Reinhardt University’s annual awards celebration of outstanding students and faculty was held Tuesday. The Evening of Honors spotlights the academic and interpersonal achievements of juniors and seniors.
Dr. Mark Roberts and Dr. John Miles presented the Reinhardt University Academic Scholars Award to 64 students with a grade point average of 3.9 or higher. The 2023 Hugh Peterson Jr. Academic Scholars Award was presented to 95 juniors and seniors with a cumulative GPA of 3.6 to 3.89.
Director of Spiritual Life, Josh Garner, presented the “No Greater Love” award to Jared Brooks and Lilly Belcher who have shown selfless giving to others during their time at Reinhardt.
An impressive selection of honorees followed for both students and faculty. Highlights included the Faculty Mentor Award going to Russ Fletcher, and the Students of the Year awards presented to Lauren Dose (traditional) and Deborah Blount (non-traditional).
Special Awards
Student of the Year – Traditional Lauren Dose
Student of the Year – Non-Traditional Deborah Blount
“No Greater Love” Jared Brooks, Lilly Belcher
Engaged Learner Judah Norman
School Student Achievement Awards
Arts & Humanities Moxon Glosson
McCamish School of Business & Sport Studies
Business Kyra Byrd
Sport Studies Lauren Parker
Price School of Education Morgan Giordano
Mathematics & Sciences Taylor Sawdy
Nursing Angela Sciacchitano
Performing Arts Riley Ortega
Professional Studies Nathan Jentzen
Academic Degree Program Awards
ART Graphic Design Mallory Fisher
Studio Art David Wade
BIOLOGY Salvador Castillo, Emily Loveless
BUSINESS
Accounting Aryn Parrish, Noah Gibson
BBA Online Admira Djonlic, Shelby Ussery
General Business/Gen Comm. Raphael Mospanyuk, Adriana Garcia
Management and Marketing Esteban Sued, Allison Selway
Sport Studies Whitney Shepherd, Kendrick Hawkins
COMMUNICATION ARTS
Strategic Communication Moxon Glosson
Media Studies Evan Quinones, Lorenzo Robinson
Digital Storytelling Leora Winter, Sergio Salgado
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CJUSP) Michael Hewett
EDUCATION
EE Education Jade Seery, JJ Trowell
MG Education Jawdat Razeq, Brooke Ramey
Secondary History Christina Fujikawa, Halley Adams
Secondary ELA Ryan Neill
ENGLISH Lauren Dose
Creative Writing Andres Jorquera, Tiffany Smith
HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION (BHA) Daisy Konter
HISTORY Addyson Huneke, Kip Ryle
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Deborah Blount, Kamille McKinney
MATH Cybersecurity Chase Cross, Pau Pujadas Vila
NURSING Carson Lyrberg, Ijeoma Nwachukwu
PERFORMING ARTS
Music Education Kaitlyn Smith, Briana Renaud
Music Performance Jessica McCormack, Avanni Sykes
Musical Theater Julian Schwarz, Judah Norman
PSYCHOLOGY Victoria Ross
Faculty Awards
Elizabeth Moss Bailey Faculty Mentor Russ Fletcher
United Methodist Exemplary Teaching Robin McNally
Faculty Research & Scholarship Andrew Jones
Faculty Artistic Alex Wasserman
Jane England Teaching Excellence Robin McNally
Vulcan Oustanding Teaching Kimberlin Zelinsky
Innovative Teaching Russ Fletcher
Innovative Adjunct Teaching Jessica Akers
2023 Reinhardt University Academic Scholars
Seniors
| Aubrei Erin Atchley | Andres F. Jorquera | Jade Marie Seery |
| Marie Isabel Blackmar | Daisy Alejandra Konter | Allison Lauren Selway |
| Jarrett Nichole Bowen | Emily Drew Loveless | Whitney Amber Shepherd |
| Aidan Bryce Carlton | Jessica Lynn McCormack | Alexandra Ciara Sherry |
| Salvador Castillo | Raphael Peter Mospanyuk* | Tiffany Noelle Smith |
| Lauren Ashley Dose | Judah Danielle Norman | Elana Setareh Sobhani* |
| Garrett James Ellis | Rafael Oliveira Pais | Ashley Lauren Steele |
| Adriana Peyton Garcia | Riley Kathryn Ortega | Esteban Federico Sued |
| Morgan Alissa Giordano | Channing Reid Pantano | Avanni C. Sykes |
| Moxon Lee Glosson* | Aryn Hope Parrish | Jillian Jeanette Trowell* |
| Kirsten Elayah Gray* | Brianna Faye Renaud | Shelby Nicole Ussery |
| Jack Mitchell Haller | Kathryn Margaret Ryle | Lauren Marie Welte |
| Ella Grace Higdon | Taylor Brynn Sawdy | Samantha Maye Whitman |
| Avary Izabella Howard | Julian Taylor Schwarz | Torie M Williams* |
| Addyson Marie Huneke | Angela Rose Sciacchitano | Leora Mae Winter |
*Graduated Fall 2022
Juniors
| Olivia Ann Banks | Alexis Ashanti Griffith | Leah Kate Renard |
| Gabriel Scott Buchanan | Phoebe Hanson Hart | Emma Macie Rhodes |
| Victoria Elizabeth Cantrell | Lidia Jorene Herrera | Olivia Autumn Ruzicka |
| Celestin Ruhon Chung | Kalyn Brett Jinks | Haley Jane Sturla |
| Julia Alane Craft | Jacqueline Alexis McCone | Kristen Renee Teagarden |
| Jenna Michelle Gonzalez | Marissa Lucia Navarro | Marta Vicente-Arche |
| Erin Alice Griffin |
2023 Hugh Peterson Jr. Academic Scholars
Seniors
| Halley Claire Adams | Tarrah Jahnae Gibson | Jawdat Abdel Razeq |
| Jacqueline Faith Ashwood | Carlos David Guerrero | Olivia Jacobs Rhodes* |
| Mackenzie Kate Bartow | Ryanne Olivia Harris | Robert L. Riddick |
| Veronica Lee Berrong* | Kendrick La’Mar Hawkins | Salvatore Riggi |
| Caden Brody Blalock | Ariana A. Hofstetter | Lorenzo Christian Robinson |
| Deborah Loraine Blount | Nicole Elizabeth Ingram* | Victoria Louise Ross |
| Jared Keith Brooks | Nicholas F. Jarvis | Sergio Armando Salgado |
| Kyra Praise Byrd | Madison N. Kupersavage* | Lindsay Marie Shuart* |
| Alexandria Carroll Casey* | Evan Michael Lambert* | Kaitlyn Nicole Smith |
| Cameron Alan Cochran | Amy Kathleen Lawrence* | Anna Marie Snider |
| Meghann Katelyn Copeland | Dylan Riley Long | Chase Everett Tomlinson |
| Kira Maree Council* | Melody Elizabeth Lorenz | Peter James Turcotte* |
| Pavel Dashin | Hayden Olivia Lyrberg* | Alma Vazquez Nunez |
| Paolino E. De Francesco | Carson Elizabeth Lyrberg | David Scott Wade |
| Emmy Alexey Delgado | Elise Marie Marshall* | Devin Michael Ware |
| Rachel Ann Denton | Kamille Jade McKinney | Meggan Leigh Waters |
| Sophia Carmela DiLorenzo | Anna Brooke Newsome | Trisstan M. Weddington |
| Casee Disharoon | Lauren Madison Parker | Ryelyn Elise Wells |
| Kaysie Elizabeth Faucett | Katherine Elizabeth Perrin | Javen C. Wimberly |
| Lauren Rose Garcia | Jacob Jonathan Profit | Liam Michael James Wright |
| Fiona Jasmine Garner | Pau Pujadas Vila | Ashley Elizabeth Yarber |
| Anna-Marie Gazzo | Brooke Avery Ramey* | Lucia Zambrana |
*Graduated Fall 2022
Juniors
| Lilly Jin-Ying Belcher | Brady Denis Hanak | Jonathan Clete Shadinger |
| Avery James Blalock | Collin Christopher Harris | Kinleigh Elizabeth Stancill |
| Sarah Elizabeth Bruce | Sydney G. Harvey | Elyse Margaret Standing |
| Monzerrath Camarena | Samuel William Irwin | Sarah A. Timmerman |
| Elizabeth Jean Chesser | Aminata Jeffer Jalloh | Zachary Vickers |
| Madison Grace Crawford | Tiffany Le Roux | Christopher Miles Walker |
| Nicholas David De Martini | Jillian Rose Martinet | Grace Olivia Ware |
| Mason Dockrey | Shelby Lynn O’Neil | Michael Wassef |
| Daniel Scot Fountain | Madeleine Bridgette Ross | Chanc Everett Willis |
| Eva Evelyn-Marie Freeman | Isabella Bianca Scarcella |
