Florida State University awarded honors medallions to 53 high-achieving graduates during a Dec. 11 ceremony in the Alumni Center Ballroom.
The FSU Honors Program supports the efforts and talents of the university’s most intellectually curious students who have the potential, dedication and drive for creating change.
The ceremony included remarks by Craig Filar, Associate Dean of the Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House; Joe O’Shea, Dean of Undergraduate Studies; Parker Franklin, Outstanding Senior Scholar; and Julie Decker, President and CEO of the FSU Alumni Association.
The breakdown of the honors awardees is as follows:
33 graduates, University Honors Program
Earned at least 18 honors points in fulfillment of the FSU Honors Program requirements.
18 graduates, Honors in the Major Program
Completed an honors thesis in fulfillment of the requirement for the distinction “with honors” in their major department.
2 graduates, Outstanding Senior Scholar
Completed both the University Honors Program and the Honors in the Major Program, with a 3.9 cumulative GPA or higher.
The honors medallion recipients, along with their hometowns, award designations, and academic majors, are listed by state and city below:
Florida
Bradenton
Elizabeth Bernate, Biochemistry, Honors in the Major
Clermont
Giovanni Moraes, Biology, University Honors
Clewiston
Eileen Perez, Political Science, University Honors
Coconut Creek
Sophia Fandino, Environmental Science, University Honors
Crawfordville
Daniel Zdrazil, Creative Writing, Honors in the Major
Gulf Breeze
Riley Hart, Exercise Physiology, University Honors
Hialeah
Karen Iglesias, Psychology, University Honors
Jacksonville
Andrew Lodge, Psychology; Statistics, University Honors
Jupiter
Kendall McMullen, Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (Clinical Professions), University Honors
Kissimmee
Nayeli Marcial, Environmental Engineering, University Honors
Lake Mary
Avery Hall, Civil Engineering, University Honors
Live Oak
Lilian Lamb, Behavioral Neuroscience, University Honors
Longwood
Lara Alston, Psychology, University Honors
Miami
Miguel González, International Affairs, Honors in the Major
Robert Kirk, Exercise Physiology; Psychology, University Honors
Arthur Noriega, Creative Writing; Humanities, Honors in the Major
Anthony Ogando, Biological Science, Honors in the Major
Taylor Torres, Political Science; Japanese Language and Culture, Honors in the Major
Joel Weeks, Finance; Management Information Systems, University Honors
Naples
Rylee Price, Psychology, University Honors
North Lauderdale
Janeen Green, Religion; Humanities, Honors in the Major
Orlando
Gabriela Kaiser, Finance; Marketing, University Honors
Palm Beach Gardens
Julianne Strickland, Accounting, University Honors
Panama City
Makayla Evans, Psychology; Social Work, Honors in the Major
Parrish
Eric Rindermann, Political Science, Honors in the Major
Plantation
David Marblestone, Finance; Professional Sales, University Honors
Rockledge
Anna Nguyen, Public Health, Honors in the Major
Sarasota
Noah Kunkel, Economics, University Honors
Raeanna Michael, Actuarial Science; Statistics, University Honors
St. Johns
Caleb Towne, Biological Science, University Honors
St. Petersburg
Jillian Kuusela, Psychology, Honors in the Major
Christopher Sanders, Political Science, University Honors
Tallahassee
Braidan O’Connor, Public Health, University Honors
Laura Obermaier, Computer Science, University Honors
Ashleigh Witherington, Latin and Greek, Outstanding Senior Scholar
Georgia
Atlanta
Grace Lege, Instrumental Music Education, Honors in the Major
Cumming
Hailey Anderson, Statistics; Applied and Computational Mathematics, University Honors
Marietta
Harper Coombs, Biological Science, University Honors
Parker Franklin, Commercial Music; Management Information Systems, Outstanding Senior Scholar
Illinois
Vernon Hills
Jiayi Guo, Statistics, University Honors
Maryland
Bethesda
Marlo Friedland, Criminology, University Honors
Takoma Park
Daniel Siegel, Literature, Media, and Culture (English), University Honors
Missouri
Kansas City
Julianna Cartwright, Cell and Molecular Neuroscience, University Honors
North Carolina
Cary
Aimee Wagner, Criminology; Anthropology, Honors in the Major
Raleigh
Lilliana Solovay, Political Science; Editing, Writing, and Media (English), University Honors
New Jersey
Livingston
Alissa Kalyan, Cell and Molecular Neuroscience, Honors in the Major
Ohio
Lakewood
Stephanie Posedel, Chemical Engineering, Honors in the Major
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Serena Aiken, Psychology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Honors in the Major
South Carolina
Fort Mill
Rachel Strickland, Criminology, Honors in the Major
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Ashley Holland, Cell and Molecular Neuroscience, University Honors
Collierville
Angelina Perera, International Affairs, University Honors
Knoxville
Lauren Russell, Biological Science; Public Health, University Honors
Panama
Panama City
Andrea Espinoza, International Affairs, Honors in the Major