Florida State University welcomed 20 new members into its Garnet and Gold Scholar Society this summer.
Established in 2010, the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society facilitates involvement and recognizes undergraduate students who excel within and beyond the classroom in at least three of five areas: international experience, internship, leadership, research and service.
In order to be inducted as a member of the society, the students must meet the engagement criteria and submit a synthesis reflection project in their final semester before graduation.
The students, all graduating seniors who will participate in summer commencement Aug. 6, were inducted into the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society during a special ceremony on Aug. 4. The inductees, along with their hometowns and academic majors, are:
Cape Coral, Fla.
Andrew Jones, finance, entrepreneurship and real estate
Clewiston, Fla.
Naseef Azan, economics and political science
Davie, Fla.
Alexandra Peterson, sociology and German
Dryden, Mich.
Kylie Kraydich, communication science and disorders and international affairs
Greenwood, Fla.
Katherine May, communication
Hollywood, Fla.
Eliezer Penias, information technology
Immokalee, Fla.
Eldia Auguste, family and child science
Jacksonville, Fla.
Candace Thompson, humanities
Largo, Fla.
Catherine Meadors, criminology and criminal justice
Miami
Viviana Castano, biological science
Orlando, Fla.
Ruby Quea, mathematics
Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Karina Vasquez, political science and psychology
Pittsburgh
Spencer Nguyen, recreation tourism and events
St. Cloud, Fla.
Emily Murray, exercise science
Stuart, Fla.
Natalie Gazzaneo, international affairs and criminology
Tallahassee, Fla.
Heather Aufderheide, nursing
Kentron Gibson, exercise science
Tampa, Fla.
Elizabeth Callaway, social work
Viera, Fla.
Ellen Ninesling exercise science
Weston, Fla.
Andrea Pimentel, international affairs