Gabrielle (Gabbie) Fales was named the 2016-17 Outstanding Senior in Communication. She was one of nine students nominated for the Alumni Association's Distinguished Senior Award and was named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Gabbie is from St. Louis, where she will return after graduation to serve as events and communication manager for the Pujols Family Foundation.
Students, alumni, family members, friends, and faculty gathered in the Marian University Theatre Sunday, April 23 to recognize dozens of outstanding student accomplishments during the 2016-17 academic year.
The ceremony was part of the university's 41st Annual Student Achievement Awards. More than 150 undergraduate and graduate students were honored for exceptional performance in academics, athletics, campus ministry, student life, and other categories with about 60 awards and recognitions made.
Nearly 30 student-scholars were also acknowledged for their inclusion in "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities."
The event was followed by a reception in Alumni Hall. Music was provided by the university's saxophone quartet.
Academic Awards
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Art Department Award of Excellence
- Mary Grace Feeney
- Jennifer Marvel
The Sister Dolorita Carper Award of Achievement in Art
- Hannah Carpenter
Outstanding Senior in Communication
- Gabrielle Fales
Outstanding Senior in English
- Lydia Godsil
First-Year Writing Award: ENG 101
- Julia Robson
First-Year Writing Award: ENG 115
- Camille Comet
The Thoreau Award for Excellence in Writing
- Lori Arend
Goethe Institute Book Award for Students of German
- Allison Hering, Freshman
- Logan Murray, Sophomore
- Amelia Brandt, Junior
- Phillip Rogier, Junior
Senior Award for Outstanding Achievement in Spanish
- Marshall Kellenburger
The Alliance Francaise d’Indianapolis Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Study of French
- Daniela Alvarez
Sister Mary Carol Schroeder Memorial Award
- Elizabeth Hilt
The Sister Adele Zahn Award for Excellence in Humanities
- Christopher Anderson
- Rebecca Doyle
- Kegan Main
- Laura Mascari
- Charles Wessel
Senior Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music
- Shelbi Berry
Joseph N. Hingtgen Distinguished Senior in Psychology Award
- Jillian Charboneau
- Kameron Utter
Theatre Department Senior Service Award
- Sarah Hunter
Theology Award
- Kristin Hauser
- Luke Messmer
Philosophy Award
- Christopher Trummer
The Senior Biology Recognition of Excellence Award
- Christopher Anderson
- Anna Dudley
The Purichia Recognition of Excellence in Biology Award
- Troy Hale
- Jack Ravotto
American Institute of Chemists Award
- Grace Neathery
The Sister Mary Rose Stockton Excellence in Chemistry Award
- Abigail Burnett
- Kristen Buss
- Alex Card
- Kyliegh Crary
- Ruthann Gorrell
- Laura Haunert
- Jenna Hedlund
- Sarah Hershberger
- Adam Lesniak
- Matthew Morand
- Clara Reasoner
- Adam Shuder
- Rachel Smith
- Morgan Stricker
- Htoo Thu
- Kate Timmerman
- Hagar Weinstein
- Victoria Yagodinski
Outstanding Achievement in Engineering
- Gregory Konkle
BYRUM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Financial Executives International Award
- Mackenzie Dailey
Henry K. Engel Accounting and Finance Scholarship
- James Catanzarite
Donald A. Fleming Family Accounting and Finance Scholarship
- Laurel Rathbun
The Sister Laurita Kroger Award
- Olivia Kalscheur
Ken Elmendorf Outstanding Graduate in Business Administration
- Patrick Sanders
Ken A. Elmendorf Scholarship
- Dominic Dippel
Joseph P. Greenlee Accounting Endowed Scholarship
- Austin Ginther
Geraldine and Robert Decraene Scholarship
- Michael Blankman
- Therese Miller
Becher Family Accounting Endowed Scholarship
- Kristen Layman
THE EDUCATORS COLLEGE
Senior Award for Outstanding Achievement in Elementary Education
- Grace Morrison
Senior Award for Outstanding Achievement in Secondary Education
- Elizabeth Hilt
Outstanding Junior in Elementary Education
- Erin Rosebrough
Outstanding Junior in Secondary Education
- Claire Husting
Academic Achievement Award for Service to Those with Exceptional Needs
- Elizabeth Coleman
Academic Achievement Award for Outstanding Student in Exceptional Needs Education
- Lindsay Miller
The Rosanne Pirtle Kindergarten Award
- Brice Laigle
Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Outstanding Future Educator Award for Elementary Education
- Amanda Wintrow
Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Outstanding Future Educator Award for Secondary Education
- Anna Potter
Academic Achievement Award for Service to English Language Learners
- Brenda Gutierrez
Master’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Elementary Education
- Martyna Sataite
Master’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Secondary Education
- Richard Walke
Master’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Exceptional Needs Education
- Sara Kroll
Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Outstanding Future Educator Award Master’s Level
- Catherine Shook
LEIGHTON SCHOOL OF NURSING
Nursing Academic Excellence Award: Traditional Program
- Jane-Claire Turner
Nursing Academic Excellence Award: Accelerated Program
- Courtney Fenwick
Nursing Academic Award St. Thomas: Nashville
- Brittany Jarrell
Nursing Academic Excellence Award St. Vincent: Indianapolis
- Courtney McClendon
Nursing Leadership Award Traditional Program
- Felicia Hunter
EXERCISE AND SPORTS SCIENCE
Outstanding Senior in Exercise Science
- Emily McNulty
Outstanding Senior in Sport Performance
- Jordan Jackson
Co-Curricular Awards
Marian University Aspiring Leader Award
- Cameron Acheson
- Marta Morris
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Leadership
- Bridgette Antolin
- Robert Gibson
- Patrick Sanders
- Kayla Wagoner
Student Government Association Leadership Award
- Christopher Anderson
Resident Assistant Distinguished Service Award
- Robert Gillmore
- Megan Good
Athletic Academic Awards
M-Club Senior Scholar-Athlete Awards
- Daniel Albert
- Grace Neathery
Global Citizen Award
- Maggie Verhiley
Campus Ministry Awards
Missionary Character Award
- Michael Botta
- Holly Champagne
Rich Worship Award
- Olivia Kalschuer
- Luke Messmer
Education for Justice Award
- Taylor Marshall
Franciscan Values Award
- Kristin Hauser
Diana and John Sweany Maid and Knight of Marian Memorial Spirit Award Nominees
Maids
- Dionne Elsener
- Maddie Heidenreich
- Elizabeth Hilt
- Anastacia Kirby (winner)
- Jenna Sullivan
Knights
- Christopher Anderson
- Robert Gibson (winner)
- Kameron Utter
Alumni Association Awards
Distinguished Senior Award
- Jessica Conrad
- Gabrielle Fales
- Lydia Godsil
- Anna Huntine
- Allyson Milby
- Grace Neathery
- Patrick Sanders
- Kameron Utter (winner)
- Kayla Wagoner
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities
- Christopher Anderson
- Jessica Armacost
- Mark Berghoff
- Michael Botta
- Holly Champagne
- Khirston Chan
- Jillian Charboneau
- Zachary Deitch
- Rebekah Dickerson
- Dionne Elsener
- Gabrielle Fales
- Kenneth Fallon
- Chrislyn Fite
- Eliot Forrest
- Susan Foss
- Thomas Foster
- Lydia Godsil
- Brenda Gutierrez
- Eva Haas
- Kristin Hauser
- Sarah Hunter
- Anna Huntine
- Marshall Kellenburger
- Dan Lake
- Laynie Mason
- Mia McRoy
- Luke Messmer
- Allyson Milby
- Lindsay Miller
- Grace Morrison
- Bridget Schlebecker
- Kameron Utter
- Hannah Williams
- Amanda Wintrow
- Victoria Yagodinski