Numerous graduating student awards were presented during the final days of the spring 2012 semester at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Below is a list of many of them. Please note that the list below was compiled from awards submitted by an April 20 deadline.

University-wide honors

• Herz Gold Medal for Outstanding Scholarship: Mathew N. Neben
• ROTC Governor's Award: Catherine Stokes
• ROTC President's Award: Zachary Betts
• Student Employee of the Year: Michelle Bowman
• Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award: Christopher John McDonnell
• Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award: Schinria Islam; Juan Lopez; Gregrette Perry; Pierce Robledo
• Outstanding Senior Award: Schinria Islam; Maxwell Alderman
• Phi Kappa Phi Award: Heather Cherry; Dae Hyun Hahm
• Regents' Scholar Award Graduate: Crystal Colombini
• Regents' Scholar Award Undergraduate: Muir Morrison
• Graduate Student Association
• Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher: Victoria Springer
• Outstanding Graduating Graduate Student: Angela Spires

College Honors
Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources

Outstanding Undergraduates

• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology: Jeffrey Surin; Alexander Shaft; Magda Nowinski
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Science: Nicole Richardson; Lisa Gilmore; Brittanie Miller
• Natural Resources and Environmental Science: Shannon Swim; Michele Clark; Anthony Bush

Outstanding Graduate Students

• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology: Minmin (Guizhi) Song
• Biotechnology: Suman Gurung
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Science: Chiara Velotta
• Natural Resources and Environmental Science: Cody McKee

College of Business

• Most Outstanding Senior: Meredith McBride
• Outstanding Seniors: Tatiana Burkham; Cody Heimerdinger; Justin Morrill; Mathew Neben; Kati Nelson; Colin Proctor; Rachel Sa-Onoy

College of Engineering

• College Outstanding Service Award: James Johnson

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Department Senior Scholar: Erika Horst
• Outstanding Service: Justin Kunert

Chemical and Materials Engineering

• Outstanding Service: Kelsey Plank
• Departmental Senior Scholar: Diane Mar

Computer Science and Engineering

• Outstanding Service: Marvin Smith
• Departmental Senior Scholar: Brian Streng

Electrical and Biomedical Engineering

• Departmental Senior Scholar: Cynthia Hughes
• Outstanding Service: Stefan Briones

Mechanical Engineering

• Outstanding Service: Marissa Tsugawa
• Departmental Senior Scholar: Trevor Cummins

College of Science

Westfall Scholars

• Biology: Holly Breeden
• Chemistry: Janell Mahoney
• Geography: Matthew Barnes
• Geological Sciences and Engineering: Erica Romero
• Mathematics and Statistics: Jarrett Kemmerly
• Physics: Muir Morrison
• The Vernon E. Scheid Award: Matthew Barnes

Community Health Sciences

• Wolf Pack Award: Shane Collins
• Academic Achievement Award: Melissa Neu
• Honors Award: Emily Stetzer
• Public Health Service Award: Bonnie Elliott

College of Liberal Arts

• Dean's Distinguished Scholar: Aaron Benedetti

Outstanding Graduates

• Social Sciences: Kristina Wiggins
• Arts: Ashlea Clark
• Humanities: Taylor Diamond
• Dean's Award for Service: Nicholas Weiland
• Dean's Award for Research: Terina Metoyer
• Dean's Award for Performance/Artistry: Amy  Aramanda
• Dean's Exemplar Award: Shirley Diaz
• Dean's Special Recognition: Zachary Betts

Department of English

• Critical Writing Award: Ilse Grangaard (first place); Sravya Challa (second place)
• DQ Writing Award: Megan Padilla (fiction); Suzanne Shoemaker (poetry)

Athletics Honors

• All Western Athletic Conference Team: Annabelle Allen; Jeremy Cole; Olek Czyz; Mike Gallett; Dario Hunt; Danielle Patrick; Tahnee Robinson; Nicole Williams; Brandon Wimberly
• WAC All-Academic Team: Jacob Anderson; Alex Borcherts; Marie Cove; Matthew Gardner; Britton Murdock; Lais Ogata; Tatiana Santiago; Elizabeth Stott; Garrett Yrigoyen

Senior Scholars and Mentors

College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources

• Scholar: Cassandra Allen
• Mentor: Dr. Dale Holcombe

College of Business

• Scholar: Mathew Neben
• Mentor: Dr. Rahul Bhargava

College of Education

• Scholar: Gina Rosa
• Mentor: Dr. David Crowther

College of Engineering

• Scholar: Charley Voos
• Mentor: Dr. Kam Leang

Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism

• Scholar: Catherine Stokes
• Mentor: Ms. Rosemary McCarthy

Division of Health Sciences

• Scholar: Patricia Milham
• Mentor: Dr. Leah Skladany

College of Liberal Arts

• Scholar: Aaron Benedetti
• Mentor: Dr. James Mardock

College of Science

• Scholar: Matthew Barnes
• Mentor: Dr. Scott Mensing