Culver-Stockton College

Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 320 new initiates from 15 universities during May 2022. Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.

Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 626 new initiates from 23 universities during December 2021. Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.

Benjamin S. Morrow, a native of Sullivan, Mo., received a $1,000 scholarship from Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) to attend graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis, Olin School of Business. Morrow is a recent graduate of Westminster College. He graduated summa cum laude from the honors program with dual bachelor's degrees in accounting and mathematics. Morrow was active on campus and participated in a variety of organizations. He was president of Phi Delta Theta for two years, served as president of the Oath and Values Board, and as Grand Marshal of the Skulls of Seven. Morrow was also a freshman transition mentor for three years and a student ambassador for two. In addition, he served on various campus committees, including the Blue Blazers Investment Committee, the hiring committee for new business professors at Westminster, and on a task force with board members to brainstorm potential leadership opportunities to bring to campus. Morrow is an initiate of Alpha Lambda Delta, Delta Mu Delta, and Pi Mu Epsilon honor societies along with being a member of Omicron Delta Kappa. Morrow is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Finance with a concentration in quantitative finance from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. His goal is to become a casualty actuary.

Culver-Stockton College softball player Taryn Brown has been named the female recipient of the 2020-21 Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) A.O. Duer Award, the league announced Aug. 2.

Culver-Stockton College is proud to celebrate 93 students who have been named to the Honor Roll for the Spring 2021 semester. By completing minimally 12 credit hours with a grade point average between 3.2 and 3.49 on a 4.00 scale, and no grade lower than a C, they have achieved this honor.

Culver-Stockton College is proud to celebrate 138 students who have completed academic coursework with a high grade point average during the Spring 2021 semester. Students on the President's List have earned a 4.00 grade point average, enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours with no grade lower than a C.

Culver-Stockton College is proud to celebrate 190 students who have completed academic coursework with high grade point average during the Spring 2021 semester. Students on the Dean's List have earned between a 3.5 and 3.99 grade point average and were enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours with no grade lower than a C.

Three members of the Culver-Stockton College softball team have been named to the 2021 Heart of America Athletic Conference All-Conference Softball team. Pitcher Grace Preston earned second team honors while catcher Taryn Brown and shortstop Alle Thompson were honorable mention selections.

The Culver-Stockton College Theatre Department is offering two radio dramas this month that were first presented in the 1940s and 1950s.

Carter Knake, a senior media communication major from Havana, Ill., was chosen to be a student panelist during the Degy Entertainment College Education & Entertainment Summit held virtually on Friday, Jan. 22.

More than 350 Culver-Stockton students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members spent Saturday, Aug. 22 volunteering for the 11th annual Everyone Doing More event.

Four Culver-Stockton College students combined to earn a global top 25 ranking for their fictional company's performance in a business strategy course during the week of Dec. 14-20, 2020. The students were taking Dr. Kim Gaither's Global Strategy course during the Fall 2020 semester.

Eric Wood, a senior physical education major from Salem, Mo, received an outstanding student major award during the Missouri Society of Health and Physical Educators annual convention that was held virtually on Nov. 12-14.

Twenty-six students recently were welcomed as the 2020-21 Residence Life staff at Culver-Stockton College.

The Board of Trustees at Culver-Stockton College voted on May 16 to confer the degrees for 215 graduates in the Class of 2020. The 164th annual formal commencement ceremony, which was postponed because of the COVID-19 virus, is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25.

Awards for the Greek Life Student of the Year and the Greek Lifetime Achievement Award for both men and women were given during a virtual presentation recently organized by the Office of Student Life at Culver-Stockton College. The Greek Woman of the Year was Taryn Hutcherson (Sigma Sigma Sigma), a junior elementary education and early childhood major from Moline, Ill. The Greek Man of the Year was Michael Simon (Alpha Phi Alpha), a senior criminal justice major from St. Louis. The Greek Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Natalie Dodd (Chi Omega), a senior psychology and occupational therapy major from Palmyra, Mo., and Nick Luciani (Lambda Chi Alpha), a senior sports communication major from Georgetown, Ontario in Canada.

Cheyenne Grissom, a senior psychology and criminal justice major from Frankford, Ind., recently was elected president of the Student Government Association at Culver-Stockton College for the 2020-21 academic year.