Students from Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences were recently honored across a series of events, including this year’s annual Wilkinson College Senior Award Ceremonies and the 17th Annual Campus Leadership Awards.

Congratulations to all of the recipients!

James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award

  • Margaret Garcia (MFA in Creative Writing)

Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

Dean of Student Affairs Jerry Price and Katie Clark (’26 Women’s and Gender Studies Minor), the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship recipient.

  • Katie Clark (Women’s and Gender Studies Minor)

Paul S. Delp Outstanding Service Award 

  • Jolina Hamdan (Political Science)

Ronald M. Huntington Outstanding Scholarship Award 

  • Analisa Vavoso (Political Science, Environmental Studies Minor)

Cecil F. Cheverton Award Finalists

  • Ava Alberts (Political Science)
  • Mandy Fang (Asian American Studies Minor)
  • Tara Dunn (History)

Outstanding First Year Awards

  • Audrina Vega (Political Science and English)
  • Grace Granger (Global Communication and World Languages, Peace and Justice Studies, French Minor)
  • Jackson Carmichael (Creative Writing)
  • Mikey Lysiak (Global Communication and World Languages)

Outstanding Sophomore Awards

  • Craig Seiler (History)
  • Dehusa Pacheco Lapa (Creative Writing)
  • Patrick Stokes (French)
  • Ramon Arguelles-Castilla (Political Science)
  • Shira Ehrlich (Spanish  Minor)
  • Sujung Cua (Political Science, Women’s and Gender Studies Minor)

Outstanding Junior Awards

  • Isabelle Killough (Political Science, Sociology)
  • Jessica Henry (Women’s and Gender Studies Minor)

Jerry Price Campus Leadership Award

  • Katie Clark (Women’s and Gender Studies Minor)

Outstanding Senior Awards

  • Devansh Mehta (Political Science)
  • Emerson Ellis (Spanish)
  • Keira Sarni (Graphic Design Minor)
  • Kylee Schwartz (Creative Writing)
  • Mandy Fang (Asian American Studies Minor)
  • Nicole Kavros (English, Creative and Cultural Industries Minor)

Henley Social Sciences Award Ceremony

Ludie and David C. Henley have been underwriting the Annual Henley Social Sciences Awards Ceremony for over 25 years. The Henley Awards celebrate and recognize the top academic students in History, Peace and Justice Studies, Political Science, Sociology, and  Interdisciplinary Minor Programs.

2026 History award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

History

Departmental Honors

  • Brian Beck
  • Tara Dunn
  • Daniel Gunnarson
  • Julianne Martin
  • Abigail Stephens

Henley Phi Alpha Theta Service Award

  • Piper Hanson

History Award for Academic Excellence

  • Brian Beck

Lee Estes Best Conference Paper Award

  • Tara Dunn

    Outstanding MA Student Award winner Christian Grevin (’26). Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

Lee Estes Best Senior Thesis Award

  • Abigail Stephens

Master of Arts in War, Diplomacy, and Society

Outstanding MA Student Award

  • Christian Grevin

Peace and Justice Studies

Departmental Honors

  • Sofia Ascencio
  • Karli Lonnquist
  • Sage McCarty
  • Mallory Rieth
  • Madeline Southern

Paul Delp Award in Peace and Justice Studies

2026 Peace and Justice Studies award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

  • Sage McCarty

Don Will Award in Peace and Justice Studies

  • Gabi Fischthal
  • Jolina Hamdan

Political Science

Departmental Honors

  • Ava Alberts
  • Lily Ballou
  • Alexander Bartels
  • Gabriella Bartsch
  • Emma Boyd
  • Amilie Cai
  • Sierra Carles
  • Lorenzo Collier
  • Matt Cristol
  • Emma Davis

    2026 Political Science award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

  • Cintya Felix Mendivil
  • Zaphera Fidelis
  • Jolina Hamdan
  • Jiya Kathuria
  • Sophia Kondo
  • Thea Krause
  • Kaitlyn Lee
  • Jennifer Lopez
  • George Louis
  • Julianne Martin
  • Sage McCarty
  • Devansh Mehta
  • McKayla Mercado
  • Remy Mickelson
  • Grace Nordini
  • Erick Rodríguez Cervantes
  • Olivia Sacco
  • Keira Shields
  • Madeline Southern
  • Timea Steingart
  • Mia Truong
  • Analisa Vavoso
  • Ryan Vega
  • Katerina Vlahopouliotis
  • Donovan Young
  • Zoe Zadah

Political Science Citizen-Scholar Award

  • Cintya Felix Mendivil
  • Timea Steingart

Muhammad Karkoutli Political Science Top Scholar Award

  • Sage McCarty
  • Grace Nordini

Sociology

2026 Sociology award winners.Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

Departmental Honors

  • Mallory Akhlaghi
  • Alyssa Attard
  • Amy Bone
  • Olivia Dawson
  • Kristy Kitabayashi
  • Madeline Klein
  • Samuel Lawrence
  • Sohia Lindner
  • Katelyn Pohlman
  • Coco Ridge
  • Sahara Zuniga Fernandez

Sociology Award for Academic Excellence

  • Coco Ridge

Dr. Mark Hopson, Director of Africana Studies, with Taya Good-Smith (’26 Communication; Africana Studies minor), Academic Excellence in African Studies recipient. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

Interdisciplinary Minor Awards

Africana Studies

Academic Excellence in Africana Studies

  • Taya Good-Smith

Asian American Studies

Academic Excellence in Asian American Studies

  • Mandy Fang

Creative and Cultural Industries

Academic Excellence in Creative and Cultural Industries

  • Celia Rammel

Disability Studies

Academic Excellence in Disability Studies

  • Sarah Perkovic

Environmental Studies

Academic Excellence in Environmental Studies

2026 Interdisciplinary Minor award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

  • Analisa Vavoso

Ethnic Studies

Academic Excellence in Ethnic Studies

  • Sarah Pangan

Health Humanities

Academic Excellence in Health Humanities

  • Joshua Cantwell-Nahrung

Latinx and Latin American Studies

Academic Excellence in Latinx and Latin American Studies

  • Christian Trujillo

Law and the Liberal Arts

Academic Excellence in Law and the Liberal Arts

  • Katarina Vlahopouliotis

LGBTQ Studies

Academic Excellence in LGBTQ Studies

  • Mel Brisky

Women’s and Gender Studies

Academic Excellence in Women’s and Gender Studies

  • Caroline Kjeldgaard

Interdisciplinary Program

Master of Arts in International Studies

Outstanding MA Student Award

  • Mutasim Abuzeid

Kugelman Arts and Humanities Awards Ceremony

Dulcie and the late Lawrence Kugelman have supported the Annual Kugelman Arts and Humanities Awards Ceremony for many years. The Kugelman Awards recognize the top academic students in the departments of Art, English, Religious Studies, and World Languages and Cultures.

Art

Art History 

Departmental Honors

2026 Art History award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

  • Maxim Carrel
  • Forest Delaney
  • Helena Gurri Molina
  • Rylie Shimabukuro
  • Mary Thompson
  • Abigail Van Hoak

Purcell Award

  • Forest Delaney

Studio Art 

Departmental Honors

2026 Studio Art award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

  • Magdalena Alexander
  • Janine Avery
  • Ami Carrera
  • Kristiana Cruse
  • Cameryn Krauss
  • Anders Little
  • Reese Paddock
  • Lauren Schelling
  • Amanda Stein-Sigal
  • Jackson Stewart

Purcell Award

  • Amanda Stein-Sigal

Graphic Design 

Departmental Honors

2026 Graphic Design award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

  • Anisa Abdulkariem
  • Lizzie Bork
  • Fiona Bumgarner
  • Nicholas Burke
  • Ella Doherty
  • Evelyn Harding
  • Gianna Iannarilli
  • Crista Kowitski
  • Rachel Nagashima
  • Lucy Periale
  • Jayden Ramirez
  • Naomi Sato
  • Nina Shaw
  • Simon Vloon
  • Cailyn Williams

The Legacy Award for Creative Practice

  • Anisa Abdulkariem
  • Lizzie Bork
  • Nicholas Burke

Margo Pawell Design Award

  • Fiona Bumgarner

English

Departmental Honors

2026 English award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

  • Halle Ahn
  • Rachael Bae
  • Guinevere Buchanan
  • Samantha Dobrovolny
  • Riley Eaves
  • Kellen Edwards
  • Olivia Estrella
  • Catherine Hanson
  • Courtland Jeffries
  • Nicole Kavros
  • Alexandra Lindenberg
  • Brendon Peng
  • Kylee Schwartz
  • Addison Steele
  • Heidi Wakefield
  • Cooper Wood
  • Anika Yip

Award for Scholarly Excellence

  • Kylee Schwartz

Scott Marchutz Award for Excellence in Journalism

  • Nicole Kavros

Outstanding BFA in Creative Writing Student

  • Anika Yip

Outstanding BA in Literature, Rhetoric, and Culture Studies Student

  • Rachael Bae

Award for Scholarship and Service 

  • Courtland Jeffries

English Graduate Awards

Award for Outstanding MA Student

  • Samantha Cottle
  • Rachel Stucki

Award for Outstanding MFA Student

Amber Lee (’26), Dual Degree Outstanding Student award winner, and Julia Ainley (’26 MFA), Outstanding MFA Student award winner. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

  • Julia Ainley

Award for Outstanding Dual Degree Student

  • Amber Lee

Religious Studies

Departmental Honors

  • James Rose

Outstanding Student in Religious Studies Award

James Rose (’26 Religious Studies) pictured with Dr. Juyle Bidmead (Religious Studies). Rose is the 2026 Outstanding Student in Religious Studies and earned Departmental Honors. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

  • James Rose

World Languages and Cultures

French

Departmental Honors

  • Halle Ahn
  • Benjamin Blatt
  • Madeline Chu
  • Caroline Claudson
  • Kaiolu Mau
  • Kaiden Quirk
  • Annabelle Rowe
  • Merlot Tunnell
  • Scarlett VanderMeer

Outstanding Achievement Award

  • Halle Ahn
  • Merlot Tunnel

Spanish

Departmental Honors

  • Sofia Bottaro
  • Morgan Delgadillo
  • Emerson Ellis
  • Cintya Felix Mendivil

Outstanding Achievement Award

  • Emerson Ellis
  • Cintya Felix Mendivil

Outstanding Achievement in a Minor Award

2026 World Languages and Cultures award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).

Chinese Minor

  • Mia Brumbaugh

German Minor

  • Maksim Popov

Italian Minor

  • Olivia Sacco

Japanese Minor

  • Sebastian Waverly

 

 

 

 

(Pictured in header: (left to right) Mandy Fang (’26 Dance Performance & Public Relations, Advertising, and Entertainment Marketing, Asian American Studies minor), Ava Alberts (’26 Political Science, Environmental Studies, Honors), Tara Dunn (’26 History, Philosophy minor). Photo by Ava Brandt (’27 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).