The Distinguished Student Award is one of the top honors given to students by members of the faculty at Oregon State University - Cascades. The annual award recognizes a graduating student from within each degree area for outstanding achievement in academics and contributions to their field.
Among the student honorees are:
- Loren G. Bailey, Bend, Ore. - a social science major who served 24 years in the U.S. Army as top Arabic linguist, and hopes to pursue a teaching career
- Anna Rose Swope, Prineville, Ore. - a business major who launched a student entrepreneurship club and was hired by G5 to work in digital marketing
- Chad Knight, Bend, Ore. - an energy systems engineering major, whose unpaid internship at PCC Schlosser spawned four MECOP internships at the company.
- Dulce Gabriela Pelayo – a human development and family sciences major who will be the first in her family to graduate from college.
Marla Hacker, OSU-Cascades’ outgoing dean of academic programs and Vice President Becky Johnson will host an awards ceremony and reception for the honorees, their families and faculty on Saturday, June 11, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m in Cascades Hall.
The full slate of 2016 Distinguished Students is:
DIVISION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Undergraduate Programs
Applied Visual Arts - M. Luke Allee, Bend, Ore.
Biology - Stephanie Rose Moon, La Pine, Ore.
Liberal Studies - Donna M. Harris, Redmond, Ore.
Social Science - Loren G. Bailey, Bend, Ore.
Psychology - Mandy Kristin Bowdoin, Bend, Ore.
Graduate Programs
MFA Creative Writing - Brittany Von Hoene, Portland, Ore.
DIVISION OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Undergraduate Programs
Business Administration – Accounting - Anna Rose Swope, Prineville, Ore.
Energy Systems Engineering - Chad Knight, Bend, Ore.
Natural Resources - Kelly Regan, Bend, Ore.
Tourism and Outdoor Leadership - Roarke Jennings, Corvallis, Ore.
DIVISION OF HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Undergraduate Programs
Kinesiology - J.T. Strang, Bend, Ore.
Human Development and Family Sciences - Dulce Gabriela Pelayo, Bend, Ore.
Graduate Programs
Master of Arts in Teaching — Elementary - Nicole Raspotnik, Redmond, Ore.
Master of Arts in Teaching — Secondary - Kate Jette, Bend, Ore.
Master of Science in Counseling – Clinical Mental Health - Amy Elizabeth Winn, Bend, Ore.
About OSU-Cascades: Oregon State University’s branch campus in Bend, Ore., features outstanding faculty in degree programs that reflect Central Oregon’s vibrant economy and abundant natural resources. Nearly 20 undergraduate majors, 30 minors and options, and four graduate programs include computer science, energy systems engineering, kinesiology, hospitality management, and tourism and outdoor leadership. The branch campus expanded to a four-year university beginning fall 2015; its new campus will open in fall 2016.