Pitt County Students Receive Awards at The University of Mount Olive

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

Melinda Ferguson of Greenville received the Health Care Management Student of the Year Award. Ferguson is a senior health care management major.

Robert L. Reynolds, Jr. of Winterville received the The Don Miller Award. L. Reynolds, Jr. is a senior criminal justice and criminology major.  The Don Miller Award is given in memory of Detective Donald A. Miller, a Criminal Justice Department graduate and New Bern Police officer who gave his life in the line of duty. The award is given to the criminal justice student who best demonstrates academic prowess in the classroom and professionalism in the criminal justice field.  The recipient is selected by the criminal justice student awards committee.

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.