One hundred Florida State University students were inducted into the 2026 Torchbearer 100 program by the Division of Student Affairs on April 13.
The longstanding program recognizes undergraduate students across all FSU colleges for their exceptional leadership and notable impact within the FSU community.
“Thank you for all you do to make FSU so special,” Brandon Bowden, associate vice president for Student Affairs, said at the event honoring the students. “Your dedication to creating a legacy has made an impact greater than the sum of its parts. Thank you for giving Florida State a part of your heart and for letting our great institution be a part of your story.”
Inductees become part of a network representing leaders of change, devotion to FSU and the promise to continue making a notable impact after graduation. Each student received a special Torchbearer 100 medallion to wear at commencement and was celebrated for being a testament to FSU’s legacy of leadership within the student body.
The Torchbearer 100 selection process begins with application submissions in September; interviews are conducted in November. A selection committee chose the 100 students who best exemplified and inspired excellence, transformative daring, responsible stewardship and community engagement.
Bowden shared that this was an incredibly competitive year, with applicants reflecting a greater representation of majors, colleges and organizations than ever before.
2026 Torchbearer 100 Honorees
(listed alphabetically by last name):
Danny Alex
Autumn Alfred
Saumil Amradkar
Josh Benalcazar
Sindhu Bilapati
Blake Bole
Savannah Boutwell
Destinee Britto
Emma Brown
Sydney Burton
Kailen Christian
Donwon Cooley
Elizabeth Cordero
Tafari D’Aguilar
Carson Dale
Hugo Davies
Emma Dimassa
Kate Eason
April Edwards
Amanda Fronczak
Tatiana Garcia
Caroline Glock
Natalie Gonzalez
Megan Hallman
Alexa Hymes
Susanna Inguanzo
Sophia Inguanzo
Karlie Jackson
Sarah Grace Jaffe
McKenzy Jie-a-fa
Salena Kahassai
Anne Kallis
Tyler Knight
Morgan Krause
Joud Kurdi
Faisal Lalani
Delaney Lento
Isabella LoBianco
Lucie Grace Lovato
Jaclyn Madson
Madeline Mason
Samantha Mason
Grace Massari
Gilberto Mattei-Fernandez
Jasmine Max
Margot McFadden
Alyson Mizanin
Jaylene Molina
CJ Morales
Jibril Mustafa
Olivia Nicholson
Ashley Oliveira Andrade
Megan Olivero
Payton Palmer
Jacqueline Patino
Grace Patterson
Andres Perez
Breanna Prieschl
Olivia Prieto
Samantha Randall
Abigail Rios
Josiah Rivette
Alyssa Robinson
Landon Rodriguez
Liliana Salazar-Juarez
Jasmeen Santos-Ramirez
Madeline Schmidt
Vega Scholpp
Allan Shakhinovich Nabiev
Sydney Sherry
Drake Shook
JJ Sigurani Rivera
Sydney Simon
Charly Slager
Geetanjali Srivastava
Jadyn Stringfellow
Gwyneth Sturm
Tristny Ta
Sofia Tascon
Sela Teplin
Hailey Thompson
Jacqueline Tinoco
Emily Tully
Matthew Turner
Michael Turner
Victoria Valko
Caden Vandermeulen
Kaylee Vasquez
Christian Velazquez
Adrian Vivas-Nambo
Sydney Wald
Jack Wemm
Tripp Weston
Orie White
Ashley Wong
Emily Woo
Erica Wyatt
Joanna Zequeira
Janet Zhang
Phoebe Zucker