The recipients of the 2021 Glenn Dolence Leadership Awards were announced during a ceremony held April 6 at Missouri Southern State University.
Sponsored by Student Services ad Omicron Delta Kappa, the awards are presented to graduating students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills on campus and have made a difference in campus organizations, student employment, student services or athletics.
Jordan Gibson, a biology preprofessional-medicine major from Raymore, Mo., was recognized as Leader of the Year.
A letter nominating her for the recognition praised her for her willingness to get involved and take the lead to make sure everything is done to accomplish a task: “She has definitely maximized her time at MSSU and has given a great deal of service back to the university.”
Gibson has served as president of Omicron Delta Kappa, president of Southern Ambassadors and as parliamentarian on Student Senate. She is also a member of the Campus Activities Board, Caduceus Club, MSSU Wildlife Society, Women in Science and Zeta Tau Alpha.
Off campus, she has been involved at Rock Brook Church, the Truman Medical Center and is an Emergency Medical Technician and registered firefighter.
The awards are named in honor of Dr. Glenn Dolence, former vice president for Student Services at Missouri Southern, who retired in 1996 after 27 years of service. He was a founding member of the Golden Crest Circle of ODK. He later served as mayor of Webb City, Mo., and held a variety of other posts in the community.
This year’s honorees are:
ARKANSAS
Little Rock
Jeshrine Mazhil
Lowell
Alice Pedraza
Springdale
Will Bausinger
CALIFORNIA
Martinez
Hayley Ward
MICHIGAN
Flint
Aaron Werda
MISSOURI
Carl Junction
Kellen Adams
Joshua Chambers
Jillian Hackney
Columbia
Jordan Banker
Diamond
Katelyn Atkinson
Kylie Atkinson
El Dorado Springs
Jenna Watkins
Garden City
Abby Atkin
Jasper
Byron Stevens
Joplin
Keaton Campbell
Annie Strickling
Sarah Thompson
Kansas City
Joe Kinder
Lebanon
Cade Winfrey
Osceola
Cooper Anderson
Neosho
Chelsea King
Peculiar
Cheyenne Boos
Raymore
Jordan Gibson
Republic
Carly Bayans
Seneca
Kaylea Furgerson
Smithville
Alex Carr
St. Clair
Shelby West
St. Peters
Jenna Adkins
Warsaw
Ashlee Kuykendall
Webb City
Peyton Rogers
West Plains
Ashlyn Vanatter
OKLAHOMA
Bartlesville
Chloe Maye
TEXAS
Austin
Taylor Boyett
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Coquitlam
Meredeth Samudio Pasaran