MCC Honors Reception recognizes outstanding students
Friday / April 28, 2017
MCC Instructor Ted Lewis and Outstanding Accounting Award recipient Paige Taylor.
Several Marshalltown Community College students were recognized for their 2016-17 achievements during the annual Honors & Recognition Reception on Wednesday, April 26. The MCC Student Senate sponsored the event, during which faculty and staff spoke about the successes of their students, shared stories, and presented each honoree with a certificate.
Student athletes, resident assistants, student ambassadors, peer tutors and peer leaders were all honored on Thursday night. Members of the Student Senate, Student Activities Council (SAC), Collegiate Veteran Association (CVA), Forever Representing Our God (FROG), Multicultural Club, Ecology Club, IT Club, and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) were also recognized.
MCC Instructor Tim Castle and Outstanding Art Award recipient Emma Lang.
MCC professors in the subjects of Accounting, Agriculture, Art, Biology, Broadcasting, Business, Computer Networking, Marketing, and Sociology each chose an ‘Outstanding Student’ to represent the respective department. Each MCC Outstanding Student had his/her own story of excellence in academics. Outstanding Student Awards were presented as follows:
- Accounting (presented by Ted Lewis): Paige Taylor of Coquitlam, Canada.
- Agriculture (presented by Sally Wilson): Andrew Gartin of Gilman.
- Art (presented by Tim Castle): Emma Lang of Grinnell.
- Biology (presented by Dr. Danielle Kness): Hannah Stone of Marshalltown.
- Broadcasting (presented by Steve Muntz): Joshua Benda of Toledo.
- Business (presented by George Johnson): Rafael Miguel Santos Leite Pereira of Amadora, Portugal; and Artur Aguiar de Albuquerque of Fortaleza, Brazil.
- Computer Networking (presented by Brenda Heitmeyer): Sirleaf Wiah of Brooklyn Park, MN; and Victor Sanchez Garcia of Tama.
- Marketing (presented by George Johnson): Steven Adelmund of Marshalltown.
- Sociology (presented by Marie Sheneman): Kim Dawson of Marshalltown.
All-Iowa Academic Team members Hannah Stone and Barbara Araoz were also recognized.
MCC Instructor Sally Wilson and Outstanding Agriculture Award recipient Andrew Gartin.
MCC Instructor Dr. Danielle Kness and Outstanding Biology Award recipient Hannah Stone.
Outstanding Broadcasting Award recipient Joshua Benda and MCC Instructor Steve Muntz.
MCC Instructor George Johnson and Outstanding Marketing Award recipient Steven Adelmund and Outstanding Business Award recipients Rafael Miguel Santos Leite Pereira (striped shirt) and Artur Aguiar de Albuquerque.
Outstanding Computer Networking Award recipients Victor Sanchez Garcia (left) and Sirleaf Wiah with MCC Instructor Brenda Heitmeyer.
MCC Instructor Marie Sheneman and Outstanding Sociology Award recipient Kim Dawson.
All-Iowa Academic Team Award recipients Barbara Araoz (left) and Hannah Stone (right) with MCC Phi Theta Kappa Advisors PJ Colbert and Pele Waddilove.