May 16, 2025

31 students awarded at Honors Convocation

During Honors Convocation each year, students are recognized for excellence in academics and co-curricular activities while demonstrating leadership and personal growth during their time at Mount Mercy.

The following students were recognized for outstanding achievement:

Sisters of Mercy Award: Brandi Witt

Sister Immaculata Business Award: Kira Matthias

Sister Mary Edward McConohy Nursing Award: Maddy Reid

Sister Mary Ildephonse Award: Kristina Glackin

Sister Mary Roberta Lyness Award: Joselyn Hildebrand

Sister Mary Xavier Creative Writing Award: Jenna Welty

Sister Roseline Kos Education Award: Kristina Glackin


Outstanding Accounting Student Award:
Payton Bideaux

Outstanding Computer Science Student Award: Nathalie Primbs

Outstanding Criminal Justice Student Award: Faith Mendoza

Outstanding Exercise Science Student Award: Carlie Goddard

Outstanding Finance Student Award: Nicholas Limbert

Outstanding Health Program Student Award: Rusmir Hamzic

Outstanding Human Resource Management Student Award: Cade Chapman

Outstanding Marketing Student Award: Keara McGuire

Outstanding Mathematics Student Award: Rylee Goodfellow

Outstanding Music Student Award: Eric Heitland

Outstanding Natural Science Student Award: Eric Heitland

Dale Harrison Outstanding Management Student Award: Owen Brauch

Anne K. Stenzel Outstanding Social Work Student Award: Kathryn Pierce

Christine L. Woodruff Outstanding Psychology Student Award: Myah Shipley

Nancy LaMorgese Sociology Student Award: Houston Hamlett

 

Accelerated Student of the Year Award: Sara Augspurger

Most Outstanding Master of Science in Nursing Student: Michelle Luntadila

Most Outstanding Doctor of Nursing Practice Student: Sreeja Pillai

Most Outstanding Master of Business Administration Student: Emily Schindler

Most Outstanding Master of Strategic Leadership Student: Shannon Raap

Most Outstanding Master of Arts in Education Student: Kyra Keith

Most Outstanding Master of Science in Education Student: Jamie Marshall

Most Outstanding Master Student in Marriage and Family Therapy: Jaylen McBride

Most Outstanding Doctoral Student in Marriage and Family Therapy: Flora Williams


Co-Curricular Service Award:
Will Davidson

Graduating with Distinction in the Mount Mercy Honors Program: James Roman Aschenbrener IV, Ian Dohan, Owen Nicholas Gaul, Fumnanya Ijeh, Grace Olivia Kelley, Lukas Lamparek, Myah Ann Shipley, Jenna Kathleen Welty, and Rachel Kay Wenger

President’s Award: Houston Hamlett