Award / Scholarship Recipients

• Ken & Amy Landrum Scholarship of Excellence in Computer Science/Information Technology (Renewable, UG only)
  
  • Jacey Henderson
• George Brotherton Memorial Scholarship - Number of Students = Dept's Discretion (Renewable)
  
  • Yuriy NA Holovchak
  • Samuel G Martin
• Florim Scholarship in Computer Science (Renewable, UG only)
  
  • Darren White
• Dr. Bruce Myers Computer Science Scholarship Endowment
  • Evan Primasing
• Kevin and Linda Staton CSIT Endowment
  • Gelsey E. Gonzalez Henriquez
• Michael Wright-QMSI Endowed Scholarship
  • Mason Krause
• Taylor Kramer Women in Cyber Security
  • Megan Wolfskill
• Ken & Amy Landrum Computer Science & Information Technology Scholarship (Renewable, UG only)
  
  1. Antoni Sayre
  2. Bricen P. Hicks
  3. John R. Jones
  4. Colton Judy
  5. Jacob Lehtola
  6. Jesus Emilio Roman
  7. Voyd K. Plummer
  8. Tennille L. Reeves
  9. Gabriyel I Sorensen
  10. Kevin Tyler

• Excellence in Computing - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Vincent Tran- Networking Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Jensen Schmidt - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
  • Benjamin Gessner - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
  • Jason Frederick - General Information Systems Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Vincent Tran - Networking Concentration
  • Jonas Kotarski- Web and Database Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Alexis Mahar - General Computer Science Concentration
  • Samuel Fletcher - Software Engineering Concentration
• Outstanding Students in M.S./PSM Computer Science and Quantitative Methods - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science and quantitative methods, awarded to the most outstanding graduating students in the M.S./PSM Computer Science and Quantitative Methods Degree Program.
  • Coming Soon - Data Management and Analysis Concentration
  • Coming Soon - Data Management and Analysis Concentration
  • Matthew Ferrier - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
  • Benard Sigei - Information Assurance and Security Concentration

• Excellence in Computing - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Erik Anderson - Software Engineering Concentration
  • Millen Kidane - Web and Database Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Tyrone Etpison - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
  • Hannah Rolen - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
  • Dylan Woodcock - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Paul Patrick - Networking Concentration
  • Natalia Spiliopoulou- Web and Database Concentration
  • Millen Kidane - Web and Database Concentration
  • Cassandra Connell - Networking Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Adam Botens-General Computer Science Concentration
  • Erik Anderson - Software Engineering Concentration
  • Autumn Hale - Software Engineering Concentration

• Ken & Amy Landrum Scholarship of Excellence in Computer Science/Information Technology (Renewable, UG only)
  
  • Jacey Henderson
• George Brotherton Memorial Scholarship - Number of Students = Dept's Discretion (Renewable)
  
  • Erik Anderson (Fall 2023)
  • Voyd K. Plummer (Spring 2024)
  • Christine Grave A. Bandol
• Florim Scholarship in Computer Science (Renewable, UG only)
  
  • Darren White
• Dr. Bruce Myers Computer Science Scholarship Endowment
  • Evan Primasing
• Michael Wright-QMSI Endowed Scholarship
  • Mason Krause
• Taylor Kramer Women in Cyber Security
  • Jacey Henderson
• Ken & Amy Landrum Computer Science & Information Technology Scholarship (Renewable, UG only)
  
  1. Samantha A Cook
  2. Austin D. Crisp
  3. Logan L. Grisham
  4. John R. Jones
  5. Colton Judy
  6. Jacob Lehtola
  7. Nicholas J. Phillips
  8. Tennille L. Reeves
  9. Kevin Tyler
  10. Bricen P. Hicks

• Excellence in Computing - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Ethen Carrell - General Computer Science Concentration
  • Nicolas Towery - Web and Database Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Robert Crutchfield - Systems Development Concentration
  • Neil Stoughton - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • William Stewart - Internet and Web Technoloy Concentration
  • Nicolas Towery - Web and Database Concentration
  • Rodney Camp - Web and Database Concentration
  • Garrett Jordan - Software Engineering Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Ethen Carrell - General Computer Science Concentration
  • Calab Reeder - Intelligent Robotics Concentration
  • Luke Schnetlage - Software Engineering Concentration
  • Scott Lam - Software Engineering Concentration
  • Jan Ras - Software Engineering COncentration

• Excellence in Computing - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Stephen D. Johnson
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Brandon Bernard - General Information Systems Concentration
  • Winter Carroll - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
  • Morgan Britt - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Andrew F. Dennis - Networking Concentration
  • Nina A. Ngo - Web and Database Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Joshua M. Moore - General Computer Science Concentration
  • Brandon Sitz - Software Engineering Concentration
  • Stephen D. Johnson - Software Engineering Concentration
• Outstanding Students in M.S./PSM Computer Science and Quantitative Methods - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science and quantitative methods, awarded to the most outstanding graduating students in the M.S./PSM Computer Science and Quantitative Methods Degree Program.
  • Amos T. Oyetoro - Data Management and Analysis Concentration
  • Ayat M. Al Bahadli - Data Management and Analysis Concentration
  • Levi C. Parks - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
  • Tanner S. Jones - Information Assurance and Security Concentration

• Ken & Amy Landrum Scholarship of Excellence in Computer Science/Information Technology (Renewable)
  
  • Stephen D. Johnson
• George Brotherton Memorial Scholarship - Number of Students = Dept's Discretion (Renewable)
  
  • Ethen Sean Carrell
  • Vincent N Tran
• Florim Scholarship in Computer Science (Renewable)
  
  • Daquan Malik Buchanan
• Dr. Bruce Myers Computer Science Scholarship Endowment
  • Laura Lopez (Fall 2022 only)
  • Esai C. Jimenez (Spring 2023 only)
• Michael Wright-QMSI Endowed Scholarship
  • Mason Krause
• Taylor Kramer Women in Cyber Security
  • Hannah Rolen
• Ken & Amy Landrum Computer Science & Information Technology Scholarship (Renewable)
  
  1. Garrison H. Brandon
  2. Daquan M. Buchanan
  3. Ethen S. Carrell
  4. Austin D. Crisp (Spring 2023 only)
  5. Logan L. Grisham
  6. Colton Judy
  7. Silas W. Elder
  8. Autumn M. Hale
  9. Stephen D. Johnson (Fall 2022 only)
  10. Nina A. Ngo
  11. Calab R. Reeder

• Excellence in Computing - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Leah M. Dowlen
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Madison G. Inman - General Information Systems Concentration
    
  • Noah B. Caldwell - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
    
  • Peyton M. Powell - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Matthew A. Myers - Networking Concentration
    
  • Tyler Largin - Networking Concentration
  • Natasha Lucio - Web and Database Concentration
  • Mikaela S. Smith - Web and Database Concentration
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Daniel A. Johnson - General Computer Science Concentration
    
  • Ariel A. Daugherty - General Computer Science Concentration
  • Lily A. Thompson - Software Engineering Concentration
    
• Outstanding Students in M.S./PSM Computer Science and Quantitative Methods - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science and quantitative methods, awarded to the most outstanding graduating students in the M.S./PSM Computer Science and Quantitative Methods Degree Program.
  • Todd B. Young - Information Assurance and Security Concentration
  • Carter L. Lowe - Data Management and Analysis Concentration

• Excellence in Computing - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Kaitlyn A. Hardin
    
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Matthew P. Ferebee
    
  • Mitch D. Bishop
    
  • Nautica M. Dotson
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Tyler Largin (pending graduation, not awarded yet)
  • Candance J. Clay
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Jonathan B. White
    
  • Charles B. Hudson
    
• Outstanding Students in M.S./PSM Computer Science and Quantitative Methods - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science and quantitative methods, awarded to the most outstanding graduating students in the M.S./PSM Computer Science and Quantitative Methods Degree Program.
  • Joshua M Tipton
  • Tychon J. Tabernik

• Ken & Amy Landrum Scholarship of Excellence in Computer Science/Information Technology
  • Ariel Alexis Daugherty
• George Brotherton Memorial Scholarship
  • Ethen Sean Carrell
  • Vincent N Tran
• Florim Scholarship in Computer Science
  • Daquan Malik Buchanan
• Dr. Bruce Myers Computer Science Scholarship Endowment
  • Kaitlyn A Hardin
• Michael Wright-QMSI Endowed Scholarship
  • Leah M Dowlen
• Ken & Amy Landrum Computer Science & Information Technology Scholarship
  • Garrison Hayden Brandon
  • Daquan Malik Buchanan
  • Ethen Sean Carrell
  • Nautica Moet Dotson (Fall Only)
  • Silas William-Lee Elder (Spring Only)
  • Logan Luke Grisham
  • Autumn McKenzie Hale
  • Stephen David Johnson
  • Nina A. Ngo
  • Calab Riley Reeder
  • Lily Aurora Thompson

• Excellence in Computing - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Sahil Goklany
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Dwayne Jordan
  • Curtis Compton
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Rebecca Bender
  • Sung Kwon Kim
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Joseph Douglas Spear
  • Alan Holman

• Excellence in Computing - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Ethan McCrary
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Summer Brown
  • Douglas Ferguson
  • Levi Parks
  • Jasmine Sager Gonzalez
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Michael Gosciej
  • Tamara Kim
  • Jeffrey Neely
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Lexie Nance
  • Peyton Van Hook

• Ken & Amy Landrum Scholarship of Excellence in Computer Science/Information Technology
  • Ariel Alexis Daugherty
• George Brotherton Memorial Scholarship
  • Sahil Goklaney
• Florim Scholarship in Computer Science
  • Daquan Malik Buchanan
• Dr. Bruce Myers Computer Science Scholarship Endowment
  • Kaitlyn A Hardin
• Ken & Amy Landrum Computer Science & Information Technology Scholarship
  • Douglas Ferguson (Fall)
  • Garrison Brandon
  • Daquan Buchanan
  • Nautica Dotson
  • Christopher Greenup
  • Autumn Hale
  • Caleb Reeder
  • Ethen Carrell
  • Stephen Johnson
  • Logan Grisham
  • Lily Thompson (Spring)

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• Excellence in Computing - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Jacob Girsky
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Ross Barber
  • Kyle Lester
  • Trinite Jimenez
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Oxana Kiseleva
  • Micahel DeMarchi
  • Stephanie Escue
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Alexandria Banta
  • Daniel Davis
  • Benjamin Meadows

• Excellence in Computing - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • James Evan Ottinger
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Jacob Horstman
  • Bushra Al Sibai
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Andrew Stutts
  • Kevin Lyons
  • Dan Nguyen
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • William Dozier

Amanda McNair : Harvill-Civitan Citizenship Award, AY 2019-2020

Amanda McNair graduated in AY 2019-2020 with a B.S. Degree, double majors in Computer Information Systems (Systems Development Concentration, Mobile Software Technology), and Computer Information Technology (Internet and Web Technology Concentration). She has appeared on the Dean’s list multiple times. Amanda has been active in research, presented at research conferences, and been an active member of our department’s Association of Computing Machinery student organization. While she is a fantastic student and researcher, there is so much more to Amanda.

Amanda wants to serve the community and the university. She used her computer programming skills and creative energy in helping out the APSU Junior Coders, which is our outreach effort to teach the valuable skill of computer programming to K-12 grade students. We have had many APSU students help us over the years, but none have been more dedicated or more involved than Amanda. Amanda and our faculty members have been working together on APSU Junior Coders – Coding Camps / Classes for the last two years, and she has been a dependable asset to the program. Her skill in helping both kindergarteners and high school seniors grow in the classroom is extremely commendable.

Amanda won the Harvill-Civitan Award for her service and selfless commitment to the community of Clarksville, Montgomery County, and Austin Peay State University.

The Halbert Harvill Civitan Citizenship Award is given to the member of the graduating class selected by the faculty for having made an outstanding contribution to good citizenship during his or her college career. The award is given to the student who has made the best use of his or her abilities and has worked unselfishly for the betterment of fellow students and the school community. It is not based on popularity, athletic prowess, or scholastic achievement.

Each year, Austin Peay State University recognizes the top two outstanding students at the Spring Academic Awards Day Ceremony. This is the first time in our department’s history and probably APSU’s history that both the Drane Award and the Harvill-Civitan Award are won by computer science majors.

Evan Ottinger : William McClure Drane Award, AY 2019-2020

Evan Ottinger graduated in AY 2019-2020 with a B.S. Degree in Computer Information Systems, double concentrations in Systems Development and Information Assurance and Security (Cyber Security).

After serving in the United States Marine Corps, Evan joined APSU. He had a near-perfect GPA, and appeared on the Dean’s list multiple times. When Evan joined Kappa Sigma, he took a leadership role to improve the chapter’s academic standing.

Evan Ottinger’s claim to fame is the Cyber Fast-Track Competition 2019 launched by 25 state governors and the SANS Technology Institute. The competition required that contestants solve 250 cybersecurity challenges, each progressing in difficulty. These types of challenges are referred to as Capture the Flag (CTF) problems, and they all work towards the same goal: hack into a computer and find a code hidden somewhere in the file system. There are two primary lessons of the competition: the first of which is how to hack into systems, and the second comes with understanding the simple ways to harden a server to keep infiltrators out. James competed against 13,000 students across the United States and ultimately placed in the top 100, earning him a $22,000 scholarship of cybersecurity courses.

Evan won the Drane Award for his leadership, his record of scholarship, and his service towards his fellow students and to Austin Peay State University.

The William McClure Drane Award is conferred upon an outstanding member of the graduating class chosen by the faculty of the University on the basis of character, scholarship, leadership, and service to the University. Preference is given to a student with four years of residence in the University. Miss Myrtle Drane and Mrs. Maud Drane Buckner established the award in 1950 in memory of their father, William McClure Drane, prominent citizen of Clarksville and patron of education.

Each year, Austin Peay State University recognizes the top two outstanding students at the Spring Academic Awards Day Ceremony. This is the first time in our department’s history and probably APSU’s history that both the Drane Award and the Harvill-Civitan Award are won by computer science majors.

• Ken & Amy Landrum Scholarship of Excellence in Computer Science/Information Technology
  • Dakota Stygles (Fall)
  • Esai Jimenez (Spring)
• George Brotherton Memorial Scholarship
  • Ethan McCray
• Florim Scholarship in Computer Science
  • Jacob Horstman
• Dr. Bruce Myers Computer Science Scholarship Endowment
  • Amanda McNair
• Ken & Amy Landrum Computer Science & Information Technology Scholarship
  • Nautica Dotson
  • Christopher Greenup
  • Alexandria Banta
  • Daniel Davis
  • Daquan Buchanan
  • Garrison Brandon
  • Ariel Daugherty
  • Douglas Ferguson
  • Kyle Lester
  • Jacob Girsky

• Excellence in Computer Science - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Claudia Yanes Garcia
  • Lidia Yanes Garcia
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Pamela V. Penaloza Pardo
  • Rhonda D. Beaugard
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Mariah L. Carnahan
  • Georgette L. Walrath
  • Chad E. Love II
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Harrison R. Welch
  • William “Suzy” Kersten

• Ken & Amy Landrum Scholarship of Excellence in Computer Science/Information Technology
  • Nathan Nickelson
• George Brotherton Memorial Scholarship
  • Daniel Davis
  • Quynh Tran
  • Robyn Yates
  • Brennan Norton
  • Dakota Shrader
• Florim Scholarship in Computer Science
  • Jacob Horstman
• Dr. Bruce Myers Computer Science Scholarship Endowment
  • Daniel Davis
• Ken & Amy Landrum Computer Science & Information Technology Scholarship
  • William Kersten 
  • Robert VanHook
  • Luke Cecil
  • Bushra Al-Sibai
  • Alexandria Banta
  • Jacob Crews
  • Michael McKinney
  • Ethan McCrary
  • DeAngelo Carson
  • Andrew Stutts
  • Mariah Carnahan

• Excellence in Computer Science - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Douglas Antocicco
    
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Systems - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information systems, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Joshua St. Louis
    
  • Jordan Reedy
  • Emily Metscher
    
• Outstanding Students in Computer Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Information Technology Degree Program.
  • Christopher Kramer
    
  • Brody Taylor
• Outstanding Students in Computer Science - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science Degree Program.
  • Linh Do
    
  • Shawn Bickel
    

• Excellence in Computer Science & Information Technology - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Beverly Jean-Baptiste
    
• Outstanding Seniors in Computer Science & Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science and information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science and Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Alexander Hornick
    
  • Jennifer Jackson
  • John Schmitt
  • Alissa Taylor
  • Judson Thomas

• Excellence in Computer Science & Information Technology - The Department of Computer Science & IT’s highest honor awarded to the most exemplary graduating senior that has shown excellence in all areas.
  • Lacey L. Williams
• Outstanding Seniors in Computer Science & Information Technology - Recognizing exceptional achievement and promise in the area of computer science and information technology, awarded to the most outstanding graduating seniors in the B.S. Computer Science and Information Systems Degree Program.
  • Steve T. Wiberg
  • Jacob W. St. Louis
  • Shawn Moody
  • Arisha C. Majors
  • Sam J. Bennett

Arisha C. Majors : William McClure Drane Award, AY 2014-2015

Computer Science student Arisha Majors received the coveted Drane Award (a top APSU student award) during the 2015 APSU Spring Commencement exercises.

The William McClure Drane award is conferred at winter and spring graduations to an outstanding member of the graduating class as chosen by the faculty on the bases of character, scholarship, leadership and service to the University.

Arisha graduated with a major in computer science and information systems, with double concentrations (Internet and Web Technology, Database Administration) and an overall 3.93 GPA.

Arisha is well-trained in computer science, web design and development. In 2014, he redesigned and rebuilt the Tennessee Academy of Science website. It is a professional level web design project. The clean, user-friendly design that so impressed the TAS president-elect, that the TAS used the design and engaged her to reprogram the whole website.

Arisha also used her web development skills to help our other departments in the university. She helped to migrate three mission critical biology-related research websites to a new web hosting server for the APSU biology department in AY 2014-15.

Actively involved in research, Arisha was funded by a Tennessee Board of Regents research grant to conduct research on “Determining the Accuracy of Spatial Data Through the Use Of Mobile Device GPS Units”. She presented her research findings at undergraduate research conferences at MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University), as well as APSU, in 2015.

According to Dr. Bruce Myers, professor and chair of the computer science department, Arisha took the lead on all the above projects. Dr Myers also said, “Arisha is one of the top computer science graduates, and her active involvements in the projects is her way of helping us to make APSU a better place.”

Arisha is a recipient of multiple Dean’s List awards. She is on the Dean’s List every semester, during her four years with us. She is also a recipient of the Landrum Technology Scholarship, for multiple semesters.

The William McClure Drane Award is conferred upon an outstanding member of the graduating class chosen by the faculty of the University on the basis of character, scholarship, leadership, and service to the University. Preference is given to a student with four years of residence in the University. Miss Myrtle Drane and Mrs. Maud Drane Buckner established the award in 1950 in memory of their father, William McClure Drane, prominent citizen of Clarksville and patron of education.

Each year, Austin Peay State University recognizes the top outstanding student at the Spring Academic Awards Day Ceremony.