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Departmental honors and awards 2022

Alpha Delta Sigma

Seniors
Matthew Gene Junk
Laura Kathryn Keenan
Nicole Ashley Krumm
Moncef Rekkab

Mortar Board

Jack Brudnak
Janine Rudnicki
Katie Vilardi

Seniors
Oscar Almanza Cisneros
Mya Grace Amendola
Megan Caroline Anderson
Zoe Lynn Arvanitis
Breanna Nicole Banker
Mary E. Baril
Jordan N. Bartels
Anna Bross
Clarice R. Brown
Annelisa Jean Burns
Margaret A. Cannizzaro
Emma Marie Cintado
Isabela Costa
Megan Marie Crawford
John A. Currie
Nicholas Robert Dispensa
Olivia Therese Doak
Jeffrey Allen Flinchem
Alexis Alousia Fogt
Madison Joann Fouts
Mary Therese Gehrmann
Jason Gluzkin 
Claire Campbell Gregory
Juan Andres Grijalva
Olivia Rose Kathryn Hagerty
Lauren Hall
Summer Lynn Hall

Jenna Elizabeth Kiermas
Kelsey Jolyn King
Tanner L. Klein
Cassandra Dianne Kruse
Lauren Olivia Licursi
Ainslie Bryn Lounsbury
Madison Rose Mayer
Jannae Catherine Mehaffey
Caitlyn Paige Merkel
Dayne Thomas Millard
Amy Lynn Nicholson
Sydney Ohrtmann
Lauren Taylor Palmer
Emma Lynne Paulson
Grace Elizabeth Peckenschneider
Ambrose David Poduska
Michelle Renee M. Quinn
Amartya Rajbhandary
Olivia Claire Ruffatto
Faith E. Rund
Mary Isabel R. Sales
Claire F. Schaecher
Bethany Mabel Lian Schorr
Lara C. Skarbek
Erin Nicole Smith 
Sarah Margaret Spears
Annika J. Strack
Alyssa Twilbeck
Adam Ronald Vogel
Jameshia M. Walls
Natalie Kathleen Yoder
Katie Lynn Zenisek

Omicron Delta Kappa

Lauren Anderson
Rei Aoki
Luca Barba
Molly Fank
Mobeen Farhan
Aaron Hanania
Andrew Hipes
Madison Knutsen
MaryClare Koebel
Addison Larson
Alison Lawrence
Jacob McGraw
Eyram Nud-Duwor
Lauren Oda
Kayla Palliser
Alvina Poothurail
Emma Raczka
Janine Rudnicki
Joseph Sottile
Caleb Stone
Spencer Warfield
Seniors
Walid J. Alzein
Zoe Lynn Arvanitis
Olivia Banach
Mary E. Baril
Jordan N. Bartels
Clarice R. Brown
Annelisa Jean Burns
Emma Marie Cintado
Megan Marie Crawford
Nicholas Robert Dispensa
Caleb Thomas Drew
Madison Joann Fouts
Jason Gluzkin
Summer Lynn Hall
Rosalie Amber Looijaard
Ainslie Bryn Lounsbury
Madelynn Grace Marunde
Dayne Thomas Millard
Kellis Maryele Montgomery
Ambrose David Poduska
Olivia Claire Ruffato
Cadie Leigh Rzeppa
Mary Isabel R. Sales
Eva V. Schmitt
Jameshia M. Walls
Mark Jude Wroblewski

Senior Honors Capstone Projects

Annelisa Jean Burns (faculty mentor: Dr. Jason Mahn)

Biology

Anderson Swedo Science Education Endowed Scholarship: Gabrielle Goritz
Bertil Gottfrid and Lorraine Ossian Anderson Endowed Scholarship: Kylie Jozwik

Pre-Medicine Senior Award for Academic Excellence: Jakob McGraw

Business Administration

Montgomery Scholarship

Rei Aoki
Matthew Bjork
Adrianna DeCicco
Mauricio Escarria
Taylor Kimball
Justin Kornas
Kobe Magee
Alec McGinnis
Zamzam Mohammed
Mia Novak
Kosei Ogata
Kayla Palliser
Alexis Qualls
Benjamin Radel
Joseph Sottile

Swanson Scholarship

Eirik H. Andersen
Laurin N. Baker
Ghita Belaid
Jeremy D. Brown
Kyle T. Cacioppo
Abdou Allah Camara
Daniel K. Carr
Virgel J. Carrillo
Carter W. Duwa
Mobeen Farhan
Michael J. Gattuso
Zachary W. Gooding
Neuden Gurung
Matthew L. Hanushewsky
Htoo Htoo
Amber L. Johnson
Brayden Macdonald
Michaela E. Magee
Dallas G. Malott
Kate A. Martino
Kelli J. McNeice
Rachel Murray
Nhung Tran (Amber) Nguyen
Joshua E. O’Brien
Lan A. Ong
Rachel K. Pariso
Carlye M. Pichman
Grace C. Rider
Ava Rogers
Allison E. Schmoll
Maeve M. Sheridan
Isha Shrestha
Caleb D. Stone
Bao D. Tran
Tho A. Tran
Chi B. Vu

Senior Honors in Business Administration

Oscar Almanza Cisneros
Olivia Banach
Rachel A. Bresnahan
Anh Phuong Cao
Megan Marie Crawford
Nicholas Robert Dispensa
Haley Amanda Dulabaum
Jason Gluzkin
Bridget Noelle Mei Grimm
Pyone Myat Thinzar Htet
Damon Ezekiel Hulick
Muhammad Moeez Imdad
Andrew William Mayszak
Matthew Tyler Ozanic
Saurabh Patwal
Amartya Rajbhandary
Kendall Lexie Schmidt
Adam Ronald Vogel

Senior Honors in International Business Administration
Juan Andres Grijalva
Nguyen Minh Khue

Communication Studies/ Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication

Illinois College Press Association Honorees

Carly Davis
Chris Ferman
Nick Gainey
Silas Gilklay
Hannah Knuth
Janey Locander
My Nguyen
Lauren Pillion
Jason Smith
Seniors
Giselle Barajas
Olivia Therese Doak
Christopher L. Ray
Michelle Renee M. Quinn

Scott Alden Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Amber Johnson

Economics

Thomas C. Montgomery Scholarship

Farede Dawit
Joseph Marcucci
Joseph McCoy
Caleb Stone
Brooke Ziegenhorn
Honorable mention
Matias Bidegaray

Bruce R. Milligan Scholarship: Rei Aoki, Paige Lowery, Bibhuti Thapa
Senior Honors in Economics: Molli Kate Naber

German Studies

Delta Phi Alpha, the German Honor Society: Madeline Kusar

Mathematics and Computer Science

Pi Mu Epsilon

Viet Bui
Rachel Heikkinen
Vinh Ngoc Le
Viet Nguyen
Jared Reiling
Erica Smith
Tuan Truong
Joshua Van Essen
Seniors
Omar Akkar
Bui Trong Hoang
Trang Hoang
Paola Antonella Laitano Trimarchi
Huy Quang Nghiem
Anh Trang Phuong Nguyen
Nguyen Khanh Long
Doan Quang Trung Pham
Jordan L. Thompson

al-Khwārizmī Society

Viet Bui
Estaphanos Jebessa
Loc Le
Viet Nguyen
Seniors
Rodrigo Emilio Ayala Guerrero
Ryan Joseph Benac
Amedeo Joseph Carmine
Justin Tyler Cassens
Samuel John Cregan
Alexander Wallace Fedor
Cameran Grace Frank
Trang Hoang
Matthew Gene Junk
Tanner L. Klein
Alvaro Martin Grande
Kirubel Zewdu Mognehode
Anh Trang Phuong Nguyen
Jordan L. Thompson

Physics

Sigma Pi Sigma inductees: Justin Tyler Cassens, Ralph Oscar Peterson-Veatch

Religion

Floyd and Louise Anderson Award for Excellence in Religious Studies: Angela Ruehle
Established by Sharon L. Anderson Telleen ‘68 (daughter), Barbara R. Anderson Lindquist ‘71 (daughter), Katherine Telleen Stebe (granddaughter), Paul Telleen (grandson), Anders Lindquist ‘04 (grandson), Britt Lindquist Simonson (granddaughter), and in memory of Floyd and Louise Anderson

Scandinavian Studies

Excellence in Beginning Swedish: Paula Rodriguez-Paredes
Excellence in Intermediate/Advanced Scandinavian: Ella Winn

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

First-Year Major Declaration Scholarship: Lexi Golab, Bailey Hacker

Senior Honors (3.5 GPA or above)

Brandon Michael Abbs
Haider Ali
Sarah Elizabeth Allen
Oscar Almanza Cisneros
Walid J. Alzein
Erica Amdal
Alexander David Anderson
Megan Caroline Anderson
Zoe Lynn Arvanitis
Shaye Kristen Arwood
Ezekiel Octavius Aurelius
Frederick Nikolaus Baethke
Olivia Banach
Breanna Nicole Banker
Giselle Barajas
Mary E. Baril
Jacob Timothy Barker
Jordan N. Bartels
Cheyenne Victoria Bartelt
Lauren Lynn Barton
Andrew Bae Baxter
Ryan Joseph Benac
Grace Elizabeth Bialobok
Allison Paige Blicharz
Andrew Robert Bradshaw
Alexis J. Brinker
Anna Bross
Clarice R. Brown
Garrett A. Brown
Carmen Elizabeth Bruchnak
Bui Trong Hoang
Jouwana Bzal
Margaret A. Cannizzaro
Anh Phuong Cao
Amedeo Joseph Carmine
Meghan Hope Carr
Justin Tyler Cassens
Veronica M.Cervantes
Joshua Thomas Chamberlain
Gemma Marie Chavez
Maya Chavez
Robert Joseph Christel
Victoria Ann Cimino
Emma Marie Cintado
Abigail Faye Clark
Jillian E. Clifton
Hannah Marie Collins
Annalise M. Connolly
Isabela Costa
Megan Marie Crawford
Samuel John Cregan
John A. Currie
Joseph M. De Matteo
Katie Caroline DeJulius
Noelle V. Dela Cruz
Nicholas Robert Dispensa
Olivia Therese Doak
Vincent Patrick D'Orazio
Caleb Thomas Drew
Sydney Anne Nicole Drozdowski
Jordan Jennifer Dryfhout
Sara Lynn DuBois
Cameron William Duffy
Haley Amanda Dulabaum
Sabrina Kay Duran
Aaron Escamilla
Nicholas Fedele
Alexander Wallace Fedor
Jeffrey Allen Flinchem
Alexis Alousia Fogt
Benjamin Louis Ford
Madison Joann Fouts
Cameran Grace Frank
Alicia Elizabeth Garcia
Madeleine Rose Garcia
Mary Therese Gehrmann
Nicholas M. Gerasch
Leah Martha Giberson
Rachel Jordan Gibson
Jason Gluzkin
Nicole Gomes Pacheco
Samantha Marie Goodmanson
Marissa J. Gorsegner
Abigail M. Grafe
Claire Campbell Gregory
Juan Andres Grijalva
Bridget Noelle Mei Grimm
Olivia Rose Kathryn Hagerty
Fenet Yabowerk Haile
Lauren Hall
Summer Lynn Hall
Tate Allen Hancock
Emma G.Harper
Melanie Elizabeth Henley
Kathryn Stratton McKearney Hettiger
Trang Hoang
Damon Ezekiel Hulick
Hannah Lynnelle Hutton
Muhammad Moeez Imdad
Caleb P. Izenbart
Brielle J. Jackson
Matthew Gene Junk
Mariah Kathleen Kaufmann
Laura Kathryn Keenan
Izan Khan
Jenna Elizabeth Kiermas
Grace Myung-In Kim
Kelsey Jolyn King
Alyssa Anne Klauer
Tanner L. Klein
Nicole Ashley Krumm
Cassandra Dianne Kruse
Nicholas Loren Kruse
Ashley Rose Laermans
Paola Antonella Laitano Trimarchi
Phuong Anh Lam
Cora Jane Lamb
Kirsten Marie Lancaster
Joshua Karan Lawrence
Katelyn Leeper
Jordan Hope Lehto
Aidan Paul Lenehan
Lauren Olivia Licursi
Rosalie Amber Looijaard
Amayrani Lopez
Ainslie Bryn Lounsbury
Jacob D. Lyford
Alec Jeffrey Mager
Ashley Amparo Mancera
Thomas O. Martin
Alvaro Martin Grande
Madelynn Grace Marunde
Madison Rose Mayer
Andrew William Mayszak
Aidan Dean McConkey
Megan Kelly McLaughlin
Jannae Catherine Mehaffey
Caitlyn Paige Merkel
Elizabeth Jean Merrill
Karilyn E. Meyer
Alexander Michalak
Dayne Thomas Millard
Kirubel Mognehode
Aida M. Jemal
Kellis Maryele Montgomery
Nicholas Emerson Mueller
Brittany Ann Murphy
Nicholas G. Muskopf-Stone
Logan James Myers
Molli Kate Naber
Spencer Peter Napiwocki
Sofia Marie Nava
David C. Nevarez
Amy Neway
Anh Trang Phuong Nguyen
Nguyen Minh Khue
Lam Son Nguyen
Nguyen Khanh Long
Phung H. Nguyen
Vuong Tien Nguyen
Amy Lynn Nicholson
Emma Katherine Nuckles
Sydney Ohrtmann
Kidus Yohannes Olana
Madelyn Margaret Oliver
Matthew Tyler Ozanic
Lauren Taylor Palmer
Danielle Marie Palmieri
Gaurav Patwal
Saurabh Patwal
Emma Lynne Paulson
Matthew David Payton
Grace Elizabeth Peckenschneider
Ralph Oscar Peterson-Veatch
Doan Quang Trung Pham
Logan Reece Pierard
Julianna Anina Piz
Ambrose David Poduska
Ariela Grace Policastro
Josephine G Prempeh
Michelle Renee M. Quinn
Amartya Rajbhandary
Christopher L. Ray
Alejandra Raya
Sydney Kristin Rector
Abigail R. Redlinger
Priscila Rivera Avila
Madeleine Laurel Rodriguez
Jules Liana Rollberg
Ian D. Rothery
Olivia Claire Ruffatto
Faith E. Rund
Madeline Jewell Runge
Cadie Leigh Rzeppa
Ryan James Sackfield
Mary Isabel R. Sales
Sophia Marie Sarabasa
Claire F. Schaecher
Madeline Renee Schaefer
Brooklynn M. Schelling
Hayley Diana Flatau Schlabowske
Kendall Lexie Schmidt
Eva V. Schmitt
Audrianna Nicole Schneider
Bethany Mabel Lian Schorr
Rylie Eileen Schurter
Sarah Kathryn Schwarm
Aakanchha Shahi
Madeline Rose Shane
Shubhi Sharma
Paige Marie Sheppard
Lara C. Skarbek
Iliana Smiser
Erin Nicole Smith
Josephine Antoinette Smith
Olivia Taylor Smith
Ryan Matthew Sorenson
Sarah Margaret Spears
Isaac Stanley
Mary Grace Stefanski
Annika J. Strack
Troy Arthur Tams
Isabella Estee Taylor
Nicholas A. Teng
Jamie S. Terry
Mark Steven Teschke
Jordan L. Thompson
Milica Tica
Roxanne J. Torian
Anna Catherine Triska
Alyssa Twilbeck
Adam Ronald Vogel
John Joseph Vohasek
Grace Isabel Voyles
Juliana Marie Wallace
Jameshia M. Walls
Hope E. Wells
Emma M. Wiegmann
Abby Katherine Wierzal
Joshua David Wintroub
Devin M. Wisniewski
Mark Jude Wroblewski
Elisa J. Wynn
Gretta Paige Yahn
Natalie Kathleen Yoder
Anna Christina Young
Madeline Louise Young
Justice A. Youngberg
Luis Angel Zavala, Jr.
Katie Lynn Zenisek