{"id":40693,"date":"2018-12-11T11:36:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T16:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=40693"},"modified":"2018-12-12T08:16:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T13:16:12","slug":"royals-celebrate-2018-fall-semester-academic-and-athletic-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2018\/royals-celebrate-2018-fall-semester-academic-and-athletic-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals celebrate 2018 fall semester academic and athletic achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to all who were recognized today for Fall Semester achievements and accomplishments during a special gathering in Lehman Auditorium.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jasmine Wilson<\/b> and <\/span>Anna Hunter Nickols<\/b> were recognized for outstanding leadership with the Take Back the Night event committee. Read more about their work<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outgoing Student Government Association<\/a> senators <\/span>Allison Shelly, Ruth Reimer-Berg\u00a0<\/b>and <\/span>Anisa Leonard<\/b> were recognized by Rachel Roth Sawatsky, associate dean of students, for fulfillment of their elected responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Beth Ranck<\/b>, a three-year tutor who will begin her student teaching next spring, was given the Peer Tutor Award by Linda Gnagey, director of the Academic Success Center<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Linda Gnagey recognizes tutor Sarah Beth Ranck for her work in the Academic Success Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Riley Swartzendruber <\/b>was named among a select group of\u00a02019 North American Nature Photography Association<\/a>\u00a0College Scholars. He\u2019ll attend the summit this summer to network, attend workshops, photograph alongside professionals, and participate in a nature-based storytelling project.\u201d He is the third EMU student in the past several years to earn this honor (read more about this experience<\/a>). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

L<\/strong>uke Hertzler, Anali Martin, Sara Byler <\/b>and <\/span>Lindsay Acker<\/b> \u2014 pastoral assistants concluding their roles at the end of the fall semester \u2014 were recognized by Campus Pastor Brian Martin Burkholder.<\/span><\/p>\n

Raleigh Wade, Taylor Fink<\/b> and <\/span>Laurie Serrell<\/b> were recognized by the nursing department for three awards given each semester to senior nursing students selected from nominations made by peers and faculty. Wade was given the Sacred Covenant Award, for the student who exemplifies EMU\u2019s unique approach to nursing<\/a>\u00a0that recognizes the nurse\/client relationship as holy ground. Fink earned the Academic Achievement Award. Serrell was recognized with the Servant Leader Award, for a student who has shown a deep level of caring and is an example to the entire nursing department of service and leadership. <\/span><\/p>\n

Four graduate students from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding<\/a> were recognized for their contributions by Peacebuilding Practice Director Amy Knorr. \u201cOne of my favorite things about working here is how our students continually teach and inspire us… through sharing their insights, challenging us and through their actions in the broader community,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CJP students Renata Loberg,\u00a0Mikayla Waters Crittenden and Katrina Poplett.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n