Jordan Powell, a recent graduate in biological sciences, was named the 2017 Renaissance Student of the Year during a reception at Missouri S&T’s student art show May 1.
The awards committee also commended two finalists: Faith Van Wig, a graduating senior in computer science, and Owen Smith, a graduating senior in physics.
The Renaissance Award was developed through Missouri S&T’s arts, languages, and philosophy department after Luce Myers, assistant teaching professor, was impressed by a student of hers in 2012 who majored in petroleum engineering and was a student athlete and a pianist.