05/02/2026
What an amazing year!
A couple weeks ago, the Honors Scholar Program celebrated the end of the 2025-2026 school year at our second annual Senior Dinner. This event is designed to celebrate the achievements of the graduating seniors and provide awards to outstanding Honors students.
This year's AMAZING Honors Seniors:
Garrett Barry
Brooke Bradley
Emily Hodge
Sanreesa Hornbeak
Sophia Watson
We also presented 26 awards to outstanding Honors students. We are so proud to be surrounded by impressive, curious, and academically-motivated students. This year's award recipients are listed below.
Outstanding Officer Award: Bailey Haws
Outstanding Peer Mentor Award: Emily Hodge
Student Leadership Award: Brooke Bradley, Makenzie Day, Erin Eggar, Bailey Haws, & Alyssa Smallwood
Academic Excellence Award: Anna Graves, Bailey, Haws, Lucy Jones, Aakash Malvankar, Brooke McNeal, Evan Orr, & Diya Skariah
Most Active Student Overall: Erin Eggar
Most Active First Year Student: Tessa Shirley
Most Active Second Year Student: Alyssa Smallwood
Most Active Third Year Student: Erin Eggar
Most Active Fourth Year Student: Brooke Bradley
Most Active Mid-Year Join: La'Niya Richardson
Social Change Award: Malakhi Barton
Emerging Leader Award: Harleigh Beumer
Undergraduate Research Excellence Award: Malakhi Barton, Grace Brown, Addy Kallembach, & Makenna Roush
A huge thank you to Dr. Anne Kenworthy, Spalding University President, who welcomed our Honors Scholars to the Senior Dinner and provided an encouraging speech, Mr. Rico Tyler, a professor from WKU, who served as this year's keynote speaker, and all of the faculty who serve Honors students.
