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Missouri Southern News Bureau FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2002 Contact: Doug Carnahan (417) 625-9531 E-Mail: News Bureau Voice: (417) 625.9399 FAX: (417) 625.3142 |
JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - Four students received Spencer-Bartlett Respect Awards Wednesday, May 1 at the annual Honors Convocation at Missouri Southern State College. Margaret Mary Miklovic, St. Louis, and William Ryan Zeller, Branson, received First Spencer Bartlett Awards. Miklovic will graduate cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting. Zeller will receive a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration. LaShawn Anjelique Brewster, St. Louis, and Larry R. Beckett, Carthage, received Second Spencer-Bartlett Awards. Brewster will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Beckett will graduate cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Missouri Southern. Margaret Miklovic was also named the Missouri Southern Alumni Association's Outstanding Graduate for 2002. Commencement ceremonies will be held in the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center at Missouri Southern State College Saturday, May 18. Since 1970, the Spencer-Bartlett Respect Award has been given to students who are above average in their studies and who demonstrate respect for God, the United States of America and other individuals. The award is made in memory of Anne and Charles Bartlett and Vera and Spencer Bartlett. The honor carries a monetary award based on the interest earned on the original donation by the Bartletts. Similar Bartlett Awards are presented at the School of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo., John Brown in Siloam Springs, Ark. and Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kan. |
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