FAU Hosts 54th annual Honors Convocation

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FAU 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

FAU 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 FAU 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 FAU 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 华人第一情色社区 Honors Convocation Awardees

University Scholars

Maria Emilia Santander, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters听听	听
Maria Ducharme, College of Business听听听	听
Sierra R. Van Dreason, College of Education听听听听听听听听	听
Victor Zauder, College of Engineering and Computer Science听	听
Ashley Bobnar, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College听听听	听
Lillian Wakeman, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing听	听
Luis Carrillo, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science听	听
Erin Pyper, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice听听听	听

Distinguished Student Award

Casey Leary, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice

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Fraternity and Sorority Scholars

Srihith Narahari, Pi Kappa Alpha	听
Eden Greene, Delta Phi Epsilon	听

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

Haven Gray, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

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Student-Athletes of the Year

Maddison 鈥淕鈥� Krstec, Women鈥檚 Soccer听听听听	听
Jackson Ross, Baseball听听听听听听	听

University Club Merit Award

Valentina Rodriguez Ramirez, College of Engineering and Computer Science

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Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar

Nicole Neginsky, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

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Undergraduate Researchers of the Year

Ciara O鈥橬eill, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters听听	听
Mya Barsoum, College of Business, Allen E. Smith Awardee听	听
Daylenis Mendez, College of Education听听听	听
Lusnel Ferdinand, College of Engineering and Computer Science	听
Esther Peramune, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College听	听
Steven Shatkhin, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine听	听
Cecilia Malafia, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing听听听	听
Carolina Hernandez Burgos, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science听	听
Briana Thomas, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice	听

Gilman Scholarship

Eureka Appolon, Finalist

Genesis Del Castillo, Finalist

Goldwater Scholarship

David Baldwin, Finalist	听
Michael Green, Finalist	听
听Camila Rimoldi Ibanez, Nominee	听

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Kate Maier, Awardee	听
Ivan Riveros, Awardee	听
Casey Hudspeth, Awardee	听

Fulbright Student Scholarship

Haley Davis, Fulbright Future Scholarship, Australia, Semi-Finalist	听
Irene Gatimi, English Teaching Assistantship, Taiwan, Finalist	听
Elisha Myers, Open Study, Ireland, Semi-Finalist	听

Rangel Graduate Fellowship

Irene Gatimi, Alternate

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Udall Scholarship

David Baldwin, Environmental Nominee

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Rhodes Scholarship

Satviki Singh, Nominee

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Mitchell Scholarship

Helen Peluso, Nominee

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Luce Scholarship

Irene Gatimi, Semi-FInalist

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Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs

Irene Gatimi, Finalist

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Princeton in Asia Fellowship

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

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Alumni 鈥淒egree of Difference鈥� Award

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

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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听

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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