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 2013 was Marc-Andre LeBlanc. The Abbie Snapp Arnold English Award is given annually to an outstanding student who is majoring in English. The 2013 recipient was Jon-Michael Poff. 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 2013 recipient was Stephanie Spiteri. The Long Bible Award is given in the form of books and is based on superior work in Bible courses. The recipient for 2013 was Leslie Hester. 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 2013 was Jonathan Dannatt. 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 2013 was Aaron Farris. 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 2013 was Jessica Soule. 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 prom-
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ise of future service are deemed outstanding by the faculty. The 2013 recipient was Clare Brown. 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 2013 was James Whitmore. 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 2013 recipient was Molly Young. 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 2013 was Lea Pascal. 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 awarded 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 people-first 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 2013 recipient was Caitlin Brackett. 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 2013 recipient was Landon Downing.