Taylor Day of Urbana was honored April 20 at Ohio Wesleyan University’s 13th annual Dale J. Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner. The celebration recognized Battling Bishop athletes from Ohio Wesleyan’s 23 varsity sports for their academic and athletic successes during the 2016-2017 school year. Day earned the Top Fifty Academic Award.
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Jacob Scott Watkins graduated April 30 from Otterbein University Cum Laude with Distinction with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sport Management and Minor in Marketing and Marketing Analytics. Jacob was on the Dean’s list all four years, all quarters. He was President of his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta his Junior year, President of the Sports Management Club his Junior year and VP his Senior year. He was a volunteer at Avon Elementary with Sports Pals, worked the Columbus Marathon, the Presidents Cup in 2013 and the NHL playoff in 2015. He interned with the Columbus Clippers in 2014 and with the AD department at Otterbein. Jacob is the son of Jerry and Darcy Watkins of North Lewisburg, Ohio and is a 2013 graduate of Triad HS.
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Clark State 2017 Spring semester graduates:
Urbana
Lexis Marie Jane Bennett – Computer Software Development
Kiley Nichol Bowman – Associate of Science
Austin Carpenter – Computer Aided Design
Brandon Michael Clark – Registered Nursing
Morgan L. Clark – Management-Human Resource
Elizabeth G. Cooney – Practical Nursing Certificate
Christopher J. Dinnell – Graphic Design
Edward M. Hammond – Criminal Justice
Stepheni Holbrook – Management
Brian K. Hull – Associate of Science
Samantha J. James – Criminal Justice
Taylor L. Johnson – Associate of Science
Charles F. Jones – Management-Logistics and Supply Chain
Linda Marie Jones – Medical Assisting Certificate, Associate of Science
John Matthew Looney – Associate of Arts
Brooke E. McFann – Corrections, Criminal Justice
Angela L. Miller – Registered Nursing
Lindsay A. Myers – Registered Nursing
Kelli A. Northup – Practical Nursing Certificate
Chelsea Breann Powell – Registered Nursing
Samantha K. Schrader – Registered Nursing
Ashley E. Simons – Management
Amy Smith – Registered Nursing
April R. Smith – Social Services
Kirsten B. Smith – Practical Nursing Certificate
Andrea Sorrell – Management – Human Resources
Cara J. Stollings – Associate of Science
Jessica Lee Swank – Computer Aided Design
Miranda C. Thomas – Practical Nursing Certificate
Kaitlyn Michelle Ward – Registered Nursing
Melissa E. Welsh-Purk – Multi-Skilled Healthcare
Emily Ashton Winterhalter – Associate of Science
Kimberly Renee Wooten – Medical Assisting Certificate
Grace Zlatov – Registered Nursing
Mechanicsburg
Shelby Anguay – Associate of Science
Jennifer Nicole Criswell – Office Administration-Medical Office Administration
Jeffery P. Good – Registered Nursing
Kaysie N. Leach – Physical Therapist Assistant
Amber M. Pack – Associate of Science
Kayla Samples – Physical Therapist Assistant
Kelly Leona Sullivan – Registered Nursing
North Lewisburg
Tyler Lee Rister – Computer Software Development
St. Paris
Janalee Black – Registered Nursing
Layne K. Markley – Associate of Science
Randal B. Oder – Management
Zachary R. Overholser – Associate of Science
Chelsea Marie Prickett – Registered Nursing
Ester Rose – Registered Nursing
Christiansburg
Jeremiah E. White – Associate of Science
West Liberty
Shauna L. Kinchen – Accounting
Christopher E. White – Horticultural Industries-Golf Course Operations