On Thursday, April 17, the Department of Political Science held its annual Awards Ceremony for the 2024-2025 school year. Departmental awards and scholarships were presented by Dr. Ken Grasso, Department Chair; Dr. Lauren Rowlands, the department’s Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs; and the department’s Associate Chair Dr. Lynn Crossett. Dr. Mary Brennan, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, distributed College of Liberal Arts Academic Excellence Certificates to juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3.75 or higher.
Students recognized at the ceremony included:
Political Science Awards and Scholarships
Outstanding Graduate Student: Grace Theobald
Outstanding Undergraduate Student: Braiden Touchette
The Richard B. Henderson Political Science Award: Braiden Touchette, Isabella Rohlik
The James H. McCrocklin Memorial Political Science Endowed Scholarship: Joel Scott
The Bettylee & Daniel Farlow Endowed Scholarship in Political Science: Dylann Engle, Maxwell Zaborowski, Gabriel Marquez, Joel Scott
The Barney & Linda Knight Endowed Scholarship Fund: Dariella Davila, Monique Perez, Tiana Ramos, Jacob Salsgiver, Maxwell Zaborowski, Dylann Engle
The Howard M. ‘Prof’ Greene Award: Joa Brown, Brooklyn Mirakhori, Mia Escobedo
The Walter Richter Endowed Scholarship Fund: Joel Scott, Gabriel Marquez
Legal Studies Scholarships
The Dale Hardin Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Destiny Morton
The Janice E. Collins Memorial Endowed Graduate Student Scholarship in Legal Studies: Albert J. Barnes
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program will distribute its scholarships at the annual Central Texas Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration luncheon on June 7th. For more information or to register for the luncheon, visit the CenTex ASPA event page here.
