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<p class="MsoNormal">Marion Campus Students, Faculty and Staff,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thursday, May 31<sup>st</sup> at 7:30 p.m., the Marion Campus will celebrate the many academic accomplishments of students and faculty at the 41<sup>st</sup> annual Academic Recognition Program at the Marion Palace Theatre.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Below is a listing of the of awards that will be announced and presented on Thursday evening.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>International Travel Study Award</b> – presented to all students who participated in a Marion campus study abroad experience this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Howard Honors Scholarship</b> – winners will be announced at the program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senior Honors Thesis Recognition</b> – Gretchen Elizabeth Fogle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Howard Honors Book Award</b> – Ryan Geiger, Melissa Lynn Redick, Emily Amiah Sexton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Creative Writing Awards</b> – Danielle Leigh Wolff, Brittany Violet Long, Rachel Lynn Schade, Jennifer Lou Miller, Timothy Alan Giles, Sierra Nicole Larcomb, Sheree Bonita Whitelock<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Digital Media Composition Award</b> – Deborah Lynn Noll<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Oliver E. Hamilton History Awards</b> – Cynthia Renee Leyvas, Lauren Ainslie Miller<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Babich Writing Award</b> – Emily Jean Smock, Callie Jeanette Bramel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Award</b> – Travis Glenn Blanton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Griffin Society Teaching Award</b> – winner will be announced at the program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Marion Campus Teaching</b> <b>Award</b> – winners will be announced at the program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Howard Service Award</b> – George and Evelyn Ghearing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Undergraduate Academic Excellence Awards</b> – winners in each category will be announced at the program. Nominees are as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Freshman: Esah Robert Bouziane, Andrew William Clemans, Samantha Rae Secrist, Emily Jean Smock, Sandra Kay Spangler<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Sophomore: John C. Ando, Tamara Marie Blanton, Travis Glenn Blanton, Ashya’Marie Herrera, Patty Sue Sheets, Matthew Christian Webber, Christopher Michael Wilds<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Junior: John Christopher Corvo, Randi-Fay Hilt, Robert Austin Kucera, Jared Duane Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Senior: Arika Marie Baker, Callie Jeanette Bramel, Jessica Gail Creamer, Gretchen Elizabeth Fogle, Tanya Lynn Foulk, Carrie Danielle Lee, Melissa Lynn Lester, Deborah Lynn Noll, Julianna Marie Prince, Rachel Lynn
Schade, David Charles Shuck, Wendy Sue Walker<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The C. Eugene Maynard Academic Excellence Award</b> – winner will be announced at the program.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nominees include Arika Marie Baker, Jessica Gail Creamer, Casey Lee Edgington, Gretchen Elizabeth Fogle, Tanya Lynn Foulk, Melissa Lynn Lester, Daborah Lynn Noll, Renee Lynn Rush, Rachel Lynn Schade, Wendy Sue Walker, Sheree Bonita Whitelock<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The John T. Mount Award</b> - winner will be announced at the program.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nominees include: Miriam A. Ghidan, Diana Marie Lutmer, Eman Tiba<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, Associate of Arts Degrees will be conferred and presented to those who completed requirements for the degree between spring 2011 and spring 2012.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Marion Campus Chorus under the direction of Mr. Christopher Dent will perform, a selected Creative Writing Award piece will be read and a portion of the winning Digital Media Composition submission will be shown.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Following the program, a reception will be held in the Marion Palace Pavilion. All are invited to attend!
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you’ll be able to join us for this very special evening. If you plan to attend and have not yet RSVP’d, please email Amy Erickson at
<a href="mailto:erickson.138@osu.edu">erickson.138@osu.edu</a> and include the total number in your party. The number of guests is unlimited but we request that you share the information with us so we may plan accordingly for the reception.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope to see you Thursday evening!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chris<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#984806">Chris Trapp<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#984806">The Ohio State University at Marion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#984806">Assistant Director of Academic Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#984806">1465 Mt. Vernon Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#984806">Marion, Ohio 43302<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#984806">Appointment line: 740-725-6334<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#984806">Direct phone: 740-725-6126<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#984806"><a href="mailto:trapp.22@osu.edu"><span style="color:#984806;text-decoration:none">trapp.22@osu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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today to learn about the transition to semesters – coming summer 2012!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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