Terra Teague Earns the Barlow Trophy
Students Receive Awards at Honors Convocation
Terra Teague of Monroe is the 2008 winner of the Barlow Trophy, Alma’s most prestigious award for a graduating senior.
Presented at the 2008 Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 3, the
Barlow Trophy was established in 1949 by Dr. Joel Barlow, a 1929 honors
graduate at Alma College. The award recognizes academic achievement for
a graduating senior in the top 10 percent of the class as well as
contributions to campus and community.
The Barlow Trophy is determined by a vote of Alma’s Student Congress and faculty members.
President Tracy presents the Barlow Trophy to Terra Teague, who is accompanied by her mother and father, Teresa and David Teague.
Teague earned a 4.0 grade point average in her business administration major. She has volunteered for numerous service activities, including hurricane relief in Louisiana, Special Olympics, Forgotten Children of Eastern Europe, Relay for Life, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity and Community Cafe. She also has served as a coach for the Girls on the Run Mentor Program for young girls in third through fifth grades.
As a market economics project manager, treasurer, vice president and currently president of the Alma College Students in Free Enterprise organization, she has worked to redesign the organizational structure, extended recruitment efforts to underclass students, participated in numerous outreach projects, and developed partnerships with local businesses.
She has served as a representative to the Board of Trustees and Student Congress and as this year’s senior class president. She also was an inaugural member of the Center for Responsible Leadership, played on the women’s varsity basketball team, served as a teaching assistant, and participated as a delegate in Model United Nations competitions.
Ann Armbruster of Ann Arbor and Hadley Boehm of Perry were the other Barlow nominees.
Katie Boyer Named Outstanding Senior Leader
Katie Boyer of Cadillac received the 2008 Outstanding Senior Leadership
Award. The Outstanding Senior Leader is elected from the leadership
award winners by a vote of the senior class. The other finalists were
Hadley Boehm of Perry, Kate Bruder of Dearborn Heights, Alex Wagner at
East Tawas and Amy Wegener of Traverse City.
The Alma Leadership Alliance, a student organization committed to
bridging the transition between student and alumni status, sponsors the
Senior Leadership Awards. Nominated by campus organizations and
selected by a committee of students, faculty and administrators,
seniors receive Senior Leadership Awards for involvement in various
areas of campus life leadership.
Outstanding Seniors Named
Ann Armbruster of Ann Arbor, Jennifer LaMay of Yale, Salina Maxwell of
Fenwick, Angela Szatkowski of North Muskegon and Terra Teague of Monroe
received Outstanding Senior Awards given annually to the graduating
seniors with the highest grade point averages.
Seniors Present Class Gifts
Terra Teague, president of the class of 2008, announced the senior
class gifts: an endowed scholarship in honor of former classmate Sam
Geer, who passed away in 2007; and a stretch golf cart to assist
college visitors, alumni and prospective students.
Omicron Delta Kappa
Ten students were extended offers of membership in Omicron Delta Kappa,
the national leadership honorary: William Allen, Hadley Boehm, Alex
Bouwhuis, Megan Crawford, Drew Emge, Kristina Fuehring, James Kruse,
Catherine Millon, Katherine Porter and Adam Sypniewski.
Phi Beta Kappa
New members of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honorary society in
the United States, are Nanette Beckmann, Alexander Bouwhuis, Shannon
Dier, Drew Emge, Elizabeth Heitsch, Rachel Krefman, Jennifer LaMay,
Adam Sypniewski and Christine Wheatley.
President’s Cups Awarded
President’s Cups were awarded to the following students who achieved the highest grade point averages in their class.
• Juniors: Rebecca Bruning, Adam Sypniewski, Abigail Zukausky.
• Sophomores: Jaimie Bolda, Charles Cook, Adam Meinzinger, Rebecca Spitzley.
• Freshmen: Andrew Adan, Jeffrey Beck, Robert Danbert, Marcy Gilstad,
Sarah Gross, Christiana Hugo, Eleanor King, Aaron Ransom, Kathryn Rice,
Cory Schall, Cassandra Snyder, Ryan Spitler, Dorothy Van Fossan, James
Young.
Posted: Thu, April 3rd, 2008 at 2:46PM
