UC Blue Ash College

Celebrating the Best 2022

Congratulations!

At UC Blue Ash College, there is nothing we enjoy more than recognizing our bright and ambitious students who set the standard for outstanding academic performance and community engagement. Congratulations on your achievements and for continuing to pursue your dreams!

Robin Lightner, PhD
Dean, UC Blue Ash College

Honor Students

Congratulations to Monica Weber, the UC Blue Ash College Honor Student of the Year!

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Monica Weber

Veterinary Technology

2022 Honor Student of the Year

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Matthew Daly

Psychology

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Iana Eni

Business Management Technology

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Roo Hedrick

Electronic Media Technology

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Sydney Howard

Radiologic Technology

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Makenzi Jackson

Communication

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Celia Jansen

History

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Ronnie Jenkins

English

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Sydney Johns

Pre-Business Administration

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Kyong-Goo Kim

Pre-Pharmacy

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Allyson Kritzer

Applied Graphic Communication

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Stephen McWorter

Nursing Technology

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Shadi Omranian

Pre-Neuroscience

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Fatima Rauf

Information Technology

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Mallory Shoemaker

Dental Hygiene Technology

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Jakob Smith

Liberal Arts

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Nora Tulimat

Biological Sciences

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

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Emmett Willemin

Pre-Mortuary Science

Honor Student of the Year Candidate

Honor Graduates

Awarded to students who are graduating with academic honors:

  • Summa cum laude, UC GPA of 3.9 to 4.0
  • Magna cum laude, UC GPA of 3.75 to 3.8999
  • Cum laude, UC GPA of 3.6 to 3.74999
Honor Graduate List
Recipient First Name Recipient Last Name Award Title
Sam Adams Cum Laude
Tiffany Alsip Cum Laude
Madison Atwell Cum Laude
Nevaeh Baker Cum Laude
Jasmine Beal Cum Laude
Cody Benjamin Cum Laude
Emily Blaine Cum Laude
Reiley Borges Cum Laude
Kaitlyn Charlton Cum Laude
Taylor Coates-Wims Cum Laude
Delia Cortez Cum Laude
Austin Cox Cum Laude
Jordan Cunningham Cum Laude
Binod Dahal Cum Laude
Alexis Fehring Cum Laude
Savannah Frick Cum Laude
Grant Gardner Cum Laude
Katherine Hansen Cum Laude
Allison Harris Cum Laude
Sophie Harrison Cum Laude
Ciera Hernandez Cum Laude
Lauren Hurry Cum Laude
Tayyaba Iftikhar Cum Laude
Jasmine Jackson Cum Laude
Benedicte Kikonda Cum Laude
Rachael Kirik Cum Laude
Alisa Kolcova Cum Laude
Joshua Kwiatkowski Cum Laude
Vanessa Larkins Cum Laude
Alexis Lemen Cum Laude
Stephanie Martinez Cum Laude
Ben Mattingly Cum Laude
Sarah McGlynn Cum Laude
Angela McLaughlin Cum Laude
Jacob Mcneill Cum Laude
AnaMarie Mehmel Cum Laude
Nicole Newman Cum Laude
Seth Okai Cum Laude
Abby Paolucci Cum Laude
Tha Par Cum Laude
Kathleen Parkes Cum Laude
Despina Periferaki Cum Laude
Paul Plas Cum Laude
Angel Prewitt Cum Laude
Trevor Richmond Cum Laude
Kanea Robinson Cum Laude
Kaylin Roessler Cum Laude
George Ross Cum Laude
Samantha Schatzle Cum Laude
Sarah Sheikh-Ahmad Cum Laude
Isabelle Sizemore Cum Laude
Lori Smith Cum Laude
Gabriel Spaulding Cum Laude
Lana Stevens Cum Laude
Samantha Troehler Cum Laude
Sydney Velazco Cum Laude
Emma Viel Cum Laude
Lauren Walker Cum Laude
Erin Wallet Cum Laude
Tori West Cum Laude
Jason Whitehead Cum Laude
Kandice Williams Cum Laude
Emma Wilson Cum Laude
Gabrielle Wittmer Cum Laude
Frederick Armbruster Summa Cum Laude
Thomas Bennett Summa Cum Laude
Jerry Brown Summa Cum Laude
Eric Bruggen Summa Cum Laude
Mia Corcega Summa Cum Laude
Kyla Doan Summa Cum Laude
Ruthie Dominique Summa Cum Laude
James Flurer Summa Cum Laude
Brooke Gehring Summa Cum Laude
Jermaine Gentry Summa Cum Laude
Kaitlyn Giel Summa Cum Laude
Emma Gutermuth Summa Cum Laude
Allison Heil Summa Cum Laude
Lam Hua Summa Cum Laude
Alysia Huff Summa Cum Laude
Julia Kidd Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Klawitter Summa Cum Laude
Song Kuang Summa Cum Laude
Stephen McWhorter Summa Cum Laude
Eric Millette Summa Cum Laude
Brock Pears Summa Cum Laude
Elyssa Picchioni Summa Cum Laude
Sarah Pott Summa Cum Laude
Fatima Rauf Summa Cum Laude
Hamza Rauf Summa Cum Laude
Mallory Shoemaker Summa Cum Laude
Natasha Silva Summa Cum Laude
Raymond Thomson Summa Cum Laude
Amy Underwood Summa Cum Laude
Isabel Vuyk Summa Cum Laude
Rachel Wittwer Summa Cum Laude
Kennedy Archer Magna Cum Laude
Phillip Born Magna Cum Laude
Mariah Bussell Magna Cum Laude
Sarah Chalfin Magna Cum Laude
Brendan Clary Magna Cum Laude
Nicholas Collins Magna Cum Laude
Makayla Cottle Magna Cum Laude
Connor Crance Magna Cum Laude
Megan Elleman Magna Cum Laude
Kevin Elmlinger Magna Cum Laude
Iana Eni Magna Cum Laude
Bridget Felts Magna Cum Laude
Jenny Friedmann Magna Cum Laude
Karley Fryman Magna Cum Laude
Selena Gracia Magna Cum Laude
Desiree Green Magna Cum Laude
Roo Hedrick Magna Cum Laude
Samantha Hoak Magna Cum Laude
Sydney Howard Magna Cum Laude
sam Howard Magna Cum Laude
Skylar Kain Magna Cum Laude
Ally Karnell Magna Cum Laude
Jenifer Kirby Magna Cum Laude
Allyson Kritzer Magna Cum Laude
Abigail Lehman Magna Cum Laude
Lauren Lumpkins Magna Cum Laude
Aaliyah Mann Magna Cum Laude
Alexander Martin Magna Cum Laude
Savannah Miller Magna Cum Laude
Kyle Miller Magna Cum Laude
Jaecel Mikhaila Miquiabas Magna Cum Laude
Aislinn Moss-Buckley Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Nagahata Magna Cum Laude
Nina Nash Magna Cum Laude
Pierce Naughton Magna Cum Laude
Maria Ormaza Palacios Magna Cum Laude
Sumanta Rai Magna Cum Laude
Brooke Rayburn Magna Cum Laude
Lauren Sallee Magna Cum Laude
Olivia Sayre Magna Cum Laude
Isha Shashi Magna Cum Laude
Benjamin Siener Magna Cum Laude
Sam Smallwood Magna Cum Laude
Garrett Spitzmueller Magna Cum Laude
Anne Vogelgesang Magna Cum Laude
Monica Weber Magna Cum Laude
Karrah Wind Magna Cum Laude
Adam Zdrojewski Magna Cum Laude
Charles Zugaro Magna Cum Laude

Academic Awards

The following awards are given by our academic units in recognition of outstanding academic performance and service.

Awards Presentation from Faculty

Allied Health Student Awards
Recipient First Name Recipient Last Name Program or Subheading (if applicable) Award Title
Mariah Bussell Dental Hygiene Hu-Friedy
Megan Elleman Dental Hygiene Colgate
Megan Elleman Dental Hygiene Sigma Phi Alpha
Rylee  Gillum Radiologic Technology Service Excellence Award for Leadership
Sydney  Howard Radiologic Technology Academic Excellence Award 
Sydney Howard Radiologic Technology Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Sydney  Howard Radiologic Technology Service Excellence Award for Leadership
Jasmine  Jackson Radiologic Technology Clinical Excellence Award
Jared  Olberding Radiologic Technology Service Excellence Award for Leadership 
Mallory Shoemaker Dental Hygiene Technology Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Mallory Shoemaker Dental Hygiene Sigma Phi Alpha
Amy Underwood Dental Hygiene Sigma Phi Alpha
Emmett Willemin Pre-Mortuary Science Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Gabrielle  Wittmer  Radiologic Technology Service Excellence Award for Leadership

Award Presentation from Faculty

Art & Visual Communication Student Awards
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Allyson Kitrzer Applied Graphic Communication  Outstanding Applied Graphic Communication  Graduate
James Stanley Applied Graphic Communication  Outstanding Applied Graphic Communication  Graduate

Awards Presentation from Faculty

Behavioral Science Awards
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Rachel Smith Pre-Criminal Justice Outstanding Student in Pre-Criminal Justice Award
Kyla Rawlins Pre-Early Childhood Education Outstanding Student in Pre-Early Childhood Education Award
Brooke Purvis Pre-Middle Childhood Education Outstanding Student in Pre-Middle Childhood Education Award
Alivia Miller Pre-Secondary Education Outstanding Student in Pre-Secondary Education Award
Brandon Williams Pre-Social Work Outstanding Student in Pre-Social Work Award
Emmaline Brown Psychology  Outstanding Student in Psychology Award
Matthew  Daly Psychology Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Shadi  Omranian  Pre-Neuroscience Honor Student of the Year Candidate

Awards Presentation from Faculty

Biology Student Award
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Nora Tulimat Biology Biology Student of the Year
Grace Behrman Environmental Studies Environmental Studies Student of the Year
Aalyah  Mann Environmental Studies Environmental Studies Student of the Year

Awards Presentation from Faculty

Business & Economics Student Awards
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Mia Corcega Pre-Organizational Leadership Pre-Organizational Leadership Student of the Year
Iana Eni Business Management Technology Business Management Technology Student of the Year
Sydney Johns Pre-Business Administration Pre-Business Student of the Year
Sarah Pott Pre-Business Administration Pre-Business Student of the Year
Matthew Wrubel Pre-Sport Administration Pre-Sport Adminstraion Student of the Year
Iana  Eni   Business Management Technology Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Sydney Johns Pre-Business Administration Honor Student of the Year Candidate

Awards Presentation from Faculty

Chemistry Student Awards
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Kyla Doan   Excellence in Chemistry
Kyong-Goo Kim Pre-Pharmacy Excellence in Chemistry
Matthew Miller   Excellence in Chemistry
Mitesh Patel   Excellence in Chemistry

Awards Presentation from Faculty

English, Communication & Liberal Arts Student Awards
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Emma  Gutermuth Communication Outstanding Students of the Year in Communication
Stephanie  Rohlfer English Outstanding Students of the Year in English
Olivia Noland Liberal Arts Outstanding Students of the Year in Liberal Arts
Makenzi  Jackson  Communication Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Ronnie Jenkins English Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Jakob Smith Liberal Arts Honor Student of the Year Candidate

Awards Presentation from Faculty

Foreign Language Student Awards
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Olivia  Casto Foreign Language Outstanding Student in Spanish
Cameron Davisson Foreign Language Outstanding Student in German
Sydney Doss Foreign Language Outstanding Student in American Sign Language
Thomas  Owen Foreign Language Outstanding Student in French

Awards Presentation from Faculty

History, Philosophy and Political Science Student Award
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Celia Jansen History History Student of the Year

Awards Presentation from Faculty

Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science Student Awards
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Olumbunmi (Faith) Adeseha  Math, Physics, and Computer Science Outstanding Student in Applied Calculus
Naomi  Chandler Math, Physics, and Computer Science Outstanding Student in Applied Calculus
Matthew Herper Math, Physics, and Computer Science Outstanding Student in Calculus
Edlin Maldonado-Fuller Math, Physics, and Computer Science Outstanding Student in General Physics
Sarah Poland Math, Physics, and Computer Science Outstanding Student in Applied Calculus
Sarah Pott Math, Physics, and Computer Science Outstanding Student in Business Analytics
Fatima  Rauf Information Technology Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Sam Smallwood Math, Physics, and Computer Science
Outstanding Student in Business Analytics

Awards Presentation from Faculty

Media Communications & Technology Awards
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Bre Franco Media Communications & Technology Outstanding Internship Award
Kaitlyn Hedrick Media Communications & Technology Outstanding Applied Media Communication Associate Degree Graduate, Outstanding Internship Award, Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Patricia Macias Media Communications & Technology Outstanding Service Award for Media Support – Social Media
Alexander Martin Media Communications & Technology Outstanding Certificate Program Graduate - Animation, Outstanding Service Award for Media Support – Media Circulation
Elyssa Picchioni Media Communications & Technology Outstanding Academic Achievement
Nia Robinson Media Communications & Technology Outstanding Service Award for Media Support – Media Circulation

Awards Presentation from Faculty

Nursing Awards
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Thomas  Bennett Nursing Technology Excellence in Nursing Award
Songmei Kuang Nursing Technology Quality Nursing Practice
Abigail  Lehman Nursing Technology Caring Nurse Award
Stephen McWhorter Nursing Technology, Student Nurse Association, Nursing Department Committee Representative, PASS Leader  Honor Student of the Year Candidate, Student Involvement Award

Awards Presentation from Faculty

Veterinary Technology Student Award
First Name Last Name Program Award Title
Alysia Huff Veterinary Technology Outstanding Student in Veterinary Technology (Full-time student)
Morgan Seving Veterinary Technology Outstanding Student in Veterinary Technology (Part-time student)
Ray Thomson Veterinary Technology Academic Excellence in Veterinary Technology
Monica Weber Veterinary Technology Veterinary Technology Departmental Award, Honor Student of the Year Winner

Student Service Awards

Our best and brightest students are honored for their work in the classroom, around campus and in the community

Awards Presentation from Student Life

Student Involvement Awards
Recipient First Name Recipient Last Name Student Involvement Role Award Title
Gideon Afolabi Men Of Color Collaborative Student Involvement Award
Crystal Banks UCBA Sister Circle Student Involvement Award
Tonesha Berry UCBA Sister Circle Student Involvement Award
Clay Boyle Veteran and Military Student Services Student Involvement Award
Belen Bradley UCBA Sister Circle Student Involvement Award
Drea Brison UCBA Sister Circle Student Involvement Award
Timothy Fancote Veteran and Military Student Services Student Involvement Award
Stephen McWhorter Student Nurse Association, Nursing Department Committee Representative, PASS Leader  Student Involvement Award
Kyla Rawlins Student Ambassador/Search Committee Student Involvement Award
Zarria Ruff UCBA Sister Circle Student Involvement Award
Student Government Leadership Awards
Recipient First Name Recipient Last Name Student Government Role Award Title
Yessi  Ailon Hernandez SG Vice President Student Government Leadership Award
Ka’Yare Dickson SG Secretary Student Government Leadership Award
Timothy Fancote    
Issac Lukose SG President Student Government Leadership Award
Stephen McWhorter    
Kyla Rawlins    
Daniel Rembert SG Treasurer Student Government Leadership Award
Evan Rich SG Senator Student Government Leadership Award
Zarria Ruff    
Fikerte Tadesse SG Public Relations Coordinator Student Government Leadership Award

Awards Presentation from Student Life

Student Ambassador Service Awards
Recipient First Name Recipient Last Name Role Award Title
Jamie Alu Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Nevaeh Baker Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Harley Dawson Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Luis DeJesus Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Hariph Embry Student Ambassador Intern Student Ambassador Service Award
Ruth Galberg Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Jennavieve Harvey Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Semi Hill Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Chauncey Luce Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Shadi Omranian Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Pavel Pavlov Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Kyla Rawlins Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award
Olivia Sayre Student Ambassador Intern Student Ambassador Service Award
Stella Roll Student Ambassador Student Ambassador Service Award

Acknowledgements

Thanks to our Scholarship and Honors Committee for their work in determining this year’s Honor Student of the Year recipient:

  • Zekeriya (Yalcin)Karatas
  • Jessica Furgerson
  • Brian Bailie
  • Fabio Santos
  • Yoshi Odaka
  • Timothy Forest
  • Stacey Benton
  • Matthew Pettys
  • Julianne Junker