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!
Monica Weber,
Veterinary Technology
2022 Honor Student of the Year
Matthew Daly,
Psychology
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Iana Eni,
Business Management Technology
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Roo Hedrick,
Electronic Media Technology
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Sydney Howard,
Radiologic Technology
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Makenzi Jackson,
Communication
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Celia Jansen,
History
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Ronnie Jenkins,
English
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Sydney Johns,
Pre-Business Administration
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Kyong-Goo Kim,
Pre-Pharmacy
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Allyson Kritzer,
Applied Graphic Communication
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Stephen McWorter,
Nursing Technology
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Shadi Omranian,
Pre-Neuroscience
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Fatima Rauf,
Information Technology
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Mallory Shoemaker,
Dental Hygiene Technology
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Jakob Smith,
Liberal Arts
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
Nora Tulimat,
Biological Sciences
Honor Student of the Year Candidate
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| First Name | Last Name | Program | Award Title |
| Celia | Jansen | History | History Student of the Year |
Awards Presentation from Faculty
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
| 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
| 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