On April 20th the College of Liberal Arts hosted their annual Awards Ceremony to honor students for their excellence in academics and character. The Department of Political Science was well represented.
Kyle McKelvey received the Richard B. Henderson Award which is awarded for academic excellence and character in the tradition of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Henderson.
Melissa Aylward received the Howard M. “Prof’ Greene Award which is awarded for academic excellence in honor of a political mentor to Lyndon B. Johnson and many Other Texas State alumni.
Abigail Trahan received the Barney and Linda Knight Scholarship which is awarded to students majoring in Political Science or Business who have persevered in the face of adversity, overcome financial challenges, and demonstrated academic success.
Justice Mensah received the James H. McCrocklin Scholarship.
Holly Doyle received the Dan Farlow Scholarship as well as the John and Charlotte Sharp Scholarship
Academic Excellence Certificate Recipients:
| Whitney Abshier | Holly Doyle | Austin Gonzales | Zachary Horony | Megan Ledsinger | Rodrigo Osorio | Warren Stoddard |
| Mike Alvarez | Kaitlin Easum | Kent Grimes | Shelby Huffman | Jadelyn Lopez | Drake Pamilton | Hesiquia Sylvester |
| Kassandra Avila | Lindsay Escalante | Stephen Gupton | Ahmad Islam | Leah Lowder | Andrew Pyle | Delaney Testerman |
| Melissa Aylward | John Espinosa | Kellie Henson | Doraneesha Jackson-Wilson | Kyle McKelvey | John Quiser | Abigail Trahan |
| Breanta Boss | Maria Yesenia Favela | Jake Herrel | Tychanika Kimbrough | Bill Medina | Roberto Reyes | Crystal Winger |
| Mikayla Clark | Nicolas Flores | Tyler Hinton | Erica Kraft | Jennifer Meyer | Rodrigo Rodriguez | Rand Zeolla |
| John Clemmer | Scott Foster | Molly Hoffman-Bricker | William Lawrence | Logan Nicks | Erik Saucedo | |
| Ryan Court | Malcolm Galer | Michael Hoover | Jackline Ledezma | Matthew Ocker | Vaugh Stockton | |
