UMBC Celebrates
Student Honors and Awards
Student Recognition WeekApril 30, 2017 - May 6, 2017
Student Recognition Week
To students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni of the UMBC community,
We are proud to present in this booklet names of the many UMBC undergraduate students who have ex-celled this year in academic work, leadership and service to campus and community. We encourage you to celebrate with them their outstanding achievements and contributions.
As an Honors University in Maryland, UMBC seeks to provide an educational experience in which all stu-dents are challenged and supported to work hard, focus on their goals, and achieve their dreams.Please join us in congratulating these outstanding students.
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III Philip J. RousPresident for Academic Affairs President Provost and Senior Vice President
UMBC celebrates Student Honors and Awards was developed by the Office of the Provost, in collaboration with faculty and staff across the campus.We thank Karen Fedderly of the Provost’s Office for her diligent care in collecting and compiling this information.
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Office of Undergraduate Education’s Undergraduate Research Award Scholars 2016 – 2017The following students received undergraduate research awards in 2016-2017.
Elise Adamson
Joshua Amason
Hannah Aris
Sarah Auer
Kyle Belluomo
Renee Booker
Maria Borja
Kerria Burns
Gabriela Canales
Kristofer Castro
Jennifer Christhilf
Ann Ciricione
Stephen Dan
Natalie DeNigris
December 2016Max Barnhart
Yisroel Cahn
Liberty Carter
Leora Hettleman
Sean Kort
Chloe Kwon
Julianne MacLennan
Heeba Malik
Maureen McGowan
Aviva Zapinsky
Nimasha Fernando
Marshal Golden
Amelia Hallworth
Maniraj Jeyaraju
Da’Kuawn Johnson
Flora Kirk
Justine Lottermoser
Jonathan Luckin
Navaal Mahdi
Megan Mellon
Sarah Miller
Sylvia Min
Sean Najmi
Nhu Nguyen
2016-2017 Honors College GraduatesThese December 2016 and May 2017 graduates successfully completed the requirements for the UMBC Honors College certificate.
Vanessa Nwaiwu
Daniel Ocasio
Brian O’Connor
Paul Oh
Kathleen Pagarigan
Himadri Patel
Sunitha Pawar
Ben Price
Sean Radaskiewicz
Rebekah Rashford
Victoria Schanken
Aarti Shah
Alexander Sievers
Amelia Smith
May 2017Alexander Aguilar-Gervase
Dziedzorm Amenumey
Rachel Backert
Christian Badolato
Janet Bonin
Jaelyn Bos
Genevieve Boutillier
Clark Butler
John Byrne
Alice Cao
Hannah Carter
Robert Caverly
Grace Chandler
QiuYe Chen
Amulya Choudhary
Kirsten Clark
Robin Coltri
Marina Congedo
Maumita Das
Amanda Day
Lauren Day
Natalie DeNigris
Alejandra Diaz
Ryan Dickie
Katlyn Easter
Adam Ellerbrock
Dylan Elliott
Brandon Enriquez
Allison Feeney
Samuel Forman
Adele Fu
James Gallagher
Lavanya Garnepudi
Matthew Glessner
Alyson Griese
Amelia Hallworth
Cherish Hannah
Erin Harle
Natalie Harris
Elyse Hill
Amy Hoffman
Emily Huang
Da’Kuawn Johnson
Michael Kelbaugh
Sigfredo Soto
Ben Sparklin
Savannah Steinly
Julian Tash
Zachariah Thomas
Nicholas Vaccaro
Kevin Whitley
Michael Wolfe
Henry Wu
Yun Yi Zheng
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The following students are UMBC nominees, finalists, or winners for the most prestigious national and international scholarships.
Hannah Kelly
Cody Kendig
Asad Khan
Waqar Khan
Haley Kirychuk
Michael Koogle
Sohini Kundu
David Leiberg
Evan Leiter-Mason
Rachel Linder
Jonathan Luckin
Amry Majeed
Allie Mann
Sara Mast
Joel McAdams
Megan Mellon
Joshua Metcalf
Marina Mizell
Daniela Mujica-Martorell
Daniel Ocasio
Lingzi Ouyang
Sarah Pollock
Eleanor Quinn-Gibney
Rosa Rada
Gabriela Roberts
Alexis Rodriguez Morfin
Bailey Rouk
Rima Sakhawala
Justin Santos
Avital Schaffer
Andreas Seas
Ariana Seidman
Brian Shouse
Tracee Simms
Jamie Smith
Nicholay Topin
Theresa Tran
Elizabeth Ung
Nevin Varghese
Jenna Wade
Alyssa Wellman Houde
Shane Wellnitz
Jacqueline Wojcik
Rachel Woo
Jason Young
National and International Scholarships
Critical Language Scholarship
Sofia Nasafi, Urdu
Fulbright Awards, 2016 – 2017
English Teaching Assistant Recipients
Kirsten Clark, Colombia
William Klotz, Mexico
Brian Shouse, Bulgaria
Research/Study
Jacqueline Wojcik, Norway
Michael Wolfe, Germany
English Teaching Assistant Alternates
Jacob Hippert, Malaysia
Aaron Kannet, Ukraine
Christina Smith, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Research/Study Alternates
Justine Lottermoser, Netherlands
Laura Riddering, Gautemala
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Ancient Studies
Outstanding Senior in Ancient Studies Superior academic performance and contribution to the life of the Ancient Studies Department
Riley R. Auer
Abigail K. Worgul Christopher Sherwin Award Awarded in memory of an alumnus and son of the original Ancient Studies faculty member, to an outstanding major
Flora M. Kirk
Robert and Jane Shedd Award for Excellence in Ancient Studies Given by a longtime faculty member and his wife for an outstanding major
Jessie K. Maes
The William and Martha Christopher AwardIn memory of the parents of Barbara Christopher, to support the Ancient Studies program in the form of scholarships for majors who excel
Matthew J. O’Keefe
Diane Zdenek AwardIn memory of Howard County Latin teacher Diane Zdenek to support a freshman intending to major in Ancient Studies or a current superior major
Marissa G. Bullis
Department Awards
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
At College award ceremonies in May 2017, these junior and senior students will receive awards from the academic departments for their outstanding achievements.
Africana Studies
American Studies
Fannie Lou Hamer Distinguished Service AwardPresented to a graduating major in Africana Studies who has demonstrated exemplary service and leadership in the department, university, or wider community.
Mariah Dailey
Outstanding Achievement in American StudiesAwarded to students who have demonstrated superior academic performance and significant contributions to the enrichment of university and community life.
Allison Feeney
Katherine Zell
Takreem Zulfiqar
Calvin Perry
Joe Tobesman Award Recognizes students who demonstrate enthusiasm for learning, a mature ability to connect learning with life experience, persistent application to the learning enterprise, and a generous and humane spirit.
James Berbert
Award for Academic ExcellencePresented to a graduating minor who has demonstrated academic excellence by maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher in Africana Studies coursework.
Chanelle Jones
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Dance
Economics
Asian Studies
Outstanding Senior in Dance PerformanceOutstanding performance and potential for successin the field
Nerissa Vasconcells
Kendra Welborn
Outstanding Graduating Senior in EconomicsPresented to a graduating senior with an outstanding scholastic record and demonstrated sustained interest in the field of economics
Brandon Enriquez
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Financial EconomicsPresented to a graduating senior with an outstanding scholastic record and demonstrated sustained interest in financial economics
Jessica Lincoln
Department of Economics Distinguished Service AwardPresented to a student who has provided exemplary service to the Economics Department, to the Economics Council of Majors, or to the UMBC chapter of the Omicron Delta Epsilon national economics honor society
Stutie Mainali
Outstanding Service AwardOutstanding Service to the Asian Studies Program
Courtney Lowman
Academic Excellence in Asian Studies AwardOutstanding academic record in the Asian Studies Program by an Asian Studies major during his/her years at UMBC
Aidan Walker
Julian Tash
Nathaniel Wong
Outstanding Senior in ChoreographyOutstanding choreography
Domineka Reeves
Sarah Schmitz
Outstanding Junior in Dance
Maia Schechter
Excellence in an Asian LanguageMost improvement in an Asian language shown by an Asian Studies major during his/her years at UMBC, combined with high academic achievement
Lisa March
Yun Zheng
Department of Economics Civic Engagement AwardPresented to an outstanding Economics or Financial Economics student who has engaged in either local or international activity for the betterment of humanity
Shiona Wijesekara
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Accounting Presented to the graduating senior with an outstanding scholastic record and demonstrated sustained interest in accounting
Patrick Faustino
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Department AwardsCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences continued...
Education
Emergency Health Services
Outstanding Early Childhood StudentSuperior academic achievement and performance in early childhood education and the field-based portion of the Education program
Melissa Mahon
Outstanding Secondary StudentSuperior academic achievement and performance in secondary education and the field-based portion of the Education program
Taisha Bowman
Outstanding Elementary StudentSuperior academic achievement and performance in elementary education and the field-based portion of the Education program
Shelbi Ingle
Emergency Health ServicesOutstanding Student in Emergency Health Services AwardAcademic excellence in the major, service to the department and to the field of Emergency Health Services
Kara Buckmaster
Nita Barbour AwardStudent who demonstrates the spirit of Early Childhood Education
Emmalee Pinion
Audrey Jewett Living the Mission AwardStudent whose achievement and performance demonstrate a professional disposition consistent with the Department of Education’s Mission Statement
Ryan Connors
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English
Gender and Women’s Studies
Robert G. Shedd Award for Excellence in EnglishOutstanding academic achievement by a student majoring in English
James Gallagher
Journalism AwardBest article or series of articles in any category of journalism, including news, features and editorials. Open to all UMBC students
Carrie Cook
Malcolm C. Braly AwardExcellence in creative writing in poetry or fiction
Fiction
Emily Parks
Poetry
Amber Turkin
Non-Fiction
Carol Melo Outstanding Contribution in English AwardSuperior academic performance and service to the English Department
Thomas Eliason
Jo Ann E. Argersinger Academic Achievement AwardNamed for a former provost and Gender and Women’s Studies faculty member, this award recognizes exemplary academic achievement in Gender and Women’s Studies.
Caitlin A. Box
Shira M. Devorah
Prachi Kochar
Philip J. Landon AwardOutstanding Academic Achievement by a student majoring in English with an interest in film and/or new media
Alison Kreckmann
Sandra King Geest ScholarshipOutstanding Academic Achievement by a student majoring in English
Danielle Goldstein
Bartleby AwardsStudent Magazine of UMBC
Jesse Waterman
Rebekah Rashford
Bryce Moore
Joan S. Korenman Outstanding Service AwardNamed for the founding director of the program, this award recognizes outstanding service to the Gender and Women’s Studies Program.
Stephanie R. Barnaba
Julianne K. Walker
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Department AwardsCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences continued...
Geography and Environmental Systems
Global Studies
Health Administration and Public Policy
Outstanding Seniors in Geography and Environmental SystemsHigh scholarship and noteworthy contribution by senior GES majors in research and leadership
Jaelyn Bos
Parker O. Damm
Clayton L. McKenzie
Kha-Ai T. Tran
Alyssa N. Wellman Houde
Outstanding ScholarThe best overall student, based on academic performance
Daniela Mujica-Martorell
Outstanding ResearcherThe student with the best performance in a research project
Isabel Geisler
Health Administration and Policy Program Council of Majors Book Scholarship
Roopa Mistry
Barbara E. Burkman ScholarshipPresented to a student majoring in Health Administration and Policy Program, based on academic standing and merit
Theresa Sheets
Tom Rabenhorst Award for Geospatial TechniquesAwarded to the student who best represents the tradition of excellence in geospatial techniques that characterized Tom Rabenhorst’s long and distinguished career at UMBC
Christina Spliedt
Outstanding LeaderThe student with the best performance in the area of service
Genevieve Boutilier
Outstanding Student in Health Administration and Policy ProgramExceptional academic performance
Mariah Salcedo
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History
Judaic Studies
Media and Communication Studies
John Bell-Clifford Maas Prize for Academic ExcellenceBest overall academic record in the Department of History by a history major during his/her years at UMBC
Tyler Duckett
Marshall Golden
Graham Johnson
Lauren O’Connell
Outstanding Senior in Judaic StudiesPresented to a student or students who have demonstrated excellence in studies pursuant to completing the minor program in Judaic Studies
Avery Wilkinson
Alexandra R. Kempner
Award for Academic AchievementThis award recognizes exemplary academic achievement in Media and Communications Studies.
Navaal Mahdi
Yun Zheng
Award for Outstanding ServiceThis award recognizes outstanding service to the Media and Communication Studies Department.
Alyson Griese
Kaitlin Smith
Joseph D. Reese Memorial PrizeBest essay on a historical topic
Miles Light
Sayre Posey
Award for Creativity in Media ProductionThis award recognizes outstanding creativity in Media Production.
Ashton Greenwood
Daniel Thompson
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Department AwardsCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences continued...
Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
Music
Philosophy
Overall Academic Achievement Award
Jessica Willis
Hailey Jowanowitch
Angela Moorjani Award for Excellence in Language Skills
Benjamin Ferrone
Michelle Stafford
Outstanding Achievement
Haley Kirychuk
Ryan Edwards
Melissa Byrd
Zachariah Thomas
Ariana Seidman
Nick Mullen
The Glen Trawinski Student Leadership Award in Philosophy Given to a student who has excelled in service or leadership for the undergraduate philosophical community.
Krishan Zaveri
Sarah Lipman
The Samuel J. Baum Memorial Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Given to a senior philosophy student who, in the judgment of the UMBC Philosophy Department, has shown great promise in the pursuit of philosophy.
Angela Reed
Ricardo Palomares Award for Service and Academic Excellence
Kirsten Clark
The Evelyn Barker Book PrizeGiven for superior academic performance by a junior or senior in the Department of Philosophy.
Aryeh Englander
Gracie Bradford
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Political Science
Psychology
Sociology and Anthropology
Theatre
Outstanding Senior
Nora Corasaniti
Aiden Delisle
Outstanding Scholars
Fatoumata Keita
Noor Amin
Distinguished Achievement Award
Helena Addison
Elizabeth Cocker
Jonah Kracke-Bock
Allie Mann
Trevor Pitts
Outstanding Student in Sociology Exceptional academic performance
Emily Melluso
Outstanding Student in AnthropologyExceptional academic performance
Gabriela Roberts
Outstanding Achievement in Performance
Keri Eastridge
Jessie Gilson
Academic Excellence
Eleanor Quinn-Gibney
Outstanding Scholar-Leader
Evan Leiter-Mason
Danielle Allison
Shimoff Award for Outstanding Service to the Psychology Department
Kara Seidel
The David and Jeannette Lewis Memorial Scholarship AwardAcademic achievement in sociology and/or anthropology courses
Jill Flythe
Ardy Sowe
Barellie Thompson
Claire Hempel
Outstanding Achievement in Design and Production
Adam Ciotta
Gabriella Castillo
Outstanding Department Service
Julia Junghans
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Department AwardsCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences continued...
College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Visual Arts
Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics and Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Award for Academic ExcellenceExcellence in scholarship, artistic merit and continuing dedication to visual arts
Emily C. Eaglin
Melissa D. Prather
Bethany G. Cauble
Sharareh S. Vakil
Christine A. Stringer
Jacqueline M. Wojcik
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Biological SciencesAwarded to graduating seniors for excellence in the classroom
Jaelyn Bos
Katelyn Callaghan
Amanda Day
Lauren Day
Jackson Narrett
Himadri Patel
Julianna Sun
Amelia Smith
Theresa Tran
Rita Younes
Tiffany Zhang
Excellence in Biological Sciences
Kritika Chugh
Austin Gabel
Amelia Hallworth
Evan Yang
Cynthia Alms
Thomas V. Marsho & Martin Schwartz Memorial Fund
Kristina Atanasoff
Ann Cirincione
Sylvia Edoigiawerie
Rebekah Rashford
Linda Wiratan
Roger Michael Davis Endowed Scholarship
Daniel Morris
John H., Sr. and Althea Griner Scholarship Fund
Oluwatomiwa Oladunni
Cierra McKoy
Departmental Service Award
Emily Hillman
Sandoz Undergraduate Teaching Award
Amy Hoffman
Otto Kloetzel Musall and Otto Musall Scholarship
Daniel Lim
Joe Skowronski
The Richard E. Wolf, Jr. Scholarship
Karan Odom
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College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences continued...
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Faculty Award for Excellence
Ryan Atkinson
Laura Satterfield
Heather Frank
Outstanding Graduating SeniorAn award given to a graduating senior who has displayed excellence in the classroom
Josh Amason
Hannah Carter
Justine Lottermoser
Rima Sakhawala
Don Creighton Memorial Scholarship Established by Arlene G. Creighton and family to support students in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Justine Lottermoser
Vitullo Award for Undergraduate ResearchThe Victor Vitullo Award recognizes outstanding achievement in research by a senior student in chemistry.
Luca Santinelli
Faculty Award for ExcellenceSponsored by the department and American Institute of Chemists
Evan Yang
Outstanding Graduating SeniorAn award given to a graduating senior who has displayed excellence in the classroom
Gabrielle Balaa
Lise Satterfield ScholarshipThe Lise Satterfield Scholarship recognizes an outstanding junior student in chemistry or biochemistry with research experience.
Arissa Falat
The Faith AwardAwarded to an outstanding junior biochemistry student who plans to attend graduate or professional school
Sam Giannakoulis
Chesapeake Chemist AwardAwarded to an outstanding chemistry student
Heather Frank
John Mittino Award for ServiceThe John Mittino Award for Chemistry Service recognizes a chemistry or biochemistry student for both exceptional academics and service to the department.
Gabrielle Balaa
Analytical Chemistry AwardAwarded by the American Chemical Society division of analytical chemistry to the outstanding student doing research in analytical chemistry
Nick Vaccaro
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Mathematics and Statistics
Physics
Outstanding Graduating Seniors in Mathematics
Samantha A. Furman
Sophia M. Haire
Tessa Helble
Sarah K. Henry
Rachel A. Linder
Jonathan H. Luckin
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Statistics
Claire Hempel
Jeremiah J. Quijote
Hayley M. Richardson
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Physics
Marina Conegdo
Natalie DeNigris
Brian Koch
Jonathan Luckin
Benjamin Price
Kevin Whitley
Michael Wolfe
Department AwardsCollege of Natural and Mathematical Sciences continued...
Dr. Bimal and Mrs. Suchandra Sinha Endowment for Excellence in Statistics
Mai-Han Trinh
Freeman A. Hrabowski President’s Advisory Council Scholarship
Theodore Weinberg
Bobak R. McCann
The Michele P. Hayes Scholarship
Puja B. Trivedi
Outstanding Undergraduate Learning Assistant in Physics
Rachel Woo
Benjamin Zidek
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Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Information Systems
Department AwardsCollege of Engineering and Information Technology
Outstanding Senior in Chemical EngineeringHighest academic achievement of seniors majoring in chemical engineering
Andreas Seas
Robert W. Keim
Daniel Ocasio
Sydney D. Menikheim
Erick P. Soetje
Melissa E. Sampson
Outstanding Achievement in Computer ScienceOutstanding academic achievement or service in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department
Natacha Ngea
Sophia Haire
Bernard McNamee
Alejandra Diza
Edward LaFemina
Brendan Waters
Vijay Jose AwardA student in Information Systems or Business Technology Administration with junior or senior status who demonstrates an interest and is involved in student life at UMBC
Pragya Chaudhari
Outstanding Achievement in Computer EngineeringOutstanding academic achievement or service in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department
Raef Youssef
Nathaniel Lebedda
Nathan Niewoehner
Brian Hillsley
Ahmed Refai
Rachel Latzko
Manoharshyam Joshi Award
Matthew Landen
Outstanding Senior in Information SystemsOutstanding academic achievement by senior Information Systems majors
Brandon C. Tesar
Matthew J. Eckenrode
Wooram Shin
Jonathan H. Eom
Joseph Bennett
Muhammad Rafay
Lucas D. Miller
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Outstanding Senior in Business Technology AdministrationOutstanding academic achievement by senior Business Technology Administration majors
Omar Karim
Desmond G. Cooper
Cal Williams
Stephanie R. Savage
Emily Escobedo2016-17 America East Conference Swimmer of the Year - First-Ever Four-Time Winner
Joe Sherburne2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District Men’s Basketball First Team
Nathan Lewnes2016 Men’s Lacrosse National Goal-Scoring Leader
Hassan Omar2016 Men’s Cross Country All-American; America East Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field Championship’s Most Outstanding Performer
Information Systems
Department Awards
Program Awards
Athletics
College of Engineering and Information Technology continued...
Outstanding Senior in Network Administration Outstanding academic achievement by senior in Network Administration certificate program
Matthew J. Eckenrode
Lucas Miller
Outstanding Senior in Web Development Outstanding academic achievement by senior in Web Development certificate program
Claire Hempel
Sophia Cologer2016 America East Cross Country All-Academic Team/2016 America East First Team
Sunita Mengers2016 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars
Elijah WrightMen’s Swimming/Diving
Pandora WilsonWomen’s Basketball
Afees AbolurinMen’s Track & Field
Rachel KatzenbergerWomen’s Lacrosse
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Honors College Outstanding Academic Achievement AwardOutstanding academic achievement, especially in Honors courses
Brandon M. Enriquez
Haley Kirychuk
Andreas Seas
Jacqueline M. Wojcik
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award Students achieving a 3.86 through 4.00 G.P.A.
Nimasha Fernando
Maniraj Jeyaraju
Marina Mizell
Himadri Patel
Rosa Rada
Outstanding Tutor AwardGiven to graduating seniors who have shown strong commitment to the Learning Resources Center Tutorial Program through their outstanding participation and dependability in tutoring and related activities. They have demonstrated excellence in their professional work ethic, proficiency in a specialized academic area, and tutoring that reflects pedagogical knowledge and skills. These students have tutored four or more semesters and have earned at least Level II CRLA Tutor Certification.
Maria C. Borja
Tonye Braide
Nora Corasaniti
Jessica Maharaj
Adaku Uchendu
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Honors College
Interdisciplinary Studies
Learning Resources Center
Honors College Leadership AwardStrong academic performance, especially in Honors courses, and demonstrated effectiveness in a leadership capacity at UMBC
Dylan Elliott
Da’Kuawn A. Johnson
Allie M. Mann
Daniel Ocasio
Zainab Damji Memorial Scholarship
Gabrielle Salib
Outstanding SI Leader AwardGiven to graduating seniors who have demonstrated exceptional initiative and leadership abilities for three or more semesters in their service to the Learning Resources Center’s Supplemental Instruction (SI) program. Each recipient has served as a model peer facilitator/mentor to new SI staff, engaged in training opportunities, and assisted the coordinator of SI in various administrative functions.
Hannah Carter
Waqar Khan
Vanessa Nwaiwu
Honors College Community Service AwardStrong academic performance, especially in Honors courses, and outstanding service to the Honors College, the university, and the local community
Jaeyln Bos
Rosa Rada
Alexis Rodriguez Morfin
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Samuel I. Rosenberg Citizenship AwardEstablished in 1995 by Samuel I. Rosenberg, this award recognizes a UMBC student who has completed an outstanding apprenticeship within citizenship and public policy.
Kyle G. McKee
The Samson, Rosetta A., and Sadie Feldman AwardEstablished in January 1996 by Sadie B. Feldman in memory of her family. Given to a student who has completed his/her junior year of studies and has demonstrated, through community service and academic activities, an understanding of the responsibilities of citizenship.
Asma Qaiyumi
Program Awards continued...
Honor Societies
The Shriver Center
Chi Alpha SigmaNational College Athlete Honor Society
Philip AdejumoCynthia AlmsHannah ArisAllison AtkinsonKatherine BerkowitzGabrielle BoehmerMalcolm BrentNadezhda BzhilyanskayaKatelyn CallaghanCory CallahanNicole CasagrandLaura CastaldoMatthew ChaninSophia CologerNatalie DavisAmanda DayLauren DayBrittany DriscollEmily EscobedoConnor Ganley
The France-Merrick Scholarship ProgramA merit scholarship for talented undergraduates who have demonstrated potential for leadership in the area of civic engagement, especially to Baltimore City, and strong academic records.
Isabel Geisler
Jaelyn Bos
Corrin P. Markey
Amy K. Hoffman
Nimasha B. Fernando
Lavanya R. Garnepudi
Markya D. Reed
Alexander GlieseWyatt GriffithKaelin JacksonMatthew KaneLuke KesslerMadison KoenigKelly LaneRachel LatzkoCarly LeskoKayla LillyNicholas LoiodiceJonathan LuckinCourtney MattsonTaylor McCarleyMolly MekaAustin MitchellKira MorganKyle PaxtonMorgan PeyouKimberly PuccioSteven RigbyEmily RussoToni Santonastasso
Andrew SchrantzGrant SearfossJoseph SherburneKinsley ShifflettEric SmartErick SoetjeGregor SpoerlinBrooke St. MartinSamantha SteinmanHannah SutherlandJohn TornabeneZoya TrendafilovaKristin WatsonPandora WilsonKatherine Zell
Golden KeyAcademic Excellence, Leadership, and Service
Zain AbidinOlumide AlegbeleyeAmir AllahbedashtiBrett Allen
Doris AndersonNwadiuto AnyanwuRoxanne BeelsKatja BehrendJunaid BhattiAdam BiodolilloDesiree BodzionySarah BoggsJordan BonillaBedford BoylstonElizabeth BryantKiana CarrRichard ChingChristine CoburnNichelle CollierRyanpaul CortezEliana CrentsilJoseph CristianoErica DasiMonica DreverRyanne DunlopJaniqua DunnCecilia Dye
Student Recognition Week / 21Honor SocietiesGolden Key, continuedMatthew DymekAndy EpsilantisLauren FergusonNaftali Fink
Thomas FisherDomonique FlowersKimberly FourneySilvia Fuentes VasquezEmoke GalambosMatthew GalinnJessica GirodJustine GliegerDebbie GoldsteinOdin HanksJoyce HughesLaura HumberNoah JaquesIrene JavierAshwant KaurSara KavandiCindy KishoyianAysha KhanChristine LeeJonathan LesselsDeShawn LuuKristina MarkmanMelinda MerrittMan Wa MoAbraar MuneemBao Loc NgoHai NguyenSungeun OllerAlaina OlsenStaci PowellFinny RoccaSharon RollinsLea SchwarzenbergErick ShepherdMayer SteinBrittany Stergiou
Nischal SubediKyle SuttonNetsanet TeferaNikki VietzPrincess WalkerLinda WiratanRyan WitkowskiSaadiya Zarrin
Omicron Delta KappaNational Leadership Honor Society
Adeteniola AdebayoAaiz AhmedDanielle AllisonAriunzaya AmgalanSarah BachTrent BaeHilary BrightJacquelyn BrondiMeage ClementsGrace DaiSuravi DasLynne DeckelKhaled ElgendyRichard ElliottCatherine FredianiAdam FreitagJulia GottliebBethany GrahamKristina LiRandi LindsayWei LiuKaitlyn LongoJustine LottermoserMarina MizellVirginia PhalenDivya PrasadRachel RiserEmery RudolphMaura SmithSavannah Steinly
Hannah SutherlandChristina TilleyBeatriz Tupinamba -
Karmaluk TinocoStanley WangAnton Yanker
Phi AlphaSocial Work Honor Society
Perpetua AbongnelahKristina AllenRosalene AllenRachel AuthRebecca BehnkeJessica Bellosi MullinaxBrittany BergmannJessica BoddyKaren BuckhalterGeorge BuddemeyerChristopher CarrKathleen CarterJosie CarusoCarrie ClevelandRachel CrosenMarina DianaSeth DitmanTricia M. DoveDuane EggermanKyrstin ElliottBarbara FatzingerMalari A. FinamoreLeslie Flores-MembrenoShana FrankelSilvia Fuentes-VasquezMahlet GebrehiwoteSarah GiacaloneMalorie GibsonBianca GiorgilliJill GodfreyKathleen Andersen GraceKathryn GuzzeyClaire Hajjar
Rebecca HartonDaniel L. HeckmanLiana KahnBeth D. KalbSanyambe KassembeNatalie KernizanSungsook KimSarah Kim Jessica Koontz-FerreraJennifer MarquezBethany Caitlin MedleyJessica MelefskyAdriana MembrenoRobert MilesElizabeth NanceJonathan Neal Michelle NydenNancy PazMargaret PazelAlisha PelaezKelly A. PortelaGaby PortilloJessica PraybeEmily PrestonRafay QureshiNiloufar RahmiIvanna RamosRozalyn RossSierra SafakMelisa SalgadoKrista SchmidtJennifer SegoviaKeila SilvaDunrick Sogie-ThomasLatoya SolomonSara StuckenschneiderEmily SulerudKevin Sumey (Dederick)Karla VelasquezAnnaMarie WagnerJulianne Walker
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Phi Alpha, continuedNelly WaribeJesse E WatsonNicole WellerKristine WhelandEmily WigfieldShirley WolfFarah AliChristina AllenOliva BoyleTori BurgamyErin CallahanJessica CalleEmily CarrilloRenee CarrizoJason ChrystalSandra CockrellCynthia ColonDanielle CombsKalyn CrocettiMonica Drever (Lovell)Yesenia EnriquezGabriela FloresSabrina HallRenee JeffersonHannah JohnsonCarmen KaaridAshleigh KristensenCharley LenovitzRebecca MannAnna MilyaevaSara MolovinskyLorena MoralesDoris NamondoCindy NgoBecca NolderMarie R. PessagnoCinthia RiveraMichelle RoqueDaniela RosalesPaige Simmons
Honor SocietiesAbbey ViadoStephanie WeberEricka WilliamsonStefany Wolfe
Phi Beta KappaAcademic Honor Society for Liberal Arts and Sciences
Michael AgnelloKemi AkinnolaDanielle AllisonElizabeth AucottAakash BajpaiMelanie BiddingerMelissa BiddingerJaelyn BosCaitlin BoxRyan BrennerGenevieve BruneAmanda BukerClark ButlerKathleen CarinoRichard ChingMarina CongedoParker DammHanna DasooLauren DayNatalie DeNigrisPatrick DuBoyceKelly DunnDylan Rogers ElliottBrandon EnriquezAustin GabelJames GallagherAndres GarciaLavanya GarnepudiMeghan GilbertBen GillinghamAmelia HallworthStormy HillJason HillLydia Hogan
Emily HuangMiraie IshakManiraj JeyarajuHailey JowanowitchMyungsun JungObinna KaluMichael KelbaughAlexandra KempnerWaqar KhanArtaza KhanStacey KramerRushmie KulkarniMargaret LaCourseArthur LaksQuynh LeDavid LeibergEvan Leiter-MasonJessica LincolnJonathan LuckinJulianne MacLennanCrystal MakAlison MarkSara MastRebekah MatthewsSimon MaxwellNaomi MburuMaureen McGowanCaleb MetcalfWilliam MorganKidusan NegashDaniel OcasioJulian PaulEmily PlastererJulia PrentissBenjamin PriceJeremiah QuijotePrasiddha RamachandranRima SakhawalaLaura SatterfieldBrian ShouseCorey Simon
Matthew SpannLara StefanssonLindsey TitusTheresa TranNevin VargheseAlyssa Wellman HoudeJonathan WernerJames WhiteheadKevin WhitleyJacqueline WillettJessica WillisRita YounesMorgan ZeppTiffany Zhang
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa PhiUndergraduate Students Invited to Membership for Academic Excellence
Lia AdamsHelena AddisonAnila AfzalMichael AgnelloKemi AkinnolaMichelle AlbanWilliam AlexanderAhmed AliKatherine AllisonCynthia AlmsChristian AngelNandini AravindanYafet ArefeaynePam ArroyoLaura ArvinAndrew ArvizuRafay AsharAllison AtkinsonRyan AtkinsonDavid AtlasElizabeth AucottSarah Auer
Student Recognition Week / 23Honor SocietiesPhi Kappa Phi, continuedEmma AyalaEllis AzumaRachel BackertChristian BadolatoMaryamsadat BanyahmadAnna BaranovaHector BarreraJacob BassHaley BastAlexander BauerSarah BaugherAndrew BeardJoshua BellDorra BenmohamedJoseph BennettAmy BerbertJoseph BernsteinSiya BhagatRohan BhallaMelanie BiddingerMelissa BiddingerMichelle BiddingerMatthew BleakneyChris BlockDanielle BoatengScott BohonChristopher BoiaRenee BookerJaelyn BosYasmine BouchlaghemGenevieve BoutilierCaitlin BoxMichael BradleyRyan BrennerGenevieve BruneSamual BuettnerAmanda BukerAndrew Burgoyne-HongellThomas BurnettClark Butler
Melissa ByrdDevorah CahnTimothy CainKatelyn CallaghanCaleb CampbellDanielle CannadyYan CaoJessica CarderKathleen CarinoSean CarmodyRenee CarrizoBethany CartyNicole CasagrandJeffrey CasellaKristofer M. CastroAlex ChaEric ChaMorgan ChaddertonEstee ChaimsonCatherine ChappellKevin ChenRichard ChingStephen ChubbKritika ChughJulia CiatteiAnn CirincioneKirsten ClarkMark CobuzziElizabeth CockerJolee CohenShannon ColeMarissa ColellaJoseph CollinsRobin ColtriDaniel ConlonCarrie CookDaniel CooleyNora CorasanitiJames CorneliusRyanpaul CortezDerek Coss
Todd CoxConnor CraftMichelle CristionKira CroneTaylor CullitonRohan DalwadiParker DammMaia DannaSrujana DasariAdrian DaveyCynthia DavisJennie DegenfordJulia DeiblerNatalie DeNigrisNicolas DeroinKatherine DillonAshley DolgoffSarah DouglasStephan DoyleMonica A. DreverKelly DunnMayah DunstanEmily EaglinMark EdgingtonSylvia EdoigiawerieThomas EliasonDan EngbertAryeh EnglanderJonathan H. EomErika EspinozaTania EvansArissa FalatMary FarrellDeborah FarthingPatrick FaustinoBrittany FedericiMolly FeinsonLauren FergusonNimasha FernandoJessica Ferris Tyler Fitzpatrick
Gabriela FloresKimberly FourneyJason FowlerHeather FrankElana FrankelTasha FuAustin GabelAndrew GalbreathDaniel GallagherJames GallagherConnor GanleyAndres GarcisLavanya GarnepudiAaron GayLacey GeorgeAlan GibsonLeanne GibsonKatherine GiitterBen GillinghamJustine GliegerDanielle GoldsteinMegumi GomyoPeter GottleibKristen GrabowskiEmily GraceNoah GrahamYasmin GrahamLeona GrantLeslie GrayAshton GreenwoodGloria GutierrezArizona GuzmanKathryn GuzzeyRebecca HaddawayKristin HambyErin HarleRebecca HartonJequil HartzElizabeth HawkinsBenjamin HazlettZiyed Hedfi
Student Recognition Week / 24
Phi Kappa Phi, continuedVictoria HeighTessa HelbleClaire HempelAndrew HenrySarah HenryRyan HeslinLeora HettlemanJason HillRebecca HillStormy HillKiona HinesBlake HipsleyKevin HoEvodia HoffLydia HoganRachel HollenczerFelicia O. HollowayAlex HoltschneiderZachary HoltzmanVincent HommanLisa HongVirginia Hoyt-OconnorEmily HuangReagan HuberBrooke HudsonMelissa HudsonShannon HummLinda HunterDante HurstAtizaz HussainAllie HutchisonAnthony HuynhThomas HyattAdam IbrahimiBraddford IchniowskiMiraie IshakBruce JamesChathusanka JayasinghaMohammad JeeManiraj Jeyaraju
Jacquilyn JohnsonPeter JohnsonDaniel JohnstonBrendan JonesJosh JonesShyanne JonesEmily JordanNeil JoshiRobert JoyceMyungeun JungJulia JunghansLiana KahnObinna KaluMichele KaluzienskiMatthew KaneOmar KarimSanyambe KassembeJuliet KassmanBenjamin KatzRobert KeimFatoumata KeitaHannah KellyAlexandra KempnerRebekah KempskeHannah KennedyCaroline KeryFariha KhalidArtaza KhanWaqar KhanAmirhosein KhatirniaAdam KidwellDk KimSo Jung KimSungsook KimGrant KingsburyHaley KirychukJonah Kracke-BockStacey KramerRamya KrishnakumarSelam KubromShubhangini Kuchibhotla
Chaya LachmanMargaret LaCourseEdward LaFeminaJoseph LagneseKristen LairArthur LaksMatthew LandenCaroline LarkinQuynh LeTri LeAdelina LeahuNathaniel LebeddaDavid LeibergEvan Leiter-MasonSasha LenusDaniel LeskoAndrew LevinDaniel LimJa Young LimJiayong LinStephen LinJessica LincolnVincent LiuZachary LongSophia LoprestiSymphony LoveladyJoshua LuckerShirin LudwigBella LyJulianne MacLennanNavaal MahdiAhsan MahmoodMelissa MahonAmry MajeedCrystal MakLisa MarchAlison MarkKristina MarkmanJennifer MarquezEmily MartinNaomi Martinez
Drew MarvelAmina MaswadehRebekah MatthewsSimon MaxwellDaniel MayerJeremy MayoLaurel MazurUgonna MbaekweNaomi MburuMary Ann McAllisterEmily McGovernBernard McNameeChrysandra MedleyMatthew MellarkeyCarol MeloGabriela MendozaSydney MenikheimVictor MercoglianoTamara MertherCaleb MetcalfRobert MilesLucas MillerSarah MillerJames MingleSara MolovinskyEmmanuel MonesGeorgeo MorcosAndrew MorganWilliam MorganRachel MorinAlexandra MorrisDaniel MorrisTristan MountcastleSalmaan MubeenMartin MurphyMikela MurphySamina MusaVeronica MusiolBenjamin NaceKidusan NegashMorgan Nelson
Honor Societies
Student Recognition Week / 25
Phi Kappa Phi, continuedAlyssa NiemiEmily NuppMichelle NydenDaniel OcasioFranklin OfsthunColin O’HernAsher OlsonJoseph O’MalleyLaura OsborneCaitlin OstrowskiNolan O’TooleSean OwenCorbin PaganoKristine Ann PallasiguiNick PappasEmily ParksDhruvil PatelHimadri PatelKevin PatelRishit PatelThomas PetrTrevor PhilipDana PirzchalskiLindsay PisanicEmily PlastererElie PommierMaxwell PooleKayla PopeNeil PosnerKevin PratherMelissa PratherJulia PrentissAmanda PrescottLeah PrescottEmily PrestonAmelia PriceBenjamin PriceAnkit PuriJeremiah QuijoteEleanor Quinn-Gibney
Honor SocietiesAdam RaabePrasiddha RamachandranTony RankinRebekah RashfordAngela ReedHayley RichardsonMia RickenbachJacob RiehlNicolette RigginZachary RobinsonJoy RoyMarina RubanchenkoMargaret K. RussellJacob RustGail RyeChristina SabaRima SakhawalaRichard SalaWanda SalcedoMelissa SampsonMarc SantosRessa Reneth SarrealLaura SatterfieldRyan ScalskyNicole ScarolaMaia SchechterElizabeth SchulerJessica SchultzMarc SchultzLea SchwarzenbergGrant SearfossValerie Sebald-MorrissonHannah SeenJoshua SharoTheresa SheetsJoseph SherburneWooram ShinSamantha SiegelSamuel SiegelKatherine SilberholzTracee Simms
Nicholas SimonArvin SivaJoe SkowronskiEmily SlabySamantha SmithErick SoetjeAlizabeth SolomonOusmane SowMatthew SpannMeredith SperlingSierra SpindlerBrooke St MartinMichelle StaffordLara StefanssonBrittany StergeiouAlexander StoneroadBrent StrongSharmin SultanaTimothy SwallowIsabelle TabetBrandon TesarJoseph TewellAksel ThomasMekha ThomasShawna ThompsonLindsey TitusNicholay TopinDangquang TranMinhquan TranNathan TrentiniMax TrevorMai-Han TrinhPuja TrivediAngela TruexDang H. TruongChristina TsaiJohanna TsangYeerfan TuerdiRebecca TuretskyErin TylerElizabeth Ung
Sharereh Vakili DastjerdMark ValderasReina ValladaresBryan VanekNevin VargheseLilly VartainLisa M. VaughanEudorah VitalAustin VongNeha WaliAidan WalkerShannon WalkerLauren WallerCourtney WaltersStanely WangAhmed WarshannaJesse WatermanBrendan WatersTaylor WebbAlexandra WeidtTheodore WeinbergAlyssa Wellman HoudeJonathan WernerLeah WhiteKevin WhitleyElizabeth WiknerHannah WilcoveAvery WilkinsonJacqueline WillettScott WilliamsJessica WillisJacqueline WojcikMichael WolfeStefany WolfeBethany WolinskiCelestine WongTess Wootton-KlebanoffAbigail WorgulHenry WuMichael WuEvan Yang
Student Recognition Week / 26Phi Kappa Phi, continuedJoseph YapSarah YarbroughRita YounesRaef YoussefAlec YuAndrew YuanAviva ZapinskyMorgan ZeppLindsay ZetlmeislFan ZhangShu ZhangNicholas Zolnerowich
Psi ChiPsychology Honor Society
Aisa AliyevaSabrina BanjoErica BanksDiana Bannoura Nia BhattiJessica CalleSamantha CattertonLogan CorenJose Cova-AraujoEly CuffJulienne EbersoleAshley EureSumr FarooqJenna GuglieminiSydney HajimirsadeghiMatthew HepburnKathryn HudsonJessica JangAnimata JackManpreet KaurPrachi KocharAdelina LeahuJessie LinkBrendan MartinChristina PaulMahbuba Sultana
Alexandra WaverSabrina Williams
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society
Meagan BarrettLevi BeverlyBethany GrahamTiera DayJoel RonningBrittany Wichtendahl
Tau Beta PiEngineering Honor Society
Dakota AbernathyElise AdamsonHollie AdejumoLeke AlafeWilliam AlexanderAhmed AliBrian AltEric AnkersHannah ArisRafay AsharAakash BajpaiJoshua BenoitChristopher BoiaDevorah CahnAlice CaoNicholas CarterJennifer ChappellJulia CiatteiLillie CimmererHailee ClampittDaniel CooleyHannah CorcosAdrian DaveyMarissa DaveyCiara DavisJessica DengJeremy DrewTracie Eckstein
Jake EngelTania EvansTrevor EvansJeremy FedorsMarc FrancisAndrew GalbreathVailiki GeorgopoulosEmma GerholdRebecca GlattMarcus GlazeMatt GlessnerYasmin GrahamBen GrangerDavid GutierrezJequil HartzBrian HillsleyVincent HommanJustin HostenJason HughesChristian InghamLeonard JacquesGlenn JosephRobert KeimRebekah KempsheAsad KhanSimon LaskerDonovan LawrenceKayla LowenthalAnthony LucernoniJulianne MacLennanAli MarkTheodora MartinDaniel MayerNaomi MburuSydney MenikheimDavid MuzzeySean NajmiAnthony NguyenNathan NiewoehnerDaniel Ocasio
Julian PaigeDavid PhillipsJenette PhillipsMichelle PlatzKeith PurvisAhmed RefaiJacob RiehlKourtney RutkowskiAlex SanchezRessa Reneth SarrealJordyn SchroederAndreas SeasNicholas SimonEmily SlabySamantha SmithErick SoetjeMeredith SperlingGrace TarnoskyJustin TaylorDonnel ThomasMekha ThomasMinhquan TranJohanna TsangIan TurnerClaire VartainChristian Wisner-CarlsonBethany WolinskiTess Wootton-KlebanoffRyan WyattYing Zhang