by: Jordan Haney

CLEVELAND, GA – “This chapel is your chapel. Every Tuesday you come here to be encouraged. Today, you are the encourager!” announced Dr. Brad Reynolds, Vice President for Academic Services, as he welcomed students, faculty, family and friends to Truett McConnell University’s (TMU) annual Honors Chapel.

Each year, TMU faculty have the opportunity to recognize students who have gone above and beyond in academics and leadership.

Dr. Emir Caner, President of TMU, explained the importance of honor students and academics. “Salvation comes by grace. Graduation comes by works.” He elaborated on how all of the professors and faculty pray for the best of every student. “Ephesians 2:10 says this: ‘For we are his workmanship’. The word workmanship is where we get the word poem. You are the Lord’s poem. You are an artistic piece of God.”

He continued: “Some of your friends have gone off to secular universities and the canvas to which they are painting is not what God wills, but what they will. They may be chasing after the pleasures of life and success, but you have chosen the canvas where God draws upon your life and your heart, and it will be His will and His Way.”

Awards received are as followed:

PRESIDENT’S CLUB

Students whose academic load is not less than 12 semester hours of courses counting toward graduation and who achieve a semester grade-point average of 4.0 are named to the President’s Club. Students recognized on Honors Day for this award have been on the President’s Club list for five consecutive semesters.

Destiny Nicole Allen, Courtney Brook Batson, Andrew Jonathan Bundrum, Emilie Kay Client, Jon Caleb Eppling, Holly Brook Fangmann, Karen W. Fletcher, Jacob Mark Keesee, Joshua Benjamin Kennedy, Bethany Lyn Kletcke, Hailey Marie Rosser, Daniel Anderson Walker, Courtney Michelle Wiley

COMBINATION OF PRESIDENT’S CLUB AND DEAN’S LIST

Students whose academic load is not less than 12 semester hours of courses counting toward graduation and who have been named to either the President’s Club or the Dean’s List for five consecutive semesters receive this recognition.

Melanie McDonald Beeman, Ashley Nicole Blackburn, Zachary E. Buchanan, Kaitlyn Sierra Byrd, Jonathan T. Cates, Thomas Dudley Cook, Brianna Danielle Crawford, Olivia Ruth Darley, Casslyn Marie Eanes, Jennifer Claire Gossett, Parker Brian Green, Katey Scarlett Griggs, Josie Shay Harkins, Joseph Marcus Hulen, James Martin Ray Justus, Kaitlynn Lindsey Kubin, Joshua C. Muzyka, William Maxwell Nash, Chelsea E. Norton, Benjamin Charles Pearman, Hayley Frances Pruitt, Katelyn Marie Roop, Victoria E. Schillinger, Heather Marie Shore, Arissa Kendra Smith, John Kyle Smith. Rebekah Ann Smith, Taylor Marie Stewart, Jacob Scott Williams, Morgan Victoria Wright

DEAN’S LIST

Students whose academic load is not less than 12 semester hours of courses counting toward graduation and who achieve a semester grade-point average of 3.5 are named to the Dean’s List. Students recognized on Honors Day for this award have been on the Dean’s List for five consecutive semesters.

Justin Bradley Ballew, Abigail Elizabeth Morgan

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BY STUDENT ATHLETES

Student must have a minimum of 3.3 overall GPA, preferably 3.5. They must have a minimum of 40 semester hours and demonstrate active participation in campus life activities. They also must demonstrate significant contributions toward team unity and success.

Academic Excellence by Female Student Athlete – Holly Brook Fangmann

Academic Excellence by Male Student Athlete – Robert S. Bledsoe

OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

HANS HUT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Business – Michael Andrew Long

FELIZ MANZ SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Bachelor of Arts in Music – Caleb Andrew Ferguson

Bachelor of Arts in Music Education – Jacob Scott Williams

MARTHA RIELIN AND ELIZABETH SALMEN SCHOOL OF NURSING

PILGRAM MARPECK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)

Freshman Award in Biology – Matthew Joel Spiess

BALTHASAR HUBMAIER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND MISSIONS

Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies – Zachary Eli Buchanan

Bachelor of Arts in World Missions – Joseph Quay Cook

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies – Courtney Michelle Wiley

Master of Arts in Theology – Hayden Scott Fleming

PETER AND GREDEL WALPOT SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Education/Early Childhood – Hailey Marie Rosser

Bachelor of Science in Education/Middle Grades – Holly Brook Fangmann

CONRAD GREBEL SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

Bachelor of Science in English – Grace Catherine Royal

LEONHARD SCHIEMER SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND BIBLICAL COUNSELING

Psychology – Caylin Shelby Carter

MICHAEL SATTLER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice – Heather Truth Lewis

STUDENTS SERVICES AWARDS

Second Mile Service Award –  Kaci Miranda Green

Second Mile Service Award – Joshua Daniel Theurer

Student Leadership Award – Daniel Fletcher Humphrey

PRESIDENTIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Gary Jarnagin and Justin Coalley

VULCAN MATERIAL AWARD

Professor Cierra Winkler

FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD

Dr. Maël L. D. S. Disseau

HARRIS SCHOLARSHIP

David Miles Capers

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Jordan is a TMU Student and Intern for the office of Marketing and Communications at TMU.

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