Area students receive awards from Eastern Arizona College
By Lori Dugan
THATCHER, Ariz.— Eastern Arizona College recently awarded 58 students with academic and skills awards for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Due to COVID-19, the annual, in-person ceremony was painstakingly conducted via Zoom and an edited, video presentation of the event will be aired on EAC’s YouTube channel on Wednesday, April 21, at 7 p.m.
Local students who will be honored in the ceremony include:
Karl Corbo and Bessie Watson, outstanding administration of justice students William Ziegler, outstanding advanced manufacturing student Courtney Taylor, Annabell Weech Rufener Scholarship Hannah Hilton, exceptional achievement in art-freshman Joe McIntosh, exceptional achievement in in art – sophomore Brent Rigtrup, Alvin Goodman Scholastic Award Joecy Cummings, Wayne M. McGrath Scholastic Award Aliya Henry, Wayne M. McGrath Scholastic Award
Reegan Leppien, Wayne M. McGrath Scholastic Award Michael Patnaude, Outstanding Automotive Student-Carl Kyser Award Hannah Rogers, Biology Award Kathryn Bryce, Biology Award Kiora Wood, outstanding business student Associate Business Kim Price, outstanding business student Associate Applied Science Nikea Tianna Lambson, Charles Raymond Rhodes Memorial Geology Scholarship Preston Richins, Chemistry Achievement Award – freshman Rhett Layton, Chemistry Achievement Award – sophomore Mohamed Abdelmottelb, Computer Student of the year Brianne A. Thompson, Outstanding Drafting Student Jacob A. Estrada, Outstanding Electrical Student Joseph W. Tilta, Outstanding Electrical Student Ulises Guillen, Super Tech Award Stephen Pearce, Engineering Student of the year Ezra Medina, Faculty Association Scholarship Grace Williams, Faculty Association Scholarship Tobin Hackett, Faculty Association Scholarship Rhett Layton, Faculty Association Scholarship Austyn Larson, Outstanding French Student -Beginning Grace Williams, Outstanding French Student-Advanced Kiora Wood, Outstanding Business Student Kelsi Hunt, Graphic Design Student of the Year Zachary E. Hurst, Outstanding Industrial Technology Student Zaiden Cuevas, INSPIRE Student Awards Mary Cortez, INSPIRE Student Award Kasiah Montano, INSPIRE Student Awards Kristi Ramirez, INSPIRE Student Award Dallin Lee Mattice, Student of the Year in Mathematics Preston J. Richins, Student of the Year in Mathematics Caeden Anderson, Outstanding Media/Film Student Maura Shumway, Outstanding Music Major Bailey Pearce, Outstanding Music Major Connie Allen, Outstanding Nursing Student Jason Boren, Outstanding Nursing Student Hunter Woods, Professional Support Staff Book Scholarship Trenton Ferrin, Professional Support Staff Book Scholarship Dana Robinson, Mark J. Green Excellence in Spanish Award Doris Eligehausen, Outstanding Second Year Spanish Award Alfred W. Bright, Oustanding Welding Student Hayden Ashby, Wilford E. Stailey Memorial Scholarship
Join in the celebration and honor these students by tuning in to the EAC YouTube channel at EAC YouTube on Wednesday, April 21, at 4:30 p.m.
Registration for summer and fall classes is going on now with the first summer classes scheduled to begin on June 1. Visit eac.edu to view the class listings or contact us for registration info at (928) 428-8270.
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