Alumni Spotlights

Robert 'Bobby' Wicks graduated from Jupiter High School in 2005. In 2009, he graduated from the Honors College with a concentration in American Studies. That summer, he attended Columbia University s Publishing Course, studying...

FAU Honors College student Fernando Varela transferred to the Honors College from Palm Beach State College in the Fall of 2013. Varela attended the Honors College as one of the Wilkes Humanities Scholars. The small campus...

“I was born and raised in South Florida, but my family is originally from Colombia. I attended West Boca Raton High School and I graduated from the HC in May 2015. I chose the HC because it just seemed like the perfect...

Christina Turn, originally from Tampa, Florida, enrolled at the Wilkes Honors College in 2009 and graduated in 2013 with a concentration in Biology. While at the Honors College, Christina worked as a laboratory assistant...

Dr. Walteria Tucker is a native and lifelong resident of Belle Glade, Florida. In the summer of 2003, she became the first and only Honors College Student to receive a full merit scholarship at Bryn Mawr College s prestigious...

Janeen began attending Emory Law in the Fall of 2014. Upon earning her J.D., she plans to seek a legal clerkship and eventually practice appellate law. "The best part of being an HC student is that my professors know me...

Megan, who attended Indian River High School, majored in Environmental Science at the Honors College and completed her thesis on the role of zoos in the future of biodiversity conservation. She received a Masters of Environmental...

Kadeem came to the Honors College in 2010 from Nova High School (Davie, Florida). He was involved in many activities and organizations on and off campus including the Honors College Ambassadors, Special Olympics, Intramural...

Hannah, who attended the International Baccalaureate program at Rickards High School in Tallahassee, FL, graduated from the Honors College with a concentration in psychology and criminology in the spring of 2013. While at...

Jennifer ( Jenny ) McIvor is a 2004 graduate of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College who concentrated in Environmental Studies and now works as Environmental Coordinator for the MidAmerican Energy Company (owned by investor...