College of Fine and Applied Arts

Appalachian State University’s ROTC Mountaineer Battalion held its Spring Awards Ceremony April 6.

Cadets were recognized with various awards:

BATTALION COIN for achievements made throughout last semester.

Jonathan Austin Taylor Baldwin Jonathan Callahan Paul Carson Zachary Carver Raymond Dillard Barrett Foster Samuel Freeman Theodore Fyock Jesika Gardner Vance Gonzales Matthew Graves Sidney King James Richards Mitchell Rick Nicholas Rogers James Rudisill Shawna Sneller Michael Sutton

DA SUPERIOR CADET AWARD for top 25 percent in ROTC and academic standing, outstanding cadet of their MilitaryScience-level class and demonstrated officer potential.

MSI   Ariel Harvey MSII  Gabriel Stahl MSIII Clayton Quamme MSIV  Eric Elsener

NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION AWARD for being in the upper half of the class in academic grades, receiving “B” or above in all ROTC course grades and demonstrating outstanding leadership qualities.

Hunter Opilla

ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AWARD for being in the top 10 percent in ROTC grades, top 25 percent in academic grades and having contributed the most, through leadership, to advancing the standing of the ROTC department.

Nicholas Brunnet   RESERVE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION AWARD for top 10 percent of the ROTC class and demonstrating outstanding qualities of leadership, moral character, and high aptitude for military service.

William Biggers

AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II for diligence in the discharge of duty and the willingness to serve both God and country. The Cadet is in good standing in all military aspects and all scholastic grades.

Charles Fitzpatrick

NATIONAL SOJOURNERS AWARD for demonstrating the ideals of Americanism and potential for outstanding leadership.

Robert Fellingham

SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION for showing a high degree of merit with respect to qualities, soldierly bearing and excellence.

Samuel Freeman

MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS for excelling in all military and scholastic aspects during the entire school year.

MSI   Jonathan Austin MSII  Scott Dimaio MSIII  Vernon Pittman

DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION for demonstrating qualities of loyalty and patriotism, dependability and good character, adherence to military discipline, leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training.

Marie Stockham

DAUGHTERS OF THE FOUNDERS AND PATRIOTS OF AMERICA AWARD for demonstrating potential for good leadership.

Jesika Gardner

THE MILITARY OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AWARD for exceptional potential for military leadership and evidence of high order of loyalty to the Mountaineer Battalion.

Justin Richard

SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812 AWARD for high moral character.

Juan Diaz

BATTALION COMMANDER’S ACADEMIC AWARD (LTC Corey Award) for superior leadership and military skills.

Clayton Quamme

SGT YORK AWARD for support to the ROTC program.

Bryan Miller

BATTALION COMMANDER’S MILITARY AWARD (SGM Lynch Award) for military achievement. Given in honor of Appalachian employee Glenda Lynch’s deceased husband, Sergeant Major Lynch.

Nicholas Brunnet

USAA ‘SPIRIT AWARD’ for exemplifying the concept of service to unit, community and Nation.

Heather Severt

MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART for outstanding cadet.

Robert Key

AUSA MILITARY HISTORY AWARD for academic achievement. Given in honor of LTC Rennie M. Cory ‘80, who made the ultimate sacrifice on April 7, 2001, serving his country in the Republic of Vietnam on a recovery mission locating MIA’s from the Vietnam War.

Mitchell Rick

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS for demonstrated achievement and concentrated effort in military and academic subjects and/or demonstrated capability and diligence in a related activity of the ROTC Program.

Joshua Childress

AMERICAN LEGION AWARD for Military Excellence.

Nicholas Rogers

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS for Scholastic Excellence.

Eric Elsener

BRONZE MEDAL ATHLETE’S AWARD based on physical fitness test score of 270-279.

Raymond Dillard  Eric Elsener Jason Roberts Robert Watson

SILVER MEDAL ATHLETE’S AWARD based on physical fitness test score of 280-289.

Taylor Baldwin Joshua Grimsley  Vance Gonzales Roderic O’Connor Rebecca Lesemann

GOLD MEDAL ATHLETE’S AWARD based on physical fitness test score of 290-299.

Eric Barger Nicholas Brunnet James Fine Ashley Perdue

PLATINUM MEDAL ATHLETE’S AWARD based on physical fitness test score of 300.

Samuel Freeman Brandon Jackson  Robert Key Vernon Pittman Clayton Quamme Nicholas Rogers Gabriel Stahl Marie Stockham

BATTALION COMMANDER’S ATHLETIC AWARD awarded by Battalion Commander in recognition of athletic achievement.

Eric Elsener

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETIC AWARD for cadet with the largest increase in physical fitness test score.

Heather Severt

DISTINGUISHED STUDENT BADGE for top one-third of Military Science class, selected by Battalion Cadre.

Scott Dimaio Matthew Houston Nicholas Rogers Michael Sutton

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT INSIGNIA awarded to cadets in top 10 percent in their Military Science class.

Jonathan Austin Scott Dimaio Vernon Pittman Clayton Quamme Nicholas Rogers Michael Sutton Gabriel Stahl

The CADET  SCHOLAR AWARD is presented to the following cadets for achieving a semester GPA between 2.90 - 3.19 during the Fall Semester.

Jonathan Austin Paul Carson Joshua Childress Brandon Cooke Juan Diaz Andrew Eggers James Fine Samuel Freeman Jacob Gibbs Rebecca Lesemann Daniel Maxfield Vernon Pittman Jason Roberts Nicholas Rogers Marie Stockham

The CADET HONORS AWARD is presented to the following cadets for achieving a semester GPA between (3.20-3.49) during the spring semester.

Eric Barger Nicholas Brunnet Jonathan Callahan David Caudle Matthew Everett Barrett Foster Brandon Jackson Robert Key Greg Lewis Nickolas Mitchell Roderic O’Connor Mitchell Rick Jesse Soares

The DEANS LIST AWARD is presented to the following cadets for achieving a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.

William Biggers Scott Dimaio Eric Elsener Robert Fellingham Ariel Harvey Matthew Houston Andrew Luther Hunter Opilla Clayton Quamme Justin Richard James Richards Heather Severt Gabriel Stahl

MOST IMPROVED GPA AWARD for having the highest jump in GPA during the semester.

Heather Severt

The BATTALION COMMANDER’S ACADEMIC AWARD presented to cadets for achieving the highest semester GPA for their respective class.

MSIV  Matthew Houston MSIII James Richards MSII  William Biggers MS I  Heather Severt

THE ROTC HONORS AWARD presented to a cadet for achieving a semester GPA of 4.0.

Jonathan Austin Taylor Baldwin Ashley Bartholomew William Biggers  Lindsey Blare Nicholas Brunnet Jonathan Callahan Paul Carson David Caudle Joshua Childress Juan Diaz Scott Dimaio Andrew Eggers Eric Elsener Robert Fellingham Barrett Foster Samuel Freeman Jesika Gardner Joshua Grimsley  Philip Hardwick Ariel Harvey Matthew Houston  Brandon Jackson  Kaitlyn Keane Robert Key Sidney King Nathan Kirk Andrew Luther Benjamin Machia Daniel Maxfield Roderic O’Connor Hunter Opilla Vernon Pittman Justin Richard James Richards Mitchell Rick Nicholas Rogers Heather Severt Justin Sheik Jesse Soares Gabriel Stahl Marie Stockham Michael Sutton Brittani Williams

 

 

Greg Langdon of Seven Devils has been selected as director of development for the College of Fine and Applied Arts at Appalachian State University.

Langdon will be responsible for overall leadership and management of the college’s  development efforts, including major donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, donor prospect identification and planned giving and working with volunteers and advisory boards.

The College of Fine and Applied Arts is comprised of eight departments: Art; Communication; Family and Consumer Sciences; Health, Leisure and Exercise Science; Military Science & Leadership; Nursing; Technology; and Theatre and Dance. It has more than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate majors, 120 faculty and staff and 10,000 alumni from all over the country and the world.

Employed at Appalachian since 1992, Langdon has served as the Appalachian Fund Director since July 2000. In this position, he directed the university?s annual fund and was responsible for all aspects of its annual fund raising phone and direct mail program. He also served as Supply Store Manager for the University Bookstore and as information specialist in Auxiliary Services.

“Having worked with Greg in his role as Appalachian Fund Director, I was always struck by his dedication to the university, his organizational skills, and his energy,” said Dr. Mark Estepp, dean of the college. “Those are exactly the skills we need in the position of Director of Development.” Langdon holds a Master of Arts degree in higher education and a Bachelor of Science in communication arts from Appalachian.

Congratulations to Brent Summerville, Michael Dooraghi and Dennis Scanlin for getting their Small Wind Initiative for Western North Carolina article published in the upcoming June/July issue of Homepower Magazine. Expect to see the article soon on http://www.homepower.com/ . To view the article click here.

Appalachian State University’s Young People’s Theatre presents the beloved classic “The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi” April 21-23 at 7 p.m. in I.G. Greer Studio Theatre.

The play is suitable for all ages. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased in advance or at the door.

“The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi” is based on a story from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book,” adapted by Y. York, and is directed by Department of Theatre and Dance faculty and Appalachian Young People’s Theatre (AYPT) Artistic Director Teresa Lee.

The play includes delightful characters such as Rikki the mongoose, Darzee the tailor bird, Chu Chu the muskrat and Nag the cobra. Darzee finds she must enlist the help of Rikki and the other animal characters to prevent Nag from infesting her garden and eating all the animals that live there. The animals learn a lesson about cooperation as they share the garden and help make it “more perfect than before.”

The cast includes Appalachian students Ashley Wellman as Darzee, Lena Evans as Rikki, Brian Seagroves as Teddy and Nag, and Nicholas Jimenez as Chu Chu. The production staff includes Lisa Huff as scenic designer, Erica Farmer as costume designer, Holly Thugut as tour manager and Rebecca Brown as stage manager.

The production has delighted area school children during its tour this month and is certain to entertain children of all ages during its stay on campus.

The Appalachian Young People’s Theatre is committed to bringing high quality, low-cost theatre to young audiences in North Carolina and the surrounding region. The AYPT Touring Program has been a part of the Department of Theatre and Dance curriculum since 1972.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Valborg Theatre Box Office at (828) 262-3063.

Cadet Eric P. Elsener of Edmond, Ok., has been named the George C. Marshall Award winner from Appalachian State University.

Given annually, this award is presented to the most outstanding cadet in the Army ROTC program at Appalachian. The award is named in honor of Army General George C. Marshall who served as chief of staff of the Army and secretary of both state and defense. He was the author of the restorative Marshall Plan and was the only career soldier to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Cadet Elsener was selected for his professional excellence, leadership, personal integrity and selfless service to the nation.

“Eric Elsener is the type of young man that all parents want their son to be,” said LTC Douglas Jett, Sr., chair of the Military Science and Leadership program at Appalachian. “Good looking, intelligent, athletic, dependable and goal oriented, Eric will be a great leader in tomorrow?s Army.”

A 2001 graduate of Thomas Jefferson Academy, Elsener is the son of Steve Elsener of Edmond and Diana Evans of Ardmore, Ok. He will be commissioned May 5 and is requesting an assignment to Fort Hood, Tex.