The John D. and Mary F. Spragins Award is given annually to the senior who best represents the qualities expressed in the aims of the College. The recipient of the award for 2012 was Jacob Didion. The Abbie Snapp Arnold English Award is given annually to an outstanding student who is majoring in English. The 2012 recipient was Amber Simpson. The George M. Evans Endowed Award was established in December 1987 with a gift by his daughter, Mrs. Suzanne Evans Blair. It was established in memory of Mr. Evans, a Lyon College alumnus, Class of 1933, and a former teacher in the Batesville and Newport school systems. The income from the endowment is to be awarded annually to the top female calculus student. The 2012 recipient was Paige Blades. The Long Bible Award is given in the form of books and is based on superior work in Bible courses. The recipient for 2012 was Chelsea Grider. The James Alexander Shanks Chemistry Award is awarded on Honors Day to a junior who will be engaged in research in his or her senior year. The recipient for 2012 was Marc Andre Leblanc. The Dr. Ellis G. and Mary Newton Mosley Fellowship is intended for use in graduate school and is awarded annually to a member of the graduating class whose academic record and promise of future service are deemed outstanding by the faculty. The recipient for 2012 was Kelsey Ward. The Dr. Margaret Pruden Lester Fellowship is intended for use in graduate school and is awarded annually to a member of the graduating class whose academic record and promise of future service are deemed outstanding by the faculty. The recipient for 2012 was Kalen Taylor. The Daniel Seibert Fellowship is intended for use in graduate school and is awarded annually to a member of the graduating class majoring in education or psychology whose academic record and promise of future service are deemed outstanding
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by the faculty. The 2012 recipient was Nancy Love The Dr. Samuel W. Williams Fellowship is intended for use in graduate school and is awarded annually to a member of the graduating class whose academic record and promise of future service are deemed outstanding by the faculty. The recipient for 2012 was Maci Powers. The Charles R. Oliver Memorial Scholarship was established in 1990 by friends and family of Dr. Oliver, Professor of English and French from 1966 to his death in 1989. It is awarded annually to a rising junior or senior majoring in English or French and in the top 10 percent of the class. The 2012 recipient was Jon-Michael Poff. The Dr. John T. and Diana March Dahlquist Scholar Athlete Award is given each year to the graduating senior student athlete with the highest grade point average. The recipient in 2012 was Elizabeth Fuller. The Roberta Thomas Dorr Brown ’44 Scholarship Endowment was established in 2000 by her family and friends to honor her life-long commitment to Lyon College. The scholarship is aarded annually at Lyon College’s Honors Convocation to a member of the junior class majoring in philosophy and religion, mathematics, chemistry or History who best exemplifies the peoplefirst spirit Dr. Brown nurtured at Lyon. The recipient will have the scholarship added to his or her financial aid package for the year following the award. The 2012 recipient was Matt Coyle. The Alma Cole Metcalf Endowed Scholarship Award was established in 2009 by Stephen P. Williams and Richard F. Williams. The award is given to a graduating senior from Sharp County, or if none, a graduating senior from Independence County with the highest grade point average who will attend graduate school. The 2012 recipient was Ellen Thornton.