On Monday, April 29th The Department of Political Science held its inaugural Awards Ceremony. Departmental awards and scholarships were presented by Dr. Sherri Mora, chair of the department’s scholarship committee, Dr. Lynn Crossett, Director of the Legal Studies Program, and Dr. Kenneth Grasso, department chair. Dean Mary Brennan distributed College of Liberal Arts Academic Excellence Certificates to juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3.75 or better.
Here’s a list of students recognized at the ceremony:
Political Science Awards & Scholarships
Outstanding Graduate Students
- Jordan Villarreal
- Latoya Uzoukwu
- Alexa Browning
Outstanding Undergraduate Student
- Jessica Myers
The Richard B. Henderson Political Science Award
- Jessica Myers
The James H. McCrocklin Memorial Political Science Scholarship Endowment
- Gabriel Marquez
- Lauren Garcia
The Bettylee & Daniel Farlow Endowed Scholarship in Political Science
- Emily G. Morgan
- Joa Brown
The Barney & Linda Knight Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Stephen A. Lara
The Howard M. ‘Prof’ Greene Award
- Atlanta Flowers
- Elizabeth Rose Mey
- Brianna Kearny
- Leeann Bohannon
- Cotton Rasco
- Jessica Myers
The Walter Richter Endowed Scholarship
- Mackenzie Acree
Legal Studies Scholarships
The Dale Hardin Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Heidi Munoz Perez
The Janice E. Collins Memorial Endowed Graduate Student Scholarship in Legal Studies
- Alli Martinez
The MPA Program will distribute its scholarships at the annual Central Texas Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration lunceon on May 20th.
