ETSU - 2009-2010 Quillen Graduate Scholars

The School of Graduate Studies is proud to announce the names of twenty-one recipients of the Quillen Graduate Scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year. These recipients are being recognized with other award winners at a reception in the D.P. Culp Auditorium on Friday, May 1. Their scholarships were created through a bequest to ETSU by the late James H. Quillen, who represented Tennessee’s First Congressional District for 34 years in Washington, D.C. Congressman Quillen requested that endowment proceeds be used to fund scholarships for graduate, undergraduate and medial students from the First Congressional District on the basis of scholastic endeavors, school and community leadership, volunteer services and activities, work experience, and financial need. The twenty-one Quillen Scholars are listed alphabetically below.

Recipients

2009-2010 James H. Quillen Graduate Scholars

Name of the Student: Laura Brudecki
Degrees Held: BS Cum Laude, High Honors Diploma
Graduate Program: M.S. Biology
Honors: Accepted into Golden Key International Honors Society (2009), Published scientific papers in ABB and JBC (08/2009), Deans List (04/2008).

Name of the Student: Sarah Davis
Degrees Held: B.B.A. Accounting
Graduate Program: M.B.A.
Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society, Recipient of the Merit Hope Scholarship

Name of the Student: Ashly Garris
Degrees Held: Coursework - M.A.T., B.A.
Graduate Program: M.A.T. - Elementary
Honors: Member Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honor Society), Finalist for Douglas Stults Memorial Scholarship, Awarded $ 16000 Academic Scholarship

Name of the Student:Jennifer Green
Degrees Held: B.A. Philosophy
Graduate Program: M.Ed. Classroom Technology
Honors: North Carolina State University Deans List (4 of 8 semesters)

Name of the Student: Cecilia Hamilton
Degrees Held: B.S. Psychology
Graduate Program: M.S.W. Social Work
Honors: Outstanding Youth Leader (2003)

Name of the Student: Kellie Heitmann
Degrees Held: Practical Nursing
Graduate Program: M.S.N. Nursing
Honors: Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, Dean's List, Graduating magna Cum Laude (2009), Phi kappa Phi Honor Society (Since 2008)

Name of the Student: Jennifer Hunt
Degrees Held: B.S. Public Health
Graduate Program: M.P.H.
Honors: Cum Laude(Spring 2008), John P. Lamb Jr Scholarship (Spring 2008), Faculty Award - Public Health (Spring 2008)

Name of the Student: Michael Jones
Degrees Held: B.A., Associate of Psychology
Graduate Program: M.A. History
Honors: Phi Theta kappa (2001-2002), Who's Who Among American High School Students(1998-1999)

Name of the Student: Quanuquanei Karmue
Degrees Held: B.F.A. Graphic Design
Graduate Program: M.S. Digital Media
Honors: Christian Herter Scholarship (Massachusetts Scholarship) 06/2001, Won the Congressional Art Award ($ 15,000) 11/2000

Name of the Student: Rachel Kelly
Degrees Held:
Graduate Program: M.A. Counseling
Honors: Employed with Legal Aid of East TN for the past 10 years, Involved in ARCH(Homeless Coalition)

Name of the Student: Leslie King
Degrees Held: B.S. Psychology
Graduate Program: M.A. General Psychology
Honors: Student/Faculty Collaborative Grant awarded by the Honors College (12/2007), 3rd place in Appalachian Student Research Forums undergraduate division for research (04/2007)

Name of the Student: Suzanne Lyle
Degrees Held: B.S. Mathematics
Graduate Program: M.S. Mathematics

Name of the Student: Joli Moore
Degrees Held: B.A. English
Graduate Program: M.Ed. Secondary Education
Honors: Cumberland Swan Outstanding Senior Girl, All county swim team (2 years)

Name of the Student: Preston Moore
Degrees Held: B.S. Biology
Graduate Program: M.S. Biomedical Sciences
Honors: Magna Cum Laude (Fall 2004 - Spring 2008)

Name of the Student: Matthew Murray
Degrees Held: B.S. Biology
Graduate Program: D.P.T Physical Therapy
Honors:Graduated Magna Cum Laude(May 2007)

Name of the Student: Jeffrey Nowiski
Degrees Held: B.S. Computer Science
Graduate Program: M.S. Computer Science
Honors: Semester high score on ETS Major Field Test

Name of the Student: Logan Pendergrass
Degrees Held: B.S. Biochemistry,
Graduate Program: D.P.T. Physical Therapy
Honors: Eagle scout - Boy scouts of America

Name of the Student: Rachel Pierce
Degrees Held: B.S. Exercise Science
Graduate Program: D.P.T Physical Therapy
Honors: Graduated Summa Cum Laude with honors (May 2006), Athletic Scholarship (2004-2006), Trustee's Scholarship (2002-2006)

Name of the Student: Derek Pyle
Degrees Held: B.S. Exercise Science
Graduate Program: D.P.T. Physical Therapy
Honors: Dr. Evan's Brown Memorial Award (04/2008)

Name of the Student: Stacey Sparrow
Degrees Held: B.A.
Graduate Program: M.S.W. Social Work
Honors: Top graduate in the Social Sciences (05/2008), Outstanding graduate in Political Sciences (05/ 2008), Chancellors' Citation for Academic Excellence (05/2008)

Name of the Student: Joshua Suddath
Degrees Held: B.A. History
Graduate Program: M.P.A. Public Administration
Honors: Summa Cum Laude (05/2008), Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal (10/2003), Honorable Discharge U.S. Marine Corps(08/2006)

Previous Quillen Scholars:
2008-2009