MŮ Hosts 47th Annual Honors Convocation
MŮ President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry will host the University’s 47th annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 20.
MŮ President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry will host the University’s 47th annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 20. The ceremony recognizes the University’s most outstanding students and faculty (a full list of honorees is attached). The event will take place at 4 p.m. at the University Theatre in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
Awards and recognition include eight 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. Additionally, the MŮ Board of Trustees Service Award will be awarded to a community member who has served the University. Faculty honors include the MŮ Alumni Association’s Degree of Difference Award, Researchers and Scholars of the Year awards, as well as Teaching and Advising awards, and the Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research award.
The winner of the Distinguished Teacher of the Year award, which is determined by MŮ students, will present the keynote speech. This year’s recipient is Stephen Engle, Ph.D., of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. Engle is a professor of history, with a focus on 19th Century U.S. history and Civil War and Reconstruction. A Fulbright Scholar and frequent lecturer of the Smithsonian Institution, Engle also serves as the director of the Alan B. Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency, as well as the director for the John O’Sullivan Memorial Lecture Series.
“Honors Convocation is a longstanding and important tradition,” said Perry. “This ceremony allows us to spotlight the academic excellence of our best faculty and students.”
For more information about the Honors Convocation, call 561-297-4747.
2016 MŮ Honors Convocation Awardees
University Scholars
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Rebbekah Faustin
College of Business Derek Maguire
College for Design and Social Inquiry Ashram Maharaj
College of Education Tiffany Manbodh
College of Engineering and Computer Science Quintin Warren
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Kendyl Stewart
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Erica Dixon
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Emily Acosta
Distinguished Student Award
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Kaley Jemiso n
Fraternity and Sorority Scholar s
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity Brandon Simon
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority Brooke Wilson
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar
College of Engineering and Computer Science Washington Garcia
Student-Athletes of the Year
Women’s Soccer Claire Emslie
Men’s Swimming and Diving Matthieu Burtez
University Club Merit Awards
College of Engineering and Computer Science Alyssa HarrisStan and Renee Wimberly Scholar
College of Business Sean Reyka
Undergraduate Researchers of the Year
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Kelsey Willis
College of Business Marina Giral Lores
College for Design and Social Inquiry Heather Akers
College of Education Jared Perlmutter
College of Engineering and Computer Science Lisandre Meyer
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Brian Pennington
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Nathalia Gazaniga
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Doren-Elyse Marquit
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Brian Cooney
Alumni “Degree of Difference” Award
Dr. Monica Escaleras
College of Business
MŮ Board of Trustees Service Award
Mrs. Marny Glasser
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
University Researchers of the Year
Dr. Karl von Ellenrieder, Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Francisco Presuel-Moreno, Associate Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Ryne Sherman, Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Scholars of the Year
Dr. Isaac Elishakoff, Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Alejandro Sánchez-Samper, Associate Professor
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Dr. Melissa Mariani, Assistant Professor
College of Education
Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching
Dr. Eric Chiang, College of Business
Dr. Joseph Furner, College of Education
Dr. Jon Moore, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Dr. Khaled Sobhan, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Advising
Dr. Laura Vernon, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Anna Anoufrieva, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Todd Hedrick, College for Design and Social Inquiry
Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research
Dr. Daniel de Lill, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
The Distinguished Teacher of the Year
Dr. Stephen Engle, Professor
Department of History
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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