Brent Rice
  • Social Work Area
  • Class of 2015
  • Louisville, Ky.

Rice of Louisville, Ky. receives award at Campbellsville University's Honors and Awards Day

2015 May 21

Campbellsville University honored students, faculty and staff who have gone above and beyond their calling at the recent annual Honors and Awards Day in Ransdell Chapel.

Awards were presented in categories of Special Awards, Academic Awards, Servant Leadership Awards, Honors Graduates, Alpha Chi, Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and Champions of Character.

"This university is one of excellence, built on servant leadership," Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of Campbellsville University, said.

Several awards were highlighted during the event. Dr. Frank Cheatham, senior vice president for academic affairs and professor of math and computer science, was awarded the Servant Leadership Award in the area of faculty for his 43 years of service to the university. He and his family were also honored as Cheatham is retiring at the end of the school year.

The highest faculty award, the Distinguished Faculty Award, was given to Dr. Helen Mud, associate professor of social work. This award is bestowed annually during the spring for qualities that exhibit servant leadership as well as going above and beyond their calling. Members of the Advancement Board make this award possible.

The list of all other award winners is as follows:

Brent Daniel Rice of Louisville, Ky. received Magna Cum Laude (3.70-3.84) .

Pictures from the event can be found at CU's Flickr page: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk7U6oG1.

Campbellsville University is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 3,500 students offering 63 undergraduate options, 17 master's degrees, five postgraduate areas and eight pre-professional programs. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.