Students, faculty, staff, and special guests gathered in John L. Hill Chapel on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, to honor the outstanding achievements of our students for the Academic Honors Day ceremony.
“This is truly one of my favorite days of the year,” said Provost Jonathan Sands Wise. “Today, we celebrate the hard work of our students and faculty throughout the academic year. and recognize the achievements of our students.” In addition to departmental awards and scholarships presented by faculty, the prestigious Dean’s Honor Award was presented by Provost Jonathan Sands Wise to two outstanding seniors.
The 2025 Dean’s Honor Award recipients were Diana Alvarado from Georgetown, Kentucky, and Jadon Haller from Delaware, Ohio. Alvarado is a double major in Spanish and Sociology with a concentration in Social and Criminal Justice. She is a member of the Christian Scholars and Oxford Honors program and completed a term at Regent’s Park College at Oxford University. Haller is a History major with a double minor in English and Classics. He is a member of both the Christian Scholars and Oxford Honors program, and completed two terms at Regent’s Park College.
The complete list of award winners is below, alphabetized by first names. To view the entire Academic Honors Day ceremony, visit our YouTube channel here.
Student
Award
Abigail Arin Morgan
Outstanding Senior in Business Administration
Abigail C. Moss
Herbert Anderson Jr. Scholarship
Abir El Hirch
Outstanding Chemistry Major
Abir El Hirch
Honors Program Graduate
Abir El Hirch
Outstanding Student in Political Science
Addyson Gillmor
Roger Alan Bailey Memorial Scholarship
Alexander Michael Briggs
Outstanding Exercise Science Student
Alexia Lynne Estes
Mark Eddy Award
Alisa Michelle Ratliff Briggs
Janice & Happy Osborne, Sr. Education Award
Allison Marie Patterson
Outstanding Performance In Math For Elementary Teachers
Alora G. Wilson
Outstanding Allied Health Student
Anna Little
Fogel Travel Scholarship Award
Ashley Grace Kendall
Outstanding Biochemistry Major
Ashley Grace Kendall
Honors Program Graduate
Ava Elizabeth Calloway
Outstanding Performance In Math For Elementary Teachers
Avery Noelle Darden
Linda and Jay Butler Biology Scholarshp
Campbell Brooke Gullion
Fogel Travel Scholarship Award
Carson Delaney Curtis
Chris Leverenz Scholarship
Carter N. Gibson
Honors Program Graduate
Cassidy Blake Wilburn
Outstanding General Chemistry Student
Caylin N. Coleman
John R. Blackburn Award
Charis Michal Ridge
Outstanding Senior in Sociology
Christara Louise Laing
Outstanding Minor In Computer Science
Christopher Dowdy
Herbert Anderson Jr. Scholarship
Collin Bradley Warren
Weller Award in Religion
Corbin Christopher Willoughby
Outstanding Student in World Religions
Crystal Annette Reid
Janice & Happy Osborne, Sr. Education Award
Devon Matthew Ward
W. Vinson and Garnett Pierce Art Scholarship
Diana Laura Alvarado
Honors Program Graduate
Diana Laura Alvarado
Deans Honor Award
Diana Laura Alvarado
Excellence in Social Science Research
Diana Laura Alvarado
Best Performance in Spanish
Diana Laura Alvarado
Outstanding Senior in a World Language
Diego Mancini
Outstanding Senior in Finance
Donovan Isaiah Smith
Outstanding Senior in Theatre & Film
Donovan Isaiah Smith
Maskrafter of the Year
Dustin Ray Butler
Debbie McRoberts Scholarship in Elementary Education
Elle B. Prewitt
Outstanding Student in Biblical Studies
Emiley Paige Mattingly
Honors Program Graduate
Emily Grace Day
Psychology Award
Emma-Jean Elizabeth Grimes
Honors Program Graduate
Esteban Betancurt
Outstanding Exercise Science Student
Ethan Simmie Decker
Gardner-Marshall Scholarship
Evan Wells Spencer
W.B. Jones Award
Evan Wells Spencer
Honors Program Graduate
Finn Luca Heinemann
Outstanding Senior in Business Administration
Finn Luca Heinemann
Outstanding Senior in Economics
Gehrig D. Slunaker
John F. Drake Accounting Award
Haley N. Ellison
Mary Brady Scholarship
Hannah Grace Kim
Adelia ‘Dee Dee’ McMakin Owens Art Scholarship
Harrison Thomas Barron
Outstanding Senior in Theatre & Film
Harrison Thomas Barron
Maskrafter of the Year
Haylee Ray Stansbury
J. W. Rogers Scholarship
Holly Nicole Holton
Janice & Happy Osborne, Sr. Education Award
Holly Nicole Holton
Gwen Curry Scholarship
Isaac David Morris
Honors Program Graduate
Isaac David Morris
Outstanding Student in Ministry Studies
Isabel Chanslor Rea
Hilke Memorial Scholarship
Isabella Billings
Biology Department Chair Award
Isabella Eileen Lambros
Outstanding Senior in Theatre & Film
Isabella Eileen Lambros
Maskrafter of the Year
Jade Bivens
Ronald E. Meredith Leadership Scholarship
Jadon J. Haller
Coleman Arnold Award for Excellence
Jadon J. Haller
Carl Fields Phi Alpha Theta Award
Jadon J. Haller
Honors Program Graduate
Jadon J. Haller
Outstanding Performance In First-Year Computer Science
Jadon J. Haller
Deans Honor Award
Jadyn M. Gilreath
Joy Parson Scholarship
Jennica Wideman
Erica Hagan Service Award
Jordan L Rogers
Outstanding Senior in Criminal Justice
Jordan Vaughn Hasenbalg
Honors Program Graduate
Joselyn R Holderman
Jim McCormick and Robert Williams Art Scholarship
Joshua Emmanuel Lemon
A. G. Thomson Music Scholarship
Joshua Emmanuel Lemon
Curry/Marchman Memorial Scholarship
Julia Bancroft Magsam
Outstanding Senior – Biomedical Sciences
Julia Bancroft Magsam
Honors Program Graduate
Kaia F. Lanter
Outstanding Student in Model United Nations
Katherine Scout Duffey
Outstanding Senior in Communication and Media Studies
Katherine Scout Duffey
Maskrafter of the Year
Kathryn Taylor Clifford
Mary Wharton Award in American History
Katie Grace Bowman
C. R. Alexander Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student
Katie Grace Bowman
Outstanding American Chemical Society Student Member
Kaylee Elisabeth Walters
Fogel Travel Scholarship Award
Kensey Gates Roark
Janice & Happy Osborne, Sr. Education Award
Larry Arnett
Outstanding Performance In First-Year Physics
Larry Blaine Pierson
James Heizer Award in European/Asian History
Laura Isabel Custodio
Outstanding Performance In First-Year Computer Science
Lauren Marie Hayslett
Biology Department Chair Award
Lauren Ruth Meadows
Outstanding Undergraduate in Communication and Media Studies
Leon Johnson
Catherine Cress Martin Scholarship
Leon Johnson
George McGee Winterpast Theatre Scholarship
Lindsay Cate Miller
Honors Program Graduate
Lindsey Morgan Maynard
Biology Department First-Year Student Award
Lorena Joan Moran
Outstanding Biochemistry Major
Luke Craig Olive
Outstanding Senior in Management
Macie Rhiann Riffe
Honors Program Graduate
Madelyn Michelle Gill
Outstanding Senior in Biology
Madelyn Michelle Gill
Honors Program Graduate
Madison Grace Coomer
Tyro Award
Makenzi Mayme Cripple
Honors Program Graduate
Marcus Antonio Henriquez
Outstanding Performance By A Second-Year Math Student
Maria Paula Tarazona Rueda
Brandon D. Lawson Scholarship
Maximilian David Langfels
Outstanding Performance By A First-Year Math Student
Melanie Christine Wieland
Horace T. Hambrick Writing Award
Michelle Tusekile Mwasumbi
Biology Department Second-Year Student Award
Michelle Tusekile Mwasumbi
KIIS Scholarship
Morgan Mai Imhoff
C. R. Alexander Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student
Neveah L Wright
Betty Yancey Griffith Scholarship
Nicole Ghirlanda
Outstanding Senior in Finance
Noreen Grace Grier
Outstanding General Chemistry Student
Olivia Essynce Wallace
Janice & Happy Osborne, Sr. Education Award
Olivia Essynce Wallace
Kenneth Wells Scholarship
Olivia Faith Moore
Coleman Arnold Award for Excellence
Olivia Grace Rape
Outstanding Capstone Performance Award in Psychology
Patrick Milton Marshall
Ruth and Jim Heizer Book Award
Paul Calvin Jasper
Outstanding Performance in a Lower-Division Philosophy Course
Phoebe Elizabeth Tripure
Honors Program Graduate
Priscilla Reanee Vicchiollo
KIIS Scholarship
Priscilla Reanee Vicchiollo
Best Performance in French
Rachel Lyn Ritchie
Outstanding Senior in Communication and Media Studies
Raegan Rilee Pruitt
The Carol Williams Award
Rael Shine Gertler
KIIS Scholarship
Ragan O. Welch
Honors Program Graduate
Ragan O. Welch
Dr. Susan Hart Bell Research Award
Ragan O. Welch
Henry/Shirley Walters Award
Ragan O. Welch
Outstanding Student in Theological Studies
Rebecca Clare Bloemer
Best Performance in Japanese
Remi Larell Wagoner-Rusher
Ora Lunceford Memorial Scholarship
Renee M Berhow
Honors Program Graduate
Robert C Bourne
Outstanding Allied Health Student
Robin Puss
Outstanding Performance in a Lower Division Philosophy Class
Samuel George Steyn
J. W. Rogers Scholarship
Sarah K. Landers
Fogel Travel Scholarship Award
Sarah K. Landers
Best Performance in German
Savannah M Shepard
Robert T. Hinton Scholarship
Savannah M Shepard
W. I. Lewis Memorial Scholarship
Savannah Rose Burton
Carlton/Deason Scholarship
Shane Tyler Cook
Outstanding Graduate in Philosophy
Slade A. Ruble
Janice & Happy Osborne, Sr. Education Award
Sophia Parsley
Outstanding Senior in Healthcare Administration
Sophia Carol Hammons
Mary Louise Foust Accounting Scholarship
Sophie Brooke Smith
Outstanding Senior in Marketing
Sophie-Anne Theresa Tung
Outstanding Performance in a Lower Division Philosophy Class
Sydney Claire Raymer
Honors Program Graduate
Sydney D. Lindon
KIIS Scholarship
Tanaya Marie Hoskins
Grace Weller Piano Scholarship
Taylor Grace Smith
W.B. Jones Award
Thomas Clayton Spurlock
Honors Program Graduate
Thomas Clayton Spurlock
Best Performance in Greek
Thomas Clayton Spurlock
Best Performance in Latin
Tracy R. Mandl
Outstanding Student in Cultural/Historical Studies
William Beckham Osborne Singer
Maria Leonard Book Award
William Beckham Osborne Singer
Outstanding Senior in Economics
Ysa Anne Duenas
Honors Program Graduate
Ysa Anne Duenas
Best Performance in Spanish
Ysa Anne Duenas
Outstanding Senior in a World Language