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P O W E L L, W y o. - Northwest College recognized 29 students this spring for academic excellence in their areas of study and in newspaper and webcasting activities. Students were presented their awards in a ceremony and reception late in the semester.
Individuals were recognized for academic merit, modeling academic inquiry and enthusiasm, and engagement with faculty and students in their academic disciplines. Each of the college's seven divisions recognized students, as did the Northwest Trail, the student newspaper. During the award presentation ceremony, it became apparent that each student had earned the admiration of the faculty who worked with them.
Northwest College, located in Powell, Wyo., 70 miles from Yellowstone National Park, is a two year, residential college offering transfer and technical programs of study that blend traditional arts and sciences with emerging technologies.
Local students who received awards are ..... [listed by town with name, award area of emphasis (if there is one) and divisional award]
WYOMING
Cheyenne
Michelle Ramirez - Northwest Trail & Webcasting
Cody
Mark Bentley - Physical Science Division
Nolan Goubeaux - Forensics- Communication Division
Sonnet Gwynn - Graphic Arts - Communication Division
Candis Kern - Anthropology - Social Science & Education Division
Wade McMillin (2 awards) - Journalism - Communication Division and Northwest Trail/Webcasting
Joshua Paredez - Music - Visual & Performing Arts Division
Brandi Wright - Art - Visual & Performing Arts Division
Meeteetse
Haley May - Humanities - Humanities Division
Thermopolis
Katie Crooks - Spanish - Humanities Division
Sean Ryan - Northwest Trail & Webcasting
Powell
Braxton Beemer - Physical Science Division
Everett Koelling - Physical Science Division
Matthew Miller - Physical Science Division
Angela Morton - Biology - Life & Health Science Division
Breanne Robirds (2 awards) - Education - Social Science & Education Division and English in writing - Humanities Division
MONTANA
Big Timber
Melissa Mack - Agriculture - Agriculture, Technology and Business Division
Bridger
Dacia Webber - Nursing - Life & Health Science Division
Eureka
Trisha Brain - Photography - Communication Division
IDAHO
Meridian
Christopher Smurthwaite - Business - Agriculture, Technology and Business Division
CALIFORNIA
El Dorado Hills
Cody Werbelow - Northwest Trail and Webcasting
NEVADA
Fallon
Darren Lewis - Physical Education - Life and Health Science Division
NEW MEXICO
Los Lunas
Nathan Smith - Music - Visual and Performing Arts Division
Socorro
Alexander Stringer - Political Science - Social Science and Education Division
WEST VIRGINIA
Mannington
Rachael Scott - Art - Visual and Performing Arts Division
GERMANY
Frankfurt Main Hessen
Judith Kempe - American Studies - Humanities Division
VIETNAM
Ho Chi Minh City
An Vo - French - Humanities Division