Thirty-two students were recognized for their outstanding leadership skills during the 31st annual Glenn D. Dolence Leadership and Service Award Ceremony held on April 5 at Missouri Southern State University.
Sponsored by the university’s Student Affairs office and Omicron Delta Kappa (the national leadership honor society), the awards are presented to graduating students for demonstrating leadership on campus and who have made a difference in areas such as campus organizations, student employment, student services or athletics.
Madison Nagel, of Pittsburg, Kan., was recognized as Leader of the Year. A member of Missouri Southern’s Advanced Medical School Acceptance Program, Nagel has served as president of ODK, vice president of Student Senate and co-vice president of Women in Science. She is also the outreach coordinator for the Society of Physics Students/Chemistry Club and a teaching assistant for the advanced human dissection course.
Nagel said she was humbled to be recognized among the distinguished students honored this year.
“It has been the greatest honor to serve the campus of MSSU during my three years here,” she said. “I know that the leadership qualities I have learned here will serve me well in my professional life and beyond.”
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.
The 2022 honorees are:
ARKANSAS
Bella Vista
Michelle (Roman) Borr
Gentry
Haylee Pyburn
Maumelle
Claire Luallen
Springdale
Taylor Powell
ILLINOIS
Mackinaw
Dalana Pannier
KANSAS
Fort Scott
Rebekah Sweyko
Kansas City
Christine Ibeagi
Pittsburg
Abigail Casper
OKLAHOMA
Bartlesville
Kasidy McNeill
Frisco
Syeda Insia Mustafa
MISSOURI
Appleton City
Gabby McNary
Blackwell
Sara Portell
Camdenton
Madeline Phillips
Carl Junction
Austin Rose
Carthage
Alexis Black
DeSoto
Sarah Peoples
Holden
Alice Evans
Joplin
Tess Hultman
Brittany Lowery
Maggie Moore
Hunter VanValkenburg
Monett
Megan Hibbard
Neosho
Brent Olson
Oak Grove
Corinne Gould-Cleveland
Poplar Bluff
Emma Hayes
Protem
Mikayla Kiest
St. Joseph
Josalyn Alvarado
Webb City
Addyson Greek
Wentworth
Elizabeth Nicole Robinson
TEXAS
Corinth
Josephine Landwehr