On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, Schmid College held its annual Senior Awards Celebration virtually over Zoom to recognize graduating seniors, present department honors, and announce outstanding senior awards. The night was filled with lots of “unmuting” for applause, and the Zoom chat box was filled with endless shout-outs to our star students. In case you missed the event, you can watch the celebration at the link here.

Interim Dean Jason Keller kicked off the night with celebrating our seniors who received top awards at Chapman University’s Campus Leadership Awards. You can view the list of students recognized here.

The night continued recognizing students who received special academic program awards and those who received program honors. To end the celebration, Dean Keller shared a video from the Schmid faculty and staff congratulating the graduates! You can view the video here.

Congratulations to our student awardees!

 

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Schmid College’s Outstanding Leadership Awards recognize those students who take on the tasks and responsibilities of club leadership. Our student organizations enrich the Schmid College and greater campus community, bring guest speakers, escape rooms, and other singular experiences to our campus.

American Chemical Society
President: Tiffany Vallejo

American Medical Student Association
President: Lindsay Zumwalt

Beta Beta Beta National Biological Sciences Honors Society
Presidents: Joshua Goldfaden (Fall 2019) & Kaitlyn Abdo (Spring 2020)

Math Club
President: Sabelle O’Connell

Mission Environment
President: Julia Curry

Orange County Association of Environmental Professionals
President: Maddie Milla

Physics Club
President: Gabriella Nutt

Pre-Dental Society
Presidents: Nico Scordakis & Saif Tariq

Pre-Veterinary Society
President: Keolani Kahale-Lua

STEMtors
President: Brandon Fabre

Schmid Student Leadership Council
Senior Members: Kiersten Chong, Olivia Durant, Abbigael Eli, Alejandro Espinoza, Chloe Garcia, Joshua Goldfaden, Sarah Hester, Faith Holloway
Hemdeep Kaur, Riley Kendall, Christine Lo Verde, Michaela Montgomery, Matthew Nwerem, Sarah Otto, Prachi Patel, Natalie Paterson, Emilie Sandfeld, Rosita Saul, Nico Scordakis, Jacy Sera, Max Strul, Tiffany Vallejo, and Lindsay Zumwalt

Women in Science and Technology
President: Maya Collins

 

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

American Chemical Society Award for Outstanding College Student
Abbigael Eli

American Chemical Society Leadership Award
Tiffany Vallejo

American Institute of Chemists Award
Natalie Paterson

American Statistical Association Award
Joshua Goldfaden

CRC Press Chemistry Achievement Award
Joshua Goldfaden

IQS Award Best Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity in Physics
Tucker Arrants

 

DEGREE PROGRAM HONORS

Students graduating will earn school honors at graduation by meeting the following criteria. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.500 or higher and must have completed independent research. Completion of independent research includes the submission of a scientific manuscript to the appropriate program faculty, oral presentation to the faculty, poster presentation at the Chapman University Student Symposium, and a vote by the appropriate faculty group that the research, paper, and presentations were of sufficient quality to merit honors. Contingent upon successful completion of all requirements, the following students will receive Program Honors.

B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Emma Beale
Kiersten Chong
Olivia Durant
Abbigael Eli
Joshua Goldfaden
Riley Kendall
Christine Lo Verde
Natalie Paterson

B.S. in Biological Sciences
Sarah Hester
Emilie Sandfeld
Lindsay Zumwalt

B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy
Michaela Montgomery
Jacy Sera

B.S. in Mathematics
Daniel Briseno Servin
Melissa Sugimoto
Olivia Wissa

B.S. in Physics
Tucker Arrants
Devon Ball
Conner Carnahan

 

OUTSTANDING SENIOR PROGRAM AWARDS

These are graduating seniors who have not only earned program honors but have shown excellent leadership, academic, and research ability during their time here at Chapman and have been excellent mentors and role models in their programs.

 

B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Kiersten Chong & Olivia Durant

B.S. in Biological Sciences
Sarah Otto & Crosby Tinucci

B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy
Jacy Sera

B.S. in Mathematics
Melissa Sugimoto

B.S. in Physics
Conner Carnahan