[379]SEVEN MTSU STUDENTS GARNER HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE AWARDS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2008
CONTACT: Department of Health and Human Performance, 615-898-2811

SEVEN MTSU STUDENTS GARNER HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE AWARDS

(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The Department of Health and Human Performance at MTSU recently presented its annual awards ceremony for outstanding students enrolled in the program during the 2007 academic.
The HHP department is part of the university’s College of Education and Behavior Science, which is led by Dr. Gloria Bonner, dean.
Seven MTSU students, all of whom are majoring in programs of study within psychology, received eight academic honors during the March 20 event held in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room at MTSU. (Students who received awards at the ceremony are listed below by hometown counties. Unless indicated otherwise, the students’ hometowns are in Tennessee.)

·Nancy Hill Robertson Scholarship
--Sadie J. Coffer of Nolensville, a home-schooled student from Nolensville (Williamson County).

·Tommie Reynolds Scholarship
--Mariam M. Pedro, a graduate of Antioch High School and Antioch resident (Davidson County).

·Glen Reeder Scholarship
--Jenifer L. Jones, a native of Murfreesboro and graduate of Oakland High School (Rutherford County).

·Buleah Davis Scholarship
--Jenifer L. Jones, a native of Murfreesboro and graduate of Oakland High School (Rutherford County).

·Leona Drake Scholarship
--Carrie A. Pearson, a graduate of Powell High School and native of Powell (Knox County).

·Athletic Training Outstanding Major
--Andrew S. Braden of Clinton (Anderson County), a graduate of Anderson County High School.

·Recreation and Leisure Outstanding Major
--John “Nathan” McClendon, a graduate of Gateway Christian Schools and native of Murfreesboro (Rutherford County).
·Outstanding Doctoral Graduate Assistant
--Matthew S. Renfrow of Bluffton, Ohio, and a graduate of Bluffton High School (Allen County.