Beaver College of Health Sciences

By Amanda Mlekush 

The Beaver College of Health Sciences recognized 25 outstanding health sciences students for their academic and leadership accomplishments during its 2025 student awards ceremony on April 7 in Levine Hall, and were toasted for their accomplishments.
(Header image shows group of students standing on steps in Lewis Atrium of Levine Hall and looking toward Dean Marie Huff who is giving a toast; photo by Amanda Mlekush).
(View additional photos from awards ceremony)

During the annual awards event, Beaver College Dean Marie Huff is joined by college and departmental leadership to recognize one academic and one leadership award for each undergraduate program and one outstanding student award for each graduate program. Award recipients invite a select group of family and/or friends to the event who can join in their recognition, and the event is live-streamed for those unable to attend.

Several of the college’s new programs, including the BS Health Sciences, Master of Occupational Therapy and Master of Public Health, will have their first graduates and award recipients recognized in the spring 2026 awards ceremony. 

“It’s a joyful event to congratulate some of our high-achieving students and share their accomplishments during the awards event,” said Dean Huff. “We learn about some of the obstacles they have overcome, faculty who mentored them, their plans after graduation (it seems many of them plan to catch up on their sleep!), and how they plan to make a difference in their field as a working professional.”

The recipients for the 2025 Beaver College of Health Sciences awards are:

Department of Nursing 

Darrin Scott Adams – Nursing Academic Award 

Scarlett Jobe – Nursing Leadership Award

Tammy Carroll – Nursing Graduate Student Award 

 

Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management 

Megan Spires – Health Care Management Academic Award

Cheyanne Dameron – Health Care Management Leadership Award

Matt Jones – Health Care Management Graduate Student Award 

Natalie Bernat – Nutrition and Foods Academic Award

Rachel Lowry – Nutrition and Foods Leadership Award

Laurel White – Nutrition Graduate Student Award 

 

Department of Exercise Science and Public Health

Jamison Cowart – Exercise Science Academic Award

Jaedyn Arnold – Exercise Science Leadership Award

Olivia S. McCallum – Exercise Science Graduate Student Award

Scout Green – Public Health Academic Award

Kistler Hunt – Public Health Leadership Award 

 

Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education 

Nathan Amos – Health, Physical Education & Coaching Academic Award 

Brady Shook – Health, Physical Education & Coaching Leadership Award 

Caroline Halliday – Recreation Management Academic Award

Rose Camden – Recreation Management Leadership Award

 

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences 

Rachel Luna Sanchez – Athletic Training Graduate Student Award

Jessica Floyd – Communication Sciences and Disorders Academic Award

Kathryn Long – Communication Sciences and Disorders Leadership Award

Emily Cornell – Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student Award

 

Department of Social Work

Stephanie MacPherson – Social Work Academic Award

Jachelle Paiton Turner – Social Work Leadership Award

Daniel M. Efird – Social Work Graduate Student Award 

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