2025 Annual Awards Ceremony

May 7, 2025
Categories: General News

The department held the annual awards ceremony on May 1st, 2025. Here is a recap student awards and achievements that were recognized.

Student Association of Sociology (SAS) 2024-2025

  • President: Hailey Dunn
  • Vice President: Luis Tejada
  • Secretary: Sarah Todd
  • PR Chair: Jenna Drew
  • Fun Raising Chair: Kyndall McMurray

Thank you SAS officers for your leadership!

Luis Tejada will be the incoming President for the 2025-2026 school year.

Luis Tejada with Dr. Vaughn Schmutz.
Dr. Stephanie Bradley (far right) standing with new AKD inductees.

Congratulations to all new AKD members!

Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) 2024-2025 New Member Induction

  • Fall 2024 Inductees: Aliyah Adams, Connor Ayscue, Ava Becker, Jada Bolar, Katelyn Figueroa, Cordel Floyd, Mya Hurst, Racheal Jackson, Harmony Palmer, JeMetria Rivers, Gabrielle Shannon, Jessica Slattery, Amber Strickland, DeVonte Walker, Emma Wica
  • Spring 2025 Inductees: Julie Alger, Angela Bang, Jessica Bravo, Jayden Brown, Niva Brown, Hannah Burrell, Jennifer Campbell, Heather Coursey, Kathryn Foras, Lilliya Garner, Meagan Hurdt, Karissa Kimbrell, Barbara Kornegay, Sierra Lowery, Mariana Martinez, Ellie Morris, Arti Patel, Deana Pendragon, Natalie Richardson, Ankita Tamhane, Leah Vogel, Samantha Webb, Janet Wepner, Shannon White

Students Graduating with Honors in Sociology 2024-2025

The following students have completed the honors program as a part of their degree which includes completing an undergraduate thesis.

  • Sophia Beasley (fall)
  • Miles Calloway (spring)
  • Sierra Lowery (spring)
  • Tashawna Wilkins (spring)

Congratulations on your achievement!

Left to right: Miles Calloway, Dr. Victoria Rankin, Tashawna Wilkins, and Sierra Lowery.
Left to right: Jay Targett, Issac Jamerson, Luis Tejada, and Dr. Scott Fitzgerald

Award & Scholarship Winners

  • Outstanding Junior Award Winner: Arti Patel
  • Dr. Tom Forrest Study Abroad Scholarship: Emma Wical
  • Dr. Michael A. Pearson Scholarship Undergraduate Winner: Luis Tejada
  • Dr. Michael A. Pearson Graduate Winner: Issac Jamerson
  • Dr. Margaret Zahn Scholarship Winner: Cheyenne Brown
  • Dr. George Rent Study Graduate Scholarship: Jay Targett

Fantastic job!

Graduate Research Award & Spectacular Student Worker Award

  • Margarita Daza-Murcia was awarded the graduate research award.
  • Miles Calloway has been the student worker for the sociology department since 2022. In recognition of their work, we awarded them the Spectacular Student worker award. We thank them for their help around the department and wish them well!

Job well done!

Left to right: Margarita Daza-Murcia and Dr. Joseph Dippong

Congratulations to all sociology students graduating this academic year! We wish you all the best.