
March 16, 2023
SWOSU Press Release
One hundred thirty-seven Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) students were recently honored for their academic achievements and service. The students were honored at a Distinguished Student Award ceremony/reception held on Feb. 27 on the Weatherford campus.
Campus nominating committees select the students based on academic achievements, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 2022-23 NOMINEES |
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First |
Middle |
Last |
Major |
Hometown |
| Micah | Baker | Art, Communication and Theatre | Snyder, OK | |
| Nicholas | J. | Bauer | Biological Sciences | Guymon, OK |
| Alexa | B. | Benedict | Biological Sciences | Burns Flat, OK |
| Emma | Claire | Bollinger | Chemistry and Physics | Stillwater, OK |
| Madison | Jade | Bollinger | Social Sciences | El Reno, OK |
| Sidney | Breaux | Art, Communication and Theatre | El Reno, OK | |
| Molly | A. | Byers | Biological Sciences | Mustang, OK |
| Karli | Carpenter | Art, Communication and Theatre | Hammon, OK | |
| Emma | Lee | Detrick | Chemistry and Physics | Ringwood, OK |
| Emily | J. | Do | Biological Sciences | Shawnee, OK |
| Ben | Patrick | Esparza | Music | Clinton, OK |
| Camille | M. | Goerend | Biological Sciences | Weatherford, OK |
| Allena | N. | Hawthorne | Music | Panola, OK |
| Bradly | Henderson | Art, Communication and Theatre | Sayre, OK | |
| Saraya | R. | Hunt | Biological Sciences | Thomas, OK |
| Ethan | O’Neil | Hutchens | Language and Literature | Vici, OK |
| Riley | Jo | Lee | Music | Alva, OK |
| Samuel | Wayne | Lewis | Social Sciences | Frederick, OK |
| Kimberly | Javorsky | Lippencott | Language and Literature | Weatherford, OK |
| Emma | Lee | Mankin | Music | Ardmore, OK |
| Kristian | C. | Martinez | Social Sciences | Carnegie, OK |
| Rachel | Masson | Art, Communication and Theatre | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Kaden | Riley | McSpedden | Music | Kemp, OK |
| Austin | Connors | Morrison | Mathematics | Laverne, OK |
| Benjamin | E. | Neal | Social Sciences | Duncan, OK |
| Rylee | Ann | Parks | Chemistry and Physics | Pampa, TX |
| Rodney | Cole | Pryor | Music | Elk City, OK |
| Brittany | Renee | Schuneman | Language and Literature | Yukon, OK |
| Lauren | Shields | Art, Communication and Theatre | Canute, OK | |
| Kayla-Breanna | Abing | Siegle | Language and Literature | Weatherford, OK |
| Kendra | Suzanne | Sissom | Mathematics | Cleveland, OK |
| Tanner | Wade | Smith | Chemistry and Physics | Erick, OK |
| Cydney | Rachelle | Stotts | Music | Hennessey, OK |
| Megan | A. | Strotman | Biological Sciences | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Kenedie | Walker | Art, Communication and Theatre | Hammon, OK | |
| Elizabeth | Drue | Woodmansee | Music | Edmond, OK |
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 2022-23 NOMINEES |
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| First | Middle | Last | Major | Hometown |
| Elizabeth | Rachel | Brown | Pharmacy | Goldsby, OK |
| Chaney | Pryce | Freese | Pharmacy | Durant, OK |
| Jace | Allen | Jones | Pharmacy | Rush Springs, OK |
| Abigail | Ray | Kliewer | Pharmacy | Cordell, OK |
| Megan | Joyce | Langley | Pharmacy | Moore, OK |
| Taylor | Nicole | Lewis | Pharmacy | Lawton, OK |
| Kylie | Gem | Roberts | Pharmacy | Claremore, OK |
| Kyla | Jean | Sampson | Pharmacy | Lawton, OK |
| Kaylen | Grace | Schier | Pharmacy | Antlers, OK |
| Elizabeth | Ann | Segler | Pharmacy | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Mattison | Karoline | Shepherd | Pharmacy | Mustang, OK |
| Abigail | Meagan | Thibodeaux | Pharmacy | Pryor, OK |
| Abigail | Dawn | Wilbanks | Pharmacy | Yukon, OK |
| Pablo | Yanez | Pharmacy | Electra, TX | |
COLLEGE OF PROF AND GRAD STUDIES 2022-23 NOMINEES |
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| First | Middle | Last | Major | Hometown |
| Hannah | Bryce | Allen | Allied Health | Hinton, OK |
| Courtney | Taylor | Anderson | Master of Education | Edmond, OK |
| Keely | Paige | Barrett | Allied Health | Hinton, OK |
| Conner | D. | Boydston | Business | Randlett, OK |
| Brooke | C. | Boydstun | Nursing | Enid, OK |
| Jazmin | Castillo-Cruz | Education | Edmond, OK | |
| Justin | Chandler | Master of Education | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Madison | Rylee | Chapman | Nursing | Norman, OK |
| Carolyn | Elizabeth | Chepkwony | Nursing | Harrah, OK |
| Treasure | Tonna | Chimere-obika | Nursing | Nigeria |
| Carley | Lynn | Colvin | Nursing | Yukon, OK |
| Emily | C . | Coyne | Nursing | Blanchard, OK |
| Brianna | Marie | Cryer | Education | Fort Worth, TX |
| Ian | DeVaughan | Parks and Recreation Management | Binger, OK | |
| Kirstyn | A. | Dill | Nursing | Austin, TX |
| Lane | Alan | Dobrovolny | Engineering Technology | Kingfisher, OK |
| Kamron | M. | Fakhrshafaei | Master of Science | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Autumn | Paige | Foster | Nursing | Weatherford, OK |
| Isaac | Alexander | Foster | Kinesiology | Choctaw, OK |
| Cherice | Kylynn | Fox | Master of Education | Fort Supply, OK |
| Lizbeth | Garcia | Computer Science | Elk City, OK | |
| Lois | Vivien | Garner | Allied Health | Kingfisher, OK |
| Lydia | Nicole | Gearhart | Parks and Recreation Management | Konawa, OK |
| Lela | Grace | Guadarrama | Education | Clinton, OK |
| Cara | L. | Hall | Master of Education | Yukon, OK |
| Latisha | Lynn | Holmstrom | Allied Health | Bartlesville, OK |
| Andrew | Dawson | Houk | Engineering Technology | Isabella, OK |
| Ashley | Louise | Hughes | Kinesiology | Australia |
| Lorsa | L. | Hughes | Nursing | Burns Flat, OK |
| Bailey | Nicole | Hunter | Business | Arapaho, OK |
| Kaydan | Lee | Johnson | Nursing | Ardmore, OK |
| Kendra | Lynne | Jones | Business | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Neenumolmary | Kuruvilla | Kakkanatt | Master of Business Administration | Bethany, OK |
| Kohl | Jeffry | Kimmel | Allied Health | Yukon, OK |
| Carlene | Marie | Kinder | Master of Science | Yukon, OK |
| Thomas | B. | Klassen | Engineering Technology | Lookeba, OK |
| Drake | N. | Koelsch | Nursing | Tuttle, OK |
| Lillian | Lawson | Education | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Kincee | T. | Lindley | Nursing | Hinton, OK |
| Lockland | Mckenna | Lippencott | Allied Health | Cheyenne, OK |
| Kaleb | Dale | Longhofer | Education | Vici, OK |
| Lauren | Nicholle | Lueck | Master of Science | Tuttle, OK |
| Alli | Marie | Masters | Business | Leon, IA |
| McKenna | Jo | McMullin | Education | Clinton, OK |
| Abby | Danielle | Mendoza | Kinesiology | Luther, OK |
| Ryan | Edward | Middleton | Allied Health | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Madisson | Airy | Miller | Education | Carter, OK |
| Meghan | C. | Mitch | Allied Health | Longdale, OK |
| Alliyah | Omar | Mohamud | Parks and Recreation Management | Ardmore, OK |
| Holly | E. | Monostori | Nursing | Elgin, OK |
| Cassidy | C. | Moore | Business | Tuttle, OK |
| Lauren | E. | Morrow | Allied Health | Tuttle, OK |
| Rylee | Nicole | Morrow | Education | Marlow, OK |
| Traci | N. | North | Master of Education | Yukon, OK |
| Caleb | Joseph | Patton | Computer Science | Perryton, TX |
| Megan | Abagail | Pena | Psychology | Elk City, OK |
| Breanna | Dawn | Pennington | Business | Caney, KS |
| Michael | Angelo | Perez | Master of Education | Yukon, OK |
| Jeri | Ann | Pina | Master of Science | Lawton, OK |
| Lauren | R. | Price | Business | Minco, OK |
| Douglas | Layne | Regier | Nursing | Enid, OK |
| John | Eldon | Roberts | Parks and Recreation Management | Lawton, OK |
| Jayjay | Rain | Robinson | Allied Health | Chandler, OK |
| Victoria | E. | Roper | Psychology | Yukon, OK |
| Elisabeth | Michaela Iva | Salyer | Business | Enid, OK |
| Jessica | Lynn | Sanders | Master of Education | McAlester, OK |
| Alexandra | Kirsten | Schradle | Master of Education | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Taylor | Jordan | Shelton | Master of Education | Watonga, OK |
| Joshua | K. | Sinor | Business | Tuttle, OK |
| Paige | Bucklin | Sinor | Nursing | Edmond, OK |
| Brock | Smith | Business | Cordell, OK | |
| Madelyn | G. | Smith | Allied Health | Newcastle, OK |
| Morgan | N. | Snowden | Business | Omega, OK |
| Mason | Stalder | Education | Hooker, OK | |
| Abigail | Lea | Stelzer | Education | Shawnee, OK |
| Rachel | Katherine | Sweet | Business | Perry, OK |
| Tamara | Jo | Thacker | Education | Elk City, OK |
| Connor | Mark | Thaxton | Computer Science | Duncan, OK |
| Archie | Michael | Vergara | Nursing | Guymon, OK |
| Mariah | Kae | Williams | Psychology | Elk City, OK |
| Gracen | N. | Williamson | Business | Woodward, OK |
| Sara | Elizabeth | Willis | Nursing | Childress, TX |
| Matthew | Dwight | Wilson | Specialist in Education | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Hannah | Michele | Wolff | Master of Education | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Marianne | Wood | Master of Science | Weatherford, OK | |
| Jessica | Juanita | Wyatt | Allied Health | Corn, OK |
| Delaney | Danae | York | Education | Elgin, OK |
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