Gateway Community and Technical College recognizes the exemplary academic, leadership and technical performance of 115 students today at its annual Night of Excellence, at The Grand Ballroom, Covington, 7 p.m.
“We are pleased tonight to recognize the best of the best at Gateway,” said Dr. G. Edward Hughes, President/CEO of Gateway Community and Technical College. “We are very proud of our students and the talent they will bring to their communities.”
Michael Read of Latonia and Danitra Brown of Erlanger will receive top honors as recipients of the J.D. Patton Award for academic and technical excellence. The Gateway Student Government Association has earned the award for best student organization of the year.
Recipients are selected by faculty and staff committees and academic divisions based on student performance. Individual students receiving awards, include:
Student Affairs Awards
• Burgandi Turner, SGA Officer of the Year, Latonia
• Chrissy Schmidt, Student Organization Officer of the Year, Melbourne
• Jill Frakes, Influential New Leader, Florence
• Danitra Brown, KCTCS All Academic Team, Erlanger
• Paulette Bunch, KCTCS All Academic Team, Alexandria
• Felicia Wilson, Spirit of Student Support Service Award, Bellevue
• Regina Owens, Student Support Services Graduate of Distinction, Florence
• Christina Hicks, Spirit of Inspiration Award, Covington
• Summer McClanah, Spirit of Inspiration Award, Park Hills
• Dominic Kleier, Student Veteran of the Year, Ft. Mitchell
• Jasper Bichler, Gateway Regional Academy Award, Union
Academic Affairs
• Students inducted into the National Technical Honor Society
• David Rider, Lakeside Park
• Rachel Watkins, Falmouth
• Brandi Ross, Covington
• Naseema Mobedin, Hebron
• Sarah Kaiser, Dry Ridge
• Nathan Mustian, Hebron
• Sara Harris, Independence
• Amanda Leon, Union
• Jessica Baldridge, Burlington
• Michael DiChiara, Florence
• Allen Elliot, Verona
• Joseph Hamilton, Erlanger
• Jeremy Link Givens, Union
• Marco Moore, Taylor Mill
• Claude Rogers, Florence
• Kenneth Spicer, Cold Spring
• Micah Wilcox, Florence
• Christina Hicks, Covington
• Brian Roaden, Independence
• Darrell Cooper, Verona
• Amy Marie Bockestette, Highland Heights
• Darrell Walls, Cincinnati
• Alexandra Dansberry, Crescent Springs
• Debra Ann Strautman, Auroa
Manufacturing and Trades Technologies Awards
• Amber Moore, Manufacturing Engineering Technology Academic Achievement Award, Erlanger
• Michael Brixey, Outstanding Manufacturing and Trades Technologies Student, Burlington
• Brandon Pierson, Outstanding Computerized Manufacturing and Machining Student, Crittenden
• Roger Miller, Outstanding Mechatronics Student, Covington
• Bryan Thomas, Outstanding Mechatronics Student, Warsaw
• Alex Robinson, Outstanding Computer Aided Drafting and Design Student, Florence
• Randall Byrd, HVAC Student of the Year, California
• Austin Tretter, 2015 Outstanding Apprentice, Florence
• Julie Mockbee, Raise the Floor Award, Walton
• Cody Moore, Outstanding Manufacturing and Trades Technologies Co-op Student, Dry Ridge
• Jordan Meneghini, Industrial Leadership Award, Union
• Mike Ewbank, Outstanding Apprentice Machinist, Burlington
• Cody Centers, Outstanding Apprentice Machinist, Florence
• Velvet Raterman, Outstanding Apprentice Machinist, Erlanger
Adult Education Awards
• Emili Marthaler, Adult Education Outstanding Student, Boone County, Hebron
• Gladys Moore, Adult Education Outstanding Student, Kenton County, Covington
• Heidi Pond, Adult Education Outstanding Student, Grant County, Dry Ridge
• Kayla Prather, Adult Education Outstanding Student, Owen County, Owenton
• Cintia Paiva, English as a Second Language Award, Florence
Transportation Technologies Awards
• Greg Souders, Automotive Technology Best Student Award, Villa Hills
• Gary Rice, Automotive Technology Best Student Award, Erlanger
• Darrell Cooper, Collision Repair Technology Work Ethics Award, Verona
• Matt Wardlow, Collision Repair Technology Second Year Student of the Year, Newport
• Josh Verkamp, Collision Repair Technology First Year Student of the Year, Bellevue
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Awards
• Bobby Polick, Gateway English Department Voices Poetry Contest, First Place, Bellevue
• Stephany Snow, Gateway English Department Voices Poetry Contest, Second Place, Burlington
• Heather Reynolds, Gateway English Department Voices Poetry Contest, Third Place, Independence
• Kenneth Spicer, Gateway English Department Voices Flash Fiction Contest, First Place, Cold Spring
• Daniel Milton Franklin, Gateway English Department Voices Flash Fiction Contest, Second Place, LaTonia
• Justin Conrad, Gateway English Department Voices Flash Fiction Contest, Third Place, Cincinnati
• Lauren Engel, Gateway English Department Voices Essay Contest, First Place, Ludlow
• Chris Henry, Gateway English Department Voices Essay Contest, Second Place, Ft. Thomas
• Shelby Creech, Gateway English Department Voices Essay Contest, Third Place, Erlanger
• Laren Engel, Gateway English Department Writer of Distinction, Ludlow
• Annelise Glenn, Gateway English Department Voices Black & White Photography Contest, First Place, Covington
• Jille Frakes, Gateway English Department Voices Black & White Photography Contest, Second Place, Florence
• Kenneth Spicer, Gateway English Department Voices Black & White Photography Contest, Third Place, Cold Spring
• DaShawntee Durham, Induction into Phi Rho Pi, Latonia
• Sawyer Edelbroich, Induction into Phi Rho Pi, Independence
• Lauren Ashley Engel, Psychology Thinker of the Year, Ludlow
• Angela Crout-Mitchell, Political Science Scholar of the Year, Erlanger
• Cori Storms, Deger-Hall Historian of the Year Award, Hebron
Science, Technology and Mathematics Awards
• Jacob William Rex Beach, Outstanding Medical Microbiology Award, Florence
• Minaz Murand Ali, Basic Anatomy and Physiology Student of the Year Award, Florence
• Thomas P. Krebs, Anatomy and Physiology II Student of the Year Award, Ft. Thomas
• Chelsea Renea Bond, Anatomy and Physiology I Student of the Year Award, Bellevue
• Chrissy Ann Schmidt, Environmental Science Award of Excellence, Melbourne
• Sara Moloney, Outstanding Introduction to Biology Award, Crescent Springs
• Shereen Far, Aspects of Human Biology Award, Burlington
• Lisa Massie, Outstanding Geology Student Award, Florence
• Nirmala Ballie, Outstanding Student in College Mathematics, Florence
• Zakaria Charafi, Outstanding Student in College Mathematics, Erlanger
Developmental Education and Introduction to College Awards
• Marissa Tinch, Outstanding Developmental Reading Award, Verona
• Jack Waechter, Outstanding Developmental Math Award, Edgewood
• Theresa Thompson, Outstanding Developmental Writing Award, Lakeside Park
Protective and Professional Services Awards
• Jamie Barham, Criminal Justice Academic Excellence Award, Hebron
• Derek Leach, Criminal Justice Academic Excellence Award, Union
• Brandi Ross, Criminal Justice Academic Excellence Award, Covington
• Irina Berberich, Early Childhood Education Spirit Award, Hebron
• Antonia Hunt, Early Childhood Education Butterfly Award
• Christina Hicks, Early Childhood Education Leadership Award, Covington
• Julie Melching, Early Childhood Education Scholar Award, Ft. Wright
• Kristyn Disibio, Outstanding “Teaching the Exceptional Children” Student, Crescent Springs
• Joseph McCreary, Outstanding “Educational Psychology” Student, Burlington
• Dawn Gamble, Outstanding “Integrating Technology in the of 21st Century Classroom” Student, Hebron
• Brittany Champagne, Outstanding “Introduction to Education” Student, Florence
Business, Design and Technology Awards
• Amanda Featherston, Outstanding Visual Communication Student, First Place, Batavia
• Clay Adams, Outstanding Visual Communication Student, Second Place
• Rachel Skyrm, Outstanding Visual Communication Student, Third Place, Park Hills
• Matthew Plummer, Outstanding Visual Communication Student, Third Place, Butler
• Sheilah Day, CIT Spirit of Perseverance, Edgewood
• Justin Conrad, Outstanding CIT Programming Student Award, Cincinnati
• Dennis Sullivan, Outstanding CIT Network Administration Student Award, Burlington
• Jeremy Givens, Outstanding CIT Information Security Student Award, Union
Nursing and Allied Health Division Awards
• Sue Ogden West, Nurse Aid Student of the Year, Ft. Mitchell
• Sabina Ramic, Medical Information Technology Student of the Year, Florence
• Molly Cheek, Medical Assistant Student of the Year, Burlington
• Becky Emmett, Massage Therapy Student of the Year, Highland Heights
• Felicia Miller, Student Phlebotomist of the Year, Walton
• Charles P. Tanner, Outstanding Paramedic Student, Elsmere
• Kaitlyn Trapp, Human Services Program Make a Difference Award, Elsmere
• Nicholas Kaliin, Human Services Program Outstanding Student, Florence
• David Haigis, Spirit of Nursing, Ft. Thomas
From Gateway Community and Technical College