April 17, 2007

Presbyterian College's most outstanding scholars and leaders were at center stage Tuesday as the college celebrated its annual Honors Day convocation in Belk Auditorium.

Associate professor of history Dr. Anita Gustafson was named PC Professor of the Year, while Katherine Bryant, a history major from Atlanta, Ga., was named Outstanding Senior for 2006-07. Both will be the featured speakers during the college's commencement exercises on May 5.

Accepting her award to a standing ovation, Gustafson, also the interim dean of academic programs, gave simple thanks - to her fellow faculty members; to her husband, Charlie, and their son, Karl; and to her students.

"I especially want to thank my students because it is you who make this entire endeavor so incredibly worthwhile," she said.

Bryant, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bryant of Atlanta, was selected by her peers to represent the Class of 2007. In addition to being named Outstanding Senior, she also earned the Outstanding Senior Award in History and an Academic Excellence Award - and was recognized as a member of the national leadership and scholarship society, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Other top award winners include:

Ashley Ann Baker

Outstanding Senior in Sociology

Lauren Catherine Brown

Outstanding Senior in Chemistry

Katherine Cook Bryant

Outstanding Senior, Outstanding Senior in History

Catherine Ann Burch

Outstanding Senior in Computer Science/Physics, Outstanding Senior in Mathematics

Kelly Jeane Byers

Jack and Jane Presseau Community Service Award

Sarah Anne Cash

Alexander B. Stump Award for Biology

Olivia Blake Caswell

Outstanding Senior in Art

Andrew Philip Connelly

Outstanding Senior in Music

Brittany Jene Flowe

Outstanding Senior in Political Science, Joseph O. Nixon Leadership Award

Whitney Boykin Harrison

American Legion Award

Megan Catherine Kocis

Outstanding Senior in Economics and Business Administration

Andrew Stone Mayo

Outstanding Senior in Philosophy, Outstanding Senior in Psychology

Amanda Nancy Oates

Outstanding Senior in Education

Jessica Lee Peterka

Outstanding Senior in Physical Education

Amanda Marie Rossie

Outstanding Senior in English

Jennifer Urquhart Simpson

Outstanding Senior in Modern Foreign Language

Outstanding Senior in Religion

Not Pictured:

Mark Eric Logan - Outstanding Senior in Theater

Matthew Bryan Reese - American Legion Award

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