2016 Honors Convocation Awardees

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May 11, 2016

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Aimme Real Arrayga, awardee

Aurora Ilog, alternate

Tiffany Reyes, alternate

Kellen Aguilar, semi-finalist

Derek Blankenship, semi-finalist

Rosalie Atkinson, nominee

Rebecca Baker, nominee

Amanda Blazey, nominee

Alex Hackworth, nominee

Kelsey Kwong, nominee

Carolyn Newswanger, nominee

Helene Sparangis, nominee

Samantha Woehl, nominee

F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program

Edwin Bennett

Marshall Scholarship

Amanda Blazey, nominee

Derek Blankenship, nominee

Teaching Assistant Program in France

Francisco Campos

Charity Watson

Leah Zawalnicki

Whittier Fifth Year Art Fellowship

Lily Baxter

Davis Gerber

UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

American Association of Teachers of Japanese Scholarship

Gabriela Salgado

Don ‘50 and Virginia Baudrand Fellowship in Chemistry

Hyesoo Kim

John ‘45 and Jan Cauffman Fellowship

Sofia Dueñas

Christina Ibarra

Mary Davis Fellowship in Public Service

Sofia Dueñas

Kelcey Negus

Gilman International Scholarship

Lightmary Flores

Gabriela Salgado

Hong Kong Early Childhood Practicum Fellowship

Amanda Aguilar

Alina Bonto

Byanca Bravo

Micheyla Buechler

Francisco Campos

Lauren Kakazu

Melissa King

Breelyn Kamppila

Juan Navarro

Tiffany Tsui

Intex Fellowship

Sydney Allen

Andrew Lara

Aung Htet Moe

Tiffany Peterson

Brittany Snapp

Jeffrey Lindstrom ’94 Fellowship

Maxwell Hoversten

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

Kiara Downs

Sofia Dueñas

Breana Gomez

Brianna Martinez

Amer Rashid

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Undergraduate Fellowship

Lisardy Velasco

Richard M. Nixon Fellowship

Titas Grabauskas

Richard M. Nixon National Political Convention Fellowship

Cindy Banh

Samantha Vega

Barbara Ondrasik ’57 and David Groce Fellowship

Jessica Adachi

Aidee Campa

Lauren Galantai

Alma Corado Barrios

Philip de Castro

Brianna Sahagian

James R. Parks Fellowship

Aaron Shreve

Karsten Torres

James R. Parks Prize

Alex Hacikoglu

Kyle Hendrix

Hyunjib “Jake” Kim

Karina Lule

Kendyl Riley

Stella Thermos

Ed Petersen ’93 Fellowship in Organizational Leadership

Samuel Esposito

Pitts Family Foundation Fellowship

Joanne Nguyen

Jessica Stackhouse

Rose Triest

Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship

Christina Ibarra, alternate

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) and Internships

Kourtney Brodnax, Executive Intern, Target and National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education Student Scholar

Amanda Cabanilla, MMUF Summer Research Training Program, University of Chicago 

Luz Castro, Young Religious Leaders Fellowship, CLUE-LA

Alexander Chambers, Summer Research Internship, Covex LLC

Philip de Castro, NSF Seattle University Mathematics Early Research REU Program in Combinatorics

Sofia Dueñas, Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Curry School of Education at University of Virginia

Terianne Hamada, NSF Summer Research Program in Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Kathleen Lee, NSA and NSF Summer Undergraduate Research Institute in Experimental Mathematics, Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University

Joshua Lopez, Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy, City of Hope

Marissa Ochoa, Summer Undergraduate Research in Biology, Pepperdine University-Seaver College

Xochitl Ramirez, Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles

Victorianne Romberger, REU in Mathematics Biology, Duke University

Michael San Angelo, Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Utah

Sara Turpen, Cope Health Scholar, St. Joseph’s Hospital

Clifton Whittaker, REU in Materials Research and Plasma Physics, University of Louisiana

César Zamora, CMPC Sutter Health Hospital Intern, San Francisco and Summer Research Internship, NuGen Technologies

Standiford Mentor Program Fellowship

Kelcey Negus

Standiford Research Fellowship

Victorianne E. Romberger

Udall Scholarship

Madeleine McMurray, nominee

Matthew Voegtle, nominee

Whittier Fellowship for Underrepresented Students in the Sciences

Alina Bonto

Carlos Campos Moya

Yao Yuan Sze Fellowship in Kinesiology

Jasmine Tong

Katrina Wong

SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARDS

Individual Recognition

Osvaldo Cerda Banuelos, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association-All-Academic Team

Julian Sandoval, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association-All-Academic Team

Madison Shipherd, National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-West Region Team

Massimiliano Mirarchi, Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Academic All-American 

Team Recognition

Women’s Cross Country, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association-All-Academic Team

Men’s Cross Country, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association-All-Academic Team

Men’s Swimming & Diving, College Swimming Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team

Women’s Swimming & Diving, College Swimming Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team

WHITTIER AWARDS IN FICTION, CREATIVE NONFICTION, JOURNALISM AND POETRY

Fiction

First Place – Kourtney Brodnax “Family Ties”

Second Place – Nicholas Barreras “Puzzled”

Creative Nonfiction and Journalism

First Place – Ashley Mora “Quindecennial Dreams”

Second Place – Keeanna Garcia “Film, Fan Base and Franklins”

Second Place – Sommer Hernandez “So Others May Live”

Second Place – Rika Drew-King “Untitled”

Poetry

First Place – Taylor Charles “The Truth Lay Only in Quiet”

Second Place – Brianna Sahagian “God Wrapped Me in Fire Flies”

Third Place – Brianna Martinez “Heart of Gold”

Honorable Mentions   

Brianna Sahagian “I Saw”

Shaydon Golub “Serotonin”

Troy Chavez “Typical Fashion of a Righteous Brutality”

Brandy Barajas “Weeping Coconut”

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

HUMANITIES DIVISION

Art and Art History

Outstanding Student in Studio Art

Mario Almaraz

Outstanding Students in Art History

Samantha Cruz

Alyssa Mendez

English Language and Literature

Outstanding Graduate in English Major

Kellen Aguilar

Scholarly Writing Prizes in English

First Place – Brianna Sahagian “Lorca’s Poetics of Duende”

Second Place – Matthew Voegtle “Concerning Swift’s Problematic Tale”

Third Place – Priscilla Lam “Robert Frost: Individuality and Isolation”

First-Year Student Writing Prize

Alex Ragucci “The Holodomor: A Hidden Genocide”

History

Outstanding Graduates in History

Kellen Aguilar

Priscilla Espinosa

Paul Moore and Allison Moore-Smith Teaching Scholarship Recipient

Michelle Palmerin

​DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

Modern Languages and Literatures

The Martin Ortiz Award for Academic Excellence in Spanish

Angela Rodriguez

The Tara Molloy Service and Leadership Award in Spanish

Angela Rodriguez

Outstanding Student in French

Nicholas Creason

Outstanding Student Research in French

Charity Watson

Outstanding Student Service in French

Francisco Campos

Hector Wong

Music

Outstanding Performance in Music

Michael Willrich

Outstanding Service in Music

Samantha Sanchez

Outstanding Scholarship in Music

Nicole Mauricio

Stephanie Purschell

Religious Studies

C. Milo Connick Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Religious Studies

Julia Davis

Outstanding Contribution to the Department

Alexis Dods

Theatre and Communication Arts

Outstanding Graduates in Theatre and Communication Arts

Scarlett Cazares

Collin McDowell

Nora Roeder

Lauren Vau

NATURAL SCIENCES DIVISION

Biology

Outstanding Student in Biology

Bryce Keen

Outstanding Contribution to the Biology Department

Brianne Ahn

Outstanding Contribution in Research

Brianne Ahn

Masson Blow

Bryce Keen

Chemistry

The W. Roy Newsom Award in Chemistry

Edwin Bennett

Undergraduate Research Award in Chemistry

Mathew Johnson

Environmental Science

Outstanding Students in the Major

Samantha Ettinger

Jordan Fong

Physics and Astronomy

Outstanding Students in Physics

Supriya Bhupathy

Amanda Harrison

SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION

Business Administration

Outstanding Graduate in Business Administration

Randy Lukas

Outstanding Performance in the Accounting Concentration

Benjamin Murrant

Outstanding Performance in the Finance Concentration

Christopher Alvarez

Outstanding Performance in the International Business Concentration

Austin Luckett

Outstanding Performance in the Management Concentration

Caroline Reimer

Outstanding Performance in the Marketing Concentration

Randy Lukas

Outstanding Performance in the Organizational Leadership Minor

Cody Allman

John A. Murdy Writing Award

Michael Willrich

Richard T. Clawson Service and Leadership Award

Jacob Contreras

Economics

Gregory Woirol Award for Outstanding Economics Major

Truman Lyford

Richard T. Clawson Service and Leadership Award

Shane Francis

Education and Child Development

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Education

Rachel Basurto

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Child Development

Christine Spellman

Kinesiology and Nutrition Science

Most Outstanding Student

Jordan Carter

Political Science

Ben G. Burnett/Pi Sigma Alpha Award for Outstanding Academics and Leadership Contributions by a Senior

Collin McDowell

Nicholas Stanton

Psychology

Outstanding Students in Psychology: Academics

Jordan Boeder

Brittany Hedderson Moses

Jasmine Romero

Tiffani Tejada

Outstanding Students in Psychology: Research

Jasmine Romero

Phoebe Stevens

Tiffani Tejada

Outstanding Students in Psychology: Service

Chloe Fisher

Jasmine Romero

Social Work

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Social Work

Laniesha Ross

Cindy Zepeda

Outstanding Students in Field Education in Social Work

Alejandra Aceves

Andres Garcia

Outstanding Promise in the Social Work Profession

Lauren Chamberlain

Tyree Landrum

The Claudia Dorrington Social Justice Award

Meagan Wallace

Sociology and Anthropology

Charles J. Browning Prize in Sociology

Amanda Cabanilla

Alyssa Mendez

Outstanding Student in Sociological Praxis

Lisardy Velasco

Outstanding Student in Anthropology

Caley Rittman

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS

Gender Studies

Outstanding Student in Gender Studies

Stephanie Okuaki

Global and Cultural Studies

Outstanding Contribution to the Department

Aimme Real Arrayga

Diana Yoon

Whittier Scholars

Outstanding Student in the Whittier Scholars Program

Alexander Hackworth

First Year Experience

Outstanding Contribution to the Program

Miranda Merrill

Meagan Wallace

The Whittier College Writing Program

Outstanding Peer Mentor

Kaitlin Martinez

Paul Dickson Prize in Baseball Studies

Sponsored by the Institute for Baseball Studies

First Prize - Kathleen Ezell

Second Prize - Alexandra Russell

SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Student Life Leadership Awards

Alexander Hackworth

Amer Rashid

Student Life Community Service Award

Maxwell Hoversten

Student Life Diversity Award

Fabiola Flores

Xochitl Ramirez

Student Life Emerging Leader Award

Eryn Wells

Outstanding Student Organization President

Alexander Hackworth

Outstanding Student Organization Advisor

Kathy Barlow

Alianza de Los Amigos

Leadership Award

Xochitl Ramirez

Academic Achievement Award

Brianna Sahagian