Honors Convocation Awards - Spring 2024
We recognize and honor students and faculty for outstanding performance in the 2023-2024 academic year. The recipients of named awards and scholarships are featured below.
Outstanding Junior Award
Gene Koifman, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Outstanding Senior Award
Karly Liebendorfer, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
The Kerry Bruce Clark Endowed Scholarship In Marine Biology
Dylan Elizabeth Fore, Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Brice Allen Smith, Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine SciencesThe Dr. J. Clayton Baum Chemistry Award
Jaden Howell, Department of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringThe Donald R. Mason Chemical Engineering Award
Ryan Kitelinger, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
The Martin Zung Memorial Chemistry Award
Anna Grimm, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
The John E. Miller Award
Kathryn E. Davis, Department of Aerospace, Physics, and Space SciencesThe Potter Award
Titus Johnson, Department of Aerospace, Physics, and Space SciencesThe Ashok & KumKum Pandit Family Endowment Award
Austin Engeler, Department of Mechanical and Civil EngineeringFaculty Senate Scholarship
Amy Alvarez, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceSir Caleb Kumi-Atiemo, College of Aeronautics
The Florida Tech Chapter Of The Honor Society Of Phi Kappa Phi’s Scholar Award
Emily Stevens, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Outstanding Student Of The Year Awards
The outstanding students of the year listed below are undergraduate and graduate students selected by their academic units. The awards recognize well-rounded, active student-scholars who have made contributions to their academic program, university and community.
College of Aeronautics
Undergraduate
- Balqees Sulaima Ali Al Jabri
- Gehad Abdulrhman G. Alblywi
- Hyunjin Cho
- Kessler Cluck
- Amaelle A. Sopeland
- Jonathan Tyler Gieowarsingh
- Yazan O. Halabi
- Isabella Head
- Kayla Hylan
- Chanwoo Jeong
- Don Won Kim
- Jeonghyeon Kim
- Taewon Kim
- Jaewoo Kwon
- Mohammed Mayet
- Zachary A. Miller
- Olivia G. Perry
- Rebecca I. Racz
- Eunseo I. Sin
- Carl A. Thomas
Graduate
- Yarissee M. Adorno Oyola
- Navya Nikhita Agasam
- Richard Johnson
- Dimitrios P. Karademitros
- Maureen Namukasa
Nathan M. Bisk College of Business
Undergraduate
- Oreoluwa Ariyibi
- Koral Bisher
- William Gordon Briggs
- Cailey Canessa
- Lydia Carroll
- Kajsa Ekstrom
- Nour Ettaib
- Alexis Evans
- Carlos Guzman
- Shonesa Tiffany Harriar
- Tyler CJ Hyatt
- Armon Kermani
- Mikkel Kvinnesland
- Alyssa Shelton
Graduate
- Emily Adams
- Deepak Bharadwaj Bedathuru
- Joseph Bruno
- Adam Combs
- Eleanor R. Caonnell
- Filippo Fazzi
- Sakshi Harshadkumar Patel
- Kieth D. Holloway
- Seyedhelham Jaladehghan
- Terrence Oliver Lakeman
- Kévan Regnier
- Kathryn Rudloff
- Natalie Shah
College of Engineering and Science
Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences
Undergraduate
- Francesca Afruni
- Micele Alessio Leita
- Rahi Avinash Kashikar
- Adam C. Lastowka
- Dylano Manohar
- Alejandro Perez
- Nihara Sawhney
- Niyati Mitesh Shah
- Mary K. Shultz
- Emily Soucy
- Rylen Struthers
- Nathan Tardy
- Bruno Vizzone
- Riley Wagner
Graduate
- Dylan Barnes
- Kathryn Davis
- Mason Dorseth
- Trupti Mahendrakar
- Behnam Shahbazian
- Erick Yanes
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Undergraduate
- Kiera Ceely
- Elizabeth Jean Christ
- Amanda Grace Edwards
- Millie Hurt
- Karly M. Liebendorfer
- Olivia Rajhel
- Jack Schule
- Daniel Welsh
Graduate
- Michaela Foley
- Marcello Mattei
- Valentina Ochoa Mendoza
- Nashaita Patrawalla
- Ruth White
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate
- Robert Cheatham
- Gene Koifman
- Miriam Strini
Graduate
- Cadianne Dorthea Chambers
- Noel Manring
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Undergraduate
- Saad Qaynan Aloraymah
- Ahmed Rajab Araara
- Taylor Carlson
- Melanie Heetai
- Justin Wirzman
Graduate
- Khulud Alawaji
- Noura Mohammad Alkhalifah
- Jayaramaraju Alluri
- Zobaida Alssadi
- Aristotelis A. Dougales
- Abu Kaiser Mohammad Masum
- Alita Regi
Department of Mathematics and Systems Engineering
Undergraduate
- Rahi Avinash Kashikar
Graduate
- Daniel J. Breininger
- Mackenzie Meni
- Piyush Anil Sonawane
Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Undergraduate
- Elizabeth Arraji
- Parker Christensen
- Junot Damen
- Sebastian Donnall
- Austin Engeler
- Akshey Vindokumar Guptan
- Gabor Papp
- Harper Powell
- Maria Fernanda Rivero Camacho
- Genevieve Mae Spitaletto
- Emily Louise Stevens
- McKenzie Winder
- Gabrielle Yeager
Graduate
- Jingchen Bi
- Mary Sharon Rose Bondugula
- Harry Alan Craik
- Truong nhut Huynh
- Andrea Martinez
- Syed Arafun Nabi
- Tan-Hanh Pham
- Brhane Weldeanenya Ygzaw
Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Undergraduate
- Shannon Bone
- Jozette Conti
- Sydney Elizabeth Cordeiro
- Alyssa Metivier
- Colby Scott
- Brice Smith
- Gabriel Taylor
- Lucy Elizabeth Turner
- LIana van Woesik
Graduate
- Brennan Banks
- Frederick Gavin
- Mara Skadden
- Shitij Vishwakarma
- Andrew Stephen Walker
College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
School of Arts and Communication
Undergraduate
- Ashleigh Bianchi
Graduate
- Allyn Jaime
School of Behavior Analysis
Graduate
- Falvia Del Castillo
- Alexandra Eswald
- Candace Fay
- Rachel Lawlor
- Mary Lewis
- Alexis Marsh-Vermette
- Abigail Shoun
School of Psychology
Undergraduate
- Mia Almasi
- Debora Borges Xavier
- Gabrielle S. Fox
- Ta'liyah L. Johnson
- Chelsea T. Lewis
- Shaylee G. Markel
- Sydney M. Minor
- Kayla A. Minton
- Merly T. Pacheco Gomez
- Jahdiel E. Perez Caban
- Lara Senturk
- Haley Watts
Graduate
- Delia Bingea Shortreed
- Natalie M. Buczek
- Kritika Rejeev Chauhan
- Pooja Das
- Remy N. Ellison
- Delaney Jo Granko
- Karina E. Guerra-Guzman
- Kristin Marie Harris
- Katelynn Jones
- Patricia Jewel Morrison
- Kevin A. Murray
- Valerie Taryn Robbins-Roth
Honors College
- Haley Fiske
- Rahi Avinash Kashikar
- Ruth Nichols
- Jonathan Pollison
- Liana van Woesik
Distinguished Student Scholars Awards
The distinguished student scholars listed below are undergraduate students who have completed more than 55 credit hours at Florida Tech with cumulative GPAs of 3.8 or higher.
| Student | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Aagaard, Luke G. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Aburadhi, Wasayf Ibrahim | Aviation Management |
| Adler, David I. | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Afruni, Francesca | Aerospace Engineering |
| Al Ajmi, Mohammed Ali Has | Finance |
| Al Balushi, Mazin Saleh K. | Aviation Management |
| Al Jabri, Balqees Sulaima | Aviation Management |
| Al Shehhi, Fatma Ahmed | Aviation Management |
| AlAlawi, Mayakil Sultan S. | Biomedical Science |
| Alblywi, Gehad Abdulrhman | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Alexy, Angela M. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Aljaser, Ziyad Mohammed Y. | Software Engineering |
| Aloraymah, Saad Qaynan F. | Electrical Engineering |
| Altamimi, Fahad Ibraheem | Software Engineering |
| Auten, Jelaina E. | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Belanger, Cindy | Business Administration - Management |
| Berard, Matthew J. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Bernabe, Rebeca M. | Applied Psychology |
| Beyer, Christopher A. | Meteorology |
| Biby, Brooke S. | Biomedical Science |
| Bimm, Andrew G. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Bischer, Koral A. | Business Administration - Information Technology Management |
| Bogar, Cannon C. | Ocean Engineering |
| Bogen, Kari Voelstad | Computer Engineering |
| Bossert, Robert G. | Marine Biology |
| Briggs, William G. | Business Administration - Entrepreneurship |
| Briody, Darian | Mechanical Engineering |
| Brunette, Alexander Glenn | Aerospace Engineering |
| Burns, Amber Y. | Biochemistry |
| Canessa, Cailey V. | Business Administration |
| Carlson, Taylor A. | Software Engineering |
| Ceely, Kiera A. | Biomedical Engineering |
| Champion, Zachary M. | Computer Engineering |
| Chestnut, Christopher Pau | Business Administration - Computer Information Systems |
| Cho, Hyunjin | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Choi, Minseok | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Christ, Elizabeth Jean | Biomedical Engineering |
| Clark, Anna C. | Forensic Psychology |
| Cleveland, Alexandra Noel | Aerospace Engineering |
| Collins, Charlie T. | Computer Science |
| Copeland, Amaelle Alexis | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Coster, Stephen E. | Ocean Engineering |
| Crepaldi, Diletta | Aerospace Engineering |
| Crispe, Kaylee | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Ctverak, Adam | Aerospace Engineering |
| Cummings, Parker A. | Computer Science |
| D'Ascensio, Emma L. | Forensic Psychology |
| Da Silva, Jessica Ann | Business Administration - Healthcare Management |
| Dambek, Anthony G. | Biomedical Science |
| DeBell, Jennifer | Business Administration |
| Deforest, Nathaniel J. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Delgado, Jesus A. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Demarest, Jason T. | Business Administration |
| Derbes, Charles Christopher | Computer Science |
| Devane, Carlynn W. | Applied Psychology |
| Dhadoti, Ankit Deepak | Electrical Engineering |
| Disharoon, Taylor L. | Chemical Engineering |
| Donall, Sebastian L. | Mechanical Engineering |
| Elert, Kylie K. | Marine Conservation |
| Elliott, Jolie B. | Ocean Engineering |
| Engeler, Austin C. | Civil Engineering |
| Fafemi, Olufisayo Daniel | Biochemistry |
| Feliciano, Marcus A. | Computer Science |
| Finavia, Priti Mukesh | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| Flint, Emily Leona | Marine Conservation |
| Fredrickson, Quin | Mechanical Engineering |
| Frey, Annabel G. | Forensic Psychology |
| Fulcher, Brandon C. | Electrical Engineering |
| Garcia, Tabitha | Applied Psychology |
| Gieowarsingh, Jonathan Tyler | Aviation Management |
| Gore, Dylan E. | Marine Biology |
| Guptan, Akshay Vinodkumar | Mechanical Engineering |
| Hagloch, Sebastian | Accounting |
| Halabi, Yazan O. | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Hamilton, Haley G. | Software Engineering |
| Hamlin, April | Psychology |
| Harriar, Shonesa Tiffany | Business Administration |
| Harrison, Caleb Lewis | Management |
| Heo, Eunseo | Aviation Management |
| Hill, Henry C. | Ocean Engineering |
| Holmberg, Steven Joseph | Aerospace Engineering |
| Hoyt, Jared J. | Computer Information Systems |
| Hurt, Millie Grace | Biochemistry |
| Hylan, Kayla | Aviation Human Factors & Safety |
| Ibrahim, Helen A. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Jang, Hyunyoung | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Jang, Jiin | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Janshon, Titus E. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Jhon, Chanho | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Jo, Younguk | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Kashikar, Rahi Avinash | Astrobiology |
| Kermani, Armon N. | Finance |
| Kerridge, Beck Z. | Mechanical Engineering |
| Kim, Chungwon | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Kim, Dong Won | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Kim Donggyu | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Kim, Jintae | Aviation Human Factors & Safety - Flight |
| Kim, Minuk | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Kim, Taewon | Aeronautical Science |
| Kim, Yeonsoo | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Kinkade, Kyle C. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Kitelinger, Ryan Lee | Chemical Engineering |
| Knight, Jaren Bennett | Computer Information Systems |
| Koifman, Gene M. | Chemical Engineering |
| Koutros, Ryan D. | Meteorology |
| Kwon, Jaewoo | Aviation Management |
| Land, Jeremy J. | Chemical Engineering |
| Lastowka, Adam C. | Physics |
| Lee, Junho | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Leita, Micele Alessio | Aerospace Engineering |
| Liebendorfer, Karly Morgan | Biomedical Engineering |
| Lind, Robert P. | Aviation Meteorology |
| Lohmann, Emily R. | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| Lonks, Julia M. | Oceanography |
| Lord, Alexis D. | Forensic Psychology |
| Loredo, Alan J. | Computer Information Systems |
| Luznar, Isabella P. | Chemical Engineering |
| Maher, John | Business Administration - Management |
| Manning, Cody Lee | Computer Science |
| Manohar, Dylano Ronnie | Aerospace Engineering |
| Marsh, Sarah D. | Biomedical Science |
| Martin, Emily J. | Forensic Psychology |
| Matheson, Emily A. | Biomedical Engineering |
| Mayet, Mohammad | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Mazzaro, Joseph Edward | Genomics & Molecular Genetics |
| Mcguckian, Matthew Alfred | Computer Engineering |
| McLaughlin, Kelly Rose | Business Administration - Marketing |
| Miller, Zachary Alan | Aviation Management |
| Moyano Martinez, Lluc | Aviation Management |
| Murphy, Donovan A. | Computer Science |
| Nagle, Alexis Renee | Computer Science |
| Nichols, Ruth Stauffer | Astrobiology |
| Ninesling, Matthew Lawren | Ocean Engineering |
| Oh, Kwanjin | Aeroanutical Science - Flight |
| Osborne, Lindsey | Accounting |
| Owenburg, Thomas J. | Mechanical Engineering |
| Pacheco Gomez, Merly T. | Psychology |
| Panchookian, John Phillip | Mechanical Engineering |
| Papp, Gabor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Pensenstadler, Matthew V. | Chemistry - Research |
| Perez, Alejandro Arturo | Aerospace Engineering |
| Pollison, Jonathan R. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Prins, Ethan R. | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Purl, Jayson D. | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| Racz, Rebecca Illeen | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Rahman, Abhro | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| Ramnarine, Vasant Avinesh | Aerospace Engineering |
| Rivera, Michelle V. | Business Administration - Management |
| Rodriguez., | Computer Engineering |
| Romero, Michelle Alejandr | Business Administration - Computer Information Systems |
| Rondon, Naylene | Computer Information Systems |
| Royster, Caden C. | Chemical Engineering |
| Russell, Brian Edward | Computer Information Systems |
| Sahadeo, Krista Karina Ka | Aerospace Engineering |
| Samaan, Marcelo E. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Sanchez, Jorge M. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Sandidge, Emma Rose | Mathematical Sciences - Applied Mathematics |
| Sauseda, Anna Marie | Marine Conservation |
| Savvidou, Anthi | Chemistry |
| Scarpignato, Kira Electra | Biomedical Engineering |
| Schleeper, Benjamin B. | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Schrader, Thamires A. | Applied Psychology |
| Seo, Hodam | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Seo, Youngun | Aviation Management |
| Sewell, Samuel Austin | Mathematical Sciences - Applied Mathematics |
| Shaaban, Farah Ahmed Kama | Aerospace Engineering |
| Si, Joonhyung | Mechanical Engineering |
| Sin, Eunseo Iris | Aviation Management - Flight |
| Smith, Erin G. | Biomedical Engineering |
| Smith, Hunter C. | Computer Science |
| Smith, Mackenzie G. | Multiplatform Journalism |
| Sornat, Sara J. | Biomedical Science |
| Star, Angel Eried | Computer Science |
| Stompor, Benjamin Stephen | Computer Engineering |
| Surapaneni, Rohan Gandhi | Genomics & Molecular Genetics |
| Tang, Tsz Chun | Mechanical Engineering |
| Tardy, Nathan J. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Taylor, Gabriel M. | Meteorology |
| Taylor, McKenna G. | Astrobiology |
| Thomas, Carl Avery | Aviation Human Factors & Safety |
| Traficante, Andrew F. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Tristan, Mathilda Abigail | Aerospace Engineering |
| Turner, Lucy E. | General Biology |
| van Woesik, Liana Jane | Marine Biology |
| Vizzone, Bruno | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| Wagner, Riley H. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Wagner, Robert Aaron | Business Administration - Management |
| Wainscott, Timothy P. | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| Welsh, Daniel A. | Biochemistry |
| Wentzel, Thelmané | Applied Psychology |
| Whitley, Kyle | Aviation Management |
| Wihela, Zackery Allen | Physics |
| Wilson, Mackenzie | Applied Psychology |
| Wollenzein, Kaitlyn G. | Aerospace Engineering |
| Woodyard, Justin Willis | Aerospace Engineering |
| Yang, Jeehoon | Aeronautical Science - Flight |
| Yang, KwangYeol | Aviation Human Factors & Safety - Flight |
| Zack, Samuel H. | Mechanical Engineering |
| Zito, Joanne | Business Administration - Marketing |