FAU Hosts 50th Annual Honors Convocation

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Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly and Provost Bret Danilowicz will host the University’s 50th annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 17 at 4 p.m. at the University Theatre in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. The ceremony recognizes the University’s most outstanding students and faculty (a full list of honorees is below). 

Awards and recognition include nine University scholars, the Distinguished Student award, the University Club Merit award, the Phi Kappa Phi scholar, the Stan and Renee Wimberly scholar, the Undergraduate Researchers awards, the Student-Athletes of the Year awards, and the Fraternity and Sorority scholars. Faculty honors include the FAU Alumni Association’s Degree of Difference Award, Researchers and Scholars of the Year awards, Teaching and Advising awards, as well as the Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research award, and the Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty.

The winner of the Distinguished Teacher of the Year award, which is determined by FAU students, will present the keynote speech. This year’s recipient is Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D., professor of political science in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. As a specialist in international law, Morton’s research focuses on security studies, international organization and international relations theory. He also directs the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program, which offers students a unique opportunity to enhance their diplomatic skills and compete in diplomatic simulations, and also teaches at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College.

2019 Florida Atlantic University Honors Convocation Awardees

University Scholars

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters          Alexander Bruens
College of Business                                                    Adeel Shahzad
College for Design and Social Inquiry                        Alycia Quaid
College of Education                                                  Keishla Pesantes
College of Engineering and Computer Science         Mickael Pigeot
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College                               Samantha Iliff
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing                         Christina Phillips
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science                     Julie Yassa

Distinguished Student Award

College of Business                                                   John Scurto

Fraternity and Sorority Scholars

Sigma Chi Fraternity                                                  Chieh Hsu
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority                                         Tamara Fakhoury

Phi Kappa Phi Scholar

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College                              Christy LaFlamme

Student-Athletes of the Year

Football                                                                      Harrison Bryant
Soccer                                                                       Ebba Blomqvist

University Club Merit Award

College of Engineering and Computer Science         Shefatha Rabbany

Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters        Jeffrey Coltman-Cormier

Undergraduate Researchers of the Year

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters        Alexander Bruens

College of Business                                                  Sydney Elney

College for Design and Social Inquiry                       Alexandria Remillard

College of Education                                                 Michael Correa

College of Engineering and Computer Science        Reinaldo Dos Santos

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College                              Abhimanyu Ahuja

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine                   Lisa Victor

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing                        Isabella Velasquez-Botero

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science                    Stephen Hoover

Alumni “Degree of Difference” Award

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine                   Dayna Weinert, M.D.

University Researchers of the Year

Borko Furht, Ph.D., Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Alex Keene, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Joshua Voss, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Scholars of the Year

Len Sperry, M.D., Ph.D., Professor
College of Education

Nancy Jones, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Cristobal Salinas, Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
College of Education

Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching

Wendy Hinshaw, Ph.D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Lori Dassa, Ed.D., College of Education
Oscar Curet, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science
Wairimu Njambi, Ph.D., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Advising

Laura Mooney, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Stephanie Waldorf, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Jess Tuck, Ph.D., University Advising Services

Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research

Myeongsub Kim, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science

Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty

Seth Fallik, Ph.D., College for Design and Social Inquiry 

Mara Schiff, Ph.D., College for Design and Social Inquiry 

Rhonda Goodman, Ph.D., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

The Distinguished Teacher of the Year

Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D., Professor
Political Science
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters 

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