The 2022 Honors Convocation recognized those outstanding Poets who’ve taken full advantage of these opportunities to excel in and out of the classroom while enhancing their personal and professional development.
During the ceremony, Associate Professor of Education and Child Development Shannon Stanton Agbotse was presented with the 2022 Harry W. Nerhood Teaching Excellence Award. Named for Professor Emeritus of History Harry W. Nerhood, the award recognizes overall excellence in teaching. Stanton Agbotse is the Nadine Austin Wood Endowed Chair in U.S. History and she specializes in culturally responsive teaching, multicultural education, literacy, and teaching diverse learners within a social justice framework.
The 2020 Nerhood Awardee, James Irvine Foundation Chair of Biological Sciences and Fellowships Director Sylvia Vetrone, served as the evening's keynote speaker. In her speech, she shared sage advice given to her by her immigrant mother: "Tienes que tener ganas. Duermete un poquito, y vas a regresar con mas ganas y nuevas ideas. You need to have drive! Take a nap, and you’ll return with more drive and new ideas."
"This is how my mother taught me to maintain a growth mindset, take care of myself, and be flexible in my thinking," said Vetrone.
"As a professor of biology, this profession has allowed me to share and engage in my love of learning and never-ending curiosity for exploring the wonders of how our cells impart both health and disease, not just with my students, but also with my colleagues and friends within our College community and beyond. More meaningfully for me, is that I use this privileged position to share and extend the three lessons of my mother. I hold this knowledge to be more important than anything I have ever learned over my 20 years of formal education."
Alianza de Los Amigos-Ortiz Fellowship Jessica Rosales-Estrada
Art & Technology Student Fellowship Sage Amdahl Kirstin DeMarquez Bridget Dietz Dayquan Moeller
Arthur Vining Davis Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Casandra Avila Adriana Cox-Gonzalez Aman Kumpawat Jacqueline Torres Allison Willrich
Jan and John ‘45 Cauffman Fellowship Madeline Acosta
Mary Davis Fellowship in Public Service Zoe Iseri Destiny Randle
The Fifth-Year Fellowship in Studio Art Elise Marshburn
The Fletcher Jones Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Madison Gonzalez Madeline Ho Brandon Jatico Mason Lebby Ashley Lewis Fernando Ramirez
INTEX Fellowship Diego Cruz Gisselle Jimenez Geraldine Serna Masami Tsukazan Kanashiro Bekezhan Zhaxylykov
Jeffrey Lindstrom ’94 Fellowship Haley Paramo
Jan Lopez Wood Fellowship Sophie Fudim
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Alexandria Amaya David Gomez Adanech Muno
Richard M. Nixon Fellowship Jillian Crane Mauzy
Barbara Ondrasik ’57 and David Groce Fellowship Raymond Hartig Jacob Hayes Thomas Lyle-Temple
UniHealth Peer Health Educator Fellowship-Internship Hana Abdullah Leah Gibson Mursalle Khwajazada Aleen Mendoza Caitlin Rainey Fernando Ramirez Shayla Sakkakhanaune Dominic Samanta Rayba Shaw Julie Stouffer
Catherine Acosta, Northern Illinois University REU: Water Quality in the Yucatan Peninsula Dalia Cortez, University of Miami School of Medicine Immunology SURF Program Brandon Jatico, South Dakota State University, Microbiome REU Natasha Waldorf, Air Force Research Laboratory Scholars Program Rubalcava Alyssa, University of Connecticut Physiology and Neurobiology REU
Ally Burke, BDO, LCC Core Tax Alejandra Castillo, Fisher Investments Angela Centeno, Specialty Food Services Kate Coronell, Chino Hills Pharmacy Alessandro De La Torre, Deloitte Product Management Javi-Nevaeh Hall, Justice Corps Internship Jordan Heard, Northwestern Mutual College Financial Andy Pascual, Accenture Technology Kaden Symes, Iridium Satellite Communications Customer Service Engineer Julia Trujillo, City of Long Beach Administrative Grey Wright, Aruza Pest Control
Destiny Aranda, Soroptimist Mentorship Scholarship Giselle Ramirez, Soroptimist Mentorship Scholarship Hailey Schneider, Ruth White Memorial Scholarship
ACWPC Academic All American- Excellent Distinction Eric Borunda (Men’s Water Polo) Austin Dale (Men’s Water Polo) Adan De La Loza (Men’s Water Polo) Patrick Seelhorst (Men’s Water Polo)
ACWPC Academic All American- Outstanding Distinction Lars Van Os (Men’s Water Polo)
ACWPC Academic All American- Superior Distinction Paul Pittion (Men’s Water Polo)
CoSIDA Academic All-District Katelyn Popoff (Women’s Volleyball) Teani White (Women’s Basketball)
USTFCCCA All-Academic Benjamin White (Track & Field and Cross Country)
Outstanding Student in Art History & Visual Culture Aubry Acosta
Outstanding Students in Graphic Design Angelina Costello Scout Mucher
Outstanding Student in Studio Art Elise Marshburn
Outstanding Achievement in Creative Writing Ariana Juarez
Outstanding Achievement in Literary Analysis Yasmin Mendoza
Outstanding Achievement in Literary Applied Media Studies Kristi Weyand
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Global and Cultural Studies Emily Russo
Outstanding Graduates in History Elena Backus y Herrera David Elithorpe Ivonne Ochoa
The Paul Moore ’04 and Allison Moore-Smith ’00 Teaching Scholarship Sarah Garcia Malcom Niskey Noah Ramirez
Outstanding Research in French Aidan Anderson
Outstanding Students in French Divya Rajagopalan Nadine Syed Jefri
Outstanding Students in French Cultural Studies Aidan Anderson Nadine Syed Jefri
The Martin Ortiz Award for Academic Excellence in Spanish Striker Herb Cesar Tamayo
Outstanding Music Composition Lakotah Battle
Outstanding Performance by a Music Major Nicole Fair
Outstanding Scholarship in Music Deborah Hernandez
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Philosophy Arlo Sandoval
C. Milo Connick Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Religious Studies Hailey Hirakawa Arlo Sandoval
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Theatre, Film, and Communication Arts Mary Lewis Yasmin Mendoza Jillian R. Weber
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Biology Monica Begany
Outstanding Academic Achievement & Research in Biology Katie Ann Huy
Outstanding Service to the Biology Department Gabriella Torres Joubert
The W. Roy Newsom Award in Chemistry William Gao Alexis Ngo
Undergraduate Research Award in Chemistry William Gao Alexis Ngo Emmanuel Shum
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Environmental Science Scout Mucher Jillian R. Weber
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Environmental Studies Ashley Duenas Nona Golden
Outstanding Research in Environmental Science Jillian R. Weber
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Integrated Computer Science-Math Andy Pascual
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Mathematics-Economics Sergei Jacobs Pim van der Veer
The Dr. Sharad V. Keny Memorial Endowed Scholarship Anni Bamwenda
The Pyle Prize Outstanding Graduate in Mathematics Teresa Marchetti
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Anthropology Aidan Anderson Nona Golden
Outstanding Graduate in Accounting Paul Trejo
Outstanding Graduate in Finance Sergei Jacobs
Outstanding Graduate in International Business Sanjay Khemani
Outstanding Graduate in Management Andrew Chavez
Outstanding Graduate in Marketing Gabriella Tellez
The Charles R. Laine Award for Outstanding Graduate in Business Administration Pim van der Veer
The Murdy Writing Award Rocio Gonzalez Melendez
The Richard T. Clawson Service Award Kassady Garrison
The Gregory Woirol Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Economics Sergei Jacobs
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Child Development Katherine Christopherson Daniella Coop
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Education Daniella Coop
Outstanding Research in Education Taylor Richter
Outstanding Service to the Department of Education & Child Development River Danner Brandon Dube
Outstanding Contribution to the Department of Kinesiology Zurie Clark
Outstanding Graduate in Kinesiology Madisen Diaz Anthony Wadzinski
Outstanding Graduate in Sports Management Megan Summers
Burnett-Bergerson Political Science Award Lhaga Dingpontsawa Lisette Gomez
Outstanding Academic Achievement in the Psychological Sciences Kayla Carillo Jeanie Cox Amanda Farris
Outstanding Scholarship in the Psychological Sciences Jeanie Cox
Outstanding Service in the Psychological Sciences Amanda Robles Carolyne Sparks
Charles J. Browning Prize in Sociology Garrett Ferguson Lisa Hench Angela Rivera Angel Tobar
Outstanding Student in Sociological Praxis Angel Tobar
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Africana & Black Studies Julie-Ann Aryee River Danner
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Gender Studies Lisette Gomez Camille Gunzburg Arlo Sandoval
Outstanding Graduate in the Whittier Scholars Program Aila Benz
Outstanding Service to the Whittier Scholars Program Sophie Nugent
First-Year Writing Prizes Angela Abou Zaki Madison Endo Elizabeth Roybal
Outstanding Writing Associate Carolyne Sparks
Key to the College Award Fernando Ramirez Marilyn Veich Award Brittany Plascencia-Saldana Director of the Office of Student Engagement
Richard B. Harvey Award Cinzia Fissore Roy E. and Marie G. Campbell Distinguished Chair in Biology Associate Professor of Environmental Science
