2018 Honors Convocation

Program

PROGRAM

Processional Beverly Coulter, DMA
Fine Arts Department
Master of Ceremony Pawena Sirimangkala, PhD
Chair, Honors Committee
University Marshall Nickesia Gordon, PhD
Chair, Faculty Senate
Invocation Rev. Mark Wedig, OP, PhD
Chair, Department
of Theology and Philosophy
Welcome John D. Murray, PhD Provost
Sigma Tau Delta Writing Awards  
Dr. Helen Connell Film Essay Award  
Dr. Lloyd D. Elgart Memorial Endowed Scholarship  
Deans’ Awards  
Alpha Chi  
Delta Epsilon Sigma  
Kappa Gamma Pi  
Phi Eta Sigma  
St. Catherine Medal  
Concluding Remarks Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD
President
Recessional Beverly Coulter, DMA

WRITING AWARDS

Sigma Tau Delta Writing Awards Andrea Greenbaum, PhD
Lillian Schanfield, PhD
Faculty Co-Sponsors
Poetry Category First Place: Bryce Reddick
Title of Entry: “What I Carry”
Major: Sport Management
School of Business
Fiction Category First Place: Destiny Ricks
Title of Entry: “A Better Place”
Major: English (Specialization in Professional Writing)
College of Arts and Sciences
  Honorable Mention: Ana Aguiar
Title of Entry: “Art of Surviving”
Major: English (Specialization in Literature)
College of Arts and Sciences
Essay Category First Place: Jonathan Gonzalez
Title of Entry: “Spanglish”
Major: English (Specialization in Professional Writing)
College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Helen Connell Film Essay Award Lawrence Byrne, PhD
Andrea Greenbaum, PhD
Lillian Schanfield, PhD
Faculty Co-Sponsors
  Honorable Mention: Destiny Ricks
Title of Entry: “Misguided Representation of the LGBT Community in Film”
Major: English
College of Arts and Sciences

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Dr. Lloyd D. Elgart Memorial Endowed Scholarship (2017 – 2018) Lillian Schanfield, PhD
Chair, Dr. Lloyd D. Elgart Memorial Endowed
Scholarship Committee
Johania Charles
Major: English (Specialization in Literature)
College of Arts and Sciences
 

DEANS’ AWARDS

College of Arts and Sciences Karen Callaghan, PhD, Dean
Mathematics and Sciences:  
Diana Cordero Dummit, Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry  
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Paola Montenegro, Bachelor of Science in Political Science
 
College of Nursing and Health Sciences John McFadden, PhD, Dean
Rebecca Rogers, Bachelor of Science in Cardiovascular Perfusion  
School of Business Orlando Barreto , PhD, Interim Dean
Elin R. Ekdahl, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
With Major in International Business
 
School of Education Jill Farrell, EdD, Dean
Kyra Campbell, Bachelor of Science in Education
With Specialization in Special Education
 
Daniel L. Cote, Bachelor of Liberal Studies
With Specialization in Psychology
 
School of Social Work Phyllis Scott, PhD, Dean
Tiffany Hodgson, Bachelor of Social Work  

HONORS SOCIETIES

ALPHA CHI Carol Warner, EdD
Moderator
Julissa Arocha Jonathan Goldberg Heath Paulson
Adrienne Barker Michelle Goostree Edith Ramirez
Esther Barrera Olga Hodge Tiffany Riherd
Taryn Blake-Cox Catina Jordan Johnny Rosales
Fruma Bogomilsky Autumn Leone Odalys Smith
Kellie-Sheleen Chapman Julie Martinez Bradley Tonner
Lakesha Cranston Amy Moody Victoria Wainright
Bailey Dorta Lola Ogunfowokan  
Denise Ellis Joseph Pacheco  
DELTA EPSILON SIGMA Maria Margarita Nodarse, PhD
Moderator
Jocelyn Baquier Leanne Jalique Destiny Ricks
Janene Bottinelli Kellyah Lettsome SaraMaria Ricupero
Suzette Boyer TeQuesta Mckinney-James Milagros Rubi
Ana Castillo Yuleika Nuñez Elizabeth Schabot
Kellie-Sheleen Chapman Madeline Pagan Talia Sessel
Denise Ellis Santiago Ramos Sheena Vandyke
Sheena Vandyke Yesenia Rapalo Taiesha Williams
Maria Houpe Paris Razor Charlene Wojcik
KAPPA GAMMA PI José-David Padilla, OP, SThD
Moderator
Bailey Dorta Kellie-Sheleen Chapman Yesenia Rapalo
Suzette Boyer Kellyah Lettsome Sheena Vandyke
Fruma Bogomilsky TeQuesta McKinney-James  
Taryn Blake-Cox Joseph Pacheco  
PHI ETA SIGMA George Cvejanovich, PhD
Moderator
Lemiah Bates Joshua Fredericks Shayna Ramirez
Javier Bracho Michelle Gonzalez Juan Sanchez
Britania Cameron David Grumney Isaac Sellers
Daphne Dauphin Alissa Lopez Jhomari Veras
Manouchka Etienne Victoria Martinez Karla Wolstenholme
Brenda Farias Desiree Mayfield Madison Yarborough
Alyzza Flores Andrew Mazalewski Christian Yuja
Janelle Forbes Nmachi Okere  
Adriana Franchi Teresa Olowin  
ST. CATHERINE MEDAL José-David Padilla, OP, SThD
Moderator
Junior
Jeremiah Paul
Major: Chemistry
   
Senior
Yuleika Nuñez
Major: International Studies
   

HONORS COMMITTEE

Marie-Michele Beauchesne, PhD School of Business
Kailyn Belle Isle Student Representative
College of Arts and Sciences
George Cvejanovich, PhD Moderator, Phi Eta Sigma
College of Arts and Sciences
Javier Gonzalez, PhD School of Education
Daryl Hawkins, MSN, RN College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Daryl Hawkins, MSN, RN College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Shannon Heard, CCP College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Prelser Maxius Student Representative
College of Arts and Sciences
Maria Margarita Nodarse, PhD Moderator, Delta Epsilon Sigma
College of Arts and Sciences
José-David Padilla, OP, SThD Moderator, Kappa Gamma Pi
St. Catherine Medal
College of Arts and Sciences
Pawena Sirimangkala, PhD Chair, Honors Committee
College of Arts and Sciences
Carol Warner, EdD Moderator, Alpha Chi
School of Professional and Career Education
Jennifer Williams, PhD, LCSW School of Social Work

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