Much of the rite of passage that is commencement week at the University includes recognition of students who have earned awards for their work during the past academic year.
Several student award winners, such as the recipient of the 2020 Spring Herz Gold Medalist (presented to Tyler Harris, the spring’s graduating senior who has the highest University grade point average with the most letter-graded credits), as well as the University’s Senior Scholars (top graduates from each school and college as well as their faculty mentors) were released earlier in the week.
Below is a list of senior award recipients for the academic year.
University-wide honors
Herz Gold Medal: Tyler J. Harris
ROTC Governor’s Award: Ryan Robert Lutz
ROTC President’s Award: Cody Santos Beato
Thornton Peace Prize: The Young Feminists
Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award: Jacquelynn Tran
Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award: Shelly Ray Shea
Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award: Anthony Noe Martinez
Outstanding Senior Award: Kaitlyn Casey McKenna
Outstanding Senior Award: Emily Olsen
Regents’ Scholar Award, Graduate: Bruce T. Lensch
Regents’ Scholar Award, Undergraduate: Edward R. Cruz
Student Employee of the Year: Quentin P. Burgess
Phi Kappa Phi Award: Aqib Hossain Chowdhury
Phi Kappa Phi Award: Samantha Lanelle DeLeon
Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher: Chevonne Elena Sutter
Outstanding Graduate Student: Sima Aznavi
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Anthropology: Kristen Broehl
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Anthropology: Christina McSherry
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Anthropology: Cassie Skipper
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Basque Studies: Edurne Arostegui
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Biochemistry: Haley Toups
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Cell and Molecular Biology: Isaura Gutierrez
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Cell and Molecular Biology: Justine Habibian
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Civil and Environmental Engineering: Hamed Hasani
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology: Angela Pitera
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering: Oveis Asgari Gashteroodkhani
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Electrical Engineering: Mukesh Gautam
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Geography: Heather Benson
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Literature: Megan Cannella
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Pavement Engineering: Rami Chkaiban
College Honors
College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources Senior Scholar: Edward R. Cruz
College of Business Senior Scholar: Nayeli Villalobos Rodriguez
School of Community Health Sciences Senior Scholar: Brooke Zoe Eriksen
School of Community Health Sciences, Academic Achievement, Public Health: Gianna Isabella Lagorio
School of Community Health Sciences, Academic Achievement, Kinesiology: Brooke Zoe Eriksen
School of Community Health Sciences, Wolf Pack Award, Public Health: Gabrielle M. Palmer
School of Community Health Sciences, Wolf Pack Award, Kinesiology: Shuangxue Zheng
College of Education Senior Scholar: Brianna Esquivel
College of Engineering Senior Scholar: Derek D. Stratton
College of Engineering Outstanding Service Award: Barry Alexander Jones
College of Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Department Scholar: Austin Thomas Lowe
College of Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Department Service: Emily Grace McKenzie
College of Engineering Chemical & Materials Science Department Scholar: Pablo Izquierdo
College of Engineering Chemical & Materials Science Department Service: Jonathan Gutierrez
College of Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Department Scholar: Matthew Moonkyu Beck
College of Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Department Service: William S. Garner
College of Engineering Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Department Scholar: Benjamin Casey Fritz
College of Engineering Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Department Service: Michelle Falcon Mujica
College of Engineering Mechanical Engineering Department Scholar: Nathaniel Tate Strother
College of Engineering Mechanical Engineering Department Service: Barry Alexander Jones
Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism Senior Scholar: Katie McGlynn Grinsell
College of Liberal Arts Senior Scholar: Natashja K. Atherton
School of Medicine Senior Scholar: Janna Mitsuko Ishikawa
Orvis School of Nursing Senior Scholar: Sarah K. Belheir
Orvis School of Nursing Dean’s Award BSN Program: Nathan E. Burke
Orvis School of Nursing Dean’s Award BSN Program: Anna Maria Hardiman
Orvis School of Nursing Dean’s Award RN-BSN Program: Carleen Joan Wood
Orvis School of Nursing Dean’s Award MSN Program: Brian J. Dankowski
Orvis School of Nursing Dean’s Award DPN Program: Laura Ann Breu
College of Science Senior Scholar: Guglielmo Graziano Panelli
School of Social Work Senior Scholar: Emily Lynn Morgan
Athletics Awards
Academic All Mountain West: Carrington D. Tolliver, Soccer
Academic All Mountain West: Emelie Elisabeth Small, Soccer
Academic All Mountain West: Madison A. Hairston, Soccer
Academic All Mountain West: Olivia Rae Torres, Soccer
Academic All Mountain West: Sara N. Olanda, Soccer
Academic All Mountain West: Shane Austin Gustafson, Baseball
Academic All Mountain West: Shannon Wiles Palladino, Track & Field/Cross Country
Academic All Mountain West: Aaliyah Jochelle Earl, Track & Field/Cross Country
Academic All Mountain West: Anastasia Gorbacheva, Tennis
Academic All Mountain West: Benjamin Lewis Putman, Football
Academic All Mountain West: Camryn T. Rocha, Volleyball
Academic All Mountain West: Claudia Herrero, Tennis
Academic All Mountain West: James Gray Davis, Football
Academic All Mountain West: Jennifer Marie Krause, Tennis
Academic All Mountain West: Julien Pierre Felix Evrard, Tennis
Academic All Mountain West: Kameron Charles Toomer, Football
Academic All Mountain West: Katarina Lee Stashyn, Track & Field/Cross Country
Academic All Mountain West: Kathryn Elizabeth Rutherford, Golf
Academic All Mountain West: Mackenzie Goins, Softball
Academic All Mountain West: Lauryn Massic, Track & Field/Cross Country
Academic All Mountain West: Miles Roby Beach, Football
Academic All Mountain West: Nathaniel Kekoa Nui Edwards, Football
Academic All Mountain West: Otis R. Statum Jr., Baseball
Academic All Mountain West: Vernon Wesley Conaway V, Football
Academic All Mountain West: Tamera Shmitova, Swimming & Diving
Academic All Mountain West: Tina Lao, Track & Field/Cross Country
All Mountain West: Claudia Herrero, Tennis
All Mountain West: Jaylon Anthony McLaughlin, Baseball
All Mountain West: Julien Pierre Felix Evrard, Tennis
All Mountain West: Mackenzie Goins, Softball
All Mountain West: Sadaria C. McAlister, Softball
All Mountain West: Samuel Cobrn Harned, Golf
All Mountain West: Shuang Zheng, Swimming & Diving
All Mountain West: Tamera Shmitova, Swimming & Diving
All Mountain West Honorable Mention: Vernon Wesley Conaway V, Football
All Mountain West Honorable Mention: Lindsey Drew, Basketball
All Mountain West First Team: Jalen Harris, Basketball
All Mountain West Third Team: Jaaziel Dante Johnson, Basketball
All Tournament Puerto Vallarta College Challenge: Mackenzie Goins, Softball
CoSIDA Academic All-District: Vernon Wesley Conaway V, Football
Eight-Time Mountain West Champion: Shuang Zheng, Swimming & Diving
Inducted Into The National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Society: Vernon Wesley Conaway V, Football
Mountain West Champion: Tamera Shmitova, Swimming & Diving
Mountain West Player of the Year: Claudia Herrero, Tennis
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Anastasia Gorbacheva, Tennis
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Camryn T. Rocha, Volleyball
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Carrington D. Tolliver, Soccer
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Claudia Herrero, Tennis
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Emelie Elisabeth Small, Soccer
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Katarina Lee Stashyn, Track & Field/Cross Country
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Mackenzie Goins, Softball
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Lauryn Massic, Track & Field/Cross Country
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Olivia Rae Torres, Soccer
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Vernon Wesley Conaway V
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Sara N. Olanda, Soccer
Mountain West Scholar Athlete: Shannon Wiles Palladino, Track & Field/Cross Country
Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year: Jaaziel Dante Johnson, Basketball
Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year: Nisre Zouzoua, Basketball
NCAA Diver of the Year: Shuang Zheng, Swimming & Diving
Twice Mountain West Diver of the Year: Shuang Zheng, Swimming & Diving
Two-Time NCAA Champion: Shuang Zheng, Swimming & Diving
