April 29, 2020, CRESTON, IOWA—Congratulations to the 2020 Southwestern Community College Student Awards and Recognition recipients! These student award winners are normally announced during an awards ceremony held at Southwestern’s Creston campus during Pay it Forward (PIF) Week in late-April; however, due to the nation’s current social distancing requirements, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the college was not able to hold its annual face-to-face ceremony. Award recipients’ certificates and a ceremony program will be mailed to their home addresses on file at the college.
2020 All-Iowa Academic Team - Chase Miner of Leon and Ella Rutherford of Niantic, Illinois.
The Perfect 4.0 GPA - Students who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA after completing 48 or more credit hours @ SWCC and are degree seeking.
Brielle Baker, Creston; Luis Diaz, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; Emily Donner, Creston; Duane Feldhacker, Creston; Brooke Henrichs, Lenox; Chase Miner, Leon; Ella Rutherford, Niantic, Illinois; Brian Soto, San German, Puerto Rico; and Micha Stephens, Creston.
Student Senate Recognition - Riley Beard, Diagonal, President; Kylie Peddycoart, Creston, Vice President; and Kiersten Latham, Creston, Secretary.
Student Ambassadors - Brielle Baker, Creston; Riley Beard, Diagonal; Katelyn Belding, Sharpsburg; Myles Greene, Mount Ayr; Samantha Hagedorn, Bancroft; Kiersten Latham, Creston; Ryann Martin, Mount Ayr; Saige Rice, Creston; Breanna Ross, Creston; Mackenzie Shields, Mount Ayr; Emerson Stone, Leon; and Hayley Whittington, Mount Ayr.
Auto Collision Repair/Refinish Awards - Artemio Sanchez, Osceola, Mr. Employability, and Sergio Sandoval, Osceola, Outstanding First Year Student - Collision Repair.
Automotive Repair Technology Awards - Evan Cockerham, Creston, Outstanding College Student - Second Year;
Hunter Ernst, Greenfield, Outstanding High School Student; Wyatt Schneider, Greenfield, Outstanding High School Student; Nicole Hathaway, Winterset, Willing to be Taught (Most Teachable); and Courtney Nielsen, Blair, Nebraska, Willing to be Taught (Most Teachable).
Business Awards - Ashley Heacock, Creston, Outstanding Accounting Student; Silvia Alberti, Verona, Negrar, Italy, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE); Joshua Brown, Woodburn, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE); Cynthia Gard, Murray, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE); Nicholas Holste, Massena, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE); Isabella Johnson, Corning, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE); Brendan Langloss, Norwalk, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE); Jordan McDuff, Cumberland, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE); and Jennifer Sics, Clarinda, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE); Tristan Travis, Creston, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE); Lacreshia Weems, Creston, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE); and Jacob Wilson, Macksburg, Students in Free Enterprise Club (SIFE).
Nursing Awards - Courtney Clark, Osceola, Outstanding LPN Student; Britta Tracy, Murray, Outstanding LPN Student; Abbigaelle Collado, Indianola, Outstanding RN Student; and Shasta Copper, Leon, Outstanding RN Student.
Red Oak Center Awards - Thomas Bates, Stanton, Academic Excellence Award; Stormey Dykes, Stanton, Impact Award; and Darian Heideman, Red Oak, Outstanding Math Student Award.
Osceola Center Awards - Austin Taylor, Osceola, “Comeback Kid” Award; Erin Silzer, New Virginia, “Energizer Bunny” Award; Zadie Hatfield, Osceola, “I did it” Award; Amanda McBurney, Murray, “Stick to it” Award; and Andrea Echeverria, Osceola, Center Academic Award.
Distance Education Awards - Lindsay Goldsberry, Carlisle, Online Student of the Year, and Jessica Muller, Davis City, Online Student of the Year.
Ag Awards - Kate Belding, Sharpsburg, Ag Club President; Tyllar Roesener, Cook, Nebraska, Ag Club Vice President; Mikenzy Beaty, Russell, Ag Club Secretary; Mariah Murphy, Anita, Ag Club Treasurer; Kayla Abell, Greenfield, Artificial Insemination Certification; Kaitlyn Blazek, Fontanelle, Artificial Insemination Certification; Travis Mascher, Stanton, Artificial Insemination Certification; Shelby Mathes, Lorimor, Artificial Insemination Certification; Mariah Murphy, Anita, Artificial Insemination Certification; Tyllar Roesener, Cook, Nebraska, Artificial Insemination Certification
Deena Snyder, Osceola, Artificial Insemination Certification; Mitchel Swank, Benton, Artificial Insemination Certification; Casey Allen, Afton, Spartan Cattle Battle Committee; Mikenzy Beaty, Russell, Spartan Cattle Battle Committee; Mitchel Swank, Benton, Spartan Cattle Battle Committee; Hayley Whittington, Mount Ayr, Spartan Cattle Battle Committee; and Travis Mascher, Stanton, Work Study Above and Beyond
Beta Eta Nu Officer Team - Royce Bernard, Creston, Five Star Chapter -- Beta Eta Nu Officer Team; Sadie Green, Creston, Five Star Chapter -- Beta Eta Nu Officer Team; Chase Miner, Leon, Five Star Chapter -- Beta Eta Nu Officer Team; Ella Rutherford, Niantic, Illinois, Five Star Chapter -- Beta Eta Nu Officer Team; and Chase Miner, Leon, The Go-To Guy.
Tutoring Awards - Lucianne Brown, Stuart, Academic Excellence in English; Sadie Green, Creston, Academic Excellence in Math; Catherine Rotich, Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, Kenya, Academic Excellence in Math; Ella Rutherford, Niantic, Illinois, Academic Excellence in Math; Aric Szambelan, Farmington, Minnesota, Academic Excellence in Math; Abbigaelle Collado, Indianola, Academic Excellence in Professional Nursing; Ethan Coleman, Lenox, Academic Excellence in Science Education; Ashley Heacock, Creston, Outstanding Student in Accounting; Alexis Evans, Winterset, Outstanding Student in Health Sciences; Chase Miner, Leon, Outstanding Student in Health Sciences; and Sydney Weis-Sorensen, Bedford, Outstanding Student in Health Sciences.
Biology Awards - Taylor Clendenen, Indianola, Outstanding Anatomy & Physiology Student, and Micha Stephens, Creston, Outstanding Anatomy & Physiology Student
Criminal Justice Awards - Breanna Ross, Creston, Baker Award for Criminal Justice Advocacy; Ricky Marcus, Grand River, Baracus Award for Fitness Excellence; Payton Armstrong, Greenfield, Marshall Award for Justice; and Kayela Willis, Whitewright, Texas, Stearns Award for Academic Excellence.
English Awards - Mackenzie Bodell, Creston, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Paige Busch, Creston, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Hailey Chew, Murray, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Justice Davis, Lamoni, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Eric Desbois, Brooklin, Ontario, Canada, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Donzell Johnson, Bloomington, Illinois, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Yelyzaveta Kostiuk, Osceola, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Brittany Linch, Creston, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Eli Loudon, Creston, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Molly McNeill, Afton, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Catherine Rotich, Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, Kenya, Outstanding Student in English Composition; Lucianne Brown, Stuart, Outstanding Student in Literature; and Brooke Gordon-Page, Orient, Outstanding Student in Literature; Sadie Green, Creston, Outstanding Student in Literature;
Chase Miner, Leon, Outstanding Student in Literature; and Leslie Torres, Osceola, Outstanding Student in Literature
Sports Shooting Awards - Tyllar Roesener, Cook, Nebraska, Top Male Shooter; Courtney Nielsen, Blair, Nebraska, Top Female Shooter; Wyatt Baker, Bedford, Most Improved Shooter; and Carter Griffin, Harlan, Rookie of the Year.
Men’s Basketball Awards - James Kelley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Second Team All-Region XI, and Akeen Woods, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Honorable Mention All-Region XI.
Volleyball Awards - Hanna Gray, Red Oak, Leader; Kelcie Gaines, Watson, Missouri, Most Improved Player; Cayla Maitlen, Creston, Most Valuable Player.
Women’s Basketball Awards - Simone Jordan, Grandview, Missouri, First Team All-Region XI, and Brielle Baker, Creston, Second Team All-Region XI.
Scholar Athlete 3.0+ GPA Awards - Robert Rodriguez, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Baseball; Matthew Smith, Blue Springs, Missouri, Baseball; Benjamin Aliel, East New Britain, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, Cross Country; Joshua Carstens, Panora, Cross Country; Jaida Claussen, Greenfield, Cross Country; Danielle Costain, Creston, Cross Country; Brianna Hoffman, Panora, Cross Country; Austin Lundy, Fontanelle, Cross Country; Hannah Thompson, Morristown, Minnesota, Cross Country; Cassity Conley, Creston, Dance Team; Kiersten Latham, Creston, Dance Team; Cameron Laughery, Yale, Dance Team; Aric Szambelan, Farmington, Minnesota, Men’s Golf; Katelyn Belding, Sharpsburg, Women’s Golf; Ali Enright, Corydon, Softball; Cayla Maitlen, Creston, Softball; Hannah Perez, Mary Esther, FL, Softball; Lindsay Rader, Joplin, Missouri, Softball; Ella Rutherford, Niantic, Illinois, Softball; Kaitlyn Schad, Norwalk, Softball; Kelsey Tibbs, Earlham, Softball; Benjamin Aliel, East New Britain, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, Men’s Track and Field; Joshua Carstens, Panora, Men’s Track and Field; Austin Lundy, Fontanelle, Men’s Track and Field; Cayla Maitlen, Creston, Volleyball; Yasmine Cribb, Aransas Pass, Texas, Volleyball and Women’s Track and Field; Payton Jellison, Seymour, Volleyball and Women’s Track and Field; Sckiya Banister, Kansas City, Missouri, Women’s Basketball; Eden Billups-Campbell, Kansas City, Missouri, Women’s Basketball; Samantha Hagedorn, Bancroft, Women’s Basketball; and Kayela Willis, Whitewright, Texas, Women’s Basketball.
Ron “Fox” Clinton Female Athlete Award - Simone Jordan, Grandview, Missouri, Women’s Basketball.
Paul Somers Male Athlete Award - Benjamin Aliel, East New Britain, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, Men’s Track and Field.