2016 Honors Student Achievements

June 17, 2016

2016 graduation

National Fellowships/Scholarships/Awards

 Sean Bedingfield (’14, Biological Engineering): Winner of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

 Alexander Cook (’18, Biological Engineering): Honorable Mention for the Goldwater Scholarship

 Madelyn Fife (’17, Political Science and Economics): Winner of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship

 Benjamin Lovelady (’18 Physics): Winner of the Goldwater Scholarship

 Rachel Nydegger Rozum (’15, Physics): Honorable Mention for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

 Austin Spence (’15, Biology): Winner of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

 Nathan Stacey (’16, Mechanical Engineering): Winner of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

 
Utah State University Student Awards

 Jacob Blotter (’16, Biology): 2016 Robins Award nominee; 2016 Science Dean Scholars award

 Andrea Thomas Brandley (’16, Theatre Arts Education): 2016 Caine College of the Arts Scholar of the Year; 2016 Outstanding Senior for Theatre Arts

 Christie Bunnell (’16, Human Movement Science): 2016 Outstanding Graduating Senior in Pre-Physical Therapy

 Megan Cook (’17, Interior Design): 2016 Caine Scholars for Excellence

 Emily Cottam (’17, Vocal Performance): 2016 Caine Scholars for Excellence

 Daisha Cummins (’16, Human Movement Science): 2016 Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher

 Kaleb Esplin (’17, Communication Studies): 2016 Communications Studies Student of the Year

 Madelyn Fife (‘17, Political Science and Economics): 2016 Political Science Student of the Year

 Erica Hawvermale (’17, Anthropology): 2016 Honors Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Fellow of the Year

 Chelsea Hepworth (’16, Accounting): 2016 Robins Award “Woman of the Year” nominee

 Grant Holyoak (’16, Sociology): 2016 Sociology Student of the Year

 Jamie Kingsford (’16, Biochemistry): 2016 Maeser-Bauer Outstanding Graduating Senior in Biochemistry

 Brianne Palmer (’16, Conservation and Restoration Ecology): 2016 Quinney College of Natural Resources (QCNR) Scholar of the Year; 2016 Wildland Resources Outstanding Senior;    2016 QCNR Jardine Juniper Award

 Dakota Reed (’16, Wildlife Science): 2016 Quinney College of Natural Resources Valedictorian

 Nathan Stacey (’16, Mechanical Engineering): 2016 Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior of the Year; 2016 College of Engineering Outstanding Senior of the Year; 2016 USU  Scholar of the Year

 Rachel Telfer (’16, English): 2016 English Literary Studies Student of the Year 

 Millie Tullis (’17, English/Philosophy): 2016 Philosophy Student of the Year; 2016 College of Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher of the Year

 Alyssa Quinn (’16, English): 2016 English Creative Writing Student of the Year; 2016 College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS) Scholar of the Year; 2016 CHaSS Valedictorian  and overall USU Valedictorian Speaker


Utah State University Honors Student Awards

 Andrea Thomas Brandley (’16, Theatre Arts Education): 2015-2016 Helen B. Cannon Scholarship

 Viviane Baji (’16, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics): 2015-2016 Elaine R. Alder Service Scholarship

 Megan Cook (’17, Interior Design): 2015-2016 Morse Scholarship

 Daisha Cummins (’16, Human Movement Science): 2015-2016 Morse Scholarship

 Ren Gibbons (’15, Civil Engineering): 2015-2016 Lawrence O. Cannon Scholarship

 Erica Hawvermale (’17, Anthropology): 2015-2016 Douglas D. Alder Scholarship

 Joshua Smith (’16, Economics): 2015-2016 Douglas D. Alder Scholarship