{"id":14851,"date":"2009-11-18T14:06:39","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T21:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=14851"},"modified":"2015-08-17T14:51:44","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:51:44","slug":"graduating-seniors-recognized-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/graduating-seniors-recognized-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduating seniors recognized"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three graduating seniors have been awarded 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 Awards Banquet on Tuesday night at the High Country Conference Center, where the three\u2014Michele Coy, Jamie DeKemper\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Rachel Williams<\/strong>\u2014were among 16 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. To this day, the gold axe pin is 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 John Haeger, 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\n
College of Arts and Letters<\/em>
\nStephen Sokola<\/strong>
\nArt Education<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nCollege of Health and Human Services<\/em>
\nAshlynn Antoni<\/strong>
\nPhysical Education and School Health<\/td>\n		\n

\"Distinguished<\/a>
From left, Kirsten Monahan, Tina Johnson, Mary Cunningham, Stephen Sokola, Ashlynn Antoni and Jillian Urban were named Distinguished Seniors. Photo by Jerry Foreman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Education<\/em>
\nMary Cunningham<\/strong>
\nElementary Education\/
\nEarly Childhood Education<\/td>\n		College of Social and
\nBehavioral Sciences<\/em>
\nTina Johnson<\/strong>
\nSociology and Psychology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Engineering, Forestry
\nand Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nJillian Urban<\/strong>
\nMechanical Engineering<\/td>\n		The W.A. Franke
\nCollege of Business<\/em>
\nKirsten Monahan<\/strong>
\nAccountancy<\/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

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

\"Gold<\/a>
Katherine Ashley<\/strong>
Physical Education and School Health
Rhonda Powers
Associate Director
Campus Recreation Services<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Gold<\/a>
Rachel Bodamer<\/strong>
Liberal Studies, Biology
Adiam Tesfay
Coordinator
Educational Support<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Gold<\/a>
Daniel Brown<\/strong>
Elementary Education
Robert Kelty
Instructor
College of Education<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Gold<\/a>
Michele Coy<\/strong>
Biology
Brandon Cruickshank
Professor
Chemistry<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Jamie<\/a>
Jamie DeKemper<\/strong>
Elementary Education
Sigmund Boloz
Senior Lecturer
College of Education<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Dana<\/a>
Dana Flower<\/strong>
Electronic Media and Film,
Public Relations
Dale Hoskins
Associate Professor
Electronic Media\/Broadcasting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Nitsa<\/a>
Nitsa Gianakoulias<\/strong>
Management
Chris Lockwood
Associate Professor
Business<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Filiberto<\/a>
Filiberto Gurrola<\/strong>
Public Agency Administration
Jayme Davis
Lecturer
Comparative Cultural Studies<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Angelica<\/a>
Angelica Hernandez<\/strong>
Speech Communication
Dayle Hardy-Short
Professor
Communication<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Morgan<\/a>
Morgan Johnson<\/strong>
Speech-Language Pathology
Tracie Hansen
Coordinator
Office of Public Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Naomi<\/a>
Naomi Lajeunesse<\/strong>
Elementary Education
Meredith Hunt
Academic Adviser
The W.A. Franke College
of Business<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Nicole<\/a>
Nicole Lucero<\/strong>
Community Health Promotion
Betty Brown
Assistant Professor
Health Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Jessica<\/a>
Jessica Schwartz<\/strong>
Psychology
Andrew Gardner
Assistant Professor
Psychology<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Kim<\/a>
Kim Skinner<\/strong>
Physical Education
and School Health
Ellen Larson
Senior Lecturer
Health Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Samantha<\/a>
Samantha Stauffer<\/strong>
Political Science
Cyndi Banks
Professor
Criminal Justice<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Rachel<\/a>
Rachel Williams<\/strong>
Speech Communication
Julie Schutten
Lecturer
Communication<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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