FAU Hosts 48th Annual Honors Convocation
天天吃瓜 Atlantic University President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry will host the University鈥檚 48th annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 19.
天天吃瓜 Atlantic University President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry will host the University鈥檚 48th annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 19.听 The ceremony recognizes the University鈥檚 most outstanding students and faculty (a full list of honorees is attached).听 The event will take place at 4 p.m. at the University Theatre, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
Awards and recognition include nine University scholars; the Distinguished Student award; the University Club Merit award; the Phi Kappa Phi scholar; the Stan and Renee Wimberly scholar; the Undergraduate Researchers awards; the Student-Athletes of the Year awards; and the Fraternity and Sorority scholars. Faculty honors include the FAU Alumni Association鈥檚 Degree of Difference Award; Researchers and Scholars of the Year awards; Teaching and Advising awards; the Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research award; and the Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty.
The winner of the Distinguished Teacher of the Year award, which is determined by FAU students, will present the keynote speech. This year鈥檚 recipient is Darin Trelka, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Integrated Medical Science in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. Dr. Trelka is a board-certified anatomic and forensic pathologist who has served more than a decade as a medical examiner. He is both an expert witness and a 鈥渃old-case鈥 consultant, which informs his teaching of anatomy in the doctor of medicine program.
鈥淗onors Convocation is a longstanding and important tradition,鈥 said Perry. 鈥淭his ceremony allows us to spotlight the academic excellence of our best faculty and students.鈥
For more information about the Honors Convocation, call 561-297-3068.
2017 天天吃瓜 Atlantic University Honors Convocation Awardees
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters 听 听 听 听 听 听 Renzo Broggi
College of Business 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Melanie Norberto
College for Design and Social Inquiry 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Nika Zyryanova
College of Education 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Rocco Lubischer
College of Engineering and Computer Science 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Lisandre Meyer
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Nicole McRostie
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Christopher Demezier
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Bianca Biglione
Distinguished Student Award
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Andrea Diaz-Holguin
Fraternity and Sorority Scholars
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Aqiyl Mills
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Juliana Walters
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar
College of Business 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Lucia DeSanto
Student-Athletes of the Year
Baseball 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Austin Langham
Women鈥檚 Soccer 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Erica Burt
University Club Merit Award
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters 听 听 听 听 听Sarah Rabinowitz
Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Kristen Medley
Undergraduate Researchers of the Year
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters 听 听 听 听Arielle Augustin
College of Business 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Laura Gomez
College for Design and Social Inquiry 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Caralin Branscum
College of Education 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Alexandra Rodriguez
College of Engineering and Computer Science 听 听 听 听 Benjamin Coleman
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Nicole McRostie
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Melanie Gil
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Christopher Demezier
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Sabah Ali
Alumni 鈥淒egree of Difference鈥 Award
College of Business听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr. Scott Barnhart
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University Researchers of the Year
Dr. Erika Hoff, Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Dr. Evangelos Kaisar, Associate Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Bing Ouyang, Assistant Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Scholars of the Year
Dr. Brett Laursen, Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Dr. Ramesh Teegavarapu, Associate Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Heather Thompson, Assistant Professor
College for Design and Social Inquiry
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Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching
Dr. Julie Ward, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Dr. Andres Ramirez, College of Education
Dr. Daniel Meeroff, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Beth King, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Advising
Allison Hazlett-Rose,College of Business
Jessica Brynes, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Dorotha Lemeh, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research
Dr. Tobin Hindle, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty
Dr. Adam Dobrin, College for Design and Social Inquiry
Dr. Rhonda Goodman, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
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The Distinguished Teacher of the Year
Dr. Darin Trelka, Assistant Professor
Integrated Medical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
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