Among the many academic honors and
achievements of the Jepson Class of 2002
were these:
Jepson major Timothy Sullivan was selected
as the Student Speaker for the University’s
Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 5,
2002.
The E. Bruce Heilman Leadership Award:
Jepson major Kelly Gribbin received the E.
Bruce Heilman Leadership Award, awarded to a
graduating senior who has demonstrated
outstanding character and leadership in
service to the University.
The Clarence J. Gray Achievement Award:
Jepson minor Janice Baab was one of three
winners of the Clarence J. Gray Achievement
Award for Excellence in Scholarship and
Leadership, awarded to a graduating senior
who is a member of both Phi Beta Kappa (or
Beta Gamma Sigma) and Omicron Delta Kappa
(or Mortar Board), and who is judged to
have the outstanding four-year record in
scholarship and leadership in his or her
division. Ms. Baab also received the Spencer
D. Albright Book Award, awarded to the
outstanding graduate in political science.
The Epps Award:
Jepson minor Danielle Lewis received the
Epps Award, a cash prize awarded annually to
the senior with the outstanding four-year
academic record at Westhampton College.
James MacGregor Burns Award:
Laura Hogan and Bethany Smocer received
James MacGregor Burns Awards this year at
the Jepson School’s Senior Awards Ceremony.
The award is given to a graduating senior in
recognition of his/her accomplishments as a
student in the Jepson School of Leadership
Studies. The winner of the award must be
someone who has demonstrated an outstanding
grasp of the body of knowledge associated
with leadership studies; excelled in his/her
studies at the university generally; been
actively involved in service to the school,
university, and community; shown an ability
to generalize and apply leadership theory
and research in unique and imaginative ways;
and displayed the capacity to lead others
and help others lead themselves.
Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society:
Janice Baab, Laura Hogan, Bethany Smocer
Omicron Delta Kappa Society:
Janice Baab, Kelly Gribbin, John Hill,
Katherine Kinsman, Matthew Reinaker, Timothy
Sullivan
Mortar Board National Leadership Honor
Society:
John Hill, Katherine Kinsman, Alexander
Massey, Steven Papera, Matthew Reinaker,
William Wright
Who’s Who in American Colleges &
Universities:
Jonathan Carlson, Constance Donnelly, Kelly Gribbin, John Hill, Laura Hogan, Michele
Koclanes, Danielle Lewis, Alexander Massey,
Kathryn Materna, Mark Melvin, Michelle
Mendez, Kevin Powell, Matthew Reinaker,
Jennifer Roberts, Bethany Smocer, Katherine
Steadman, Timothy Sullivan, William Wright
Leadership Studies Honor Society:
Constance Donnelly, Laura Hogan, Mark
Melvin, Bethany Smocer
Female Student-Athlete of the Year:
Michele Koclanes, a Scholar Student-Athlete,
was one of four female athletes to receive
the Female Student-Athlete of the Year
Award.
Senior Projects
Jepson students who participated in this
senior capstone experience enrolled in a
two-semester course. In the first semester,
they designed and developed a research
proposal, including identification of the
project, a literature review, and selection
of the methodology. In the second semester,
students implemented the project design,
including data collection and analysis and
completion of the final project paper.
Participants and the titles of their
projects are listed below:
- Michele Koclanes: The Eight of ’98:
Leadership Development in Young Adults
- Aaron Graham: Visionary Church Leadership
- Laura Hogan: Transforming Revolution:
Political Leadership in Pre-Revolutionary
Virginia
- Joshua Kagan: Humanistic Leadership in
Divided Societies
- T. Ransome: Coaching for Leadership: Lessons
from the Athletic Field and the Workplace
- Christopher Redhage Leadership in Marriage:
A Study of Transforming Servant Leadership
- Ryan Smith: Leadership Through Film
- M. Stinziano: Consoling Cassandra: Folly’s
Role in Leadership and Decision Making
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