2026 Program
Each spring Midwestern State University recognizes student leadership and academic success through the Honors Recognition Banquet.Order of Ceremony
Welcome
Vincent Peter
President, Student Government
Opening Remarks
Stacia Haynie, Ph.D.
MSU Texas President
Introductions
Margaret Brown Marsden, Ph.D.
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Recognition of Donors
Jeffrey T. Spoeri, J.D.
Vice President for University Advancement
Alumni Association Award
Pamela Hughes Pak
President, MSU Texas Alumni Association
Outstanding Student Awards for Scholarship, Leadership & Service
Keith Lamb, Ph.D.
Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Affairs
Library Research Awards
Provost Brown Marsden
Academic Undergraduate Honors by College
Provost Brown Marsden
Academic Graduate Honors by College
Provost Brown Marsden
Presentation of the 2026 Clark Scholar
Provost Brown Marsden
Prologue to the Hardin Scholar
President Haynie
Announcement of the Hardin Scholar Finalists
President Haynie
Remarks by the 2025 Hardin Scholar
Rykir Evans
Presentation of the 2026 Hardin Scholar
President Haynie
Closing Remarks
Vincent Peter
Finalists for the Alumni Association Award
Finalists for the Alumni Association Award
Emmanuel Carrillo
Nicholas Carlton Devoir
Noor UI Eman
Zara Asad Farooq
Nathanael Alan Haigood
Victoria De Jesus Heredia
Andrea Fernanda Granados Millan
Marisol Ariana Mora
Ella Grace Pando
Jenna Elise Redding
Tucker Seth Smith
Tanner Lee Sorenson
Jalecia Cecilia Thompson
Mmesoma Precious Unachukwu
Nominees for Outstanding Student Awards for Scholarship, Leadership & Service
* denotes finalistsOutstanding Freshman
Alyssa Alford*
Alessandra Cornejo
Morgan Groth*
Harley Jade Henderson*
Desiree Alejandra Holguin
Tanganyika Alexander Madzima
Cesar Perez*
Sadie Rodgers
Trae Steele
Alexis Taylor*
Outstanding Sophomore
Daniel Anderson
John Carter*
Courtney Dawn Emmert
Alexander Paul Friske
Camila Garcia*
Asa Greathouse
Karlee Morrison
Abbigale Phillips
Jake Ryan Potucek
Julliette Belen Saltos Molina*
Blair Skorepa
Ashlyn Smith
Andrew Thomas*
Thomas Charles Vogtsberger
Chase Williams*
Outstanding Junior
Madison Ryan Brinkley
Emily Collins
Emily Lynn Elkins
Shay Hayden*
Mary Kerr*
Jacob Morris*
Ryan Pipkin
Jamahi Prado Cuevas*
Tanner Lee Sorenson*
Phung Thai
Outstanding Senior
Fallon Ryan Blair
Madisyn Kellsie Butler*
Paige Sanovia Cartwright
Germano Diehl Setti*
Juan David Duque Ramirez
Brecklyn Mackenize Flanagan
Madison I GrandPre
Nathanael Alan Haigood*
Sabrina Cheyenne Harrison
Victoria De Jesus Heredia*
Braden R. Ippolito
Evanne Grace Kleinert
Vincent Lawrence Peter
Grace Olivia Pfaffle
Erik Wagner Rohwedder De Resende
Tomas A Schaaf
Karah Lee Ann Scobee
Celia Marie Sengstock
Liberti Deann Swell
Emily Shepard
Tucker Seth Smith*
Zeel Thakker
Mmesoma Precious Unachukwu*
Khang Chi Vuong
Madison Dru Wert
Avery Louis Whitlow
Outstanding Graduate Student
Jennifer Baldree
Alfredo Carignan
Jadyn Amani Dangerfield*
Sabino Gomez
Timothy David Haxton
Sana Syed Mahmood Hussain*
Saul Andres Lazarde*
Zaqueshala Veronica Lopez
Alejandro Mackay Juhl*
Cassandra Lynn O'Brien
Seema Shah*
Kendra Wallace
Essence White
Student of the Year
Anca Monica Boghean
Madisyn Kellsie Butler
Paige Sanovia Cartwright*
Katelin Elizabeth Causey
Taylor Lynn Clark
Rykir Joe Allen Evans*
Brecklyn Mackenzie Flanagan
Austin James Groth
Kellie Lynn Hallam
Victoria De Jesus Heredia*
Kianna Joseph
Evanne Grace Kleinert
Sarahi Lopez
Akriti Luitel
Alejandro Mackay Juhl*
Celia Marie Sengstock*
Monique Imani Watkins
Copper Wolf
Fraternity and Sorority Life Award
Viola Grady Leadership Award
Madisyn Kellsie Butler
Paige Sanovia Cartwright
Perla Mariana Flores Flores
Andrea Fernanda Granados Millan*
Sabrina Cheyenne Harrison
Sanithu Vithum Imansith Hulathduwage
Kianna Joseph*
Soniya Pandey
Seema Shah
Khang Chi Vuong*
Monique Imani Watkins
Howard Farrell Community Excellence Award
Paige Sanovia Cartwright
Mandip Lamsal*
Cristin Emily Martin
Ruth Esther Moss
Samod Sigdel
Giulia Toffoli*
Ielena Vaes*
James L. Stewart Service Award
Circle K International
Collegiate Farm Bureau*
Delta Sigma Pi*
Redwine Honors Program
Respiratory Therapists Association
Library Research Awards
Library Research Awards
McKinzie Adkins
Charlee Jeanne Bailey
Ansley Renee Edwards
Joshua Deshaun Green
Sarah Alison Griffiths
Grace Olivia Pfaffle
Damaya Quinnae Phillips
Jenna Elise Redding
Academic Honors by College
Dillard College of Business Administration
Dean Robert Forrester
Outstanding Accounting Student
Lenora Williams
Outstanding Economics Student
Nicole Rose Schuster
Outstanding Finance Student
Carlos Casados Mendoza
Outstanding General Business Student
Lillia Ashlee Besedin
Outstanding Management Student
Jonathan Caleb Mollenkopf
Outstanding Business Analytics and Information Systems Student
Nicolas Carlton Devoir
Outstanding Marketing Student
Kenzli DNae Allen
Gordon T. & Ellen West College of Education & Professional Studies
Dean Leann Curry
Outstanding Adult Education Student
Wynn Ferris Isham
Outstanding Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences Student
Cammie Denise Oliver
Outstanding Early Childhood Studies & Early Care Student
Kellee Dickson
Outstanding Elementary Education Student
Katy Jo Piper Greathouse
Outstanding 4th Through 8th Grade Education Student
Jaydon Olivia Elliott
Outstanding Physical Education Student
Sean Jastrab
Outstanding Secondary Education Student
Perla Mariana Flores Flores
Outstanding Sport, Coaching, Leadership & Administration Student
Parker Plaxco
Outstanding Substance Abuse Counseling Student
Michelle Baker
Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts
Dean Leah Gose
Outstanding Art Student
Mary Elise Grazer
Outstanding Mass Communication Student
Sabrina Cheyenne Harrison
Outstanding Music Student
James Bailey Miller
Outstanding Theatre Student
Stormie Gage
Robert D. & Carol Gunn College of Health Sciences & Human Services
Dean Jeffrey Killion
Outstanding Criminal Justice Student
Timothy Bell
Outstanding Dental Hygiene Student
Aleimi Damaya Flores Gudino
Outstanding Exercise Physiology Student
Arrianna Marie Fields
Outstanding Nursing Student
Hadley Gee
Outstanding Radiologic Sciences Student
Kyler Dunn
Outstanding Respiratory Care Student
Quintan Grant Ringwald
Outstanding Social Work Student
Carley Mackenzie Mitchell
Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Interim Dean Sally Henschel
Outstanding English Student
John Eli Carter
Outstanding Student in a Foreign Language
Myles Henry Thomas
Outstanding History Student
Grace Olivia Pfaffle
Outstanding Humanities Student
Damaya Quinnae Phillips
Outstanding Global Studies Student
Taylor Lynn Clark
Outstanding Political Science Student
Tucker Seth Smith
Outstanding Psychology Student
Jalecia Cecilia Thompson
Outstanding Sociology Student
McKinzie Adkins
McCoy College of Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Dean Robert Brennan
Outstanding Biology Student
Ashley Nicole Caraway
Outstanding Chemistry Student
Andrea Fernanda Granados Millan
Outstanding Computer Science Student
Victoria De Jesus Heredia
Outstanding Environmental Science Student
Javaughn Joshua Bullard
Outstanding Geosciences Student
Jim Preston McBee
Outstanding Mathematics Student
Nicole Beyonce Vigilant
Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Student
Bailey Cory Tate
Dr. Billie Doris McAda Graduate School
Dean Tiffany Ziegler
Outstanding Graduate Student Nominees in Business Administration
Daman Bist
Grantley Francis B. Samuels
Outstanding Graduate Student Nominees in Education
Jennifer Lynn Baldree
Seth Bearden
Dustin R. Holly
Allana Kaser
Cassandra Lynn O'Brien
Rebecca Marie Ruddy
Sidney Shiflet
Kaylor Falon Winter-Roach
Outstanding Graduate Student Nominees in Health & Human Services
Jake George Brown
Alfredo Carignan
Sara Elizabeth Corson
Isabelle Haun
Jessica Ariana Odhiambo
Outstanding Graduate Student Nominee in Humanities & Social Sciences
Brynna Rayne Ogle
Outstanding Graduate Student Nominees in Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Michael Wayne Galindo
Timothy David Haxton
Jordan Lynn Swearingen
Outstanding Student Awards for Academic Achievement
Finalists for the Clark Scholar
Javaughn Joshua Bullard
John Eli Carter
Alessia Dolce
Courtney Dawn Emmert
Andrew Thomas
Isabella Villanueva
Finalists for the Hardin Scholar
Kandice Rene Adams
Damaya Quinnae Phillips
Victoria Ruhl
Caleb Rutledge
Ngoc Khanh Su
Phung Thai