Student Awards 2020
The College of Liberal Arts has a long tradition of honoring students of excellence. In addition to university and other recognitions, the college instituted its own Outstanding Senior awards in 2014. Each of the honorees below exemplifies the outstanding quality of our students at Cal Poly.
UNIVERSITY AWARDS
Contributions to the Objectives and Public Image of the University
Abibat Busola Rahman-Davies (Political Science)
Contributions to the Objectives and Public Image of the University
Isabela Presedo-Floyd (Art and Design)
Contributions to the Objectives and Public Image of the University
Brandon Roul (Political Science)
Service to the Community
Fionna Fahey (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Academic Excellence
Rebeca Almeida (Public Health and Ethnic Studies)
Academic Excellence
Giselle Gutierrez-Marron (World Languages and Cultures)
Student Diversity
Leilani Hemmings Pallay (Ethnic Studies)
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENTS
Outstanding Graduate Student for the College of Liberal Arts
Courtney Thompson
English M.A.
Caleb Nichols
History M.A.
Courtney Thompson
Psychology M.S.
Hannah Riley
Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.)
Timothy Edison Siler
OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARDS
Anthropology and Geography
Rose Perera
Art and Design
Cody Capella
Child Development
Irena Dezazzo
Comparative Ethnic Studies
Leilani Hemmings Pallay
Communication Studies
Kylie Clark
English
Alyiah Gonzales
English
Emma Zumbro
Graphic Communication
Caitlin Royston-Murphy
History
Kelly Barr
Interdisciplinary Studies
Fionna Fahey
Journalism
Samantha Spitz
Philosophy
Gianna Montaño Lucareli
Political Science
Brandon Roul
Psychology
Gabriel Damon Lavezzi
Sociology
Céline Bisson
Theatre Arts
Haley Purvis
World Languages and Cultures
Giselle Gutierrez-Marron
CAL POLY ARTS AWARDS
Excellence in Original Work
Luke Francis Austin
Excellence in Adaptation
Samantha Boyarsky
Service to the Arts
Evan Ricaurté
Service to the Arts
Tedmon Tran