Augustana College Senior Honors Convocation 2018
Augustana's 2018 Senior Honors Convocation will be held on Saturday, May 19 in Centennial Hall.
Program
Processional
Chris Nelson, organ
Welcome
Gail Summer, Provost and Dean of the College and Professor of Education
Athletics
Evelyn Campbell, Dean and Vice President of Student Life
Student Government Association Awards
Courtney Kampert ’18, Vice President, Augustana Student
Government Association
Alpha Delta Sigma
Gail Summer
Mortar Board
Gail Summer
Omicron Delta Kappa
Gail Summer
Departmental Awards and Honors
Department Chairs
President’s Address
Steven C. Bahls, President
Music Interlude
Rhapsody for Clarinet
Willson Osbourne (1906-1979)
Rebekah Gohl ’18, clarinet
Honors Capstone Projects
Cyrus Zargar, Associate Professor of Religion
Lars Paul Esbjörn Award
Steven C. Bahls
Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureate Award
Steven C. Bahls
Thomas F. Mayer Research Prize for Senior Inquiry in the Humanities
Jane Simonsen, Professor of History and Women’s and Gender Studies
Class Honors
Gail Summer
Phi Beta Kappa Awards
Laura Greene, Professor of English
President, Zeta of Illinois, Phi Beta Kappa
Closing Remarks
Gail Summer
Recessional
Chris Nelson
Reception will follow the ceremony for honorees, faculty, parents and friends.
Awards
All awards are listed in the program; awards with the (*) will be announced from the stage.
Athletics
*Knut Erickson Awards
Mitchell Johnson
Valeria Melo
Student Government Association Awards
*Outstanding Student Leader
Stacie Gill
*Outstanding Student Organization
HerCampus
Alpha Delta Sigma
Seniors
Comet Blecha
James Compere
Rachel Reiter
Sierra Scanlan
Marissa Schmidt
Mortar Board
Seniors
| Victoria Allen Maureen Azar Grant Bracken Allison Brinker Emily Cassity Lawrence Catalan Madeline Crook Kate Didier Ethan Doan Karolyn Erickson John Hallmark Amanda Hassler Grace Iaquinta Marissa Iverson Mitchell Johnson Tyler Kellett Kathryn Krajewski Randolph Leslie Katelyn Lorenz Mollie Magee Joel Nelson Victoria Nelson |
Janelle Norden Elizabeth Paris My Tra Pham Selena Romano Lauren Rosenthal Eileen Ruppel Mackenzie Ryan Kristin Schoenecker Helena Smiley Shannon Snyder Jacob Speechley Anthony Steinle Phoebe Strell Kelsey Sykora Bryce Thomas Mary Thomas Katelyn Thurlby Amanda Whelan Abigail Wieland Elizabeth Wieland Andrew Zimmerman Zineb Zirari Olivia Zolnik |
Omicron Delta Kappa
Seniors
| Victoria Allen Annalise Bauers Comet Blecha Allison Brinker Megan DeRoeck Karolyn Erickson Rachel Fiedler Korina Freidag Allison Groch Ashton Hutcheson Grace Iaquinta Jessica Joerger Mitchell Johnson Madison Kinder |
Jodie Kirschner Kia Lechleitner Sarah Lipps Katelyn Lorenz Adam Lydigsen-Grimes Mollie Magee Ninna Therese Mendoza Elizabeth Paris Rachel Reiter Gabrielle Riordan Shannon Snyder Anthony Steinle Anna Tegge Katelyn Thurlby Olivia Zienty |
Departmental Honors and Awards
Accounting
*Outstanding Student in Accounting
Michael Hickey
*Students of Distinction in Accounting
Michelle Alano
Victoria Allen
Carter Amundsen
Jacob Barr
Kate Didier
Nicholas Niles
Art
*Augustana Art and Graphic Design Senior Award
Brianna Jepson
Christine Marchi
*Paul A. Anderson Art History Scholars Award
Kathryn Gorzek
*Dr. Donna Bergen and Dr. Thomas Madden Whistler Research Fellow Award
Kathryn Gorzek
Katherine Elise Morgan
Asian Studies
*Outstanding Senior Project in Asian Studies
Tori Shock
Biology
*Biology Majors with Distinction
Maureen Azar
Katie Laschanzky
*Biology Majors–Honorable Mention
Emily Geison
Valeria Melo
Phoebe Strell
*Pre-Medicine Majors with Distinction
Madison Kinder
Anthony Steinle
*Pre-Medicine Majors–Honorable Mention
Grant Bracken
Ninna Therese Mendoza
Delaney Wresch
*Anderson Swedo Science Education Endowed Scholarship
Abigail Wieland
Elizabeth Wieland
*Bertil Gottfrid and Lorraine Ossian Anderson Endowed Scholarship
Maureen Azar
Katie Laschanzky
Business Administration
*Outstanding Senior Business Administration Majors
Michael Hickey
Mitchell Johnson
Nicholas Niles
Honors in Business Administration
| Michelle Alano Victoria Allen Carter Amundsen Jacob Barr Courtney Becker Lan Dang Kate Didier Korina Freidag |
Kyle Hucker |
*Outstanding Senior International Business Administration Major
Phuong Chloe Nguyen
Honors in International Business Administration
Hoang Nguyen
Anna Tegge
Chemistry
*American Chemistry Society Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry
Lan Dang
Classics
Eta Sigma Phi
Kevin Barbian
Jordan Brown
Allan Daly
Ethan Doan
Victoria Karnes
Samuel Langellier
Eileen Ruppel
Diana Sanchez
*Best Research by an Eta Sigma Phi Laureate
Victoria Karnes
Communication Studies
*Outstanding Senior Inquiry Award
Rachel Reiter
Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication
Illinois College Press Association Awards
Ryan Jenkins
Economics
*Tallgrass Capital Endowed Award
Michael Hickey
Zineb Zirari
English
*Roald Tweet Scholar in English Studies
Elizabeth Warkocki
*Dorothy Parkander Scholar in English Studies
Ella Iacoviello
*Peggy Anderson Creative Writer
Alexandria Hadley
*Tom and Wanda Hanson Scholarship in English Studies
Allyson Jesse
Geography
*Illinois Geographical Society Senior Geographer Award
Kristin Schoenecker
*Robin Hoffmann Award for Scholarship and Service
Jodie Kirschner
Madison Vandersee
*Senior Research Award
Benjamin Bruster
Geology
*Distinction in Geology
Mark Lundine
John Malone
Allison Pease
Joseph Teresi
*Dr. C. Leland Horberg Merit Scholarship
Mark Lundine
Joseph Teresi
*Joseph McCormick Hoare Endowed Scholarship in Geology
John Malone
Allison Pease
Sigma Gamma Epsilon National Honor Society for the Earth Sciences
Gustav Benson
Caitlin Lebel
Sarah Oswald
Allison Pease
Chad Populorum
Madison Vandersee
History
*Daughters of Founders and Patriots Award for Outstanding Achievement in American History
Julia Meyer
*O.F. Ander Award for the Outstanding History Student
Conner Brown
Abigail Buchanan
*Mark Schwiebert Spirit of History Award
Benjamin Bruster
Mathematics and Computer Science
*Donald E. McLaughlin Award for Excellence and Achievement in Computer Science
An Nguyen Dang
*Harry Nelson Award for Excellence and Achievement in Applied Mathematics
Mitchell Johnson
*Andrew W. Williamson Award for Excellence and Achievement in Mathematical Sciences
Ivy Vecna
Pi Mu Epsilon, National Honorary Mathematics Society
Gabriel Askam
Kevin Barbian
Allan Daly
Lan Dang
Benjamin Groselak
Brianna Hartney
Mitchell Johnson
Mark Lundine
Alyssa Nestor
Tan Nguyen
Samuel Totten
Dat Tran
Ivy Vecna
Elisa Wentz
Zineb Zirari
Music
*Presser Scholar
Rebekah Gohl
Louise Nathanson Applied Lesson Award
Monica Gil
Alina Lundholm
Kaitlin Pisarczyk
*Ruth E. Hagelin Scholarship
Kathryn Krajewski
Pi Kappa Lambda
Rebekah Gohl
Kathryn Krajewski
Caitlin Thom
Physics
*Physics Majors with Distinction
Samuel Totten
*Physics Service Award
William Lawrence
*Physics Research Award
Allison Pease
Sigma Pi Sigma
Allison Pease
Political Science
*Outstanding Political Science Major
Anna Tegge
Elizabeth Wieland
*Political Science Major with Distinction
Cassidy Foley
Indre Virsinskaite
Religion
*Outstanding Religion Major
Hannah Griggs
Madison Kinder
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Welfare
*Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society
Abigail Buchanan
Ella Iacoviello
Janelle Norden
Theatre Arts
*Augustana Endowment Society CAST Award
Keenan Odenkirk
Women’s and Gender Studies
*The Nancy Huse Award for Outstanding Women’s and Gender Studies Senior
Rachael Meadors
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Asian Languages
*Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Japanese
Hoang Nguyen
Scandinavian Studies
*Outstanding Senior in Scandinavian Studies
Katie Laschanzky
*Scandinavian Studies Award: Second Prize
Anna Tegge, “Sweden’s Successful Securitization By Means of Social Integration”
*Scandinavian Studies Award: Third Prize
Alina Lundholm, “A.T. Lundholm: His Life and Work History in Historical Context, 1875-1969”
Spanish
*Louis C. Belby Award for Outstanding Achievement in Spanish
Liam Baldwin
*Mike D. Finnemann Award for Outstanding Senior Inquiry Project
Isabel Valle
*Barbara Olsen Herrarte Award for Outstanding Spanish for Professional Use Major
Adam Lydigsen-Grimes
Honors Capstone Projects
Comet Blecha
“The Audience”
Advisor: Vickie Phipps
Madeline Crook
“Ethics of Pre-Health Professions Service-Learning Programs in Central America”
Advisor: Dara Wegman-Geedey
Melissa Drab
“Oral Health Education in Children in the Quad Cities”
Advisor: Troy Larson
Hannah Griggs
“Is Poverty a Sin? Reframing Democratic and Christian Discourse about Poverty”
Advisor: Meg Kunde
Kyle Grogger
“Shutting Down Giant Panda Conservation Breeding Programs Based on Ethical and Anthropogenic Failings”
Advisor: Steve Hager
Ashton Hutcheson
“Malady, Mortality, and Morality: An Exploration of the Efficacy and Ethicality of Modern Western and Alternative Medicine”
Advisor: Robert Tallitsch
Matthew Koch
“The Ethics and Economics of Pre-Hospital Emergency Care”
Advisor: Heidi Storl
Katie Laschanzky
“Contact Lens Contamination and Associated Health-Related Beliefs and Behaviors”
Advisor: Dara Wegman-Geedey
Clarissa Stephenson
“Power, Religion, and Politics: A Rhetorical Criticism of Catholic Social Teaching and Liberation
Theology”
Advisor: Daniel Morris
Elizabeth Warkocki
“‘Dirty, dark, filthy traps’: Post-WWII Housing Security in Ann Petry’s The Street”
Advisor: Jane Simonsen
*Lars Paul Esbjörn Award
Allan Daly
*Lincoln Academy of Illinois – Student Laureate
Abigail Wieland
*Thomas F. Mayer Research Prize for Senior Inquiry in the Humanities
Riley Kenning
Senior Honors
*(4.0 GPA or above)
Mitchell Johnson
Ivy Vecna
(3.5 GPA or above)
| Peyton Achs Michelle Alano Travon Aldridge Victoria Allen Carter Amundsen Joshua Armstrong Maureen Azar Claire Bacon Liam Baldwin Kevin Barbian Jacob Barr Anna Basten Annalise Bauers Courtney Becker Marguerite Bednarek Isabelle Bella Gustav Benson Lauren Bergquist Tiffany Bertoni Allison Blaisdell Comet Blecha Zayne Blumberg Grant Bracken Allison Brinker Conner Brown Benjamin Bruster Abigail Buchanan Adam Buric Rachel Cabrera Zachary Carlson Emily Cassity Lawrence Catalan Nicole Chase Sarah Church Aaron Clapper Kevin Claus Hannah Clayton Joshua Coduto Nelle Conley Claire Cordoba Sarah Crawford Chelsea Crumbleholme Lauren Cummings Lan Dang Megan DeRoeck Bridget Dewey Kate Didier Anna Dispensa Ethan Doan Shannon Domski Jake Ellis Karolyn Erickson Brittany Ern Mahvish Fatima Rachel L. Fiedler Cassidy Foley Sarah Foreman Paige Fornek Peter Francissen Korina Freidag Gabrielle Gambino Lyon Emily Geison Monica Gil Stacie Gill Rebekah Gohl Joseph Gonsiorek Gregory Goodman Kathryn Gorzek Shelby Grandt Zachary Gray Hannah Griggs Allison Groch Andrew Groenewold Kyle Grogger Benjamin Groselak Alexandria Hadley Lauren Hagedorn Nathaniel Hall John Hallmark |
Tristan Hannah Scott Hansen Brianna Hartney Caroline Hartweg Amanda Hassler Camie Herbert Michael Hickey Michele Hill Sabrina Hill Jessica Holznecht Kyle Hucker Kristina Humphreys Ella Iacoviello Grace Iaquinta Marissa Iverson Megan Janssen Daniel Janus Allyson Jesse Jessica Joerger Aaron Jones Garrin Jost Victoria Karnes Nicole Kasman Angelica Keating Aguilar Tyler Kellett Rebecca Kelly Alexandra Kerr Madison Kinder Kathryn Krajewski Anna Krause Nicole Kvist Samuel Langellier Katie Laschanzky Jenna Lawrence Summer Lawrence Michael Lawson Ha Thi Thu Le Huyen Le Tien Le Trang Le Kia Lechleitner Alec Lidinsky Sarah Lipps Katelyn Lorenz Alina Lundholm Mark Lundine Adam Lydigsen-Grimes Mollie Magee Nathaniel Magiera Mitchell Malone Alison Mangino Jaime McLean Brock McNinch Valeria Melo Ninna Therese Mendoza Kelly Merchie Brandi Mertig Julia Meyer Amanda Moore Jane Moore Joshua Morano Sarah Morissette Morgan Mowbray Ryan Mueller Joel Nelson Victoria Nelson Alyssa Nestor Hoang Nguyen Phuong Chloe Nguyen Tan Nguyen Thao Nguyen An Nguyen Dang Duc Anh Nguyen Ngoc Robert Nicholas Nicholas Niles Janelle Norden Sarah Oswald Andrea Pardo |
Elizabeth Paris Michael Partyka Allison Pease Vanessa Perez Payton Petruchuis My Tra Pham Kaitlin Pisarczyk Carolyn Plath Jonah Puls Blake Randolph Rachel Reiter Gabrielle Riordan Nicole Romano Selena Romano Meagan Rotramel Eileen Ruppel Mackenzie Ryan John Sagen Paul Samatas Kristin Schoenecker Jaime Schultz Christina Scott Quintin Sebben Lauren Severson Eric Shershen Avash Shrestha Margaret Siegert Daniel Skelton Helena Smiley Abigail Smith Gabrielle Snyder Shannon Snyder Hnin Nwe Soe Jacob Speechley Zachary Stanphill Zoe Staves Nicholas Steichmann Anthony Steinle Jenna Stitt Luke Stoefen Phoebe Strell Grace Swanson Jeffrey Swanson Kelsey Sykora Ty Tanker Anna Tegge Joseph Teresi Caitlin Thom Bryce Thomas Mary Thomas Katelyn Thurlby Samuel Totten Dat Tran Nicole Travis Isabel Valle Madison Vandersee Taylor Vaughan Victor Velazquez Ivy Vecna Emilie Verran Indre Virsinskaite Elizabeth Warkocki Griffin Welfer Elisa Wentz Emily Westermeyer Amanda Whelan Austin Whelan Abigail Wieland Elizabeth Wieland Monica Wierzbicki Devin Wolter Delaney Wresch Kexin Xu Tamara Zapata Nicholas Zielinski Olivia Zienty Zineb Zirari Olivia Zolnik |
*Phi Beta Kappa
| Liam Baldwin Conner Brown Emma Brutman Abigail Buchanan Chelsea Crumbleholme Lan Dang Emily Geison Rebekah Gohl Kathryn Gorzek Hannah Griggs John Hallmark Michele Hill Sabrina Hill Ella Iacoviello Megan Janssen Jessica Joerger |
Mitchell Johnson Victoria Karnes Madison Kinder Samuel Langellier Katie Laschanzky Mark Lundine Jaime McLean Valeria Melo Ninna Therese Mendoza Jane Moore Victoria Nelson Alyssa Nestor Tan Nguyen Janelle Norden Michael Partyka |
Allison Pease |