Shenandoah University

Alyson Bittinger '21 has been named third team All-America in selections announced Monday by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association. Bittinger, a four-year starter for Coach Lindsey Lutz' women's lacrosse and a three-time All-ODAC honoree, is the first women's lacrosse player in program history to be named All-America. The Westminster, Maryland native led the Hornets this season with 64 goals and five assists for 69 points. She was named as the IWLCA National Player of the Week one time and earned ODAC PoW accolades on Apr. 25 after scoring 10 goals in a 22-12 regular season finale victory over Lynchburg.

Women's soccer star Maiya Pencile '21 has been named first team Academic All-District V in selections announced Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Pencile, who graduated last month after just three years of undergraduate work, is now a candidate for Academic All-America. The chemistry major from Chester, Virginia graduated with a 3.84 GPA after posting a perfect 4.0 GPA for the spring, 2021 semester.

Freshman Colby Martin has been named as a first team All-America by D3baseball.com in selections announced Wednesday morning by the website. Martin, a second baseman, is the 13th player in program history to earn either playing or academic All-America honors and the first since Keegan Woolford '20, '21 earned the accolade in 2018.

Shenandoah University had four baseball players named All-South Region in selections announced Tuesday morning by D3baseball.com. Freshman Colby Martin headlines this quartet by earning South Region Player of the Year honors. Martin, a second baseman/relief pitcher, is the first SU player to be named region PoY since Michael Paul '15 in 2014. Pearce Bucher, Frankie Ritter, and Keegan Woolford join Martin in earning All-Region accolades with Bucher and Ritter both named to the first team. Woolford, now a three-time All-Region honoree, was a third team pick at first base.

Three Shenandoah University field hockey players earned All-State honors in selections announced Wednesday morning by the Virginia State Sports Information Directors Association. Junior Kelsey Jones headlines these honorees by being named as the Player of the Year as well as first team All-State. Freshman Farren Winter joins Jones in earning a major award by being named as the state Rookie of the Year. Winter's classmate, Kylee Tuebner, rounds out the selections with a first team accolade as a defender.

Shenandoah student Sean Kelly has been recognized for his involvement and excellence in esports by the gaming products supplier Respawn. Respawn has announced it will recognize outstanding students each semester with the Respawn Products Student of Excellence award. This award will be handed out each semester to students in the esports program at Shenandoah, along with other partner universities that have Respawn products. Kelly '22, is a double major in esports management and business administration and is the inaugural recipient of the award. He is the student lead in broadcast production for the Shenandoah esports program, and he works on the content creation and live event production as well.

Damaris-Lydia Odebode '21 is one of two Shenandoah University students to earn the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. Each year, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards are presented at 70 colleges and universities across the American South. First awarded in 1890, the award goes to individuals who are committed to creating positive change. Odebode was nominated by two faculty members and two staff members, which demonstrates her engagement inside and outside of the classroom during her time at Shenandoah. One nominator said she is "guided by the courage of her convictions, speaks with a wisdom beyond her years, and has a keen sense of integrity that guides her day-to-day actions."

Physician Assistant Studies student Dzevida Pandzic '21 is the recipient of the 2021 Dr. Thomas Marfing Educational Trust Scholarship. Funded by the trust, the scholarship has been awarded annually since 2019 to a Physician Assistant Studies student at Shenandoah University. The late Dr. Marfing was a beloved and respected general surgeon in Winchester for 23 years and a great proponent of training the next generation of health care providers. Pandzic will receive a $4,300 scholarship.

Kaitlyn Shand '21 is one of two Shenandoah University students to earn the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. Each year, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards are presented at 70 colleges and universities across the American South. First awarded in 1890, the award goes to individuals who are committed to creating positive change. Shand has been active across campus with leadership roles in Spiritual Life, the Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter, as a First-Year Seminar mentor, a tutor, an SU ambassador, and more. Additionally, she helped build a partnership between Sodexo and local charities to pack unused food to provide for those in need as a part of the Campus Food Network. As a result of her work at Shenandoah, Shand completed a 2019 summer internship in Washington, D.C., with the Campus Food Network.

Nineteen Shenandoah University were declared winners at the Shenandoah University Research Expo (SURE), which ran virtually from Monday, April 26, through Friday, May 7. SURE is the premier event showcasing student creativity and scholarship and is open to all students under the mentorship of an SU faculty member. Projects ranged from supporting nutrition for food insecure families in Winchester, to an analysis of the effects of a strength training program on anaerobic power in dancers. Non-empirical project winners in the individual category were Caleb Allen (undergrad) and James Hardwick (graduate). In the group category, the winners were Maryann Hollen, Trisha Connelly and Tara Gallant (undergrad) and Karla Salnoris and Katie Schaub (graduate). Empirical project winners in the individual category were Victoria Krist (undergrad) and Morgan Mays (graduate). In the group category, winners were Katherine Underwood, Monica Werner and Isabella Fegley (undergrad) and Gracyn Hill, Gaelyn Everhart, Nate Ranck, Megan Bryan, Hailey Turner, Rachael Laughlin and Jenna Rockwell (graduate).

Shenandoah has selected its summer 2021 student orientation leaders. Forty-three students were chosen for this honor. Student orientation leaders guide future Hornets through the orientation process during the summer.

Several Shenandoah students have served as vaccinators at the university's mass-vaccination clinic held in the Wilkins Athletics & Events Center. They have helped vaccinate thousands of individuals in the community and the state. From the pharmacy school, they are Elizabeth Beremendi, James Noll, Phillip "Austin" Taylor, Ashley Myers and Ashley Boothe.

Junior Maiya Pencile has been named ODAC Player of the Week for women's soccer in selections announced Tuesday, March 9, by the league office. Pencile, from Chester, had five goals last week as the Hornets defeated Randolph-Macon, 4-1, and lost at Roanoke, 4-3. In the Macon contest, Pencile had a natural hat trick with goals in the 28th, 32nd and 56th minutes. Pencile currently leads SU with six goals for 12 points through three games. This is her first ODAC weekly honor - in 2019 she was named third team All-ODAC.

Shenandoah Conservatory announced the winners of the 2020-21 Student Soloists Competition. The final round of the competition was held Sunday, Feb. 21, in Armstrong Concert Hall. Winners each received a $500 cash award and a plaque. Undergraduate winners were: Instrumental Division Winner Sean McGinley, saxophone; Vocal/Choral Division Winner Elena Fierer, soprano; and Honorable Mention Scout Kirkham, horn. Graduate winners were: Instrumental Division Winner Erin Eady, clarinet; Vocal/Choral Division Winner Anthony J. Massetto, baritone; Honorable Mention Chen Liang, piano.

Amanda David has earned SuperMoney's Winter 2021 Financial Literacy Scholarship. The scholarship program awards $1,000 twice a year to a student who wants to help Americans improve their financial wellness through continued education. David wrote an essay about how she motivated and educated her high school peers to improve their financial knowledge and how she plans to use her college education to help Americans improve their financial well-being. Over winter break, she also took a class on personal finances. SuperMoney helps Americans compare and shop for financial services and products.

The American Pharmacists Association Foundation has awarded its 2021 APhA Foundation Student Scholarships to 19 student pharmacists enrolled in schools across the country. The recipients were selected based on their academic accomplishments and for their leadership skills as demonstrated by their active involvement in the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists. Mohammed Kaker, of Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, received the George F. Archambault Scholarship.

The American Pharmacists Association Foundation has awarded its 2021 APhA Foundation Student Scholarships to 19 student pharmacists enrolled in schools across the country. The recipients were selected based on their academic accomplishments and for their leadership skills as demonstrated by their active involvement in the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists. Sidrah Alam, of the Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, earned the Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy Scholarship. According to the Foundation, student scholarship recipients help shape the future of the pharmacy profession while managing the demands of a full-time curriculum.

More than 1,000 Shenandoah University students earned Dean's List honors for the Fall 2020 semester. The Dean's List is one of the oldest and most widely recognized academic honors for students. At Shenandoah University, undergraduate students pursuing baccalaureate degree programs in any school or division are eligible to be named to the Dean's List. To be considered, students must, for that semester, complete at least 12 semester hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Twenty-two Shenandoah students were recently selected for the Shenandoah University chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society. The society recognizes juniors, seniors and graduate students who excel in both academics and leadership.

Ten Shenandoah University sport management students are participating in a nationwide research study that seeks information on diversity, inclusion, and equity at 130 universities across the country. The students are conducting the study on behalf of a working group of LEAD1, an organization that represents the athletics directors and programs of the 130 member universities of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). LEAD1 influences how the rules of college sports are enacted and implemented, advocates for the future of college athletics, and provides various services to its member schools. The LEAD1 working group examines issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in college sports, with the results of the research study conducted by Shenandoah aiding in this process.

Approximately 470 students made the President's List at Shenandoah University for the Fall 2020 semester. Students who achieved this prestigious academic recognition attained a grade point average of at least 3.90.

Maiya Pencile is one of four Shenandoah University student-athletes who have been recognized as Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars in selections announced recently by "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education." Jocelyn Granados, Traevia Morris, and Maiya Pencile from the women's soccer team, along with Ragan Johnson from women's basketball, were all recognized for their academic and athletic achievement along with their leadership in the community.

Traevia Morris is one of four Shenandoah University student-athletes who have been recognized as Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars in selections announced recently by "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education." Jocelyn Granados, Traevia Morris, and Maiya Pencile from the women's soccer team, along with Ragan Johnson from women's basketball, were all recognized for their academic and athletic achievement along with their leadership in the community.

Ragan Johnson is one of four Shenandoah University student-athletes who have been recognized as Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars in selections announced recently by "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education." Jocelyn Granados, Traevia Morris, and Maiya Pencile from the women's soccer team, along with Ragan Johnson from women's basketball, were all recognized for their academic and athletic achievement along with their leadership in the community.

Four Shenandoah University student-athletes have been recognized as Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars in selections announced recently by "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education." Jocelyn Granados, Traevia Morris, and Maiya Pencile from the women's soccer team, along with Ragan Johnson from women's basketball, were all recognized for their academic and athletic achievement along with their leadership in the community.

Yesenia Nunez,'22, MSN-FNP student, was awarded The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) Scholarship on July 17, 2020. This is a 3-year award for $5,000 each year that is funded by the United Health Foundation. Scholarship recipients are a select group of Hispanic nursing students who demonstrate promise of professional contributions to the nursing profession and who have the potential to act as role models for other aspiring nursing students. Nunez is also working on her post-graduate certificate for healthcare management in the School of Business.

Shenandoah welcomes more than 700 new undergraduate students, including first-year and transfer students.

Shenandoah University senior Chris Kumke has earned recognition as the Male Student Leader of the Year for the inaugural National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) National Awards. The NACE awards honor and celebrate individuals and their contributions in advancing collegiate esports. Kumke, an esports management major, was one of three finalists for the award.

Shenandoah University is recognizing the 738 students who made the Dean's List for the 2020 spring semester. Students must attain a grade point average of at least 3.50 to be recognized for the honor.

Shenandoah University is recognizing the 223 students who made the President's List for the spring 2020 semester. Students who have achieved this academic recognition attained a grade point average of at least 3.90.