The 2022 Volunteer of Distinction awards celebrate the academic achievements of undergraduate and graduate students who will receive their degrees in 2022.
- Extraordinary Academic Achievement: Honors the academic achievement of undergraduate students receiving their degrees in 2022
- Extraordinary Professional Promise: Honors the professional promise of undergraduate students receiving their degrees in 2022, and the professional promise in teaching, research or other contributions of graduate students receiving their degrees in 2022
- Outstanding Scholar Athlete: Honors student-athletes who have excelled in the classroom and will receive their degrees in 2022
- Top Collegiate Scholars: Honors seniors who will receive their degrees in 2022 and hold the highest GPAs in their colleges
Learn more about the awards.
2022 Honorees
We are so proud of our outstanding students! To locate a specific honoree, please search under the student’s academic college or nominating program below. Students are featured in alphabetical order by last name.
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Anton |
Astner |
Professional Promise |
Biosystems Engineering (Ph.D.) |
Weston |
Box |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Food And Agricultural Business |
Sydney |
Craig |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Animal Science |
Hunter |
Hammock |
Professional Promise |
Plant Sciences |
Taryn |
Harris |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Animal Science (Pre-veterinary concentration) |
Ross |
Houston |
Professional Promise |
Biosystems Engineering |
Ian |
Kane |
Academic Achievement |
Food and Ag Business |
Jessica |
Klabnik |
Professional Promise |
Animal Science |
Jordan |
Mackdanz |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Animal Science |
Ashleigh |
Montgomery |
Professional Promise |
Environmental Science |
Sneh |
Patel |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Food Science |
Ben |
Pritchard |
Professional Promise |
Plant Sciences |
Nickolus |
Stahlman |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Wildlife & Fisheries Science |
Alexander |
Tuttle |
Academic Achievement |
Environmental and Soil Science |
Austin |
Worrell |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Environmental & Soil Sciences |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Grace |
Altenbern |
Academic Achievement |
Architecture |
Leah |
Gardner |
Academic Achievement |
Architecture |
Olivia |
Gingerich |
Academic Achievement |
Architecture |
Briley |
Houston |
Academic Achievement |
Architecture |
Gina |
Nguyen |
Academic Achievement |
Architecture |
Lydia |
Russell |
Academic Achievement |
Architecture |
Sophia |
Spock |
Academic Achievement |
Architecture |
Yessenia |
White |
Academic Achievement |
Interior Architecture |
Ashley |
Ebbert |
Academic Achievement/Top Collegiate Scholars |
Interior Architecture |
Haley |
Dennis |
Professional Promise |
Landscape Architecture |
Carson |
Fisher |
Professional Promise |
Architecture |
Olivia (Kristin) |
Pitts |
Professional Promise |
Architecture |
Brooklyn |
Poff |
Professional Promise |
Interior Architecture |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Ashlyn |
Anderson |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
College Scholars Program |
Robert |
Austin |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Psychology |
Ethan |
Barlow |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
English |
Nuveen |
Barwari |
Professional Promise |
Master of Fine Arts |
Marissa |
Bauer |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Psychology |
Gavin |
Belfry |
Professional Promise |
Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
Faith |
Belt |
Academic Achievement |
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Painting and Drawing |
Sarah |
Betz |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Psychology |
Michael |
Bloodworth |
Academic Achievement/Top Collegiate Scholars |
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Graphic Design |
Gabrielle |
Boyer |
Professional Promise |
Religious Studies |
Justin |
Brueggeman |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Biological Sciences |
Macy |
Burchfield |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Mathematics |
Keri |
Burge |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Anthropology |
Brian |
Byerly |
Professional Promise |
Honors Latin |
Jerica |
Cartwright |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Sociology |
Elliott |
Childress |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Interdisciplinary Programs |
Emily |
Constantin |
Professional Promise |
Religious Studies & Mathematics |
Alexis |
Culver |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Biological Sciences |
Lydia |
Davis |
Academic Achievement/Top Collegiate Scholars |
Classics – Latin |
Caro |
del Marjane |
Professional Promise |
History and Religious Studies |
Matthew |
Demberger |
Professional Promise |
Religious Studies – Religion and Nonprofit Leadership |
Lauren |
Donnally |
Academic Achievement |
Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Heather |
Doyle |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
English |
Madison |
Dyer |
Professional Promise |
Biology with concentration in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
Hannah |
Eggleston |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Interdisciplinary Programs |
Maggie |
Eslinger |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Chemistry |
Charles |
Evans |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Religious Studies & English |
Ashley |
Fish |
Academic Achievement |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
Denee |
Freeman |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Psychology |
Ignacio |
Garcia |
Academic Achievement |
Religious Studies |
Rajesh |
Ghimire |
Professional Promise |
Nuclear Physics |
Hannah |
Grigorian |
Professional Promise |
Clinical Psychology |
Brennan |
Hackett |
Professional Promise |
Nuclear Physics |
Hannah |
Hagewood |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Chemistry |
Rose |
Hamm |
Academic Achievement |
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Painting and Drawing |
Lily |
Hardwig |
Academic Achievement |
English |
Elijah |
Hix |
Academic Achievement |
Chemistry |
Joshua |
Honeycutt |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Political Science/Modern Foreign Lang & Lit. |
Qing |
Huang |
Professional Promise |
Condensed Matter Physics |
Nicholas |
Hunt |
Professional Promise |
Physics |
Madison |
Jenks |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Political Science/English |
Mary |
Jensen |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise/Top Collegiate Scholars |
Psychology |
Hailey |
Johnson |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Psychology |
Addison |
Jones |
Professional Promise/Top Collegiate Scholars |
English |
Ethan |
Kessinger |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Mathematics |
Lindsey |
Kirkpatrick |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Psychology |
Jerome |
Kovoor |
Professional Promise |
Physics |
Morgan |
Kramer |
Academic Achievement |
English |
Emma |
Kruse |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
William |
Leone |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Psychology |
Anastasia |
Lewis |
Professional Promise |
Master of Fine Arts – Sculpture |
Eric |
Loya |
Academic Achievement |
English |
Merrill |
Loya |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
English |
Megan |
Maclean |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Sociology/Political Science |
Taylor |
Mattioli |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Geology and Environmental Stdy |
Galvin |
McCarver |
Professional Promise |
Chemistry |
Sean |
McHugh |
Professional Promise |
Neuroscience |
Jacqueline |
Mellinger |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Psychology |
Jyotirmoy |
Mondal |
Professional Promise |
Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Anahvia |
Moody |
Professional Promise |
Counseling Psychology |
Rhianna |
Moore |
Professional Promise |
EPS – Geology |
Zackary |
Mullins |
Professional Promise |
Psychology and Sociology |
Navit |
Nachmias |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Anthropology/Modern Foreign Lang & Lit |
Shree |
Neupane |
Professional Promise |
Physics |
Alivia |
Nytko |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
Henry |
Oakley |
Professional Promise |
Religious Studies |
Udodirim |
Onwubiko |
Professional Promise |
Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Hayley |
Owen |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Psychology |
Tessa |
Patton |
Academic Achievement |
Biological Sciences, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Concentration |
Chloe |
Penton |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Modern Foreign Lang/Literature |
Marjorie |
Perkins |
Professional Promise |
Counseling Psychology |
Sarah |
Rainey |
Professional Promise |
English |
Maya |
Rao |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Geography/Sustainability |
Isabella |
Reed |
Professional Promise |
English |
Sydney |
Sharp |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Psychology |
Maninder |
Singh |
Professional Promise |
Physics |
Zoe |
Smith |
Professional Promise |
Classics – Classical Archaeology |
Laura |
Stanley |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Psychology |
Qiwei |
Sun |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Psychology |
Megan |
Thibert |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Psychology |
Gretchen |
Thomas |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
English |
Allie |
Torres-Lopez |
Professional Promise |
School of Art – Graphic Design |
Andrew |
Tucker |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Biological Sciences |
Wilson |
Wang |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Chemistry |
Gary |
White |
Professional Promise |
Masters of Fine Arts – Ceramics |
Cyrus |
Yoshimoto |
Academic Achievement/Top Collegiate Scholars |
Classical Archaeology |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Whitney |
Brakefield |
Professional Promise |
Data Science and Engineering |
Dustin |
Gilmer |
Professional Promise |
Energy Science and Engineering |
Michelle |
Lehmann |
Professional Promise |
Energy Science and Engineering |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Karli |
Ailshie |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Business Analytics/Political Science |
Anita |
Bhasin |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Business Analytics |
Ameera |
Bhatti |
Professional Promise |
Economics |
Lucy |
Buck |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Supply Chain Management |
Brayden |
Campbell |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Business Analytics |
Patrick |
Clippinger |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Supply Chain Management |
Alyssa |
Grissom |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Marketing/Supply Chain Management |
Walker |
Hale |
Professional Promise |
Finance |
Kianna |
Holder |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Business Analytics |
Campbell |
Jessop |
Professional Promise |
Business Analytics |
Jennifer |
Jestings |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Business Analytics |
Emma |
Kreiss |
Professional Promise |
Marketing |
Courtney |
Lam |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Accounting |
Dariana |
Martre |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Supply Chain Management |
Suzanne |
Mcquilkin |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Marketing |
Joe |
Roebuck |
Academic Achievement |
Supply Chain Management |
Kendall |
Shields |
Academic Achievement/Scholar Athlete/Top Collegiate Scholars |
Dual Major: Data Analytics and Management |
Sneha |
Sinha |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Business Analytics |
Logan |
Tennell |
Academic Achievement |
Supply Chain Management |
Madelyn |
Walsh |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise/Scholar Athlete |
Finance & Supply Chain Management |
Devin |
Wilkinson |
Professional Promise |
Finance |
Allison |
Willoughby |
Academic Achievement |
Marketing |
Joshua |
Wiseman |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Accounting |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Kelsey |
Badger |
Professional Promise |
Information Sciences |
Nicholas |
D’Alessandro |
Academic Achievement |
Advertising |
Katie |
Hartman |
Professional Promise |
Advertising |
Emily |
Holt |
Professional Promise |
Public Relations |
Lindsay |
Jones |
Academic Achievement |
Public Relations |
Ahmed |
Mustufa |
Academic Achievement |
BS – Information Sciences |
Sami |
Roebuck |
Professional Promise |
Journalism & Electronic Media |
Riley |
Woody |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Journalism & Electronic Media |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Lauren |
Beasley |
Professional Promise |
Kinesiology and Sport Studies |
Payton |
Benko |
Professional Promise |
Kinesiology |
A. “Cap” |
Capannola |
Professional Promise |
Child and Family Studies |
Lily |
Deinhart |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Audiology and Speech Pathology |
Kameron |
Edwards |
Professional Promise |
Recreation and Sport Management |
Holly |
Fussell |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Audiology and Speech Pathology |
Taylor |
Gonzalez |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Audiology and Speech Pathology |
Katelyn |
Henderson |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Recreation and Sport Management |
Kaylie |
Homberg |
Academic Achievement |
Recreation and Sport Management |
Kate |
Johnson |
Professional Promise |
Kinesiology |
Ally |
Lanier |
Professional Promise |
Recreation and Sport Management |
Moira |
McCabe |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Child and Family Studies/Psychology |
Madeline |
Pabst |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Hotel, Restaurant, And Tourism |
Malia |
Stovall |
Professional Promise |
Recreation and Sport Management |
Amy |
Walker |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Child and Family Studies |
Amara |
Wiggan |
Professional Promise |
Recreation and Sport Management |
Jessica |
Woidtke |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Kinesiology |
Bridget |
Wooleyhand |
Professional Promise |
Recreation and Sport Management |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Corey |
Arndt |
Professional Promise |
Mechanical Engineering |
James |
Baker |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Chemical Engineering |
Joseph |
Bayless |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Annie |
Berens |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nuclear Engineering |
Michael |
Bethell |
Academic Achievement |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Claudia |
Bible |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Charles |
Blalock |
Academic Achievement |
Civil Engineering |
Kenneth |
Bott |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nuclear Engineering |
Robert |
Bray |
Professional Promise |
Computer Science |
David |
Burgess |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nuclear Engineering |
Jared |
Carnes |
Professional Promise |
Aerospace Engineering |
Jacob |
Clark |
Academic Achievement |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Mollie |
Daniell |
Academic Achievement |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Alexandra |
Defilippis |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Mechanical Engineering |
Emma |
Drum |
Academic Achievement/Professional Promise |
Mechanical Engineering |
Lauren |
Eccles |
Academic Achievement |
Chemical Engineering |
Xuesong |
Fan |
Professional Promise |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Neal |
Gaffin |
Professional Promise |
Nuclear Engineering |
Darcie |
Halliburton |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Trenton |
Henderson |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Aerospace Engineering |
Ashley |
Hightower |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Megan |
Hobbs |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Gillian |
Holcomb |
Academic Achievement |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Michelangelo |
Hooghkirk |
Academic Achievement |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Xi |
Jiang |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Joseph |
Kingsley |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Chemical Engineering |
Paxton |
Lifsey |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Grant |
Lowe |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Kendall |
Miller |
Professional Promise |
Industrial & Systems Engineering |
Samaneh |
Morovati |
Professional Promise |
Electrical Engineering |
Amirsalar |
Moslehy |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Karan |
Patel |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Computer Engineering |
Haley |
Pelham |
Academic Achievement |
Civil Engineering |
Jeremiah |
Pham |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Konnor |
Porter |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Mechanical Engineering |
Kami |
Reid |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Kalina |
Scarbrough |
Academic Achievement |
Industrial & Systems Engineering |
Alexandria |
Smith |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Eilish |
Stanek |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Mechanical Engineering |
Luke |
Stanley |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Biomedical Engineering |
Brianna |
Stehlik |
Professional Promise |
Biomedical Engineering |
Jingjing |
Sun |
Professional Promise |
Electrical Engineering |
Yanchen |
Sun |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Auken |
Van |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Chemical Engineering |
Erin |
Van Hoozier |
Professional Promise |
Civil Engineering |
Shule |
Yu |
Professional Promise |
Mechanical Engineering |
Fengpei |
Yuan |
Professional Promise |
Mechanical Engineering |
Yajie |
Zhao |
Professional Promise |
Materials Science and Engineering |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Peyton |
Smith |
Professional Promise |
Mikah |
Roberts |
Professional Promise |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Morgan |
Amick |
Academic Achievement/Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nursing |
Mary |
Bosson |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nursing |
Kaitlyn |
Carmichael |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nursing |
Mika |
Long |
Professional Promise/Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nursing |
Elizabeth |
Martin |
Professional Promise |
Nursing |
Sarah |
Mccloud |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nursing |
Lauren |
Munoz |
Professional Promise |
PhD |
Candace |
Reid |
Academic Achievement |
Nursing |
Alexandra |
Sain |
Professional Promise |
Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice |
Tavyn |
Santee |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nursing |
Jillian |
Simpson |
Academic Achievement/Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nursing |
Whitney |
Stone |
Professional Promise |
Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice |
Alexis |
Taylor |
Professional Promise |
Nursing |
Megan |
Tomasek |
Professional Promise |
Nursing |
Emma |
Vysoky |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Nursing |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Jessie |
Baer |
Academic Achievement |
Rheame |
Ali |
Professional Promise |
Fatima |
Alzhyri |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Reagan |
Dodson |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Melinda |
Franklin |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Laura |
Harbin |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Emily |
Kwiatkowski |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Abigail |
Long |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Emily |
Norris |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
Melanie |
Stoutt |
Top Collegiate Scholars |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Abigail |
Bacci |
Scholar Athlete |
Supply Chain Management |
Lexi |
Bales |
Scholar Athlete |
Biological Sciences |
Mikayla |
Bardwell |
Scholar Athlete |
Business Analytics |
Mallory |
Beil |
Scholar Athlete |
Human Resource Management |
Ava |
Bell |
Scholar Athlete |
Public Policy & Administration |
Samantha |
Bender |
Scholar Athlete |
Kinesiology |
Luke |
Brice |
Scholar Athlete |
History, Geography |
Madison |
Bryant |
Scholar Athlete |
Management |
Edith |
Burdette |
Scholar Athlete |
Marketing |
Emma |
Carlton |
Scholar Athlete |
Communication Studies |
Amanda |
Curran |
Scholar Athlete |
Child and Family Studies |
Peyton |
Davis |
Scholar Athlete |
Mechanical Engineering |
Emily |
Dilullo |
Scholar Athlete |
Geography |
Kylie |
Duckworth |
Scholar Athlete |
Biological Sciences |
Lillian |
Felts |
Scholar Athlete |
Recreation /Sport Management |
Morgahn |
Fingall |
Scholar Athlete |
Kinesiology |
Anna |
Fox |
Scholar Athlete |
Political Science |
George |
Goodwyn |
Scholar Athlete |
Finance, Business Analytics |
Seth |
Halvorsen |
Scholar Athlete |
Hospitality &Tourism Managemnt |
Kara |
Holt |
Scholar Athlete |
Neuroscience |
Benjamin |
Joyce |
Scholar Athlete |
Finance |
Danika |
Katzer |
Scholar Athlete |
Kinesiology |
Caroline |
Lewis |
Scholar Athlete |
Anthropology |
Lucille |
Marret |
Scholar Athlete |
Political Science |
William |
Mazur |
Scholar Athlete |
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience |
Nicholas |
Mccann |
Scholar Athlete |
Biological Sciences |
Eli |
Nahom |
Scholar Athlete |
Mechanical Engineering |
Mackenzie |
Ostrom |
Scholar Athlete |
Advertising |
Jensen |
Overbay |
Scholar Athlete |
Kinesiology |
Sydney |
Pardy |
Scholar Athlete |
Kinesiology |
Kaitlin |
Parsons |
Scholar Athlete |
Kinesiology |
Giana |
Pellizzon |
Scholar Athlete |
Recreation /Sport Management |
Jessie |
Rennie |
Scholar Athlete |
Recreation /Sport Management |
Kiara |
Robinson-Milloy |
Scholar Athlete |
Neuroscience |
Ashley |
Rogers |
Scholar Athlete |
Kinesiology |
Trude |
Rothrock |
Scholar Athlete |
Biological Sciences |
Hunter |
Salmon |
Scholar Athlete |
Nuclear Engineering |
Emily |
Saunders |
Scholar Athlete |
Recreation /Sport Management |
Katherine |
Schildmeyer |
Scholar Athlete |
Civil Engineering |
Sydney |
Seymour |
Scholar Athlete |
Marketing |
Kendall |
Shields |
Scholar Athlete |
Business Analytics, Management |
Danielle |
Shipp |
Scholar Athlete |
Special Education |
Logan |
Steenstra |
Scholar Athlete |
Kinesiology |
Malia |
Stovall |
Scholar Athlete |
Recreation /Sport Management |
Katherine |
Thronson |
Scholar Athlete |
Biological Sciences |
Natalie |
Ungaretti |
Scholar Athlete |
Biological Sciences |
Matthew |
Wade Gardiner |
Scholar Athlete |
Supply Chain Management |
Madelyn |
Walsh |
Scholar Athlete |
Supply Chain Management, Finance |
Giselle |
Washington |
Scholar Athlete |
Kinesiology |
First Name |
Last Name |
Award |
Major |
Michelle |
Buitrago |
Academic Achievement |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Erin |
Duble |
Professional Promise |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Hannah |
Durick |
Professional Promise |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Brian |
Gleaves |
Professional Promise |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Kristina |
Kravchenko |
Academic Achievement |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Sarah |
Stalans |
Academic Achievement |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Kaitlin |
Tice |
Academic Achievement |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Previous Honorees
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