Honors Student-Athletes Recognized

A number of Honors students were recognized in the UMaine Athletic Department’s student-athlete academic highlights.

  • Stephanie Wood (Biology), received the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture’s Wallace C. and Janet S. Dunham Prize. The Softball outfielder plans to attend medical school to obtain a MD/PhD.
    • Stephanie was also named to “Team Maine 2014” for having the top GPA on the Softball team.
Stephanie Wood
Stephanie Wood
  • Elizabeth Wood (Biology) was awarded a variety of different awards for her academic performance. A member of the Women’s Basketball team, Liz was named this year’s M Club Dean Smith award winner. The award is presented to the top male and female student-athletes for outstanding academic and athletic achievement along with citizenship and community service.
    Liz Wood
    Liz Wood
    • In July 2015, Liz was named the America East Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
    • For the second consecutive year, Liz was named America East Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year.
    • Liz was named to the America East All-Academic Team, which represents the top student-athletes in each sport from the America East Conference.
    • In 2014 she received the “Second-Year Academic Book Award” in the School of Biology and Ecology for sophomores achieving a 4.0 GPA in the Fall of 2014.

 

  • Scott Merrill (Biology) was named to the 2014-15 America East All-Academic Team. He represented one of the top Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field student-athletes in the conference.
    Scott Merrill
    Scott Merrill
    • Scott was also named an America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete, recognizing graduating student-athletes who compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher.
    • Scott was also named to “Team Maine 2014” for having the top GPA on the Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track team.

 

  • Carolyn Stocker (Food Science & Human Nutrition) was also named an America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete, recognizing graduating student-athletes who compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher.

    Carolyn Stocker
    Carolyn Stocker
  • Along with Stephanie Wood and Scott Merrill, three other Honors students were named to “Team Maine 2014” for having the top GPA on their respective teams.
    • Jesse Orach (Chemical Engineering) Men’s Cross Country
    • Abigail Wessels (BioEngineering) Women’s Cross Country
    • Caroline Curtis (Chemistry) Cheering

Congratulations to all our Honors student-athletes!