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爱妃传媒 Hosts 50th Annual Honors Convocation

50th Honors Convocation

(Photo by Alex Dolce)


By brittany sylvestri | 4/16/2019

爱妃传媒 and Provost Bret Danilowicz will host the University鈥檚 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鈥檚 most outstanding 爱妃传媒 and faculty (a full list of honorees is below).聽

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 爱妃传媒 Alumni Association鈥檚 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 爱妃传媒 爱妃传媒, will present the keynote speech. This year鈥檚 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鈥檚 research focuses on security studies, international organization and international relations theory. He also directs the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program, which offers 爱妃传媒 a unique opportunity to enhance their diplomatic skills and compete in diplomatic simulations, and also teaches at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College.

2019 爱妃传媒 Honors Convocation Awardees

University Scholars

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

Distinguished Student Award

College of Business 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 John Scurto

Fraternity and Sorority Scholars

Sigma Chi Fraternity聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Chieh Hsu
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Tamara Fakhoury

Phi Kappa Phi Scholar

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Christy LaFlamme

Student-Athletes of the Year

Football聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Harrison Bryant
Soccer聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Ebba Blomqvist

University Club Merit Award

College of Engineering and Computer Science聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Shefatha Rabbany

Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar

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

Undergraduate Researchers of the Year

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Alexander Bruens

College of Business 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Sydney Elney

College for Design and Social Inquiry聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Alexandria Remillard

College of Education 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Michael Correa

College of Engineering and Computer Science 聽 聽 聽 聽Reinaldo Dos Santos

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Abhimanyu Ahuja

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Lisa Victor

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Isabella Velasquez-Botero

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Stephen Hoover

Alumni 鈥淒egree of Difference鈥 Award

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽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聽

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

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

The Distinguished Teacher of the Year

Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D., Professor
Political Science
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