Senior Honors Celebration 2025 honorees
Augustana College will hold its annual Senior Honors Celebration on May 23 in Centennial Hall. The list of honorees is below.
Senior Honors (4.0 GPA)
Ava Grace Benstine
Jessica Anne Cotturone
Hannah Grace Mortenson
Megan Michelle Yarusso
Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureate
Lazlow Brian William Ziebel
Student Government Association Awards
Outstanding Student Leader
Santiago Miranda
Outstanding Student Organization
Augie Acres
Departmental Honors and Awards
Accounting
Outstanding Students in Accounting
Abigail Paige Grems
Anna E. Ramberg
Students of Distinction in Accounting
Albert M. Buvary
Tracy Hope Anyango Okech
Grace Elizabeth Palmer
Sangamitra Shakya
Adam Christopher Thorsen
Art, Art History and Graphic Design
Augustana Art and Graphic Design Research Senior Award
Syd Xin Qian Yontez
Art History Scholar Award
Emma Elizabeth Hogren
Biology
Biology Majors with Distinction
Selgelia Esi Owiaba Okine
Aiden Daniel Jones Zoller
Biology Majors – Honorable Mention
Annie Opal Sheker Dickson
Kira N. Nelson
Alex Timothy Upton
Pre-Medicine Major with Distinction
Morgan Michelle Buchek
Pre-Medicine Senior Award for Academic Excellence
Jack Everest Crabbe
Clay Joseph DeBaillie
Business Administration
Outstanding Senior Business Administration Major
Adam Christopher Thorsen
Outstanding Senior International Business Administration Majors
Han Chu Mai Bui
Albert M. Buvary
Chemistry
Albert L. Eliason Endowed Scholarship Award
Clay Joseph DeBaillie
Anna Lesisz-Wartman Biochemistry Award
Morgan Michelle Buchek
Classics
CAMWS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Classical Studies
Iratze Arymar Aceves
Charlotte Grace Newport
Eta Sigma Phi Honorees, National Classics Honor Society
Iratze Arymar Aceves
Charlotte Grace Newport
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Donald C. Davis Award
Mia Michelle Fernandez
Leah Kathryn Pengiel
The Russel and Gloria Larson Family Student and Faculty Research Award
Christina Eileen Harvey
Abigail Grace Jones
Communication Studies
Outstanding Senior Inquiry Award
Fabian Martinez
Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication
Outstanding Senior Inquiry Award
Allison Jean Rial
Frank and Barbara Wright Observer Award for Excellence in Journalism
Charlie Roiland
Data Analytics
Outstanding Student in Data Analytics
Gavin William McCorry
Economics
Tallgrass Capital Endowed Award for Outstanding Seniors in Economics
Erik Paul Bergren
Arnav Bahadur Shrestha
English
Roald Tweet Scholar in English Studies
Zachary Thomas Blair
Dorothy Parkander Scholar in English Studies
Megan Michelle Yarusso
Peggy Anderson Creative Writer
Lainey Rose Terfruchte
Geography
Illinois Geographical Society Outstanding Senior Geographer Award
Lazlow Brian William Ziebel
Robin Hoffmann Award for Scholarship and Service
Adriana Reyes
Geography Senior Research Awards
Ava Grace Benstine
Eulle Stann Santua Casaquite
Geology
Distinction in Geology
Eulle Stann Santua Casaquite
James J. Vercoe
Geology with Merit Departmental Honors
Sophie Claire Arceneaux
Shaun Michael Duckett
Alicia Karen Felker
Zoe Kate Heiar
Briana Gisela Reagan
Niah Susanne Tyler
Audrey Rose Rellinger Zettler
History
O.F. Ander Award for the Outstanding History Student
Charlotte Grace Newport
Katherine Elizabeth Sanders
Cletus Melchior Award for Outstanding Future Educator
Joseph W. Burck
Kelsey Nicole Kownick
Daughters of Founders and Patriots Award for Outstanding Achievement in American History
Larissa Renee Horton
Mark Schwiebert Spirit of History Award
Hunter Beowulf Gilbert
Kinesiology
Kinesiology Major with Distinction
Kade James Ariano
Kinesiology Major – Honorable Mention
Kelsey O’Connor
Mathematics and Computer Science
Andrew W. Williamson Award for Excellence and Achievement in Mathematical Sciences
Amy Louise Zeigler
Donald E. McLaughlin Award for Excellence and Achievement in Computer Science
Luke Nathaniel Heinrichs
Harry Nelson Award for Excellence and Achievement in Applied Mathematics
Jessica Anne Cotturone
Music
Presser Scholar
Jessica Anne Cotturone
Ruth E. Hagelin Scholarship
Jessica Anne Cotturone
Pi Kappa Lambda
Jessica Anne Cotturone
Claudia Annette Dlugosz
Psychology
Psychology Honors
Samuel Joseph Vasich
Physics
Physics Major with Distinction
John Franklin Melton
Physics Research Award
Andy Nguyen
Cecilia Vogel Quantumberry Award
Benjamin Charles Schultz
Political Science
Outstanding Political Science Major
Alexis M. Lee
Political Science Majors with Distinction
Chloe Miranda Baxter
John Patrick Landers
Departmental Leadership Award
Chloe Miranda Baxter
Alexis M. Lee
McKenzie R. Reser
David Dehnel Award in Public Law
John Patrick Landers
McKenzie R. Reser
Public Health
Distinguished Scholars in Public Health
Iratze Arymar Aceves
Erik Paul Bergren
Christina Dionysia Bourtzoni
Kylee N. Contreras
Yanet Mesfin Gezu
Professionalism in Public Health
Elena Marie Kuczkowski
The Dara Wegman-Geedey Public Health Resilience Award
Carter S. Kenney
Sociology and Anthropology
Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society
Samuel Joseph Vasich
Megan Michelle Yarusso
Theatre Arts
Augustana Endowment Society CAST Award
Natalie Katherine Hansen
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The Nancy Huse Award for Outstanding Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Senior
Bailey Marie Caroline Hacker
Outstanding Senior Activist Award
Janey Katelyn Locander
WGSS Outstanding Senior Award
Paige Lillian Meyer
Alexis Marguerite Golab
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Asian Languages
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Chinese
Anna E. Ramberg
Scandinavian Studies
Outstanding Senior in Scandinavian Studies
Zachary Thomas Blair
Excellence in Swedish – Intermediate/Advanced Level
Adam Christopher Thorsen
Spanish
Louis C. Belby Award for Outstanding Achievement in Spanish
Hailey Lynn Glasnovich
Barbara Olsen Herrarte Award for Outstanding Spanish for Professional Use
Audrey Rose Rellinger Zettler
Mike D. Finnemann Award for Outstanding Senior Inquiry Project
Lucille Mary Hahn