Henson School Students, Alumni Earn Awards
SALISBURY, MD---Students and alumni from 黑料网’s Richard A. Henson School of Science and Technology recently celebrated the following accomplishments:
Daniel Earns Agricultural Aviation Safety Award
Emily Daniel ’15 received the John Robert Horne Award at the 2020 Ag Aviation Expo, hosted by the National Agricultural Aviation Association in Savannah, GA. She was the first female pilot to receive the honor in the organization’s history of more than half a century.
“On the verge of the 100th year of agricultural aviation, that is an amazing feeling,” she said, noting that females make up fewer than 7 percent of all pilots and fewer than 1 percent of agricultural pilots.
The award is presented annually to a developing agricultural aviator, with five or fewer years in the industry, in recognition of an exemplary flight safety record. A pilot at Wings Aerial Applicators, LLC, in Vincentown, NJ, Daniel developed a company policy that requires all of the business’ pilots to wear flight suits as a safety precaution.
Daniel comes from a long line of aviators. Her grandfather, a World War II pilot, founded Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, NJ, and became an instructor after the war. Her father also served as an aviation instructor, purchasing a private plane so she and her brothers could take flying lessons.
She earned her private pilot’s license at age 17 and commercial license at 18 before pursuing her B.S. in geography at SU.
Day Receives Pennsylvania Geographic Society Research Award
Recent SU graduate Eric Day ’20 combined a class project with his passion for Eastern Shore sports history to create an interactive map that can be used by baseball enthusiasts and history buffs alike.
His project earned a second-place Undergraduate Student Research Award from the Pennsylvania Geographical Society after he presented his research at the organization’s virtual annual meeting this fall.
The communication major and geography and geosciences minor created the “Eastern Shore Baseball Story Map” initially as a project last spring in his Map Interpretation and Analysis course when learning about online mapping software. He saw the potential for use outside of the classroom. The map details locations and history of over 150 years of baseball on the Eastern Shore.
The Waldorf, MD, native dedicated time beyond the spring semester, updating his research throughout summer and fall with new findings. He verified details using print and online resources, local historical societies and photos from SU’s Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture.
“A great aspect of interactive maps is the ability to easily share the research in a virtual format, which is even more beneficial now due to COVID-19,” he said.
Day hopes baseball organizations on the Eastern Shore and beyond may be interested in his work. He has shared the map with the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Baltimore Orioles and several historical societies.
Warman Earns UPE Dan Drew Award
Senior mathematics and computer science major Stephanie Warman of Lothian, MD, recently won the $3,000 Dan Drew Award from the Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) international honor society for computing and information.
Named for the organization’s founding advisor at Texas A&M University, the Dan Drew Award is one of UPE’s highest honors, presented to a student demonstrating a combination of outstanding community involvement and academic work. Warman is SU’s first recipient of the honor and president of the SU chapter.
In recommending Warman for the honor, Dr. Yaping Jing, SU associate professor of computer science, and faculty advisor for SU’s UPE chapter, highlighted her academic skills and activeness in student organizations including the Mathematics and Computer Science Club and Women in Technology.
In addition, Warman has published research with Dr. Ryan Shifler, SU assistant professor of mathematics, and spent a summer conducting research at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research there resulted in a software package to accompany the book Mathematical Muffin Morsels: Nobody Wants a Small Piece by Dr. William Gasarch, UMD professor of computer science. She also is acknowledged in the text.
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