Past Awards and Recognitions
Student Awards
Distinguished Student of the Year
- Allison MacKenzie (2024)
- Paige DeForest (2023)
- Alexis Sturm (2022)
Intern of the Year
- Ashley Schiffman (2024)
- Noor Ibrahim (2023)
- Jose Delgado (2022)
Owl of the Year
- Katie Kelly (2024)
- Bernard Harrigan (2023)
- Ari Aviles (2022)
- Danielle V. Salick (2019)
- Christy Folk (2018)
- Clayton Sims (2017)
- Christopher Olbrych (2016)
- Sara Thomas (2015)
- Blake Bailey (2014)
- Rachel Turn (2014)
- Imarhia Enogieru (2013)
Researcher of the Year
- Owen Silvera (2024), Marli Knox (2024)
- Karis Hong (2023)
- Ryan Bos (2022)
- Satviki Singh (2022)
Rising Star
- Kaijah Brown (2024)
- Emily Peraza (2023)
- Priya Raju (2022)
- Irene Gatimi (2020)
- Alexandra Rosado Torres (2019)
- Christy Folk (2016)
- Christopher Valdes (2015)
- Euda Fils (2014)
- Rachel Rohan (2013)
Student Employee of the Year
- Hanna Bridgham (2024)
- Lydia Moreland (2023)
- Ethan Xu (2022)
- Kenzie Waldkoetter (2020)
- Sarah Tolve (2019)
- Madison Lemoine (2018)
- Aura Johnson (2018)
- Rahat Verma (2017)
- Taylor Bartlett (2016)
- Michael Habib (2016)
Volunteer of the Year
- Emma Leonardo Solorzano (2024)
- Odette Terrazas (2023)
- Nell Robert Faveur (2022)
- Cassidy Brydon (2019)
- Courtney Noya (2016)
- Jeanelle Angus (2016)
- Chenchen Su (2015)
- Allison Waldmann (2014)
- Evan Jackson (2013)
Outstanding Student Award
- Katie Poquette (2024)
- Tejas Purimetla (2023)
Exceptional Faculty Awards
![Gwendolyn Carey](/student/images/staff/gcarey.jpg)
Gwendolyn Carey
College of Education
![Carmen Cañete Quesada](/student/images/staff/cquesada.jpg)
Carmen Cañete Quesada,
Ph.D.
Wilkes Honors College
![Brenda J. Claiborne](/student/images/staff/bclaiborne.jpg)
Brenda J. Claiborne, Ph.D.
College of Science
![WairimŨ Ngaruija Njambi](/student/images/staff/wnjambi.jpg)
WairimŨ Ngaruija Njambi,
Ph.D.
Wilkes Honors College
![Dr. Douglas T. McGetchin](/student/images/staff/dmcgetchin.jpg)
Dr. Douglas T. McGetchin
(2022)
Dorothy F. Schmidt
College of Arts & Letters
![Dr. Hongbo Su](/student/images/staff/hsu.jpg)
Dr. Hongbo Su (2022)
College of Engineering
& Computer Science
![Dr. Laurent Chérubin](/student/images/staff/lcherubin.jpg)
Dr. Laurent Chérubin (2022)
College of Science
![Dr. Susan Dennett](/student/images/staff/sdennett.jpg)
Dr. Susan Dennett (2022)
College of Education
![Dr. Terje Hill](/student/images/staff/terje-hoim.png)
Dr. Terje Hill (2022)
Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College
![Jennifer Krill](/student/images/staff/jkrill.jpg)
Jennifer Krill (2023)
College of Education
![Catherine Trivigno](/student/images/staff/ctrivigno.jpg)
Catherine Trivigno (2023)
Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College
![Maureen Hahn](/student/images/staff/mhahn.jpg)
Maureen Hahn (2024)
FAU Neurobehavior Core
Staff Awards and Recognitions
Staff of the Year
![Mark De Hass](/student/images/staff/mdehass.jpg)
Mark De Hass (2019)
Assistant Director of
Northern Technology Services
![Adam Schwarz](/student/images/staff/aschwarz.jpg)
Adam Schwarz (2020)
Associate Director
Jupiter Campus Life
![Jennifer Elgert](/student/images/staff/jelgert.jpg)
Jennifer Elgert (2022)
Program Assistant
Jupiter Campus
![Giavana Badome](/student/images/staff/gbadome.jpg)
Giavana Badome (2023)
FAU Libraries Jupiter
![Rachel Brewton](/student/images/staff/rbrewton.jpg)
Rachel Brewton (2024)
Research Scientist,
Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institute
![Kelly Nielsen](/student/images/staff/knielsen.jpg)
Kelly Nielsen (2024)
Career Center
Recognitions – Outstanding Campus Partners
![Don Cole](/student/images/staff/tba.jpg)
Don Cole (2020)
Maintenance Supervisor
Jupiter Campus
![Michelle Kominarek](/student/images/staff/mkominarek.jpg)
Michelle Kominarek
Coordinator, Academic Operations
Jupiter Campus
![Iris Segura-Garcia](/student/images/staff/isegura-garcia.jpg)
Iris Segura-Garcia (2023)
Integrative Marine
and Coastal Ecology
HBOI/Honors College
![Dr. Monica Maldonado](/student/jupiter/images/mmaldondo.jpg)
Dr. Monica Maldonado (2023)
Co-Curricular Activities & Research
Wilkes Honors College
MacArthur Campus