Honors Day Recognizes Community of Scholars
Terra Teague Earns 2008 Barlow Trophy
Alma College senior Terra Teague of Monroe is the 2008 winner of the
Barlow Trophy, Alma’s most prestigious award for a graduating senior.
Presented at Alma’s annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 3, 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.
Alma
College President Saundra Tracy (far left) 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 is the 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.
A graduate of Monroe High School, she is the daughter of David and Teresa Teague.
Ann Armbruster of Ann Arbor, daughter of Julie Armbruster, and Hadley
Boehm of Perry, daughter of Robert and Michell Hadley, 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 of
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.
Boyer, a business administration major, is a graduate of Cadillac High School. She is the daughter of Jeff and Mitzie Boyer.
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.
Outstanding Faculty Recognized
Alma College seniors recognized Murray Borrello, Ron Lemmon and Bishop
Thomas Makarios with Outstanding Faculty Awards at the annual Honors
Convocation on Thursday, April 3. In addition, Mark Oemke 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.
Borrello, geology instructor, was the recipient for the natural
sciences division. Lemmon, assistant professor of business
administration, was the recipient for the social sciences division.
Bishop Makarios, professor of religious studies, was the recipient for
the humanities division. Oemke is an assistant professor of biology.
Posted: Fri, April 4th, 2008 at 12:37AM
