ֱCelebrates 52nd Annual Honors Convocation Awardees
ֱ President John Kelly and today announced the recipients of the 52nd annual Honors Convocation awards. The celebration recognizes the University’s most outstanding students and faculty.
“Honors Convocation is a longstanding and important tradition,” said Danilowicz. “Even if we can’t all be together, this remote ceremony will allow us to spotlight the academic excellence of our best faculty and students.”
Awards and recognition include nine University scholars, the Distinguished Student award, the University Club Merit award, the Phi Kappa Phi scholar, the Stan and Renee Wimberly scholar, the Undergraduate Researchers awards, the Student-Athletes of the Year awards, Prestigious Fellowship, and the Fraternity and Sorority scholars. Faculty honors include the ֱAlumni Association’s 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 ֱstudents. This year’s recipient is Danielle Groton, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work in the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice.Groton’s area of expertise is on homelessness, particularly related to how health disparities and employment opportunities impact women experiencing homelessness. In only her fourth year as an assistant professor, she has already been named Social Work Educator of the Year for Palm Beach County.
2021 ֱ Honors Convocation Awardees
University Scholars
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Sarah Hipps
College of Business Kevin Figueroa
College of Education Angeline Mendoza
College of Engineering and Computer Science David Navarrete
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Reece Humphreys
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Caroline Brodi
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Starr Warner
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice Mariya Josiah
Distinguished Student Award
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Mary Doan
Fraternity and Sorority Scholars
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority Kayla Radaker
Alpha Psi Lambda National Fraternity, Inc. Luis Argueta Pulido
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar
College of Engineering and Computer Science Brandyn Nutter
Student-Athletes of the Year
Beach Volleyball Erica Brok
Soccer Daniel Skistad
University Club Merit Award
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College David Harbaugh
Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Daniel Gil Valenzuela
Undergraduate Researchers of the Year
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Maria Gabriela Esquivel
College of Business, Allen E. Smith Awardee Daniela Rivera-Cintron
College of Engineering and Computer Science Julie Deshommes
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Alyssa Payne
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Darian Peters
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Caroline Brodi
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Angel Rodgers
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice Erika Stone
Prestigious Fellowship
Gilman Scholarship Award Jeanne Astremon
Alumni “Degree of Difference” Award
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Lisa Martinez, M.D.
University Researchers of the Year
Janet Robishaw, Ph.D., Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Jianning Wei, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Johanna Kowalko, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Scholars of the Year
Ramesh Teegavarapu, Ph.D., Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Anil Bilgihan, Ph.D., Associate Professor
College of Business
Nicholas Baima, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching
Angela Nichols, Ph.D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Deborah Searcy, Ph.D., College of Business
Myeongsub Kim, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science
Mary Ann Leavitt, Ph.D., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Advising
Gili Rabone, College of Business
Tamsyn Carey, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Nicole Alderson, Undergraduate Studies
Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research
James VanZwieten, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science
Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty
David Devraj Kumar, Ph.D., College of Education
Patricia Gustafsson, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Precious Skinner-Osei, Ph.D., College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
The Distinguished Teacher of the Year
Danielle Groton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
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