2011 Awards

Special awards were also distributed to distinguished members of the class of 2011.  They are:

Computer Science Department, the awards of recognition are given to:
Database Application Development:  Eric G. Luebbering  
AP Computer Science:  Michael A. McManus        
Introduction to Programming in Visual Basic:   Joseph P. Bredestege and Scott A. Essen
Graphic Design Software Use  David T. Nguyen

The Art Department Leadership Award includes a certificate of appreciation and a monetary award.  These students are commended for their high quality of consistent effort over four years.  Receiving these awards are:
Matthew T. Stalf and Andrew T. Zimmerman.

The James R. Borgman Purchase Award goes to the student who best exemplifies the spirit and ideals of the Elder Art Department.  This award is named after James Borgman, Elder class of 1940, and father of Cincinnati Enquirer editorial cartoonist Jim Borgman ’72.  Elder will purchase a piece of art from this student, and it will hang in the main hall for one year. The 2010 winner of this prestigious award is: Jordan Patrick Daugherty.

The Religion Department would like to recognize seniors who have given evidence of the qualities of personal character and academic achievement. These certificates go to: John C. Na, Michael A. Schwarz, Nicholas J. Lehan, and Lincoln A. Meltebrink.

Awards for exemplary work in Community Service are given to: 
Christopher P. Behler, Nicholas A. Beiler, Beau M. Breiner, Andrew D. Burkhart,  Keith M. Burns, Timothy D. Cappel, Eric T. Goodwin,  Philip J. Hofmeyer, Kyle D. Holiday, Nicholas J. Lehan,   David L. Mecher,  Michael A. Mellott, Matthew W. Moehring, Marc A. Ryan, Nathan T. Sexton, Collin L. Vorbroker,  Joshua S. Wernke, Justin W. Cova, Anthony J. Monk,  Kevin P. Butler,  Jeffrey T. Caminiti, Benjamin E. Bell, Eric G. Luebbering, Zachary S. Stevens, Allen C. Riegler,  Bryan C. Coorey, Jacob D. Jasper, Andrew M. Martini,  Michael P. McCullough, Adam M. Schramm, Andrew T. Schroeder, and Thomas J. Liauba.

The Business Department awards certificates in recognition of excellence in three business courses:
For Personal Finance: Matthew E. Gatherwright and Collin L. Vorbroker.
For Accounting: Ryan E. Stenken, Matthew W.  Moehring, and Daniel E. James.
For Advanced Accounting: Michael A. Schwarz  and Michael A. Mellott.

The Mathematics Department would like to recognize the seniors who have demonstrated their excellence in the field of Mathematics. The awards for the following classes are:
For Calculus AB:  Bradley J. DePaoli, John C. Na, and Nathan T. Sexton.
For Calculus BC: Keith M. Burns, Mario D. Jansen, Joshua D. Rieskamp, and Brian E. Zieverink.
For Probability & Statistics:  Jacob P. Herdeman, Jacob D. Jasper, and Zachary A. McCoy.     

The English Department of Elder wishes to honor two seniors who most reflect expertise in writing. They emulate the necessary skills of a successful writer as well as a successful person – creativity, organization, and unselfish effort. These awards go to: Joshua D. Rieskamp and Corey M. Zielinski.

The Social Studies Department Awards of Excellence are given in two senior areas of study:
Economics:     Lincoln A. Meltebrink and Nathan T. Sexton.
American Government: Michael A. Mellott  and Alexander T. Viox.      

The Science Department would like to recognize the efforts of the top senior science students by presenting the following awards. They are academically in top of their particular discipline and overall fantastic gentlemen.

In  Physics:   Stephen J. Weber and Eric G. Luebbering
In Chemistry:  James C. Schottelkotte
In AP Chemistry:  John C. Na 
In AP Biology: Bradley J. DePaoli
In AP Physics  Brian E. Zieverink and Timothy E. Weil  
In Physiology:  Bradley J. DePaoli

The Industrial Arts Department Awards are given in two areas.
For Industrial Design, the awards go to: James C. Schottelkotte and Craig G. Olding.
For Architectural Design, the awards go to: Michael W. Carnessali, Christopher T. O’Leary, and Marc A . Ryan.
       
The annual Martin H. Smith Memorial Music Award, presented through Elder graduate Michael Heath, is given to a student who has demonstrated leadership and potential in the field of music. This award goes to: David L. Mecher.

The John Philip Sousa Band Certificate and pin is presented annually in recognition of outstanding achievement and interest in Instrumental Music. This award goes to: Stephen J. Weber.

The ELDERADO, Elder’s Yearbook is a project undertaken by Elder students. We would like to recognize the effort of the leader of the ELDERADO staff. He is:  Jeffrey T. Caminiti.

The PURPLE QUILL is Elder’s student newspaper. These seniors displayed exemplary leadership skills in being responsible for all facets of every edition. Elder High School gratefully acknowledges the efforts of Ryan S. Finfrock, Christopher J. McGowan, Corey M. Zielinski, and Zachary A. McCoy.

Volunteer Tutors: Each year a number of students volunteer their talents to tutor students, usually freshmen and sophomores, who are encountering academic difficulty in one or more subjects. We would like to recognize those seniors who took part in this tutoring program by presenting them with certificates of appreciation. They are: 
Benjamin E. Bell,  Andrew D. Burkhart, Keith M. Burns, Kevin P. Butler, Stephen T. Butler, Jeffrey T. Caminiti, Timothy D. Cappel, Michael W. Carnessali, Benjamin J. Coffaro, Patrick J. Cole, Bradley J. DePaoli, Scott A. Essen, Alexander J. Gardner, Paul A. George,  Zachary M. Gorman, Timothy J. Gruber, Joseph P. Hageman, Jackson J. Hilvers, Philip J. Hofmeyer,  Jacob D. Jasper,  Ian M. Korb,  Nicholas J. Lehan,  Jacob S. Lindsey,  Eric G. Luebbering, Joshua T. Makin,  Andrew M. Martini,  Zachary A. McCoy, Michael A. Mellott,  Lincoln A. Meltebrink, Joel E. Meyer,  Anthony J. Monk,  Luke P. Moore, John C. Na, Jared A. Niehauser,  Cody A. Phillips, Mark A. Rapien, Allen C. Riegler, Joshua D. Rieskamp, Nathan T. Sexton, Ryan E. Stenken, Zachary S. Stevens, Alexander T. Viox, Richard C. Vogel, Ryan M. Welch, Joshua S. Wernke, Andrew R. Wetsch, and Christopher R. Wiegman.

The following student was honored earlier this year as Elder’s Joe Quinn Scholar Athlete. We would like to recognize him again at this time. He is:  Jacob S. Lindsey.

The United States Marine Corps offers an Award of Scholastic Excellence to a student who has proven to be an accomplished scholar. This award goes to: Nicholas J. Lehan.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association gives several awards under the heading of  “Respect the Game”. We are proud to award the Courageous Student Award to Ross T. Tierney.  And the Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award to: Michael P. McCullough.

The “Semper Fidelis” Award from the U.S. Marine Corps for musical excellence is awarded to: Patrick J. Cole. 

The United States Army Reserve recognizes athletic and academic excellence with the Scholar/Athlete Award. The recipient this year is: Nathan T. Sexton.

The Price Hill Old Timers Scholar-Athlete Award was presented to: Andrew D. Burkhart.

We would like to recognize the following student for being selected the Student of the Month for the Western Hills Exchange Club. He is: Andrew D. Burkhart.

The Elder Businessmen Association awards scholarships to two deserving seniors this year. They are:        Benjamin E. Bell and Scott R. Menne.

Each year a senior is chosen by members of the Elder faculty to receive the Greg Weber American Spirit Award. This award was created by the local chapter of the Marine Corps League to memorialize Greg Weber, a 1981 alumnus of Elder killed in El Salvador in 1985. The student is recognized for his ability and esprit de corps to better serve his community and his country. This year we present the Greg Weber Award to: Aaron J. West.

The United States Marine Corps presents the Distinguished Athlete Award to a senior who exhibits the personal traits of courage, poise, self-confidence, and leadership while performing as a varsity athlete. This award is presented to: Ryan M. Welch.

The following students, by demonstrating distinguished performance and high potential for future academic accomplishment, were named as Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are:
John C. Na, Joshua D. Rieskamp, and Richard C. Vogel.

Representing over 100 years of Case Alumni, The Michelson-Morley Award, named after two scientists from Case School of Applied Science and Western Reserve University who paved the way to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, is awarded to a senior for exhibiting outstanding talent and achievements in the areas of Mathematics and science. This prestigious award goes to: Bradley J. DePaoli.

The following students will be receiving an Honors Diploma at Graduation because they have successfully met the requirements as outlined in the Student Handbook. We applaud their outstanding academic effort:
Nicholas A. Beiler, Andrew D. Burkhart, Keith M. Burns, Timothy D. Cappel, Bradley J. DePaoli, Jackson J. Hilvers, Mario D. Jansen,  Ian M. Korb, Nicholas J. Lehan, Jacob S. Lindsey, Joshua T. Makin,  Andrew M. Martini, Lincoln A. Meltebrink, Luke P. Moore, Cody A. Phillips, Allen C. Riegler, Joshua D. Rieskamp, Adam M. Schramm, Nathan T. Sexton, Richard C. Vogel, Timothy E. Weil, Ryan M. Welch, Christopher R. Wiegman, and Brian E. Zieverink.