Austin Peay's College of STEM honors student achievements for 2024-25
Clarksville, TN (05/07/2025) — The Austin Peay State University (APSU) College of STEM has announced its the departmental award winners for the 2024-25 academic year. These students have reached exceptional levels of academic achievement and demonstrated outstanding dedication to their fields of study, exemplifying the excellence that defines the university's STEM programs.
Agriculture
- James D. Hamilton Award for Outstanding Freshman Majoring in Agriculture: Abby Khamphengphet
- John Matthews Award for Outstanding Upper Class Student Majoring in Agriculture: Alexis Davis
- 2025 Coleman Tractor Company - Kubota Award for Outstanding Agriculture Student: Eli Worsham
Allied Health Sciences
The Medical Laboratory Science Program and the Radiography Program will announce their departmental awards at a pinning ceremony at 6 p.m. on May 16 in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
Biology
- Outstanding Biology Junior: Chelsea Chavis
- Outstanding Biology Senior: Hannah Zahn
- Outstanding Biology Graduate Student: Comfort Ogbu
- Major Field Test At or Above National Average Honorees: Rianne Brown, Emma Dunavant, Jenuel Gonzalez-Milian, Logan Sykes, Mercedes Thornton, Mia von Ballmoos
Chemistry
- George M. Rawlins Jr. Award: Aidan Milam
- Golden Goggle Award: Aidan Milam, Sarai Faulkner, Jackson Brown
- General Chemistry Award: Sarah Turpen, Connor Mullins
- Organic Chemistry Award: Megan Darnell
- Inorganic Chemistry Award: Aidan Milam
- Analytical Chemistry Award: Clay Rust, Emeline Parker
- Biochemistry Award: Brett Bender
- Harvey Blanck Physical Chemistry Award: Sarai Faulkner
- Silver Test Tube Award for Community Service: Jackson Brown
- Top TA Award: Sarai Faulkner, Gary Hendricks, Brett Bender
- Conrad Award for Veteran Turned Chemist: Brett Bender, Randy Maier
Computer Science and Information Technology
- Fall 2024 Excellence in Computing Award: Jacey Henderson
- Fall 2024 Outstanding Student in Computer Information Systems Award: Jordan Ressler
- Fall 2024 Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology Award: Kyle Barnett, Charles Owens
- Fall 2024 Outstanding Student in Computer Science Award: Benjamin Bruyns
- Spring 2025 Excellence in Computing Award: Levi Wright
- Spring 2025 Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems Award: Kyle Lee, Katrina Keppler
- Spring 2025 Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology Award: Darren White, Tennille Reeves
- Spring 2025 Outstanding Students in Computer Science Award: Mason Krause, Samantha Cook
- Spring 2025 Outstanding Students in M.S./PSM Computer Science and Quantitative Methods: Ethen Carrell, Austin Morse, Damilare T. Olutimehin, Ernesto Rama, Thomas Simmons
Earth and Environmental Sciences
- James McCluskey Outstanding Senior in Geography: Jackie Brown
- Harry Law Outstanding Junior in Geography: Colin Morris
- Robert Sirk Outstanding Sophomore in Geography: Jenna Dillehay
- William Stewart Outstanding Senior in Geology: Kenedy Byrd
- James Corgan Outstanding Junior in Geology: Tanner Sigears
- Matthew Bebee Outstanding Sophomore in Geology: Jadon Addley
Engineering Technology
- December 2024 Outstanding Achievement Award: Angelina Fowler
- December 2024 Academic Achievement Award: Christopher Crawford
- December 2024 Professional Achievement Award: Tyler Durand, Derien Malone, Caleb Morgan
- May 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award: William Harp, Jeremy Head, Cooper Helson, Havin Heytvelt, Noah Johnson, Daniel Krupinski, Jordan Kublickis, Jackson Peer, Brett Smith, Dustin Stewart
- May 2025 Academic Achievement Award: Jimmy Lemus, Ethan Olson, Matthew Shelton, James Thomas, Nelson Velez
- May 2025 Professional Achievement Award: Julian Cisnseros, Joseph Greenawalt, Dominick Mignano, Alex Stroecker, Cornelius Townes, Simona Vest
Mathematics and Statistics
- Outstanding Senior Award: James Copp
- Outstanding Junior Award: Lorraine Cutting
- Outstanding Sophomore Award: Joshua Kreuser
- Nell Rayburn High Impact Award: Christine Jator
- Top Mathematical Finance Graduate Students: Jennifer Gregory, Michael Kipngeno
- Top Mathematical Predictive Analytics Graduate Student: Ethen Carrell
- Top Mathematics Instruction Graduate Student: Leah Winter
Physics, Engineering and Astronomy
- The Robert F. Sears Award: Amaya Caudel, Lily Skau
- The Mayfield Outstanding Senior Award: Michael Graff
About the Austin Peay College of STEM
The College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) offers studies in agriculture, astronomy, aviation sciences, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and environmental sciences, engineering physics, engineering technology, information technology, mathematics, medical laboratory sciences, radiologic sciences and physics. Our discipline-based programs are student-centered and designed to prepare students for responsible positions in research, industry, education, medicine and government.
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APSU biology majors Comfort Ogbu, Chelsea Chavis, and Hannah Zahn are recognized for their excellence throughout the 2024-25 academic year. | Contributed photo
