CSCC Recognizes Student Award Winners

  • Thursday, May 7, 2020
Reedhi Bamnelkar earned several awards during the 2019-2020 academic year at Cleveland State Community College including the Accounting, Computer Information Systems and Economics Awards. In addition, she was selected as an Outstanding Honors Student and a member of the All-Tennessee Academic Team.
Reedhi Bamnelkar earned several awards during the 2019-2020 academic year at Cleveland State Community College including the Accounting, Computer Information Systems and Economics Awards. In addition, she was selected as an Outstanding Honors Student and a member of the All-Tennessee Academic Team.

Each year, Cleveland State Community College holds its annual Student Awards Night Ceremony to honor more than 100 students for academic achievements in their respective fields of study, extracurricular clubs and organizations and athletics. The event was scheduled for this week, and although it was cancelled, the college wanted to honor those students earning awards for the 2019-2020 academic year. 

“This ceremony is one of our great traditions at Cleveland State,” stated Dr. Bill Seymour, CSCC president. “It was disappointing not to shake each of these students’ hands as they received their awards, but nothing can take away the accomplishments of these excellent students. We are proud of every one that has been recognized.”

The students and their awards are as follows: 

Division of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education

Outstanding Achievement in Art Christine Bebawy
Criminal Justice Sadie Lane
Early Childhood Education Chloe Stiles
Education Jordan Wagers
English Abby Crawley
Law Enforcement (AAS) Samuel Guffey
Mass Communications Miranda Smith
Outstanding Music Award Analise Bibao, Jewelia Fox
Psychology (AA) Benjamin Burton
Psychology (AS) Jocelyn Collins
Excellence in Social Work Bethany Souza
Spirit of Sociology Dawn Bremmer
Excellence in Speech Samantha Benavides, Lauren Bargeron

Division of Business and Healthcare

Accounting Reedhi Bamnelkar
Business Jennifer Strombergh, Kelly Pace
Computer Information Systems Reedhi Bamnelkar
Economics Reedhi Bamnelkar
Healthcare Management Rebecca Harrill
Medical Assistant Audrianna Shaw
APT Legal Office Terri Perian
APT Business Office Mayra Rafferty
Outstanding Nursing Student Award Anna Matev
Spirit of Nursing Award Brandon Patterson

Division of STEM and Advanced Technologies

Agriculture Zoe Grosskreutz
Astronomy Analise Bilbao
Biology Hailey Guffey
CITE (Computer Infor. Technologies) Chris Aragon
Chemistry Zoe Grosskreutz
Engineering Seth Ward
Engineering Systems Technology Matthew Crisp
Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries William Brewer
General Biology Jonathan Compton
Math Seth Ward
Mechatronics Rodger Hill
Organic Chemistry Nathaniel Harrell
Pace Award (Calculus) Britnay Gore
Physics Jacob Wagner

Division of Workforce and Economic Development

Cooperative Education Stacy Harris
Mechatronics Honors Institute Tyler Baker

Career Community Awards

Advanced Technologies Rodger Hill, Michael Cartwright
Arts and Humanities Analise Bilbao
Business Reedhi Bamnelkar
Education Haley Moore
Healthcare Rachal Carden, Nathaniel Harrell, 
  Mayce Grant
Social Science Abilene Flowers, Katina Green
STEM William Brewer

Special Recognitions

Outstanding Honors Students Reedhi Bamnelkar, Jannat Saeed
All TN Academic Team (Transfer) Christine Bebawy, Reedhi Bamnelkar
All TN Academic Team (Workforce) Haley Stephens, Marcelo Vilalba
CSCC Nominee for Statewide Outstanding
Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award Rodger Hill
Outstanding Student Award (Athens Center) Alexsis McCowan
Norma Davis Student Activity Service Award Samantha Benavides



Service Learning 
Gold Award William Brewer, Arielle Gearhart, Hailey Guffey
Silver Talem Willis, Rachal Carden, Gena Bagwell
Bronze Tami Herring Dupuy, Kayla Rzeplinski, 
Michelle Ghorley, Collin Hubbard, Lauren 
  Bodenhamer, Jasmine Celeste, Anna Kelsey, 
  Ashley Smith

Athletic and Campus Recreation 

Dr. George L. Mathis Scholastic Jordan Wagers, Andrew Carpenter
L. Quentin Lane Sportsmanship Sadie Lane, Kerry Pratt
Hugh Walker Female Athlete of the Year Britnay Gore (Women’s Basketball)
Dr. D. F. Adkisson Male Athlete of the Year DeMonte Person (Men’s Basketball)

Graduation Marshals

Arts and Humanities Keira Bundy
Business Emily White, Trey Johnson
Education Haley Howard
Healthcare Keri Eyeler
STEM Easton Clark

Leadership Merit Awards

2019-2020 Student Senate Officers Jessica Couch, Parliamentarian (Fall)
Nadia Fontaine, Parliamentarian (Spring)
  Abigail Flores, Secretary
Rebecca Phanor, Vice President
  Jordan Wagers, President

Clubs and Organizations 2019-2020 MVPs

Anime Fans of CSCC Kaleigh Snow
Baptist Collegiate Ministries Alberto Dominguez
Beta Omicron Chapter (Nursing Honor Society) Jasmine Celeste
Cheerleading Miranda Smith
Curtain Call Society Lindsay Markham
Diversity Club Nehemias Perez
Early Childhood Education Club Jessica Miller
Engineering Club Kirklin Norman
Environmental Awareness Association Anna Barbosa
FFA Club Zoe Grosskreutz
Film Club Abby Crawley
History Club Quentin Kaus
LEO Club Kaitlyn Knight
Medical Assistant Student Association Brooke Richardson
National Association for Music Education Jewelia Fox
Phi Theta Kappa Samantha Benavides
Quill and Ink Creative Writing Club Luis Alejandro Martinez
Skills USA Tabitha Swallows
Social Work Club Bethany Souza
Speech and Debate Samantha Benavides
Student Ambassadors Alexis Kyle
Student Art League Johaira Garcia
Student Nurses’ Association Gena Bagwell
Vocal Rhapsody Analise Bilbao
The Wildlife Society Arielle Gearhart

Student Senate Awards 

Outstanding Senator Award Jannat Saeed

For more information on Cleveland State Community College, visit clevelandstatecc.edu. Summer semester begins on May 26, and fall semester begins on Aug. 24.

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