Ogden Honors Recognizes Exemplary Students
2015 Sophomore Honors Distinction Recipients
This past Sunday, the Ogden Honors community gathered to recognize the outstanding achievements of its students at the 2015 Awards and Recognition Ceremony. Honors College staff, faculty, students, and their families gathered at the Business Education Complex auditorium for the ceremony and a luncheon reception.
Students who achieved Sophomore Honors Distinction in Spring 2015 were recognized. Students receiving various Honors College scholarships and awards, and students receiving national and international fellowships, were also congratulated.
Service Awards
Chauncey Elise Stephens received the Honors College Service Award.
Adam Michael Beyer was recognized for having been selected for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
David Alan Fertitta was recognized for receiving an Honorable Mention for the Morris K. Udall Scholarship.
David Thomas Judd, Blake Peter Kruger, and Zackari Donell Murphy received the Ogden Honors College Roger Hadfield Ogden Leaders Award.
Manon Philine Bart and Olivia Jane Guidry received Shell Honors Student Leaders Scholarships.
Study Abroad Awards
Students receiving a Tiger Athletic Foundation Honors College Study Abroad Scholarship were also recognized:
Margaret Grace Agosta
Caitlyn Ruth Bender
Sarah Elizabeth Bond
JoLena Ann Broussard
Katherine Lane Burley
Nicholas Piedra de Godoy Lopes
Caitlin Elizabeth Demarest
Charles John Everhardt IV
Rachel Anne Flemming
Aleshia Lexus Hector
Patrick Thomas Isacks
David Thomas Judd
Nicholas James Klinka
Cody Nicole Leegwater
Rachel Elizabeth Nguyen
Samantha Elizabeth Ramey
Valencia Vashea Richardson
Olivia Claire Stricklin
Academic Achievement
The following students received Sophomore Honors Distinction in Spring 2015:
| Margaret Grace Agosta | John Christian Johnson | |
| April Michelle Ahmed | David Thomas Judd | |
| Kristen Sarah Alevizon | Haley Elizabeth Kenny | |
| Blake Michael Allen | Nikka Yu Khorsandi | |
| Rhiannon Nicole Ballard | Lindsey Nicole Landry | |
| Kristen N Barrett | Travis D LeCompte | |
| Clara Isabelle Mercado Bausa | Chase Gregory Lindsey | |
| Tegan Leigh Billiot | Simon Gabriel Lorenzo | |
| Sarah Elizabeth Bond | Najib Mahmud | |
| Grant David Bourque | Margaret Louise Manning | |
| Sarah Alyssa Brantley | Shannon Elizabeth Matzke | |
| John Michael Brown | Alexandra Lane McDaniel | |
| Benjamin Edward Cooper | Taylor L Millar | |
| Sarah Katelynn Corie | Madeline Elizabeth Munch | |
| Charles Edward De Boisblanc | Emily Marie Owen | |
| Kaelen Christine Delaune | George Karl Owen | |
| Eileen E DeLeo | Camille Inez Prejean | |
| Nicole Ann Dominique | Evan Clayton Preslar | |
| Victoria G Donze | Victoria Sidener Primeaux | |
| Morgan Brittni Durr | Valerie Erin Procell | |
| David Christian Englehardt | Jordan Skye Renschler | |
| Giuseppe Daniel Feo | Emily Ann Ribando-Gros | |
| Thea Christine Fontenot | Linda Anne Riley | |
| Grant Joseph Gonzalez | Brenna Elizabeth Sanders | |
| Rachel Catherine Gravois | Joshua Schwartzenburg | |
| Kevin William Hartline | Joseph Paul St Cyr | |
| Aleshia Lexus Hector | Yahor Aleksandrovich Sukharutski | |
| Katherine Stewart Henry | David Neil Thompson | |
| Kristen Leigh Hillburn | Irene Vargas-Salazar | |
| Abbey Elizabeth Hotard | Jenney Sonehuang Vongprathoum | |
| Patrick Thomas Isacks | Jon Colter Wilson | |
| Christopher William James | Zhongpan Zheng |
Nikka Yu Khorsandi and Samantha Nicole Lanjewar received the Tiger Athletic Foundation Honors College Award for Promising National Scholars.
Casey M Kenny, Sheila Mallenahalli, Malachi R Pursley, Alexander Paden Rader, and Abishek Stanley received the Penelope W. and E. Roe Stamps IV Leadership Scholars Award.
The following students were named Honors College Outstanding Students for the 2014-2015 academic year:
Katherine Mariae Gagliano (Freshman)
Florencia Scaglia Drusini (Freshman)
Nicole Ann Dominique (Sophomore)
Blake Peter Kruger (Sophomore)
Amanda Danielle Mayhall (Junior)
Kurt David Ristroph (Junior)
Chauncey Elise Stephens (Junior)
Kendall Theresa Langs and Staci Chyrene Shelby received the John Hardy Blue Scholarship.
Joshua J. Dauphin and Zoie Camille Palmer received the William L. Jenkins Scholarship.
Research & Thesis Awards
Mollie Marie Smoak was recognized for having been selected for a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Katie JoAnna Hogan for an Honorable Mention.
The following students received Tiger Athletic Foundation Honors Thesis Research Scholarships:
Adam Michael Beyer
Kaylyn Elizabeth Blosser
Madison Taylor Boudreaux
Catherine Claire Briley
Katherine RuthAnn Campbell
Erin Elizabeth Fell
Asenath Leah Francis
Mallory Alicia Garcia
Kylie Shae Hebert Keyser
Nikka Yu Khorsandi
Logan Christopher Kinamore
London Kelsey Maust
Amanda Danielle Mayhall
Philip A McLean
Lindsey Nicole Miller
Kurt David Ristroph
Joshua Ryan Saltz
Karyn Alexandra Warner
