Spring 2023 Commencement Program

University-wide Honors

University award winners
Award Name
Herz Gold medal for Outstanding Scholarship Jimson Huang
R.O.T.C. Governor's Award Cadet Jonathan Theodore Langston
R.O.T.C. President's Award Cadet Teegan Michael Valenzuela
Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award Tamara Janelle Telles
Henry Albert Seniro Public Service Award Sarah Rose Saxe
Outstanding Senior Award Beau Antonio Oster
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship, Graduate Harmony Samantha Werth
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship, Undergraduate Richard L. Rosencrance
Student Employee of the Year Ava Eloise Covington
Phi Kappa Phi Award Isis Anahi Lopez Aguilar
GSA Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher Sarah Hartzell
GSA Outstanding Graduating Graduate Student Revanth Raghuram Konda

Senior Scholars

Senior Scholars
College Scholar Mentor
College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources Nicle Marie Choma Mae Gustin
College of Business Mykel A. Broady Richard Bret Leary
College of Education and Human Development Maile Joy Callorina Jessica Gallo
College of Engineering Shannon Elizabeth Keegan Ann-Marie Vollstedt
Honors College Catrina Chaelle Aglubat Mariann Weierich
Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism Vannesa Rose Ribeiro Nico Colombant
College of Liberal Arts Andrew Eliseo Paiz Rosie Trump
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Devin Nicole Wright Pradyumn Srivastava
Orvis School of Nursing Erika Ann Leitenbauer Kristin Combs
School of Public Health Elizabeth Rose Yurcisin Pamela Sandstrom
College of Science Konnor Kost Elizabeth Pringle
School of Social Work Katelyn Leann Miller Jose Parra
College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources award winners
Award Name
Outstanding Ph.D. Students - Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences Arturo Macias Franco
Outstanding Ph.D. Students - Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences Uriel Cholula Rivera
Outstanding Seniors - Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences Tio James Brody
Outstanding Seniors - Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences Zachary Matthew Heinhold
Outstanding Seniors - Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences Sailor Maris Lee
Outstanding Seniors - Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences Emma Rose Parsons
Outstanding Seniors - Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences Sarah Ellen VanNest
Excellence in Veterinary Instruction - Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences Isadora Maria Batalha
Outstanding M.S. Students - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Judith Beatriz Cruz Amaya
Outstanding M.S. Students - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Gabriel Angres
Outstanding M.S. Students - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Roopa Kala Attuluri
Outstanding M.S. Students - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Omar Garcia-Cruz
Outstanding Seniors - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Madison Blea
Outstanding Seniors - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Edward Cao
Outstanding Seniors - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spencer Quinnton Danner-Bocks
Outstanding Seniors - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Joshua Soriano
Outstanding Leadership - Natural Resources and Environmental Science Anna Belle Monti
Outstanding Ph.D. Student - Natural Resources and Environmental Science Daniel P. Nielsen
Outstanding M.S. Student - Natural Resources and Environmental Science Helen Marie Kesting
Outstanding Seniors - Natural Resources and Environmental Science Mitch Lyle Aikin
Outstanding Seniors - Natural Resources and Environmental Science Nicole Marie Choma
Outstanding Seniors - Natural Resources and Environmental Science Brenda Alejandra Soto Lopez
Outstanding Graduate Student - Nutrition Joel Paniagua Soto
Outstanding Seniors - Nutrition Mandy Lantz
Outstanding Seniors - Nutrition Daniella Hausherr Wood
College of Education and Human Development Award Winners
Award Name
Outstanding Doctoral Student Sara Anne Vega
Outstanding Master’s Student Cristina Lopez
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Tania M. Garcia Varela
Dana Davis Award Austin Wayne McKenzie
Edwin S. Dodson Educational Leadership Award Ryan Smith
Dr. George Hill & Dr. Ginny Knowles Leadership Award Maria Royce
The John A. Bailey Professional Expectancy Award in Counseling - Jessica Sophie Gutheil
The Marshall R. Matley Distinguished Scholar in Special Education Jodee A. Prudente
Mary Demchak Memorial Award for Doctoral Student Research in Intellectual Disabilities Jodee A. Prudente
Ross Family Outstanding Social Studies Education Award Natasha Laurenn Reyes
College of Engineering award winners
Award Name
Outstanding Service Award Allondra Thibault
Department Scholar Award - Civil & Environmental Engineering Megan Crystal Xin
Department Service Award - Civil & Environmental Engineering Brian Zachariah Flowers
Department Scholar Award - Chemical & Material Science Engineering Harmony Samantha Werth
Department Service Award - Chemical & Material Science Engineering Ethan Safier
Department Scholar Award - Computer Science & Engineering Carl Nohea Vega Antiado
Department Scholar Award - Computer Science & Engineering Aaron Anthony Garza
Department Scholar Award - Computer Science & Engineering Eric Anthony Valdez
Department Scholar Award - Computer Science & Engineering Julian Ezra Fliegler
Department Scholar Award - Computer Science & Engineering Jimson J. Huang
Department Scholar Award - Computer Science & Engineering Ean Jacob Baldonado Gayban
Department Scholar Award - Computer Science & Engineering Tristan Shae Bailey
Department Scholar Award - Computer Science & Engineering Brock V. Patchin
Department Service Award - Computer Science & Engineering Mackenzie Zappe
Department Scholar Award - Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Timothy Connor Rezek
Department Scholar Award - Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Justin K. Lu
Department Service Award - Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Michael David Chavez
Department Scholar Award - Mechanical Engineering Kaycee Rae Smith
Department Service Award - Mechanical Engineering David Leo Reiner
College of Liberal Arts award winners
Award Name
Excellence in Interdisciplinary Studies Quinn Myette Dannies
Excellence in Performance/Artistry Ashley Louise Brock
Excellence in Research Jaqueline Martinez
Excellence in Service Amelia Cherie Glowniak
Exemplar Tanya Marie Nawrocki
Outstanding Grad Humanities Desiree Vasquez
Outstanding Grad School of the Arts Andrew Eiseo Paiz
Outstanding Grad Social Science Hannah Elizabeth Butler
Outstanding Grad SSRJS Matthew F. Lacoff
College of Science award winners
Award Name
Outstanding Graduate Student Peter Chidi Augustine
Outstanding Graduate Student Lauren Tamara Phillips
Outstanding Graduate Student Heather B. Winslow
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Alejandra F. Griswold
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Kevin Ostfeld
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Alejandro Robles-Garcia
Vernon E. Scheid Award Lea Gifford
Gordon C. Frisbsy Award Mahdi Parvis Shahsavar
The Watchman Award Karlee Laura Bolle
Westfall Scholars Catrina Aglubat
Westfall Scholars Nicole Marie Choma
Westfall Scholars Ann Everest
Westfall Scholars Talaya Flicop
Westfall Scholars Lea Gifford
Westfall Scholars Viivi Sofia Hamalainen
Westfall Scholars Macy Alexa Hopping
Westfall Scholars Jimson J. Huang
Westfall Scholars Konnor Kost
Westfall Scholars Michael Larsen
Westfall Scholars Tiffany Yuen Lee
Westfall Scholars Ryan Lee
Westfall Scholars GaryHuy Thien Nguyen
Westfall Scholars Sarah Elizabeth Pentek
Westfall Scholars Sixtine Piccard
Westfall Scholars Ashna Prabhu
Westfall Scholars Jared Prabhu
Westfall Scholars Hannah Marie Nicolette Prins
Westfall Scholars Sarah Rose Saxe
Westfall Scholars Patrick Abbott Voss
Orvis School of Nursing award winners
Award Name
Dean's Award BSN Demi Alison Salamanca
Dean's Award BSN Lily Anne Rubio
Dean's Award BSN Valerie Ann Fewer
Dean's Award RN-BSN Erika Ann Leitenbauer
School of Medicine award winners
Award Name
Speech Pathology and Audiology Outstanding Graduate Student Natalie Rose Huddy
School of Public Health Award Winners
Award Name
Ph.D. Student of the Year Olufemi Olamide Ajumobi
Ph.D. Student of the Year Natalie A. Rosenquist
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Epidemiology Katherine Anne Brandon
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Epidemiology Nicholas Kimutis
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Epidemiology Hannah Barca
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Health Administration & Policy Timothy T. Grunert
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Social & Behavioral Health Zoe Anna Sabal
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Social & Behavioral Health Sydnie Rose Walters
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Public Health Practice Arianna Gregg (Sum '22)
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Public Health Practice Emily Kate Solomon (Sum '22)
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Public Health Practice Breanna Denise Di Pinto (Fall '22)
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Public Health Practice Sarah Chan Karlen (Fall '22)
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Public Health Practice Ashley Alexis Acevedo (Spr '23)
MPH Academic Achievement Award for Public Health Practice Sarah Marie Motts (Spr '23)
MS Academic Achievement Award for Health Analytics & Biostatistics Gabriella Veronica Goodwin
MS Academic Achievement Award for Kinesiology Joseph Matthew McCarley
BS Academic Achievement Award for Kinesiology Rochelle Sangria De Troz
BS Academic Achievement Award for Public Health Victoria A. Parker
Wolfpack Athlete Scholar Award - Kinesiology Emily Arden Costello
Wolfpack Athlete Scholar Award – Public Health Nicolette Bach Jasko

Athletics awards

Athletics awards winners
Award Name Sport
Academic All-Mountain West Andrea Marie Alcaraz Women’s Volleyball
Academic All-Mountain West Lexis Diane Applebach Volleyball
Academic All-Mountain West William Jackson Baker Men’s Basketball
Academic All-Mountain West Jacob Edward Barlage Football
Academic All-Mountain West Blake Matthew Baughman Football
Academic All-Mountain West Satchel Creswell Benn Men's Tennis
Academic All-Mountain West Jacob Daniel Biesterfeld Baseball
Academic All-Mountain West Emily Arden Costello Women's Track & Field
Academic All-Mountain West Trey Reece Davis Men's Golf
Academic All-Mountain West Jessica Lauren FitzWilliam Women's Soccer
Academic All-Mountain West Celime J. Garcia Men's Cross Country
Academic All-Mountain West Elisabeth Paige Hairston Women's Soccer
Academic All-Mountain West Nicolette Bach Jasko Women's Swimming & Diving
Academic All-Mountain West Ilihiananiohawaiiloa Keawekane Women's Soccer
Academic All-Mountain West Anitra Khoth Women's Golf
Academic All-Mountain West Valerie Grace Kitchens Women's Swimming & Diving
Academic All-Mountain West Destiny Jade Kling Women's Swimming & Diving
Academic All-Mountain West Charli Breanna McLendon Softball
Academic All-Mountain West Tyriq Mack Football
Academic All-Mountain West Jared D. Marchegger Men's Cross Country
Academic All-Mountain West Sarah Ann Marske Women's Track & Field
Academic All-Mountain West Alia Marie Minoletti Women's Track & Field
Academic All-Mountain West Connor Patrick Motherway Men's Golf
Academic All-Mountain West Alejandro Murillo Baseball
Academic All-Mountain West Benedict Nagy Women's Swimming & Diving
Academic All-Mountain West Taylor S. O’Neill Women's Volleyball
Academic All-Mountain West Mandalay Elaine Rennon Women's Volleyball
Academic All-Mountain West Wiktoria Julia Samula Women's Swimming & Diving
Academic All-Mountain West Celestina Jean Senini Softball
Academic All-Mountain West Adam Sjolund Men's Cross Country
Academic All-Mountain West Brandon Michael Talton Football
Academic All-Mountain West Mariana Lippert Vignoli Women's Swimming & Diving
Academic All-Mountain West Maurice Conrad Wilmer II Football
All-District 17 Second Team Jarod Kekoi Lucas Men's Basketball
All-Mountain West Emily Arden Costello Women's Track & Field
All-Mountain West Benedict Nagy Women's Swimming & Diving
All-Mountain West Gianni Noel Pitto Women's Swimming & Diving
All-Mountain West Wiktoria Julia Samula Women's Swimming & Diving
All-Mountain West Nicolette Bach Jasko Women's Swimming & Diving
All-Mountain West Laura Isabel Vazquez Lopez Women's Swimming & Diving
All-Mountain West Mariana Lippert Vignoli Women's Swimming & Diving
All-Mountain West First Team Celestina Jean Senini (2021-2022) Softball
All-Mountain West First Team Brandon Michael Talton (2020) Football
All-Mountain West Honorable Mention Alyssa Rianne Jimenez Women's Basketball
All-Mountain West Second Team Brandon Michael Talton (2019) Football
All-Mountain West Second Team Jarod Kekoi Lucas Men's Basketball
All-Mountain West Team Satchel Cresell Benn (2022) Men's Tennis
All-Mountain West Team Peyton Anthony Callens (2022) Men's Golf
All-Mountain West Third Team William Jackson Baker Men’s Basketball
Lou Groza Award Semifinalist Brandon Michael Talton (2019-2021) Football
Mountain West All-Defensive Team Alyssa Rianne Jimenez (2021-2022) Women's Basketball
Mountain West Career Leader – Field Goals Made Brandon Michael Talton Football
Mountain West Champion Satchel Creswell Benn (2022) Men's Tennis
Mountain West Champion Emily Arden Costello Women's Track & Field
Mountain West Champion Benedict Nagy Women's Swimming & Diving
Mountain West Champion Wiktoria Julia Samula (2021) Women's Swimming & Diving
Mountain West Champion Laura Isabel Vazquez Lopez (2019-2021) Women's Swimming & Diving
Mountain West Newcomer of the Year Jarod Kekoi Lucas Men's Basketball
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Andrea Marie Alcaraz Women’s Volleyball
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Lexis Diane Applebach Volleyball
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete William Jackson Baker Men’s Basketball
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Jacob Daniel Biesterfeld Baseball
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Satchel Creswell Benn Men's Tennis
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Emily Arden Costello Women's Track & Field
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Jessica Lauren Fitzwilliam Women's Soccer
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Celime J. Garcia Men's Cross Country
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Elisabeth Paige Hairston Women's Soccer
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Nicolette Bach Jasko Women's Swimming & Diving
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Destiny Jade Kling Women's Swimming & Diving
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Connor Patrick Motherway Men's Golf
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Benedict Nagy Women's Swimming & Diving
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Taylor S. O’Neill Women's Soccer
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Wiktoria Julia Samula Women's Swimming & Diving
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Celestina Jean Senini Softball
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Adam Sjolund Men's Cross Country
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Mariana Lippert Vignoli Women's Swimming & Diving
Nevada Softball All-Time Stolen Bases Leader Celestina Jean Senini Softball
The Goodwin Medalist Peyton Anthony Callens (2022) Men's Golf
U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifer – Marathon 2024 Adam Sjolund Men's Cross Country
USF Invitational Medalist Peyton Anthony Callens (2022) Men's Golf