May 1, 2015

Hinds CC Honors Institute awards 17 scholars

  RAYMOND – Hinds Community College’s Honors Institute presented 17 students with awards of excellence for the 2014-15 academic term. Each named a faculty mentor, who received a certificate as…
BY: Danny Barrett Jr.

 

RAYMOND – Hinds Community College’s Honors Institute presented 17 students with awards of excellence for the 2014-15 academic term. Each named a faculty mentor, who received a certificate as an Honored Faculty Member during a ceremony Monday, April 29.

Receiving Honors Scholar awards were:

  • Keller Bradford, of Raymond, who honored District Director of Counseling Mary Lee McDaniel
  • Tiffany Gerlinger, of Brandon, who honored Spanish Instructor Nancy Ray
  • Jacob Holiday, of Clinton, who honored Biology Instructor Sharon Feaster
  • Allison Martin, of Monticello, who honored Mathematics Instructor Betsy Crook
  • Shane Savannah, of Edwards, who honored Biology Instructor Beth Guider
  • Britni Thomas, of Jackson, who honored Hall Director Cynthia Montgomery
  • Nicole Thomas, of Vicksburg, who honored District Coordinator of Student Success/Transitional Program Director Bridget Oakes
  • Dallas Townsend, of Raymond, who honored District Director of Student Activities Mark Stanton

Honors Scholars carry 12 or more honors hours, an overall GPA of 3.25 or better and at least 20 hours of community service.

Receiving Distinguished Honors Scholar awards were:

  • Jonathan Bethea, of Edwards, who honored Chemistry Instructor Jason Webb
  • Olivia Hall, of Jackson, who honored Sociology Instructor Audrey Glenn
  • Mary Harvey, of Forest, who honored Paralegal Technology Instructor Kathryn Ford
  • Natalie Minton, of Terry, who honored History Instructor Sheila Hailey
  • Asher Mitchell, of Silver Creek, who honored Music Instructor Alice Ballard
  • MaKensey Sanders, of Clinton, who honored Philosophy Instructor Stephen Wedding
  • Courtney Walker, of Crystal Springs, who honored Psychology Instructor Sharon Dorman
  • Emilee Ware, of Byram, who honored Speech Instructor Stacey Duke
  • Edward Williams, of Jackson, who honored English Instructor Jeanne Cook.

Distinguished Honors Scholars carry 18 or more honors hours and have two semesters in the Leadership Program. They must maintain an overall GPA of 3.5 or better and have at least 30 hours of community service.

Chemistry Instructor Jason Webb of Raymond, Miss. and Jonathan Bethea of Edwards, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Chemistry Instructor Jason Webb of Raymond, Miss. and Jonathan Bethea of Edwards, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Keller Bradford of Raymond, Miss. and District Director of Counseling Mary Lee McDaniel of Madison, Miss. at the honor student award ceremony.

Keller Bradford of Raymond, Miss. and District Director of Counseling Mary Lee McDaniel of Madison, Miss. at the honor student award ceremony.

Britni Thomas of Jackson, Miss. and Hall Director Cynthia Montgomery of Raymond, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Britni Thomas of Jackson, Miss. and Hall Director Cynthia Montgomery of Raymond, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Tiffany Gerlinger of Brandon, Miss. and Spanish instructor Nancy Ray of Flowood, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Tiffany Gerlinger of Brandon, Miss. and Spanish Instructor Nancy Ray of Flowood, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Sociology Instructor Audrey Glenn of Clinton, Miss. and Olivia Hall of Jackson, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Sociology Instructor Audrey Glenn of Clinton, Miss. and Olivia Hall of Jackson, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Paralegal Technology Instructor Kathryn Ford of Jackson, Miss. and Mary Catherine Harvey of Forest, Miss. at the honor student award ceremony.

Paralegal Technology Instructor Kathryn Ford of Jackson, Miss. and Mary Catherine Harvey of Forest, Miss. at the honor student award ceremony.

Jacob Holiday of Clinton, Miss. and Biology Instructor Sharon Feaster of Clinton, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Jacob Holiday of Clinton, Miss. and Biology Instructor Sharon Feaster of Clinton, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Allison Martin of Monticello, Miss. and Mathematics Instructor Betsy Crook of Raymond, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Allison Martin of Monticello, Miss. and Mathematics Instructor Betsy Crook of Raymond, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Music Instructor Alice Ballard Raymond, Miss. and Asher Mitchell of Silver Creek, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Music Instructor Alice Ballard Raymond, Miss. and Asher Mitchell of Silver Creek, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Nicole Thomas of Vicksburg, Miss. and staff member Bridget Oakes of Raymond, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Nicole Thomas of Vicksburg, Miss. and District Coordinator of Student Success/Transitional Program Director Bridget Oakes of Raymond, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Philosophy instructor Stephen Wedding of Raymond, Miss. and MaKensey Sanders of Clinton, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Philosophy instructor Stephen Wedding of Raymond, Miss. and MaKensey Sanders of Clinton, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Biology Instructor Beth Guider of Utica, Miss. and Shane Savannah of Edwards, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Biology Instructor Beth Guider of Utica, Miss. and Shane Savannah of Edwards, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

 

District Director of Student Activities Mark Stanton of Clinton, Miss. and Dallas Townsend of Raymond, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

District Director of Student Activities Mark Stanton of Clinton, Miss. and Dallas Townsend of Raymond, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Courtney Walker of Crystal Springs and Psychology Instructor Sharon Dorman of Jackson, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Courtney Walker of Crystal Springs and Psychology Instructor Sharon Dorman of Jackson, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Speech Instructor Stacey Duke of Brandon, Miss.  and Emilee Ware of Byram, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Speech Instructor Stacey Duke of Brandon, Miss. and Emilee Ware of Byram, Miss. at the honors student award ceremony.

Edward Williams, of  Jackson, Miss., and English Instructor Jeanne Cook at the honors student award ceremony.

Edward Williams, of Jackson, Miss., and English Instructor Jeanne Cook at the honors student award ceremony.