FSU awards honors medallions to 8 COSSPP summer graduates

FSU Summer 2023 Honors Program graduates
Graduates pose with their honors medallions alongside Craig Filar (left), Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and interim Director of the Honors Program, and Joe O’Shea (right), Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

Florida State University awarded honors medallions to 8 high-achieving graduates of the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy during a ceremony in the Alumni Center Ballroom on July 31.

The FSU Honors Program supports the efforts and talents of the university’s most intellectually curious students who have the potential, dedication, and drive for creating change.

The ceremony included remarks by Craig Filar, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and interim Director of the Honors Program; Joe O’Shea, Dean of Undergraduate Studies; Isha Chekuri, Outstanding Senior Scholar; and Julie Decker, President and CEO of the FSU Alumni Association.

To learn more about the Honors Program, visit honors.fsu.edu.


The breakdown of all 38 honors awardees is as follows:

24 graduates, University Honors Program
Earned at least 18 honors points in fulfillment of the FSU Honors Program requirements.

7 graduates, Honors in the Major Program
Completed an honors thesis in fulfillment of the requirement for the distinction “with honors” in their major department.

1 graduate, Dual Honors
Completed both the University Honors Program and the Honors in the Major Program.

6 graduates, Outstanding Senior Scholar
Completed both the University Honors Program and the Honors in the Major Program, with a 3.9 cumulative GPA or higher.

The 8 COSSPP honors medallion recipients, along with their hometowns, award designations, and academic majors, are listed by state and city below.


Colorado

Fort Collins

Kira Johansen, International Affairs, Outstanding Senior Scholar


Florida

Lake Placid

Lizbeth Martinez Gonzalez, Political Science & International Affairs, University Honors

Marianna

Brayden Harrell, Political Science, University Honors

Tampa

Olivia Kasper, International Affairs, University Honors
Zawadi Njogu, International Affairs, University Honors

Winter Springs

Priscilla Reyes, Public Health, University Honors


Hawaii

Honolulu

Michelle Evangelista, International Affairs & Information Technology, Honors in the Major


Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh

Ethan Yoon, Political Science, University Honors