UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
Honors Convocation U N D E R G R A D U AT E
2021
Honors Convocation U N D E R G R A D U AT E
2021
We Congratulate You
Noelle Norton, PhD Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Timothy Keane, PhD Dean, School of Business
Chell Roberts, PhD Dean, Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
Joi Spencer, PhD Interim Dean, School of Leadership and Education Studies
Carmen Vazquez, MSW, LCSW Vice President, Student Affairs
Noelle Norton “Congratulations on being an Honors Convocation award recipient! It is a tremendous accomplishment that speaks to the dedication and commitment you put forth during your journey here at USD, particularly this last year. You were challenged personally, you persevered academically, and it gives me great pride to recognize your efforts.” Tim Keane “It has been a year unlike any other. So many barriers thrown in your path to success —— none of your own making. What you have achieved is extraordinary. Thank you for your resilience and drive to overcome. Congratulations!” Chell Roberts “We celebrate the results of your hard work and honor the choices and sacrifices you have made throughout your academic careers and, in particular, during the past year as we faced the challenges brought on by the COVID pandemic. Scholarship is more than simply getting straight A’s. It is a life-long passion for learning. I challenge you to continue to strive toward even loftier goals to achieve true self-worth as Changemakers.” Joi Spencer “Congratulations on being an Honors Convocation award recipient! Your accomplishments in the nonprofit sector, education and naval sciences represent your dedication to excellence and your commitment to public and national service. The SOLES community recognizes the profound importance of service and is incredibly proud of you. Congratulations on this remarkable accomplishment!” Carmen Vazquez “Congratulations! Your student leadership role and engagement greatly contribute to creating a vibrant campus life. We are grateful and blessed by the many gifts, talents and abilities you have shared with us. Your achievements and dedicated service to USD are to be commended and applauded. Thank you for enriching our lives in so many ways! We remain together in Torero Spirit. With great pride and heartfelt appreciation, thank you for the significant impact that you have had on campus life.”
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Academic Achievement Academic Achievement Awards are presented to students who have achieved a 4.0 GPA in their class; this is determined by the number of units completed. Among these students, we have seven scholar-athletes who participate in an NCAA sport at USD. Scholar-athletes are noted by an asterisk.
First-Year Students Ethan Baldwin-Olson
Hannah Griffith
Genevieve Rovetti*
Sydney Bents
Nicolas Harrison
Arianne Sambado
Isabela Bidaburu
Sofia Hart
Gabriel Seidl
Zoey Brown
Alizea Hinz
Emma Shea
Iesha Brown
William Hybl
Fanny Situ
Teriza Camaisa
Haley Jacob
William Stefanou*
Bahar Chakerhosseini
Julia Kanamine-Surrick
Sydney Summer
Morgan Clavet
Liliana Kim
Ricardo Thompson
Cole Colleran*
Carina Leveroni
Zia Udell
Bridget Crowley
Sofia Marquez
Montserrat Ventura
Joseph Davies
Emma Navarro
Darius Vera
Mia Delmonico
Natalie Nguyen
David Vera
Michael DiTommaso
Andrew Oleson*
Christian Welch
Omar Durrani
Isabel Ong
Alston Williams
Paxton Earl
Lynsey Perrin
Monica Wishard
Tiana Fee
Michaela Philpott
Isabelle Zakheim
Brendan Graville
Lauren Pondel
Second-Year Students
(COMPLETION OF 30+ UNITS)
Elizabeth Albizati
Katriana Gardner
Riley Lim
Juliet Arizcuren
Arlene Gil
Nicole Magliocco
Caitlin Bachman
Abigail Hamel
Viviana Moiso
Sophie Brands
Chloe Heiser
Anne Nagel
Michelle Brown
Hannah Hintermeister*
Maya Nugent*
Alexander Bushhorn
Ariana Huang
Vita Olson
Ethan Chebi
Julia Humphrey
Madison Ong
Michael Chung
Aidan Jacobs-Walker
Alyssa Sanchez
Jesse Costolloe
Diana Jamaleddine
Caroline Soltis
Shreya Dandu
John Kamps
Madeleine Woo
Lily Dempsey
Robert Kulbacki
Anna Ellithorpe
Isabella Lekander
Third-Year Students
(COMPLETION OF 60+ UNITS)
Gurjot Bajwa
Sofia Pantis
Mychaela Thomas
John DelMastro
Joao Pires Coelho
Kathryn Watson
Neve Pacera
Grace Preble
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Senior Class Students
(COMPLETION OF 90+ UNITS)
Rafid Ali
Madison Kasper
Rachel Shellstrom
Priscilla Anderson
Christiane Keyhani
Sarah Sisney
Cameron Calverley
Mathias Lane
Scott Wais
Marta Cortez Das Neves Oliveira
Sofia Maria Luiz Gomes Pereira
Sean Waterman
Mendes
Coutinho
Lucy Edwards
Jessica Ong *
Maisy Feeley
Amanda Sangari
Chaney Wollaston
Honors Program The USD Honors Program combines interdisciplinary course offerings with independent research and gives students the chance to develop close working relationships with faculty members. Completing the four-year program requires exceptional effort and reflects an outstanding achievement. The following students are graduates of the 2021 Honors Program.
College of Arts and Sciences Rachel Alef
Genevieve Kierulf
Sebastien Quach
Nicole Amavisca
Molly Klein
Allyson Rahlwes
Sara Badrani
Gabrielle Koss
Alexandra Retodo
Bailey Bass
Marielle Krivit
Tara Rodrigues
Lord Mark Bautista
Haylee Langton
Anna Scharrer
Eric Boose
Francesca Lauta
Lucy Sloan
Caitlin Bowen
Linda Leija
Amelia Smith
Tessa Bradeen
Allison Lu
Anthony Spadini
Taylor Danielson
Stephanie Maeda
Rachel Steinheiser
Thomas Dolan
Kendyl Maher
Sabrina Sullivan
Thomas Drake
John Martin
Delaney Tax
Celeste Ely
Corina Martinez
Celina Tebor
Samantha Fairweather
Teagan McGinnis
Sneha Thomas
Anne Flati
Polly McGonigle
Sarah Tilford
Kristine Gese
Michelle McLoughlin
Lucy Timmins
Valerie Gilbert
Catalina Miller-Booth
Sienna Todd
Jordan Hagness
Jacob Millsap
Michael Twiss
Lauren Hannaway
Stephanie Misko
Irene Van Oosbree
Olivia Hays
Kelly Molloy
Alexis Wilderman
Emma Heflin
Zoe Morales Martinez
Rebecca Williams
Samuel Hixon
Isabella Mourani
Sydney Wong
Sydney Janssen
Madison Moye
Charles Young
Emily Jewett
Caroline Murray
Avery Zink
Maxwell Johnson
Emily Norris
Hannah Kautz
Kate Parks
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School of Business Samantha Casey
Heather Hanlon
Brittany Leonard
Emma Cowger
Adeline Hardten
Kate O’Connor
Caroline Dayton
Jeanne Kopstein
Erik Van Der Goes
Tatum Garrison
Marie Lawson
Tanya Vo
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering Andrew Bennett
Harrison Mello
Tanya Keval
Sabrina Smith
Matthew Walravens
Anne Catherine Swanke Award Each year a graduating student who has made exceptional contributions to University of San Diego and to the Honors Program is recognized with the Anne Catherine Swanke Award. Ms. Swanke worked with the faculty to make the Honors Program the enriching experience it is today and graduated posthumously from USD in 1985. This year’s award goes to: Madison Moye
Departmental Honors Departmental Honors are awarded to students who have petitioned to graduate and who have maintained a USD grade point average of 3.5 or higher in upper division courses in their major, provided that a minimum of 12 such units have been completed at the University of San Diego prior to Feb. 1 of their graduation year.
College of Arts and Sciences ARCHITECTURE Fatima Al-Sayagh
Nathan Gudmestad
Mayamiko Matabwa
Sara Anfuso
Arnold Jose
Rebecca Nickel
Jason Belgau
Marielle Krivit
Myah Pace
Erin Billings
Jordan Levine
Joharatulmajd Raaiq
Jacquelyn Crane
Jacob Marshall
Adam Taira
Julian Gazallo
Vicenta Martinez Govea
ART HISTORY Sarah Kushner
Kaitlan Norman
Zoe Morales Martinez
Jessica Persak
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BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE Rachel Alef
Nora Emerson
Jensen Oppio
Hanna Anderson
Catherine Fredericks
Jillian Ory
Brandon Arriaga
Mirian Guirgis
Alexander Osborne
Samantha Avera
Jacob Hansen
Kaitlyn Paez
Jessa Barendse
Jared Hebreo
Kate Parks
Lord Mark Bautista
Brooke Henry
Sera Parvin
Emma Bonin
Julia Jackson
Torben Pearson
Halle Campbell
Genevieve Kierulf
Nicoline Pedersen
Christopher Collins
Ahmet Kraja
Allyson Rahlwes
Zackary Correll
Jay Kumar
Alexandra Roche
Santeh Cox
Molly Lanagan
Daniel Sarrao
Erin Daniel
Dai-An Le
Jessica Sawai
Carlie Daquino
Katherine Lokowich-Kohler
Palak Shah
Maya De La Torre
Madison Lorenz
Aidan Welsh
Kiannah Dole
Hannah McIntosh
Roxanne Wiblin
Caroline Driehaus
Camille Melani
Avery Zink
Nicholas Eastin
Jacob Millsap
Emma Zinsli
Rachel Anderson
Molly Klein
Rebecca Williams
Marin Auth
Shelby Little
Jon Woodward
Parvinder Ghumman
Allison Lu
Samuel Hixon
Amelia Smith
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGY Jasmine Abushosha
Ethan Iles
Kathleen Moore
Tessa Bradeen
Maxwell Johnson
Madison Moye
Madeleine Braun
Meara Kearney
Lauren Pohs
Jess Bravos
Kyla Knauf
Melissa Reed
Skylar Cunniff
Gabrielle Koss
Adrian Santiago
Thomas Drake
Marielle Krivit
Isabella Segura
Celeste Ely
Alexa Kufa
Erich Stahmer
Samantha Fairweather
Caroline Lee
Tiffany Truong
Maisy Feeley
Anna Luckenbach
Matthew Wiher
Roberto Garcia
Stephanie Maeda
Sydney Wong
Kaitlin Guenin
Nadia Mohebati
BIOPHYSICS Ethan Mickelson
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES Lacey Adye
Kolbee Gagon
Jessica Nakamoto
Rowan Al-Rawaf
Rubina Garland
Vanessa Parker
Henrietta Armbruster
Bailey Gillis
Alexis Phillips
Roger Barrantes
Pedro Gomez
Joseph Runge
Madelyn Bass
Emma Goodman-Fish
Cammy Snyder
Anne Bishop
Parker Gruening
Serena Stockton
Eric Boose
Hunter Hanks
Celina Tebor
Elizabeth Bradstreet
David Holley
Kelly Tran
Indya Burnand
Madeleine Jackson
Melissa Vetti
Sabrina Caravello
Kyle Kirsch
Sydney Waters
Alexis Crea
Katharina Kukaras
Helena Witiw
Regan Ferrari
Lauren Lugo
Maya Young
Mikaela Foehr
Katherine Nagle
ENGLISH Alena Botros
Jordan Hagness
Alexandria Montalvo
Angelina Dinsmore
Emma Heflin
Shaun Morand
Thomas Dolan
Olivia Hunt
Brennan Parkin
Margaret Dombo
Thien Kim Huynh
Emeline Polis
Elena Fanucchi
Jacob Jaeger
Sebastien Quach
Zenaida Gomez-Raggio Gil-
Emily Jewett
Wesley Sundberg
Hannah Kautz
Emma Valdiserri
Fernanda Legarreta Rodriguez
Ireland Vandentop
Delgado Alexa Gonzalez
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCEAN SCIENCES Emily Andrade
Emma Hirsch
Natalie Quinn
Melissa Ashley
Colman Johnson
Bibi Renssen
Leah Barkai
Maren Kavanagh
Adam Ross
Shelby Bocks
Milena LaBarbiera
Sydney Squires
David Brown
Timothy Layton
Catherine Walker
Isabelle deLuca
Jessenia Maciel
Hayley Ward
Heather Follo
Kaleigh Molinari
Mia Westphal
Cameron Foy
Jennifer Nelson
Gabriella Whittaker
Claire Graziano
Emily Pipkin
Alexis Wilderman
Emily Beck
My Ly Nguyen
Delaney Tax
Mariana Flores Chavez
Gianna Pray
Vicenta Martinez Govea
Samuel Stringer
ETHNIC STUDIES
FRENCH Maisy Feeley
Anna Scharrer
Sabrina Keck
Alexis Venettozzi
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HISTORY Emin Baghdassarians
Garrett Kurtz
Rachel Steinheiser
Cameron Davis
Linnea Leidy
Tiffany Truong
Gina Greco
Ruby Meyer
Vivien Vaucher
Thor Jaleco
Brett Ralls
Meredith Wiggins
Alexandra Kracoff
Anthony Spadini
INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES Claire Duque
Catherine Lay
Anthony Marciante
Samuel Hixon
Shan Malik
McKenna Moret
Priscilla Anderson
Morgan Kern
Benjamin Thibeau
Madison Beresford
Brittany Lang
Jovanna Thiele
Malia Bott
Kysani London
Sienna Todd
Daniela Camacho
Megan MacGregor
Sean Waterman
Grace Gerig
Teagan McGinnis
Amanda Wylie
Victoria Henson
Michelle McLoughlin
Rameen Javadian
Veronica Rice
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
ITALIAN STUDIES Hanka Eichelberger
Isabella Ianora
Alexandra Retodo
Siena Abbiate
Anna Kraft
Madison Yahner
Caroline Alexander
Emily Miguel
Megan Braband
Katherine Monko
LIBERAL STUDIES
MATHEMATICS Bailey Bass
Valerie Gilbert
Hannah Rasmussen
Mia Bellafronto
Allison Holm
Peirong Shi
Tanner Claudio
Shiran Li
Nathaniel Yee
William Altinger
Michael Lomas
Ruiwen Wang
Sara Anfuso
John Nevin
Klea Washington
Madeleine Braun
Luis Sanchez
Anne Flati
Zane Shrem-Besnoy
MUSIC
PHILOSOPHY Kristian Arreola
Emma Heflin
Anna Scharrer
Sara Badrani
Bryce Johnson
Lucy Sloan
Rachel Dahle
Alexander Oberman
Ana Vildosola
Hannah Haines
Eniya Pendleton
Hejing Wang
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PHYSICS Martina Hebert
Isabella Ianora
Hannah Rasmussen
Joseph Abeyta
Alexa Gonzalez
Emily Norris
Caitlin Bowen
Hannah Haines
Emily Overstreet
Tessa Bradeen
Hannah Hallman
Garrett Paulus
Andrew Brooksbank
Lauren Harmon
Torben Pearson
Bridget Burke
Amy Inkrott
Meghan Pottle
Catalina Carbajal
Madison Kasper
Izabella Salinas
Cameron Carr
Alexandra Kracoff
Celina Tebor
Carly Coberly
Francesca Lauta
Oliver Thiel
Shannon Daley
Linnea Leidy
Sneha Thomas
Taylor Danielson
Alexander Mar
Joseph Traudt
Mikaela Foehr
Corina Martinez
Michael Twiss
Madison Garcia
Ross Meldrum
Andrew Yates
Emerson Giesbrecht
Isabella Mourani
Charles Young
Naris Barmaksezian
Marissa McMeel
Gabrielle Stockwell
Sarah Brunel
Stephanie Misko
Erica Tejada
Caroline Dayton
Kelly Molloy
Sarah Tilford
Emily Edgar
Shane Morey
Lucy Timmins
Kristine Gese
Shane Morey
Melissa Vetti
Lauren Hannaway
Jessica Ong
Claudia Vlasimsky
Olivia Hays
Jazmin Perez
Marley Walke
Kayla Hitt
Claudia Reutercrona
Tatum Weight
Vanessa Kemeny
Juliet Rous
Bridget Wickstrand
Katherine Krasinski
Faith Shinnick
Alexandria Winters
Haylee Langton
Alexandra Smith
Alexis Yabsley
Camryn May
Eden Stilman
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY Lillian Bean
Gabrielle Gomozias
Adrianne Nguyen
Lauren Bilcik
Valery Gutierrez
Maggie O’Keeffe
Margaret Booke
Hadley Horner
Kaitlynne Poland
Malia Bott
Sydney Janssen
Sage Rose
Andrew Brooksbank
Katerina Krautheim
Natasha Skrypek
Madeleine Brotherton
Francesca Lauta
Ashley Snyder
McKenna Colachis
Cameron Lucky
Gabrielle Stockwell
Cutler Collins
Kelly McDermott
Leslie Villasenor-Villa
Rachel Dahle
Katherine Miller
Hejing Wang
Olivia Devia
Caelin Murphy
Tatum Weight
Lexus Garcia
Sloane Needleman
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SPANISH Kristian Arreola
Carolyn Heatherly
Caroline Murray
Adriana Azarloza
Morgan Kern
Karen Nunez
Grace Gerig
Marissa Lopez
Emma Valdiserri
Hannah Hallman
Megan MacGregor
Vanessa Vargas
Mariana Jones
Chloe Naquin
THEATRE Jianna Andrews
THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES Mary Fanslow
Emily Miguel
Corina Martinez
Natalie Tasca
VISUAL ARTS Amy Bainton
Martina Hebert
Tori Tanigawa
Inés María Barrios
Maura Knopke
Sienna Todd
Zhaoye Chen
Daisy Martinez
Noelle Weadock
Sarah Frey
Alessandra Pingol
Samantha Frost
Cassidy Solomon
School of Business ACCOUNTANCY Alper Akkan
Mia Haubl
Helen Ponce Rivera
Sunwoo Bang
Eliseo Hernandez
Taylor Provenzano
Alexander Barrera
Fangman (Annie) Ho
Jacob Rojek
Sarah Bautista
Zihan Huang
Giuseppa Russo
Allison Berry
Christian Kaeg
Giovanni Salem
Tiffany Bisharat
Maeve Kearney
Michael Shamoon
Jennifer Burr
Mingxing (Star) Li
Alexandra Shank
Holly Carbine
Xiaohan Li
Catherine Silvey
Nicholas Clayton
Xingrong Li
Neelam Singh
Benjamin Dolan
Bing Liu
Sierra Slaughter
Shannon Dulaney
Ryan Loughran
Kaitlin Solis
Kendall Dunbar
Wenxuan Lu
Xiaoying Sun
Grant Fosselman
Melissa Mariscal
Justin Theisen
Corey Gray
Alexa McMahon
Camden Weber
Heather Hanlon
Ava Munzing
Courtney Wehner
Hagen Harvey
Charles Planer
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Casey Ahrendsen
Kirill Dragan
Samantha Montalvo
Alper Akkan
Cyrus Eradi
Riley Morton
Khalid Alkaabi
Lauryn Farris
Rowan Parmenter
Trina Mariel Araja
Aaron Frey
Logan Raab
Almudena Badiola Ensenat
Regina Gaffney
Dominic Robles-Richmond
Charlotte Bebb
David Goldberg
Natalia Rosales
Sofia Bennett
Adeline Hardten
Camilla Ryan
Megan Bost
Logan Haselden
Shanta Oriana Sampath
Samantha Casey
Emma Johnson
Morgan Sandels
Clayton Cervantes
Nika Khoroshi
Amanda Sangari
Amanda Chen
Matthew Lamson
Sarah Scharff
Amber Chen
Charles Luis
Jamie Schneider
Isabel Corti
Morgan McCord
Kevin Sierra Moran
Emmanuelle Cruz
Michael McDiarmid
Riley Truttmann
Chelsea Dalgado
Keenan McDonald
Tanya Vo
Andrea Del Saz Provencio
Sana Moezzi
Rebecca Wikell
Anishke Dissanayake
Blanca Mombiela Cabello de Alba
William von Oehsen
Brett Adams
Cabell Haverty
Haley Shirley
Brianna Denbo
Sydney Kitlowski
Emily Troeltzsch
Kelly Faenza
Kirsten Kuang
Erik Van Der Goes
Tatum Garrison
Megan Lunt
Maria de Freitas Teixeira
Ryan Haugh
Sarah Parker
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS Mia Bellafronto
Noah Dickinson
Ross Meldrum
Xavier Brenza
Tiffany Elamparo
Chanler Turnley
Taylor Danielson
Hailey Freitag
Caroline Dayton
Annalise Hagen
FINANCE Rahaf Abdalkareem
Jacob Berry
Emma Cowger
Khaled Al Mutawa
Saud Binthenayan
Natalie Cunningham
Khalid Alkaabi
Carter Bradsky
Shannon Daley
Mohammad Almazrouei
Marika Cakala
Hugh Davio
Sultan Alsanie
Pascal Camarillo
Gerald Delisle
Trina Mariel Araja
Holly Carbine
Noah Dickinson
Sarah Bautista
Carleigh Coba
Sharareh Famili
Tyler Bautista
Marta Cortez Das Neves Oliveira
Grant Fosselman
Richard Benson
Mendes
Aaron Frey
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Connor Gaffney
Melissa Mariscal
Haley Shirley
Alexandria Haitz
Matthew Martin
Nicole Sinitsa
Heather Hanlon
David Melendez
Ross Smith
Lauren Hidalgo Anderson
Isoa Moimoi
Julius Sparrvik
Steven Hite
Sinead Myers
Luke Stabile
Fangman (Annie) Ho
Jack Nelson
Max Steinhauer
Yousef Jamal
My Ly Nguyen
Dennis Strieter
Shuyi Jiao
Oscar Norr
Connor Strode
Sophia Johnston
Samantha Nucum
Xiaoying Sun
Taylor Kazimi
Skye Petersen
Grace Thomas
Tucker Kelley
Sky Petretti
Kimo Thomas
Kaui O Nalani Keolanui
Austin Piona
Emily Troeltzsch
Kirsten Kuang
Maxwell Pomroy
Carmen Tryka
Samantha Lei
Camille Postaer
David Vega
Brittany Leonard
Taylor Provenzano
Henry Wayne
Damon Lewis
Jared Puu-Robinson
Courtney Wehner
Mingxing (Star) Li
Ashley Raines
George West
Shiran Li
Alessandra Rios
Joseph Whiting
Kyle Litteral
Aidan Ryan
Sihao Yan
Bing Liu
James Ryan
Antonio Zamora
Wenxuan Lu
Marcos Saade
Maria Zesbaugh
Ilham Makagiansar
Ellen Schroeder
Zachary Malone
Ryan Schulten
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Nadine Achkar
Victor Dufour
Lauren Malestic
Lauren Aja
Hailey Fontes
Allaire Mandanis
Alexandra Alessio
Sophie Hoefler
Zachary Mansour
Jennifer Burr
Katherine Janowsky
Caroline Murray
Marika Cakala
Cierra Kane
Delaney Niermann
Yuke Chen
Nicole Kay
Mariia Tyrina
Sashi Chhabra
Paige Keefer
Mikayla Wood
Marta Cortez Das Neves Oliveira
Marie Lawson
Kathy Xu
Sofia Maria Luiz Gomes Pereira
Maria Zesbaugh
Mendes Brianna Denbo
Coutinho
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MARKETING Itati Acosta
Margaret Godfrey
Sarah Parker
Lacey Adye
Taylor Hickox
Nolan Peters
Danielle Agnello
Kayla Hitt
Catherine Ries
Alexandra Alessio
Hannah Jacobs
Victoria Roberts
Rawan Alhaidar
Emma Johnson
Paulina Rodriguez-Gonzalez
Soraya Amir Arjomand
Jordan Kahler
Savannah Sambrano
Aron Aromin
Lauren Kalley
Delancey Showers
Jessica Bachar
Emma Kearns
Gabriella Simko
Elizabeth Brunelli
Anna Kimmell
Sara Skoglund
Thomas Cefalu
Zoe Knafelc
MaryCatherine Smith
Amanda Chen
Hayley Konowalchuk
Kaitlin Solis
Isabel Corti
Jeanne Kopstein
Riley Steck
Emma Cowger
Luke Lacilento
Alexandra Stibor
Natalia Crescitelli
Marie Lawson
Carmen Tryka
Kathleen Curran
Jordan Levine
Mariia Tyrina
Natalie Devin
Averie Lynch
Scott Wais
Cayden Duffy
Allaire Mandanis
Nicholas Weber
Kolby Eymann
Alessandra Mileti
Rebecca Wikell
Shawntelle Flanders
Ina Montejo
Payton Williams
Ayano Fukui
Kate O’Connor
Connor Gaffney
Caitrin Olivieri
REAL ESTATE Casey Ahrendsen
Sharareh Famili
Kate Nigolian
Jacob Berry
Lauryn Farris
Samantha Nucum
Pascal Camarillo
Noah Henderson
Austin Piona
Samantha Casey
Steven Hite
Charles Planer
Thomas Cefalu
Cierra Kane
Aidan Ryan
Amber Chen
Paige Keefer
James Ryan
Zhaoye Chen
Kaui O Nalani Keolanui
Ryan Schulten
Kara Church
Hayley Konowalchuk
Ross Smith
Natalia Crescitelli
Charles Luis
Connor Strode
Natalie Cunningham
Morgan McCord
Gillian Tuttle
Hugh Davio
David Melendez
Henry Wayne
Gerald Delisle
Isoa Moimoi
George West
Mariano Diaz Rivera Shahan
Ina Montejo
Emmanuel Enabulele
Sinead Myers
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Aron Aromin Sofia Maria Luiz Gomes Pereira Coutinho
Kathy Xu
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Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering COMPUTER SCIENCE Khaled Aloumi
Caden Keese
Anthony Piglovski
Rosalyn Arvizu
Tanya Keval
Andrew Plaza
Tatiana Barbone
Abdulqader Koshak
Andres Rivera
Andrew Bennett
Emma Lara
Michael Shea
Shaydon Bodemar
Natalie Malmgren
Benjamin Stephen
Tyler Burch
Miles Maloney
Raquel Valdez Diaz
Brandon Dalporto
Maya McAuliffe
Patrick Lee Walker
Nicolas Dennis
Christopher McIver
Matthew Walravens
Ava Gerami
Omri Or
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Malek Al Sabah
Perry Nesbet
Joshua Hill
Christopher Reese
David Hunt
Avery Repsher
George Skalecki
INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Maryam AlKhaleefa
Evan Escobar
Daniela Morales Beckmann
Livia Conlon
Noah Marzuki
Nicole Naldi
Jiaye Lu
Chadmond Wu
Destin Altman
Benjamin Foote
Stephen McNeela
Gabrielle Bartolome
Angelo Guarino
Sonny Patel
Alyssa Beamish
Matteo Hernandez
Benjamen Schierman
Patrick Bonner
Terrance Horne
Sabrina Smith
Logan Brown
Ivana Jeremic
Daniella Walter
Byron Cohea
John Knopka
Mira Wiley
Kyle Davis
Matthew Malloy
Connor Wowk
Trevor Denney
Ryan Marley
Alice Zorn
INTEGRATED ENGINEERING Nolan Bisogno
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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National Honor Societies New Inductees Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization. Membership, which is restricted to the top 10 percent of the graduating class, is based on high scholarly achievement in the liberal arts and sciences, broad cultural interests and good character. This year’s new inductees are the following: Siena Abbiate
Martina Hebert
Jessica Nakamoto
Lacey Adye
Emma Heflin
Rebecca Nickle
Rachel Alef
David Holley
Emily Norris
Hanna Anderson
Amy Inkrott
Alexander Oberman
Priscilla Anderson
Jasmine Inouye
Kaitlyn Paez
Rachel Anderson
Rameen Javadian
Sarah Parker
Sara Badrani
Maxwell Johnson
Kate Parks
Jessa Barendse
Hannah Kautz
Hannah Rasmussen
Naris Barmaksezian
Morgan Kern
Veronica Rice
Mia Bellafronto
Molly Klein
Anna Scharrer
Malia Bott
Abby King
Haley Shirley
Caitlin Bowen
Kyla Knauf
Amelia Smith
Sarah Brunel
Maura Knopke
Anthony Spadini
Nika Burja
Ahmet Kraja
Rachel Steinheiser
Bridget Burke
Marielle Krivit
Celina Tebor
Mariah Cook
Kirsten Kuang
Sienna Todd
Shannon Daley
Haylee Langton
Joseph Traudt
Caroline Dayton
Francesca Lauta
Emily Troeltzsch
Brianna Denbo
Amelia Leahy
Michael Twiss
Thomas Dolan
Linnea Leidy
Vivien Vaucher
Celeste Ely
Shelby Little
Sean Waterman
Kelly Faenza
Allison Lu
Tatum Weight
Samantha Fairweather
Megan MacGregor
Bridget Wickstrand
Maisy Feeley
Corina Martinez
Matthew Wiher
Mikaela Foehr
Kelly McDermott
Alexis Wilderman
Sarah Frey
Teagan McGinnis
Becca Williams
Roberto Garcia
Emily Miguel
Amanda Wylie
Grace Gerig
Stephanie Misko
Nathaniel Yee
Parvinder Ghumman
Kelly Molloy
Lihao Zheng
Valerie Gilbert
Kathleen Moore
Avery Zink
Hannah Haines
Zoe Morales Martinez
Hannah Hallman
Madison Moye
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Kappa Gamma Pi
(NATIONAL CATHOLIC GRADUATE HONOR SOCIETY)
USD’s chapter of Kappa Gamma Pi of California recognizes a number of its graduating students who have demonstrated academic excellence, outstanding service and leadership during their college careers. This year’s new inductees are the following: Sara Badrani
Isabella Ianora
Khaled Al Mutawa
Leah Barkai
Hannah Jacobs
Sloane Needleman
Madelyn Bass
Gabrielle Koss
Joharatulmajd Raaiq
Kara Church
Megan MacGregor
Amanda Sangari
McKenna Colachis
Jessenia Maciel
Rachel Valdez Diaz
Kiannah Dole
Corina Martinez
Mortar Board Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes students for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service. It provides opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community. This year’s Mortar Board graduates are the following: Nadine Achkar
Hannah Kautz
Sofía Sánchez
Rachel Alef
Dai-An Le
Maggie Scholle
Priscilla Anderson
Shelby Little
Marcela Strong
Naris Barmaksezian
Corina Martinez
Sarah Tilford
Catalina Carbajal
Teagan McGinnis
Tiffany Truong
Maya De La Torre
Steph Misko
Rachel Valdez Diaz
Celeste Ely
Sam Moothart
Ana Vidosola
Maisy Feeley
Zoe Morales Martinez
Becca Williams
Kristine Gese
Sloane Needleman
Sydney Wong
Katie Guenin
Alex Oberman
Avery Zink
Sydney Janssen
Majd Raaiq
Alice Zorn
Rameen Javadian
Sage Rose
National and International Honor Societies The School of Business, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering and various departments within the College of Arts and Sciences nominate students for national and international honor societies based on scholastic achievement, overall excellence and/or professional excellence. Induction into these honors societies is often the highest scholastic honor that a student can attain in his or her field of study.
Beta Alpha Psi
(INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STUDENTS AND
PROFESSIONALS)
Alper Akkan
Bradford Deck
Brittney Dong
Sunwoo Bang
Jessica Demirdjian
Shannon Dulaney
Joel Bazzi
John DelMastro
Maggie Fang
Sarah Bautista
Benjamin Dolan
Gavin Fansler
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Amanda Finnie
Lelio Lee
Juliana Russo
Thomas Geloso
Samantha Lei
Sarah Schranz
Timothy Goins
Mingxing (Star) Li
Michael Shamoon
Heather Hanlon
Xingrong Li
Neelam Singh
Fangman (Annie) Ho
Bing Liu
Kaitlin Solis
Zihan (Helen) Huang
Cesar Manzo
Tina Tran
Jennabel Javier
Taragh Murphy
Leigh Wallace
Daniel Johnson
Madeline Oppeltz
Ashley Weiner
Rachel LaBarre
Xinyue Pang
Chaney Wollaston
Anthony Le
Madeleine Reeds
Ziqing Xu
Beta Gamma Sigma
(BUSINESS HONOR SOCIETY)
Lacey Adye
Sofia Maria Luiz Gomes Pereira
Alper Akkan
Coutinho
Christine Partington Cheryl Pham
Christina Alcantar
Diana Goytortua Basulto
Ashley Pyle
Janelle Barraza
Quincy Hammer
Mikayla Rulh
Cole Bengtson
Luke Hannon
Amanda Sangari
Katherine Caggiano
Lily Hartman
Gianna Sbarbaro
Sophie Chung
Remington Bryan Hirano
Haley Shirley
Natalie Clement
Noorhan Ibraheem
Kaitlin Solis
Marta Cortez Das Neves Oliveira
Hannah Jacobs
Faith Styck
Alina Jean
Antonia Thomson
Maria de Freitas Teixeira
Nicole Kay
Sean Van De Grift
Kelly Faenza
Alexander Low
Scott Wais
Thomas Geloso
Kate McCluskey
Ashley Weiner
Gavin Georgitsis
Kayley Norman
Mendes
Delta Sigma Pi
(PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS FRATERNITY)
Mallory Andresen
Marie Lawson
Taylor Provenzano
Mia Bellafronto
Morgan Mccord
Aidan Ryan
Clayton Cervantes
Ross Meldrum
Sarah Scharff
Kate Curran
Shane Morey
Ellie Schroeder
Bri Denbo
Caroline Murray
Oliviah Sims
Ben Dolan
Oscar Norr
Luke Stabile
Blake Hawley
Nicole Orlow
Riley Steck
Ben Howson
Charles Planer
Courtney Wehner
Eta Kappa Nu
(NATIONAL ELECTRIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING HONOR SOCIETY)
Brandon Eickert
Meghan Pipitone
Raquel Valdez Diaz
Daniel Esenwein
Kylie Rios
Nicholas Wilder
Anna Ford
George Skalecki
Dustin Greenwood
Noelle Tuchscherer
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Gamma Kappa Alpha Hanka Eichelberger
Lambda Pi Eta
(ITALIAN HONOR SOCIETY)
Isabella Ianora
Alexandra Retodo
(COMMUNICATION HONOR SOCIETY)
Rachel Ambrose
Regan Ferrari
Madelyn Nye
Rowan Al-Rawaf
Jordan Fulkerson
Paulina Oles
Lindsay Arnold
Pedro Gomez
Kenneth Scroggin
McVey Ayres
Grace Goyanes
Rachel Shellstrom
Adriana Azarloza
Riley Harris
Harley Wahl
Morgan Beyler
Coco Hart
Greta Watson
Caitlin Bowen
David Holley
Stephanie Weissig
Tessa Campbell-Faramarzi
Joanna Humber
Olivia Welch
Mary Cravens
Henry Kiley
Jessica Wilson
Kaylee Dang
Lauren Koumelis
Lily Yates
Taylor DeGuzman
Clarissa LaFitte
Maya Young
Lachlan Eicholzer
Lauren Lugo
Emily Fagundes
Cathryn Nye
Phi Alpha Theta
(AMERICAN HONOR SOCIETY OF HISTORY)
Sara Badrani
Gina Greco
Rebby Onken
Bradley Bolduc
Anthony Marciante
Ryan Tate
Nika Burja
KC McQuaid
Vivien Vaucher
Kaja Burja
Solaire Nazarenus-Olson
Pi Sigma Alpha
(NATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY)
Ilse Adams
Hannah Haines
Megan MacGregor
Tessa Bradeen
Joanna Humbert
Corina Martinez
Marie Donohue
Alexandra Kracoff
Emily Norris
Alexander Drew
Brittany Lang
Andrew Silva
Mariana Flores Chavez
Francesca Lauta
Cailyn Ann Teague
Mikaela Foehr
Linnea Leidy
Sienna Todd
Grace Gerig
Thalia Luna
Pi Sigma Tau
(NATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING HONOR SOCIETY)
Destin Altman
Mello Harrison
Sabrina Smith
Geoffrey Farmar
Cade Kirschman
Ruiqi Xue
Benjamin Foote
Mary Noya
Rhett Gavson
Nathan Shah
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Psi Chi
(NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN PSYCHOLOGY)
Brandon Arriaga
Mirian Guirgis
Janae Petipas
Adriana Brady
Shyen Hirabayashi
Tatianna Quezada
Anahi Bustillos Salazar
Kobe Huynh
Anica Quizon
Emily Chua
Chloe Ikerd
Benjamin Roach
Allyson Cyr
Vanessa Kemeny
Kayla Rogers
Isabelle Davenport
Jaedyn Lambrecht
Jessica Sawai
Jennifer DeSantis
Madison Layne
Isabel Taggart
Timothy Elkinton
Charmaine Lee
Samantha Wane
Alyssa Fernandez
Hannah McIntosh
Jessica Mehanalani Wilson
Tanlee Gaspar
Rhiannon Novelli
Teodor Zelenskyy
Sigma Delta Pi
(NATIONAL HISPANIC HONOR SOCIETY)
Anna Patricia Andrade
Nicole Marie Kay
Anais Rivera
Hannah Baldoz
Morgan Kern
Kelly Sánchez
Madison Beresford
Elizabeth Lundquist
Eden Van Saun
Charity Bredek
Riley Morales
Rachel Steinheiser
Mariana Flores Chavez
Madison Moye
Vanessa Vargas
Tanlee Jul Gaspar
Caroline Murray
Gabriela Rene Verbera
Grace Gerig
Karen Núñez
Lydia Zepeda
Coco Hart
Neve Pacera
Sigma Tau Delta
(INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY)
Hannah Baldoz
Elena Fanucchi
Luree Scott
Avery Barrett
Mei Flory
Wesley Sundberg
Kendall Bird
Emily Jewett
Olivia Sutton
Alena Botros
Hannah Kautz
Samantha Torres-Taylor
Xavier Brenza
Milena Kufa
Grace Turney
Lucia Brotherton
Allison Laurenson
Noor Vakili
Nicholas Cohn
Alexandria Montalvo
Megan Valaldez
Isabelle Davenport
Neve Pacera
Ireland Vandentop
Thomas Dolan
Emeline Polis
Eden Van Saun
Margaret Dombo
Alyssa Sanchez
Sophia Ward
Theta Alpha Kappa
(NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FOR THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES)
Mary Fanslow
Emily Miguel
Corina Martinez
Natalie Tasca
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Special Awards At the University of San Diego, academic excellence is paramount. We are pleased to announce the undergraduates who have achieved the highest scholastic standing in their majors for 2021 and/ or have performed exceptional service. The honorees below are recognized by the departments of their major within their college or school. Several of these awards are named for outstanding figures who have been distinguished for similarly exceptional work in the past.
College of Arts and Sciences ANTHROPOLOGY
Outstanding Achievement in Archaeology Claire Weil Outstanding Achievement in Bioanthropology Hallie Wiltshire Outstanding achievement in Cultural Anthropology Alexa Brinker ART, ARCHITECTURE + ART HISTORY
Exceptional Performance in Architecture Mayamiko Matabwa Exceptional Performance in Art History Zoe Morales Martinez Exceptional Performance in Visual Arts Tori Tanigawa BIOLOGY
Manes Award for Excellence in Student Research Marielle Krivit Madison Moye Fields Award for Outstanding Young Teacher-Scholar Kimia Mostafavi Samantha Rodriguez CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry Camryn Wallace
ENGLISH
The Scholastic Achievement Award Emily Jewett The Literary Achievement Award Thomas Dolan The Award for Distinguished Service to the Southeast San Diego Tutoring Program Alexa Gonzalez ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCEAN SCIENCES
Outstanding Academic Excellence Award in Environmental & Ocean Sciences Margaret Scholle Outstanding Research Excellence Award in Environmental & Ocean Sciences Emily Andrade Outstanding Internship Excellence Award in Environmental & Ocean Sciences Alexis Wilderman ETHNIC STUDIES
Christopher R. Wilson Ethnic Studies Community Scholar Award Valerie Jaimes HISTORY
Outstanding Achievement in Biochemistry Molly Klein
Iris Engstrand Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence in History Linnea Leidy Anthony Spadini
Outstanding Achievement in Research Kodi Thurber
James Gump Service Award Rachel Steinheiser
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES
Academic Excellence Award Lacey Adye Award of Excellence in Research or Creative Work Eric Boose Award of Excellence in Department Service Celina Tebor
Academic Excellence in Interdisciplinary Humanities McKenna Moret LANGUAGES, CULTURES AND LITERATURES
Outstanding Achievement in Chinese Nadia Mohebati Outstanding Achievement in French Maisy Feeley Outstanding Achievement in German Emma Heflin
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Outstanding Achievement in Italian Hanka Eichelberger Outstanding Achievement in Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures and Literatures Marissa López MATHEMATICS
Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement in Mathematics Hannah Rasmussen Nathaniel Yee Award for Outstanding Service in Mathematics Jordan Matuszewski MUSIC
Outstanding Achievement in Music Award Michael Lomas Klea Washington
THEATRE
The Irving Parker Award for Excellence in Theatre Chloe Naquin The Theatre Arts Ambassador Award Jianna Andrews The Outstanding Service Award in Theatre Arts Mariana Jones THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Theology and Religious Studies Senior Prize Emily Miguel Spain Family Scholarship Emily Miguel ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Zane Shrem-Besnoy
Academic Excellence in Asian Studies Bethany Bellay Jason Luu
PHILOSOPHY
LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM
Carlin Book Prize Sara Badrani PHYSICS AND BIOPHYSICS
Outstanding Physics Major Award Martina Hebert Lihao Zheng
Hannah Rasmussen Outstanding Biophysics Major Award Ethan Mickelson Kathryn Regan Service Award Isabella Ianora POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Ernest N. Morin Award in International Relations Priscilla Anderson Sienna Todd
Teagan McGinnis Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Political Science Mikaela Foehr Celina Tebor
Hannah Hallman PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Distinguished Graduates in Academic Achievement, Research and Service in the Department of Psychological Sciences Zackary Correll Jessica Ong
Haylee Langton SOCIOLOGY
Academic Achievement Award Natasha Skrypek Spirit of Public Sociology Award Alanah Winston
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Liberal Studies Siena Abbiate Emily Miguel WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES PROGRAM
Dr. Linda M. Perry Award Sophia Bierly
Katherine Smith
WRITING PROGRAM
Outstanding Contribution to the Writing Center Claire Duque Emily Jewett
School of Business OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Accountancy Alper Akkan
Grant Fosselman
Courtney Wehner Ashley Weiner
Business Administration Charlotte Bebb
Logan Raab
Sana Moezzi Business Economics Brianna Denbo
Kelly Faenza Economics Mia Bellafronto
Caroline Dayton
Tatum Garrison Emily Troeltzsch Tiffany Elamparo Chanler Turnley
Finance Marta Cortez Das Neves Grant Fosselman
Oliveira Mendes
Courtney Wehner
International Business Marta Cortez Das Neves Oliveira Mendes
Brianna Denbo Sofia Maria Luiz Gomes Pereira Coutinho
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Marketing Lacey Adye
Mariia Tyrina
Nolan Peters Real Estate Jacob Berry
Kaui O Nalani Keolanui
Samantha Casey Supply Chain Management Aron Aromin Kathy Xu
Best and Brightest Poets and Quants Awards Each year, Poets and Quants invites the top 50
undergraduate business schools to nominate two students who embody the spirit of their school, are role models and set the standard for classes to follow. These awardees are featured as the 100 ‘Best and Brightest’ students in the United States. This year, the awards are given to:
Sofia Maria Luiz Gomes Pereira Coutinho
Ross Meldrum
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARDS
PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Accountancy Society Maggie Fang American Marketing Association AJ Armenta Beta Alpha Psi Eliseo (Ivan) Hernandez Economics Council Chaney Wollaston Entrepreneurship Club Andrew Davidson International Business Club AJ Armenta Law and Business Mediation Caucus Tiffany Elamparo Alexander Oberman Real Estate Society Maria Marmolejo Rubio Sales Club Tiffany Yabsley Student Finance Association Skye Petersen Student International Business Council Caroline Murray
Marie Lawson Supply Chain Management Association Jeremy Box OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key Award This award is given to the graduating student with
the highest academic average for four years of study in Business Administration or Economics. This year, the award is given to: Scott Wais
Caroline Murray
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering Senior Outstanding Scholarship Award in Computer Science Rosalyn Arvizu Senior Outstanding Scholarship Award in Electrical Engineering Brandon Micale Senior Outstanding Scholarship Award in Industrial and Systems Engineering Roy Medina Senior Outstanding Scholarship Award in Integrated Engineering Chadmon Wu Senior Outstanding Scholarship Award in Mechanical Engineering Stephen McNeela PROGRAM LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARDS
Association for Computer Machinery Ava Gerami Society of Women Engineers Nicole Reyes The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering Melissa Arana American Society of Mechanical Engineers Sam Ferguson National Society of Black Engineers Devin Devlin Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Abdullah Almakrami Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Alex Cavazos Jacqueline Puga Society of Automotive Engineers Zeke Buckner
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Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity Reyna Kirschel 3D Printing Club Lee Lennon
Chadmon Wu
School of Leadership and Education Sciences NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Undergraduate Nonprofit Program Award Sana Moezzi LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM
Outstanding Education Specialist Credential Student Bridget Wickstrand DEPARTMENT OF NAVAL SCIENCE
Academic Excellence in Naval Science Xavier Brenza Sean Waterman
Benjamen Schierman
University Special Awards
2021 Student Employee of the Year Madelyn Bass
Madelyn works for the Office of Financial Aid/Student Employment. UNIVERSITY MINISTRY
University Ministry Servant-Leader Award The University Ministry Servant-Leader Award
is presented to graduating students who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to University Ministry programs and activities. The service given by these students is characterized by representing a remarkable depth and breadth, as well as by being a consistent witness to the university’s core values. Student Servant-Leader Awards Madelyn Bass Jessenia Maciel
Richard Benson MaDonna Connors Pedro Gomez Isabella Ianora Mary Fanslow
Corina Martinez Andrew Plaza Alex Retodo Katilin Solis Meredith Wiggins
STUDENT AFFAIRS AWARDS
Dr. Thomas J. Cosgrove Award for Outstanding Service in Student Government Justin Daus Eniya Pendleton Outstanding Service in Official University-Sponsored Activities Tessa Bradeen Allison Lu Outstanding Contribution to the Entire Campus through Involvement MaDonna Connors Lupe Vélez Manríquez Outstanding Contribution to Multicultural Awareness and Understanding Maya De La Torre Leslie Martinez Outstanding Contribution to Residential Life Jill Bauer Mary Fanslow The Chet Pagni Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service Valerie Jaimes St. Catherine Medal The St. Catherine Medal, named for St. Catherine
of Alexandria, is awarded through Kappa Gamma Pi, the National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society. This medal recognizes an undergraduate student for outstanding Christian leadership and service. This year’s award goes to: Grace Caponetto
National Scholarship Award
Goldwater Scholarship The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence
in Education Program is the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship awarding college students who want to pursue careers in the sciences, mathematics and engineering. This year, the Goldwater Scholarship is awarded to: Gregor Leech Gregor is a biophysics major with a minor in psychology who plans to continue studying physics and astronomy. He hopes to earn a PhD in biophysics, conduct research in neuroscience and biomaterials and teach at the university level.