University of Montevallo students receive Highest Honors and awards
MONTEVALLO–More than 1,100 students at the University of Montevallo were recognized during the spring semester for outstanding leadership, scholarship and service. Individual departments and campus organizations held receptions and other events honoring these exceptional students, most of whom received more than one award.
Highest Honors were accorded to six students from Madison. Highest Honors are presented to full-time undergraduate students who have completed at least 12 semester hours at the University of Montevallo and whose cumulative UM grade-point average is a 3.80 or better. Recipients included Katelyn Colson, Adrienne Dauma, Rebecca Glosemeyer, Rebecca Leach, Brandy Miller and Charlotte Quinn.
Colson and Dauma received the Presidential Honors Scholarship, awarded to entering first-year students scoring 30 and above on the ACT or equivalent SAT score. The scholarship is renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Colson also was accorded the Dr. Jan Eagles Memorial Scholarship in Biology, presented to biology majors in recognition of high academic achievement.
Glosemeyer received the Academic Recognition Scholarship, awarded to entering freshmen with an ACT score of 24 or equivalent SAT score. Scholarships are renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.
Leach was accorded the Montevallo Ambassador Program Scholarship, given to entering freshmen based on high school GPA, an ACT score of 30 or above and an interview. The scholarship is renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA. She also received the Communication Studies Commitment to the Discipline Award.
Quinn was awarded the Community College President’s Scholarship, presented to qualified transfer students from Alabama two-year colleges with a 3.25 GPA. The scholarship is renewable by maintaining a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA at UM.
Leach and Quinn were inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the undergraduate communication honor society of the National Communication Association, recognizing exceptional expertise in communication.
Miller was accorded the Community College Dean’s Scholarship, given to qualified transfer students from Alabama two-year colleges who will live on campus. The scholarship is renewable by maintaining a 3.25 cumulative GPA.
