Student Class Notes

Elizabeth Clippard (Plant and Soil Science) received the Theodore C. Bigger Outstanding Plant and Soil Science Senior Award in the spring.

Winton Cooper (Environmental Science), pictured above, is the 2021–22 MTSU Student Government Association president.

Emaa Elrayah (Biochemistry) won an Honors Outstanding Student Award as a secondyear student.

Marissa Gray (Exercise Science), a third-year student, won an Honors Outstanding Student Award.

Kelsey Keith (English/ Spanish) was winner of the 2019–20 Overall Outstanding College of Liberal Arts Student Award. She received an Honors Outstanding Student Award for 2020–21.

Elizabeth Kowalczyk (Forensic Science), a first-year Honors student, won an Outstanding Student Award.

Liam McBane (Music) received a third-year Honors Outstanding Student Award.

Marena Mikaiel (Risk Management and Insurance) was selected by Women in Higher Education in Tennessee to receive a book scholarship, a $500 award for deserving female college students that offsets expenses associated with textbooks.

Rosemary Reid (Tourism and Hospitality Management), a Transfer Fellow from Chattanooga State Community College, received a $500 book scholarship from Women in Higher Education to help with textbook costs.

Usman Saeed (Computer Science), a second-year student, received an Honors Outstanding Student Award.

Molly Scott (Engineering Technology), a fourth-year student, won an Honors Outstanding Student Award.

Ross Sibley (Biochemistry), a first-year student in 2020–21, received an Honors Outstanding Student Award.

Hannah Solima (International Relations/Criminal Justice Administration/French), pictured above, was awarded the Outstanding Student Award from the College of Liberal Arts for 2020–21.

Dara Zwemer (Psychology) received a Dean’s Distinguished Essay Award this spring for her essay “Exploring the Link between Violent Crime Workload and Officer- Involved Shootings of Unarmed Individuals,” published in the 2021 issue of MTSU’s peer-reviewed Scientia et Humanitas: A Journal of Student Research.