{"id":9039,"date":"2026-05-11T06:32:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/?p=9039"},"modified":"2026-05-11T06:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:32:37","slug":"campus-honors-excellence-at-annual-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/campus-honors-excellence-at-annual-convocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Honors Excellence at Annual Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Staff \/\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visual media instructor Tim Jacobsen was recognized as Teacher of the Year and Enrique Guzman was named Adviser of the Year at the annual honors convocation on May 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aramark Dining supervisor Toni Spencer received the Mortar Board Society\u2019s Rose Award for outstanding service from a non-teaching member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wes Martin received the Student Government Association\u2019s student leader award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Athletics Department recognized track star Chris Sappe and swim team captain Sidney Brinkman with the White Blazer awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awards were among those given to students, faculty and staff in recognition of their accomplishments over the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Departmental awards were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Art and Archaeology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ella Rosenberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robin Draetta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan Dowling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alyssa Byers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adriana Eusini<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Janiah Orchard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sabella Barron<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Biology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Megan Baker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sara Derrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Destiny Robinson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anna Sommerkamp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maimouna Diouf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kate Stultz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frankie Davison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ammara Mazumder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hannah Nagy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meg Wilcox<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin Kaplan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moyed Imtiaz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amanda Ambrose<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katie Hilton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eisella Pearson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chani Dima<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sydney Gates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kathleen Halle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katie Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tajana Pellet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luci Szczubiala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brooke Weadon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Chemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alisa Gorham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colin Flanagan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ella Hamilton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erik Palsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noah Greco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lillie Kodrin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Kerrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kendall Elenbaas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Computer Science and Information Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dan Coblentz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aylene Hernandez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nathan Leppo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aboubacar Dalmeida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cashton Winpigler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryleigh Adams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maggie Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Shreiner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadie DeGrange<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morgan Hackett<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madison Knight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mackenzie Fritz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of English and Communication Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michaiah Varnes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kylie Lancaster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mel Carmel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gracyn Van Bemmel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aaron Heller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aaliyah Pinkney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mariana Poshyvailo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elyssa Rowell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meg Wilcox<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Susan Boroskin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leo Hogan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shirley Gonzalez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madison Knight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zachary Cox<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kalilah Blake<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virginia Smyers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allison Munoz-Flores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elyssa Rowell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sidney Winpigler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leila Ali<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julia Leclair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Global Languages and Cultures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ollie Kasperski<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sofia Montoya-Deck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gracyn Van Bemmel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robin Draetta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elizabeth Ehrhart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maggie Grijalva<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molly Hawkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isabella Vasquez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aisha Kebei<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cole Tate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vivian Ingraham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ben Lucarello<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trevor Huff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abigail Schneier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgia Griffin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sierra Ortega<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Mathematics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conor Abrecht<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colin Flanagan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ella Hamilton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jonas Nebel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Shreiner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sara Munson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isabel Walker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanyah Pernell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grace Manthi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grey Phillips<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Philosophy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corvus Crump<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antoni Quill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sandy Angeh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Physical Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Izzy Neitz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Political Science, Law and Criminal Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel \u201cRay\u201d Zoretich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shay Hille<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maggie Ralston<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aaron Tenga<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Merari Morales<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kimberly Lopez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Honors Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robin Draetta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Academic Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emma Ray<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brenda Galvez Sierra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Derek Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gracyn Van Bemmel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilner Aguilar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ben Lucarello<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allison Munoz-Flores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maggie Ralston<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>George B. Delaplaine Jr. School of Business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francisco Becerra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oluwabukola Oke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patrick Vassallo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abbey Bolingbroke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jevaun-Dean Linton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nina Goddyn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris Sappe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rylee Burd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Miranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Ruth Whitaker Holmes School of Behavioral and Health Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Nursing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grace Guy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lillie Anders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Janelle Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Psychology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ethan Fireside<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alyssa Peters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaela Mitchell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samantha McIntosh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diana Mondragon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eclipse Charbonneau<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mackenzie Bentley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elizabeth Poulson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Sociology and Social Work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melanie Melara-Iraheta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Megan Pezenosky<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taj Jackson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Division of Community and Inclusivity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eisella Pearson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amaris Morales<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jevan-Dean Linton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Student Life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mimi Bafour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morgan Rhine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sofia Montoya-Deck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amaris Morales<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sara Munson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jasmine Paulino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morrigan Petherick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">##<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By Staff \/\/ Visual media instructor Tim Jacobsen was recognized as Teacher of the Year and Enrique Guzman was named Adviser of the Year at the annual honors convocation on May 1. 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