Published on May 22, 2020 by Sean Flynt  
The seal of Samford University
The seal of Samford University

Samford University’s Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences presented its annual academic honors at the end of the disrupted spring 2020 semester.

Fincher-McCullough-Scholarship
Madeline Guy
Cameron J. Hunt
Hannah Elizabeth Thompson
 
Harold Wilcox-Scholarship
Aiya Finch
David Don Higginbotham
Sarah Grace Thomas
 
Hezz & Suaylor Cox-Scholarship
Alice Elisabeth Hunt
Nicholas Daniel Munoz
Abigail Marie Tanko
 
Martha Myers-Scholarship
Elyssa M. Moore
Evan McAnelly Wigley
 
Herbert A McCullough-Scholarship
Victoria Jordan Araj
 
Wheeler Medal (GPA of 3.75 or above for the first time)
Lauren A. Elliott
Nicholas E. Hammond
Mattelyn G. Holley
Victoria Unhee Kim
Cheney Quinn Lewis
Sophia-Marie Nelson Lopez
Anna Elizabeth Martin
Madelyn G. Thompson
 
Seal Medal (GPA of 3.75 or above for the second time)
Victoria Jodan Araj
David Don Higginbotham
Zachary Scott Woodard Overton
Sarah Grace Thomas
Nolan A. Warner
 
Tower Medal (3.75 or above GPA for 63- 95 credit hours)
Sydney Gail Albrecht
Madeline Guy
Cameron J. Hunt
Bryce Alan Pierce
 
Howard Medal (3.75 or higher GPA for at least 96 credit hours)
Marissa Noelle Frisbie
Isabel Claire Girling
Molly K. Green
Elizabeth G. Harris
Sally Elizabeth Jones
Silvia Nicole Kinnebrew
Nicholas Daniel Munoz
Katherine Carlyn O'Neal
Heath William Padgett
Hannah Elizabeth Thompson
Kaitlynn Jean Wade
Katherine E. Wilson
 
Certificates (3.5- 3.74 GPA)
Elise Lyn Long
Elyssa M. Moore
Alexa Marlene Smith
Leah B. Spurgeon
Juliane Riley Spruiell
Evan McAnelly Wigley
Catherine Ann Eckerle
Amelia Grace Cole
Aiya Finch
Dana Leigh Gerler
Samuel Lee Harris
Connor Daniel Hafenrichter
Alice Elisabeth Hunt
Jayson Roger Halliday
Olivia K. Love
Joy Ann Hatcher
Margaret McCulloch Mitchell
Madeleine C. Mitchell
Averie Shea Plugge
Katharine Elizabeth Seaton
Remington Sophia Aiyan Field
Odom Philip Stagg
Abigail Marie Tanko
 
Graduating Seniors
Alexandria H. Armor
Adam L. Brown
Kathleen N. Burelle
Lyric S. Buxton
Devon S. Campbell
Amelia G. Cole
Katie M. Fella
Marissa N. Frisbie
Dana L. Gerler
Connor D. Hafenrichter
Jayson R. Halliday
Elizabeth G. Harris
Joy A. Hatcher
Silvia N. Kinnebrew
Andres Leon
Mariel C. McConville
James L. McKay
Madeleine C. Mitchell
Hannah E. Olive
Heath W. Padgett
Odom P. Stagg
Caleb M. Tarter
Ashlie Terry
Katherine E. Wilson
 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 5,791 students from 49 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.