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51勛圖厙 Celebrates 52nd Annual Honors Convocation Awardees

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By brittany sylvestri | 4/14/2021

51勛圖厙 President John Kelly and today announced the recipients of the 52nd annual Honors Convocation awards. The celebration recognizes the Universitys most outstanding 51勛圖厙 and faculty.

Honors Convocation is a longstanding and important tradition, said Danilowicz. Even if we cant all be together, this remote ceremony will allow us to spotlight the academic excellence of our best faculty and 51勛圖厙.泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭

Awards and recognition include nine University scholars, the Distinguished Student award, the University Club Merit award, the Phi Kappa Phi scholar, the Stan and Renee Wimberly scholar, the Undergraduate Researchers awards, the Student-Athletes of the Year awards, Prestigious Fellowship, and the Fraternity and Sorority scholars. Faculty honors include the 51勛圖厙 Alumni Associations Degree of Difference Award, Researchers and Scholars of the Year awards, Teaching and Advising awards, as well as the Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research award, and the Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty.

The winner of the Distinguished Teacher of the Year award is determined by 51勛圖厙 51勛圖厙. This years recipient is Danielle Groton, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work in the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice.Grotons area of expertise is on homelessness, particularly related to how health disparities and employment opportunities impact women experiencing homelessness. In only her fourth year as an assistant professor, she has already been named Social Work Educator of the Year for Palm Beach County.

2021 51勛圖厙 Honors Convocation Awardees

University Scholars

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Sarah Hipps
College of Business Kevin Figueroa
College of Education泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭Angeline Mendoza
College of Engineering and Computer ScienceDavid Navarrete
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Reece Humphreys
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Caroline Brodi
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭Starr Warner
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Mariya Josiah

Distinguished Student Award

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Mary Doan

Fraternity and Sorority Scholars

Alpha Delta Pi Sorority Kayla Radaker
Alpha Psi Lambda National Fraternity, Inc. Luis Argueta Pulido

Phi Kappa Phi Scholar

College of Engineering and Computer Science Brandyn Nutter

Student-Athletes of the Year

Beach Volleyball泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Erica Brok
Soccer泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭Daniel Skistad

University Club Merit Award

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 David Harbaugh

Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Daniel Gil Valenzuela

Undergraduate Researchers of the Year

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Maria Gabriela Esquivel
College of Business, Allen E. Smith Awardee Daniela Rivera-Cintron泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭
College of Engineering and Computer ScienceJulie Deshommes
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Alyssa Payne
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Darian Peters
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Caroline Brodi
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭Angel Rodgers
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Erika Stone

Prestigious Fellowship

Gilman Scholarship Award泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Jeanne Astremon

Alumni Degree of Difference Award

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Lisa Martinez, M.D.

University Researchers of the Year

Janet Robishaw, Ph.D., Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Jianning Wei, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Johanna Kowalko, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Scholars of the Year

Ramesh Teegavarapu, Ph.D., Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Anil Bilgihan, Ph.D., Associate Professor
College of Business

Nicholas Baima, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching

Angela Nichols, Ph.D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Deborah Searcy, Ph.D., College of Business
Myeongsub Kim, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science
Mary Ann Leavitt, Ph.D., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Advising

Gili Rabone, College of Business
Tamsyn Carey, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Nicole Alderson, Undergraduate Studies

Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research

James VanZwieten, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science

Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty

David Devraj Kumar, Ph.D., College of Education
Patricia Gustafsson, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Precious Skinner-Osei, Ph.D., College of Social Work and Criminal Justice

The Distinguished Teacher of the Year

Danielle Groton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice

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