Lenior County Students Receive Awards at The University of Mount Olive

MOUNT OLIVE – Several Lenior County students were recognized for their achievements at The University of Mount Olive’s Annual Awards Ceremony.  Among those receiving awards were:

Jamie Jones of LaGrange received the Teacher Education Student of the Year Award. Jones is a senior math education major.

Bailey Sutton of LaGrange received the The Charles B. and Margenette A. Hinnant Music Scholarship. Sutton is a sophomore music major.  The Charles B. and Margenette A. Hinnant Music Scholarship is given in memory of both Margenette A. Hinnant and Charles B. Hinnant, a former trustee of Mount Olive College.  The recipient is chosen by the music faculty.

Beverly Bryant of Grinfton received the The Kathleen B. Warren Outstanding Vocalist Award. Bryant is a senior music voice major.  The Kathleen B. Warren Outstanding Vocalist award is a scholarship in honor of Kathleen B. Warren, professor Emeritus of Music, who taught voice at Mount Olive College from 1958—1981. The award is given to a returning student selected by the music faculty for outstanding musical ability.

Anna Strickland of LaGrange received the The Free Will Baptist Ministerial Award. Strickland is a junior religion major.  The Free Will Baptist Ministerial Award is a scholarship given by the North Carolina Ministerial Association of Original Free Will Baptists to an outstanding returning Free Will Baptist student who has demonstrated potential for excellence in the Christian ministry.  The student is selected by a committee designated by the Ministerial Association.

The University of Mount Olive is a private institution rooted in the liberal arts tradition with defining Christian values. The University, sponsored by the Convention of Original Free Will Baptists, has locations in Mount Olive, New Bern, Wilmington, Goldsboro, Research Triangle Park and Washington.  For more information, visit www.moc.edu.