STUDENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2020
On June 12, 2020 the Student Excellence Award Committee, presented a range of honors for undergraduate students, staff and alumni at its annual awards celebration, held virtually. A culminating event for DePaul's adult learners, the ceremony celebrates SCPS’s graduates both near and far. SCPS awards are an inspiration to strive for excellence. The awards recognizes excellent work by ‘committee-stage’ students and are consistent with the culture and philosophy of SCPS. Awards are made each spring for the Advanced Projects, Externships, and products of Advanced Electives, Research Seminars, Capstone, Applied Inquiry Projects; Integrating Projects; and Culminating Projects.
The following SCPS students were recipients of the 2020 Student Excellence awards:
Vicky L. Arias, for "Emotional Intelligence Testing and Its Various Forms", a research proposal.
Greg Black, for an advanced project entitled, "Form and Function: Shipping Container Architecture in a Changing Landscape"
Patrick Bowery, a capstone project entitled, "Law Enforcement Suicide".
Graham Bromley, an externship project entitled, "Caregiver".
Patrick Forbes, an advanced project entitled, "Police Recruitment and Retention: Confronting the Recruitment Crisis".
Javier Lopez, an advanced project entitled, "Cross-examining Models that Define Causes of Islamic Radicalization in the United States".
Marisol Medina, an advanced project entitled, "Creating a Coaching Practice for Managers".
Tiffany Parton, a capstone project entitled,"Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness: Definitions and Evaluation".
LeMonica Rider, a capstone project entitled, "Ethnic Hair and the effects of Diversity in the Workplace".
Michael J. Robb, a capstone project entitled, "Motivating Millennials and Management: Recommendations to Decrease Turnover and Increase Employee Retention".
Amy Waters, a capstone project entitled, "Introverts and Leadership".
Honors of Excellence for Alumni, Students and Staff
Charles Twichell, (BA ’14), David O. Justice Award
Adam C. Bumpers, (BA '20), Weinberg Memorial for project, "Citizens Against Gentrification"
LaTonja M. Dotson, (BA'20), Student Commencement Speaker
Shirley Rice Bono, MA, Assistant Dean, SCPS Academic Services, Lifelong Learning Award
Cynthia Flores, BA, OPLA, Staff Appreciation Award
HR Staff Recognition Award
Patrizia Acerra, MA, Joseph Chen, Ph.D., Maribel Garcia, Nicholas Hayes, M.F.A., Sandy Rodriguez and Leyfane J. Thomas, MA.