The $2,500 grant was created by President Dr. William T. "Billy" Greer in August 2006. During the event, the College announced that the third annual President's Environmental Challenge Grant will fund four projects, each receiving $625. The $2,500 grant, created by President Dr. William T. "Billy" Greer in August 2006 and administered by the President's Environmental Issues Council, is just one piece of an overall campus sustainability initiative.
Award recipients include: Assistant Director of Career Services Kate Bourdow, Odessa Knipp '10 from Virginia Beach, Va., Batten Associate Professor of History Dr. Dan Margolies, Assistant Professor of English Dr. Josh Weinstein and Batten Professor of Philosophy Dr. Steven Emmanuel. Projects range from the creation of a nectar-rich, organic garden to the creation of a sustainable outdoor classroom space that is made from all-natural (renewable) materials.
A complete list of student award winners is listed below:
- Northside Rotary Citizenship Award – Julie Maggioncalda
- American Association of University Women Award – Mallory Offner and Julie Maggioncalda
- Adult Studies Academic Achievement Award – Desiree Ladyman
- Club President Scholar of the Year – Mallory Offner
- Greek Scholar of the Year – Julie Maggioncalda
- First Year Residential Student Leadership Award – Dominique Fowler
- The Greg Freedland - Tyke Pantophlet Resident Student Leadership Award – Ashley Buck
- Biology Departmental Award – Mallory Offner
- Hampton Roads American Chemical Society Outstanding Chemistry Senior – Tamecka Melton
- Excellence in Chemistry Award – Tamecka Melton
- Earth and Environmental Sciences Award – Amanda Ford
- Outstanding Student in Mathematics Award – David Weirich
- Departmental Honors in Criminal Justice and Sociology – Iantha Dube, Christopher Maguire, Melissa Yatsko, Jason Malkiewicz, Shawon Reyes and Sarah Weatherstine
- Education Department Academic Achievement Awards:
- Elementary Education (4 yr) – Denise Carusi
- Elementary Education (transfer) – Rebecca Hardner
- Elementary Education (ACT) – Carol Kidd
- Special Education – Tiffany Leppert-Tran
- Secondary Education (4 yr) – Matthew Ashby
- Secondary Education (ACT) – Dana Johnson
- Delta Kappa Gamma Virginia Scholars Award – Antonia Woods
- Dora H. Dobrin Award for Excellence in Health and Human Services – Julie Maggioncalda and Kathleen Woodard
- Ledeboer Family Scholarship – James Sawyer
- History Department Award – Kori Robins and Evan Stovall
- Outstanding L.A.M.P. Senior Award – Kelly Menning
- L.A.M.P. Academic Achievement Award (sophomore) – Dennen Miner
- Virginia Society of C.P.A.s Award of Achievement – Nicole Henriquez
- Outstanding Senior Award in International Studies – Sarah Tytler and Carolina Solms-Baruth
- Outstanding Senior Award in Political Science – Ryan Gillespie
- Distinguished Graduating Major in Psychology – Eileen De La Cruz
- Outstanding Major in Recreation and Leisure Studies – Kelli Harris and Nicole Duncan
- Women's and Gender Studies Program Award – Kathryn Cooke
- Outstanding Achievement in Art – Patricia Shockley
- Communications Award – Betsy Lane
- Special Communications Award – Matt Ryan
- Journalism Award – Melissa Fowler
- Marlin Chronicle Awards – Heather Templeton
- Outstanding Graduates in English – Jaclyn Boyce and Matthew Ashby
- German Honors Award – Carolina Solms-Baruth
- Award of Excellence in Music – Geoffrey Bell, Luke Crownover, Coleman Senecal and David Weirich
- Religious Studies Department Award – Ashley Roane and Kori Robins