IVG honors students at 9th Annual Awards ceremony
Friday / May 6, 2016
Iowa Valley Grinnell students at the 9th annual Iowa Valley Grinnell Awards Ceremony on Wednesday. Pictured, Front row (L-R): Lorraine Vasquez (PTK Pressing On Award, SAC member & graduate), Casey Dudley (Outstanding Graduate & SAC member), Mariah Mikel (Outstanding High School Student), Diana Carr (SAC Member & graduate), Gunnar Bucklin (Wellborn Commitment to Excellence Scholar, SAC member & graduate). Middle Row (L-R): Elizabeth Jones (Outstanding Academic Achievement), Skyler Small (Outstanding Academic Achievement & SAC member). Back Row (L-R): John Urfer (graduate), Sam Campbell (Outstanding Gunsmith Student), Eric Strivens (graduate), Terry Burnell (PTK member & graduate), Mitchell Gross (Outstanding Gunsmith Graduate), Harold Murray (graduate).
Iowa Valley Community College Grinnell honored its students on Wednesday, May 4, recognizing those intending to graduate and presenting awards. MaryAnne Nickle, Dean of Iowa Valley Grinnell, welcomed students, family members, faculty and staff who gathered for the ceremony and reception held on the Iowa Valley Grinnell campus.
Nickle noted that this spring and fall there were over 700 Iowa Valley Grinnell students who took more than 4,300 credit hours. She expressed congratulations on behalf of the faculty and staff to the 19 diploma and associate degree graduate applicants and the winners of numerous awards presented for academic achievement and campus leadership.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better school to attend,” says Lorraine Vasquez, winner of this year’s Phi Theta Kappa Pressing On Award. “I want to personally thank Laura [Armstrong] and Barb [Hall] and the rest of the faculty. I wouldn’t be standing here today if it weren’t for the faculty and students at Iowa Valley Grinnell.”
The Iowa Valley Grinnell students will walk across the stage at Marshalltown Community College Commencement on May 6 in Marshalltown. Faculty members and support staff presented awards as follows:
LIST of award winners –
Casey Dudley named Iowa Valley Grinnell 2016 Outstanding Graduate.
Outstanding Graduate: Casey Dudley
Outstanding Students:
Dedication to Helping Others – Josh Larson
High School Students – Gerado Gamboa, Mayra Hernandez, Mariah Mikel
Gunsmith Tech Graduate – Mitchell Gross
Gunsmith Tech Student – Sam Campbell
Automotive Graduate – Matt Spencer
Automotive Student – Dustin Patten
New Student – Rob Chambers
Skyler Small and Elizabeth Jones accept the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award.
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Shane Gibson, Jim Havel, Elizabeth Jones, Tiffany Medenwald, Skyler Small
Gunnar Bucklin accepts the Wellborn Commitment to Excellence Scholarship.
Wellborn Commitment to Excellence Scholar: Gunnar Bucklin
Lorraine Vasquez takes the podium for an emotional and heartfelt speech after she received the Phi Theta Kappa Pressing On Award.
PTK Pressing On Award: Lorraine Vasquez
All-Iowa Academic Team: Gunnar Bucklin and Michael Sanchez
Student Activities Council (SAC) Members: Gunnar Bucklin, Catherine Berry, Diana Carr, Casey Dudley, Taylor Gregson, Josh Larson, Sara Sharkey, Skyler Small, Clayton Tuttle, Lorraine Vasquez
Phi Theta Kappa Inductees (* indicates graduates this year): Gunnar Bucklin*, Lisa Hollopeter, Skyler Small, Casey Dudley*, Terry Burnell*, Hunter Roenfeldt, Julie Mally, Shane Gibson, Harold Murray, Yuri Laguna, Mayra F. Hernandez, Cindy Strobel, Amber Hall, Lorraine Vasquez*, James Havel*, Aliya Pargeon, Michael Renteria, Sara Sharkey, Elisha Eggert
Mariah Mikel accepts the Outstanding High School Student Award.
Mitchell Gross named Outstanding Gunsmith Graduate.
Sam Campbell named Outstanding Gunsmith Student.
Rob Chambers accepts the award for Outstanding New Student.