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Monte Piper
Awards Photographs Monte's paternal grandmother is Ann Mango-Piper, Italian-American. Monte’s paternal grandfather (the first Monte Piper) is Swedish-American. His maternal grandparents have some German. Someone said many years ago “we are all hyphenated Americans” Swedish-American, Italian-American, Polish-American, etc. That doesn't describe today's generation. This web site proudly provides space for accomplished young Americans like Monte Piper and Addie Bencomo. See Sul Ross State University, Alpine TX 79832 news release of April 20, 2010. (see photo of Monte with grand parents Monte and Ann. Also see photo and scholar athlete award below). MONTE PIPER, ADDIE BENCOMO NAMED SUL ROSS
MAN AND WOMAN O Monte Piper, Sugar Land, and Addie Bencomo, Fort Davis, were named the 2010 Sul Ross State University Man and Woman of the Year at the annual Honors Convocation, held Monday (April 19) in Marshall Auditorium. Piper, the son of Mr. And Mrs. Monte Piper, will graduate summa cum laude in May with a B.A. degree in History and a 3.97 grade point average. Following graduation, he plans to attend Officer Candidate School in the U.S. Army. He received the President’s Endowed Scholarship from 2006 to the present, the Alpha Chi Scholarship as the highest ranking junior and the 2009 History Excellence Scholarship. He has been named to the Dean’s List for seven consecutive semesters. Bencomo, the daughter of Jimmy and Kathryn Bencomo, will graduate (in three years) cum laude in August with a B.A. degree in English and a 3.52 grade point average. She has received the President’s Endowed Scholarship from 2007 to the present and the Fort Davis Lions Club Scholarship. She has been named to the Dean’s List for five straight semesters. “One of the greatest parts of the job is recognizing students who excel in and out of the classroom,” said Sul Ross President Ricardo Maestas, presiding over his first Honors Convocation. “I was excited,” Piper said of his selection. “I have worked really hard all four years that I have been here and it’s a good feeling to be recognized for it.” Piper graduated from L.V. Hightower High School in Missouri City in 2006, and since coming to Sul Ross, has been active in numerous activities. He is a member and vice president of Alpha Chi, the national honor society; Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society; and Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, as well as the Sul Ross Honors Program. He was elected to “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges,” served as a senator and president of the Student Government Association, student representative to the Athletic Committee and the QEP Committee and received the Clifford B. Casey Book Award (2009) and the Outstanding History Major Award this year. Piper also played baseball for four years, has been named to the American Southwest Conference Academic All-Conference team twice and has been an ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete the past two years. “It felt good to stand beside Addie and receive recognition for all our hard work,” he said. “There are so many students that do so much for the school that being picked for this honor is just unbelievable.” Piper thanked Sul Ross faculty members for their assistance on his educational journey and singled out Dr. Barney Nelson “for being an outstanding professor.” Bencomo graduated from Fort Davis High School in 2007. She plans to attend Bible college to become a youth minister. She will also be married in January. She also intends to attend graduate school at a later date to earn a Master’s degree in English and pursue a dual career in teaching and the ministry. “I am incredibly honored to receive this award,” she said. “I love Sul Ross very much and believe that this school has been one of the best choices I have made. Having the honor to represent this school with this award is unbelievably amazing.” Bencomo received this year’s Outstanding Senior English Major Award and was the recipient of the WOW! (We’re On Our Way) Outstanding English Freshman student award in 2008. She was the 2009 Homecoming Queen runner-up, is active in the Sul Ross Theatre of the Big Bend and named best actress in a supporting role in 2008. She is also active in community theatre in Fort Davis and Missoula, Mont.; the Sul Ross Baptist Student Ministries and Wesley Foundation; and volunteers in a variety of community activities, including the Relay for Life, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Fort Davis Living History Reenactor, Grand Companions Humane Society and the Girl Scouts. “This is a huge honor, but I know that it would have been impossible for me to have achieved anything in my life without God. He is my strength and my hope,” Bencomo said. “My parents have always been a support to me and cheered me on as well.” The Man and Woman of the Year award is the top honor a Sul Ross senior can receive
Monte with Grandmother Ann and Grandfather Monte at graduation May 18, 2010
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Title: Baseball's Piper Selected as ASC Scholar Athlete Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Story:
RICHARDSON, Texas – Sul Ross senior catcher Monte Piper, Sugar Land, and Addie Bencomo, Fort Davis, we
re named the 2010 Sul Ross State University Man and Woman of the Year at the annual Honors Convocation, held Monday (April 19) in Marshall Auditorium. on/Hightower) has been named an American Southwest Conference Scholar Athlete in an announcement by the league office on Wednesday (May 26). Piper, a history major, graduated summa cum laude in May of 2010 with a grade point average of 3.97. He was elected 2010 Sul Ross State University Man of the Year, the highest award presented to a Sul Ross student combining academics, leadership, and service. Piper was the 2010 Outstanding History Major and was Student Government President and Senator, Student Athlete Advisory Committee president (leading numerous charity projects), vice president of Alpha Chi (national honor society), and a member of Phi Alpha Theta (national history honor society) and Pi Sigma Alpha (national political science honor society). A four-year letterman on the Lobo baseball team, Piper was named to the American Southwest Conference Academic All-Conference team twice and an ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete the past two years. As a junior, he batted .225 with 20 hits: 4 doubles, a homer, and eight RBI’s. He is Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and made the Dean’s List seven consecutive semesters. He served the university as student representative to the Athletic Committee and Quality Enhancement Committee (important for reaffirmation of accreditation). Following graduation he intends to enroll in Officer Candidate School of United States Army. The ASC Scholar-Athlete Award is presented to one male and one female member of the graduating class who has compiled the most outstanding record in academics, athletics and leadership over their collegiate career. The award is presented annually by the Faculty Athletics Representative at each conference member institution. Recipients of the ASC Scholar-Athlete Award represent nine different conference sports and include individuals who graduated with academic honors or hold admissions to graduate-level programs; are members of academic honor societies and campus organizations; competed on national, conference or division title teams; earned ASC All-Academic, Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, All-Conference or All-Division honors; and who served as volunteers, tutors and teachers within their campus, community and church groups.
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