Each year, the Office of Student Life coordinates Honors Convocation, at which awards for outstanding students, faculty, and staff are announced and presented.  The following is a list of the 2008-2009 recipients.

Opal Goolsby Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence
Dr. Ron Homann and Dr. Melissa Wiseman

Outstanding Advisor of the Year    
Dr. Susan Cook

Mayfield Outstanding Staff Award
Debora Burnett and Isaac Simpson

Mr. and Miss HBU
Jonathan Tran and Rachel O'Shields

The Presidential Scholarship
Chad Legare

President's Awards

• Kevin Amend
• Rebekah Cuellar 
• Erik David 
• Natasha Desa 
• Sandra Florez 
• Lucy Girgawy 
• Winston Hottman 
• Samuel Jones 
• Krista Kaufman 
• Chad Legare 
• Kris Lyle
• Ashley Marchand
• Angela Merkle
• John Messarra
• Rachel O'Shields
• David Ott
• Leah Rigsby
• Cynthia Rouhana
• Jonathan Tran 

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES:

Outstanding Student in Art     
Lindsay Brehm

Robert L. Bradley Outstanding English Major 
Alison Diven

Robert L. Bradley Outstanding Writing Major 
Angela Merkle

Robert L. Bradley Outstanding French Major     
Florentia Van Ewijk

Robert L. Bradley Outstanding Spanish Major
Tanya Ponce de Leon

Robert L. Bradley Outstanding Bilingual Education Major
Alexandra Mares

Outstanding Political Science Major 
Rachel O'Shields

Outstanding History Major
Chelsey Hernandez

Outstanding Speech Communication Major
Michelle Wadya

Outstanding Mass Communication Major
Ashley Marchand

Collegian Outstanding Contribution Award
Nathan Cadis

Outstanding Student in Theology
Karl Russell

Outstanding Student in Biblical Languages
Achitha John

Outstanding School of Music Student
Samuel Jones

Outstanding Instrumentalist
Cody Still

Outstanding Vocalist
Chelsea Hardy

COLLEGE OF NURSING:     

Outstanding BSN Student
Julia Hoeflich

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS: 

Max & Celia Grigsby Award for Outstanding Student in the College of Science and Mathematics   
Jonathan Tran

Outstanding Achievement in Biology
Natasha Desa

Outstanding Achievement in Biochemistry-Molecular Biology
MaCie Rogers

Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry
Sara Tat

Outstanding Achievement in Physics
Suhare Adam

Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics
Leah Rigsby

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS:   

Excellence in Accounting
Wenying Xu

Excellence in Business
Rachel O'Shields

Excellence in Finance
Meixian Y'Barbo

Excellence in International Business
Alessandra Mazzilli

Excellence in Management
Phuong Tran

Excellence in Management Information Systems
Benedicto Guerrero

Excellence in Marketing
David Ott

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES:      

Outstanding Student in Education   
Sabrina Tremayne

Outstanding Student in Kinesiology
Matthew Headley

Outstanding Student in Psychology
Laura Mata

Outstanding Student in Sociology
Joshua Gibb

ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS: 

Celebration of Scholarship Research Symposium

• Kimberly Hang 
• Lynn Ngo 
• Phillip Anderson 

ATHLETIC AWARDS:

The Varsity Athlete Academic Award 
Laci Humphrey

Jan Edds Female Varsity Athlete of the Year
Jessica Barrera 

Robbie Robertson Male Varsity Athlete of the Year
George Sangira

Galdino Lucero Service Award
Matthew Vasquez

Frances Curtis and Mildred Boone Spirit Award
Jennifer Ratty

INTRAMURAL AWARDS:

Men's Intramural Sweepstakes Trophy
Mutts

Women's Intramural Sweepstakes Trophy
Women's Residence College

Dr. James W. Massey Male Intramural Athlete of the Year
Tarandeep Singh

Dr. W. Lou Shields Female Intramural Athlete of the Year
Meredith Bezner

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

Christian Action Award
Paul Stuff

Outstanding Community Service Award
Cynthia Rouhana

Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges 2008-2009      

• Kevin Amend 
• Christopher Cao
• Danielle Cowing
• Rebekah Cuellar 
• Jennifer Davis 
• Joshua Di Napoli 
• Ivana Djordjevic 
• Shaunte Fenton
• Lucy Girgawy
• Scott Hatch
• Matthew Headley
• Chelsey Hernandez
• Julia Hoeflich
• Nicholas Homan
• Laci Humphrey
• Riya Joseph
• Ann-Elise Ledesma
• Ashley LeJeune
• Andrew Lo
• Kimberly Lopez
• Ruth Lopez
• Ashley Marchand
• Sanya Mehta
• Andrew Miller
• Lynn Ngo
• Jeannie Nguyen
• John Nguyen
• Jimi Ojelade
• David Ott
• Alejandro Perez
• Mohammed Qasim
• Alison Quintana
• Jane Saizan
• Anisa Shariff
• Sarita Smalley
• Carlos Soto
• Celia Tirado
• Veena Todai
• Phuong Tran
• Raymond Tran
• Sabrina Tremayne
• Michelle Wadya
• Cassie Walton
• Regina Wells 

ORGANIZATION AWARDS:     

Student Organization Presidential Excellence
Consuela Harrison-Riley, Nursing Students Association

Organization of the Year    
Nursing Students Association

Most Spirited Organization
Sigma Lambda Gamma -- HBU Colony

Outstanding Educational Program of the Year
Alpha Epsilon Delta

Most Innovative Program of the Year
American Red Cross Club

Highest Fraternity GPA - Fall 2008
Beta Upsilon Chi

Highest Sorority GPA - Fall 2008
Sigma Phi Lambda