Three Students Awarded Kimmel Scholarship
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The scholarship is co provide two letters of documented sponsored by SIUE and the Belleville university service and leadership, as well News-Democrat. as two letters documenting community The winners are Briana Beyers, of service and leadership. Pana, 111., and a sophomore majoring in This year’s recipients fulfilled all of biological sciences and pre-dentistry; the criteria for the scholarship in a variety Jason Hultbert, of Mt. Vernon, 111., and a of ways. senior majoring political science; Kyle Briana Beyers Jason Hulbert Kyle Thompson Beyers is currently the president of Thompson, of Springfield, 111., and a the Dean’s College Honor Society, Phi Eta to recognize students for their outstanding based on the Illinois in-state rate. The senior majoring in speech communication. Sigma historian, Biology Club executive leadership and community volunteer criteria on which scholarship recipients All three of this year’s recipients will officer, Alpha Phi Scholarship director, service contributions, in addition to are chosen include several elements. The be presented the scholarships and plaques Intramural Basketball/Volleyball manager, academic excellence. The scholarship was student must currently be enrolled at SIUE of recognition at the 10th annual Recreational Sports Advisory Committee named for Carol Kimmel, a former with sophomore, junior, senior or graduate Kimmel Leadership Awards Banquet, on Public Relations chair and an SIUE member of the SIU board of trustees who class standing; have a cumulative grade- Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. in the Chancellor’s Scholar. continues to give freely of her time and point average of at least 3.0; demonstrate Meridian Ballroom. talent to volunteerism. The scholarship volunteer contributions within the last two see KIMMEL, page 2 The Kimmel Scholarship is an annual equals tuition for two semesters at SIUE years in leadership, service or citizenship, scholarship which was established in 1990 Special Services help students get Cougar through college with peer assistance allegedly program, Patterson helps uphold the program’s motto, “Reach one, loose on teach one.” Though the program, they help students remain socially campus and academically focused at the same time. contacted the university “We’re trying to send a police. Police and school message of balance,” Patterson said. officials were just made “Students that get started aware of this sighting last on the right foot, stay on the Friday. Police have been right foot.” searching the woods for Patterson said their goals are to tracks or signs of a cougar, reach freshmen as soon as they but so far have not turned arrive then have them work with the up any signs of one. mentor so they can receive the “We haven’t been able advice they otherwise might not to substantiate it,” have listened to if it had come from said Chief Frank “Rich” Bob Fehringer/Alesile her or one of the other staff members Harrison of SIUE Sarah Derr, a secretary at the at Special Services. campus police. Early Childhood Center “(Students may be) not as apt to The police have buy it (advice) coming from displays a cougar notice. contacted the Department someone seen as an authority of Conservation about Jill StevensM /es/fe figure," Patterson said. m BY DANIELLE sending an official to look for Lakeyisha M. Lane receives help from Wesley Thomas, a Patterson believes that by BELTON signs of a cougar. Rumors have tutor in Special Services. dealing with a peer, the mentee will EDITOR IN CHIEF been spreading about mangled pay more attention to the mentor, deer, but Harrison attributed the It’s a jungle out there. ■ BY DANIELLE BELTON college life. and may be more apt to follow the mangled deer to the large coyote School officials have posted “I just want to help people,” advice. Mentees are encouraged to population on campus. EDITOR IN CHIEF signs telling students to walk Vincent said. “That’s my nature.” handle problems early on and “We haven’t found establish good habits rather than with caution around the campus anything that would indicate “It’s like a small community Earline Patterson, program having to undo the damage that may due to a cougar sighting on the a cougar killed a deer,” over here,” Wesley Thomas, 21, of director for Special Services in the have occurred due to bad habits. east side of the campus. Harrison said. St. Louis said. “I get a sense office of Academic Counseling and March 14, a Glen Carbon “Freshman can see what being For now, warnings have of home." Advisement, works to help organize couple claimed to see a cougar a successful student looks like,” been posted for students and As part of the Special Services the mentors and mentees and often is on SIUE campus grounds. They Patterson said of the program. staff to exercise some extra mentoring program, Thomas and there to offer advice to all of then contacted Virgil Smith, the caution until the sighting can be Michael Vincent help freshmen her students. cougar research coordinator of confirmed. see SERVICES, page 2 students with the difficulties of A strong believer in the Southern Illinois. Smith then ♦ P age 2 The Alesile Tuesday, M arch 24, 1998 ♦ feel good to help people and I Students. At SIUE, Hulbert has organizations at SIUE. As a hours volunteering with Habitat KIMMEL ----------- believe we should give back put in volunteer hours on several member of Alpha Kappa Lambda for Humanity, Bowling for Kids from page 1 much more than we receive.” planning committees, assisted Fraternity, he has held the and Gamble for Kids. He has Hulbert is involved in with the Kimmel Leadership positions of Public Relations been involved with the SIU Beyer has volunteered with several organizations at SIUE. Banquet, SIUE Welcome Week, Chair, Chaplain and Campus School of Medicine community the Oconee Fall Festival, Adopt a He is currently the University Student Leadership Orientation, Relations Chair. Through his education program, “Think First/ Grandparent from Pana Nursing Center Board vice president for HIV/AIDS Awareness Task Greek involvement, he has been Risky Business,” Operation Home, HIS KIDS Christmas Programs as well as Special Force, Martin Luther King, Jr. interfratemity council secretary Snowball, Sherman Pre-Prom Party, Alpha Phi fundraising for Events chair. Hulbert has Celebration and the conference of and is a member of the Order of Presentation, the Montgomery Cardiac Care, Delta Theta Tau completed the Student the Association of College Omega Greek Honor Society. He and Macoupin County Victim Tour of Homes, and the Shelby Leadership Development Unions Intemational-Region 9. has also been involved with the Impact Panels, the Sparta County 4-H Club, as well as Program and Steven Covey’s “When I undertake a Student Government Community Crash Prevention SIUE’s Student Leadership Seven Habits of Highly Effective volunteer project, I commit to it Constitution and Review Day and is a public presenter for Development Program. She has People. He has also been a peer and ensure it is carried through,” Committee, Freshman Mentor the Stillmedow Drug/Alcohol also volunteered her time assistant with University Hulbert said. “I believe that Association, freshman Rehabilitation Center. tutoring underprivileged kids. Housing, and has volunteered education outside the classroom orientation leader, Welcome As a survivor of a serious As to her philosophy of during freshman orientation, is important to make well- Week, Springiest Planning motor vehicle accident, volunteerism, Beyer said the preview SIUE and for the rounded students who will be Committee, University Center Thompson uses his experience to personal interaction is an University’s Career and leaders in today’s society and Board Public Relations help youth. important factor in the work Volunteer Fair. Hulbert also is a represent SIUE alumni.” Committee, Public Relations “I provide my audience with she enjoys. member of Phi Eta Sigma Hulbert said helping others Student Society of America real-life experiences as a result of “It’s my way of giving back Freshman Honor Society, Phi and establishing educational, Treasurer, Student Leadership alcohol and drugs in an attempt to to people,” Beyer said. “I have Kappa Phi Honor Society, and social and recreational programs Development Program and reduce the likelihood of them been very lucky in my life and I’d has been included in the national are what he enjoys doing. Who’s Who among American becoming a victim,” Thompson like to help others achieve similar edition of Who’s Who of Thompson has been University and College Students. said. “If one kid listens it is opportunities. It also makes me American College and University involved with several Thompson has put in several always worth the effort.” sees the success in The program accepts its new freshmen, and on what mentees. Freshmen are given SERVICES-------- the program because most of mentors through applications their role is and isn’t.