List of Senior Honors for 2021
Augustana College traditionally holds a Senior Honors Convocation each May in Centennial Hall. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was held outdoors this year.
In a video message, President Steve Bahls salutes the honors students.
"Honor students, you finished your college years at an extraordinary time. Thanks to you your diligence and your care for shared community, your senior year was exceptional, even if it was unique in Augustana's 161-year history
"You are leaders and that won't change when you leave here. Thank you for your leadership at Augustana."
Following is the program and list of honors.
Athletics
Knut Erickson Awards
Jenna P. Dvorak
Aleksander James Jacobs
Student Government Association Awards
Outstanding Student Leader
Jacob Noah Washington
Outstanding Student Organization
Black Student Union
Presidential Service Award
Peyton William Couch
Alpha Delta Sigma
Marina Elise Belshause Pickslay
Emily Elizabeth Edwall
Maaya Ito
Jessica Rose Manly
Celina Louise Rippel
Makenzie Autumn Walk
Courtney Marie Wehmeier
Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureate
Nadia Ayensah
Mortar Board
| Lucy Grace Adlfinger Christianne Elizabeth Albers Zeeshan Ali Allison Elise Bandera Omidullah Barikzay Skye Dorisa Iris Brugler Kristen Louise Calvert Jason Christopher Cassens Elizabeth Marie Cook Taylor Ann Curley Camila Davila Kara Catherine Eder Emily Elizabeth Edwall Erica N. Gamboe DiAngelo Gonzalez Justine E. Gorzny Owen Michael Patrick Greenfield Zachary D. Gunderson Amber Lynn Hanke Laura E. Heuermann Tabitha Hoey Madison Paige Hoffeditz Megan Brianne Hoppe Kyle Alexander James Brady Thomas Johnson Lucy Catherine Kebler Dylan Masters Kropp Kaylee Lynn Kuta Kayley Marie Larson Megan Laufer |
Gabrielle Victoria Lenger Stuart Lombard Daniele N. London Catherine Marie Lotz Megan Lynnae Lundblad Jazmin Martinez Alex M. McLean Samantha McCain Meyers Caroline Morris Kristian Paul Mrazek Sherifah Kemigisha Muzungu Muhammad Furqan Naqvi Alison Rien Ng Jessica Phuong Nguyen Rachel Nicole Oliver Joel Addison Padgett Cecelia Elzora Peine Tracy D. Pham Rae Elizabeth Pooley Madelyn Prodoehl Morgan Nicole Rottinghaus Marissa Louise Smith Sander Sørhaug Sriram Sugumaran Cassandra Renee Talbot Monica May Thompson Tiffany Thompson Makenzie Autumn Walk Serenity Michelle Kay Williams Dana Lauren Wojciechowski |
Omicron Delta Kappa
| Zeeshan Ali Olivia G. Banach Molly M. Bastida Vladislava Botsul Emily Rose Brooks Alexandra E. Buffington Camila Davila DiAngelo Gonzalez Justine E. Gorzny |
Amber Lynn Hanke Tabitha Hoey Olivia Karl Hogenkamp Kyle Alexander James Kayley Marie Larson Sherifah Kemigisha Muzungu Kaitlyn Marie Normoyle Tracy D. Pham Madelyn Prodoehl |
Departmental Honors and Awards
Accounting
Outstanding Student in Accounting
Freja B. Hager
Lupita Toscano
Students of Distinction in Accounting
Vladislava Botsul
Mai Duong
Emily Elizabeth Edwall
Justine E. Gorzny
Zachary D. Gunderson
John Jacob Hayes
John Castro McGuire
S. James Galley Scholarship
Olivia G. Banach
Art
Augustana Art and Graphic Design Research Senior Award
Ann Irene Wheeler
Art History Scholar Award
Sydney Ann Ion
Monica May Thompson
Dr. Donna Bergen and Dr. Thomas Madden Whistler Research Fellow Award
Jordan Nicole Delinski
Sydney Ann Ion
Zoey Anne Krawczyk
Kaitlyn Marie Normoyle
Jordyn J. Strange
Monica May Thompson
Biology
Biology Majors with Distinction
Marina Elise Belshause Pickslay
Iva Vucic
Biology Majors-Honorable Mention
Taylor Ann Curley
Matthew Scott MacArthur
Jazmin Martinez
Pre-Medicine Majors with Distinction
Isabella Marie Koutsopanagos
Pre-Medicine Majors-Honorable Mention
Jack Ryan Kroll
Alex M. McLean
Sherifah Kemigisha Muzungu
Neil Francis O’Shaughnessy
Nhung Phan
Business Administration
Outstanding Senior Business Administration Majors
Houssam Diouri
Emily Elizabeth Edwall
Celina Louise Rippel
Lupita Toscano
Honors in Business Administration
Vladislava Botsul
Ngoc Minh Bui
Jason Christopher Cassens
Houssam Diouri
Ha N. Do
Mai Duong
Jenna P. Dvorak
Emily Elizabeth Edwall
Justine E. Gorzny
Zachary D. Gunderson
Freja B. Hager
John Jacob Hayes
Daniele N. London
Duc Pham
Celina Louise Rippel
Marissa Louise Smith
Lupita Toscano
Makenzie Autumn Walk
Outstanding Senior International Business Administration Major
Sander Sørhaug
Honors in International Business Administration
Amen Wubtaye Belayneh
Maaya Ito
Nicolete D. Moyo
Katrina Marie Lyn Rodriguez
Alex A. Sandev
Sander Sørhaug
Courtney Morgan Veitch
Chemistry
Albert L. Eliason Endowed Scholarship Award
Rae Elizabeth Pooley
Classics
Classical Association of the Middle West and South Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Classical Studies
Shawn R. Geison
Eta Sigma Phi Honorees National Classics Honor Society
Shawn R. Geison
Isabella Marie Koutsopanagos
Jessica Rose Manly
Communication Studies
Outstanding Senior Inquiry Award
Nadia Castillo
Chad Meyer Endowed Scholarship
Brandon Kristopher Johnson
Rhavin Zaria Lindsay
Scott Alden Johnson
Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Charles Nawara
Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication
Outstanding Senior Inquiry Award
Natalie Ruth McMillan
Jacob Noah Washington
Frank and Barbara Wright Observer Award for Excellence in Journalism
Brady Thomas Johnson
Economics
Tallgrass Capital Endowed Award for Outstanding Seniors in Economics
Thao-Nhi Truong Huynh
Aleksander James Jacobs
Honors in Economics
Ngoc Minh Bui
Thu Ho
Marissa Louise Smith
Joshua Lee Teets
English
Roald Tweet Scholar in English Studies
Jaclyn Sara Hernandez
Dorothy Parkander Scholar in English Studies
Emma Elizabeth Terronez
Peggy Anderson Creative Writer
Daniel Joseph Cuneo
Lalini Shanela Ranaraja
Geography
IIllinois Geographical Society Outstanding Senior Geographer Award
Natalia Czachorowski
Robin Hoffmann Award for Scholarship and Service
Jue Jue Wai Hin Thaw
Senior Research Award
Ryan Lefaivre
Geology
Distinction in Geology
Allison Elise Bandera
Joel Addison Padgett
Geology with Merit Departmental Honors
Carson R. Cerquone
Quintin C. Powers
Thomas Stanley Stritch
Joseph McCormick Hoare Endowed Scholarship in Geology
Sydney Drier
Autumn Peele
Quintin C. Powers
Thomas Stanley Stritch
Dr. C. Leland Horberg Merit Scholarship
Allison Elise Bandera
Carcon R. Cerquone
Joel Addison Padgett
Sigma Gamma Epsilon National Honor Society for the Earth Sciences
Joel Addison Padgett
History
Cletus Melchior Award for Outstanding Future Educator
Eric Andrew Johnson
Kathryn H. Weber
Daughters of Founders and Patriots Award for Outstanding Achievement in American History
Kaitlyn Marie Normoyle
Maria Sophia Wood
O.F. Ander Award for the Outstanding History Student
Shawn R. Geison
Megan Lynnae Lundblad
Mark Schwiebert Spirit of History Award
Thomas James Coleman
Joseph Daniel Knapik
Mathematics and Computer Science
Donald E. McLaughlin Award for Excellence and Achievement in Computer Science
Jonathan Marc Reaban
Harry Nelson Award for Excellence and Achievement in Applied Mathematics
Duc Pham
al-Khwarizmi Society, Computer Science Honor Society Seniors
Samuel John Cregan
Vu Ngoc Phuong Dinh
Olivia Karl Hogenkamp
Hai Minh Nguyen
Duc Pham
Wesley Joseph Pulver
Jonathan Marc Reaban
Chi Kim Tran
Nguyen Truong
Michael Justin Wardach
Daniel Douglas Zwiener
Pi Mu Epsilon, National Honorary Mathematics Society Seniors
Lucy Grace Adlfinger
Olivia Karl Hogenkamp
Kristian Paul Mrazek
Hai Minh Nguyen
Ngoc Minh Nguyen
Aira M. Peregrino
Duc Pham
Jonathan Marc Reaban
Chi Kim Tran
Nguyen Truong
Georgia Nicole Votta
Michael Justin Wardach
Emmanuel Van Yeboa
Music
Presser Scholar
Sarah R. Anderson
Pi Kappa Lambda
Sarah R. Anderson
Anne Elizabeth Bak
Grant M. Estes
Luke Samuel McMillan
Joel Addison Padgett
Physics
Physics Major with Distinction
Kristian Paul Mrazek
Physics Service Award
Katherine J. Syer
Physics Research Award
Georgia Nicole Votta
Sigma Pi Sigma
Lucy Grace Adlfinger
Kristian Paul Mrazek
Georgia Nicole Votta
Political Science
Department Leadership Award
Yinuo Li
Outstanding Political Science Major
Aleksander James Jacobs
Kaitlyn Marypat Watkins
Political Science Majors with Distinction
Owen Michael Patrick Greenfield
Allison Marie Kestler
Stuart Lombard
Public Health
Distinguished Scholars in Public Health
DiAngelo Gonzalez
Alison Rien Ng
Religion
Outstanding Religion Major
Chloe Lynne Anderson
Molly M. Bastida
Sociology and Anthropology
Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society
Natalia Czachorowski
Amber Lynn Hanke
Laura E. Heuermann
Jessica Jean Kurkowski
Kaylee Lynn Kuta
Mackenzie Rae Peterson
Tracy D. Pham
Theatre Arts
Augustana Endowment Society CAST Award
Virgil Hajdys
Women’s and Gender Studies
Nancy Huse Award for Outstanding Women’s and Gender Studies Senior
Vanessa C. Iroegbulem
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Asian Languages
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Japanese
Alexander M. Disabato
German
Delta Phi Alpha, the German Honor Society
Madison Anne Parks
Eva V. Schmitt
Jacob A. Wyco
Scandinavian Studies
Outstanding Senior in Scandinavian Studies
Alexandria Katherine Hart
Excellence in Swedish – Beginning Level
Megan Lynnae Lundblad
Scandinavian Studies Award 2020
(First prize) Rebecca Garbe: “Passing Down the Rolling Pin: Lefse, Memory and a Norwegian-American Identity”
(Second prize) Ainslie Lounsbury: “Marching Straight in Sweden: The Parated of A Queer Swedish Utopia or False Hope?”
Spanish
Louis C. Belby Award for Outstanding Achievement in Spanish
Megan Lynnae Lundblad
Mike D. Finnemann Award for Outstanding Senior Inquiry Project
Maria Sophia Wood
Barbara Olsen Herrarte Award for Outstanding Spanish for Professional Use Major
Jordan Elizabeth Macneil
Honors Capstone Projects
Kayla Elizabeth Dillon: “Diversifying Provider Supply in Mental Health Services: A Literature Review”
Advisor: Troy Larson
Megan Brianne Hoppe: “Making History: The Research, Sewing and Wearing of Reproduction Dresses, 1865, 1900 and 1915”
Advisor: Brian Leech
Carstyn Florence Joiner: “Exploring and Presenting the Healthcare Barriers that Monolingual Spanish Speakers Face in a New Light”
Advisor: Umme Al-wazedi
Sara Ann Mazrimas: “Discrimination in Organ Transplantation for People with Down’s Syndrome”
Advisor: Cathy Webb
Monica May Thompson: “Ever Yours, Vincent: The Effects of Van Gogh’s Mental Health on his Art and Self-Image”
Advisor: Catherine Goebel
Maria Sophia Wood: “Through Her Voice: Early Settler Women in the Quad Cities”
Advisor: Jane Simonsen
Lincoln Academy of Illinois - Student Laureate
Aleksander James Jacobs
Thomas F. Mayer Research Prize for Senior Inquiry in the Humanities
Benedict and Donna Zobrist Scholarship, Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation
Jouwana Bzal
Senior Honors
| (4.0 GPA or above) Daniel Joseph Cuneo Monte Michael Schwartz Ann Irene Wheeler (3.5 GPA or above) Lucy Grace Adlfinger Pierce Gregory Albert Zeeshan Ali Bailey Rose Allison Elizabeth Elaine Alsup Chloe Lynne Anderson Sarah R. Anderson Elizabeth Christine Aniol Kara Jean Auchstetter Anne Elizabeth Bak Bailey Nichole Bambrick Allison Elise Bandera Omidullah Barikzay Isabelle Kathleen Bartscher Molly M. Bastida Tristan Dyan Bautista Naomi L. Beckley Amen Wubtaye Belayneh Marina Elise Belshause Pickslay Samantha M. Berggren Carley J. Berneking Alexandra Elizabeth Bernheimer Abby Madilynn Berry John M. Bevan Nolan John Blassingham Vladislava Botsul Kathryn Regina Boyle Emily Rose Brooks Nora Patricia Brown Skye Dorisa Iris Brugler Alexandra E. Buffington Ngoc Minh Bui Kristen Louise Calvert Kennedy G. Carey Maxx J. Carpenter Jason Christopher Cassens Carson R. Cerquone Alejandro Chavarri Zachary Grant Clough Elizabeth Marie Cook Kelly Lynette Coons Jessica Ann Crofton Taylor Ann Curley Natalia Czachorowksi Ally Brielle Daniels Audrey Datzman Camila Davila Caio Naganuma de Rezende Rosemary Kathleen Devine Melanie M. Diep Kayla Elizabeth Dillon Vu Ngoc Phuong Dinh Houssam Diouri Alexander M. Disabato Brian Do Ha N. Do Jake Robert Dooley Megan Jennifer Drab Mai Duong Jenna P. Dvorak Thomas Leonhard Dyer Kara Catherine Eder Emily Elizabeth Edwall Skylar C. Eisman Zainab El Abied Grant M. Estes Chase P. Fahy Javeria Fatima Jennifer Anne Filotto Brady Ryan Fischer Richard Fordjour Lauren Quinn French Janine Marie Gagnon Keely Elizabeth Gallagher Erica N. Gamboe Ailin Garcia Byrne Shawn R. Geison Logan Giesler DiAngelo Gonzalez Justine E. Gorzny Karissa Anne Gottardo Owen Michael Patrick Greenfield Sarah Elizabeth Greenwood Caleb E. Gruden Zachary D. Gunderson Katlyn Megan Haeflinger Zoe Collette Haenisch Freja B. Hager Amber Lynn Hanke Nathaniel A. Hanson Alexandria Katherine Hart Grace Elizabeth Harvey John Jacob Hayes BenjaminTate Henrikson Jaclyn Sara Hernandez Juliana Angela Hernandez Laura E. Heuermann Ryan T. Hirschel Thu Ho Nghia T. Hoang Tabitha Hoey Madison Paige Hoffeditz Olivia Karl Hogenkamp Megan Brianne Hoppe Jacob Michael Huffer Vanessa C. Iroegbulem Aleksander James Jacobs Emma Christine Jacobs Haleigh Ann Jacocks Kyle Alexander James Marissa Susanna Jaskae Brady Thomas Johnson Eric Andrew Johnson Kacie Pearl Judge Cassandra Ruth Karn Kaley Anne Kearns Lucy Catherine Kebler Emily Christine Keiner Stephanie Lynette Kerno Allison Marie Kestler Taylor A. Kies Lindsey Nicole King Brett Kliegl Joseph Daniel Knapik Mitchell Dean Knollenberg Rebecca Anne Knuth Isabella Marie Koutsopanagos Joseph G. Kreis Jack Ryan Kroll Dylan Masters Kropp Jessica Jean Kurkowski Kaylee Lynn Kuta Matthew M. Lampasona Jessica LiYun Lang Kayley Marie Larson Megan C. Laufer Tran Ngoc Le Ryan Lefaivre Gabrielle Victoria Lenger Yinou Li Shelby Elizabeth Limbach Stuart Lombard |
Julie Ann Lombardi Daniele N. London Catherine Marie Lotz Alyssa K. Luczynski Megan Lynnae Lundblad Morgan Lynch Mathew Scott MacArthur Jordan Elizabeth Macneil Jessica Rose Manly Joseph Alexander Marcet Jazmin Martinez Sabrina N. Massa Katherine Xia Maxwell Sara Ann Mazrimas Megan Nicole McDonald John Castro McGuire Alex M. McLean Luke Samuel McMillan Maxwell Winter Mead Hailey Mendell Hunter James Menke Laura L. Meyers Samantha McCain Meyers Sarah Delaney Margaret Meyers Kayla Noelle Millan Andrew Julian Mimlitz Caroline Morris Nicolete D. Moyo Kristian Paul Mrazek Sherifah Kemigisha Muzungu Zachary Leonard Myatt Muhammad Furqan Naqvi Charles Nawara Brittnany Diana Nelson Gillian L. Nevins Olivia LeeAnn Newcomb Alison Rien Ng Lauren Ng Hai Minh Nguyen Nguyen Ngoc Mai Ngoc Minh Nguyen Thai Duy Nguyen Claire Van Thanh Nguyen Brett Oscar Niederer Kaitlyn Marie Normoyle Neil Francis O’Shaughnessy Katie Lynn Oestmann Rachel Nicole Oliver Jack Christopher Olson Ariane Omerza Call Abigail Marie Overmann Mitchell Samuel Owens Joel Addison Padgett Madison Anne Parks Cecelia Elzora Peine Katherine Olivia Peregrine Aira M. Peregrino Francesca Marie Persiani Elliott Samuel Peterson Mackenzie Rae Peterson Garrett J. Petreikis Cameron John Phalen Duc Pham Tracy D. Pham Pham Thi Hong Giang Nhung Phan Brianna Marie Pickering Rae Elizabeth Pooley Quintin C. Powers Sara Beth Prier Madelyn Prodoehl Wesley Joseph Pulver Lauren Christine Ragone Samridha Jung Rana Lalini Shanela Ranaraja Jonathan Marc Reaban Shannon Christine Rees Celina Louise Rippel Ashley Grace Rivas Katrina Marie Lyn Rodriguez Johann Roman Morgan Nicole Rottinghaus Alex A. Sandev Genesis Isabelle Sarmiento Megan Schlebecker Kylie Ane Schultz Elizabeth Jefferds Schweibert Amal N. Sharaan Akankshya Shrestha Sambridha Shrestha Grace Christine Sigler William Anton Sikich Marissa Louise Smith Natalie E. Smith Sander Sørhaug Amelia N. Sorensen Anne Marie Stanislawski Karli Suzanne Stankus Jillian Marie Stone Jordyn J. Strange Katherine Marie Streicher Thomas Stanley Stritch Sriram Sugumaran Emily R. Szabo Cassandra Renee Talbot Madison Renée Teague Joshua Lee Teets Emma Elizabeth Terronez Jue Jue Wai Hin Thaw Clayten Jacob Thompson Monica May Thompson Tiffany Marie Thompson Joseph Edward Timm Lupita Toscano Chi Kim Tran Khoa Tran Emily Julia Trinkner Nguyen Truong Thao-Nhi Truong Huynh Michael Steven Turzynski Courtney Morgan Veitch Anna Marie VerCautren Chance W. Vicary Georgia Nicole Votta Iva Vucic Sofia Wajner Makenzie Autumn Walk Michael Justin Wardach Ana Jo Warkocki Jacob Noah Washington Kaitlyn Marypat Watkins Kathryn H. Weber Courtney Marie Wehmeier Walker John Whalen James Manning Wheeler Isabella Marie Whiting Serenity Michelle Kay Williams Justice Nachelle Edell Dana Lauren Wojciechowski Ruth M. Wolde-Gabriel Maria Sophia Wood Jacob A. Wyco Emmanuel Van Yeboah Samuel Vincent Zammuto Ashley Noemy Zariñana Gabriel James Zeigler Brianna L. Zientara |