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91制片厂 Hosts 54th annual Honors Convocation

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91制片厂 recently hosted the University鈥檚 54th annual Honors Convocation at the University Theatre in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Boca Raton campus.


By lisa metcalf | 4/12/2023

91制片厂 President听Stacy Volnick听and Interim Provost听Michele Hawkins听recently hosted the University鈥檚 54th annual Honors Convocation at the University Theatre in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Boca Raton campus. The ceremony recognized the University鈥檚 most outstanding students and faculty.

Awards and recognition included eight University scholars; the Distinguished Student award; the University Club Merit award; the Hersker, Shaw, Gosser Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi scholar; the Stan and Renee Wimberly scholar; the Undergraduate Researchers awards; the Student-Athletes of the Year awards; and the Fraternity and Sorority scholars. Faculty honors include the 91制片厂 Alumni Association鈥檚 Degree of Difference Award; Researchers and Scholars of the Year awards; Teaching and Advising awards; as well as the Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research award and the Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty.

The winner of the Distinguished Teacher of the Year award is determined by 91制片厂 students. This year鈥檚 recipient is Lincoln Sloas, Ph.D., associate professor in the听College of Social Work and Criminal Justice. He conducts research in the areas of problem-solving courts including drug courts and how individuals navigate substance abuse treatment services. As a result of his research interests, he was the first faculty member in his college to design and implement a research intensive course for students.

2023 91制片厂 Honors Convocation Awardees

University Scholars

Maria Emilia Santander, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters听听

Maria Ducharme, College of Business听听听

Sierra R. Van Dreason, College of Education听听听听听听听听

Victor Zauder, College of Engineering and Computer Science听

Ashley Bobnar, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College听听听

Lillian Wakeman, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing听

Luis Carrillo, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science听

Erin Pyper, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice听听听

Distinguished Student Award

Casey Leary, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice

Fraternity and Sorority Scholars

Srihith Narahari, Pi Kappa Alpha

Eden Greene, Delta Phi Epsilon

Hersker, Shaw, Gosser Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship Award

Haven Gray, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Student-Athletes of the Year

Maddison 鈥淕鈥 Krstec, Women鈥檚 Soccer听听听听

Jackson Ross, Baseball听听听听听听

University Club Merit Award

Valentina Rodriguez Ramirez, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar

Nicole Neginsky, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Undergraduate Researchers of the Year

Ciara O鈥橬eill, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters听听

Mya Barsoum, College of Business, Allen E. Smith Awardee听

Daylenis Mendez, College of Education听听听

Lusnel Ferdinand, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Esther Peramune, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College听

Steven Shatkhin, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine听

Cecilia Malafia, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing听听听

Carolina Hernandez Burgos, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science听

Briana Thomas, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice

Gilman Scholarship

Eureka Appolon, Finalist

Genesis Del Castillo, Finalist

Goldwater Scholarship

David Baldwin, Finalist

Michael Green, Finalist

听Camila Rimoldi Ibanez, Nominee

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Kate Maier, Awardee

Ivan Riveros, Awardee

Casey Hudspeth, Awardee

Fulbright Student Scholarship

Haley Davis, Fulbright Future Scholarship, Australia, Semi-Finalist

Irene Gatimi, English Teaching Assistantship, Taiwan, Finalist

Elisha Myers, Open Study, Ireland, Semi-Finalist

Rangel Graduate Fellowship

Irene Gatimi, Alternate

Udall Scholarship

David Baldwin, Environmental Nominee

Rhodes Scholarship

Satviki Singh, Nominee

Mitchell Scholarship

Helen Peluso, Nominee

Luce Scholarship

Irene Gatimi, Semi-FInalist

Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs

Irene Gatimi, Finalist

Princeton in Asia Fellowship

Irene Gatimi, Eko-in Temple School, Tokyo, Japan, Finalist

Alumni 鈥淒egree of Difference鈥 Award

Mary Ann Gosser-Esquil铆n, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Researchers of the Year

Aditya Nayak, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Waseem Asghar, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Frederick Bloetscher, College of Engineering and Computer Science

2021-2022 Researchers of the Year

Lawrence Toll, Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Scholars of the Year

Danielle Groton, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice

Sofia Johan, College of Business

John Renne, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching

Mara Schiff, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice听

Mehrdad Nojoumian, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Chitra Chandraskekhar, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Bianca Nightengale-Lee, College of Education听听听

Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Advising

Monica Martinez, University Advising Services

Sita Ramnarace, College of Education

Jessica Meith, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research

Mar茅 Cudic, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

President鈥檚 Award for Career Achievement听

Isaac Elishakoff, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty

Ayse Torres, College of Education

Lisa Wiese, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Myeongsub Kim, College of Engineering and Computer Science

The Distinguished Teacher of the Year

Lincoln Sloas, Ph.D., associate professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

College of Social Work and Criminal Justice

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