FAU Hosts 53rd Annual Honors Convocation
(Photo by Alex Dolce)
红玫瑰社区 President John Kelly and Provost Bret Danilowicz will host the University鈥檚 53rd annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 13 at 4 p.m. at the University Theatre in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. The ceremony recognizes the University鈥檚 most outstanding students and faculty.
鈥淗onors Convocation is a longstanding and important tradition,鈥 said Danilowicz. 鈥淲e look forward to hosting the event in-person for the first time in three years.鈥
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, and the Fraternity and Sorority scholars. Faculty honors include the FAU Alumni Association鈥檚 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 FAU students. This year鈥檚 recipient is Vijaya Iragavarapu, Ph.D., professor in the . She specializes in cancer research with a focus on mechanisms involved in metastasis of breast cancer and understanding how the immune system plays a role. She is also a course director for medical students, teaches graduate cancer immunology course and trains students in cancer research.
2022 红玫瑰社区 Honors Convocation Awardees
University Scholars
| Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters听听 | Peter Reilly |
| College of Business听听听 |
Rebecca Dorvil |
| College of Education听听听听听听听听 |
Daniely Da Silva |
| College of Engineering and Computer Science听 |
Vincenzo Macri |
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College听听听 |
Hillary Moran |
| Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing听 |
Liam Carrasco |
| Charles E. Schmidt College of Science听 |
Jo Laura |
| College of Social Work and Criminal Justice 听听 |
Angemie Mathieu |
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Distinguished Student Award
| College of Social Work and Criminal Justice | Nicole Tartal |
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Fraternity and Sorority Scholars
| Alpha Psi Lambda National Fraternity, Inc | Luis Argueta Pulido听 |
| Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. | Ameera Sabit |
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Phi Kappa Phi Scholar
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College | David Harbaugh |
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Student-Athletes of the Year
| Baseball听听听听 | Hunter Cooley |
| Beach Volleyball 听听听听听 | Mackenzie Morris |
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Student-Athletes of the Year
| Baseball | Hunter Cooley |
| Beach Volleyball 听听听 | Mackenzie Morris |
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University Club Merit Award
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College | Breana Hanley |
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Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | Kayla Tapscott |
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Undergraduate Researchers of the Year
| Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters听听 | Jaimie Yap |
| College of Business, Allen E. Smith Awardee听 | Christiaan Lecky |
| College of Education听听听 | Kayla Crawford |
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | Thu Nguyen |
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College听 | David Harbaugh |
| Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine听 | Vanessa Stubbs |
| Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing听听听 | Angela Siclari |
| Charles E. Schmidt College of Science听 | Satviki Singh |
| College of Social Work and Criminal Justice | Robin Jimenez-Bean |
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Goldwater Scholars
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College听听 | Kate Maier |
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College听 | Samantha Zaninelli |
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Fulbright Student Scholarship
| Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship,听 | Christopher Shepler |
| Romania, Finalist | 听 |
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Alumni 鈥淒egree of Difference鈥 Award
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College听听听 | Miguel V谩zquez, Ph.D. |
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University Researchers of the Year
| Dimitris Pados, Ph.D., Professor College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Sarah Du, Ph.D., Associate Professor College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Zhen Ni, Ph.D., Assistant Professor College of Engineering and Computer Science |
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Scholars of the Year
| Robert Rabil, Ph.D., Professor Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters |
| Morgan Cooley, Ph.D., Associate Professor College of Social Work and Criminal Justice |
| Christine Spadola, Ph.D., Assistant Professor College of Social Work and Criminal Justice |
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Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching
| Ting Levy, Ph.D., College of Business |
| Masoud Jahandar Lashaki, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Catherine Trivigno, Ph.D., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College听听听 |
| Tamara Love, DNP, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing |
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Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Advising
| Tania Tucker, Ph.D., College of Business |
| Jessica Brynes, College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Chandra McKinney Clarke, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice |
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Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research听
| Keith Jakee, Ph.D., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College |
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Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty
| Heather Howard, Ph.D., College of Social Work and Criminal Justice |
| Nicole Baganz, Ph.D., Division of Research and Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine |
| Timothy Steigenga, Ph.D., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College |
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The Distinguished Teacher of the Year
| Vijaya Iragavarapu, Ph.D., Professor |
| Biomedical Science |
| Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine |
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