2024 Honor Societies, Honors and Awards

Phi Beta Kappa wall in Cole Library

Additional congratulations are in order for our many students whose academic excellence resulted in additional achievements at the college level, or within their academic department.

National Honor Societies

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Phi Beta Kappa

Members are signified by a stole bearing the Greek letters PBK and key.
Isabella Jade Anderson
Coralee Denise Bodeker
George Alec Charles Boldt
Mac Coleman
Payton Presley Douglass
Chloe May Finn
Shira Fox-Fine
MkpoutoAbasi Idorenyin James
Evelyn Ranier Kahl
Austin Christopher Kelly
Caitlyne Noelle Mar
Anna Irene Newby
Matthew Vincent Nugent
Christopher Patrick Penas-Hull
Layla Re’shaun Powell
Richie Merrill Richardson
Tendall Lauren Weigand
Josie Anna Wulf
Ryan M. Zurick

Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics)

Brenna Sue Gordon
Alexander Pascal Hadler-Strumlauf
Olivia Rose Henkel
Caroline Joann Mckenna Justin
Shayan Aslam Khan
Krista Krieger Luttkus
Indigo August Meads
Ashley Evan Mink
Zachary Lewis Perry
Mary Mattalyn Rose Puffett
Bryce MacDonald Scott
Logan Odysseus Wells

Pi Delta Phi (French)

MkpoutoAbasi Idorenyin James

Pi Sigma Alpha (Politics)

Luke Donald Baldwin
Kelsey Dean Jamison
Shayan Aslam Khan
Indigo August Meads
Eamon Lee Turner
Logan Odysseus Wells

Psi Chi (Psychology)

Maximilian Ciesla
Chloe May Finn
Rachael Hartley
Harper Maren Linfield
Caitlyne Noelle Mar
Alexis Layken Moore
Ingrid Agneta Peters

Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish)

Rachael Hartley
James L. Hoyle
Luisa Fernanda Lutes-Davidson
Ashley Evan Mink
Tendall Lauren Weigand

Academic Department Honors and Awards

Biochemistry

Frank G. Brooks Award to the Outstanding Senior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major: Payton Presley Douglass

Chemistry

Deskin Award: Payton Presley Douglass
Chemistry Outstanding Senior Award: Ryan Nicholas Mueller
Physical Chemistry Award: Ryan Nicholas Mueller
ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Outstanding Achievement Award: Ryan M. Zurick

Classical and Modern Languages

Cervantes Award in Spanish: Rachael Hartley
Cervantes Award in Spanish: Ashley Evan Mink

Computer Science

Senior Computer Science Student Achievement Award: Mac Coleman

Economics and Business

Richard and Laurine Kimmel Award: Brenna Sue Gordon
Don Cell Award: Indigo August Meads
Charles M. Cochran Award: Logan Odysseus Wells

Education

Gast Award in Secondary Education: Craig Vincent Morris
Gast Award in Elementary Education: Elaiah Rose Volin
Gast Award in Elementary Education: Hayle Sue Pillard
Gast Award in Secondary Education: Lu Irene Higgins

English and Creative Writing

John Branner Shackford Shakespeare Prize: India Smith
John Branner Shackford Senior Award: Isabella Jade Anderson
Tom Garst Award for Excellence in Academic Writing: Josie Anna Wulf
Tom Garst Award for Excellence in Academic Writing: Kadin Bryce Sorenson
Recognition of Excellence in the Department of English and Creative Writing: Kimberly Candice Maitland

Environmental Studies

Robert Black Environmental Studies Award: Breanna Elizabeth Methe
John Mark Dean Environmental Studies Award: Evelyn Ranier Kahl

History

May Montgomery Smith Award to the Outstanding Senior History Major: Olivia Vernelle Ferraro
Carl Becker Award: Anna Irene Newby

Kinesiology

Ray and Margaret Cook Award in Kinesiology: George Alec Charles Boldt
Mary MacLeod Kinesiology Award for Outstanding Senior in Physical Education: Ani’ja Symmone Simmons
Kinesiology Department Community Engagement and Service Award: Emery Conrad Bird
Ray and Margaret Cook Award in Kinesiology: MacKenzie Elise Macam

Mathematics and Statistics

Ed Hill Math Senior Award: Brodie P. McCuen
Ed Hill Statistics Senior Award: William Penn DeBlieck

Music

Hanawalt Vocal Music Prize: Emily Nicole Martyka

Physics and Engineering

Outstanding Senior Engineering Major: Brynn Elizabeth Schierenbeck

Politics

Littell Statesman Award: Luke Donald Baldwin
Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award: Shayan Aslam Khan

Psychology

Kathryn L. McDermott Award: Harper Maren Linfield
Dominique Hudson Distinguished Service Award: Harper Maren Linfield

Sociology and Anthropology

Alfrieta Monagan Excellence in Anthropology Award: Donivan Joe Jones
The Winston and Margaret Ehrmann Award for Excellence in Sociology: Layla Re’shaun Powell
The Winston and Margaret Ehrmann Award for Excellence in Sociology: Tendall Lauren Weigand

Theatre and Dance

Senior Award: Anoushka Vaidyanathan
Senior Award: Josie Anna Wulf
Senior Award: Maxwell Selig Lundt
Senior Award: MkpoutoAbasi Idorenyin James
Senior Award: Evelyn Ranier Kahl
Senior Award: Richie Merrill Richardson

All-College Honors

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Summa Cum Laude

Isabella Jade Anderson
Coralee Denise Bodeker
George Alec Charles Boldt
Mac Coleman
Chloe May Finn
Anna Elizabeth Greve
Rachael Hartley
Evelyn Ranier Kahl
Austin Christopher Kelly
Anna Irene Newby
Matthew Vincent Nugent
Christopher Patrick Penas-Hull
Layla Re'shaun Powell
Richie Merrill Richardson
Tendall Lauren Weigand
Josie Anna Wulf
Ryan M. Zurick

Magna Cum Laude

Luke Donald Baldwin
Maximilian Ciesla
William Penn DeBlieck
Payton Presley Douglass
Olivia Vernelle Ferraro
Brenna Sue Gordon
Kiran Danielle Greteman
Luke Enoch Henson
Lu Irene Higgins
MkpoutoAbasi Idorenyin James
Kelsey Dean Jamison
Caroline Joann Mckenna Justin
Shayan Aslam Khan
Kimberly Candice Maitland
Darren Eli Mancke
Caitlyne Noelle Mar
Brodie P. McCuen
Indigo August Meads
Ashley Evan Mink
Ryan Nicholas Mueller
Kennedy Clare Parker
Zachary Lewis Perry
Ingrid Agneta Peters
Mary Mattalyn Rose Puffett
Madeline A. Rainey
Tanner Allen Sanders
Brynn Elizabeth Schierenbeck
Bryce MacDonald Scott
Kadin Bryce Sorenson
Zachary A. Stallman
Eamon Lee Turner
Ethan Alexander Watrous
Logan Odysseus Wells
Wentao Xie

Cum Laude

Samuel Christopher Adams
Caitlin Marie Babcock
Amelia Offermann Brown
Kai Xeno Feitler
Kyle Douglas Johnson Hahn
Olivia Rose Henkel
Pike Tyler Henson
James L. Hoyle
Makayla Rose Johnson
Miranda Catherine Keith
Harper Maren Linfield
Kenneth Leroy Lutz III
MacKenzie Elise Macam
Emily Nicole Martyka
Callum Andrew McAllister
Sophia Giulia Mitchell
Alexis Layken Moore
Craig Vincent Morris
Carolyn L Pickup
Jordan Mackenzie Reb
Kara Eileen Rivard
Ken Roden
Avery Ruth Schroeder
Ani’ja Symmone Simmons
Garnett B. Strack
Delaney Ann Thomas
Darren Weston
Cody James Zahn

With Distintion in the Major Field

Grace Maryanna Anderson - Art History
Anna Elizabeth Greve - Art History
Ryan M. Zurick - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Isabella Jade Anderson - English-Creative Writing
Evelyn Ranier Kahl - Environmental Studies
Emily Grace Bjerke - International Relations
George Alec Charles Boldt - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
MacKenzie Elise Macam - Kinesiology-Exercise Science
Safiyat Omodolapo Aminu - Studio Art
Audrey Iris Pagel - Studio Art

Young Trustee

Kimberly Candice Maitland

Senior Award

Ken Roden