Meridian Community College sophomore Audrey Sollie received the H.M. Ivy Award Monday evening during the College’s annual awards ceremony.
 
Held in the campus’ McCain Theater, the awards ceremony recognizes outstanding students in the areas of leadership, scholarship, performance and institutional excellence. The H.M. Ivy Award is given to the most outstanding sophomore student for the academic year.
 
Sollie was a multi-category winner during the evening’s ceremonies. In addition to the H.M. Ivy Award, Sollie was recognized as the All Mississippi Community College Academic Team member, the Higher Education Appreciation Day Working for Academic Excellence recipient and Outstanding Physical Science Student.
 
Scholar Athletes of the Year honors went to Kelsey Edwards, Shelley Munn, Clemens Dvorak and Chase Jordan. Additional award were presented to: Krystal Mason, Medical Laboratory Technology Student of the Year; Jamar Hudson, Best All-Around Driver 2010-2011; Bryan Cook, Best Overall Driver 2010-11; Pat Jones, Top Drafting and Design Technology Student; Ryan Poythress, Margaret Armstrong Excellence in Nursing Fall 2010 recipient; Andrea Heinrich, Margaret Armstrong Excellence in Nursing Spring 2011;
 
Also receiving accolades were: Ashley Young, Fall 2010 Excellence in Practical Nursing Award; Danielle Toomey, Spring 2010 Excellence in Practical Nursing Award; Alan Burford, Outstanding Broadcast Communications Student; Terry Cullum, Outstanding Computer Technology Student;
 
Victor Moore, Outstanding Construction Trades Student; Melanie Buckelew, Outstanding Dental Hygiene Student of the Year; Valerie Sanders, Outstanding Dental Assisting Student; Trent Moseley, Outstanding Electronics Technology Student;

Amanda Sue Orozco, Outstanding Graphic Design Technology Student; Robin Jones, Outstanding Health Care Assistant Student Fall 2010; Gail Colston, Outstanding Health Care Assistant Student Spring 2011; Hannah Sumrall, Outstanding Freshman Ivy League Recruiter; Tameka Carmichael, Outstanding Sophomore Ivy League Recruiter; Chris Burks and Christina Murray, Outstanding Business and Marketing Management Technology Students; Sandy Balderas, Outstanding Business and Office Technology Student; Mollie Andrews, Outstanding Medical Coding and Billing Student; Courtney Floyd, Outstanding Medical Office Technology Student; Hunter Braddock, Outstanding Theater Student; Arturo Gispert, Outstanding Precision Machining and Manufacturing Technology Student; Jacob Little, Outstanding Millwright Technology Student; Sutton Smitherman, One-Year Industrial Maintenance Technology Student; Jacob Parker, Two-year Industrial Maintenance Technology Student; Tony Clark, Welding and Cutting Technology Student;

LaMeka Wilson, Outstanding Health Information Technology Student; Mindi Turnipseed, Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Student; Deavon Mosley, Radiologic Technology Student of the Year; Ranetta McClinton, Radiological Technology Program Outstanding Clinical Student of theYear;  Randall Orr, Respiratory Therapy Care Student of the Year; Kecia Berry, “Star Polisher” Early Childhood Education award; Marissa Shannon-Bennett, Ann Tucker Early Childhood Education Scholarship;

Robyn Fanning and Jennifer Cody, Outstanding Biological Science Students; Austin Nolan, Music Major Student of the Year; Audrey Sollie, Outstanding Physical Science Student; Matt Leasure, Jimmie Evans Social Science Award recipient; Summer Foster, Maude Smith English Award; Brian Donohoe, MCC NAS Military Student of the Year; Victoria Garcia, Ricardo Calderon Spanish Award; Pratiksinh Dolia, Sue Key Excellence in Mathematics Award;  

Sollie and Anna Beth Bates, who were All Mississippi Academic Nominees, were recognized; and MCC Biology Instructor Lynne Anderson as recipients of the Higher Education Appreciation Day Working for Academic Excellence (HEADWAE).

During the evening the Lucile Reisman Rosenbaum Memorial Scholarship, The Robert Cochran Memorial Scholarship and The Sammy Broadhead Memorial Scholarship and were announced. Benjamin Frazier won the Rosenbaum scholarship; Daniel Allen won the Cochran scholarship and Nate Lanthan won the Broadhead scholarship.

Outstanding student organizations earning the B.G. Raden Award included Baptist Student Union, Early Childhood Development Technology, MCC Gospel Choir, Phi Beta Lambda – Computer Technology; Phi Theta Kappa; Student Association of Broadcasters and Student Association of Medical Laboratory Technology. Top organizations also named were Delta Epsilon Chi, Future Educators of America, Health Occupation Students of America and Phi Beta Lambda, Business Office Technology.

Who’s Who Among Students in American Community and Junior Colleges recipients were also recognized.