{"id":11254,"date":"2011-04-20T11:36:40","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T18:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=11254"},"modified":"2013-02-04T16:02:52","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T23:02:52","slug":"outstanding-seniors-recognized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/outstanding-seniors-recognized\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding seniors recognized"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four of Northern Arizona University’s graduating seniors have been singled out to receive the prestigious President’s Prize for their exemplary leadership, academic excellence and service to the NAU community.<\/p>\n

The awards were announced at the Gold Axe and Distinguished Seniors Awards Banquet on Tuesday night at the High Country Conference Center, where the four\u2014Jennifer Baca, Kathleen Templin, Feng (Bruce) Wang\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Michelle Wong<\/strong>\u2014were among 45 students receiving the coveted Gold Axe Award for their achievements.<\/p>\n

The tradition of the Gold Axe Award dates back to 1933, a year after the student body adopted the axe as the symbol for Lumberjack athletics. It was then that NAU adopted the tradition of awarding small gold axe pins to outstanding members of the student body. The gold axe pin is still considered the official emblem of the Associated Students of NAU and is presented to recognize students\u2019 outstanding achievement and distinguished service to the university and the greater community.<\/p>\n

Students selected for a Gold Axe Award also are eligible for the President’s Prize, considered the highest student recognition from the university. After reviewing all the Gold Axe nominations, a universitywide committee makes its recommendations to President\u00a0John Haeger<\/strong>, who then selects the President’s Prize winners.<\/p>\n

Also during the ceremony, six students were named as Distinguished Seniors by their college:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

\"Yeimi<\/a>
College of Health and Human Services
Yeimi Carmona<\/strong>
Nursing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Kimberly-Ward-Duong\"<\/a>
College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences
Kimberly Ward-Duong<\/strong>
Physics, Astronomy, Math<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Brian<\/a>
The W.A. Franke College of Business
Brian Kent<\/strong>
Accounting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Wendy<\/a>
College of Arts and Letters
Wendy Bustamante<\/strong>
Philosophy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Michael<\/a>
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Michael Thompson<\/strong>
Photography, Journalism and Advertising<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not pictured:\u00a0The College of Education’s<\/em>\u00a0Brenna Johnson<\/strong>, Elementary Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Below are this year\u2019s Gold Axe Award winners, along with the NAU faculty or staff member the students named as having the most significant impact on them during their undergraduate career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

\"Layne<\/a>
Layne Alexander<\/strong>
Psychology
Nicole Morrow<\/em>
Program Coordinator, Academic Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Riin<\/a>
Riin Allikmaa<\/strong>
Accounting
Deborah Harris<\/em>
Associate Dean, Student Life<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Jennifer<\/a>
Jennifer Baca<\/strong>
Mechanical Engineering
Erin Stam<\/em>
Manager, Residence Life<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Ashli<\/a>
Ashli Benally<\/strong>
Psychology\/Criminology and Criminal Justice
Andrew Walters<\/em>
Associate Professor, Psychology<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Maryrose<\/a>
Maryrose Bisagna<\/strong>
Mechanical Engineering
Clyde Holland<\/em>
Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Amanda<\/a>
Amanda Bollard<\/strong>
Speech-Language Pathology
Wendy Wallace<\/em>
Director, Educational Support Services<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Ryan<\/a>
Ryan Bye<\/strong>
Geography
Wendy Wallace<\/em>
Director, Educational Support Services<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Patricia<\/a>
Patricia “Abbey” Caballero<\/strong>
International Affairs
Sara Alem\u00e1n<\/em>
Director, Ethnic Studies<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Alexandria<\/a>
Alexandria Campos<\/strong>
Liberal Studies, Learning and Pedagogy
Valeria Chase<\/em>
Program Coordinator, Multicultural Student Center<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Lanette<\/a>
Lanette Christensen<\/strong>
Microbiology
Jeff Leid<\/em>
Associate Professor of Biology<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Anna<\/a>
Anna Clark<\/strong>
Exercise Science
Diana Ulrey<\/em>
Program Coordinator, Athletics<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Paige<\/a>
Paige Cooper<\/strong>
Biology
Rick Brandel<\/em>
Dean of Students<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Meghan<\/a>
Meghan Cox<\/strong>
Political Science
Amanda Loveless<\/em>
Coordinator, Student Life<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Hanh<\/a>
Hanh Dung Dao<\/strong>
Biology
Tim Whittier<\/em>
Assistant Professor, NAU-Yuma<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Zoe<\/a>
Zoey DeWolf<\/strong>
Speech Communication
Julie Kalil-Schutten<\/em>
Assistant Professor, School of Communication<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Jenna<\/a>
Jenna Galloway<\/strong>
Electronic Media and Film
Kenneth “Charlie” Hicks<\/em>
Lecturer, School of Communication<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Nicole<\/a>
Nicole Greenough<\/strong>
Psychology\/Criminology and Criminal Justice
Andrew Walters<\/em>
Associate Professor, Psychology<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Brittany<\/a>
Brittany Halinka<\/strong>
Marketing
Anika Olsen-Yanka<\/em>
Associate Director, Admissions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Jessica<\/a>
Jessica Hennessy<\/strong>
Theater
Mac Groves<\/em>
Theater Professor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Jake<\/a>
Jake Holguin<\/strong>
Choral Music Education
Wendy Wallace<\/em>
Director, Educational Support Services<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Arshiya<\/a>
Arshiya Hoseyni<\/strong>
Mechanical Engineering
Tom Acker<\/em>
Professor, Mechanical Engineering<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Victoria<\/a>
Victoria Howe<\/strong>
Public Health
Roger Bounds<\/em>
Associate Professor, Health Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Darryl<\/a>
Darryl Jacobsen<\/strong>
Electronic Media and Film
Brandon Neuman<\/em>
Senior Lecturer, School of Communication<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Hannah<\/a>
Hannah Kwiatkowski<\/strong>
Public Health
Betty Brown<\/em>
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Hayley<\/a>
Hayley Langen<\/strong>
Exercise Science
Pauline Entin<\/em>
Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Danika<\/a>
Danika Matthews<\/strong>
Business Management
Gretchen Wesbrock<\/em>
Assistant Director, Residence Life<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Amber<\/a>
Amber McMahon<\/strong>
Finance
Matt Haertzen<\/em>
Finance Lecturer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Brittany<\/a>
Brittany Moore<\/strong>
Liberal Studies, Communication Science and Disorders
Glenn Hansen<\/em>
Assistant Director, Honors Program<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Shawn<\/a>
Shawn Munck<\/strong>
Visual Communications
Rachel Cole<\/em>
Program Coordinator, Unions and Student Activities<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Travis<\/a>
Travis Owen<\/strong>
Political Science
Joel Olson<\/em>
Associate Professor, Politics and International Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Liliane<\/a>
Liliane Palm<\/strong>
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Kim Knowles<\/em>
Coordinator, Hotel and Restaurant Management<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Kristin<\/a>
Kristin Pollock<\/strong>
Business Management
Glenn Hansen<\/em>
Assistant Director, Honors Program<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Diona<\/a>
Diona Rogers<\/strong>
Public Relations\/ Advertising
Martin Sommerness<\/em>
Professor, School of Communication<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Jacob<\/a>
Jacob Sajinyan<\/strong>
Electrical Engineering
Sheryl Howard<\/em>
Assistant Professor, Electronic Engineering and Computer Science<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"John<\/a>
John Scaggs<\/strong>
International Affairs
Gretchen Knudson Gee<\/em>
Visiting Assistant Professor, Politics and International Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Chrystal<\/a>
Chrystal Silva<\/strong>
Elementary Education
Elizabeth Taylor<\/em>
Lecturer, College of Education<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Brittany<\/a>
Brittany Tabor<\/strong>
Journalism
Traci Harvey<\/em>
Assistant Director, Multicultural Student Center<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Kathleen<\/a>
Kathleen Templin<\/strong>
Criminal Justice
Rick Brandel<\/em>
Dean of Students<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Ryan<\/a>
Ryan Thomas<\/strong>
Forestry\/Economics\/ Math
Kristen Waring<\/em>
Assistant Professor of Forestry<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Laurie<\/a>
Laurie Urban<\/strong>
Astronomy\/Physics
David Trilling<\/em>
Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Feng<\/a>
Feng (Bruce) Wang<\/strong>
Finance\/Marketing
Daniel Palm<\/em>
Program Director, Center for International Education<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Kimberly<\/a>
Kimberly Ward-Duong<\/strong>
Physics\/Math\/Astronomy
Stephen Tegler<\/em>
Professor, Physics and Astronomy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"David<\/a>
David Watts<\/strong>
Social Work
William B. Pederson<\/em>
Senior Lecturer, NAU-Yuma<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Erika<\/a>
Erika Wiebener<\/strong>
Nursing
Autumn Argent<\/em>
Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Nursing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Michelle<\/a>
Michelle Wong<\/strong>
Biology\/Spanish
Kim Shaw<\/em>
Program Coordinator, Educational Support Services<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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