School Notes

Mount Union honors

ALLIANCE -- University of Mount Union students were acknowledged at the institution's Senior Recognition and Honors Convocation, held virtually April 20 on its website and social media channels.

Joshua Andrews, of Salem, was awarded the Robert L. & Flora Curtis Kniveton Accounting Prize.

Bariah Coursin, of Sebring, was awarded the Robert E. Hillier Family Scholarship.

Olivia Buch, of Alliance, was awarded the Art Department Purchase Award.

Amber Hume, of Minerva, was awarded the Mary Evelyn Cook Weber Prize and the Dean's Purchase Awards in Art.

Teresa Woerther, of Alliance, was awarded the Dean's Purchase Awards in Art.

April George, of Salem, was awarded the Amelia Alexander Dillow Prize.

Anna Zumbar, of Alliance, was awarded the Richard L. and Connie VanderMeulen Doyle Prize and the Mary Rogusky Scholarship.

Ryleigh Jones, of Salem, was awarded the Mary Frost French Prize.

Abigayle Anderson, of Alliance, was awarded the Outstanding Japanese Award.

Krissy Tarter, of Alliance, was awarded the Alumni Chemistry Award and Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Status in women's cross country.

Colton Wade, of Alliance, was awarded the Morgan-Song Leadership Prize in Biochemistry.

Wyatt Kohl, of East Rochester, was awarded the Daniel Kibler, M.D. Prize.

Jenna Smith, of Beloit, was awarded the Rosemarie F. Ilg Crumbley Award and University Honors in the Graduating Class of 2021.

Megan Denny, of Alliance, was awarded the Sarah Stevenson Scholarship.

Emily Shar, of Leetonia, was awarded the Lucile Brown Ketcham Scholarship.

Bailey Balderson, of Alliance, was awarded the Alpha Lambda Delta 2021 Senior Certificate.

Lillian Boehm, of Alliance, was awarded the Alpha Lambda Delta 2021 Senior Certificate.

Andrea Dietz, of East Liverpool, was awarded the Alpha Lambda Delta 2021 Senior Certificate.

Natalie Dubaj, of Alliance, was awarded the Alpha Lambda Delta 2021 Senior Certificate.

Gabrielle Moore, of Alliance, was awarded the Alpha Lambda Delta 2021 Senior Certificate.

Danielle Yanssens, of Columbiana, was awarded the Alpha Lambda Delta 2021 Senior Certificate.

John Madison, of Alliance, was awarded the position of a Regula Scholar 2020-20201.

Daniel Laut, of Salem, was awarded Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Status in men's basketball.

Jeffery Joseph, of Beloit, was awarded Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Status in men's cross country.

Howard Frazier, of Alliance, was awarded Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Status in football.

Aaron Hawk, of Alliance, was awarded Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Status in football.

Kassity Miller, of New Waterford, was awarded Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Status in women's soccer.

Grace Heath, of Beloit, was awarded Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Status in softball.

Ethan Griffith, of Salem, was awarded Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Status in men's track and field.

Faith Hoobler, of Hammondsville, was awarded Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Status in women's track and field.

Maria Ellesin, of Alliance, was awarded Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Status in women's volleyball.

Each year, the convocation honors graduating seniors and underclass students who have excelled academically, displayed excellent leadership skills and shown dedication to the University and community through outstanding community service initiatives.

Learn more and view all 2021 award winners at mountunion.edu/honors-convocation.

Julianna Apicella

Julianna Apicella of Salem was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Apicella was initiated at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Apicella is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.