FAU Hosts 53rd Annual Honors Convocation
(Photo by Alex Dolce)
Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly and Provost Bret Danilowicz will host the University’s 53rd annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 13 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.
“Honors Convocation is a longstanding and important tradition,” said Danilowicz. “We look forward to hosting the event in-person for the first time in three years.”
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 is determined by FAU students. This year’s recipient is Vijaya Iragavarapu, Ph.D., professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. She specializes in cancer research with a focus on mechanisms involved in metastasis of breast cancer and understanding how the immune system plays a role. She is also a course director for medical students, teaches graduate cancer immunology course and trains students in cancer research.
2022 Florida Atlantic University Honors Convocation Awardees
University Scholars
| Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters | Peter Reilly |
| College of Business |
Rebecca Dorvil |
| College of Education |
Daniely Da Silva |
| College of Engineering and Computer Science |
Vincenzo Macri |
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College |
Hillary Moran |
| Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing |
Liam Carrasco |
| Charles E. Schmidt College of Science |
Jo Laura |
| College of Social Work and Criminal Justice |
Angemie Mathieu |
Distinguished Student Award
| College of Social Work and Criminal Justice | Nicole Tartal |
Fraternity and Sorority Scholars
| Alpha Psi Lambda National Fraternity, Inc | Luis Argueta Pulido |
| Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. | Ameera Sabit |
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College | David Harbaugh |
Student-Athletes of the Year
| Baseball | Hunter Cooley |
| Beach Volleyball | Mackenzie Morris |
Student-Athletes of the Year
| Baseball | Hunter Cooley |
| Beach Volleyball | Mackenzie Morris |
University Club Merit Award
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College | Breana Hanley |
Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | Kayla Tapscott |
Undergraduate Researchers of the Year
| Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters | Jaimie Yap |
| College of Business, Allen E. Smith Awardee | Christiaan Lecky |
| College of Education | Kayla Crawford |
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | Thu Nguyen |
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College | David Harbaugh |
| Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine | Vanessa Stubbs |
| Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing | Angela Siclari |
| Charles E. Schmidt College of Science | Satviki Singh |
| College of Social Work and Criminal Justice | Robin Jimenez-Bean |
Goldwater Scholars
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College | Kate Maier |
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College | Samantha Zaninelli |
Fulbright Student Scholarship
| Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, | Christopher Shepler |
| Romania, Finalist |
Alumni “Degree of Difference” Award
| Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College | Miguel Vázquez, Ph.D. |
University Researchers of the Year
| Dimitris Pados, Ph.D., Professor College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Sarah Du, Ph.D., Associate Professor College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Zhen Ni, Ph.D., Assistant Professor College of Engineering and Computer Science |
Scholars of the Year
| Robert Rabil, Ph.D., Professor Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters |
| Morgan Cooley, Ph.D., Associate Professor College of Social Work and Criminal Justice |
| Christine Spadola, Ph.D., Assistant Professor College of Social Work and Criminal Justice |
Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching
| Ting Levy, Ph.D., College of Business |
| Masoud Jahandar Lashaki, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Catherine Trivigno, Ph.D., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College |
| Tamara Love, DNP, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing |
Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Advising
| Tania Tucker, Ph.D., College of Business |
| Jessica Brynes, College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Chandra McKinney Clarke, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice |
Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research
| Keith Jakee, Ph.D., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College |
Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty
| Heather Howard, Ph.D., College of Social Work and Criminal Justice |
| Nicole Baganz, Ph.D., Division of Research and Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine |
| Timothy Steigenga, Ph.D., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College |
The Distinguished Teacher of the Year
| Vijaya Iragavarapu, Ph.D., Professor |
| Biomedical Science |
| Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine |
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