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Children’s illustrator Henry Cole received a President’s Medal
from President Tracy Fitzsimmons at this summer’s Children’s
Literature Conference.
Elizabeth White accepted the position of
registrar, effective September 16. White
has served as interim registrar since July
2012; previously, she was assistant registrar.
“Elizabeth brings a wealth of knowledge
of the academic and administrative aspects
of this position along with a track record
of working effectively with individuals
and offices across the university,” said Vice
President for Academic Affairs Adrienne
Bloss, Ph.D. “We are fortunate to have her
supporting Shenandoah in this
important role.”
Blackboard Systems Administrator
Melissa Stange received a Key to
the Community award at the 2013
BbWorld Conference this summer. She
was also selected as one of 12 clients to
participate in the MvBb (Most Valuable
Blackboarder) program.
Two students from Nepal, Kriti Hada
and Sapana Ojha, began their studies
at Shenandoah University this fall as
scholarship recipients chosen during the
Global Citizenship Project trip to Nepal
last March.
ARTS & SCIENCES
Shenandoah hosted its 28th Annual
Children’s Literature Conference,
“Heavy Medal: Celebrating Electrifying
Literature.” Approximately 25,000 new
children’s books are published each year,
but only a select few garner prestigious
publishing awards. Attendees interacted
with Caldecott Medal illustrators and New
York Times best-selling children’s authors,
and participated in roundtable discussions
with the U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate.
Freshman core studies major Joshua
Stamp of Chesapeake, Va., was named
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one of two $10,000 2013 Amateur
Athletic Union (AAU) High School
Sullivan Award winners at a halftime
ceremony at the AAU Super Showcase
broadcast of ESPNU in July at the Disney
ESPN Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla.
The Sullivan award is considered the
country’s premier athletic award honoring
high school amateur athletes for excellence
in the classroom, on the field and in the
community. In his acceptance speech,
Stamp expressed his pride in representing
Shenandoah University and “…becoming
a Hornet.”
BUSINESS
M.B.A. student Justin Marsh received
one of two $2,000 national American
Rental Association (ARA) schol arships
for the 2013-2014 school year. “The
scholarship will make my MBA much more
affordable, further reinforcing the value
of the Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB) International
accredited Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of
Business,” said Marsh, who is employed
by the United Rentals in Winchester.
“The affordability, AACSB-International
accredited recognition and professionalism
of the Byrd School are what attracted me to
Shenandoah University.”
Freshman business administration
student Andre Lake of Laurel, Md., and
his younger sister, Tamila, each received
$5,000 Folds of Honor Scholarships this
summer from Budweiser as children of
the late Sergeant First Class Floyd D. Lake,
who died in the line of duty on January 20,
2007, while on a reconnaissance mission
in the northeast “Al Jadidah” region of
Iraq. Budweiser has raised more than $5
million since 2010 for the Folds of Honor
Foundation and provided more than 1,000