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Several Ada High seniors were recognized in various areas of athletic and academic excellence during the annual Awards Assembly held at 10 a.m. today in the Robert S. Kerr Activities Center. Scholarships, awards and special recognitions went to local young people graduat ing in this year’s Class of 1976. They include the Rotary Club Scholarship, Debber Bingamon; East Central Presidential Leadership Award Scholarships, LiAnn Gonzales, Tracy O’Neal, Rhonda Stout, Steve Garner, Carey Lou Floyd, Elaine Davis, Gina DeWalt, Sandra Waldenville, Patrick Foun tain, Sonja Davis, Zenda Chapman, Roy Akehurst and Martin Lollar. Brigham Young University Dean’s Scholarship, David Doty; University of Ok lahoma Achievement Award Scholarship, Lisa Lane; OU University Scholar Scholar ship, Cynthia Yin; OU Music Scholarship, Phil Lambert and Will Thompson; OU Athletic Scholarship, Terry Collier; OU Under graduate Assistantship in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Larry Cartmell; Louisiana State University Alumni Federation Scholar ship, Janet LeBlanc; United States Military Academy at West Point Scholarship, Wes Evans; Murray State College Regents’ and President’s Scholarship, Thelma Campbell; Stephens College Honors Scholarship, Cathy Curtis; Optimist Club Scholarship, Denise Floyd and Pat Foun tain; Oklahoma State Uni versity President’s Council Leadership Service Scholar ship, Scott Badgett; OSU Re gents’ Distinguished Scholar Scholarship, Kelly Stephens; OSU University Scholar Scholarship, Joel Stafford; Northeastern Oklahoma A M College Athletic Award, Alan Babb and Dan Harris; Oklahoma Christian College Presidential Leadership Scholarship, Carol Hunt; Haskell Junior College Athle tic Scholarship, Jay Keel; Wichita State University Athletic Scholarship, Roger Hill; East Central State Uni versity Student Teaching Awards, Kathy Weiss, Eddie Glover, David Story, Seema Parekh, Martha Butler, Betsy Carr, JoAnn Maxwell, Liz Mayhue, Richard Smith, Terry Bunyard, Crystal Cowden, Rene Kemler, Mike Mapp, Charlynne Hooper and John Jones. Two new scholarships and a new award was given this year. They include the Danny Morris Memorial Scholar ship, Carey Lou Floyd; Ada Arts and Humanities Council Scholarship, Phil Lambert and the Secretarial Science Award, sponsored by the Ada High business department, Sonja Davis. Others are the: Ada High School Valedictorian Award, Debber Bingamor, Marianne Evans, Wes Evans, Phil Lambert, Lisa Lane, Janet LeBlanc, Martin Lollar, Joel Stafford, Kelly Stephens, Will Thompson and Cynthia Yin; Business and Professional Women’s Club Award, Marianne Evans, Lisa Lane, Janet LeBlanc and Cynthia Yin; Daughters of American Revolution Award, Scott Badgett, Ada Coca-Cola Bottling Company Award, Kelly Stephens; Lion’s Club Award, Joel Stafford; Black’s Award, Terry Collier; Star Engrav ing Company Awards, Deb ber Bingamon, Marianne Evans, Wes Evans, Phil Lambert, Lisa Lane, Janet LeBlanc, Martin Lollar, Joel Stafford, Kelly Stephens, Will Thompson and Cynthia Yin; All-around girl award, Biffy Welborn; All-around boy award, Scott Badgett; Band award, Will Thompson; Annual Editor award, Cynthia Yin; Annual As sociate Editor award, Cindy Cozad; Annual Photographer award, Martin Lollar; An nual award, Sherri Spear man and Kelly Stephens; Best actor, Joel Stafford; Best Actress, Zenda Chap man; Boy Vocalist, Will Thompson; Girl Vocalist, Kathy Thomas; Outstanding Wrestler’s Award, Joel Staf ford; Athletic, Roger Hill; Journalism, Pat Fountain; Home Economics Award, Denise Floyd; Student Council Award, Biffy Welborn; Certified Public Accountants Award, Gary Gurley; Elvan George Memorial Award, Dale Jackson; My Alpha Theta Award, Cynthia Yin and Larry Cartmell; Larry Pad berg Athletic Award, Wes Evans; Bobby VanBuskirk Memo rial Award, Phil Lambert; Student Council Citizenship Award, Barbara Woolley; Fred Brewer Video Theater Awards, Debber Bingaman, Marianne Evans, Wes Evans, Phil Lambert, Lisa Lane, Janet LeBlanc, Martin Lollar, Joel Stafford, Kelly Stephens, Will Thompson and Cynthia Yin. Other video theatre awards went to Gina Anderson, Sonja Davis, Steve Garner, LiAnn Gonzales, Larry Cartmell, Jeff Luke, Denise Floyd, Sue Kemp, Kathy Weiss, Bar bara Woolley, Terry Collier, Luanne Janssen, Eddie Glover, Scott Badgett, Rhonda Stout, Susan Whitaker, Cindy Cozad, David Doty, Carey Floyd and David Story. Students whose works were accepted for publication in the National Essay Anthol ogy are Deidre Walker, Steve Garner, Marianne Evans, Kathy Thomas, Debber Bin gaman and Larry Cartmell. Students with creations slated for publication in the annual Anthology of High School Poetry are Kelly Stephens and Steve Garner. Regional winners of the Pride in Oklahoma Essay Contest are Larry Cartmell and Kathy Thomas. Ranking first through third in the Women’s Christian Temperance Union Essay Contest are Jo Ann Morgan, Nancy Watters and Cheryle Hooker, respectively. The Bicentennial Seniors Certificate of Recognition went to LiAnn Gonzales; Betty Crocker Search for Leadership in Family Living Award, Carol Hunt; Masonic Lodge Students of the Year Awards, Sonja Davis and Roger Hill and Contrahoma of the Year Award, Tracy O'Neal. Pre-Grad Frolic Ada High School seniors spent Monday at the annual Sheep Creek outing to unwind before preparing for graduation set at 8 p.m. tonight at the Kerr Activities Center. The members of the Class of 1976 enjoyed a day of softball, swimming and hiking as well as a number of other outdoor sports. (Photo by Don Cook)
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Ada Evening News
Ada, Oklahoma, US
Tue, May 25, 1976
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