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SMU salutes the following undergraduate students for
their outstanding academic achievements:
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Travis Stephen Acreman
Undergraduate Award for Academic Excellence in the Division of Theatre
Devon J. Adams
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Megan Rose Altman
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Beta Gamma Sigma
Phi Beta Kappa
Patrick D. Anderson
The Finley W. Tatum Award in Electrical Engineering
Lizbeth K. Arevalo
Pi Kappa Lambda
Robin L. Austin
Outstanding Senior in Markets and Culture
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Sarah Maria Baldazo
Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Spanish
Katherine C. Bartush
Distinguished Finance Major
Jennifer E. Basel
Charles T. Kenner Award in Chemistry
Lesli Ann Benefield
Franklin Balch Award for Academic Excellence in International Studies
Jamila G. Benkato
Department of Religious Studies Writing Award
Kristin M. Benners
J.C. Penny Center for Retail Excellence Outstanding Student Award
Kyle G. Bennett
Beta Gamma Sigma
Blair A. Bernier
Kappa Tau Alpha
Robert W. Berry
The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Electrical Engineering
Brian Cayce Bertrand
Criteria Award for Distinction in First-Year Writing
Jessica Vanessa Betancourt
SMU Fiction Prize: First Place
Colby Christopher Bolin
Distinguished Marketing Major
Caitlin Ennis Booker
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Benjamin Thomas Briscoe
Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Journalism
Desiree Brooks
Phi Beta Kappa
Stephen N. Brown
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Tau Beta Pi
Ashley L. Bruckbauer
Larrie and Bobbie Weil Undergraduate Research Award
Temerlin Advertising Institute Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Advertising
Art History Department Outstanding Senior Award
Kappa Tau Alpha
Natalia Bubien
Phi Beta Kappa
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Beatriz Cabrera
Art History Department Outstanding Senior Award
Taylor Hardin Callaway
Beta Gamma Sigma
Sarah Ann Camodeca
Beta Gamma Sigma
Leigh Camp
Phi Beta Kappa
Kimberly Carlson
Phi Beta Kappa
Matthew Stefan Carter
Margaret Terry Crooks Award for Outstanding Student in Creative Writing
Phi Beta Kappa
Esmeralda Castro
Beta Gamma Sigma
Tejas Chakravarthy
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Angellia Marie Chandler
The Departmental Award for Civil Engineering
Angela Chavez
Phi Beta Kappa
Benjamin Chen
Phi Beta Kappa
Justin A. Childres
Beta Gamma Sigma
Min G. Choi
Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Japanese
Jessica Laurel Christianson
Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Corporate Communications
Matthew Charles Citron
Outstanding Real Estate Finance Major
Owen Ranson Clark
The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering
Samantha Rose Colletti
Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
Outstanding BBA Senior
Wallace F. Lovejoy Memorial Award
Charles E. Colvin
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Patricia Elise Coogan
The Dr. Laura J. Steinberg, Distinguished Freshman ENCE Award
Sarah Steele Cook
Kappa Tau Alpha
Chase Evans Cooley
Beta Gamma Sigma
Jamie Hullverson Corley
Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Public Affairs
Kappa Tau Alpha
Adele Marie Costigan
Walter T. and Helen B. Watson Prize in Sociology
Lauren Danielle Couch
The E. H. Flath Award
John Robert McCaw Merit Award in Mathematics
Katlyn Crawford
Phi Beta Kappa
William Casey Crear
Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student
Shannon R. Crowell
Anne Whaling Book Prize in Medieval Studies
Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Latin
Phi Beta Kappa
Nicholas Cunningham
Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
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Ava Damri
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Thomas C. Davis
Beta Gamma Sigma
Osman De Leon Munoz
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Maret Ellen Delf
Megan Laird and Raiberto Comini Italian Language Award
Danielle Demmon
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Brett Grayson Denham
The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering
Chester Donnally
Phi Beta Kappa
Lamar Humphries Dowling
Outstanding BBA Senior
Kathleen M. Drablos
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Joshua Michael Duke
Phi Beta Kappa
Lon Tinkle Award in Creative Writing
Esmeralda Duran
Jack Kent Cooke Continuing Graduate Scholar
Madison A. Dyal
Distinguished Marketing Major
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Benjamin K. Easley
Pi Kappa Lambda
Brittany G. Edmonston
Kappa Tau Alpha
Erin Lynn Eidenshink
Outstanding Achievement in Print Journalism
Phi Beta Kappa
Kappa Tau Alpha
Erin M. Elliott
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Rebecca Elrod
Phi Beta Kappa
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Elizabeth Woodson Fairchild
Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Corporate Communications
Kappa Tau Alpha
Kathleen Moira Farmer
Kappa Tau Alpha
Botan Sherzad Fattah
Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student
Beta Gamma Sigma
Danyelle Jazmin Faulkner
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student
Outstanding Financial Consulting Major
Kathryn Allison Fields
Phi Beta Kappa
William James Fitzgerald
Beta Gamma Sigma
Shawn Wesley Flynn
The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering
John Hamilton Forrest
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Caroline Amanda French
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Beta Gamma Sigma
Alexander Frolov
Phi Beta Kappa
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Rachel M. Gambulos
Robert and Nancy Dedman Outstanding Senior Student
Outstanding Senior in Biological Sciences
David James Gardner
Charles J. Pipes Award for Outstanding Performance in Mathematics
Paul Jay Gardner III
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Phi Beta Kappa
Eric M. Garza
Distinguished Marketing Major
Antony Gemmell
Phi Beta Kappa
Mohammad J. Gharbieh
The Harold A. Blum Award in Mechanical Engineering
Sara Gingrich
Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
Phi Beta Kappa
Mitchell Allen Gist
Tau Beta Pi
Rodolfo Alexander Gonzalez
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Brett Matthew Goodman
Beta Gamma Sigma
Phi Beta Kappa
Kathryn Denae Gotcher
The Departmental Award in Engineering Management, Information and Systems
John Robert McCaw Merit Award in Mathematics
Emily Elizabeth Gray
Statistical Science Department Award for Academic Excellence
Jill Gregory
Phi Beta Kappa
Tiffany Allison Griffin
The Francisco Villagrán Molina Memorial Award
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
William Hart Grozinger
Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
Michael Christopher Guarino
Lambda Alpha Iota Chapter Distinguished Achievement Award
Caitlin Suzanne Guenther
Distinguished Finance Major
Deborah C. Gunst
Outstanding Pre-Service Educator
Psychology Department Senior Award for Outstanding Performance
Pi Lambda Theta
Mauri Alper Gustafson
Beta Gamma Sigma
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Emily Suzanne Habeck
Criteria Award for Distinction in First-Year Writing
Steve Hader
Latin American and Iberian Studies Outstanding Student Award
Ali Hussein Haidar
Hausman Award for Excellence in the History of Western Philosophy
Phi Beta Kappa
Heather Hall
Phi Beta Kappa
Jarrell Marie Hamilton
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Sohail S. Hamirani
Beta Gamma Sigma
Amy Michelle Hand
Robert Stewart Hyer Scholar Award
Leela Hynes Harpur
Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Italian
Taylor Christina Hatfield
Kappa Tau Alpha
Cynthia Kate Hawks
Henry S. Jacobus Junior Paper Prize in History
Tara Lynn Hemphill
The Rick A. Barrett Memorial Award
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Andrew Michael Henderson
Herbert Pickens Gambrell Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
George Brian Hensley
Beta Gamma Sigma
Amy Renee Herbel
The Mark Shepard Award
Timothy R. Heydari
The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Electrical Engineering
Alexandra Madeleine Hill
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Switzerland
Phi Beta Kappa
Benjamin C. Hirvela
Ben Thomas Excellence in Tutoring
Thien Le Thanh Ho
Beta Gamma Sigma
James Andrew Hoeffner
Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Russian
Pamela Carter Hogan
Outstanding Senior in Sociology
Joseph Scott Holt
Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Chinese
Ryan Wayne Horton
Tau Beta Pi
Edmund B Hourigan IV
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
John Joseph Howard
The Departmental Award in Computer Engineering
Ching-Ying Huang
Phi Beta Kappa
Meredith A. Humphreys
Award for Outstanding Research by an Undergraduate in Psychology
Phi Beta Kappa
Justin D. Hunt
Beta Gamma Sigma
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Brian Patrick Jacobowski
Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
Christopher Daniel Jarosz
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Jami Lyn Jeffcoat
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Rachel L. Johnson
The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering
Caitlin Aston Johnston
Undergraduate Award for Academic Excellence in the Division of Theatre
Elizabeth Anne Johnston
Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award
Paul Johnston
Phi Beta Kappa
Kristina Elizabeth Jones
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Allison Jean Jordan
George Bond Poetry Prize
Katrina Josephson
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Dominican Republic
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Salima Juma
Pi Lambda Theta
Shelby Susan Justl
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
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Brittney D. Kerner
Thomas Arp Shakespeare Prize
Katie Diane Kirkpatrick
The Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Music
Bryan Alexander Koch
Beta Gamma Sigma
Benjamin Michael Koopferstock
The Departmental Award in Computer Science
Charanya Krishnaswami
Beta Gamma Sigma
Phi Beta Kappa
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Jonathan L. Lane
Beta Gamma Sigma
Melinda Lang
Phi Beta Kappa
Olivia Shae Lauraine Ybarra
Edward I. and Peggy C. Fry Award for Academic Excellence in Undergraduate Anthropology
Auburn J. Layman
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Phi Beta Kappa
Jason Tri Le
Beta Gamma Sigma
Lacey D. Lee
Criteria Award for Distinction in First-Year Writing
Valerie Diane Lemmons
The Departmental Award for Environmental Engineering
Jamie Laura Leon
Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Nonprofit Management
Kappa Tau Alpha
Lauren Lester
Phi Beta Kappa
Caroline Camden Neville Lewis
Stanton Sharp Award for Outstanding Service and Academic Achievement
Phi Beta Kappa
Grant Michael Lewis
Beta Gamma Sigma
Adrienne Lichliter
Phi Beta Kappa
Young Hoon Lim
Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
Victor John Linck III
Distinguished Finance Major
Joshua Andrew Lincoln
The Environmental and Civil Engineering Award for Excellence in Design
Matthew Dale Lindner
Temerlin Advertising Institute Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Creative
Madeleine Linnard
Phi Beta Kappa
Patrick Littlefield
Phi Beta Kappa
Kathryn Lynne Lott
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
Kappa Tau Alpha
Margaret Jean Lowrey
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
David Luttrell
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
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Travis Jay Mabrey
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Cinema/Television Production
Jupin Malhi
Phi Beta Kappa
Charles Keith Marshall, Jr.
Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: German
Phi Beta Kappa
Kristy Lynn Martinez
SMU Fiction Prize: Second Place
John Henry Matthews IV
Beta Gamma Sigma
Andrew S. Matza
Josef Hadar Award
Lauryn Elizabeth May
Beta Gamma Sigma
Angelle C. McBride
Tau Beta Pi
Peter C. McCaffrey
Belle Mayer Bromberg Prize for Excellence
Ryan Allen McCord
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Stacy Lee McElreath
Beta Gamma Sigma
Cody Louise Meador
2009-10 Fellow to the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
Bryan D. Melton
Tau Beta Pi
Caroline Alyssa Merideth
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Beta Gamma Sigma
Kyle Louis Merino
Economics Department Award for Excellence
Phi Beta Kappa
Erica Mikawa
Phi Beta Kappa
Jennifer Marie Miller
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Stephanie Marie Miller
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Ambrel Nicole Mitchell
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Sarah Monsein
Phi Beta Kappa
Ryan M. Moore
Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award
Emily Moravec
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Rachael J. Morgan
2008-09 Fellow to the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
John Goodwin Tower Award
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Leeanna Armentrout Morris
Stephen D. Wilder Travel Award
Jessica Moseley
Phi Beta Kappa
Ryan Mulvenna
Phi Beta Kappa
Kevin Chase Murphree
Beta Gamma Sigma
Caitlin Jane Myers
Outstanding Achievement in Digital Journalism
Kappa Tau Alpha
Katrina R. Myers
Phi Beta Kappa
Ann Early Award in Women's Studies
Isaac Gustave Bromberg Award for Outstanding Work in the Humanities
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Gayatry Syamala Nair
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Kelli A. Naylor
Kappa Tau Alpha
Caroline Elizabeth Neal
Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student
Tien Hoang Thuy Nguyen
Distinguished Financial Consulting Major
Beta Gamma Sigma
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key
Elena Alexandrova Nikolova
Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: French
Phi Beta Kappa
Sarah Rachel Nolen
Nash Parsley Memorial Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement
Kappa Tau Alpha
Santiago Eduardo Nunez
Dallas Economists’ Club Nominee Award
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Ben Thomas Excellence in Tutoring
Outstanding Finance Major
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Mary Bridget O’Donovan
David R. Russell Memorial Poetry Award: Second Place
Andrew Kent O'Neal
Beta Gamma Sigma
Michael G. O'Neill Jr.
Beta Gamma Sigma
Christy Noel Osborne
Alessandra Comini Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Art History Major
Ziara Randell Osborne
Outstanding Marketing Major
Beta Gamma Sigma
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Morgan R. Paisley
Kappa Tau Alpha
Ali Palejwala
Phi Beta Kappa
Courtenay Ruth Paris
Beta Gamma Sigma
Sung Ho Park
Beta Gamma Sigma
Elizabeth Marie Parker
Pi Kappa Lambda
Danielle Parkinson
Phi Beta Kappa
Chauncey Parks
Phi Beta Kappa
Jesica Lynn Parr
Nora Katherine Bilton Award for Management
Randi D. Peak
The Ed M. Harrison Award
Jessica Noelle Pecena
Outstanding Senior Student in Anthropology
Phi Beta Kappa
Minna R. Peracha
Outstanding Real Estate Finance Major
Lindsey Perkins
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Bridget A. Perkowski
Outstanding Accounting Major
James Andrew Petersen
Tau Beta Pi
Jennifer Whitcomb Pierce
Beta Gamma Sigma
Phi Beta Kappa
Kathryn Mounteney Pocklington
Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Hindi
Melanie Diane Pruit
Pascal Covici, Jr. Prize for Outstanding Essay in American Studies
Grant Henry Pruitt
Outstanding Real Estate Finance Major
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Jennifer Raad
Phi Beta Kappa
Brittany Ashton Raetzman
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Beta Gamma Sigma
Justin Manuel Ramirez
Beta Gamma Sigma
Patrick Raschle
Phi Beta Kappa
Paul Allen Renton
Beta Gamma Sigma
Amy M. Revier
Dan Wingren Award for Outstanding Senior
Jessica Ringeisen
Phi Beta Kappa
Brittney Leigh Roberts
Beta Gamma Sigma
Laura Roberts
Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
Rachel Allen Roberts
Beta Gamma Sigma
Sarah Robertson
Phi Beta Kappa
Rita R. Rodriguez
Beta Gamma Sigma
Casey Adam Rogers
Harvey Paul Alper Award for Outstanding Work in an Eastern Religion
Cheyenne Rogers
Phi Beta Kappa
Kaitlin Taylor Rosenzweig
Kappa Tau Alpha
Timothy J. Roy
The Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Music
Andres Alfonso Ruzo
Goodell-Richards Academic Excellence Award in Geology
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Sommer Saadi
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Leticia Isabel Salinas
Phi Beta Kappa
Nicole S. Schultz
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Biochemistry
Phi Beta Kappa
Kristin Leigh Schutz
Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Public Affairs
Warren Cardell Seay, Jr.
Harry S. Truman Scholar
Richard Dawson Shamblin
Beta Gamma Sigma
Kathleen Sheehan
Phi Beta Kappa
Rachel Ellen Shirey
Nora Katherine Bilton Award for Management
Christopher A. Simpson
Isaac Gustave Bromberg Award for Outstanding Work in the Humanities
Ehlin Hoskins Philosophy Essay Award
Andrea Sizemore
Phi Beta Kappa
Olivia Anne Smith
David R. Russell Memorial Poetry Award: First Place
Charley Aberg Travel Award
Patrick Bennett Smollen
John Robert McCaw Merit Award in Mathematics
Whitney Leigh Stenger
Kappa Tau Alpha
Sarah Michelle Stephens
Distinguished Marketing Major
Beta Gamma Sigma
Jordan C. Strauss
Ora Nixon Arnold Award for Academic Excellence
Phi Beta Kappa
Ryan Christopher Strider
The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering
Gary J. Suderman
Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award
Kappa Tau Alpha
Jaipreet S. Suri
Phi Beta Kappa
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Emil Tajzoy
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Phi Beta Kappa
Nicole Ashley Taylor
Beta Gamma Sigma
Chelsie Dianne Thompson
Pi Lambda Theta
Veronica Michailo Tkachuk
Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
Leslie Todd
Phi Beta Kappa
Stefanie Anette Tracy
Tau Beta Pi
Anh V. Tran
The Dr. Pepper/Lazenby Award for a Graduating Senior in Chemistry
Julia Janine Tucker-Huth
Beta Gamma Sigma
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Ken M. Ueda
Frank C. McDonald Memorial Award for Excellence in Physics
Phi Beta Kappa
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Maia VanDyke
Phi Beta Kappa
Kate Elizabeth Vanhee
Beta Gamma Sigma
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Darren Matthew Walsh
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Amy Elizabeth Ward
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
Kappa Tau Alpha
Laura Elizabeth Wazny
Kappa Tau Alpha
Zachary Paul Wehner
Beta Gamma Sigma
Afton N. Weimer
Beta Gamma Sigma
Phi Beta Kappa
Courtney Christine Whiteford
Beta Gamma Sigma
Jessica Jean Wikstrom
Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Nonprofit Management
Daniel Philip Wilderotter
Distinguished Marketing Major
Beta Gamma Sigma
Alissa Leigh Windle
Teacher Scholar Award
Ian Patrick Winston
Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award
Ronald Winters
Phi Beta Kappa
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Zi Yang
Tau Beta Pi
Seung Ju Yoo
Beta Gamma Sigma
Keith Paul Young III
Phi Beta Kappa
Karron Danae Youngkin
Robert Stewart Hyer Society
Christopher Yung
Beta Gamma Sigma