Baldwin Wallace University

Baldwin Wallace University freshman goalkeeper Mike Dizonno (Buffalo Grove, Ill./ Adalai E. Stevenson) has been named as the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Defender of the Week.

Baldwin Wallace University junior All-American pentathlete Melanie Winters (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) has been named as both the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Great Lakes Division III Region Most Valuable Field Athlete and Most Valuable Track Athlete. It marks the first time a Great Lakes Region student-athlete has earned both awards in the same season.

The reviews are in with thumbs up for the Baldwin Wallace University and Beck Center for the Arts collaborative production of "Dogfight," directed by Victoria Bussert with choreography by Gregory Daniels and musical direction by David Pepin. The Plain Dealer touts "Dogfight" as having, "Precision performances - Broadway quality and better." The show has been such a hit; the run was extended through March 22.

Twelve students spent 10 weeks during the Fall 2014 semester studying abroad in Ecuador with Dr. Michael Melampy, Professor of Biology. They lived with Ecuadorian host families, traveled through the Galapagos Islands, the Pacific Coast, the Highlands, and the Lowlands. Students were enrolled in biology, Spanish and political science classes and earned a total of 18 credit hours.

Three Baldwin Wallace University women's basketball standouts, senior forward Audrey Smolik (Strongsville), sophomore guard Sydney Clark (Parma/ Lake Ridge Academy) and sophomore forward Clara Lemmon (Canton/Louisville), have been named to the 2015 All-Ohio Athletic Conference team.

Baldwin Wallace University sophomore men's tennis player Nathan Katz (Upper Arlington/Bexley) has garnered his first career Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week accolade. mmary

Three Baldwin Wallace University wrestlers, junior 174-pounder Garrett Chase (Erie Pa./Cathedral Prep), freshman 197-pounder Tyler Maclellan (Medina/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) and junior 125-pound Division III All-American Jesse Gunter (Akron/ Coventry) have been named to the 2015 All-Ohio Athletic Conference team.

Four Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball student-athletes, senior guard Justin Roth (Parma), senior point guard Jaron Crowe (Mentor), senior forward Matt Dennis (Spring Hill, Fla./ Nature Coast Techincal) and freshman guard Cameron Kuhn (Vermilion), were named to the 2014-2015 All-Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball team. Kuhn also was named as the OAC Co-Freshman of the Year.

Four Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball student-athletes, senior guard Justin Roth (Parma), senior point guard Jaron Crowe (Mentor), senior forward Matt Dennis (Spring Hill, Fla./ Nature Coast Techincal) and freshman guard Cameron Kuhn (Vermilion), were named to the 2014-2015 All-Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball team. Kuhn also was named as the OAC Co-Freshman of the Year.

As part of BW's Alternative Break service program, a group of 20 students traveled to Chicago over Winter Break 2014. Some students focused on social justice issues while others focused on LGBT and mental health issues.

A talented cast and crew from Baldwin Wallace University staged Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize winning "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" this February. The play, directed by Dr. Jack Winget, is often considered the greatest American Drama ever written. It exposes the emotional lies governing relationships in a wealthy Southern family while exploring the human experience and our inability to communicate, which inevitably leads to loneliness.

Baldwin Wallace University junior 2014 NCAA Division III national qualifier and football middle linebacker Tyler Burdorff (Painesville/Riverside) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Track Field Athlete of the Week.

Junior All-American thrower Kim Gallavan (Auburn Township/Kenston) and junior All-American multi-events athlete Melanie Winters (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) have been named as the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track and Field Athletes-of-the-Wee

Freshman 197-pound wrestler Tyler Maclellan (Medina/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) has been selected as the Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler-of-the-Week.

Baldwin Wallace University All-American pentathlete Melanie Winters (Stow/ Stow-Munroe Falls) has been named as the Ohio Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week.

Baldwin Wallace University All-American pentathlete Melanie Winters (Stow/ Stow-Munroe Falls) has been named as the Ohio Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week.

Baldwin Wallace University junior 174-pound wrestler Garrett Chase (Erie, Pa./ Cathedral Prep) has been named as the Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week.

Baldwin Wallace University senior women's basketball student-athlete Audrey Smolik (Strongsville) has been selected to the 2014-2015 CAPITAL ONE Division III Academic All-District 7 first-team and now qualifies for the national CAPITAL ONE Division III Academic All-America ballot.

BEREA, Ohio - Baldwin Wallace University junior two-time NCAA Division III All-American multi-event performer Melanie Winters (Stow/ Stow-Munroe Falls) has earned her second straight, fourth indoor track and eighth career Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week honor.

The following students achieved membership in Phi Sigma Tau, the International Honor Society in Philosophy, in the Fall 2014 semester.

The following students achieved membership in Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, in the Fall 2014 semester.

BEREA, Ohio - Baldwin Wallace University junior All-American sprinter Ben Beidleman (Washington D.C./ St. Anselm's Abbey), sophomore 141-pound wrestler Josh Decatur (Akron / Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) and junior All-American multi-event athlete Melanie Winters (Stow/ Stow-Munroe Falls) have earned Ohio Athletic Conference weekly honors.

A talented cast and crew from Baldwin Wallace University performed the iconic musical "A Chorus Line," this fall. Directed by Victoria Bussert and choreographed by Gregory Daniels, the Music Theatre program along with the Department of Theatre and Dance created a musical theatre sensation that left packed audiences in awe.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Fall Semester 2014 at Baldwin Wallace University according to Stephen D. Stahl, Provost. Students who receive at least a 3.6 GPA for seven or more graded hours in a single semester are named to the Dean's List.

A distinguished group of students at Baldwin Wallace University has reached BW's pinnacle of academic honor society achievement with Fall 2014 induction into the Dayton C. Miller Honor Society. Less than four percent of the undergraduate student body achieves membership in the society.

Baldwin Wallace University junior guard Janaya Feaster (Akron/Archbishop Hoban) has been selected as the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player-of-the-Week for her efforts in two Yellow Jacket victories last week.

Baldwin Wallace University senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference first baseman Kyle Chontos (Pickerington/North) has been named to the D3baseball.com preseason All-America team as an honorable mention selection. mary

Four Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's soccer student-athletes have been named to the Ohio Soccer Coaches Association (OSCA) All-Ohio team.

Baldwin Wallace University freshman guard Cameron Kuhn (Vermilion) has been selected as the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Week for his efforts in three Yellow Jacket victories last week.

Six Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's soccer student-athletes were named to the 2014 Ohio Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio NCAA Division III teams.