Celebrating Students, Faculty and Staff

The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to honor the recipients of the 2022 Student Awards, Departmental Awards, Department Honors, and Student Executive Council Teacher of the Year, and our graduating members of the Student Executive Council.

Student Awards

Undergraduate: Richard P. Hickey Award; Fr. William Le Roux, S.J. Leadership Award

Graduate: Leadership and Professional Engagement Award; Wallace Loh Academic Excellence Award; Social Justice and Community Engagement Award

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Pauline Kawehinani Cash

Majors: History with Departmental Honors and Political Science

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Marrakech Maxwell

Major: Public Affairs 

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Heidi Wong

Master of Nonprofit Leadership

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Ashley Buck

Master of Science in Kinesiology

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Tres McMichael

Master of Fine Arts in Arts Leadership

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Madeleine Albright

“But real leadership comes from the quiet nudging of an inner voice. It comes from realizing that the time has come to move beyond waiting to doing.”

Department Awards

Recognizing academic achievement and scholastic excellence across the many disciplines in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Each recipient receives a medal and a certificate marking their accomplishment.
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Nicholas Marines Andino

Major: Sociology

Minor: Social Welfare

Magna Cum Laude

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

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Henry Hawking

Major: Anthropology

Cum Laude

Hometown: Portland, OR

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Natalie Hutson

Major: Sociology, with Departmental Honors

Magna Cum Laude

Hometown: Seattle, WA

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Cali Knudsen

Major: Sociology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Wheaton, IL

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Shala McKee

Major: Anthropology

Minor: Japanese

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Alea, HI

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Shala McKee

Major: Anthropology

Minor: Japanese

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Alea, HI

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Ezekiel Dean Brower

Major: Art History

Magna Cum Laude

Hometown: Columbia, IL

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Henry Geary

Major: Visual Arts

Hometown: Seattle, WA

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Nikolas Marsolini

Majors: Photography, Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, and Criminal Justice

Hometown: Renton, WA

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Andrew Mori

Majors: Design, Humanities

Minor: Japanese

Hometown: Mililani, HI

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Jeffrey Cooke

Major: Asian Studies

Minors: International Studies, Philosophy, Economics

Hometown: Bakersfield, CA

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Claire Livingston

Major: Communication and Media, with specialization in Strategic Communication

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Snoqualmie, WA

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Alyssa Lo

Major: Communication and Media, with specialization in Strategic Communication

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C)

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Graham O'Hara Wielgos

Major: Communication and Media, with specialization in Strategic Communication

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Oak Park, IL

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Grace Abshear

Major: Criminal Justice

Minor: Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Sacramento, CA

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Chelsea Arnold

Majors: Criminal Justice and Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Edmonds, WA

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John T. Melbourn

Major: Criminal Justice, with Specialization in Forensic Science

Minor: Chemistry

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: San Diego, CA

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Josilyn Akiko Meza

Majors: Criminal Justice, with specialization in Forensic Psychology, and Psychology

Hometown: Carson, CA

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Danielle Miller

Majors: Criminal Justice, with specialization in Forensic Psychology and Spanish

Minor: Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Sammamish, WA

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Sedona Naifeh

Majors: Criminal Justice, with specialization in Forensic Psychology, and Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Tucson, AZ

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Lila Bonow

Major: English, Creative Writing

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Seattle, WA

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McCalee Cain

Major: English with Department Honors

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Sandpoint, ID

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Katherine Milligan

Major: English, Creative Writing with Department Honors

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

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Grace Chinen

Major: Environmental Studies, with specialization in Urban Sustainability

Hometown: Seattle, WA

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Kennedi Finnes

Majors: Environmental Studies and Economics

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Stillwater, MN

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Emma Kelash

Film Studies

Majors: Film Studies and History

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

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Pauline Kawehinani Cash

Majors: History with Departmental Honors and Political Science

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Alex Colchiski

Major: History

Hometown: Ocala, FL

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Audrey Hanson

Majors: History and Theatre

Hometown: Kirkland, WA

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Erick Lake

Major: History with Departmental Honors

Hometown: Camas, WA

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Emily Nielsen

Majors: Public Affairs and International Studies

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Alameda, CA

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Hannah Reidel

Majors: Public Affairs and International Studies

Hometown: Bellingham, WA

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B.B. King

“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you."

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Mallory Spencer

Major: Public Affairs

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Arvada, CO

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Mackenzie Aizaga

Major: Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, with Specialization in Elementary Education

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Bellevue, WA

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Hallie Evans

Majors: International Studies and Spanish

Minors: Latin American Studies and Philosophy

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Englewood, CO

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Isabelle Halaka

Majors: International Studies and Political Science

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: San Diego, CA

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Hannah Reidel

Majors: International Studies and Public Affairs

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Bellingham, WA

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Gabrielle Postma

Major: Kinesiology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Vancouver, WA

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Gelsey Belle Dela Cruz Manipon

Major: Humanities for Teaching, with specialization in Elementary Education

Hometown: Honolulu, HI

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Andrew Mori

Majors: Design, Humanities

Minor: Japanese

Hometown: Mililani, HI

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Jasmine O’Rourke

Major: Humanities for Teaching

Hometown: Bellevue, WA

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Sylvia Perez

Major: Biology

Hometown: Hagatna, Guam

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McCalee Cain

Majors: French and English

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Sandpoint, ID

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Hallie Evans

Majors: Spanish and International Studies, with Departmental Honors

Minors: Latin American Studies and Philosophy

Hometown: Englewood, CO

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Danielle Miller

Majors: Spanish and Criminal Justice with Specialization in Forensic Psychology

Minor: Psychology

Hometown: Sammamish, WA

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Audrey Hanson

Major: Theatre and History

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Kirkland, WA

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Marie-Therese Chahrouri

Majors: Philosophy with Department Honors and Society, Policy, and Citizenship Honors Program

Minors: Economics, Arabic

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Dana Point, CA

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Liam Connor

Majors: Philosophy, Economics, Mathematics, and Society, Policy, and Citizenship Honors Program

Summa Cum Laude, University Honors SPC

Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT

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Emma Hansen

Majors: Political Science and  Communication and Media, with Specialization in Journalism

Minor: International Studies

Hometown: Reno, NV

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Graham O'Hara Wielgos

Major: Political Science and Communication and Media, with Specialization in Strategic Communication

Hometown: Oak Park, IL

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Cassandra Anderson

Major: Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Forest Lake, MN

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Chelsea Arnold

Majors: Psychology and  Criminal Justice, with Specialization in Forensic Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Edmonds, WA

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Joanna Labot Corpuz

Major: Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Wailuku, HI

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Hannah Sjogren

Majors: Psychology and Social Work

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA

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Oliver Lindseth

Major: Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Seattle, WA

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Josilyn Akiko Meza

Major: Psychology and Criminal Justice, with Specialization in Forensic Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Carson, CA

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Sedona Naifeh

Major: Psychology and Criminal Justice, with Specialization in Forensic Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Tucson, AZ

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Hannah Sjogren

Majors: Social Work and Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA

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Isabella Marie Marez

Major: Social Work

Minor: Philosophy

Cum Laude

Hometown: Pasadena, CA

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Sheera Tamura

Major: Social Work, with Department Honors

Minor: Business Adminiistration

Magna Cum Laude

Hometown: Pearl City, HI

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Crosby Blake-Leibowitz

Major: Theology and Religious Studies, with Department Honors

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Madison, WI

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Ariana Moore

Majors: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with Department Honors and Theology and Religious Studies with Department Honors

Summa Cum Laude

Hometown: Kent, WA

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Maya Angelou

"Noting can dim the light that shines from within."

Department Honors

Majoring with departmental honors offers an opportunity for motivated and capable students to engage in extensive interaction with faculty and complete challenging directed study projects and research in their major.

Anthropology and Sociology

Henry Hawking  /  Natalie Huston

Art, Art History, and Design

Samantha Hiura  /  Madelyn  Lim

English/Creative Writing

David Bachofer  /  McCalee Cain  /  Zyaire Cheatham  /  Keira Cruickshank  /  Lily Kelly-Jervis  /  Cole Janssen  /  Stephen Leach  /  Katherine Milligan  /  Zoe Rogan  /  Megan  Stenman

History

Pauline Kawehinani Cash  /  Alexander Colchiski  /  Audrey Hanson  /  Erick Lake  /  Angela Romano

International Studies

Maria Viviana Esteban  /  Hallie  Evans  /  Hannah Reidel  /  Tristin Schultz   /  Alina Taylor  /  Andrew Tuttle

Kinesiology

Jessica Kimm

Performing Arts and Arts Leadership

Daniel Anson  /  Stefania Giron Zuluaga  /  Kimberly Le  /  Ariana Moore

Philosophy

Justice Cabantangan  /  Marie-Therese Chahrouri  /  Leyla A. Gheisar

Social Work

Julia Sant  /  Sheera Tamura

Theology and Religious Studies

Crosby Blake-Leibowitz

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Matthew Albright  /  Taylor Kaili McKenzie  /  Ariana Moore

Student Executive Council Award

Each year, the Student Executive Council invites all students in the College of Arts and Sciences to nominate the teachers that have made a significant impact on their education and life. This award honors a Professor for exceptional contributions made towards the intellectual and personal growth of Seattle University students.

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Mary Robertson, PhD

Teacher of the Year

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Helen Keller

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

Student Executive Council: Recognizing Our Graduating Seniors

The Arts & Sciences Student Executive Council is a student advisory board to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The undergraduate students each represent a different department or program in the College as well as the student body as a whole. The representatives act as the students’ voice to those who can make change happen in the College and in each department and program, working as a link between students, the Dean, and the leadership of each department.

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Grace Abshear

Major: Criminal Justice

Minor: Psychology

Summa Cum Laude

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Matthew Albright

Majors: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with Departmental Honors and Public Affairs

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Jonathan Anderson

Major: Social Work

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Ha'aheo Auwae-Dekker

Major: Film Studies

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Crosby Blake-Leibowitz

Major: Theology and Religious Studies, with Department Honors

Summa Cum Laude

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McCalee Cain

Majors: French and English

Summa Cum Laude

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Jeffrey Cooke

Major: Asian Studies

Minors: International Studies, Philosophy, Economics

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Emma Hansen

Majors: Political Science and  Communication and Media, with specialization in Journalism

Minor: International Studies

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Henry Hawking

Majors: Cultural Anthropology, with Departmental Honors

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Samantha Hiura

Major: Art History, with Departmental Honors

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Erick Lake

Major: History with Departmental Honors

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Kimberly Le

Major: Theatre, with Department Honors

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Julia Lilly

Major: Environmental Studies

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Taylor Kaili McKenzie

Major: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, with Department Honors

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Erica Moore

Major: Philosophy

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Joseph (JP) Newmann

Major: Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies

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Stefania Zuluaga

Major: Theatre, with Department Honors

Congratulations to the Class of 2022

Congratulations to the Class of 2022!