Dean Mary Brennan presided at the annual College of Liberal Arts Awards Ceremony in the JCK Reed Parr Room on Wednesday evening, April 24. Our department’s majors were well represented among the awardees, including a special presentation honoring public administration junior, Belinda Atta, winner of the 2019 Newman Civic Fellowship. Also honored was Samantha Armbruster, the Newman Civic Fellowship Community Mentor.
The following is a list of our students who were recognized at the ceremony:
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award in Political Science
- Atticus Finch
Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Political Science
- Emmanuel Tan
Academic Excellence Certificate Awardees
| Kevin Brown Rachel Burns Joshua Chandler Casey Clark Erin Elliott Hannah El-Sheikh Victoria Faz Atticus Finch Keely Freund Ana Gonzalez Kaylie Hidalgo |
Breanna Higgins Jean Lambeth Diana Marin Juan Martinez Taylor Mayo Amanda Miller Benjamin Miller Brandon Milligan Patrick Moloney Evan Olszewski Aaron Plumlee |
Annabelle Rodriguez Dylan Russell Jose Sanchez Brenda Sarabia Alexis Shears Monica Suarez Jordan Villarreal Theodore Warner Tara Watson Claire Whisler Rex Wyatt |
2019 Newman Civic Fellow:
- Belinda Atta
Newman Civic Fellowship Community Mentor:
- Samantha Armbruster
Dan Farlow Scholarship – Honors a longtime political science faculty member and Piper Professor:
- Juan Martinez
Howard M. “Prof” Greene Award – Academic excellence in honor of a political mentor to Lyndon B. Johnson and other Texas State alumni:
- Diana Marin
- Theodore Warner
- Tara Watson
Richard B. Henderson Award – Awarded for academic excellence and character in the tradition of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Henderson:
- Jose Sanchez
Barney and Linda Knight Scholarship – Awarded to students majoring in political science or business who have persevered in the face of adversity, overcome financial challenges, and demonstrated academic success:
- Kiersten Edgeston
- Juan Martinez
- Brandi Mitchell
- Kara Rust
Walter Richter Scholarship – Awarded to full-time students majoring in Political Science or Journalism demonstrating academic merit:
- Michael Stanley Clarke
