Senior Honors Celebration 2023
Augustana College will hold its annual Senior Honors Celebration on May 26 in Denkmann Memorial Building's Wallenberg Hall. The list of honorees is below.
Student Government Association Awards
Outstanding Student Leader: Claudia X. Vallejo Vilches
Outstanding Student Organization: Global Engagement Team
Presidential Service Award: Sofia Soo Briggs
Senior Honors (4.0 GPA)
Emily Acquaviva, Jack Beemsterboer, Kathryn Benshish, Abigail Ann Johnson, Kylie Marie Jozwik, Madison Ann Knutsen, Jessica Mangers, Alexander Michael Mortenson, Rachel Murray, Eric David Reinertsen, Allison Schmoll
Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureate
William Nishal Weems
Departmental honors and awards
Accounting
Outstanding Students in Accounting: Virgel Ross Javier Carrillo, Alison Renae Ogden
Students of Distinction in Accounting: Eirik Harangen Andersen, Jeremy D. Brown, Daniel Kenneth Carr, Michaela Ellen Magee, Ava Rogers
Art and Art History
Augustana Art and Graphic Design Research Senior Award: Nhung Phuong Tran Nguyen
Art History Scholar Award: Andrew Russell Gray
Dr. Donna Bergen and Dr. Thomas Madden Whistler Research Fellow Award: Hannah Elizabeth Knuth
Biology
Biology Majors with Distinction: Kylie Marie Jozwik, Grace Elizabeth Nogaj
Biology Majors Honorable Mention: Alison Nicole Lawrence, Paige Elizabeth Lundborg
Pre-Medicine Majors with Distinction: Russell Andrew Schmidt
Pre-Medicine Majors Honorable Mention: Meghan Patricia Walsh, Zaina M. Rumbolz
Business Administration
Outstanding Senior Business Administration Majors: Rachel Murray, Allison Schmoll
Outstanding Senior International Business Administration Major: Eirik Harangen Andersen
Chemistry
Albert L. Eliason Endowed Scholarship Award: Moreen Akomea-Ampeh
Anna Lesisz-Wartman Biochemistry Award: Madeline Futian Herwig, Alexander Michael Mortenson
Classics
CAMWS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Classical Studies: Kira Amaka Banks
Award for Best Research by an Eta Sigma Phi Laureate: Henry Squire Webb
Eta Sigma Phi Honorees, National Classics Honor Society: Kira Amaka Banks, Morgan A. Rostamian, Henry Squire Webb
Communication Studies
Outstanding Senior Inquiry Award: Brendan Fritz
Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication
Outstanding Senior Inquiry Award: Joseph Edward McCoy
Frank and Barbara Wright Observer Award for Excellence in Journalism: Aubrey Grace Lathrop
Data Analytics
Outstanding Student in Data Analytics: Eirik Harangen Andersen
Economics
Tallgrass Capital Endowed Award for Outstanding Seniors in Economics: Joseph Nicolo Marcucci, Caleb T. Stone
Senior Honors in Economics: Brooke Elaine Ziegenhorn
English
Roald Tweet Scholar in English Studies: Gareth Kent
Dorothy Parkander Scholar in English Studies: Isabelle Anna Jordan
Peggy Anderson Creative Writer: Carly Kathleen Davis
Geography
Illinois Geographical Society Outstanding Senior Geographer Award: Claire Autumn Bess
Robin Hoffmann Award for Scholarship and Service: Hannah Nicole Weber
Senior Research Award: Rachel Alexandra Montesano
Geology
Distinction in Geology: Bailey Anne Willis
Geology with Merit Departmental Honors: Hannah Morgan Johnson, Mari Kathleen Kelley
History
O.F. Ander Award for the Outstanding History Student: Jack Beemsterboer
Cletus Melchior Award for Outstanding Future Educator: William Walden Crouch
Daughters of Founders and Patriots Award for Outstanding Achievement in American History: Quinn Fabish
Mark Schweibert Spirit of History Award: Jacob Dean Uhlmann
Kinesiology
Kinesiology Major with Distinction: Zaina M. Rumbolz
Kinesiology Major Honorable Mention: Timothy K. Swaney
Mathematics and Computer Science
Andrew W. Williamson Award for Excellence and Achievement in Mathematical Sciences: Rachel Anne Heikkinen
Donald E. McLaughlin Award for Excellence and Achievement in Computer Science: Christopher Le
Harry Nelson Award for Excellence and Achievement in Applied Mathematics: Jared Andrew Reiling
Phi Mu Epsilon, National Honorary Mathematics Society: Sofia Soo Briggs, Viet Quoc Bui, Rachel Anne Heikkinen, Vinh Ngoc Le, Matteo Raphael Marcheschi, Liam Rhett Meal, Viet Le Nguyen, Jared Andrew Reiling, Erica Leigh Smith, Anne Frances Stevenson, Bao Dinh Gia Tran, Joshua John Van Essen
al-Khwārizmī Computer Science Honors Society: Paul Addai, Viet Quoc Bui, Huy Nguyen, Estephanos Bekele Jebessa, Loc Le, Vinh Ngoc Le, Matteo Raphael Marcheschi, Rachel Alexandra Montesano, Minh Duc Nguyen, Viet Le Nguyen
Music
Presser Scholar: Casey Daniel Cromp
Ruth E. Hagelin Scholarship: Rachel Anne Heikkinen
Pi Kappa Lambda: Casey Daniel Cromp, Rachel Anne Heikkinen, Emma F. Pilmer, Jared Andrew Reiling
Physics
Physics Major with Distinction: Henry Squire Webb
Cecilia Vogel Quantumberry Award: Sean Michael Rickman
Political Science
Outstanding Political Science Majors: Ayradi Joy Catron, Robert Charles Fast III
Political Science Majors with Distinction: Chi Khanh Vu, Spencer James Warfield
Departmental Leadership Award: Sarah Elizabeth Fiorito
David Dehnel Award in Public Law: Brendan Fritz, Joseph Nicolo Marcucci
Public Health
Distinguished Scholars in Public Health: Nadia DeCastris, Madeline Futian Herwig, Abdul S. Kamara, Liliana L. Peterson, Eric David Reinertsen, Seth Rohr
Religion
Outstanding Religion Major: Abigail Leigh Larson
Sociology and Anthropology
Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society: Kathryn Benshish, Claire Autumn Bess, Holly Marie Chesney, Quinn Fabish, Molly Marie Fank, Madeleine Anne Lange, Sofia Frances Ramirez-Bertolasi
Theatre Arts
Augustana Endowment Society CAST Award: Riley Scranton
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The Nancy Huse Award for Outstanding Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Senior: Gavinya Anandi Wijesekera
WGSS Outstanding Senior Award: Briana Louise Kunstman, Alison Nicole Lawrence
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Asian Languages
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Chinese: Madeleine Anne Lange
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Japanese: Madelyn McGraw
Scandinavian Studies
Outstanding Senior in Scandinavian Studies: Maja Caroline Johnson
Excellence in Swedish, Beginning Level: Kat Glusick
Excellence in Swedish, Intermediate/Advanced Levels: Madeline Kusar
Spanish
Louis C. Belby Award for Outstanding Achievement in Spanish: Esther Claire Zange
Mike D. Finnemann Award for Outstanding Senior Inquiry Project: Emily Acquaviva, Blake Michael Traylor
Barbara Olsen Herrarte Award for Outstanding Spanish for Professional Use Major: Eric David Reinertsen