SMU students, faculty and staff were recognized with service honors, awards of excellence and the University’s highest commendation, the “M” Award, at the 2010 Awards Extravaganza April 19.
On the same day, the University honored its best students at the 13th annual Honors Day Convocation. The address was delivered by David Meltzer, Henderson-Morrison Professor of Prehistory in SMU’s Dedman College, director of the QUEST Archaeological Research Program and a 2009 inductee to the National Academy of Sciences.
• See the Awards Extravaganza 2010 winners list
• Find a list of University, school and departmental awards from Honors Convocation 2010
Congratulations to SMU students, faculty and staff who were recognized at the 2010 Awards Extravaganza on April 19.
Receiving the “M” Award, SMU’s most prestigious honor, are 10 students and five faculty and staff members (see below) whose contributions to the University are “above and beyond the call of duty.”
Student recipients of the “M” Award:
• Sylvia Bearden
• Rob Hayden
• Bailey Holyfield
• Juliana Jones
• Patrick Kobler
• Stephanie Markman
• Nicola Muchnikoff
• Stephen Reiff
• Warren Seay Jr.
• Astrud Villareal
Other students recognized with special awards are:
• Sylvia Bearden – James E. Caswell Award, based on contributions to resident student life
• Christene Dino – Umphrey Lee Award, based on involvement in the SMU community
• Katie Brattain – Avella Winn Hay Award, based on scholarship, character and contribution to the SMU community
Receiving John L. Freehafer Awards, based on recipients’ interest in student life, activities and government are:
• Laura Baez
• Cathleen Good
• Adriana Martinez
• Katie Perkins
• Kari Rood
• Justin Warren
Presidential Awards of Excellence:
• Alice Severin – Scholar/Athlete
• Ryan Moore – Scholar/Leader
• Kristin Mannino – Scholar/Volunteer
SMU Dads’ Club:
• Warren Seay Jr. – Outstanding Senior Man Award
SMU Mothers’ Club:
• Kristin Evanto – Outstanding Senior Woman Award
Office of the Chaplain:
• Paige Agostin – Sheri Mooney Memorial Scholarship Award
Women’s Center:
• Ashley Olson – Emmie V. Baine Award
SPARC Excellence in Service Award:
• Catholic Campus Ministry
Students receiving the A. Kenneth Pye Outstanding Greek Leader Award are:
• Kaitlyn Dunne
• Elizabeth Gillis
• Erin McKie
• Justin Warren
• Mackenzie Warren
• Saren Williams
Faculty and staff awards
Faculty and staff recipients of the M Award:
• Missy Bryant, director of new student orientation and student support, Division of Student Affairs
• Dennis Foster, D.D. Frensley Professor of English, Dedman College
• Betty McHone, coordinator, Office of the Chaplain and Religious Life
• John O’Connor, associate vice president and University controller, Business and Finance
• Harold Stanley, Geurin-Pettus Distinguished Chair in American Politics and Political Economy, Dedman College
Faculty and staff recipients of Students’ Association Awards are recognized for giving unselfishly to the students and the University as a whole. The recipients are:
• Outstanding Administrator – Alicia Edwards, assistant director, Student Activities & Multicultural Student Affairs
• Outstanding Trustee – Bobby B. Lyle, Lyco Holdings, Inc.
The Willis M. Tate Award, also given by the Students’ Association, was presented to David Weber, Robert and Nancy Dedman Professor of History and director of the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies in Dedman College. The award honors an outstanding faculty member who has been involved in student life.
Recipients of the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Awards presented by the Rotunda yearbook include:
• Carolyn Barta, senior lecturer in journalism, Meadows School of the Arts
• Maria Dixon, assistant professor of corporate communications and public affairs, Meadows School of the Arts
• Diana Howard, lecturer in English, Dedman College
• Gabriela Vokic, assistant professor of Spanish, Dedman College
Receiving the Extra Mile Awards, presented by Students for New Learning for graciousness and sensitivity to students with learning differences:
• Adriana Aceves, visiting lecturer in mathematics, Dedman College
• Helen Babbili, lecturer in chemistry, Dedman College
• Heather Pelletier, lecturer in French, Dedman College
The Outstanding Faculty/Staff Volunteer Award was presented to Raul Magdaleno, associate director of diversity and community outreach, Meadows School of the Arts, for “exemplary community service outside the University.”
