Twenty-five students were recognized during the 26th annual Glenn D. Dolence Leadership/Service Recognition Assembly, held April 5 at Missouri Southern.
Tori Page, senior chemistry/math major from Joplin, received the Leader of the Year Award.
Student Services and Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) at Missouri Southern sponsor the awards which are presented to graduating students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills on campus and who have made a difference in the areas of campus organizations, student employment, student services or athletics.
The awards are named in honor of Dr. Glenn D. Dolence, former vice president for Student Services at Missouri Southern, who retired from MSSU in 1996 after 27 years of service. He later served as mayor of Webb City, Mo., and has held a variety of other posts in the community.
Spring 2017 Dolence Award Honorees
ALABAMA
Gadsden
Laynce Sanders
Kineseology-Health Promotion
ARKANSAS
Centerton
Rebecca Morrison
Dental hygiene
Fayetteville
Greg Reynaga
Biology/pre-med
Lowell
Megan Harrison
Social work
ILLINOIS
Edwardsville
Emma Gilion
Spanish
KANSAS
LaCygne
Ashley Abeyta
Elementary edutation-language arts
MISSOURI
Joplin
Carly Cecil
Biology/pre-med
Catherine Coulombe
Health promotion
Mariah Evans
Communications/PR
Blair Freed
Biology/pre-med
Trent Hayes
CIS
Devonn Kastl
Dental hygiene
Robin Nelson
Education – P.E. K-12
Tori Page
Chemistry/math
Gabe Patterson
Health promotion
Duncan Street
Political science-legal studies
Miller
Kandace Eck
H.R. management
Monett
Megan Gonzalez
Secondary education –English
Nevada
Colby Smith
Biology/pre-med
Saginaw
Kelly Samuel
H.R. management
Stockton
Aubrey Wilson
Elementary education –social studies
Warrenton
Allison Banze
Respiratory therapy
Webb City
Katie Miller
Accounting (Master’s program)
OKLAHOMA
Grove
Jordan Blythe
Respiratory therapy
Miami
Taylor Gaines
Biology-biotechnology