Spring 2009 General Honors Graduates

Twenty-five students graduated this May with General Honors in Arts and Sciences.

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First row, from left; Carrie Ostrowski, Kristy M. Carey, Lydiann Willard, Brianna C. Wagner, Sylwia Dabrowska, Ann Harman and Mallory Stites. Second row, from left; Christopher George Dove, Hana H. Khidir, Nicole E. Hagstrom, Caitlin Marie DuHadway, Kent Thomas Buxton, Mohammad Mozaffar, Nadia Mozaffar and Dana Marie Bigger. Third row, from left; Arthur David Gregg, Adam Gouge, Michael Scott Merritt, Patrick Clinton Kilgore, Jacob Henderson, Christopher Michael Hassett and Rachel Alyse Breland.

The following students were recognized at the General Honors medal ceremony on May 8 in the Student Union Building Alumni Room:

Dana Marie Bigger, a communication disorders major from Plainfield, Ill., was presented her medal by Ilene Ashbaugh, assistant professor of communication disorders; Rachel Alyse Breland, a political science major from St. Louis, Mo., was presented her medal by James Przybylski, professor of political science; Kent Thomas Buxton, a biology major from Cape Girardeau, Mo., was presented his medal by Roberta Donahue, assistant professor of health science.

Kristy M. Carey, a chemistry major from Rushville, Ill., was presented her medal by Patricia S. Burton, professor of philosophy.

Sylwia Dabrowska, a political science and history major from Urbandale, Iowa, was presented her medal by Candy Young, professor of political science; Christopher George Dove, a biology (BS) and philosophy and religion major from Chesterfield, Mo., was presented his medal by Linda Twining, professor of biology; Caitlin Marie DuHadway, a communication disorders major from St. Peters, Mo., was presented her medal by Janet Gooch, department chair and associate professor of communication disorders.

Adam Gouge, a mathematics (BS) and physics (BA) major from Joplin, Mo., was presented his medal by David Garth, associate professor of mathematics; Arthur David Gregg, an English and (BS) interdisciplinary studies major from St. Louis, Mo., was presented his medal by Adam B. Davis, associate dean of the college of arts and sciences.

Nicole E. Hagstrom, an English major from Quincy, Ill., was presented her medal by Rebecca Harrison, professor of classics; Ann Harman, an English major from Marthasville, Mo., was presented her medal by Suren Fernando, professor of mathematics; Christopher Michael Hassett, a mathematics major from Manchester, Mo., was presented his medal by James Guffey, professor of mathematics; Jacob Henderson, a biology major from Jefferson City, Mo., was presented his medal by Roger Festa, professor of chemistry.

Hana H. Khidir, a biology  major from Jefferson City, Mo., was presented her medal by José Herrera, associate professor of biology; Patrick Clinton Kilgore, a chemistry major from St. Louis, Mo., was presented his medal by David McCurdy, professor of chemistry.

Michael Scott Merritt, an economics major from St. Louis, Mo., was presented his medal by Werner J. Sublette, professor of economics; Mohammad Mozaffar, a biology major from Ballwin, Mo., was presented his medal by Tim Walston, assistant professor of biology; Nadia Mozaffar, a history and communications major from  Ballwin, Mo., was presented her medal by Sally West, associate professor of history.

Carrie Ostrowski, an agricultural science major from Sioux Falls, S.D., was presented her medal by Michael Seipel, chair of the  department of agricultural science.

Mallory Stites, a psychology and English (linguistics concentration) major from Crystal City, Mo., was presented her medal by Robert Tigner, chair of the department of psychology.

Brianna C. Wagner, a justice systems and psychology major from Chesterfield, Mo., was presented her medal by Joe Nedelec, instructor of justice systems; and Lydiann Willard a French major from Warrensburg, Mo., was presented her medal by Gregg H. Siewert, professor of French.

Also graduating with General Honors were Dmitriy Chernookiy, a chemistry major from Sedalia, Mo., Keriann Collins, a linguistics major from Alton, Mo., and Corey Austin Elledge, a mathematics and business administration (finance) major from Saint Charles, Mo. The medals are sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Northeast Missouri.   

This is the largest group of graduates. More than 200 Truman students have graduated with General Honors since 1994. To earn General Honors in Arts and Sciences, students must complete five approved courses, with at least one from each of the four areas of mathematics, science, social science, and humanities with a grade point average of at least 3.5 in those courses and an overall cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5. Only grades of “A” and “B” may count toward the five General Honors courses and students who complete a single undergraduate major may not satisfy General Honors requirements with any course within their major. For more information, please visit the General Honors in Arts and Sciences webpage at http://honors.truman.edu/.
 

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