The College of Agriculture & Life Sciences holds an Honors Convocation each fall to recognize students who achieved sustained academic excellence - designated as Highest Academic Distinction or Academic Distinction - in the previous academic year. In 2020, 733 CALS students earned this distinction.
The following students earned Highest Academic Distinction.* Click to view the CALS students recognized for Academic Distinction. Congratulations to all the recipients!
Holly Albrecht, Highest Academic Distinction
Savannah Bartilomo, Highest Academic Distinction
Madison Bigham, Highest Academic Distinction
Anne-Laure Blanche, Highest Academic Distinction
Bailey Bowles, Highest Academic Distinction
Lauren Boyer, Highest Academic Distinction
Robin Bradley, Highest Academic Distinction
Hailey Bruce, Highest Academic Distinction
Brianna Burnett, Highest Academic Distinction
Cassidy Cole, Highest Academic Distinction
Stephanie Coulter, Highest Academic Distinction
Phuong-Trinh Dao, Highest Academic Distinction
Jeena Davidson, Highest Academic Distinction
Tania Do, Highest Academic Distinction
Brenna Doyle, Highest Academic Distinction
Frederick Driesen, Highest Academic Distinction
Haley Ehmann, Highest Academic Distinction
Taylor Elpers, Highest Academic Distinction
Rachel Elson, Highest Academic Distinction
Margaret Freeh, Highest Academic Distinction
Azriella Friedman, Highest Academic Distinction
Alexis Garbarczyk, Highest Academic Distinction
Ashley Gin, Highest Academic Distinction
Sarah Graham, Highest Academic Distinction
John Guthrie, Highest Academic Distinction
Juliana Hernandez, Highest Academic Distinction
Lauren Holuby, Highest Academic Distinction
Sam Howard, Highest Academic Distinction
Jenna Jackson, Highest Academic Distinction
Elsa Jacobson, Highest Academic Distinction
Curtis Johnson, Highest Academic Distinction
Jacqueline Johnson, Highest Academic Distinction
Samantha Johnson, Highest Academic Distinction
Anna Jones, Highest Academic Distinction
Claire Jurecky, Highest Academic Distinction
Benjamin Karls, Highest Academic Distinction
Daphne Karofsky, Highest Academic Distinction
Anam Khalid, Highest Academic Distinction
Nicole Kim, Highest Academic Distinction
Romi Konorty, Highest Academic Distinction
Clare Lawless, Highest Academic Distinction
Xitlaly Lugo, Highest Academic Distinction
Sophie Marsden, Highest Academic Distinction
Hannah McAlister, Highest Academic Distinction
Christopher Mutch, Highest Academic Distinction
Steven Nguyen, Highest Academic Distinction
Megan Nickerson, Highest Academic Distinction
Julia Nieforth, Highest Academic Distinction
Gabrielle Nimmo, Highest Academic Distinction
Paloma Orozco, Highest Academic Distinction
Nandita Parekh, Highest Academic Distinction
Dalya Parker, Highest Academic Distinction
Kamal Patel, Highest Academic Distinction
Katie Pecha, Highest Academic Distinction
Jessica Penners, Highest Academic Distinction
Amy Pennington, Highest Academic Distinction
Rachael Perez, Highest Academic Distinction
Reyna Perez, Highest Academic Distinction
Anna Rogers, Highest Academic Distinction
Lauren Rosen, Highest Academic Distinction
Reilly Scheppers, Highest Academic Distinction
Jake Sierka, Highest Academic Distinction
Brisa Spears, Highest Academic Distinction
Bridget Spooner, Highest Academic Distinction
Heather Swanson, Highest Academic Distinction
Saige Thompson, Highest Academic Distinction
Josie Wakser, Highest Academic Distinction
Faith Warner, Highest Academic Distinction
Lauren Whitenack, Highest Academic Distinction
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