May 17, 2024
The University of Missouri Honors College recently recognized outstanding students and mentors for their exceptional work and service during an awards ceremony at the State Historical Society of Missouri. Additionally, the college honored Alexandra Socarides, associate provost for academic programs, for her support and dedication over the years.
Here are the honorees and respective categories:
Outstanding Faculty Award
- Katie Essing, assistant teaching professor of marketing
Outstanding Campus Partner Award
- Susan Hartnagel, senior assistant director of student financial aid
Outstanding Senior Award
- Maggie Courtney, journalism and sociology
- Jayden Francois, physics
Excellence in Honors Scholarship (Junior)
- Emma Baker, secondary education
- Beth Carlson, journalism
- Rianna Ellis, information technology and linguistics
- Kayla Fichtel, elementary education
Excellence in Honors Scholarship (Sophomore)
- Asher Ferguson, geography and romance languages
- Abigail Klinkerman, journalism
- Caitlin McGarrah, biochemistry
- Liberty Stone, civil engineering
Excellence in Honors Scholarship (Freshman)
- Christina Fugate, English
- Anna Jensen, natural resource science and management
- Michael Kloeppel, mechanical engineering
- Andrew Kula, constitutional democracy and journalism
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Awards
- Miles Farmer, computer science and mathematics
- Taylor Forillo, textile and apparel management
- Michael Hark, business and music
- Jasper Holland, computer science
- Samara Lewis, nursing
- Emma McDougal, chemical engineering
- Jordan Meininger, anthropology, German, and linguistics
- Andrew Smith, computer science and digital storytelling
Charles M. Hudson Scholarship
- Bella DeFranco, political science
- Sam Skelton, parks, recreation, sport and tourism
Harry J. and Richard Hocks Endowed Fellowship
- Nina Funk, psychology
Elaine Hocks Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Molly Nash, English
- Maddie Reiser, political science
- Isabella Trost – English and journalism
Hayden Scholarship
- Kameron Hahn, biological sciences
- Nora Pryor, chemistry and romance languages
- Jessica Schroeder, mathematics
Senator Wayne Goode Scholarship
- Allison Bivens, environmental sciences
- Reiley Heffern, biological sciences
- Platinum Liang, health science
- Emma Morrow, nursing
W. Alton Jones Memorial Scholarship
- Luke Duffy, economics and journalism
- Jake Hipsher, journalism, public administration and sociology
