Pictured above (l-r): Dominique DePriest, Deborah Hanson, President Lake Lambert, Hunter Guthrie and Don Carrell.

Seniors Dominique DePriest and Hunter Guthrie received Hanover College’s top student academic awards, while Don Carrell and Deborah Hanson earned top faculty awards during the 82nd-annual Honors Convocation. The event, featuring members of the Class of 2019 and faculty in full academic regalia, was held Thursday, April 11, in Fitzgibbon Recital Hall, Lynn Center for Fine Arts.
DePriest, a double major in sociology and English, earned the Henry C. Long Citation for Scholarship and General Excellence as the outstanding senior female. She also received the Robert R. and Clara J. Beach Award in Sociology.
DePriest, a Benjamin Templeton Scholar, has served the campus community as president of Student Senate, senior intern in the office of admission and hall director for Crowe/Lynn residence halls. She has also been president of the Spanish Club and a member of the Latino Student Union, Feminist Club and International Club.
Guthrie, a history major and member of the Business Scholars Program, received the John Finley Crowe Citation for Scholarship and General Excellence as the outstanding senior male. He also earned the Robert E. Bowers History Award.
Guthrie, a three-time academic all-conference soccer player, has been active as a residence hall director, senior intern in the office of admission, the office of student life’s intern for prevention, wellness and leadership initiatives, and tutor in the Gladish Center for Teaching and Learning. He has also been vice president of the Campus Activities Board, scholarship chair for Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and Inter-Fraternity Council, campus coordinator for Ascend Indiana, membership chair for Mortar Board and member of the Culture of Recovery Partnership.
Carrell, a professor of philosophy, earned the Arthur and Ilene Baynham Outstanding Teaching Award for the third time. Established by the College in 1969, the honoree is selected by a ballot of currently enrolled students and alumni from the past two graduating classes. To be eligible, a faculty member must be in at least the fourth year of teaching at the College. The winner receives a bronze medallion and a cash prize.
Carrell came to Hanover as a part-time faculty member in 1995 and began teaching full time in 1998. He teaches courses in ancient philosophy, Greek, ancient literature in translation and ancient history.
He previously received the Baynham Award in 2005 and 2010. He joins professors Darrin Rubino (biology), Larry Thornton (history) and George Curtis (history) as the only three-time recipients in the 50-year history of the award. In addition, Carrell's wife, Kate Johnson, also a professor of philosophy, is a two-time recipient. She earned the Baynham Award in 1999 and 2015.
Hanson, associate professor of education and director of teacher education, received the Daryl R. Karns Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity. The award, named for the biology professor who died in 2011, recognizes sustained scholarly or creative achievement. Faculty members nominate colleagues for the award, which are sent to three judges at liberal arts colleges similar to Hanover. The winner receives a bronze medallion and a cash prize.
Hanson, who joined the College’s faculty in 2006, teaches courses including foundations of education, inquiry in education, early child literacy and development, designing environmental curriculum, elementary science and math methods, and teaching science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
82nd-annual Honors Day | Recipient |
The Henry C. Long Citation for Scholarship and General Excellence | Dominique DePriest |
The John Finley Crowe Citation for Scholarship and General Excellence | Hunter Guthrie |
The Arthur and Ilene Baynham Outstanding Teaching Award | Don Carrell |
The Daryl R. Karns Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity | Deborah Hanson |
The Alpha Lambda Delta Award | Emma Jones |
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award | Cole Vanderpohl |
The Mary Mildred Sullivan Award | Jessica Rieskamp |
The Dennis Kovener Award | Jacob Domalewski |
The Distinguished Award in Anthropology | Geneva Dischinger-Smedes |
Tessa Pappas | |
The Distinguished Award in Art & Design | Hannah Miller |
The M. L. Greiner Art Purchase Award | Hannah Miller |
The Enos Pray Biology Award | Jordan Craven |
The Distinguished Award in Biochemistry | Emily Cushman |
Gerald R. Johnson ’69 Business Scholars Program Academic Excellence Award | Jacob Hedrick |
Betsy Milligan Johnson ’70 Business Scholars Program Achievement Award | Jordan Hartman |
The Ned Guthrie Chemistry Award | Bridgitte Buchanan |
The Keith and Gwen White Award for Graduate Study in Chemistry | Karlie Miller |
The Distinguished Award in Communication | Amber King |
The John B. Goodrich Prize in Oratory | Talena Moorman |
The Distinguished Award in Computer Science | Jacob Hedrick |
The Distinguished Award in Economics | Elizabeth Donaway |
The Distinguished Award in Elementary Education | Abby Daley |
The Distinguished Award in Secondary Education | Kyle Conrad |
The Distinguished Award in Special Education | Rachel Miller |
The Hilda M. Cordrey Awards | Abby Daley (1st Place) |
Michaela Williams (2nd Place) | |
The Distinguished Award in Engineering | Marissa Childs |
The Dorothy S. Bucks Award in English | Macy Barwick |
Emma Jones | |
The John Livingston Lowes Award in English | Noah Wezensky |
The Charles and Dorothy Lynn English Prize | Hope Westmoreland |
The Aubra Jade Hiland Award for Creative Writing | Angelena Pierce |
The Edward J. Hamilton Essay Prize | Kiki Crone (1st Place) |
Joshua Smith (2nd Place) | |
The Eli Mace Essay Prize | Jacob Domalewski |
The Margaret Kichel Whallon Essay Prize | Jacob Domalewski |
The Philip R. Taylor Award for Student Publishing | Elizabeth Donaway |
Emma Jones | |
The Distinguished Award in Environmental Science | Erin Trimpe |
The Distinguished Award in French | Zach Gabbert |
The Distinguished Award in Geology | Connor McCarthy |
The Distnguished Award in Health and Movement Studies | Jacob Rugen |
The Robert E. Bowers History Award | Elizabeth Donaway |
Hunter Guthrie | |
The Frank S. Luttmer Award for the Study of History through International Experience | Rebekah Jones |
The M. Anwarul Haq International Studies Award | Oforitsete Ogor |
The Distinguished Award in Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology | Claire Cromer |
The Morse Mathematical Award | Kenny Jarnagin |
The Dr. John E. Yarnelle Mathematics Prize | Cambria Jones |
The Distinguished Award in Philosophy | Jacob Odulio |
The Richard L. Conklin Award in Physics | Ty Allen |
The Distinguished Award in Political Science | Jacqueline Hensley |
The A. Glenn Mower, Jr. Pre-Law Award | Katie Koopman |
The Distinguished Award in Psychology | Kylie Nienabar |
The George A. and Sara O. Zirkle Award in Psychology | Wylie Brace |
The Robert R. and Clara J. Beach Award in Sociology | Maria Corniacchione |
Dominque DePriest | |
The Distinguished Award in Spanish | Elizabeth Donaway |
Emma Jones | |
Distinguished Award in Theatre | Dakota Phillips |
Distinguished Award in Theology | Cori Oney |