KINE student employees and others awarded

Student employee success at East Carolina University was celebrated, including notable awards for Jaden Corbett and Grace Campbell with the Department of Kinesiology.

Corbett was honored as this year’s ECU Student Employee of the Year, in addition to receiving the Outstanding Community Service Award and the Outstanding Critical Thinking Award. Campbell received the Award for Outstanding Leadership. Both are graduate students (MS kinesiology, biomechanics and motor control concentration) are grad assistants in the KINE 1000 Lifetime Physical Activity and Fitness program.

Dr. Amber McEachern directs the LPAF program and has mentored these students.

The awards ceremony was hosted by the ECU Department for People Operations, Success, and Opportunity.

In other awards, Jacquelyn Mallette represented the Department of Human Development and Family Science and earned one of the ECU Scholar-Teacher Awards. This is recognition of faculty who effectively integrate research and creativity with their teaching roles. Also, Rashanda Cooper won the undergraduate poster award in community engagement during ECU’s Research & Creative Achievement Week celebrations. Cooper was mentored by Dr. Alice Richman.

Grace Campbell accepts her student employee award.

Jaden Corbett accepts one of his student employee awards.