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SMU salutes the following undergraduate students for their outstanding academic achievements:




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Travis Stephen Acreman
     Undergraduate Award for Academic Excellence in the Division of Theatre

Devon J. Adams
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Megan Rose Altman
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society
     Beta Gamma Sigma
     Phi Beta Kappa

Patrick D. Anderson
     The Finley W. Tatum Award in Electrical Engineering

Lizbeth K. Arevalo
     Pi Kappa Lambda

Robin L. Austin
     Outstanding Senior in Markets and Culture




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Sarah Maria Baldazo
     Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
     Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Spanish

Katherine C. Bartush
     Distinguished Finance Major

Jennifer E. Basel
     Charles T. Kenner Award in Chemistry

Lesli Ann Benefield
     Franklin Balch Award for Academic Excellence in International Studies

Jamila G. Benkato
     Department of Religious Studies Writing Award

Kristin M. Benners
     J.C. Penny Center for Retail Excellence Outstanding Student Award

Kyle G. Bennett
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Blair A. Bernier
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Robert W. Berry
     The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Electrical Engineering

Brian Cayce Bertrand
     Criteria Award for Distinction in First-Year Writing

Jessica Vanessa Betancourt
     SMU Fiction Prize: First Place

Colby Christopher Bolin
     Distinguished Marketing Major

Caitlin Ennis Booker
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Benjamin Thomas Briscoe
     Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Journalism

Desiree Brooks
     Phi Beta Kappa

Stephen N. Brown
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society
     Tau Beta Pi

Ashley L. Bruckbauer
     Larrie and Bobbie Weil Undergraduate Research Award
     Temerlin Advertising Institute Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Advertising
     Art History Department Outstanding Senior Award
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Natalia Bubien
     Phi Beta Kappa




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Beatriz Cabrera
     Art History Department Outstanding Senior Award

Taylor Hardin Callaway
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Sarah Ann Camodeca
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Leigh Camp
     Phi Beta Kappa

Kimberly Carlson
     Phi Beta Kappa

Matthew Stefan Carter
     Margaret Terry Crooks Award for Outstanding Student in Creative Writing
     Phi Beta Kappa

Esmeralda Castro
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Tejas Chakravarthy
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Angellia Marie Chandler
     The Departmental Award for Civil Engineering

Angela Chavez
     Phi Beta Kappa

Benjamin Chen
     Phi Beta Kappa

Justin A. Childres
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Min G. Choi
     Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Japanese

Jessica Laurel Christianson
     Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Corporate Communications

Matthew Charles Citron
     Outstanding Real Estate Finance Major

Owen Ranson Clark
     The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering

Samantha Rose Colletti
     Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
     Outstanding BBA Senior
     Wallace F. Lovejoy Memorial Award

Charles E. Colvin
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Patricia Elise Coogan
     The Dr. Laura J. Steinberg, Distinguished Freshman ENCE Award

Sarah Steele Cook
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Chase Evans Cooley
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Jamie Hullverson Corley
     Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Public Affairs
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Adele Marie Costigan
     Walter T. and Helen B. Watson Prize in Sociology

Lauren Danielle Couch
     The E. H. Flath Award
     John Robert McCaw Merit Award in Mathematics

Katlyn Crawford
     Phi Beta Kappa

William Casey Crear
     Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student

Shannon R. Crowell
     Anne Whaling Book Prize in Medieval Studies
     Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Latin
     Phi Beta Kappa

Nicholas Cunningham
     Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar




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Ava Damri
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Thomas C. Davis
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Osman De Leon Munoz
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Maret Ellen Delf
     Megan Laird and Raiberto Comini Italian Language Award

Danielle Demmon
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Brett Grayson Denham
     The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering

Chester Donnally
     Phi Beta Kappa

Lamar Humphries Dowling
     Outstanding BBA Senior

Kathleen M. Drablos
     Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Joshua Michael Duke
     Phi Beta Kappa
     Lon Tinkle Award in Creative Writing

Esmeralda Duran
     Jack Kent Cooke Continuing Graduate Scholar

Madison A. Dyal
     Distinguished Marketing Major




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Benjamin K. Easley
     Pi Kappa Lambda

Brittany G. Edmonston
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Erin Lynn Eidenshink
     Outstanding Achievement in Print Journalism
     Phi Beta Kappa
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Erin M. Elliott
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Rebecca Elrod
     Phi Beta Kappa




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Elizabeth Woodson Fairchild
     Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Corporate Communications
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Kathleen Moira Farmer
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Botan Sherzad Fattah
     Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Danyelle Jazmin Faulkner
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society
     Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student
     Outstanding Financial Consulting Major

Kathryn Allison Fields
     Phi Beta Kappa

William James Fitzgerald
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Shawn Wesley Flynn
     The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering

John Hamilton Forrest
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Caroline Amanda French
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Alexander Frolov
     Phi Beta Kappa




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Rachel M. Gambulos
     Robert and Nancy Dedman Outstanding Senior Student
     Outstanding Senior in Biological Sciences

David James Gardner
     Charles J. Pipes Award for Outstanding Performance in Mathematics

Paul Jay Gardner III
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society
     Phi Beta Kappa

Eric M. Garza
     Distinguished Marketing Major

Antony Gemmell
     Phi Beta Kappa

Mohammad J. Gharbieh
     The Harold A. Blum Award in Mechanical Engineering

Sara Gingrich
     Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
     Phi Beta Kappa

Mitchell Allen Gist
     Tau Beta Pi

Rodolfo Alexander Gonzalez
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Brett Matthew Goodman
     Beta Gamma Sigma
     Phi Beta Kappa

Kathryn Denae Gotcher
     The Departmental Award in Engineering Management, Information and Systems
     John Robert McCaw Merit Award in Mathematics

Emily Elizabeth Gray
     Statistical Science Department Award for Academic Excellence

Jill Gregory
     Phi Beta Kappa

Tiffany Allison Griffin
     The Francisco Villagrán Molina Memorial Award
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

William Hart Grozinger
     Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar

Michael Christopher Guarino
     Lambda Alpha Iota Chapter Distinguished Achievement Award

Caitlin Suzanne Guenther
     Distinguished Finance Major

Deborah C. Gunst
     Outstanding Pre-Service Educator
     Psychology Department Senior Award for Outstanding Performance
     Pi Lambda Theta

Mauri Alper Gustafson
     Beta Gamma Sigma




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Emily Suzanne Habeck
     Criteria Award for Distinction in First-Year Writing

Steve Hader
     Latin American and Iberian Studies Outstanding Student Award

Ali Hussein Haidar
     Hausman Award for Excellence in the History of Western Philosophy
     Phi Beta Kappa

Heather Hall
     Phi Beta Kappa

Jarrell Marie Hamilton
     Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Sohail S. Hamirani
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Amy Michelle Hand
     Robert Stewart Hyer Scholar Award

Leela Hynes Harpur
     Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Italian

Taylor Christina Hatfield
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Cynthia Kate Hawks
     Henry S. Jacobus Junior Paper Prize in History

Tara Lynn Hemphill
     The Rick A. Barrett Memorial Award
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Andrew Michael Henderson
     Herbert Pickens Gambrell Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement

George Brian Hensley
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Amy Renee Herbel
     The Mark Shepard Award

Timothy R. Heydari
     The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Electrical Engineering

Alexandra Madeleine Hill
     Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Switzerland
     Phi Beta Kappa

Benjamin C. Hirvela
     Ben Thomas Excellence in Tutoring

Thien Le Thanh Ho
     Beta Gamma Sigma

James Andrew Hoeffner
     Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Russian

Pamela Carter Hogan
     Outstanding Senior in Sociology

Joseph Scott Holt
     Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Chinese

Ryan Wayne Horton
     Tau Beta Pi

Edmund B Hourigan IV
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

John Joseph Howard
     The Departmental Award in Computer Engineering

Ching-Ying Huang
     Phi Beta Kappa

Meredith A. Humphreys
     Award for Outstanding Research by an Undergraduate in Psychology
     Phi Beta Kappa

Justin D. Hunt
     Beta Gamma Sigma




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Brian Patrick Jacobowski
     Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar

Christopher Daniel Jarosz
     Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Jami Lyn Jeffcoat
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Rachel L. Johnson
     The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering

Caitlin Aston Johnston
     Undergraduate Award for Academic Excellence in the Division of Theatre

Elizabeth Anne Johnston
     Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award

Paul Johnston
     Phi Beta Kappa

Kristina Elizabeth Jones
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Allison Jean Jordan
     George Bond Poetry Prize

Katrina Josephson
     Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Dominican Republic
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Salima Juma
     Pi Lambda Theta

Shelby Susan Justl
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society




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Brittney D. Kerner
     Thomas Arp Shakespeare Prize

Katie Diane Kirkpatrick
     The Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Music

Bryan Alexander Koch
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Benjamin Michael Koopferstock
     The Departmental Award in Computer Science

Charanya Krishnaswami
     Beta Gamma Sigma
     Phi Beta Kappa




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Jonathan L. Lane
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Melinda Lang
     Phi Beta Kappa

Olivia Shae Lauraine Ybarra
     Edward I. and Peggy C. Fry Award for Academic Excellence in Undergraduate Anthropology

Auburn J. Layman
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society
     Phi Beta Kappa

Jason Tri Le
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Lacey D. Lee
     Criteria Award for Distinction in First-Year Writing

Valerie Diane Lemmons
     The Departmental Award for Environmental Engineering

Jamie Laura Leon
     Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Nonprofit Management
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Lauren Lester
     Phi Beta Kappa

Caroline Camden Neville Lewis
     Stanton Sharp Award for Outstanding Service and Academic Achievement
     Phi Beta Kappa

Grant Michael Lewis
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Adrienne Lichliter
     Phi Beta Kappa

Young Hoon Lim
     Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar

Victor John Linck III
     Distinguished Finance Major

Joshua Andrew Lincoln
     The Environmental and Civil Engineering Award for Excellence in Design

Matthew Dale Lindner
     Temerlin Advertising Institute Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Creative

Madeleine Linnard
     Phi Beta Kappa

Patrick Littlefield
     Phi Beta Kappa

Kathryn Lynne Lott
     Outstanding Academic Achievement in Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Margaret Jean Lowrey
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

David Luttrell
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society




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Travis Jay Mabrey
     Outstanding Creative Achievement in Cinema/Television Production

Jupin Malhi
     Phi Beta Kappa

Charles Keith Marshall, Jr.
     Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: German
     Phi Beta Kappa

Kristy Lynn Martinez
     SMU Fiction Prize: Second Place

John Henry Matthews IV
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Andrew S. Matza
     Josef Hadar Award

Lauryn Elizabeth May
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Angelle C. McBride
     Tau Beta Pi

Peter C. McCaffrey
     Belle Mayer Bromberg Prize for Excellence

Ryan Allen McCord
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Stacy Lee McElreath
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Cody Louise Meador
     2009-10 Fellow to the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress

Bryan D. Melton
     Tau Beta Pi

Caroline Alyssa Merideth
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Kyle Louis Merino
     Economics Department Award for Excellence
     Phi Beta Kappa

Erica Mikawa
     Phi Beta Kappa

Jennifer Marie Miller
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Stephanie Marie Miller
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Ambrel Nicole Mitchell
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Sarah Monsein
     Phi Beta Kappa

Ryan M. Moore
     Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award

Emily Moravec
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Rachael J. Morgan
     2008-09 Fellow to the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
     John Goodwin Tower Award
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Leeanna Armentrout Morris
     Stephen D. Wilder Travel Award

Jessica Moseley
     Phi Beta Kappa

Ryan Mulvenna
     Phi Beta Kappa

Kevin Chase Murphree
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Caitlin Jane Myers
     Outstanding Achievement in Digital Journalism
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Katrina R. Myers
     Phi Beta Kappa
     Ann Early Award in Women's Studies
     Isaac Gustave Bromberg Award for Outstanding Work in the Humanities




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Gayatry Syamala Nair
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Kelli A. Naylor
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Caroline Elizabeth Neal
     Outstanding Entrepreneurship Student

Tien Hoang Thuy Nguyen
     Distinguished Financial Consulting Major
     Beta Gamma Sigma
     Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key

Elena Alexandrova Nikolova
     Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: French
     Phi Beta Kappa

Sarah Rachel Nolen
     Nash Parsley Memorial Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Santiago Eduardo Nunez
     Dallas Economists’ Club Nominee Award
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society
     Ben Thomas Excellence in Tutoring
     Outstanding Finance Major




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Mary Bridget O’Donovan
     David R. Russell Memorial Poetry Award: Second Place

Andrew Kent O'Neal
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Michael G. O'Neill Jr.
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Christy Noel Osborne
     Alessandra Comini Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Art History Major

Ziara Randell Osborne
     Outstanding Marketing Major
     Beta Gamma Sigma




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Morgan R. Paisley
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Ali Palejwala
     Phi Beta Kappa

Courtenay Ruth Paris
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Sung Ho Park
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Elizabeth Marie Parker
     Pi Kappa Lambda

Danielle Parkinson
     Phi Beta Kappa

Chauncey Parks
     Phi Beta Kappa

Jesica Lynn Parr
     Nora Katherine Bilton Award for Management

Randi D. Peak
     The Ed M. Harrison Award

Jessica Noelle Pecena
     Outstanding Senior Student in Anthropology
     Phi Beta Kappa

Minna R. Peracha
     Outstanding Real Estate Finance Major

Lindsey Perkins
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Bridget A. Perkowski
     Outstanding Accounting Major

James Andrew Petersen
     Tau Beta Pi

Jennifer Whitcomb Pierce
     Beta Gamma Sigma
     Phi Beta Kappa

Kathryn Mounteney Pocklington
     Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar
     Philip H. Solomon Award in Foreign Languages and Literature: Hindi

Melanie Diane Pruit
     Pascal Covici, Jr. Prize for Outstanding Essay in American Studies

Grant Henry Pruitt
     Outstanding Real Estate Finance Major




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Jennifer Raad
     Phi Beta Kappa

Brittany Ashton Raetzman
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Justin Manuel Ramirez
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Patrick Raschle
     Phi Beta Kappa

Paul Allen Renton
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Amy M. Revier
     Dan Wingren Award for Outstanding Senior

Jessica Ringeisen
     Phi Beta Kappa

Brittney Leigh Roberts
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Laura Roberts
     Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar

Rachel Allen Roberts
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Sarah Robertson
     Phi Beta Kappa

Rita R. Rodriguez
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Casey Adam Rogers
     Harvey Paul Alper Award for Outstanding Work in an Eastern Religion

Cheyenne Rogers
     Phi Beta Kappa

Kaitlin Taylor Rosenzweig
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Timothy J. Roy
     The Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Music

Andres Alfonso Ruzo
     Goodell-Richards Academic Excellence Award in Geology




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Sommer Saadi
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Leticia Isabel Salinas
     Phi Beta Kappa

Nicole S. Schultz
     Outstanding Graduating Senior in Biochemistry
     Phi Beta Kappa

Kristin Leigh Schutz
     Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Public Affairs

Warren Cardell Seay, Jr.
     Harry S. Truman Scholar

Richard Dawson Shamblin
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Kathleen Sheehan
     Phi Beta Kappa

Rachel Ellen Shirey
     Nora Katherine Bilton Award for Management

Christopher A. Simpson
     Isaac Gustave Bromberg Award for Outstanding Work in the Humanities
     Ehlin Hoskins Philosophy Essay Award

Andrea Sizemore
     Phi Beta Kappa

Olivia Anne Smith
     David R. Russell Memorial Poetry Award: First Place
     Charley Aberg Travel Award

Patrick Bennett Smollen
     John Robert McCaw Merit Award in Mathematics

Whitney Leigh Stenger
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Sarah Michelle Stephens
     Distinguished Marketing Major
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Jordan C. Strauss
     Ora Nixon Arnold Award for Academic Excellence
     Phi Beta Kappa

Ryan Christopher Strider
     The Sally Blum Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering

Gary J. Suderman
     Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Jaipreet S. Suri
     Phi Beta Kappa




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Emil Tajzoy
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society
     Phi Beta Kappa

Nicole Ashley Taylor
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Chelsie Dianne Thompson
     Pi Lambda Theta

Veronica Michailo Tkachuk
     Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholar

Leslie Todd
     Phi Beta Kappa

Stefanie Anette Tracy
     Tau Beta Pi

Anh V. Tran
     The Dr. Pepper/Lazenby Award for a Graduating Senior in Chemistry

Julia Janine Tucker-Huth
     Beta Gamma Sigma




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Ken M. Ueda
     Frank C. McDonald Memorial Award for Excellence in Physics
     Phi Beta Kappa




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Maia VanDyke
     Phi Beta Kappa

Kate Elizabeth Vanhee
     Beta Gamma Sigma




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Darren Matthew Walsh
     Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Amy Elizabeth Ward
     Outstanding Academic Achievement in Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Laura Elizabeth Wazny
     Kappa Tau Alpha

Zachary Paul Wehner
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Afton N. Weimer
     Beta Gamma Sigma
     Phi Beta Kappa

Courtney Christine Whiteford
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Jessica Jean Wikstrom
     Outstanding Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Student in Nonprofit Management

Daniel Philip Wilderotter
     Distinguished Marketing Major
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Alissa Leigh Windle
     Teacher Scholar Award

Ian Patrick Winston
     Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award

Ronald Winters
     Phi Beta Kappa




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Zi Yang
     Tau Beta Pi

Seung Ju Yoo
     Beta Gamma Sigma

Keith Paul Young III
     Phi Beta Kappa

Karron Danae Youngkin
     Robert Stewart Hyer Society

Christopher Yung
     Beta Gamma Sigma