Kishwaukee College honored students for excellence in the classroom during the past year with the annual Academic Awards. Awardees received certificates commemorating their achievements in subjects including horticulture, marketing management, mathematics, engineering, organic chemistry, chemistry, history, and English.
Outstanding Sophomore in Horticulture — Norinne Broski
Nominated by Janet Gallagher, Associate Professor of Horticulture, and Rich Alde, Assistant Professor of Horticulture.
Nominator Rationale — Norinne Broski is a non-traditional student who came into the program and has taken her dedication to education above and beyond. She is always in attendance, academically above the highest of standards and applies what she learns. She helps to motive others in the class in team projects.
Outstanding Freshman in Horticulture — Abigail Castle
Nominated by Janet Gallagher, Associate Professor of Horticulture, and Rich Alde, Assistant Professor of Horticulture.
Nominator Rationale — Abigail's strengths include being dedicated to her studies, and volunteering for extra duties in horticulture like coming in early to help with floral projects or the plant sale. She is a motivator to her fellow students by helping them and being a team player. Her grades are outstanding.
Outstanding Marketing Management Student (Spring 2021) — Derrick Dailey
Nominated by Tammy Tiggelaar, Assistant Professor of Business/Marketing Management
Nominator Rationale — This award is presented to students with outstanding academic achievement and contribution to the study of marketing management.
Outstanding Marketing Management Student (Fall 2020) — Meghan Pinter
Nominated by Tammy Tiggelaar, Assistant Professor of Business/Marketing Management
Nominator Rationale — This award is presented to students with outstanding academic achievement and contribution to the study of marketing management.
Achievement in Math — Lindsey (Kwidzinski) Meisch
Nominated by Dominica Blalock, Mathematics Instructor
Nominator Rationale — I have taught Lindsey in Calculus and Differential Equations classes. She works at a local business while going to school. She established herself as an excellent student right away. Lindsey holds herself to high standards and achieves them. She is a chemical engineering major who likes math humor and is fascinated by space.
Achievement in Math — Raymond Ragan
Nominated by Dominica Blalock, Mathematics Instructor
Nominator Rationale — From the beginning of the Calculus sequence through this semester's Differential Equations class, Ray has been a top student in the several classes where I've taught him. He grasps concepts quickly and demonstrates mastery of the knowledge. He writes meticulous homework solutions and performs near perfectly on assessments. He also plays on the baseball team and exemplifies the best of our student-athletes.
Excellence in Engineering — Graham Flieder
Nominated by Kimberly Ahlert, Assistant Professor of Physics, and James Mais, Assistant Professor of Physics
Nominator Rationale — This award is given to students who consistently show exceptional understanding of engineering concepts and problem-solving. The student must also show work ethic and dedication that is above and beyond what is expected of an engineering student, which spans throughout all of his/her physics and engineering courses at Kishwaukee College. Graham Flieder has achieved all of these criteria while studying engineering at Kishwaukee College. During his two years here, he has consistently shown an exceptional understanding of math, physics, and engineering, a dedication to working hard in all of his classes, and a positive and polite demeanor with his teachers and fellow students.
Academic Excellence in Organic Chemistry — Lexi Zocher and David Buck
Nominated by Nicole Potts, Associate Professor of Chemistry, and Laura Murdaugh, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Nominator Rationale — Awarded for outstanding academic performance in lecture and laboratory course work in organic chemistry classes.
Academic Excellence in General Chemistry — Kevin Schmidt
Nominated by Nicole Potts, Associate Professor of Chemistry, and Laura Murdaugh, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Nominator Rationale — Awarded for outstanding academic performance in lecture and laboratory course work in general chemistry classes.
Academic Excellence in General Chemistry — Jadyn Bothe
Nominated by Nicole Potts, Associate Professor of Chemistry, and Laura Murdaugh, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Nominator Rationale — Awarded for outstanding academic performance in lecture and laboratory course work in general chemistry classes.
Excellence in History — David Sutter
Nominated by Branden McCullough, Assistant Professor of History, and Jennifer Jossendal, Assistant Professor of History
Nominator Rationale — Awarded for academic success, active involvement in historical subjects, and/or a desire to pursue a history related profession.
Excellence in History — Jeremiah Mitchell
Nominated by Branden McCullough, Assistant Professor of History, and Jennifer Jossendal, Assistant Professor of History
Nominator Rationale — Awarded for academic success, active involvement in historical subjects, and/or a desire to pursue a history related profession.
Outstanding English Student — Aelalacia Holmes, Maggie Diedrich, C.J. Campbell, Maximillian Torres, Jackson Piazza,
Johnathan Nguyen and Caleigh Conrady
Nominated by English Department Faculty
Nominator Rationale — Outstanding English students have received an "A" in ENG 103, an "A" in ENG 104 or a literature class (or are well on their way to earning this second "A") and are nominated by English faculty for being exemplary English students.
Several students were also recognized for their works included in this year’s edition of Kish’s award-winning arts/literary magazine, The Kamelian. Students were able to showcase works of poetry, short fiction, 3D and 2D art, and photography. All student selections were nominated by Nate Gordon, Assistant Professor of English.
First Place Poetry — C.J. Campbell
Second Place Poetry — Michael Q. Harris
First Place Short Fiction — Dale Giebel
First Place 3D Art — Katelyn Ackland
First Place 3D Art — Lydia Myers
Second Place 3D Art — Elsie Gordon
First Place 2D Art — Elsie Gordon
Second Place 2D Art — Lillian Johnson
Third Place 2D Art — Katelyn Ackland
First Place Photography — Katelyn Ackland
Second Place Photography — Sarah Slazyk
Third Place Photography — Sarah Slazyk
Award winners were asked to submit photos recognizing their achievement. Congratulations to all recipients.