At the College of Liberal Arts Award Ceremony on April 28th, several poli sci students were recognized for their outstanding achievements in the past year. Senior Patrick Moloney was recognized for both the College of Liberal Arts’ Outstanding Undergraduate Student and the Department of Political Science‘s Outstanding Undergraduate Student. Lisa Cour, a student in the department’s M.A. in Legal Studies Program, was awarded the Department of Political Science’s Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
The Department awarded its Daniel E. Farlow Political Science Scholarship recognizing a 3.0 GPA and an interest in teaching, to Jonathan Ponder. The Howard M. “Prof” Greene Award was given to seven students in the program: Samantha Benavides, Maria Contreras Urrutia, Michael Cook, Madison Hagen, Benjamin Miller, Zachary Poston, and Sarah Speck. It recognizes students GPAs of 3.9 and above in political science. Maria Contreras Urrutia was awarded the annual Richard B. Henderson Award, which goes to the graduating political science major with the highest GPA. Elektra Jordan was awarded the Barney and Linda Knight Scholarship, which recognizes “determination and perseverance, by work and efforts, to self-finance life and an education.” Additionally, both Jordan and Ponder were awarded the Walter Richter Scholarship, recognizing “academic merit, leadership and intellectual promise” in political science.
Additionally, the following students received Academic Excellence Certificates, recognizing GPAs of 3.75 or higher:
Mackenzie Acree
Kojo Adu-Nyako
Samantha Benavides
Otto Bieker
Kevin Brown
Rachel Burns
Maria Contreras Urrutia
Michael Cook
Abigale Cordero
Crista Cortes Hernandez
Rachel Cutler
Tegan Debrock
Gavin Dring
Caitlin Easley
Atlanta Fackenthall
Macey Fields
Andrea Garcia Rodriguez
Erik Gomez
Shoval Gurvitz
Madison Hagen
Chizobam Iheme
Chelsea Johnson
Daniel Kerins
Heather Kumpe
Noah Lawrence
Calysta Lee
Isabel Lozoya
Regina Macias
Alexia Malcom
Johnna McClendon
Montana McMahon
Benjamin Miller
Patrick Moloney
The Department is proud to recognize these students and their noteworthy achievements.
