Gateway Honors Outstanding Students at Awards Convocation
Gateway Community & Technical College will recognize the exemplary academic, leadership and technical performance of 106 students today at its annual Night of Excellence. The convocation will take place at 7 p.m. at the colleges Convening Center at the Boone Campus in Florence.
Michael Dessecker of Bromley and Liz Smart of Alexandria, received top honors as recipients of the J.D. Patton Award for academic and technical excellence. The Student Nursing Organization earned the award for best student organization of the year.
Recipients are selected by faculty and staff committees and academic divisions based on student performance. Individual students receiving awards, include:
Award Winner, City, Award Name
Olivia Fleissner, Alexandria, Student Medical Assistant of the Year
Liz Smart, Alexandria, Massage Therapy Student of the Year
Erin Hart, Bellevue, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Scholar Award
Shaun Philpot, Bellevue, HVAC Student of the Year
Rondrea Smith, Bellevue, Voices Essay Contest, Third Place
Angel White, Bellevue, Criminal Justice Academic Excellence Award
Michael Dessecker, Bromley, IT Spirit of Perseverance
Robert Gillespie, Bromley, Outstanding Developmental Reading Award
Kim Setters Barrios, Burlington, Spirit of Student Support Services
Cori Storms, Burlington, Voices Photography Contest, First Place
Jordyn Wehrman, Burlington, Spirit of Inspiration
Betty Jean Pack, Butler, Voices Short Story Contest, First Place
Danny Riddle, Campbellsburg, Outstanding Apprentice Machinist
Melva Lewis, Cincinnati, Student Support Services Graduate of Distinction
Billy McPherson, Cincinnati, Collision Repair Technology Work Ethics Award and CRT
Second Year Student of the Year
Jonathan Ehlman, Cold Spring, Outstanding College Mathematics Student
Kenneth Spicer, Cold Spring, English Department Writer of Distinction
Michelle Ball, Covington, Voices Essay Contest, First Place
Todd Buemi, Covington, Outstanding Manufacturing and Trades Technologies
Student and Outstanding Apprentice Machinist
DaShawntae Durham, Covington, Student Organization Officer of the Year, Phi Rho Pi
Speech Honorary
Adam Eversole, Covington, Criminal Justice Academic Excellence Award
Paula Hall, Covington, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Leadership Award
Daniela Miron, Covington, KCTCS All-Academic Team and Outstanding Introduction to
Education Student
Chrissy Schmidt, Covington, Voices Short Story Contest, Second Place
Raymond Wisher, Crescent Springs, Nursing Fellowship Award
Regina Syndor, Crittenden, Grant County Adult Education Outstanding Student
Brandon Mason, Demossville, Environmental Science Award of Excellence and
Political Science Scholar of the Year
Kim Breedlove, Edgewood, Influential New Leader and Student Veteran of the Year
Matthew Malatt, Edgewood, Outstanding Medical Microbiology Award
Thomas Reckers, Edgewood, 2013-2014 Outstanding Apprentice
Taylor Shields, Edgewood, Voices Photography Contest, Second Place
Ashley Phillips, Elsmere, Environmental Science Student of the Year
Tanya Marushkevich, Elsmere, English as a Second Language Award
Danitra R. Brown, Erlanger, Student Safety Award
John C. Davis III, Erlanger, 2013-2014 Outstanding Apprentice
Gary Rice, Erlanger, Automotive Technology Best Student Award
John Brown, Florence, Outstanding Apprentice Machinist
Gloribet Cardenas, Florence, Boone County Adult Education Outstanding Student
James Joseph Connolly Jr., Florence, 2013-2014 Outstanding Apprentice
Jill Gillespie, Florence, Outstanding Apprentice Machinist
Gabrielle Greathouse, Florence, Voice Essay Contest, Second Place
Jacquline Renee Kesterson-Klein, Florence, KCTCS All-Academic Team and
Outstanding Educational Psychology Student
Yen Hai Nguyen, Florence, Aspects of Human Biology Award
Lauren Patterson, Florence, Outstanding College Mathematics Student
Adam Peck, Florence, Outstanding Apprentice Machinist
Kristen Price, Florence, Phi Rho Pi Speech Honorary
Claude Rogers III, Florence, Physics Student of the Year
Alex Severino, Florence, Voices Short Story Contest, Third Place
Jaime Trejo, Florence, Student Government Association Officer of the Year
Billy Barley, Ft. Mitchell, Voices Photography Contest, Third Place
Kelly Cocagne, Ft. Mitchell, Outstanding Introduction to Biology Award and
Outstanding Teaching Exceptional Children Student
Heather Byerly, Ft. Thomas, Voices Poetry Contest, Third Place
Ndanatsiwa Bere, Ft. Wright, Nurse Aide Student of the Year
Richard Gallagher, Hebron, Voices Poetry Contest, First Place
Francis Allison, Independence, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Academic
Development Award
Christa Edelbroich, Independence, Psychology Thinker of the Year
Richard Kuhn, Independence, Outstanding Developmental Writing Award
Margarita McConnell, Independence, Spirit of Inspiration
Kathy Morris, Independence, Student Phlebotomist of the Year
Phillip Scott Norris, Independence, Basic Anatomy & Physiology Student of the Year
Daniel Kelsch, Latonia, Outstanding Computerized Manufacturing and Machining
Student
Charles Staverman, Latonia, Deger-Hall Historian of the Year Award
Mary Miller, Morningview, Kenton County Outstanding Adult Education Student
Betty Jean Watson, New Liberty, Owen County Outstanding Adult Education Student
Steve Kierein, Newport, Voices Poetry Contest Second Place and Phi Rho Pi Speech
Honorary
Ashley Tackett, Newport, Human Services Program Outstanding Student
Jeffrey Foley, Sanders, Outstanding Computer Aided Drafting and Design Student
Sarah Clark, Silver Grove, Early Childhood Education Spirit Award
Andrew Gabbard, Taylor Mill, Automotive Technology Best Student Award
Nicholas Rainey, Taylor Mill, Outstanding Paramedic Student
David Ritchie, Taylor Mill, Outstanding Developmental Math Award
Krista Hossman, Union, Medical Information Technology Student of the Year
Rhonda Kaihlanen, Union, Anatomy amp; Physiology I Student of the Year
Darrell Cooper, Verona, Collision Repair Technology First Year Student of the Year
Nicole Day, Walton, Outstanding Visual Communication Student
Patrick E. Kelley, Walton, Criminal Justice Academic Excellence Award
Sydney Long, Walton, Phi Rho Pi Speech Honorary
Christopher Savchick, Walton, Outstanding Information Technology Student
Alicia Taylor, Walton, Spirit of Nursing
Cody Moore, West Berry, Outstanding Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Student
Stephanie Collins, Winchester, Anatomy amp; Physiology II Student of the Year
Twenty students were recognized for membership in the National Technical Honor Society. They are:
Ida Mueller, Alexandria
Michael Dessecker, Bromley
Carol Lense, Burlington
Rozella Hightower, Billy McPherson, and Anthony Seymore, Cincinnati
Jonathan Ehlman, Cold Spring
Michelle Ball, Shonda Lynn Griffin, Melisa Halilovic, and Julie Marie Yoho, Covington
Samantha Fieger, Dry Ridge
Sean Paul Jett, Edgewood
Jerry Lynn Rhymer Jr., Elsmere
Cynthia Anne Hester, Ft. Wright
Francis Allison, Independence
Barbara Howe and JoAnn Marie Smith, Latonia
Travis Padgett, Newport
Christopher Savchick, Walton
