Honors Day Recognizes Community of Scholars
Marcus Hong Earns 2007 Barlow Trophy
Alma College senior Marcus Hong of Charlotte, N.C., is the 2007 winner
of the Barlow Trophy, Alma’s most prestigious award for a graduating
senior.
Presented at Alma’s annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 5, the
Barlow Trophy recognizes academic achievement for a graduating senior
in the top 10 percent of the class as well as contributions to campus
and community.
Established in 1949 by Dr. Joel Barlow, a 1929 honors graduate at Alma
College, the award is determined by a vote of Alma’s Student Congress
and faculty members.
Hong earned a 3.96 grade point average while pursuing double majors in
English and religious studies. He has served as a student ministry
coordinator and bandleader at the Alma College Chapel. He also is a
resident assistant; head English writer for the Pine River Anthology,
the College’s annual published literature and arts magazine; and campus
president of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honorary.
His other campus activities have included serving as a Student Congress
representative, member of the Alma College Choir and “Scots on the
Rocks” vocal group, student member of the president’s Strategy and
Planning Committee, founding member of the Barnabas Society, member of
the Sigma Tau Delta National English Honorary, promotions manager for
WQAC radio station, and participant in alternative break mission trips
to rural Appalachia and Washington, D.C.
A graduate of Skyline high School in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hong is the son of Young and Marjan Hong of Charlotte, N.C.
Erin Bernethy of Linwood, daughter of William and Kathleen Bernethy,
and Melissa Hanson of Manistee, daughter of Diane Hanson of Manistee
and Alan Hanson of Traverse City, were the other Barlow nominees.
Mollie Smith Named Outstanding Senior Leader
Mollie Smith of Grand Haven received the 2007 Outstanding Senior
Leadership Award, sponsored by the Alma Leadership Alliance. Smith was
elected from the Senior Leadership Award winners by a vote of the
senior class. The other finalists were Danielle Creguer, Hilary Miller,
Kristen Minter, Megan Stevenson and Amanda Zielinski.
The Alma Leadership Alliance is a student organization committed to
bridging the transition between student and alumni status. 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.
Trisha MacConnell Named Outstanding Senior
Trisha MacConnell of San Jose, Calif., received the Outstanding Senior
Award given annually to the graduating senior with the highest grade
point average.
Outstanding Faculty, Junior Faculty Recognized
Alma College seniors recognized Nicholas Dixon, Ed Lorenz and Tim Sipka
with Outstanding Faculty Awards at the annual Honors Convocation on
Thursday, April 5. In addition, Laura von Wallmenich was named
Outstanding Junior Faculty.
The Outstanding Faculty Awards are chosen by a vote of the senior class
members. The Outstanding Junior Faculty Award is chosen by the
president with the advice of the faculty personnel committee and the
provost.
Dixon, professor and chair of the philosophy department, was the
recipient for the humanities division. Lorenz, chair of the history
department, was the recipient for the social sciences division.
Sipka, associate professor of mathematics, was the recipient of the
natural sciences division. Von Wallmenich is an assistant professor of
English.
Posted: Tue, April 10th, 2007 at 10:11AM
