Randolph-Macon College’s annual Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Leadership Awards Ceremony was held May 7, 2017 in Birdsong Hall. Founded in 1914, ODK is a national Leadership Honor Society that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character.

The RMC charter of ODK was founded in 1933. Membership is awarded to elected undergraduate juniors and seniors whose cumulative grade point average places them in the top 35 percent of the RMC student population. Candidates must also demonstrate leadership in at least one of the five phases of campus life in order to be selected: scholarship; athletics; campus community service, social and religious activities, and campus government; journalism, speech, and the mass media; creative and performing arts.

Carrington Birdsong Wentz ’17, president of ODK, welcomed this year’s guests. Following convocation by Chaplain Kendra Grimes and remarks by President Robert R. Lindgren, the following awards were given:

Leadership (group): Fraternal Founders Society

Outstanding Student Event: Commons Activities Board – Camptown 2016

Outstanding Organizational Advisor: Jayme Watkins

Man of Excellence: Raymond Trac ’17

Woman of Excellence: Anna Hansard ’18

B. J. Seymour: Malinda E. Dunn ’78

Freshman Leadership: Brendan Markovic ’20

Sophomore Leadership: Tristan Ramsey ’19

Junior Leadership: Tara Balasubramanian ’18

Outstanding Seniors: Nathan Baumbach ’17, Margaret Dodson ’17, Emily Ford ’17, Kelsey Hahn ’17, Sequoyah McGee ’17, Carrington Birdsong Wentz ’17

Leadership (individual): Melissa Tomlin ’17

Darrell Headrick Award for Individual Service: Syreen Goulmamine ’19