Maryville College recognized three local students during the institution’s annual Academic Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 15, when three students from Southeast Tennessee claimed were recognized.
The award for outstanding achievement in Italian went to Joshua Cornell, a first-year student from Chattanooga.
Connor Goins, a junior theatre studies major from Cleveland, received the Evelyn Seedorf Prize in Dramatic Arts, which goes annually to the most deserving student majoring in theatre. The win marks the second year in a row Mr. Goins was named as the Evelyn Seedorf recipient.
Esther Proctor, a junior mathematics with licensure major from Cleveland, was the recipient of the Russell N. and Frances Lane Edwards and Troy Bell Lane Waggoner Award. The award is presented to the most outstanding junior or senior in the Division of Mathematics and Computer Science. Ms. Proctor also was presented the William H. Dent Calculus Award for having the most outstanding performance in calculus.
Held in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre of the Clayton Center for the Arts, the annual event honors those MC students who have completed the 2022-23 academic year in ways that lift up the scholastic value of a liberal arts education. Numerous students, parents and family members were in the audience, and a procession of faculty members and administrators — led by macebearer Dr. Zachary Himmelberger, assistant professor of psychology — joined the honorees on stage.
“These students have shown a devotion to learning, a passion for understanding, a sensitivity to nuance, an appreciation for cultural and social diversity and a willingness to use their growing wisdom for the common good,” said Dr. Dan Klingensmith, vice president and dean of the College, who served as the evening’s emcee. “I speak for all of my colleagues, I believe, when I say that there is no higher honor than to guide them along the way to these academic accomplishments, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to honor them at this annual ceremony.”