Honors and Awards

Each year, PCC students enter the American Advertising Federation’s ADDY Awards competition, where they consistently earn high honors in the student category. This year was no exception, with 19 students earning 26 total awards, including 2 Judge’s Choice awards and the Best of Show.

Business students from multiple concentrations participate in a global Business Strategy game in one of our corporate finance classes. Students are split into teams, which compete against other teams in their industries. They’re responsible for all operational aspects of running a simulated company, and scores are generated for criteria such as stock price, earnings per share, total market share, and other financial scoring metrics. Global rankings are generated, and a list is published weekly of the top 100 teams. This year, two teams from PCC spent multiple weeks on the global 100 list. These students have been invited to participate in a global competition with other winners in world-wide industries.

Fall

Wyatt Mast

Ryan Luttrell

Spring

Samuel Melvin

Luke Pembridge

The Criminal Justice physical fitness challenge presents CJ majors with an opportunity to test themselves against the same standards they’ll encounter for entrance into police academies and other law enforcement agencies. These students won this year’s contest against their peers.

Brad Reeder

Abigail Shivler

Students of any major were invited to submit original work consistent with a Biblical worldview in a variety of categories. First, second, and third place winners, along with honorable mentions, were chosen, with the students listed below winning first place in their category.

Students from all majors were invited to submit musical pieces in several different categories ranging from vocal and instrumental performance to original composition.

Emily Wright

Piano

Madison Cromwell

Brass

Noah Brown

Strings

Chloe Goforth

Women’s Voice

Paul Niu

Men’s Voice

Daniel Gowans

Original Composition

Jarrod Waytan

Church Music Arranging

Students of any major were invited to perform speeches in the categories of dramatic reading, poetry, and essay.

Rebekah Koonce

Dramatic Reading

Blayke Lane

Poetry

Emily Luna

Essay

The Commencement Writing Contests provide undergraduate students the opportunity to submit their best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry pieces for evaluation. The contests are open to all PCC students, and entries are judged by a faculty panel who determine the best pieces in each category.

Olivia Summers

Extemporaneous Essay

Ryleigh Wood

Original Fiction

Felisha Hodge

Original Nonfiction

Benjamin Bostwick

Poetry

This award is presented to the graduating nursing student who, in the estimation of the faculty and administration, best represents academic achievement, the integration of Christian principles, and the high standards in the nursing profession.

It’s given in the form of a certificate awarded during Commencement, and the recipient’s name will be engraved on a permanent plaque displayed on campus.

Kayla Doherty

After submitting written sermon outlines in February, and then preaching that sermon multiple times before faculty, pastors, administrators, and peers, two recipients of this award are chosen. They both receive a beautiful Bible and were invited to preach in a recent Campus Church service.

Ryan Bame

Luc Mach

Each year, the debate classes host a showcase where an affirmative and negative team research and discourse on a current issue.

This year’s teams debated the topic “The United Stated federal government should substantially increase its international support for global health security against naturally occurring infectious disease.” The winners presented the affirmative argument.

Debate Winners

HannahGrace Hurlbert

Abby Helton

Best Speaker

HannahGrace Hurlbert

Computing majors showcase software developed in their capstone project courses at the annual Software Expo. Student teams of 4–6 members collaborate to gather requirements, design the solutions, create the software, and test the final applications.

Faculty members judge these applications based on various characteristics, such as creativity, user experience, and professionalism. As a result, a best of show application was selected from each capstone course.

Lodestar Application

Benjamin Cotton

Connor Dyck

Jordan Nichols

Marcos Nunes

Elijah Webb

Return to the Stars Application

Dapo Adegunloye

Micah Donegan

Micah Lawson

Christi Loden

Nathan Williams

As part of their graduation requirements, all PCC education majors complete an internship in which they’re paired with an experienced teacher, gradually assuming responsibility for each classroom subject. They learn routines and classroom management while refining their teaching techniques.

These two students were recognized for having a strong Christian testimony, exceptional academic performance, a teachable spirit, a willingness to serve, a desire for continual improvement in their teaching skill, and a commitment to excellence in all that they completed.

Lydia Ohman

Elementary

Drew Hixson

Secondary

Members of these collegians had the highest overall participation in weekly Christian Service activities like Bible clubs, nursing home ministries, door to door visitation, and a softball league for children with special needs.

Knights

Delta Chi

Rockets

Alpha Theta

These two students were chosen for demonstrating excellence in leadership, sportsmanship, and athletic ability throughout the collegian sports seasons.

Andrew Rasmussen

Kappa Psi Delta Scorpions

Chloe Kidd

Omega Delta Rho Hurricanes

The Collegian Excellence awards are given to the collegians receiving the highest number of points in each of the four pillars of Greek Life—service, academics, unity, and leadership. These pillars create the framework for all collegian involvement, and the awards represent dedication to growth in each area.

Academics

Patriots

Pi Epsilon

Leadership

Wolverines

Pi Zeta

Service

Hawks

Alpha Chi

Unity

Kings

Delta Pi

These two collegians demonstrated marked overall improvement with their involvement in the four pillars of Greek life.

Wildcats

Omega Chi

Jets

Lambda Beta

This year, over 1200 collegian athletic contests were played, resulting in 11 major sports champions and 24 minor sports champions. Collegians earn points by placing in the top 8 of any collegian sporting event. These two collegians accumulated the highest number of points.

Hawks

Alpha Chi Delta

Gators

Zeta Nu Rho

The Collegian of the Year award is the highest honor presented for collegian involvement, and is bestowed on collegians embodying well-rounded engagement in all aspects of collegian life.

Kings

Delta Pi Delta

Rockets

Alpha Theta Rho

Throughout the year, students are invited to submit recommendations to improve the college experience for themselves and future PCC students. Suggestions are reviewed by committees and implemented where possible.

Hannah Kozak

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