honors day convocation
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T h e F i f t e e n t h o f A p r i l
T w o T h o u s a n d a n d T h i r t e e n a t H a l f P a s t F i v e O ’ C l o c k
M c F a r l i n M e m o r i a l A u d i t o r i u m
S O U T H E R NM E T H O D I S TU N I V E R S I T Y
H O N O R S C O N V O C A T I O N
S E C O N D C E N T U R Y
C E L E B R A T I O N
We c e l e b r a t e S M U ’ s f i n e s t
s c h o l a r s a t t o d a y ’ s H o n o r s C o n v o c a t i o n .
G a t h e r e d a s a c o m m u n i t y o f s t u d e n t s ,
f a c u l t y , a d m i n i s t r a t o r s a n d p a r e n t s , w e
r e c o g n i z e t h e a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s o f o u r
a w a r d e e s , w h o s e i n t e l l i g e n c e , d e d i c a t i o n
a n d h a r d w o r k h a v e c o n t r i b u t e d
g r e a t l y t o t h e l i f e o f t h i s U n i v e r s i t y .
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O r d e r O f e x e r c i s e
T H e A c A d e M i c P r O c e s s i O N A l * imperial Brass
W e l c O M e Paul W. ludden Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
i N V O c AT i O N stephen W. rankin chaplain and Minister to the University
i N T r O d U c T i O N O f s P e A K e r r. Gerald Turner President of the University
c O N V O c AT i O N A d d r e s s Paige WareCreating New Scripts Professor of Teaching and learning
s P e c i A l M U s i c Homeward Bound Marta Keen and Jay Althouse Paul Jerome Kroeger, vocals Tara emerson, piano
r e c O G N i T i O N O f U N i V e r s i T Y Paul W. luddenH O N O r s P r O G r A M M e M B e r s
r e c O G N i T i O N O f U N i V e r s i T Y A N d s c H O O l Paul W. ludden H O N O r s O c i e T Y i N d U c T e e s
r e c O G N i T i O N O f N AT i O N A l f e l l O W s H i P AWA r d s Paul W. ludden
P r e s e N TAT i O N O f d e PA rT M e N TA l , Paul W. ludden s c H O O l A N d U N i V e r s i T Y AWA r d s
Announced by Thomas W. Tunks Professor of Music education
Greeted by
José Antonio Bowen, Meadows School of the ArtsDavid J. Chard, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human DevelopmentDavid D. Doyle, Jr., University Honors ProgramGillian M. McCombs, University Awards and Central University LibrariesAlbert W. Niemi, Jr., Edwin L. Cox School of BusinessPanos E. Papamichalis, Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering William M. Tsutsui, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
c O N G r AT U l AT O r Y r e M A r K s caren H. Prothro chair of the sMU Board of Trustees
VA r s i T Y Paul Jerome Kroeger
r e c e s s i O N A l * imperial Brass
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T H e P l AT f O r M PA rT Y
John B. Attanasio, Dean of Dedman School of LawJosé Antonio Bowen, Dean of Meadows School of the ArtsGary Keith Brubaker, Director of The Guildhall at SMUDavid J. Chard, Dean of Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and
Human DevelopmentDavid D. Doyle, Jr., Assistant Dean and Director of the University Honors ProgramSteven M. Edwards, President of the Faculty SenateKathy Jean Hayes, Platform Marshal and Professor of EconomicsPaul Jerome Kroeger, Bachelor of Music Student in Vocal PerformancePaul W. Ludden, Provost and Vice President for Academic AffairsGillian M. McCombs, Dean and Director of Central University LibrariesAlbert W. Niemi, Jr., Dean of Edwin L. Cox School of BusinessPanos E. Papamichalis, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Bobby B. Lyle School of
EngineeringCaren H. Prothro, Chair of the SMU Board of TrusteesJames E. Quick, Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate StudiesStephen W. Rankin, Chaplain and Minister to the UniversityWilliam M. Tsutsui, Dean of Dedman College of Humanities and SciencesThomas W. Tunks, Marshal Lector and Professor of Music EducationR. Gerald Turner, President of the UniversityPaige Ware, Convocation Speaker and Professor of Teaching and LearningLori S. White, Vice President for Student Affairs
G U i l d O f M A r s H A l s
Thomas B. Fomby, Chief MarshalBradley Kent Carter, Chief Marshal emeritusWayne A. Woodward, Procession MarshalKathy Jean Hayes, Platform MarshalThomas W. Tunks, Marshal Lector
School MArShAlS
Edward J. Fox, Randall C. Griffin, Ping Gui, Michael Harris, Richard S. Jones
honor Society MArShAlS
Brian W. Stump, Andrew Junfang Yu
FAculty MArShAlS Elfi Kraka, David Sedman, John E. Ubelaker
* The audience remains seated during the processional and recessional. The groups making up today’s Academic Processional will be introduced by John Gibson, senior writer and producer in SMU’s Public Affairs.
Reception and Carillon Concert immediately following the ceremony on the Historic Main Quadrangle
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univerSity honorS ProGrAM StudentS
John david Angle
luke Apisa
Brooke Allyson Awtry
William Andrew Badarak
Andrea i. Barreto
samuel davis Bartlett
Alexandra lynn Barton
Allison Beatrice Blake
Hannah lee Bliss
Katherine Grace Boomer
Brittani Jacqueline Boukather
John Hayden Bryant
emma laura Byrd
Pingaew chiangda
eunbi choi
Natalie Marie clark
Jeffrey James colangelo
claire Marie coogan
crosby caroline cordell
emily A. darien
Jean Paul destarac
Jennifer Jo deVries
Patrick Anthony doucette
Ashley elaine duncan
lindsay elizabeth elcock
Alexandra lillian engel
Michelle l. engle
roza Gebeto essaw
Mary fan
Annamarie elaine fernandez
Jacob Wesley fleming
Kelsey Quin french
luke edward friedman
caitlin campbell Gager
christian robert Genco
sarah M. Gilligan
Andrea rae Graham
John freeman Gray
carlos daniel Gutierrez
daniela cristina Gutierrez
Theodore Quincy J. Gwara
Hillary Ann Halik
Alysia shannon Hall
christine d. Harpool
Tyler Benjamin Harris
erin lee Hedrick
erin Parker Hoya
Beatrice Kai Qi Huang
Kimbrell cary Hughes
laura caitlin israel
Alexandra Nicole Katsorelos
Jacob stanley Kay
emma carol Killingsworth
Kelsey renae Knobloch
Paul Jerome Kroeger
igli laci
Wesley clarke lavender
Katie lynn legband
Katrina Marie leshan
Andrew shih-jay lin
esther K. liu
Bernardo lopez
Alexander edward Mace
Vidhi s. Makanji
Victoria Grace Mason
Kevin robert Matejka
Ashley elise Mcdonald
emily Kathleen Mcintosh
catherine clarke Mickum
robert Mitchell Miller
Michael Alexander Mitchell
Hannah summers Moore
Alexander scott Morgan
fahmida Musharof
savannah lyn Niles
John daniel Oakes
elizabeth susan O’Neill
Pooja raj Patel
Kyle stephen Paterson
Jennie lee Pearson
daniel Alexander Pickett
Melissa Kaitlin Powers
Kristen leigh riach
chase ryan richards
Weston James richter
Jessica Ashley riley
Hunter Blake ringsmith
Joshua William robinett
eric Karl dorotheo sabandal
Nikita Bharat sangani
Peter-christoph Tarkington
schmidt
Mackenzie catherine schott
Paige Mccarthy seeker
douglas cousins sellers, Jr.
Anna charlotte skrivanek
dylan O. smith
Bianca Alexandra sosa
christopher Nickolas
stimpson
rachel Noelle stonecipher
Jack Matthew swearingen
Brittany l. Taylor
Alexandra Noel Thibeaux
Gavin richard Thomson
stephanie Ann Toms
Jamie louise Trenkner
sarah Nicole Turchan
saira Tul-fasiha U-Kiu
William c. Vennes
rachel Ann Von Gonten
candace elaine Wanner
cynthia lashlee Warner
Jennifer lynn Warner
caroline Thornbury White
ryan Benjamin Wilson
christopher sean Wolf
Anna Marie Ziemnicki
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honor SocietieS
r O B e rT s T e WA rT H Y e r s O c i e T Y
Brandon James Bub
Tina Marie crisman
Michael Britton dearman
Kalindi dinoffer
rahfin faruk
sarah elisabeth frazee
Kate Marie Gardner
Katie danielle Golden
Tabitha lynn Gorena
Aliza r. Greenberg
Katelyn Aubrey Hall
rachael elizabeth Hubers
Taylor Nicole Kara
raamis Khwaja
dalton r. Kim
connor russell Kite
elizabeth Jewel lipps
Jaywin singh Malhi
Abigail lynn Marchesseault
Glenn James Maxey
Brandy lynn Prince
lucy Marie richardson
Kelsey lauren rohr
Adam lynn royal
Nicholas P. saulnier
Kathryn elise schaible
Anne-sophie simard
Jaime richelle Toussaint
Hayley Margaret Wagner
P H i B e TA K A P PA
Nora Hassan Abdullah
santosh Adhikari
Tyler douglas Anderson
luke Apisa
Mai Ahmad Bedair
Justin H. Berman
Hannah lee Bliss
Brandon James Bub
Amy song chen
Matthew stuart cody
Jennifer Alyse doran
Patrick Anthony doucette
Ashley elaine duncan
roza Gebeto essaw
calvin craig fanning
Kent Billington fischer
Jacob Wesley fleming
Andrea rae Graham
John freeman Gray
Gretchen Mccaleb Greer
Hillary Ann Halik
Brandon shane Hand
Tyler Benjamin Harris
derek steven Harrison
sayed Mohammad Hossein
Hashemi Jazi
Joseph leo Hesse
Amanda louise Hix
Amy l. Holt
erin Parker Hoya
Kimbrell cary Hughes
Hiba Maha ibad
Natasha Kamelia iranzad
sarah fatima Jaffar
Mallory Anne Johnson
Katherine elizabeth Jones
sarah Karimi
shkelqim Kelmendi
catherine Maria Kingry
lauren r. Knazze
Ankita Krishnan
Katie lynn legband
Brittany Nycole levingston
Andrew shih-jay lin
rachel Ann luna
Alexander edward Mace
Andrea c. Maciejewski
Mariana Martin Morales
Alexander scott Morgan
corinne Kathryn Matthews
Kimberly M. Mendoza
sarah elizabeth
Montonchaikul
Taylor Madeline Morris
elizabeth erin Neil
Pamela duPont Nickell
Ana Teresa Olivares
Mayra l. Pratz
Jessica Ashley riley
Matthew Nicola rispoli
Karla eugenia ruzo
eric Karl dorotheo sabandal
Mackenzie Maxine salenger
steven eugene schiele
Jacqueline Paige scioli
Anna charlotte skrivanek
Vanessa rae stevens
rachel Noelle stonecipher
Meredith Tavallaee
Abigail Nash Taylor
Brittany l. Taylor
christianne ellen Teague
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Jaime richelle Toussaint
Hayley Margaret Wagner
Preston Kramer Walvoord
candace elaine Wanner
cynthia lashlee Warner
Mary Martha Webber
shuli Wei
Guang Zeng
Anna Marie Ziemnicki
Arnaud Hubert Zimmern
A l P H A c H i
Mi-sun Bae
caroline randolph Baumann
shwetha Bhat
daniel Alexander Bouchard
Brandon James Bub
Joanna ciriello
Matthew stuart cody
Amber diane cronk
Michael Britton dearman
Zachary sami doleh
Jason ralph eck
Tyler christian friske
Gabriela Maria Garza san
Miguel
chelsea Mcclain Grogan
Jenna richanne Hannum
Allison sterling Hardy
christine d. Harpool
Allison Jane Hawks
erin Parker Hoya
sarah fatima Jaffar
Janice Kim
Wade Matthew Knight
Allison Michelle leopold
Andrew shih-jay lin
Nabagala Jenevieve lubwama
Marshall Thomas Marek
Kelly Gill Mathison
Jessica rosa Maxey
elizabeth erin Neil
Pamela duPont Nickell
Julia Marie Olson
Mayra l. Pratz
Brandy lynn Prince
Matthew Nicola rispoli
Hanna elizabeth robertson
Mackenzie Maxine salenger
Jessica lee-Agnes
schauwecker
Natalie Marie-rose
schauwecker
Abigail Nash Taylor
ryan evan Thrasher
Merida loree Thurmon
Jaime richelle Toussaint
christopher dinh Tran
ramon Vicente Trespalacios
fernandez
christopher sean Wolf
erwin xia
K A P PA TA U A l P H A
Tara Mary Ambalathumkal
Andrea i. Barreto
Willow Anneleise frances
Blythe
roza Gebeto essaw
Monika Thao-Ngan Hoang
esther K. liu
Nadia Madeleine Mansour
Taylor Kirsten reed
Jessica Ashley riley
Karla eugenia ruzo
Vanessa Alexis schluter
Ashley Brenna stainton
rachel Noelle stonecipher
essete Zelealem Workneh
P i K A P PA l A M B d A
daniel Alexander Bouchard
James ryan Jillson
Paul Jerome Kroeger
rebecca ellen roose
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B e TA G A M M A s i G M A
caroline randolph Baumann
Kristen Michelle carreno
Andrew William lee cates
Amber diane cronk
Kalindi dinoffer
Joseph Brice Griggs
Peyton Bradley Hall
rachael elizabeth Hubers
Glenn James Maxey
Mattie Jesse Merriman
Alexander Wade Mezey
Bach xuan Nguyen
lindsay elizabeth seidel
sabeen sidra syed
ryan evan Thrasher
Merida loree Thurmon
caroline Grace Willet
cyrus shek-Wing Wong
c H i e P s i l O N
Arthur James Abblitt
Holly Marie Baird
Alexandra lynn Barton
Jorge luis Gallosa, Jr.
Gabriela Maria Garza san
Miguel
leslie Anne Hurley
Nancy Gathoni lundie
Hannah Margaret McGary
Travis Gregory Miller
lucy Marie richardson
e TA K A P PA N U
rafey farzal Anwar
Melody Breeanna caron
Alyssa Aryn chatten
steven Putnam Hatcher
Alex Bank lucaciu
rachel Morgan Parsons
chase ryan richards
Alexander Martin saucedo
P i l A M B d A T H e TA *
Michelle christine craig
Kaitlyn Joy eidson
lindsay elizabeth elcock
Kimberley Jane Gardner
Jessica rose Hart
Alicia K. Jones
cecelia louise Joslin
Tara lynn luna
Michelle delaney Mozena
efrain Nieto, Jr.
Mayra l. Pratz
Ashley Jordan ridgdill
Alexis Blake rios
devon Nicole ryan
rachel erin singer
Jane Patricia stenman
cassandra Grace stockall
Katherine rachel stroud
sarah Monroe Wainwright
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TA U s i G M A
Anam B. Ali
Ashley Kay Anderson
Jose Nicolas Arguello
Mallory Ann Ashcraft
Olivia skye Bailey
shwetha Bhat
Paige Ashley Bluejacket
camille dulani Bob, iii
elissa Marie Bryan
Kristen Michelle carreno
Monica casan Nader
dallas Hart caulkins
Herminio cervantes
Hector curi Azuara
sang Ngoc do
Nayelly dominguez
Jorge Alberto elosua
cody Allen espinosa-King
Hannah Kate ferrin
sebastian V. filutowski
david lewis ford
Ofelia Garza y Garza
Hani sam Gazal
Jared Michael Ginter
Mathilde Beryl Hellinghausen
derrick Arnold Horne
david Jose Huertas
saleh Muhammad Jaffrani
Mary Katharine Kenney
Jennifer M. King
Phuoc Thanh le
su sie lee
Mikaila soraya Munoz
Brooke Ashton Neal
Amy Thuy Nguyen
Bach xuan Nguyen
Quynh Thi Bao Nguyen
rebecca Ann ragsdale
Jack Peterson reynolds
sarah elizabeth rice
ryan T. roberts
Kelly Pauline robinson
rebecca Anne russell
rachel Ann schwarz
Jaime Michelle sisson
Nathan Andrew straley
suraj sulhan
Thang cao Tran
Mpuekela esther Tshibangu
laura Anne Victor
Patricia Janelle cunada
Villacin
Vincent c. Wagliardo
Mackenzie Grace Wilson
cameron Jacob Woolley
s A l U T e
Paul l. Anderson
Paul William Bishop, iii
Jayson christian Briggs
daniel sterling redford cross
Andrew charles davis
david lewis ford
Jordan B. Jeffcott
Wade Matthew Knight
Thomas Patrick Kromis
shawn christopher Minnich
Brandon Michael Montgomery
colin Michael reinhart
ryan T. roberts
Matthew Keith springmeyer, Jr.
Patrick James stewart
daniel Mark Tomlinson
John d. Wallace
Joseph B. Williamson
* Students who have received invitations to join but may not have been inducted
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nAtionAl FellowShiP AwArdS
Boren Scholar, Tanzania: Oluwadamilade ObamehintiFellows to the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress: Brandon James Bub;
Brittany l. TaylorFinalist, Fulbright Grant, Guatemala: Kimberly M. MendozaFulbright Grant, Korea: Han KimGilman Scholar, Argentina: Karissa Jobman Gilman Scholar, Spain: Amie HazamaGoldwater Scholars: eric Allen Alt; Katherine Michele deland; Kent Billington fischer;
Janice Kim; Jessica rosa MaxeyJack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Scholar: cameron Jacob WoolleyFinalist, Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award: Amy l. HoltFinalist, Marshall Scholar: Kimberly M. Mendoza National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship: Matthew Nicola rispoli Finalist, Rhodes Scholar: Kimberly M. Mendoza
dedMAn colleGe oF huMAnitieS And ScienceS
Robert and Nancy Dedman Outstanding Senior Student: Kimberly M. MendozaThomas Arp Shakespeare Prize: douglas cousins sellers, Jr.Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholars: santosh Adhikari; Keith Thomas Adler;
Brittani Jacqueline Boukather; Matthew r. Bruemmer; Brad Jonathan davis; Jean Paul destarac; elizabeth Mary dubret; rahfin faruk; Andrea rae Graham; Hilary c. Hopkins; samantha Jay Jarvis; dalton r. Kim; Janice Kim; George ross Kunkel; Kimberly M. Mendoza; elizabeth erin Neil; Anish Girish Patel; Jessica Ashley riley; isolina ruth rossi; Anna charlotte skrivanek; Vanessa rae stevens; roman Mark stolyarov; Benjamin J. Wise; charles Thomas Wysocki
Criteria Award for Distinction in First-Year Writing: danielle Nicole Katz; Alexandra frances Mirabile; Marquelle daniel Bernard smith
H U M A N i T i e s
enGliSh
SMU Prose Award – First Place: ivonne elena BalliSMU Prose Award – Second Place: Amy l. HoltBelle Mayer Bromberg Prize for Excellence: Andrea rae GrahamGeorge Bond Poetry Prize: Alexandra Nicole dayLon Tinkle Award in Creative Writing: ivonne elena BalliMargaret Terry Crooks Award for Outstanding Student in Creative Writing:
Amy l. HoltDavid R. Russell Memorial Poetry Award – First Place: cecilia rachel chardDavid R. Russell Memorial Poetry Award – Second Place: Amy l. Holt
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hiStory
Herbert Pickens Gambrell Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement: erin Parker Hoya
Stanton Sharp Award for Outstanding Service and Academic Achievement: Patrick Anthony doucette; Anna charlotte skrivanek
Henry S. Jacobus Junior Paper Prize in History: Anna charlotte skrivanek
MedievAl StudieS
Ann Whaling Book Prize in Medieval Studies: Adrienne elizabeth Glaze
PhiloSoPhy
Hausman Award for Excellence in the History of Western Philosophy: Michael James lundie
reliGiouS StudieS
Isaac Gustave Bromberg Award for Outstanding Work in the Humanities: Jaime richelle Toussaint
Department of Religious Studies Writing Award: Tenley Grace dorrillHarvey Paul Alper Award for Outstanding Work in an Eastern Religion:
Alexander scott Morgan
world lAnGuAGeS And literAtureS
Megan Laird and Raiberto Comini Italian Language Award: Austin Tyler TesorieroIsaac Gustave Bromberg Award for Latin: Gabriella lucyAnna PadgettPhilip H. Solomon Award in World Languages and Literatures:
Arabic: christopher P. OrrChinese: Johna Kellee rutzGerman: Preston Kramer WalvoordItalian: eduardo Antunes de siqueira santanaJapanese: su sie leeLatin: Basilia Berenice OsegueraRussian: Zachary shaw cowanSpanish: Mayra l. Pratz
The McLamore Family Foundation Scholarship in Classical Studies: Brianna Michele Mcintyre
The McLamore Family Foundation Scholarship in Latin: sarah fatima Jaffar
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s O c i A l s c i e N c e s
AnthroPoloGy
Edward I. and Peggy C. Fry Award for Academic Excellence in Undergraduate Anthropology: rachel Noelle stonecipher
Outstanding Senior Student in Anthropology: Jerra Nicole HaynesLambda Alpha Iota Chapter Distinguished Achievement Award: Marissa elena Ocampo
econoMicS
Economics Department Award for Excellence: Katherine elizabeth Jones; Marshall Thomas Marek
Dallas Economists’ Club Nominee Award: luke ApisaJosef Hadar Award: shkelqim Kelmendi
internAtionAl And AreA StudieS
Franklin Balch Award for Academic Excellence in International Studies: Pamela duPont Nickell
PoliticAl Science
Ora Nixon Arnold Award for Academic Excellence: Hannah lee BlissJohn Goodwin Tower Award: roza Gebeto essaw
PSycholoGy
Award for Outstanding Research by an Undergraduate in Psychology: Joseph Hirsch Ottolenghi
Psychology Department Senior Award for Outstanding Performance: Andrea rae Graham
SocioloGy
Walter T. and Helen B. Watson Prize in Sociology: sarah elizabeth riceOutstanding Seniors in Sociology: Jessica Ashley riley; Victoria christina VinsonOutstanding Seniors in Markets and Culture: Jean Paul destarac; stephanie Ann Toms
woMen’S And Gender StudieS
Ann Early Award in Women’s Studies: Anna charlotte skrivanek
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N AT U r A l A N d M AT H e M AT i c A l s c i e N c e s
bioloGicAl ScienceS
Academic Excellence Award in Biological Research: claire Marie coogan
Academic Excellence Award in Biological Sciences: erwin xia
cheMiStry
Charles T. Kenner Award in Chemistry: Kent Billington fischerThe Dr Pepper/Lazenby Award for a Graduating Senior in Chemistry: Khang dinh le
eArth ScienceS
Goodell-Richards Academic Excellence Award in Undergraduate Study: Andrew shih-jay lin; Kyle stephen Paterson
MAtheMAticS
John Robert McCaw Merit Award in Mathematics: corinne Kathryn Matthews; fahmida Musharof
Charles J. Pipes Award for Outstanding Performance in Mathematics: Gleb Glebov
nAturAl ScienceS
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Biochemistry: Joseph leo Hesse
PhySicS
Frank C. McDonald Memorial Award for Excellence in Physics: Joshua Kendall dubel Abramovitch; Benjamin J. Wise
Robert Stewart Hyer Scholar Award in Physics: landon Brooks BanisterChalk Scholarship Award for Excellence in Physics: Matthew Nicola rispoliWiley Scholarship Award for Excellence in Physics: Mayisha Zeb Nakib
StAtiSticAl StudieS
Statistical Science Department Award for Academic Excellence: ricky lee Mouser, iii
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MeAdowS School oF the ArtS
A d V e rT i s i N G
Temerlin Advertising Institute Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Advertising: Nadia Madeleine Mansour
Temerlin Advertising Institute Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Creative: Monika Thao-Ngan Hoang
A rT
Charley Aberg Travel Award: Andrew Kelly TylerStephen D. Wilder Travel Award: Katherine Aurora HabeckDan Wingren Award for Outstanding Senior: savannah lyn Niles
A rT HisTOrY
Alessandra Comini Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Art History Major: Abigail Nash Taylor
Art History Division Outstanding Senior Award: Morgan rose Beckwith
c O M M U N i c AT i O N s T U d i e s
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Communication Studies: roza Gebeto essaw; Taylor Kirsten reed
Outstanding Communication Studies Student in Nonprofit Management: Amie catherine Kromis
Outstanding Communication Studies Student in Corporate Communications: elizabeth Whitaker Ansbro
Outstanding Communication Studies Student in Public Affairs: caroline sterling BootheOutstanding Communication Studies Student in Debate and Speech: Trevor Jonathan Paul
d A N c e
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance: Tenley Grace dorrill; Julie Ann Kaye
filM ANd MediA ArTs
Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting for Film and Media Arts: Katherine Ann PettyOutstanding Creative Achievement in Film/Media Production:
Annamarie elaine fernandezOutstanding Scholarly Achievement Award: erin lee Hedrick; rachel Noelle stonecipherNash Parsley Memorial Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement:
david Mario chavez
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J O U r N A l i s M
Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Journalism: Kelsey elizabeth charlesOutstanding Achievement in Digital Journalism: shelby l. fosterOutstanding Achievement in Print Journalism: Julie catherine fancher
M U s i c
The Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Music: Gina Alice Augusta ford; Paul Jerome Kroeger
T H e AT r e
Undergraduate Award for Academic Excellence in the Division of Theatre: Tyler emerson crim; Miranda Kathleen Parham; Hunter Blake ringsmith
edwin l. cox School oF buSineSS
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key: Kelsey renae Knobloch; Nabagala Jenevieve lubwama; Hanna elizabeth robertson
Dranguet “Boot Strap” Award: ethan l. HirschyOutstanding BBA Senior Award: christine d. Harpool; eric Karl dorotheo sabandal
A c c O U N T i N G
Outstanding Accounting Majors: Hannah lee Bliss; Nabagala Jenevieve lubwamaDistinguished Accounting Majors: sarah elisabeth frazee; luke edward friedman;
Allison e. laroche
f i N A N c e
Outstanding Finance Major: Kelsey renae KnoblochDistinguished Finance Majors: Andrew Joseph deTrempe; James clay Moreton;
chase Andrew rodawig; stephanie Ann Toms
M A N A G e M e N T
Nora Katherine Bilton Award for Management: Pooja raj Patel
M A r K e T i N G
Outstanding Marketing Major: Mark Andrew TrautmannDistinguished Marketing Majors: rebecca Kaitlin Hanna; elizabeth dare Hartnett;
Kimbrell cary Hughes; Matthew Joel schklair
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JC Penney Center for Retail Excellence Outstanding Student Award: Katherine Grace Boomer
r e A l e s TAT e , r i s K M A N A G e M e N T A N d B U s i N e s s l AW
Outstanding Real Estate Finance Majors: Anthony robert cangelosi; Jack corrie dowlingOutstanding Risk Management and Insurance Major: Hanna elizabeth robertson
s T r AT e G Y A N d e N T r e P r e N e U r s H i P
Outstanding Entrepreneurship Students: chad daniel cummings; Ziaur r. Omar
bobby b. lyle School oF enGineerinG
The E.H. Flath Award: connor russell KiteThe Mark Shepard Award: Ashley elise McdonaldThe Ed M. Harrison Award: Nicholas James Bastoni
c O M P U T e r s c i e N c e A N d e N G i N e e r i N G
The Departmental Award in Computer Engineering: Adam cole ZygmontowiczThe Departmental Award in Computer Science: christian Gabriel Ayala;
Jason Michael MurphyThe Rick A. Barrett Memorial Award: christopher c. King
e l e c T r i c A l e N G i N e e r i N G
The Finley W. Tatum Award in Electrical Engineering: Alexander Martin saucedo
e N G i N e e r i N G M A N A G e M e N T, i N f O r M AT i O N A N d s Y s T e M s
The Departmental Award in Engineering Management, Information and Systems: Ashley elise Mcdonald
The Francisco Villagrán Molina Memorial Award: James clay Moreton
c i V i l A N d e N V i r O N M e N TA l e N G i N e e r i N G
The Departmental Award for Civil Engineering: Jennifer lynn WarnerThe Departmental Award for Environmental Engineering: emily e. VavourakisThe Dr. Laura J. Steinberg Distinguished First-Year Civil and Environmental
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