FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood University Faculty Athletic Representative,
Dr. Consuelo Alvarez, has announced her annual recognition of Academic Accomplishments achieved by student-athletes for the past academic year (2012-13). Thirty-nine Lancers earned academic and/or merit-based scholarship awards, were recognized as outstanding seniors within a major and/or concentration, made presentations, or had papers published. Longwood Athletics is proud to recognize these student-athletes and their respective off-the-field endeavors. The complete list follows.
Scholarships
Kyle Bodin, Men's Golf
Pre-Business BSBA major
Jay Christopher DeBoer Memorial Scholarship. It is given by Chris' family and friends, to a business or economics major that is a member of the men's or women's golf team and exemplifies Chris' commitment to academics and athletics.
Olivia Colella, Women's Soccer
Biology major
Cormier Scholar, Nellie Ward Nance and Provost
Zach Corcoran, Men's Soccer
Biology major
Tobacco Scholarship
Paul Hegedus, Men's Soccer
Physics Pre-Engineering major
Provost
Holly Janney, Softball
Nursing major
McGrath-Lewis
Caroline Mann, Women's Lacrosse
Pre-Business Business Administration and Economics major
Provost
Amelia McConnell, Women's Soccer and Cross Country
Art Studio major in Graphic Design
Art Deparment Scholarship. It is awarded to department majors who are in good academic standing, shown commitment and made contributions to the department.
Catherine Scott
Kelsey McDonald, Women's Soccer
Pre-Business Business Administration and Economics major
Provost
Aaron Myers, Baseball
Physics Pre-Engineering major with a minor in Mathematics
Charles & Andrea Bolding
Alex O'Dell, Men's Golf
Pre-Business, Business Administration and Economics major
Branch Banking & Trust Scholarship. It is awarded to an outstanding business or economics major who has achieved at least a 3.50 grade point average.
Jones Thomas Butler. It is awarded to a first-year business or economics major who shows unusual academic promise and leadership potential.
Cory Ramsey, Baseball
Exercise Science major
Michael Tucker
Katie Shinrock, Softball
Biology major with a Health Biomedical Concentration
Florence Putnam and Charles & Medora Cocke
Caitlin Smith, Field Hockey
Exercise Science major
Provost
Amanda Steinhagen, Women's Golf
Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Economics
Ashley Taws and Heintz-O'Neil
Kelsey Trace, Women's Soccer
Biology major with a Health Biomedical Concentration
Provost
Liz Trainer, Women's Lacrosse
Kinesiology major with a concentration in Exercise Science
Provost
Jenna Weyant, Women's Lacrosse
Social Work major
Provost
Emily Whitman, Women's Lacrosse
Biology major with a concentration in Health Biomedical
Edith Stevens Award. It is presented to a Junior Biology major based in the student's academic performance.
Vera B. Remsburg Virginia Academy of Sciences (VAS) Scholarship. It is awarded to a rising senior Biology major who is in good academic standing and includes a student membership to the VAS.
Outstanding Seniors
Internship Awards in Economics
Evan Jones, Men's Soccer / Business Economics major with a minor in Business Administration
Seniors Graduating with Academic Honors (3.35–4.0 Cumulative GPA)
Evan Jones, Men's Soccer / Business Economics major with a minor in Business Administration
Scott Laabs, Baseball / Finance major with a minor in Economics
Senior Honors Research
Scott Laabs, Baseball / Finance major with a minor in Economics
Title: “The Impact of Increased Dividend Announcements on Stock Price: A Test of Market Efficiency”
Presentations
Fall 2012
Hannah Hill, Women's Tennis
Biology 400 Unifying (Research Proposal at Senior Capstone class)
Title: "The relationship between LSD induced psychosis and schizophrenia: implications of LSD provoked schizophrenia"
Spring 2013
Kyra Byron, Women's Soccer
Senior Art work presented at LCVA
Title: "Families and Autism"
Nikki Glisson, Women's Soccer and Sarah Casette
Department of Psychology, senior's project and poster presentation
Title: “How Different Colors Affect College Students Happiness”
Kaye Goulding, Field Hockey and
Marta Pinyol, Women's Tennis
Department of Psychology, Winners of senior's project and poster presentation
Title: “The Effects of Accents on Speakers' Credibility”
Paul Hegedus, Men's Soccer
Physics 260 Introduction to Experimental Design
Title: "Thomson's e/m Experiment”
Evan Jones, Men's Soccer
Color Photography and Honors English 400
Title: “Research and document food and hunger in Farmville: Fast Food Mile: The Hunger Disconnect”
Kelsey McDonald, Women's Soccer
Economics 217 (Honors project)
Title: “Barnes & Noble Longwood University Bookstore: Middleman or Conman? A look a rising college textbooks prices: Reasons, Comparisons and Solutions”
Aaron Myers, Baseball
Physics 260 Introduction to Experimental Design
Title: "Atomic Spectrum”
Marta Pinyol, Women's Tennis
Communications 461 (Undergraduate Research)
Title: "Movies and attitudes about sex”
Stephanie Schenkel, Women's Lacrosse
Communications 461 (Undergraduate Research)
Title: "Student Athletes and Symbolic Interactionism"
Bobby Shelton, Baseball
Biology 400 Unifying (Research Proposal at Senior Capstone class)
Title: "The Effects of Nicotine on Lung Bronchiolar and Alveolar Epithelium in Rats”
Claudia Flink and
Kelsey Trace, Women's Soccer and Amanda Rigdon and Michael White
Biology 122 (Honors project)
Title: “Phenolic Acid Effects on Cucumber Plants”
Christina Verhulst, Field Hockey
Biology 400 Unifying (Research Proposal at Senior Capstone class)
Title: “Effects of Methylmercury on Sperm”
Emily Whitman, Women's Lacrosse
Virginia Academy of Sciences at Virginia Tech
Title: “NKG2D receptor activation of NFκB enhances proinflammatory cytokine secretion in anti-tumor CD8+ T cells”
In addition, Emily will participate in the 8-week LU-PRISM summer program
Mollie Zimmerman, Women's Lacrosse
Sociology 461 (Sociology Senior Seminar)
Title: “Alcohol, Marijuana and Identity of College Students”
Thesis
Marta Pinyol, Women's Tennis
Communication Studies Major
Advisor: Dr. Wilma King
Title: “The Effects of Movies' Sexual Content on Young Adults' Perceptions of Their Own Sexual Lifes”
Marta Pinyol, Women's Tennis
Psychology Major
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Buchert
Title: "The Effects of Accents on Speakers' Credibility"
Big South Conference All-Academic Teams
Russell Reed, Men's Cross Country
Rebecca Denny, Women's Cross Country
Devin Pierce, Men's Soccer
Lindsey Ottavio, Women's Soccer
Stephen Shockley, Men's Basketball
Erin Neal, Women's Basketball
Kyle Bodin, Men's Golf
Hannah Pierce, Women's Golf
Edward Becker, Men's Tennis
Marta Pinyol, Women's Tennis
Jamie Brentlinger, Women's Lacrosse
Amy Putnam, Softball
