Students honored during 2016 Kinesiology Departmental Awards celebration

The Kinesiology Scholarships and Awards Celebration was held last week on Thursday, April 7. During the event, the following awards were given out:

SHAPE America Health and Physical Education-Outstanding Major of the Year: Nick Vena
Joan B. Neal Women’s Physical Education Scholarship Award: Jessica Gilbert
Mike Castronis Scholarship Award: Reed Nixon
Clifford Gray Lewis Scholarship Award: Jessica Gilbert
Mary Ella Lunday Soule Undergraduate Scholarship Award: Lauren Clark
Mary Ella Lunday Soule Scholarship Graduate Awards: Emma Ariyo, Nicole McCluney, and Brad Willingham
Louise Kindig Research Awards: Martijn Verhoeven and Gregg Rich
Ann Jewett Scholarship Award: David LaPlaca
Lois Johnson & William Jaspar Shortt Fellowships: Megha Vishwanathan and Michelle Weber
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards: Ashley Fallaize, Simon Higgins, David LaPlaca, and Leah May

Staff, faculty, parents, alumni, and fellow students were in attendance.