NAU update for Nov. 30

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Thursday, Nov. 30

President’s Prize, Gold Axe, Distinguished Seniors announced at reception Tuesday Adrianna Camacho, an NAU-Yuma student, and Courtney McNichols, a Flagstaff campus student, received the prestigious President’s Prize for December 2017. NAU cross country team finishes perfect season with a perfect end—national championship No. 2 After leading the cross country team to its second national championship, coach Mike Smith was named National Men’s Coach of the Year. Three decades into ‘dream job’ at NAU, Shuster named AAAS Fellow for contributions in zoology AAAS Fellows have a responsibility to show everyone that science is not a threat, but rather a great equalizer of humanity, and Shuster is determined to do so. Fit for a day or fit for a lifetime? Researchers at NAU examine the role of PE in physical literacy Steve Palmer and Tim Behrens found in a recent publication that PE in K-12 schools should give children the tools they need to be active later in life. • President Cheng and tribal leaders launch Tuba City alumni chapter with day of service • NAU’s Ardrey Memorial Auditorium hosts ‘The Nutcracker’ • NAU’s 1899 restaurant auctions holiday trees to raise money for natural disaster victims • NAU Clay Club to host annual sale of student and faculty made pottery • Spotlight: John Gibbs • Northern Arizona University and Rita Cheng • Eric Heins • Student Spotlight: Jacob Coutts • Amal Abdelaziz, Matt Snyder, Kenya Avina, Joshua Barger, Mitchell Adam Geier and supervisor Chun-Hsing (Jun) Ho •Tatiana Kurach • Case Cookus, Elijah Marks, Tyler Shank, Wes Sutton, Kahlil Dorsey, Kam’ron Johnson, Blake Porter, Cory Young, James Walton, Cole Habib, Joe Logan, Clarence Smith, Byron Evans, Taylor Powell and Maurice Davidson • Alumni Spotlight: Marissa Friedrich • Matt Casado, Paige Lund, John Ferron and Jim Travis • Rich Thibodeau • Jeffrey Ross • Kelsey Herring • Michael Garshak • Richard A. Smith, Gary Philip Damore and Bob J. McLendon • Jill Larson