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Honors Day Convocation 2023 Full List of Awards

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Students honored for academic achievement, campus leadership

CONWAY, Ark. (April 27, 2023) — Hendrix College students were honored for academic achievement and campus leadership today at the 2023 Honors Day Convocation in the Wellness and Athletics Center.

[NOTE: Please notify news@hendrix.edu if there are any mistakes or omissions in the list of award winners. Questions related to graduation with distinction should be directed to the Registrar: registrar@hendrix.edu.]  

The following awards were presented at the 2023 Honors Day Convocation:

President’s Medal

  • Charity Bratcher

Academic Departmental Award Recipients

Art

  • Elizabeth Capooth — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Alyssa Chaffin — Don and Camilla Marr Endowed Art Scholarship 
  • Emily Connery — Service to the Department Award
  • Adaja Cooper — Service to the Department Award, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Jalache Davis — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Elijah Dilday — Service to the Department Award
  • Ashlyn Sorrows — Don and Camilla Marr Endowed Art Scholarship 

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

  • Nathanael Campbell — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Emma Chavez — Bruce W. Haggard Award, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Joshua Kee — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Victoria Ortega — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Linh Phung — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Jennifer Wu — Albert M. Raymond AED Award, Graduating with Distinction 

Biology and Health Sciences

  • Sydney Boone — Dr. G. Thomas Clark Biology Award, Graduating with Distinction
  • Alexandria Cade — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Dinah Everton — Graduating with Distinction 
  • John Henry Fowler — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Kaitlyn Gilkey — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Victoria Horan — Keith Sutton Award, Graduating with Distinction   
  • Presley Johnston — Jim Kelly Award, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Alexis Maxfield — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Megan Pelley — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Colton Phillips — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Madison Pierce — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Jaclyn Reifeiss — Earle A. Spessard Biology Award, Graduating with Distinction
  • Zachary Roberts — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Jovankah Rodriguez — Mark Sutherland Award, Graduating with Distinction    
  • Justin Scott — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Kaleigh Smith — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Tanner Vinacco — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Savanna Watts — Johnson Biology Award, Graduating with Distinction 

Chemistry

  • Kyle Bounds— McHenry Chemistry Award, Graduating with Distinction  
  • Tommy Caldarera — Robert W. Shideler Chemistry Award
  • Emilie Cassar — Physical Chemistry Award, Graduating with Distinction  
  • Tyler Dearing — John E. Stuckey Award in First Year Chemistry
  • Isabel Ritter — Analytical Chemistry Award
  • EQ Seeboonruang —Teague Service Award 
  • Ramy Yousef — American Institute of Chemists Award, McHenry Chemistry Award, Organic Chemistry Award, Graduating with Distinction  

Classics

  • Maggie Ryan — Graduating with Distinction 

Economics and Business

  • David Blackburn — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Charity Bratcher — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Connor Brooks — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Joseph Donaldson — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Nathan Evans — Eloise W. Raymond Masters Award 
  • Kyler Greenlee — E. W. Martin Memorial Accounting Award, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Kyle Kirk — Frank Dicken McAlister Memorial Scholarship
  • Zachary Marriott — James C. Pruden Memorial Scholarship
  • Reilly O’Neill — Mosley Economics and Business Award, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Nicholas Saumby — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Jadyn Stewart — Eloise W. Raymond Masters Award 

English

  • Sydney Boone — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Andrew Brannon — McCuistion English Prize, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Chiara Bunting — Robert L. Campbell-Walter A. Moffatt Award 
  • Hannah Diggs — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Thomas Farrar — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Tillie Lefforge — Shakespeare Prize 
  • Charlotte McCombs — Robert L. Campbell-Walter A. Moffatt Award 
  • JaZmyn Shambley — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Sophia Stolkey —McCuistion English Prize, Graduating with Distinction 

History

  • Luis Civallero — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Hannah Diggs — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Dinah Everton — Richard B. Yates Prize, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Alek Taylor — James Jennings Prize, Graduating with Distinction
  • Joshua Thomeczek — Larson Prize 
  • Quentin Tolbert — James Jennings Prize, Graduating with Distinction

Interdisciplinary Studies

  • Jacquelin Holmquest — Graduating with Distinction
  • Anna Claire Franklin — Graduating with Distinction
  • Makenzie Henderson — Graduating with Distinction
  • Sophia Isely — Graduating with Distinction
  • Jennifer Wu — Graduating with Distinction

Mathematics and Computer Science

  • Daniel Burnett—Graduating with Distinction 
  • Ian Campbell — Robert C. Eslinger Computer Science Award 
  • Garrett Collier — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Connor Escajeda — Robert C. Eslinger Computer Science Award 
  • Mark Johnson — Robert C. Eslinger Computer Science Award 
  • Harry Lance — McHenry-Lane Mathematics Award
  • Isabel Jara — McHenry-Lane Mathematics Award
  • Noah Morris — Parker Undergraduate Research Award 
  • Colin Phillips — McHenry-Lane Mathematics Award

Music

  • Daniela Guadarrama — Robert McGill Endowed Scholarship
  • Elena Miller — Hendrix Choir Student Recognition Award
  • William Nagel — Hendrix College Chamber Orchestra Award
  • Andrea Ortega — Ashley R. Coffman Wind Ensemble Award

Philosophy and Religious Studies

  • Cody Beckett —Moore Religion Award, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Andrew Brannon —Graduating with Distinction 
  • Leah Mauer —Moore Religion Award, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Abigail Rose — Robert G. Shoemaker Award

Physics

  • Jeremy Choh — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Jackson Corrigan— Joe G. Robbins Physics Award  
  • Kenzie MacNicol — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Hector Morales — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Eliana Oden — Joe G. Robbins Physics Award 
  • Mayra Velazquez — Richard Rolleigh Undergraduate Research Award in Physics, Graduating with Distinction  

Politics

  • Keira Boop — Ian T. King Prize in International Relations, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Jordan Collins —Brandon Matthew Ryan Scholarship 
  • Keeley Ausburn — Dr. John A. Ziegler Law Award 
  • Chloe Griffith — W.C. Buthman Prize in Politics, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Magnolia Hammer — Dr. John A. Ziegler Law Award, Graduating with Distinction 

Psychology   

  • Natalie Aikman — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Gabriella Canova — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Oscar Davis — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Jordan Francis — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Anna Claire Franklin — Margaret E. Fitch Award for Achievement in Psychology,  Graduating with Distinction 
  • Andrea LaChance — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Trevor Larkowski — Timothy D. Maxwell Award for Citizenship in Psychology
  • Cassandra McLaughlan — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Renova Uwingabire — Graduating with Distinction 

Sociology/Anthropology

  • Jalache Davis — Juanita D. Sandford Social Justice Award, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Margaret Holland — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Tate Hooper — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Kourtney Lee — Ferris C. Baker Sociology Award, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Elena Miller — Ferris C. Baker Sociology Award, Graduating with Distinction 
  • Robin Salinger — Juanita D. Sandford Social Justice Award, Graduating with Distinction 

Spanish

  • Elizabeth Capooth — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Margaret Holland — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Sophia Isely — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Reilly O’Neill — Graduating with Distinction 

Theatre Arts and Dance

  • Rhett Booher — Rosemary E. Henenberg Scholarship 
  • Landry Dosher — Ella Myrl Shanks Scholarship 
  • Ria Joshi — Graduating with Distinction 
  • Rachel Petelle — Graduating with Distinction 

Graduating with Distinction in Odyssey

  • Keira Boop
  • Kyle Bounds
  • Charity Bratcher
  • Grace Bryant
  • Emilie Cassar
  • Julia Dick
  • Chloe Griffith
  • Makenzie Henderson
  • Margaret Holland
  • Victoria Horan
  • Sophia Isely
  • Emerson Lejong
  • Pooja Modi
  • Avery Olmstead
  • Phillip Powell
  • Bri Willis

Murphy Scholars 2023 Graduates

  • Sydney Boone
  • Keira Boop
  • Adaja Cooper
  • Hannah Diggs
  • Aubrey French
  • Chloe Griffith
  • Rye Hazlett
  • Makenzie Henderson
  • Shaunell Henderson
  • Sophia Isely
  • Kouadio Kondo
  • Cassandra McLaughlan
  • Phillip Powell
  • Maggie Ryan
  • Hannah Samuel
  • Trevor Sims
  • Renova Uwingabire
  • Savanna Watts

Phi Beta Kappa

  • Cody Beckett
  • Sydney Boone
  • Kyle Bounds
  • Andrew Brannon
  • Charity Bratcher
  • Kinsey Bryant
  • Emilie Cassar
  • Oscar Davis
  • Dinah Everton
  • John Henry Fowler
  • Anna Claire Franklin
  • Joshua Kee
  • Maya Kreczmer
  • Kourtney Lee
  • Kenzie MacNicol
  • Monica Martinez
  • Cassandra McLaughlan
  • Pooja Modi
  • Reilly O’Neill
  • Linh Phung
  • Maggie Ryan
  • Mayra Velazquez
  • Savanna Watts
  • Ramy Yousef

Watson Fellowship 

  • Adaja Cooper 

Student Organization Awards

  • Keeley Ausburn — Mary Melekian Richardson Award     
  • Charity Bratcher — Student Impact Award
  • Adaja Cooper — Alice Hines Award for Excellence in Multicultural Leadership and Service 
  • Julia Dick — Betty L Bumpers International Leadership and Fellowship Award
  • Cade England — Danny Powell Service Leadership Award 
  • Ty Forrest — Ellis Arnold Award for Outstanding Campus Leadership
  • Jason Gibson — Danny Powell Service Leadership Award 
  • Makenzie Henderson — Ellis Arnold Award for Outstanding Campus Leadership
  • Shaunell Henderson — Alice Hines Award for Excellence in Multicultural Leadership and Service 
  • Tate Hooper — Quiet Leader Award   
  • Maya Kreczmer — Dr. I.L. Claude, Jr. International Studies Award   
  • Alicia McCloria — Quiet Leader Award   
  • Lathan Smalley — Matt L. Ellis Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Volunteer Action Committee — Student Organization of the Year  

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