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: Madelyn Ried

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

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

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

President’s Award: Houston Hamlett