{"id":45671,"date":"2016-11-16T15:49:26","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T22:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=45671"},"modified":"2016-11-17T13:55:26","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T20:55:26","slug":"nau-graduating-seniors-earn-distinguished-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-graduating-seniors-earn-distinguished-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU graduating seniors earn distinguished awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rita Cheng congratulates President\u2019s Prize recipients Bailey Anderson, left, and Bridger Rodoni during the November ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last week,\u00a0dozens of graduating seniors received honors\u00a0recognizing them\u00a0for their contributions to Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n

Twenty-one\u00a0students received the university\u2019s coveted Gold Axe Award for their achievements. Two\u00a0of the winners\u2014Bailey Anderson<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Bridger Rodoni<\/strong>\u2014also received the prestigious President\u2019s Prize for their exemplary leadership, academic excellence and service to the NAU community.<\/p>\n

Seven\u00a0students also were named Distinguished Seniors by their college. The awards were announced at the Gold Axe and Distinguished Seniors awards banquet last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\"Chelsea
Chelsea Karnes<\/b>
Theatre, Health Sciences – Fitness Wellness
College of Arts and Letters<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Lily
Lilly Islas<\/b>
Early Childhood Education
College of Education<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Sarah
Sarah Brewer<\/b>
Nursing
College of Health and Human Services<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Cheyanne
Cheyanne Mumphrey<\/b>
Journalism
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Natelie
Natelie Blasius<\/b>
Management
The W.A. Franke College of Business<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Not Pictured: Emmett Tsosie<\/strong>, Environmental and Sustainability Studies major, was named the Fall 2016 Distinguished Senior for the College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences and Nayeli Gonzalez<\/strong>, Social Work major, was named the Fall 2016 Distinguished Senior for Extended Campuses.<\/span><\/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 each semester to recognize students\u2019 outstanding achievements 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\u2019s Prize, considered the highest student recognition from the university. After reviewing all the Gold Axe nominations, a university-wide committee makes its recommendations to President Rita Cheng<\/strong>, who then selects the President\u2019s Prize winners.<\/p>\n

Below are the winners of this semester\u2019s Gold Axe awards, along with the NAU faculty or staff member the students named as having the most significant impact on them during their undergraduate career. View a photo album\u00a0from the event online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\"Bailey
Bailey Anderson<\/b>
Elementary Education
President’s Prize Recipient
Dulce Soto, Inclusion and Multicultural Services<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Katelyn
Katelyn Ayers<\/b>
Biomedical Science
Angela Milkie, Student\u00a0Learning Centers<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Shelby
Shelby Carlson<\/b>
Business Management
Sarah Uminski, Undergraduate Retention<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Yoko
Yoko Chavez<\/b>
Exercise Science, Spanish
Joseph Collentine, Global Languages and Cultures<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Brittany
Brittany Fat-Denatsosie<\/b>
Nursing
Karen Plager, School of Nursing<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Martha
Martha Garner<\/b>
Psychological Sciences, Women’s and Gender Studies
Honors Program
Meredith Heller, Women’s and Gender Studies<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Cameron
Cameron Gaskin<\/b>
Computer Science
Frederick Gooding\u00a0Jr., Ethnic Studies<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Devyn
Devyn Gray<\/b>
Strategic Communication, Public Relations Emphasis
Kimberly Ott, Assistant to the President for Executive Communications and Media Relations<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Chelsea
Chelsea Karnes<\/b>
Theatre, Health Sciences – Fitness Wellness
Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy, Theatre\u00a0<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Andrea
Andrea Luque Karam<\/b>
Music
Elena SV Flys, Comparative Cultural Studies<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Devon
Devon McPeek<\/b>
Exercise Science
Jerome Souers, Athletics<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Heather
Heather Mead<\/b>
Microbiology
Bridget Barker, Biological Sciences<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Cheyanne
Cheyanne Mumphrey<\/b>
Journalism
Martin Sommerness, School of Communication<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Bridger
Bridger Rodoni<\/b>
Biomedical Science
President’s Prize Recipient
Tinna Traustadottir, Biological Sciences<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Isaac
Isaac Romero, Jr.\u00a0<\/b>
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Adam Zickerman, Criminology and Criminal Justice<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Alyssa
Alyssa Sisson<\/b>
Elementary Education
Elizabeth Taylor, College of Education: Teaching and Learning<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Cristian
Cristian Tafoya<\/b>
Civil Engineering
Edward Smaglik, Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Gabriella
Gabriella Verdugo<\/b>
Strategic Communication
Amy Dryden, School of Communication<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Alana
Alana Weber<\/b>
Environmental Science, Modern Languages
Honors Program
Cori Cusker, Housing and Residence Life<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Miriam
Miriam Zveitel<\/b>
Biomedical Science\u00a0
Honors Program
David Pierotti, Biological Sciences\u00a0<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Not Pictured:\u00a0Nayeli Gonzalez<\/strong>, Social Work major, received the Gold Axe award and named William Pederson, NAU-Yuma, as her educator of influence.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week,\u00a0dozens of graduating seniors received honors\u00a0recognizing them\u00a0for their contributions to Northern Arizona University. Twenty-one\u00a0students received the university\u2019s coveted Gold Axe Award for their achievements. Two\u00a0of the winners\u2014Bailey Anderson\u00a0and\u00a0Bridger Rodoni\u2014also received the prestigious President\u2019s Prize for their exemplary leadership, academic excellence and service to the NAU community. Seven\u00a0students also were named Distinguished Seniors by their…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":45674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}