EFSC Recognizes Students with Campus Awards
April 15, 2020
Eastern Florida State College acknowledged the achievements of exceptional students and adjunct instructors on all four campuses Thursday with the announcement of its annual campus awards.
Normally distributed in-person, congratulatory certificates will be mailed to recipients this year due to the COVID-19 closures. The winners were as follows, listed by campus:
Cocoa Campus
Academic Awards
Discipline | Recipient | Nominated By |
Business/Education | Minerva Stern | Nicole DeCaro |
Career & Technical | Charles Caldwell | Dan Mondshein |
Communications/Foreign Language | Alexis Langdon | Lisa Yarnell & Wendy McLallen |
Community-Based Health | Madison Conley | Jennifer McCann |
Liberal Arts | Lily Martin | David Simmons |
Performing & Visual Arts | Danny Berman | ChanJi Kim |
Science & Engineering | Derek Challgren | Mevlut Guvendik |
Tech & Computer Science | Deidra Garvin-Liua | Beverly Payne |
Campus Activities Awards
Category | Recipient | Nominated By |
TRiO Student Support Services Award | James Norris | Frank Campos |
Student Employee Award | Deidra Garvin-Liua | Donna Hamilton |
Student Employee Award | Heather Miller | Denise Haynes |
Student Employee Award | Emilee Welch | Lindy Lou Dixon |
SGA Leadership Award | Justin Bourne | Zinnia Long |
SGA Leadership Award | Na Norwich | Zinnia Long |
SGA Leadership Award | Julie Garrison | Zinnia Long |
SGA Leadership Award | Dhara Gajjar | Zinnia Long |
SGA Leadership Award | Sara Flanigan | Zinnia Long |
Provost's Personal Achievement Award
Katelyn Vollmer
Outstanding Adjunct Instructor
Trina Christensen
Associate Provost Leadership Awards
Caleb Joseph
Araina Beachum
Adeline Casto
Melbourne Campus
Academic Awards
Discipline | Recipient | Nominated By |
Education | Glenna Armour | Marika Koch |
Communications | Joseph Budzick | Dr. Brian Maxwell |
Business | Cody Burdette | Donovan Cox & Jill Bloomstine |
Physical Science | Logan Dewberry-Reeves | Dr. Susan Styron |
Biological Science | Christine Dininno | Dr. Ashley Spring |
Technology | Torin Grier | Keith Whitehead |
Humanities | George-Ann Guarini | Tony Akers |
Communications | Kim Phan | George Chen |
Service-Learning | Petar Radenkovic-Zikovic | Evelyn Young & Rachel Allen |
Health Sciences | Jacilyn Rayl | Dr. Harry Holdorf |
Foreign Language | Virginia Sherker | Pilar Florenz |
Campus Activities Awards
Category | Recipient | Nominated By |
SGA Leadership Award | Meghan Ewert | Jessica Matheny |
Campus Leader Award | Phil Noel | Jessica Matheny |
Club Leader Award | Dyani Peterson | Brian McClellan |
Service-Learning Award | Petar Radenkovic-Zikovic | Evelyn Young |
Student Employee Award (ASC) | Zachary Brandon | George Strohm |
Student Employee Award (Accounting) | Stephanie Diriwachter | Linda Miracle |
Student Employee Award (Recruitment) | Ashley Herrera | Janelis Rodriguez |
Student Employee Award (ASC) | Sarah Johnston | John Valliere & Eryn Shorthill |
Provost's Personal Achievement Award
Taylor Woltman
Outstanding Adjunct Instructor
Joseph Jenkins
Palm Bay Campus
Academic Awards
Discipline | Recipient | Nominated By |
Computer Info Systems BAS | Brandon Rose | Nicole Dyess |
Business | Mackenzie Goode | Baian Rabaia |
English/Communications | Latasha Wadsworth | Carrie Wells |
Cybersecurity | Michael Walton | Nicole Dyess |
Education | Jonah Garcia | Dr. Holly McKnight |
Humanities | Dragu Nelly | Karyn Ott |
Mathematics | Brianna Proper | Michelle Remsen |
Campus Activities Awards
Category | Recipient | Nominated By |
SGA Leadership Award | Marielle Brissett | Ancel Robinson |
Student Club Leadership Award | Amelia McBryde | Ancel Robinson |
Service-Learning Award | Tribecca Bess | Rachel Allen |
Student Employee Award | Rebecca Montanez | Geri Hill |
Student Employee Award | Jennifer E. Volk | Lisa Fairbank |
Student Employee Award | Katelyn Eadens | Lisa Fairbank |
Student Employee Award | Antonio Rodriguez | Paola Moneymaker |
Student Employee Award | Nicholas King | Dorothy Belton |
Provost's Personal Achievement Award
Bethany Weaver
Outstanding Adjunct Instructor
Dr. Ursula Olazabal
Outstanding Staff Awards
Lynne Bumsted
Bobbie Gore
Lisa Fairbank
Jennifer Hernandez
Special Recognition Awards for Dedication to the Palm Bay Campus
Rosa Canales
Isaac Huertas
Liz LaFortune
Titusville Campus
Academic Awards
Discipline | Recipient | Nominated By |
Mathematics | Jaden LeGate | Dr. Marsha Lake |
Applied Health Sciences BAS | Stephen Morris | Chris Petrie |
Behavioral Science | Jenna Stevenson | Robin Campbell |
Biological Science | Savannah Murphy | Dr. James Yount |
Computer Technology | Tiffany Planter | Tara Gibson |
English | Ann Burton | Dr. Warren Jones |
Humanities | Kristina Hill | Dr. Warren Jones |
Physical Science | Seamus Walker | Dr. Marie Knight |
Service-Learning | David DaSilva | Billy Fried |
Campus Activities Awards
Category | Recipient | Nominated By |
Writing Award | Brianna Eldemire-Lewis | Amy Covell |
SGA Leadership Award | Sonia Rodas | Brittany Miedema |
Student Employee Award (Computer Lab) | Andrew Carroll | Olivia Clarke |
Student Employee Award (Computer Lab) | Mohammad "Mo" Schultz | Olivia Clarke |
Provost's Personal Achievement Award
Ann Burton
Outstanding Adjunct Instructor
Dustin Robertson
Eastern Florida Online
Academic Awards
Discipline | Recipient | Nominated By |
Biological Science | Joel Seda | Dr. Holly McKnight |
Education | Andrea Scott | Dr. Holly McKnight |
Service-Learning | Angela Tilger | Mary Garrett |
Social Sciences | Brandy Fowler | Kristie Fuller |
Outstanding Adjunct Instructor
Dayla Nolis
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