into the historians\u2019 honor society, Phi Alpha Theta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pam Klaus \u201903<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, director of the Craig School of Business Center for Franchise Development, has been awarded the 大象传媒 Business Education Association\u2019s Northwest District University Educator of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Teddi Deka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was honored for nine years of service as honors director at the spring 2021 Honors Medal Ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Raechel Tittor \u201921<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was awarded the Directors Award for her service as a student employee in the honors office at the spring 2021 Honors Medal Ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Gary Clapp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and director of the Kit Bond Science and Technology Incubator, was credited with two U.S. patents (10,729,673 and 10,993,927) for the synthesis and pharmaceutical applications of taxane particles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biology faculty <\/span><b>Dr. Tilo Roy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was the plenary speaker at the 38th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sally Gibson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, library director, was elected as the vice president\/president-elect of 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