Published on April 14th, 2022 | by University Communications
02022 Academic Excellence award winners announced
The Division of Academic Affairs hosted the annual Celebration of Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony honoring undergraduate students at University Campus on April 7. Students whose work has been of exceptional merit were recognized.
Awards from four different categories were presented to students from three of the four university’s colleges and one school. Additionally, the Clara McDonald Olson Scholastic Excellence Award was presented to a student based on grade point average among students who attended University Campus for four years.
Father Randall Meissen, university chaplain, opened the awards ceremony with a prayer, Saint Leo University President Jeffrey Senese welcomed everyone, and Vice President of Academic Affairs Mary Spoto gave the opening remarks to celebrate the academic efforts of our students in 2021-2022.
The winners are:
College of Education and Social Services
Excellence in Academic Leadership Award: Charisma Brown
Excellence in Scholarship Award: Christopher Feliciano
Excellence in Experiential Learning Award: Marisa Souchak
Dean’s Award for Excellence: Gabrielle Curiano
College of Arts and Sciences
Excellence in Academic Leadership Award: Alora Peters
Excellence in Scholarship Award: Karl Nyman
Excellence in Experiential Learning Award: Dallas O’Clair
Dean’s Award for Excellence: Kylie Culver
Donald R. Tapia College of Business
Excellence in Academic Leadership Award: Seanette Culmer
Excellence in Scholarship Award: Tayhana Taylor
Excellence in Experiential Learning Award: Evan Wray
Dean’s Award for Excellence: Victoria Budnar-Chapman
School of Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Data Science (CARDS)
Excellence in Academic Leadership Award: Naomi Nash
Excellence in Scholarship Award: Kristen Russell
Excellence in Experiential L earning: Therese Corkum
Dean’s Award for Excellence: Chrisalyn Junkert
Clara McDonald Olson Scholastic Excellence Award: David Pacheco
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