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Kelsie Ann Meintel, of Moundsville, W.Va., receives the Oreon E. Scott Award from Bethany College Interim President Jamie Caridi.<\/p>\n
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BETHANY, W.Va. \u2013 Bethany College on Saturday announced the recipient of the college\u2019s prestigious Oreon E. Scott Award, which recognizes the student who has the highest academic standing in the graduating class.<\/p>\n
Provost and Dean of Faculty Joe Lane bestowed this year\u2019s honor upon Kelsie Ann Meintel, of Moundsville, W.Va., during the college\u2019s 182nd commencement ceremony.<\/p>\n
A Presidential Scholar, Meintel graduated Saturday with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and completed a minor in criminal justice.<\/p>\n
Throughout her Bethany career, Meintel became an accomplished researcher, presenting research on race and gender in children\u2019s behavior disorder diagnosis at the Eastern Psychological Association.<\/p>\n
She also interned with the Bethany College athletics department, running the Bison 360 program, which helps student-athletes develop leadership skills and habits that lead to academic and career success.<\/p>\n
Meintel was involved in Psi Chi international psychology honor society, Black Student Union and Society of Distinguished Campus Leaders. She also was the public relations chair for the Psychology Club.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has accomplished all of this while excelling as a four-year, two-sport scholar-athlete who has played for the women\u2019s basketball team and thrown discus for tracking and field,\u201d Lane said.<\/p>\n
Meintel plans to continue her studies in graduate school in sport and exercise psychology.<\/p>\n
The Oreon E. Scott Award singles out the graduating seniors with the highest academic standing over the entire period of study. The namesake of this historical award was a longtime Bethany trustee and a graduate of the class of 1892.<\/p>\n
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