2000-2001 School Year
Owensboro, Kentucky
Kentucky Wesleyan College
End of Year Academic Recognition
Kentucky School Yearbooks by County
Kentucky Wesleyan College awarded the following degrees at the college's 134th commencement ceremonies on May 12. Degree recipients and their counties of residence are:
-- Bachelor of arts
Daviess County -- Amanda Nicole Cissell, summa cum laude, business administration; Mary Karissa Krahwinkel, history; Elizabeth Lee-Erin Metcalf, art.
Hancock County -- Amy Beth Arnold, English; David Grant Hawkins, English; Richard Thomas Wilson, religion and philosophy.
Muhlenberg County -- Susan Nicole Wilkins, cum laude, English.
Other Kentucky cities -- Miranda Rae Christy, Germantown, religion and philosophy; James Evan Rowe, Hopkinsville, religion and philosophy.
Elsewhere -- Melanie Dawn Allsup, communication arts, St. Louis; Stephanie Lee Fore, elementary education, Belleville, Ill.; Shannon Marie Tanner, political science, Evanston, Ill.
-- Bachelor of music
Dennis Christopher Cook, Tell City, Ind.
-- Bachelor of music education
Selina Marie Shultz, Cloverport.
-- Bachelor of science
Daviess County -- Davea Marie Adams, magna cum laude, biology; Sara Beth Alvey, psychology; Lori Yvonne Boarman, communication arts; Crystal Lynn Burns, communication arts; Christine Taylor Chaney, art; John Timothy Edge, physical education; Kelly Neel Franey, business administration; Andra Eve Goetz, cum laude, elementary education; Autumn Lynn Greer, physical education; Christina Kamuf Hayden, nursing; Lance Thomas Mattingly, business administration; Amy L. McDonald, nursing, Owensboro; Eric Michael Meier, business administration; Jackie Lynn Moorman, criminal justice; Avery Lynn Morrison, cum laude, business administration; Lori Michelle Nelson, communication arts; Laura Renee Norris, accounting and business administration; Melissa Gail Norris, psychology; Jamie Lee Spoelstra, cum laude, accounting; Tamara Sue Zaborac, physical education.
Breckinridge County -- April Marie Gray, cum laude, business administration; Joseph Mark Howell, accounting.
Hancock County -- Nicholas Scott Boling, physical education; Earla Jeanette Campbell, magna cum laude, middle grades education; Amy Lynn Chancellor, communication arts; Kyle Lane Craighead, cum laude, biology; Kyle Wilson Estes, cum laude, secondary education and mathematics; Jessica Lynn Keenan, biology.
McLean County -- Mark A. Humphrey, magna cum laude, accounting; Laura A. Sosh, art.
Muhlenberg County -- Stephanie Nicole Jarvis, communication arts.
Ohio County -- Andrea Hope Hardison, summa cum laude, biology; Ashley Michelle Walden, cum laude, communication arts; Abby Gail Young, biology.
Other Kentucky cities -- Matthew McCray Ashby, summa cum laude, biology, Cox's Creek; Wesley Kyle Basham, communication arts; Shaun Michael Logsdon, communication arts; both from Leitchfield; Amber Renee Biggs, sociology; Daniel Ray Knelson, criminal justice; both of Henderson; Ashley Dawn Creasey Brocato, communication arts, Sturgis; Amanda Louise Clements, communication arts, Mount Washington; Katrina Ione Coomer, communication arts; Robin Lynette Johnson, biology; Erinn Kerry McHugh, human services administration; all from Louisville; Brian D. Crowe, business administration, Madisonville; Jeremy Scott Curtis, accounting; Shannon Keith Fowler, summa cum laude, psychology; Heath Burton Greenwell, business administration; Alison Nicole Morris, communication arts; all from Morganfield; Allison June Day, communication arts, Princeton; Melinda Suzette Douglas, middle grades education, Elkton; Jameon Corez Ferguson, communication arts, Bowling Green; Stacey Marie Gilliam, business administration, Pembroke; Amy Lorene Smith, middle grades education, Morgantown; Jami Lynn Kloss, magna cum laude, psychology and sociology, Paducah; Brandy Lynn Mathis, accounting, Benton; Cassandra Renee McDonald, accounting, Reed; Jessica Mae Meredith, psychology, Hopkinsville; Alex Wayne Nally, business administration, Bardstown; Lometa Pope, biology, Oldtown; Michelle Lynn Schwab, cum laude, psychology, Franklin; Matthew David Sellers, business administration, Robards; Loren Burks Springate, communication arts, Harrodsburg; Brandon Scott Tackett, summa cum laude, chemistry, South Shore.
Indiana -- Tina Marie Burger, cum laude, accounting and business administration, Jasper; Patrick Glancy, chemistry; Wheeler L. Stephens, sociology, both of Evansville; Penny Gale Gaston, accounting; Melissa Goffinet, cum laude, psychology; Amy Jill Hawkins, criminal justice, all from Tell City; Shannon Marie Tanner, magna cum laude, political science, Evanston.
Elsewhere -- Brian Patrick Brown, psychology, Sumter, S.C.; Wesley Stephen Cole, physical education, Hamilton, Ohio; Erica Jo Hines, summa cum laude, secondary education and mathematics, Carmi, Ill.; Jason John Indestad, accounting, Brentwood, Tenn.; Robin Joska, magna cum laude, business administration, Czech Republic; Rae Carol Keith, fitness and sports management, Cincinnati; Melissa Love Kennedy, biology, Alpharetta, Ga.; Sarah Beth Mayfield, communication arts, Salem, Ill.; Amanda Sue Melvin, cum laude, business administration, Harrisburg, Ill.; Heather Rae Milligan, elementary education, Grayville, Ill.; Joe Richard Nelson II, physical education, Cincinnati; Sandra Dawn Nevy, psychology, Kent, Wash.; Anwar Sadat Perry, fitness and sports management, Lewisville, Texas; Brenda Kay Teachman, communication arts, Papillion, Neb.; Kim Zolk, psychology, LaGrange, Ill.
-- Pre-professional certificates
Daviess County -- Jason Christopher Hicks, pre-engineering. Shelly Marie Stearns, pre-physician's assistant.
Breckinridge County -- Travis Eugene Wethington, pre-engineering.
Ohio County -- Brad Wesley Critchelow, pre-engineering.
Other Kentucky cities -- Benjamin Hans Clark, pre-engineering, Frankfort; Tiffany Nicole Cowan, pre-physical therapy, Russellville; Ben Ivan Coolbear, pre-engineering, Lexington.
The awarding of certificates signifies the student has completed the pre-professional program at Kentucky Wesleyan and will continue the professional component of the program at a university of the student's choice. On finishing their program, students may transfer their course work back to KWC to receive their bachelor of science degree in addition to earning a degree from the professional school.
-- The following seniors were honored at the recent Kentucky Wesleyan College Honors Convocation:
Melanie Allsup, St. Louis -- Holder Speech-Drama Award.
Amber Biggs, Livermore -- First Security Bank Social Awareness Award.
Jeanette Campbell, Lewisport -- Teacher Education Award.
Miranda Christy, Germantown -- Edward L. Beavin Award.
Nicole Cissell, Owensboro -- Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award.
Dennis Cook, Owensboro -- Dr. Paul W. Hagan Senior Music Scholar Prize and the Music Department Award.
Karen Ellis, Lewisport -- Tri-State Broadcasting Award.
Katherine Evans, Calhoun -- EKW & Associates Junior Accounting Award.
Shannon Fowler, Morganfield -- Outstanding Criminal Justice Award.
Andrea Hardison, Morgantown -- Henry Milton Pyles Biology Award.
Erica Hines, Carmi, Ill. -- Teacher Education Award.
Lee Inklebarger, Owensboro -- Teacher Education Award.
Robin Joska, Czech Republic -- Panther Pride Student-Athlete Award.
Jami Kloss, Paducah -- Rex O'Flynn Psychology Award.
Karissa Krahwinkel, Owensboro -- Powell Peace Award.
Kerry McHugh, Louisville -- Modern Welding Sociology/Human Services Administration Award.
Mark Humphrey, Calhoun -- Institute of Management Accountants.
Elizabeth Metcalf, Owensboro -- Art Program Award.
Abby Miarecki, Greenville -- Century Communications Award and William Bruce Horrell History/Political Science Scholar.
Melanie Mingus, Cloverport -- William D. Crago Scholarship.
Benjamin Murphy, Owensboro -- Clay Physical Education Award.
Erin Rastede, Hanson -- Teacher Education Award.
Jody Rich, Dixon -- First Security Bank Social Awareness Award.
Michelle Schwab, Franklin -- Rex O'Flynn Psychology Award.
Heather Statton, Owensboro -- Peters Chemistry Scholarship Award.
Brandon Tackett, South Shore -- American Chemical Society College Achievement Award.
Emili Williams, Louisville -- Modern Language Award.
Richard Wilson, Lewisport -- Gilbert P. Robertson PreMinisterial Award.
Kim Zolk, LaGrange, Ill. -- Panther Pride Student-Athlete Award.
