Fall 2022 Graduates
Congratulations to the seniors graduating from the University Honors Program this fall. We are proud of your accomplishments and wish you the best in your next adventure.
View who's who by college:
Agriculture & Life Sciences | Ivy College of Business | Design
Engineering | Human Sciences | Liberal Arts & Sciences
Missed the convocation ceremony? Watch it now: Fall 2022 Honors Convocation
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Olivia Saul
Davenport, IA
Animal Science
Participation & Awards: Mentor Program Participant, Mentor Grant Recipient, Mentor Grant Recipient
Honors Project:Prevalence of Keel Bone Fractures in Laying Hens Housed in Cage Free Systems (View)
Ivy College of Business
Sarah Hannon
Farmington, MN
Finance
Minor in Political Science
Participation & Awards: Mentor Program Participant
Honors Project: LGBTQ+ Discrimination in the Adoption and Foster Care Systems
Rachel Shoemaker
Prophetstown, IL
Supply Chain Management
Honors Project: Aviation Industry Trends and COVID-19 (View)
College of Design
Jack Strait
Urbandale, IA
Architecture Professional Degree
Participation & Awards: Mentor Program Participant, UHP Grant Recipient
Honors Project: Abstraction and Interactivity: An Exercise in Design Representation (View)
Emi Thornton
Poulsbo, WA
Architecture Professional Degree
Honors Project: Campus' Lighting Influence on Safety: Perceptions and Reality (View)
College of Engineering
Andrew Deick
Rochester, MN
Software Engineering
Participation & Awards: Mentor Program Participant
Honors Project: Evoking Stress Reactivity in Virtual Reality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (View)
Ashlyn Haack
Davenport, IA
Mechanical Engineering
Minor in Music and Music Technology
Participation & Awards: HON 121 Leader, Mentor Program Participant, Mentor Grant Recipient, Mentor Grant Recipient
Honors Project: The Soundtrack of The Fashion Show (View)
Gayle Yii
Singapore
Industrial Engineering
Minor in Business
Honors Project: The Evaluation of Singapore’s Water Resources and their Future Sustainability (View)
College of Human Sciences
Kristen Heimgartner
Le Mars, IA
Event Management
Minor in Hospitality Management
Honors Project: Major League Baseball Fan Engagement During COVID-19 (View)
Katelyn Langel
Le Mars, IA
Kinesiology & Health
Minor in Psychology
Participation & Awards: Mentor Program Participant
Honors Project: Impacts of SWITCH programming on Social and Emotional Learning in Schools (View)
Alyssa Pask
Mounds View, MN
Elementary Education
Minor in Learning Technologies
Honors Project: The Awareness and Impacts of a Makerspace within a K-12 School Setting (View)
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Kaitlyn Bennett
Altoona, IA
Chemistry
Minor in Criminal Justice
Participation & Awards: HON 121 Leader, Mentor Program Participant
Honors Project: Elemental Analysis in Testing Adulteration (View)
Jake Brown
Sioux City, IA
Biology (LAS), Kinesiology & Health
Participation & Awards: HON 121 Leader, Mentor Program Participant, Honors Ambassador
Honors Project: Effects of meeting U.S Physical Activity Guidelines on anxiety in substance use disorder treatment (View)
Kara Dieke
West Des Moines, IA
Economics (LAS), Political Science
Minor in Sociology
Honors Project: How a Student’s Ideal College Experience Influences Where They Live (View)
Anna Garbe
Cedar Rapids, IA
Biology (LAS)
Participation & Awards: HON 121 Leader, Mentor Program Participant, Mentor Grant Recipient, Mentor Grant Recipient
Honors Project: Effect of Dopamine, Levodopa and Serotonin treatments on the proliferation and neurogenesis of adult hippocampal progenitor cells within a microfluidic device (View)
Ben Gillette
Sioux City, IA
Biology (LAS)
Minor in History
Participation & Awards: Mentor Program Participant
Honors Project: Off-target Effects of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Therapeutics (View)
Jackson Komp
Suamico, Wisconsin
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (LAS)
Minor in Spanish
Participation & Awards: Stewart & UHP Grant Recipient
Honors Project: Aging and Cardiac Function of Drosophila Melanogaster Moderated by microRNA (View)
Kyra Oberbroeckling
Kingwood, TX
Biology (LAS), Environmental Science (LAS)
Honors Project: Impacts of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Nitrogen Oxide Gas Emissions from Agricultural Soil (View)
Jennifer Seth
Coffeen, IL
Environmental Science (LAS), Meteorology
Minor in Spanish
Participation & Awards: Mentor Program Participant, UHP Member Scholarship Recipient
Honors Project:11-Year Study of Land Use Impact on Drainage Volume in Central Iowa (View)
