Honors Week 2026 culminated with a celebration of outstanding students, faculty and staff at the annual Tapping on the Mound ceremony April 3.
The following were recognized during the ceremony.
Thomas Parks Davis Outstanding Freshmen: Michael Constantine and Jackson Pierce
Outstanding Sophomore: Kristina Hwangpo
Outstanding Junior: Zachary Goldman
Outstanding Senior: Addison Miller
Outstanding Transfer Students: Reginald Clifton and Aaron Sharp
Outstanding Graduate Students: Tyler Fezzey and Morgan Payne
The 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.
Hailey Adams, Bailey Berry, Jakobe Bibbs, Sureya Bogan, Destiney Crawford, Michael Dobbs, Edward Fountain, Brayden Fuentes, Hannah Gardner, Lauren Geisler, Zacc Gleason, Joshua Harvey, Camila Lopez, Mia Markham, Ella McCarthy, Zoi Jane Moon, Evelyn Olson, Joscelyn Peterson, Kelley Pham, Lily Frances Price, Keely Rider, Julia Schumacher, Kahyah Shabazz and Samantha Simmons.
Honorary Members: Emily Adcock, Cassidy Matwiyoff, Addison Miller, Carri Roper, Ruby Tilgham, Dr. Daniela Susnara and Dr. Lawrence Cappello.
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.
Katie Acken, Kylie Adams, Hailey Adams, William Alcorn, Margarita Alfaro, Brynn Beauchamp, William Beaudoin, Root Belay, Reina Bell, Jakobe Bibbs, Laila Bledsoe, Sureya Bogan, Sophia Bourgeois, Ava Brashear, Megan Broadwell, Matthew Browning, Alexis Burroughs, Lexi Bush, Christiana Coker, Wyatt Combs, Cate Cooper, Freya Cordell, Julianna Correa, Grace Cowan, Destiney Crawford, Brady Culin, Avery Cummins, Nicholas Curry, Natalie Davis, Andrew Nicholas De Leon, Amelia Diaz, Anna Dickey, Ella Dierlam, Ella Dobrovits, William Dodson, Katherine Duran, Caroline Faulkner, Isabella Fiaschetti, Daniel Fickel, Hillary Foster, Brayden Fuentes, Reagan Fuller, Alma Gahlaut, Mira Gahlaut, Hannah Gardner, Lauren Geisler, Jolee Giadrosich, Zacc Gleason, Terryn Green, Sophie Gros, Brooklyn Hadley, Joshua Harvey, Aydan Heilman, Meredith Henry, Ella Hillman, Woods Hobbs, Emily Huber, Leela Hudnall, Mae Hudson, Sara Jeffrey, Morgan Johnson, Danielle Kanas, Ella Kraselsky, Clara Kwiatkowski, Lindsay Lambert, Pharris Livingston, Ella McCarthy, Lyla McKay, Reagan McVay, Posey McWaters, Zoi Jane Moon, Kelby Olson, Elizabeth Owens, Mackenzie Pardue, Madelyn Parks, Jessica Perez-Ferman, Kelley Pham, Addison Phelps, Mary Slayden Polmatier, Emma Pope, Camden Preskitt, Lily Frances Price, Sarah Lu Priester, Anna Punswick, Mary Bibb Pylant, Stephen Quina, Camila Ramirez, Sofia Rayon, Robin Reid, Finley Richardson, Keely Rider, Lauren Ritz, Anne Stewart Rogers, McKenzie Roman, Sara Salazar, Jack Schreiber, Julia Schumacher, Jonas Scofield, Kristan Sessions, Kahyah Shabazz, Samantha Simmons, Shana Smith, Mary Sullivan, Jordyn Tate, Atley Troxclair, Emie Vandiver, Joseph Walsh, Elizabeth Wasson, Anna Weske, Elizabeth Morgan White and Meredith Wright.
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.
Hailey Adams, Genevieve Bangert, Bailey Berry, Javen Bies-Dupree, Sureya Bogan, Matthew Browning, Carson Champion, Danielle Chbeir, Freya Cordell, Destiney Crawford, Brady Culin, William Dodson, Brayden Fuentes, Hannah Gardner, Lauren Geisler, Michael Glatt, Terryn Green, Madison Groenleer, Hariaksha Gunda, Joshua Harvey, Aydan Heilman, Reece Helms, Woods Hobbs, Ella Kraselsky, Reese Langdon, Zoi Jane Moon, Kelby Olson, Lily Frances Price, Anna Punswick, Stephen Quina, Robin Reid, Joshua Rennekamp, Finley Richardson, Keely Rider, Sara Salazar, Wattson Sanford, Julia Schumacher, Jonas Scofield, Aruzhan Shynarbek and Samantha Simmons.
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.
Parastoo Abedini, Erin Acheson, Hailey Adams, Kameron Baba, Genevieve Bangert, Anna Barkey, Caslyn Battin, Lydia Bauersfeld, Brynn Beauchamp, Reina Bell, Jakobe Bibbs, Laurel Blase, Sydney Bond, Ava Brashear, Megan Broadwell, Olivia Brown, Karizma Bryant, Victoria Campbell, Carson Champion, Danielle Chbeir, Christiana Coker, Cate Cooper, Freya Cordell, Julianna Correa, Alexandria Cottrell, Susannah Couey, Destiney Crawford, Katherine Crews, Brady Culin, Alyssa Cummings, Nicholas Curry, Marin Curry, Elizabeth Davis, Natalie Davis, Andrew Nicholas De Leon, Amelia Diaz, Anna Dickey, William Dodson, Katherine Duran, Josiah Feldhausen, Daniel Fickel, Allie Floyd, Hillary Foster, Mary Foster, Emma Franks, Emmy Frye, Brayden Fuentes, Andrea Maria Garay Aparicio, Hannah Gardner, Karthik Gaur, Mary Hunter Geer, Jolee Giadrosich, Karis Gidley, Kaitlin Glawson, Zacc Gleason, Terryn Green, Ansley Greer, Madison Groenleer, Mary Katherine Gunn, Matthew Hall, Cheryl Harden, Catelyn Hartman, Joshua Harvey, Jack Hastings, Aydan Heilman, Holland Henderson-Boyer, Meredith Henry, Ashlynn Hightower, Ella Hillman, Brebhinn Holt, Emma Honer, Ryan Howald, Cal Huesch, Heather Hutchcraft, Courtney Huynh, Isaac Hwangpo, Sydney Ishmiel, Morgan Johnson, Sofia Jones Rivera, Noelle Jordan, Hali’a Kahanu, Hazhir Karimi, Sakengali Kazhiyev, Charlie Key, Emma Korby, Maggie Koury, Clara Kwiatkowski, Reese Langdon, Margaret Leach, Lily Leitner, Hannah Lemons, Sophia Marshall-Pelayo, Brian Matias, Caroline McCallar, Emily McCoy, Kaleigh McGrew, Aidan McKeon, Reagan McVay, Brittni Milledge, Marshia Mim, Maddie Minor, Sarah Mitchell, Graden Mitchell, Khushi Modi, Lauren Moerbe, Zoi Jane Moon, Dana Moot, Valentina Mora Velasquez, Kelby Olson, Anne Osterhaus, Elizabeth Owens, Ava Pace, Yianna Papadopoulos, Jesse Park, Madelyn Parks, Brian Pendley, Jessica Perez-Ferman, Ceitidh Petrie, Kelley Pham, Jenaia Pope, Camden Preskitt, Lily Frances Price, Sarah Lu Priester, Mary Bibb Pylant, Stephen Quina, Camila Ramirez, Sofia Rayon, Joshua Rennekamp, Alexander Rhodes, Keely Rider, Ivy Rogers, McKenzie Roman, Katelyn Roney, Sydney Saunders, Jonas Scofield, Ellery Scott, Savannah Sempier, Kahyah Shabazz, Blue Shellhorn, Aruzhan Shynarbek, Samantha Simmons, Kaila Simmons, Shana Smith, Anna Stenstrom, Mackenzie Strange, Mary Beck Thornton, Joseph Walsh, Jermiah Wesley, Elizabeth Morgan White, Erica White, Tracy Wright and Olivia Zibas.
2026 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 Cassidy Matwiyoff and Cameron Morgan.
Cleo Thomas Award: Ciara Andrew, Kayla Bellamy, Maya Bragg, Kadence Jackson, Milanna Johnson, Michelle McCleod, Jaylon Sanders, Jasia Smith, Sydni Taylor, Marta Vercruysse and U’Nique Williams.
Walter R. Guyton Service Award: Susan Daria
Frances S. Summersell Award: Marillyn and James Hewson
Dr. Kathleen Cramer Award: Dr. Morgan Luttig and the UA Choirs
Living Legend Award: Finis E. St. John IV
Other Club Outstanding Student Award: Myles Hudson
Other Club Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award: Terry Hughston
Amanda Grace Taylor Watson Distinctive Image Award: Greg Byrne