Announcing Honors at Iowa`s 2015 Scholarship Winners

Announcing Honors at Iowa’s 2015 Scholarship Recipients
Thanks to the investment of our generous community of alumni and community supporters, Honors at
Iowa is able to offer a range of merit-based scholarships and awards to celebrate the extraordinary
achievements of our undergraduate scholars in the first, second and third years of their education at the
University of Iowa.
The 2015 Fellows will be honored at Honors at Iowa’s Spring Recognition Ceremony at 3:30 PM on
Saturday, April 11 in HNI Auditorium (C20) in Pomerantz, with a reception following in the Atrium of the
Blank Honors Center from 4:30 to 5:00 PM.
Dewey Stuit Award for Excellence in the First Year
An honor created by Emeritus Dean Stuit, the long-serving University of Iowa Dean of Liberal
Arts to recognize one superlative first-year student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Maria Mertzenich, Psychology
Dewey Stuit Award for Excellence in the Second Year
An honor created by Emeritus Dean Stuit, the long-serving University of Iowa Dean of Liberal
Arts to recognize one superlative second-year student in the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences.
Tom Werner, Computer Science, Mathematics
The Fellows Project
The Fellows Project was established to identify and reward thoughtful, curious and motivated Honors
students early on in their education and create a space where each Fellow is challenged to develop a
knowledge of the self that will deepen their intellectual life, strengthen their engagement with their
academic community and foster authenticity and confidence in their personal and professional
relationships.
First Year
Valerie Drake, Open Major
Lance Heady, Biochemistry, Biology
Jacob Isbell, Physics
Molly Kigin, English
Alora Kraus, Biochemistry
Rebecca Paras, Business
Second Year
Jacob Flatness, Classical Languages
Astrid Montuclard, Asian Languages & Literature, Pre-Medicine
Kasra Zarei, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Psychology, Mathematics
Rachel Zuckerman, Journalism & Mass Communication, Political Science
Announcing Honors at Iowa’s 2015 Scholarship Recipients
The Rhodes Dunlap First Year Scholarships
An award established at the bequest of our program’s founder to recognize the most promising
scholars in their first year of undergraduate study.
Brett Austin, Biomedical Engineering
Jessica Foubert, Pre-Business
Harrison Freund, Electrical Engineering
Austin Greenough, Business
Alexander McCammant, Pre-Medicine
Heather Rickord, Nursing
Erin Rumsey, Communication Studies
Angela Schab, Biology
The Rhodes Dunlap Second Year Scholarships
An award established at the bequest of our program’s founder to recognize the most promising
scholars in their second year of undergraduate study.
Alec Archer, Electrical Engineering
Dorothy Armstrong, English, Dance
Sydney Hofferber, Health and Human Physiology
Casey Inman, Human Physiology
Danny Linggonegoro, Human Physiology
Dylan Mann, Biomedical Engineering
Hanley Sayavong, Civil Engineering, Spanish
Angela Zhang, Statistics, Biochemistry
The Rhodes Dunlap Collegiate Scholarships
An award established at the bequest of our program’s founder to recognize the most promising
scholars in their third year of undergraduate study.
Alexandra Bartlett, Chemical Engineering, Finance
Carter Bell, Political Science
Maddie Bro, Journalism & Mass Communication, Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies
Christina Crowley, English
Jeffrey Ding, Economics, Chinese, International Business, Political Science
Meredith Francisco, Classical Languages, Ancient Civilization
Nate Hua, Chemistry
Marilyn Keane, Human Physiology
David Kessler, Speech and Hearing Science
Ryan Kunkle, History
Announcing Honors at Iowa’s 2015 Scholarship Recipients
Lauren Peters, Communication Studies, Journalism & Mass Communication
Emily Szymanski, English, French
Austin Van Loon, Psychology, Sociology
Brigitte Waldier, Speech and Hearing Science
Xiwen Liu, Finance
James D. Robertson Award for Excellence in the Social Sciences
Jeffrey Ding, Economics, Chinese, International Business, Political Science
Guy D. and Betty J Williams Award for Environmental Innovation in Physics
Patrick Adrian, Physics, Mathematics
For more information about Honors Scholarships or our Recognition Ceremony, Contact:
Kelly Thornburg, Director of Scholar Development, University of Iowa Honors Program
431 BHC │ 319-335-1874 │ kelly-thornburg@uiowa.edu │ honors.uiowa.edu/uihpfellowships
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