Honors Week 2025 culminated with the recognition of outstanding students, faculty and staff at the annual Tapping on the Mound ceremony April 4.
The following were recognized during the ceremony.
Thomas Parks Davis Outstanding Freshmen: Colby Braden and Alexander Kim
Outstanding Sophomore: Javen Bies-Dupree
Outstanding Junior: Raeed Kabir
Outstanding Senior: Preston Ewing
Outstanding Transfer Students: Preston Ewing and Chloe Prickett
Anderson Society
The Anderson Society is a leadership honorary that recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to UA. While these contributions often take many forms, there are certain qualities of members of the Anderson Society that are prominently and ubiquitously found – an immersion into some sort of community service, passion for improving the university community through both explicit and implicit means, and persistent effort to attain excellence in some sphere of university life.
Charles Adams III, Anna Benetollo, Cannon Bosarge, Ellie Burton, Marley Froscello, Aubrei Grisaffe, Morgan Grzybowski, Kelvin Hutchinson, Elena Kuehner, Aria Lawrence, Cate Martin, Kaleigh McGrew, Salome Montague, Anna Louise Parker, Abby Pate, Julienne Pharrams, Luke Richardson, Hayden Roberts, Liam Schaepers, Logan Smith, Cathy Stockstill, Savanna Ulat, Kaylee Waskom and Maya Young.
Honorary Members: Caleb Buell, Josephine Gillette, Averi Goecks, Cameron Morgan, Randi Hamm, Courtney Miller and Jacklyn Northrup.
Mortar Board
Mortar Board is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors for superior achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. UA’s Hypatia Chapter is one of the oldest chapters in the nation.
Emily Adcock, Raleigh Allen, Olivia Anderson, Pierce Austin, Lise’ Badeaux, Madison Barnett, Anna Barthes, Morgan Beckler, Anna Benetollo, Anna Blackwell, Lucy Bonhaus, Cannon Bosarge, Hannah Bowe, Na’Kysia Boykin, Emma Breithaupt, Cameron Jo Brumby, Kylie Buchanan, Ellie Burton, Lily Byler, Caleb Claiborne, Carson Claytor, Sarah Clevenger, Lindsay Cox, Katie Crews, Rylie Dewley, Keegan Doyle, Lucas Ealy, Ramsey Eaton, Bailey Fincher, Saoirse Frigon, Marley Froscello, Gabriella Gaston, Kendall Gerbers, Avery Goodrich, Katherine Gray, Cooper Griffin, Aubrei Grisaffe, Morgan Grzybowski, Ella Hallman, Ashley Hamme, Hudson Hanner, Raegan Harris, Mia Hernandez, Worth Hewitt, Brebhinn Holt, Emma Hou, Ainsley Hulsey, Hannah Hurd, Kelvin Hutchinson, Claire Kennedy, Mary Kyle Kilgore, Aniyah Kingston , Ella Grace Lowe, Charles Makobongo, Cate Martin, Cassidy Matwiyoff, Brooke Mayor, Kate McCormick, Kaleigh McGrew, Isabella Mejia, Trista Mendes, Addison Miller, Cameron Morgan, Hannah Kate Newman, Jenny Nguyen, Alexander Nguyen, Jayla Oliver, Sandra Onyishi, Katie Osburn, Jenni Page, Anna Louise Parker, Abby Pate, Chloe Pickle, Charlie Beth Pruett, Jahanzeb Rafay, Kelsey Ricardo, Luke Richardson, Hayden Roberts, Brooke Romanowsky, Kiera Schnell, Jensyn Seay, Counts Shanks, Emma Shore, Jane Simpson, Sophie Smith, Morgan Smith, Kendall Stanton, Jordan Stokes, Lainey Sudall, Molly Sullivan, India Talwar, Ruby Tilghman, Vishak Vikranth, Ashley Waggoner, Parrys Washington, Kaylee Waskom, Reagan Wells, Abbey Wiggins, Sarah Wilk, Kate Wills, Taylor Woods and Olivia Zibas.
Blue Key Honor Society
Blue Key Honor Society is a premier honor society that recognizes college students for balanced and all-around excellence in scholarship, leadership and service.
Lacey Alligood, Olivia Anderson, Ciara Andrew, Morgan Beckler, Anna Benetollo, Sarah Connor, Katie Crews, Rylie Dewley, Lucas Ealy, Gabriella Gaston, Kendall Gerbers, Katie Glawson, Aubrei Grisaffe, Morgan Grzybowski, Ella Hallman, Raegan Harris, Worth Hewitt, Emma Hou, Will Howard, Raeed Kabir, Keyton Kodatt, Aria Lawrence, John Lusk, Cassidy Matwiyoff, Bella Mavigliano, Kaleigh McGrew, Savanna Miller, Sarah Mitchell, Hannah Kate Newman, Jenny Nguyen, Noah Ohsiek, Jayla Oliver, Abby Pate, Hayden Roberts, Naomi Salazar, Counts Shanks, Logan Smith, Morgan Smith, Ariana Smith, Cathy Stockstill, Ruby Tilghman, Savanna Ulat, Kaylee Waskom, Reagan Wells and Taylor Woods.
Omicron Delta Kappa
The Omicron Delta Kappa Society is the national leadership honor society for college students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership, and exemplary character.
Peyton Abbott, Parastoo Abedini, Olivia Grace Abner, Emilie Adams, Natalie Adams, Adedayo Adebayo, Solomon Ajasa, Abdulmaliq Alawode, Ellory Aldred, Gabriela Aldridge, Raleigh Allen, Olivia Anderson, Nehemiah Antoine, Lise’ Badeaux, Aurora Baker, Gillian Bangert, Faith Bartkowiak, Liv Beaudoin, Morgan Beckler, Lily Benevicz, Louis Bercaw, Bailey Berry, Reagan Blum, Julia Bonasso, Lucy Bonhaus, Garland Brazil, Emma Breithaupt, Hallie Brill, Kylie Buchanan, Ellie Burton, Morgan Butler, Brooke Butts, Ainsleigh Campbell, Madison Carnahan, Taylor Carnley, Sarah Clevenger, Lily Clowers, Caroline Cohron, Colson Collier, Jacob Colon, Gabriela De Azevedo, Rylen Dempsey, Rylie Dewley, Mackenzie Dinel, Ramsey Eaton, Nathalie Eckermann, Taylor Evans, Bailey Fincher, Anna Mills Fleenor, Sarah Stephen Foshee, Adeline Franz, Marley Froscello, Savannah Fulghum, Abigail Gajewski, Hannah Gardner, Lauren Geisler, Kendall Gerbers, Emilie Gonzalez, Peyton Graham, Aydan Graham, Katherine Gray, Elayna Griffaw, Cooper Griffin, Sophie Gros, Morgan Grzybowski, Ella Hallman, Ashley Hamme, Hudson Hanner, Halle Harman, Hannah Hazelwood, Mia Hernandez, Worth Hewitt, Bree Hollis, August Horton, Will Howard, Haley Ann Hughes, Kelvin Hutchinson, Hannah Jacobsen, Mia Jankowiak, Julia Jessop, Kaitlyn Johnson, Emily Jones, Claire Kennedy, Braxton Kent, Faith Kirkland, Keyton Kodatt, Saketh Reddy Kontham, Elena Kuehner, Praphull Kumar, Bobbi Lacey, Mark Lambert, Bre Layton, Anna Lindsey, Mary Claire Magee, Charles Makobongo, Samantha Massey, Cassidy Matwiyoff, Katie Mayer, Ella McCarthy, Kate McCormick, Ella McGeough, Makena McHargh, Bailey Megowen, Isabella Mejia, Chang Miao, Luke Mintz, Khushi Modi, Reilly Mohn, May Mon, Cameron Morgan, Katherine Munson, Jay Murray, Imani P. Muse, Shabnam Naher, Toni Nelson, Jenny Nguyen, Noah Ohsiek, Evelyn Olson, Daniel Oyeniran, Jenni Page, Abby Pate, Mamie Patton, Breeanna Patzke, Julienne Pharrams, Emma Phelps, Megan Pierce, Rachel Prestridge, Victoria Prude, Charlie Beth Pruett , Grace Pruitt, Anna Punswick, Emily Rabbideau, Jahanzeb Rafay, Jai Ivy Raines, Aly Ratcliffe, Toni Rebaldo, Robin Reid, Luke Richardson, Sterling Robbins, Claire Roberts, Taylor Robinson, Quinten Rostron, Brenden Sands, Kiera Schnell, Madison Scott, Jensyn Seay, Counts Shanks, Sarah Shepherd, Saeed Shiri, Jane Simpson, Ellanora Slusser, Logan Smith, Ariana Smith, Mary Stewart, Cathy Stockstill, Molly Sullivan, Godwin Sunday, Marilyn Swint, Emma Taylor, Justin Throneburg, Ruby Tilghman, Sydney Turpin, Robinson Umeike, Vamsi Krishna Undavalli, Sam Underhill, Caitlin Upchurch, Isabelle Vacik, Grace Vaughan, Ayana Veal, Hannah Velette, Vishak Vikranth, Kenny Waweru, Ben Webster, Jessika White, Madeline Wieringa, Abbey Wiggins, Sarah Wilk, Anthony Willing, Adam Wolecki, Adam Wolf, Olivia Womack and Maya Young.
2025 Alumni Student Award Recipients
The purpose of the Alumni Student Award is to honor seniors who have excelled in academics and extracurricular activities, shown strength of character and maturity, and displayed exceptional hospitality toward guests and friends of the UA. Nominations are accepted from student organizations, deans, department heads, University administrators, alumni, faculty and friends of the University. The selection committee for the Alumni Student Award and the Outstanding Senior Award consists of students, alumni and faculty. The students receiving the award are Hannah Adams and Joe Clark.
Cleo Thomas Award: Erin Austin, Brandie Beasley, Lauren Binkley, George Buford, Cassiopeia Childress, Anika Clark, Jacklyn Diaz, Oussama El Bouchayby, Eren Exum, Hazel Floyd, Madison Gore, Kaya Hampton, Yonathan Janka, Kenneth Kelly, Olivia Logan, Margo Norwood, Skyla Pearson, Autumn Pernell, Christopher Richardson, Kaylin Rogers, Rikaia Ross, Jordan Rouseau, Heavyn Savage, Madison Scott, Logan Smith, Andrea Tinker, Desiree Turner, Alana Williams, Morgan Woodard, Taylor Woods and Gracie Yartey.
Walter R. Guyton Service Award: Rick Funk
Frances S. Summersell Award: Stan and Star Bloom
Dr. Kathleen Cramer Award: Quoc Hoang, Randi Hamm and the Culverhouse First-Gen Community
Living Legend Award: Kerry Goode
Other Club Outstanding Student Award: Madison Hasnani
Other Club Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award: Jerran Hill
Amanda Grace Taylor Watson Distinctive Image Award: Joyce S. Whetstone