Humphrey and Michalski Receive Cecil College's Outstanding Student Award

Teresa Anne Humphrey of Port Deposit, Md. and Kari Elizabeth Michalski of Conowingo, Md. were presented with the 2008 Donald M. Thomey Outstanding Student Award at Cecil College's 39th annual commencement ceremony on May 18.

The award honors the student graduating with an associate degree who has the highest grade point average and has taken all coursework at Cecil College. Humphrey, who graduated with a registered nurse degree, and Michalski, who graduated with a business administration transfer degree, tied for the highest GPA.

The award comes with a cash prize and is presented in honor of Harford County resident Donald M. Thomey, the retired president of Maryland Materials, Inc. Thomey is a longtime friend and supporter of the Cecil College Foundation, Inc. and the college.

A member of Cecil's Alpha Alpha Theta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Humphrey was a president's list and dean's list student who was awarded academic grants by the Cecil College Foundation and Maryland Hospital Association. She was also nominated for the United States Army Nurse Corps/National Student Nurses' Association Spirit of Nursing Award. While working as a nurse at Union Hospital in Elkton, Humphrey intends to attain her bachelor's degree in nursing at the University of Delaware. She graduated from Hahn American High School in Hahn, Germany in 1979.

Michalski regularly appeared on the president's list and was in Cecil's Alpha Alpha Theta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. She is transferring to the College of Notre Dame to pursue her bachelor's degree in business management. Michalski has worked as a teller at the Bank of America since she started attending Cecil, and plans to continue her career in the banking industry. She is a 2005 graduate of Perryville High School.