News Release
Annual Student Awards Celebration Recognizes Excellence and Achievement for 2014-15 Academic Year
The annual Student Awards Program, a celebration of student service, leadership, and academic and athletic achievement, was held recently at the University of Minnesota Crookston. To see photos from the Student Awards Celebration, visit the photo gallery.
Award recipients included the following students:
Builder of Diversity Award
Marina Farrow
Computer Help Desk Award
Cedric Citrowske
John Polley Soil and Water Conservation Award
Renee Tomala
The Wildlife Society Travel Award
Megan Boetcher
Outstanding Agricultural Systems Management Student
Sam Jacobson
Crookston Student Association (CSA)
Bailey Braatz, Josee Plante, Delaney Kohorst, Younghwa"Gabriella" Byeon, and Joseph Wodarek. Emily Goff, Emily Campbell,Natalie Tym, Ann Baek, and Justin Goodroad. Emily Caldis, Monika Sweet, Cassie Hagg, Tareyn Stomberg, Mikala Guidinger.
Dale Knotek Community Service Award
Delta Theta Sigma
Female and Male Student Athlete of the Year
Ashley Martell and Matt Borowicz
Female and Male Outstanding Athlete of the Year
Katrina Moenkedick and Greg Lofquist
Justin Knebel Memorial Award
Lucas Reller
Outstanding FutureEducator
Taoqin Shen
MCC President's Student Leadership Award
Ashley Martell
Most Supportive of Students
Terrill Bradford
Outstanding Educator
Rachel McCoppin
Outstanding Service to Students
Chancellor Fred Wood
Outstanding Accounting Students
Manuella Brown and Cody Schoonover
Outstanding Animal Science Pre-veterinary Student
Jacqui Mueller
Outstanding Animal Science Student
Dylan Pratt
Outstanding Communication Student
Sumin "Nicki" Gwak
Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student
Jason Kulyk
Outstanding Management Student
Tyler Lowthian
Outstanding Environmental Science Students
Amber Suchy
Bryan Harvey
Outstanding Equine Science Student
Shannon Salm
Outstanding First Year Biology Students
Bryanna Grefthen
Kaycie Hagen
Outstanding Horticulture Student
Stephanie Reko
Outstanding Marketing Students
Delaney Kohorst
Bailey Braatz
Brennan Andreas
Kenzie Church
Outstanding Musicand Theater Student
Alex Conwell
Outstanding Student Ambassadors
Emily Caldis
Tareyn Stomberg (Rookie of the Year)
Mikaela Trowbridge
Emily Campbell
Dakota Grimm
Cassie Hagg
Julia Rinn
Outstanding Student Representative
Tareyn Stomberg
Outstanding CSA Voting Delgate
Johnnie Pauly
Outstanding Writing Tutor
James Aasen
President's Volunteer Service Award
Ross Sigler
Tyler Lowthian
Jesse Jennings
Justin Goodroad
Joan Melichar
Matthew Patrick
Mikala Guidinger
Bailey Braatz
Mikaela Trowbridge
Dakota Grimm
Cassie Hagg
Alisah Adams
Andrew Buell
Gyungyoun "Ann" Baek
Ashley Martell
Vanessa Robbins
Tareyn Stomberg
Emily Caldis
Amanda Hoffman
Alisha Adams
Outstanding Health Management Senior
Brittany Wauzynski
Outstanding Manufacturing Management Student
Danne Brown
Outstanding Finance Students
Trista Robinson
Michael Roedl
McKayla Walters
Jessica Hood (online)
Julia Job-Neist (online)
SOS Service Award
Tyler Lowthian
Andrew Buell
Emily Caldis
Joanie Melichar
Outstanding SOSLeader
Mikala Guidinger
Outstanding Animal Science Pre-vet Student
Jacqui Mueller
Outstanding Animal Science Student
Dylan Pratt
Outstanding Equine Science Student
Shannon Salm
Outstanding Study Abroad Experience Student
Laura Gabrielson
Outstanding CSA Voting Delegate
Johnnie Pauly
Outstanding Writing Tutor
James Aasen
Student Employeeof the Year
Josh Rudbeck
John Niemczyk
Student Programmerof the Year
Andrew Buell
Study AbroadExperience Award
Laura Gabrielson
StudentAchievement Awards
Brennan Andreas
Tomas Parker
Matt Borowicz
Jesse Jennings
Katelyn Rieland
Brooke Vatthauer
Kenzie Church
Emily Goff
Ashley Martell
Julia Rinn
Heather Buchhop
Ann Baek
Mary Mikutowski
Justin Goodroad
Emily Campbell
Emily Caldis
Woman of the Year
Mary Mikutowski
Man of the Year
Justin Goodroad
To download or view photos of the student award recipients, view online. (Note: Not all award recipients were available for photos so some awards do not have a corresponding photograph.)
The University of Minnesota Crookston now delivers 31bachelor's degree programs, 22 minors, and 36 concentrations on campus as well as 14 degree programs entirely online. These degrees are offered in the areas of agriculture and natural resources; business; liberal arts and education; and math, science and technology. With an enrollment of 1,800 undergraduates from more than 20 countries and 40 states, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious Universityof Minnesota degree. "Small Campus. Big Degree." To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.