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

Gwendolyn Carey

College of Education

Carmen Cañete Quesada

Carmen Cañete Quesada,
Ph.D.

Wilkes Honors College

Brenda J. Claiborne

Brenda J. Claiborne, Ph.D.

College of Science

WairimŨ Ngaruija Njambi

WairimŨ Ngaruija Njambi,
Ph.D.

Wilkes Honors College

Dr. Douglas T. McGetchin

Dr. Douglas T. McGetchin
(2022)

Dorothy F. Schmidt
College of Arts & Letters

Dr. Hongbo Su

Dr. Hongbo Su (2022)

College of Engineering
& Computer Science

Dr. Laurent Chérubin

Dr. Laurent Chérubin (2022)

College of Science

Dr. Susan Dennett

Dr. Susan Dennett (2022)

College of Education

Dr. Terje Hill

Dr. Terje Hill (2022)

Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College

Jennifer Krill

Jennifer Krill (2023)

College of Education

Catherine Trivigno

Catherine Trivigno (2023)

Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College

Dr. Maureen K. Hahn

Dr. Maureen K. Hahn (2024)

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College



Staff Awards and Recognitions



Staff of the Year


Mark De Hass

Mark De Hass (2019)

Assistant Director of
Northern Technology Services

Adam Schwarz

Adam Schwarz (2020)

Associate Director
Jupiter Campus Life

Jennifer Elgert

Jennifer Elgert (2022)

Program Assistant
Jupiter Campus

Giavana Badome

Giavana Badome (2023)

FAU Libraries Jupiter

Rachel Brewton

Rachel Brewton (2024)

Research Scientist,
Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institute

Kelly Nielsen

Kelly Nielsen (2024)

Career Center



Recognitions – Outstanding Campus Partners


Don Cole

Don Cole (2020)

Maintenance Supervisor
Jupiter Campus

Michelle Kominarek

Michelle Kominarek

Coordinator, Academic Operations
Jupiter Campus

Iris Segura-Garcia

Iris Segura-Garcia (2023)

Integrative Marine
and Coastal Ecology
HBOI/Honors College

Dr. Monica Maldonado

Dr. Monica Maldonado (2023)

Co-Curricular Activities & Research
Wilkes Honors College
MacArthur Campus