List of Senior Honors for 2020
Augustana College traditionally holds a Senior Honors Convocation each May in Centennial Hall. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony could not be held on campus this year.
Following is the program for the event:
Awards
Student Government Association Awards
Outstanding Student Leader
Justin James Verlinden
Outstanding Student Organization
Latinx Unidos
Presidential Service Award
Nadia Ayensa
Alpha Delta Sigma
Alyssa N. Boisvert
Loretta M. Dantuma
Kevin Joseph Donovan
Mortar Board
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Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureate
Nadia Ayensah
Departmental Honors and Awards
Accounting
Outstanding Student in Accounting
Kelli Renee Johnson
Students of Distinction in Accounting
Scott Brick
Toan Khanh Pham
Souhail Rhafiri
Whitaker Johnson Awuku Siaw
Pavel Yashurkin
Art
Augustana Art and Graphic Design Research Senior Award
Austin Michael Elledge
Eden N. Haas
Art History Scholar Award
Jessamine Elizabeth Burch
Dr. Donna Bergen and Dr. Thomas Madden Whistler Research Fellow Award
Drew I. Webster
Biology
Biology Majors with Distinction
Ryan C. Johnson
Juliana Silva Pinheiro do Nascimento
Biology Majors-Honorable Mention
Aditi Sai Marella
Long Binh Tran
Justin James Verlinden
Pre-Medicine Majors with Distinction
Mia M. Lambert
Andrew Daniel Winkelman
Pre-Medicine Majors-Honorable Mention
Nathan R. Corman
Adrienne Marie Fouts
Business Administration
Outstanding Senior Business Administration Majors
Chandler Michael Behrens
Livia Elaine Donald
Honors in Business Administration
Scott Brick
Anthoney Sanders Brown
Jessica Anne Hammond
Tung Thanh Hoang
Cora L. Jacobsen
Kelli Renee Johnson
John McGrory Lynch
Emily Elizabeth Ness
Toan Khanh Pham
Alexander Reils
Whitaker Johnson Awuku Siaw
Nicole Smith
Callista Nicole Staker
Daniel A. Tjaden
Logan Andrew Worrick
Outstanding Senior International Business Administration Major
Katie Lynn Oestmann
Honors in International Business Administration
Katie Lynn Oestmann
Chemistry
American Chemistry Society Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry
Thinh Tran Duc Nguyen
Classics
CAMWS Awards for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies with Greek Emphasis
Brenna C. Parson
Eta Sigma Phi
Sean N. Bennington
Samantha Rae Flipp
Mia M. Lambert
Sarah Ruth Litwin
Andrew Phillip Morgan
Brenna C. Parson
Cassidy Amber Potter
Mark Sharp
Jamie Nichole Christine Suiter
Communication Studies
Outstanding Senior Inquiry Award
Faye Marie Williams
Chad Meyer Endowed Scholarship
Olivia Kyleen Carroll
Scott Alden Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Haley DeGreve
Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication
Outstanding Senior Inquiry
Madison Williams
Illinois College Press Association Award
1st Place Sports Features Story: Madison Williams
1st Place Photo Essay: Sophia Janet Reid
1st Place Sports Photo: Alia Elise McMurray
3rd Place Front Page Layout: Kevin Joseph Donovan
3rd Place Sports Game Story: Madison Williams
Honorable Mention News Story: Thea Danielle Taganahan Gonzales
Economics
Tallgrass Capital Endowed Award
Chandler Michael Behrens
English
Roald Tweet Scholar in English Studies
Elodie R. Bouwens
Dorothy Parkander Scholar in English Studies
Rene D. Powers
Peggy Anderson Creative Writer
Jack Andrew Harris
Geography
Illinois Geographical Society Senior Geographer Award
Robert Emmett Burke
Robin Hoffmann Award for Scholarship and Service
Morgan Jade Anderson
Hunter Colleen Ridley
Senior Research Award
Jill E. Humecke
Joshua Randall Malone
Geology
Distinction in Geology
Lukas Karuza
Joshua Randall Malone
Joseph McCormick Hoare Endowed Scholarship in Geology
Lukas Karuza
Joshua Randall Malone
History
Cletus Melchior Award for Outstanding Future Educator
Brian Noel Martinez
Daughters of Founders and Patriots Award for Outstanding Achievement in American History
Mikaela Bette Ferrara
O.F. Ander Award for the Outstanding History Student
Francis Sophia Gow Medina
Mark Schwiebert Spirit of History Award
Cole Thomas Tiedje
Mathematics and Computer Science
Donald E. McLaughlin Award for Excellence and Achievement in Computer Science
Maegan Ruth Patterson
Harry Nelson Award for Excellence and Achievement in Applied Mathematics
Bryson B. Adcock
Andrew W. Williamson Award for Excellence and Achievement in Mathematical Sciences
William Clarke Stowe
Computer Science Honor Society
Bryson B. Adcock
Ehren Tomlin Braun
Kathryn Kiyoko Clark
Son Truong Nguyen
Maegan Ruth Patterson
Kevin David Phoenix
Evan Anthony St. Paul
Minh Quang Ta
Pi Mu Epsilon, National Honorary Mathematics Society
Bryson B. Adcock
Samuel Louis Beyer
Ehren Tomlin Braun
Kathryn Kiyoko Clark
Jessica Alexis Greene
Maxwell L. McComb
John Patrick McDonaugh
Son Truong Nguyen
Kevin David Phoenix
Evan Anthony St. Paul
Minh Quang Ta
Music
Presser Scholar
Evan C. Sammons
Louise Nathanson Applied Lesson Award
Melissa Hagerty
Amber Nicole Mraz
Ruth E. Hagelin Scholarship
Christine Elizabeth Rogers
Pi Kappa Lambda
Amber Nicole Mraz
Christine Elizabeth Rogers
Evan C. Sammons
Philosophy
Philosophy Honors
Natalie Karine Hardy
Physics
Physics Major with Distinction
Mark Sharp
Physics Service Award
Emmalee Rose Pentek
Physics Research Award
John Patrick McDonaugh
Sigma Pi Sigma
Jacob Connors
John Patrick McDonaugh
Mark Sharp
Ivan A. Starenko
Political Science
Department Leadership Award
Krishna Andrea Marmé
Hannah Nicole Norris
Outstanding Political Science Major
Nadia Ayensah
Maggie Elizabeth Jokinen
Political Science Majors with Distinction
Olivia Kyleen Carroll
Sophia Janet Reid
David Gunther Treis
Public Health
Distinguished Scholars in Public Health
Krishna Andrea Marmé
Catherine E. Priebe
Religion
Outstanding Religion Major
Taylor Christine Ashby
Sociology and Anthropology
Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society
Robert Emmett Burke
Christian Steven Boussemaere Elliott
Mikaela Bette Ferrara
Rebecca Lynn Garbe
Catherine E. Priebe
Theatre Arts
Augustana Endowment Society CAST Award
Shyan Kay DeVoss
Women's and Gender Studies
The Nancy Huse Award for Outstanding Women's and Gender Studies Senior
Shyan Kay DeVoss
Willow Kornoski
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Asian Languages
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Chinese
Than Htike Soe
Long Binh Tran
Oustanding Academic Achievement Award in Japenese
Ye Phyoe Hein
Scandinavian Studies
Outstanding Senior in Scandinavian Studies
Emily Michelle Stine
Spanish
Louis C. Belby Award for Outstanding Achievement in Spanish
Samantha Lynn Wright
Mike D. Finnemann Award for Outstanding Senior Inquiry Project
Stephanie R. Benito
Barbara Olsen Herrarte Award for Outstanding Spanish for Professional Use Major
Marisa Lauren Potter
Honors Capstone Projects
Delaney Ashton Page
“Epic Teachings”
Advisors: Susan Townzen/Eric Stewart
Maegan Ruth Patterson
“Augustana Stories”
Advisor: Forrest Stonedahl
Ila Parveen Mostafa
“The Real Period Stain: Menstrual Stigma and Its Pressures in South Asia”
Advisor: Carolyn Hough
Kirsten Katelyn Biefeld
"Augustana Pollinator Pocket Initiative"
Advisor: Tierney Brosius
Dakotah Kinsella
"Neurophysiological Responses to Stress and Music's Role in Hippocampal Functions"
Advisor: Rupa Gordon
Richard Joseph Padula
"Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors as a Carbon-Free Source of Energy in the United States"
Advisor: Michael Wolf
Senior Honors
4.0 GPA or above
Taylor Lynn Setterlund
Hannah Joy Vercellotti
3.5 GPA or above
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