A R T I C L E S :

Remembering

Rachel, p. 1

Digital signage,

p. 1

Honors

Orientation, p.

2

New website,

p. 2

Events, p. 3

Peer Mentors,

p. 3

Float into Fall,

p. 3

MHO officers,

p. 4

Call for articles,

p. 4

God of

Carnage, p. 4

Contact us, p. 5

Welcome, new

Honors

students, p. 5

Sophomore

Certificate

update, p. 5

Freshman

Senator, p. 5

September 2014 Volume 2, Issue 1

U N I V E R S I T Y O F M O N T E V A L L O

Honors News

Rachel Pigott, a

sophomore in the

Honors Program from

Foley, Alabama, passed

away September 1 from

injuries sustained in a

car accident on her way

back to Montevallo

after spending the

holiday weekend at

home.

She was an

elementary-education

major, a member of

Delta Gamma Sorority,

a Gold Side cheerleader,

and a member of the

Women’s Cross Country

team.

If any students,

faculty, or staff wish to

meet with a counselor,

please call Counseling

Services at 665-6245.

Our sincerest

condolences go out to

her family and friends.

Remembering Rachel

Rachel Pigott

M A N D A T O R Y H O N O R S

M E E T I N G

O C T O B E R 2 2 A T 3 : 3 0 P M

I N C O M E R A U D I T O R I U M

C O M E L E A R N A B O U T T H E

2 0 1 5 S P R I N G S C H E D U L E A N D

P R I O R I T Y R E G I S T R A T I O N !

Honors Digital Signage!

The Honors Program now

has digital signage above the

Mac computers in Hill

House. Instead of printing

and taping signage in Hill

House, all information you

want displayed should be

emailed to

honors@montevallo.edu.

Keep an eye out for the next issue of Honors News for information

about Spring 2015 courses!

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Honors Incoming Freshmen:

Move-In & Orientation with Peer Mentors

Honors Program Website’s New Look

We’ve redesigned the Honors webpage.

Let us know if you have ideas to make this an even more effective webpage!

http://www.legacy.montevallo.edu/honors/

Honors freshmen moved in a day early this year. Afterwards, they attended Honors Orientation, where they

met their peer mentors and a few Honors professors. Peer mentors and freshmen participated in

team-building games, resume reflection, and ice breakers.

Honors Program Selects Peer Mentors

Honors students began the

semester by attending Float into

Fall on Monday, August 25 at

Hill House.

Float into Fall

Top Row (from left to right): Jill Kleist, Kristen Forsberg, Emme Long, Camile Weeks, & Stuart Cekolin

Bottom Row (from left to right): Jesse Wells, Erin Hall, Belle Prosser, Heather Calvert, & Mollie Wyatt

These students were selected as the 2014-2015 Honors Program Peer Mentors. The Peer Mentors assisted with

Move-In Day and Honors Orientation and are planning several events for this fall such as enjoying Oak

Mountain State Park, catching a play at the Red Mountain Theatre, experiencing varying forms of art at the

Birmingham Museum of Art, and listening to the New Orleans Legends featuring Allen Touissant and the

Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the Wright Center.

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MHO Elects 2014-2015 Officers

President:

Stuart Cekolin

Recording Secretary:

Sara Perry

Treasurer:

Shane Myers

Event Chair:

Colton Vandiver

Historian:

Lily Elmore

Reminder: We have 10 season tickets for all UM

Theatre productions reserved for Active Honors

Students. First come, first serve!

Students must call the Box Office at

205-665-6200 to reserve tickets.

GOD OF CARNAGE

by Yasmina Reza

October 2-4, 7:30 pm Chichester Theatre

Matinee, October 5, 2:00 pm Chichester Theatre

Pictured from left to right:

Shane Myers, Stuart Cekolin, Colton Vandiver, and Sara Perry

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CALL FOR ACHIEVEMENTS

Honors students may submit articles, awards, and

announcements to be considered for the newsletter by

emailing honors@montevallo.edu or entering it on our

legacy website under the “Recognition” tab.

Share your good news with us!

http://www.legacy.montevallo.edu/honors/recognition

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Honors Student Accolades

Congratulations to

Honors student

Jesse Byron for being

elected as a Freshman

Senator! We would love to help celebrate your

accomplishments. Go to

www.legacy.montevallo.edu/honors/recognition

to let us know !

Honors Program

Hill House, Station 6501

Montevallo, AL 35115

Phone: 205-665-6501

E-mail: honors@montevallo.edu

Director: Dr. Cathlena Martin

Honors Administrative Assistant:

Mrs. Marie Owens

Follow Us on Twitter:

@UMHonors

Follow Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HonorsUM

Sophomore Certificate Updates

The Sophomore Certificate is now called

the Honors Certificate and will be

awarded every Fall for successfully

completing 18 Honors credit hours. The

Spring ceremony will now be exclusively

for diploma recipients.

Welcome, new Honors

students!

Savannah Buttram

Logan Anthony

Kylie Kerr

Shannon Myers

Saralyn Campbell

Kristy Bohan

Mary Beth Hudson

Morgan Pennington

Marlee Webb

Lauren M. Alford

Lauren Pearson

Elizabeth A. Moore

Joyia Williams

Jesse Byron

Sara Perry

Jericoe K. Trott

William Felch

Briana Parker

Amanda South

Colton Williamson

Natalie Pugh

Amy Wilson

Emily Ferguson

Rebekah Koen

Julia Burke

Hilary MacCrae

Michayla H. Moody

Illyssa Denee Overton

Lillian Elmore

Molly Green

Hannah Mummert

Ryann Taylor

Ashlyn Bondurant

Jessica Brooks

Ashton Irvin

Brooklyn Terry

Nicolette Fiessinger

Brian Kirkwood

Nicole Stratton

Victoria Sanders

P a g e 6 Volume 2, Issue 1 www.legacy.montevallo

.edu/honors

Honors Student Travel

Grants Available!

Student Travel Grant Application

Apply online at legacy.montevallo.edu/

honors/Scholarships.shtm

Headed to an academic conference and

don’t know how to pay for it? Apply for an

Honors Program Student Travel Grant.

You can be awarded up to $500 for travel

for conference participation. Monetary

support will only be available through

reimbursement after your travel is

complete, and all relevant receipts must be

provided with reimbursement request.