Oglethorpe University held its annual Honors and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Apr. 25, to celebrate the academic and leadership contributions of students, faculty and staff during the 2023-2024 academic year.
The honorees celebrated this year include:
Adult Degree Program Student Award – Lisa Dannecker
Charles M. MacConnell Award – Jose Valtierra
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Student Organization – Oglethorpe University Orientation Leaders (Hannah Banfiel, Joseph Bowie, Julia Lee and Ashlyn Martin)
Fall 2023 Dean’s List Recipient Recognition – View the list of students
Hetherington Shropshire Award – Javy Martinez
Instrumentalist of the Year Award in memory of Jack Strouss, Jr. ’51 – Lyric Scott
Leo Bilancio Award – Anthony Van Loo
Margaret Floy Washburn Award – Piper Lashley
Oglethorpe University Singer of the Year – Katie Cutts
Omicron Delta Kappa Emerging Leadership Award – Alejandra Jimenez
Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Faculty Member Award – Dr. Peter Kower
Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Leadership Award – Randi Parks
Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Staff Member Award – Mr. Eli Arnold
O-Pin Recipients – Augustus Rosenfeld, Toju Okome, Michael Santopietro, Joslynn Gates, Isabel Berlin, Ella Newbern, and Katie Cutts
Outstanding Art History Major – Anna Argo
Outstanding ADP Senior in Communication Studies – Lisa Dannecker
Outstanding Improvement in French Studies – Justin Stewart
Outstanding Senior Economics Major – Anjonic Richardson
Outstanding Senior HRM Major – Jenna Hammond
Outstanding Senior in Biopsychology – Alex Swanson
Outstanding Senior in English – Bhavana Kunnath
Sociology Undergraduate Success Award – Amanda Cason
Outstanding Senior in Studio Art – Maria Coles
Outstanding TU Senior in Communication Studies – James (Will) Miller
Outstanding TU Business Majors – Ashton Deriso and Colby James
Rich Foundation Urban Leader in Action Award – Aide Salazar
Ronald Carlisle Prize in Mathematics and Computer Science – Oscar Ibanez (Computer Science) and Elli Malancea (Mathematics)
Sidney Lanier Prize for Poetry – Nicole Doge
Spirit of the Alpha Phi Omega Award (Faculty) – Dr. Justin Haynes
Spirit of the Alpha Phi Omega Award (Staff) – Barbara Ambles
Spirit of the Alpha Phi Omega Award (Student) – Marie Isabel Lanzelotti
The LeConte Award – Mackenzie Roberson
Anne Rivers Siddons Prize for Short Fiction – Necalli Lopez Romero
Core Instructor Award – Kate Marsden
Core Teaching Award – Joe Knippenberg
Champion of Inclusive Excellence (Faculty) – Anna Ziering
Champion of Inclusive Excellence (Staff) – Peter Dye
Champion of Inclusive Excellence (Student) – David Martinez-Alvarez
Ten new members of Omicron Delta Epsilon were also recognized during the ceremony.
