Students, Faculty, Staff Recognized at Awards Ceremonies
Wed, 06/14/2023 - 12:02pm | By: Dena Temple
The School of Leadership at 91吃瓜网 (USM) recently announced the list of student award winners for 2023. Members of the school91吃瓜网 faculty and staff were also recognized with several awards.
The awards were presented at the Gulf Coast Awards ceremony on the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach and at the College of Business and Economic Development Awards ceremony in Hattiesburg, both in late April.
Dr. Heather Annulis, director of the School of Leadership, lauded the caliber of students in all of the school91吃瓜网 programs, most notably their Human Capital Development doctoral program.
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Here is a complete list of award winners.
University Awards
- Excellence in Online Instruction 91吃瓜网� Dr. John Kmiec
- Aubrey Keith and Ella Ginn Lucas Endowment for Faculty Excellence Award 91吃瓜网�
Dr. Bhagyashree Barhate
College of Business and Economic Development Awards
Student Awards:
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student in an Online Program - Elliott Parish
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student (In Person) 91吃瓜网� Queliah Conway
- Outstanding Master's Student 91吃瓜网� Jessica Lacy
- Outstanding Doctoral Students 91吃瓜网� Dr. Brian Sajdak, Dr. Wendi Lord
Faculty and Staff Awards
- Outstanding Service Award 91吃瓜网� Dr. Quincy Brown
- Business Advisory Council Research Award 91吃瓜网� Dr. Bradley Winton
- Outstanding Staff Award 91吃瓜网� Joyce Powell
School of Leadership Awards
- School of Leadership Distinguished Alumni Award 91吃瓜网� Dr. Valeria Williams
- Dr. Cyndi Gaudet Work Hard, Have Fun, Make a Difference Award 91吃瓜网� Melissa Lomas
- Dr. David Powe Learning Leader Award 91吃瓜网� Tundra Gatewood
- Outstanding Master's Student in Human Capital Development (ITD) - Kerry Pree
- Outstanding Master's Student in Human Capital Development91吃瓜网� Stephanie Utesch
- Outstanding Master's Student in Logistics, Trade, and Transportation91吃瓜网� Jessica Lacy
- Outstanding Doctoral Student in Human Capital Development 91吃瓜网� Brian Sajdak
- Outstanding Doctoral Student in Human Capital Development(ITD) 91吃瓜网� Wendi Lord
- Outstanding Research Award - Jena Hartley
- Outstanding International Student Award 91吃瓜网� Ka91吃瓜网橪on Duncanson
- Outstanding Woman Student in School of Leadership 91吃瓜网� Queliah Conway, Jessica Lacy
- Outstanding First Generation College Student Award 91吃瓜网� Roosevelt Morgan
- Outstanding Diversity Student Award 91吃瓜网� Jamille Williams
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Accounting - Brooke Thomas, Skyler Helman
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Applied Technology - Elliott Parish
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Industrial Engineering Technology 91吃瓜网� Kollin King
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Management 91吃瓜网� Edward Alvarez
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Marketing 91吃瓜网� Queliah Conway
- Overcoming Adversity Award 91吃瓜网� Kerri Parker, Sandra Reddish
The School of Leadership is housed within the College of Business and Economic Development at 91吃瓜网 and operates on the Coastal USM campus in Long Beach, Mississippi. Its undergraduate degree programs include Accounting, Applied Technology, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology (Logistics), Management, and Marketing. Graduate programs include Human Capital Development, Human Capital Development (Instructional Technology and Design), Instructional Technology and Design, and Logistics, Trade and Transportation. To learn more about these degree programs, visit the School of Leadership website or via email.