Health sciences students claim top Ivy Day honors

Jacob Zitterkopf of Scottsbluff, who has majors in human biology and business, claimed two of the night’s biggest honors. The aspiring dentist was presented the Platinum Eagle award and was crowned the Ivy Day king. The other Platinum Eagle award winner is pre-medicine student Ashley Maxon of Laurel and the Ivy Day queen is nursing student Elizabeth Ridder of Callaway. Zitterkopf and Maxon will continue their studies at the University of Nebraska Medical Center as part of the Rural Health Opportunities program this fall, while Ridder has been accepted to Creighton University. Ridder’s sister, Erin, won the Ivy Day queen honor in 2009.

The Platinum Eagle is presented annually to one male and one female for “distinguished leadership and service.” A faculty committee makes the selection. The Platinum Eagles are considered the highest honors a Chadron State student can receive. The Ivy Day king and queen are selected by a vote of the student body from nominated members of Blue Key and Cardinal Key – the honor societies that sponsor the annual event.

Ivy Day featured speeches from Dr. Jay Sutliffe, CSC assistant professor of family and consumer sciences, and the Blue Key and Cardinal Key orators, Jordan Haas of Hemingford and Jennifer Weiss of Ainsworth.

The event featured the presentation of many other awards.

A total of 41 graduates of Saturday’s spring commencement ceremony and the December 2010 ceremony were selected by department faculty as the best in their programs of study. Students who are graduating with honors – summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude – also were recognized.

Ivy Day, which evolved from a May Day ceremony, has been a CSC tradition since 1920.

IVY DAY AWARD RECIPIENTS

The following list contains students who received departmental awards and other honors during Ivy Day.

Nebraska

Alliance: James Girard, social science; Kristen Miller, management information systems; Katrina Mundt, criminal justice; Alice Rodriguez, business administration; Joseph Schultz, Clyde Bond Award for scholar-athletes with outstanding sportsmanship and character

Bayard: Kelsey Gregory, health sciences, peer tutor certification from College Reading and Learning Association.

Broken Bow: Elicia Deakin, mathematics; Jared Hanson, finance, Admissions Ambassador certificate of appreciation

Chadron: Dean Fankhauser, pre-law; John Ritzen, Clyde Bond Award for scholar-athletes with outstanding sportsmanship and character; Sarah Serres, health education; Darren Willett, criminal justice

Crawford: Chris Vogl, Supplemental Instruction Leader certificate of appreciation

Ellsworth: Amy Janssen, legal studies

Gering: Nicholas Brening, peer tutor certification from the College Reading and Learning Association, Supplemental Instruction Leader certificate of appreciation; Garrett Treffer, economics and finance

Gothenburg: Amy Harrison, elementary education

Harrisburg: Carmen Brown, communications; Ashley Knaub, accounting

Hay Springs: Megan Janssen, sports and recreation management

Hemingford: Jordan Haas, Admissions Ambassador certificate of appreciation

Minatare: Adriela Ashford, literature

Mitchell: Trevor Dietrich, business, peer tutor certification from the College Reading and Learning Association

Mullen: Caitlin Spencer, management, Admissions Ambassador certificate of appreciation

North Platte: Josh Strosnider, psychology

Omaha: Amanda Pintore, theatre

Papillion: Kevin Black, agribusiness; Robert Foresman, history

Paxton: Nicholas Stokey, Admissions Ambassador certificate of appreciation

Republican City: Michaela Schurman, art

Scottsbluff: Maverick Churchill, marketing; Jacob Zitterkopf, peer tutor certification from the College Reading and Learning Association

Sidney: Pamela Gibb, psychology; Austin Horn, agriculture; Shannon Smay, theatre

Taylor: Lisa Herbert, human biology

Other States and Nations

Clarksville, Ark.: Samantha Fields, family and consumer sciences

Lodi, Calif.: Jessica Carter, psychology

Arvada, Colo.: Timothy Hiett, design and technology education

Julesburg, Colo.: Joshua Harris, social work

Box Elder, S.D.: Brittney Deadmond, communications

Rapid City, S.D.: Stephanie Hillman, social work

Colorado Springs, Colo.: Sarah Mortensen, elementary education

Edgemont, S.D.: Kelsey Hinesley, art

Lilburn, Ga.: Melissa Mitchell, English, peer tutor certification from the College Reading and Learning Association, Supplemental Instruction Leader certificate of appreciation

Mountain View, Wyo.: James Eardley, physical education

Newcastle, Wyo.: Ryan Akers, Admissions Ambassador certificate of appreciation

Yoder, Wyo.: Brittany Weglin, music

HONOR GRADUATES

Summa Cum Laude

Nebraska

Alliance: Tara Adamson, Kristen Miller

Bayard: Kelsey Gregory

Brunswick: Matthew Nielsen

Chadron: Darren Willett

Gering: Nicholas Brening

Harrisburg: Ashley Knaub

Lawrence: Jacob Karmazin

Minatare: Michelle Miller

Mitchell: Trevor Dietrich

North Platte: Clancy Hammond, Crystal Neese, Arttie Parker, Josh Strosnider, Kristan Strosnider, Eric Van Boening

Omaha: Amanda Pintore

Papillion: Katherine Black

Paxton: Nicholas Stokey

Scottsbluff: Jacob Zitterkopf

Sidney: Pamela Gibb, Melissa Ross

Valentine: Natalie Dunn

Wolbach: Annamae Lindsley

Other States and Nations

Lodi, Calif.: Jessica Carter

Kansas City, Mo.: Nathaniel Highfill

Buffalo, Wyo.: Mary Wodahl

Jackson, Wyo.: Jennifer Fischer

Sheridan, Wyo.: Janna Hart, Jeffrey Hinton, Crystal Lenhart

Magna Cum Laude

Nebraska

Alliance: Alice Rodriguez, Beth Trennepohl

Brady: Angela Johnson

Broken Bow: Elicia Deakin

Chadron: Rebecca Fernau

Chambers: Valarie Hoffman

Gibbon: Zachary Bishop

Harrisburg: Carmen Brown

Hemingford: Deborah Rosentrater

Lincoln: James Robertson

Minatare: Adriela Ashford

North Platte: David Perry, Stevie Swedberg, Michael Werlinger

Sidney: Deanna Kantor, Adam Peetz

Other States and Nations

Clarksville, Ark.: Samantha Fields

Denver, Colo.: David Doyle

North Branch, Mich.: Sarah Shaw

Hardin, Mont.: Gabrielle Barnes

Box Elder, S.D.: Brittney Deadmond

Sheridan, Wyo.: Andrea Gunkel, Aerelle Schanck

Cum Laude

Nebraska

Alliance: Tyler Sanders, Joseph Schultz

Broken Bow: Jared Hanson

Crawford: Chris Vogl

Elgin: Kathryn Score

Gering: Brenda Kautz, Andrew Robinson, Garrett Treffer

Hemingford: Jordan Haas

North Platte: Shaina Bassett, Toni Hottovy, Keegan Parr, Bobbi Walsh

Omaha: Rick Arnold

Papillion: Kevin Black

Paxton: Syd Schulz

Potter: Sarah Wittrock

Scottsbluff: Maggie Anderson

Sidney: Adina Olsen, Shannon Smay

Sutherland: Roka Streiff

Valentine: Erika Schneider

Other States and Nations

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Joseph Beyene

Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany: Julia Bayer

Accra, Ghana: John Teye

Kailua, Hawaii: Stephanie Andrus

Oberlin, Kan.: Lacey Ream

Tarawa Terrace, N.C.: Trymain Rivero

Dickinson, N.D.: Montanna Barnett

Tionesta, Pa.: Anthony Lewis

Edgemont, S.D.: Kelsey Hinesley

Rapid City, S.D.: Stephanie Hillman

Wall, S.D.: Jessica Luedeman

Big Piney, Wyo.: Seth Linn

Buffalo, Wyo.: Shantel Johnson

Casper, Wyo.: Jessica Fisher

Cheyenne, Wyo.: Mary Boyd

Newcastle, Wyo.: Ryan Akers

Sheridan, Wyo.: Sheila Harper, Shauna Trujillo

Torrington, Wyo.: Angela Anderson