Buckhannon resident graduates from Alderson Broaddus with perfect 4.0 GPA

News Release
April 24, 2021

PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Honors Convocation is an annual celebration recognizing the distinguished achievements of Alderson Broaddus University’s most academically accomplished students.

The tradition of Honors Convocation dedicates time prior to Commencement for the academic community to gather and recognize the very best of the University’s undergraduates who have made significant contributions to campus life and are prepared to make a difference in their professional fields or graduate programs.

Sixty students received honors during the ceremony, including 24 Silver Key honors (3.6 GPA or above with high qualities of character), 30 President’s List honors (3.6 GPA or above for five semesters), and six Honors Program graduates.

Tiffany Hinchman of Buckhannon, W.Va., Ciara Bauman of Barnesville, Ohio, Lane Casto of Given, W.Va., and Taylor Wagner of Charleston, W.Va. received the graduating senior academic award, earning the highest cumulative GPA in the senior class, a perfect 4.0.

The complete list of awards:

Kathryn Adkins from Huntington, W.Va. for the Atkeson Memorial Award and Silver Key;
Alandra Bandy from Fredericksburg, Va. for the President’s List;
Emily Baker from Montpelier, Va. for the Silver Key;
Haley Barr from Fairview, W.Va. for the Silver Key;
Payton Barr from Washington, Pa. for the President’s List, Senior Academic Award, Silver Key, and Teacher Education Writing Award;
Ciara Bauman from Barnesville, Ohio for the Business Academic Award, Graduating Senior Academic Award, Honors Program Graduate, and Silver Key;
Abigail Bender from Bridgeport, W.Va. for the President’s List;
Ashley Booth from Moatsville, W.Va. for the Science, Technology, and Mathematics Writing Award;
Alex Buckheit from Baltimore, Md. for the President’s List;
Amber Bumbaugh from Avonmore, Pa. for the Silver Key;
Garrett Burnside from Spencer, W.Va. for the President’s List and Silver Key;
Abigial Busch from Eldersburg, Md. for the Honors Program Graduate, President’s List, and Silver Key;
Isabella Caperton from Catlettsburg, Ky. for the Teacher Education Academic Award and President’s List;
Lane Casto from Given, W.Va. for the Business Academic Award, Forrest G. Clark Award, and Graduating Senior Academic Award;
Madison Christner from East McKeesport, Pa. for the President’s List;
Caroline Ciardiello from Lost Creek, W.Va. for the Humanities and Social Science Academic Award, President’s List, and Silver Key;
Carson Comer from Powell, Ohio for the President’s List, Senior Academic Award, and Silver Key;
Morgan Creamer from Cumberland, Md. for the Nursing Alumni Association Award and President’s List;
Yankiel Cruz Resto from Orlando, Fl. for the Epsilon Tau Eta Sigma Alumni Academic and Citizenship Award and Sophomore Academic Award;
Jennifer Dauth from Lindenwold, N.J. for the Honors Program Graduate;
Miro Diallo from Germany for the President’s List;
Haley Dodson from Falling Water, W.Va. for the President’s List and Silver Key;
Thomas Freeman from Moatsville, W.Va. for the Junior Academic Award;
Jose Garcia Lujan from Madrid for the Mass Communication Award;
Michael Genalo from Bumpass, Va. for the President’s List;
Mary Griffith from Madison, W.Va. for the President’s List;
Tiffany Hinchman from Buckhannon, W.Va. for the Business Academic Award, Graduating Senior Academic Award, Honors Program Graduate, and Silver Key;
Leslie Hyre from Parsons, W.Va. for the Nursing Academic Award;
Hannah Johnson from Fairdale, Ky. for the Silver Key;
Kaitlin Jones from Philippi, W.Va. for the Silver Key;
Madeline Kalchik from Philippi, W.Va. for the President’s List;
Kaleab Kendall from Charleston, W.Va. for the Extended Learning Achievement Award;
Matthew Kerns from Volga, W.Va. for the President’s List;
Heather Kiblinger from Beckley, W.Va. for the Honors Program Graduate, President’s List, and Science, Technology, and Mathematics Academic Award;
Jasmine Kyle from Elkins, W.Va. for the President’s List;
Racheal Lee from Severn, Md. for the Humanities and Social Science Writing Award, President’s List, and Silver Key;
Andres Luna from Puerto Rico for the Science, Technology, and Mathematics Research Award;
Zachary Lyons from Eldersburg, Md. For the Business Writing Award, President’s List, and Silver Key;
Brissa Marshall from Sardis, Ohio for the President’s List;
Logan McCulley from Martinsburg, W.Va. for the President’s List;
Sydney McGinnis from Dawsonville, Ga. for the Silver Key;
Jaylen McNair from McGaheysville, Va. for the Rex E. Pyles Award;
Tacoria Mitchell from Cincinnati, Ohio for the Sophomore Academic Award;
Hillary Morales from Garfield, N.J. for the Silver Key;
Kelsey Shrader from Orrville, Ohio for the Nursing Writing Award;
Ryan Smith from Pickerington, Ohio for the Ruth Shearer Secondary Education Award;
Kiley Sparks from Dillsboro, In. for the Silver Key;
Brooke Stewart from Waverly, W.Va. for the Exercise Science Academic Award and Silver Key;
Gillian Tinney from Hilliard, Ohio for the President’s List;
Ifeanyi Ukachukwu from Evanston, Il. for the President’s List and Silver Key;
Riley Vunak from Lebanon, Ohio for the Sophomore Academic Award;
Taylor Wagner from Charleston, W.Va. for the Criminal Justice Achievement Award, E.W. Billings Memorial Award, Graduating Senior Academic Award, Honors Program Graduate, and Humanities and Social Science Academic Award;
Amelia Walsh from Ontario for the President’s List and Silver Key;
Kyle Warren from Winchester, Va. for the President’s List;
Caden Wetzel from Clarksburg, W.Va. for the President’s List;
Brandan Wilson from Wauseon, Ohio for the President’s List;
Caroline Wilson from Rosedale, W.Va. for the Humanities and Social Science Academic Award, President’s List, and Silver Key;
Caitlin Winkler from Tomball, Texas for the Silver Key.

Madison Codeluppi from Charleroi, Pa., president of Zeta Eta Theta, accepted the Greek Academic Achievement Award for Women’s Organizations on behalf of Zeta Eta Theta, and Aric Dass from Fredricksburg, Va., president of Sigma Delta Nu, accepted the Greek Academic Achievement Award for Men’s Organizations on behalf of Sigma Delta Nu.

To watch a full recording of this year’s virtual Honors Convocation event, click here.