Student Awards 2016
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. Students receiving awards were honored at a reception on Friday, June 12. Each of the honorees below exemplifies the outstanding quality of our students at Cal Poly.
Download the reception program (PDF)
University Senior Recognition Awards
Service to the Community
Courtney Connor (Modern Languages and Literatures)
Contributions to the Objectives & Public Image of the University
Danielle Burton (Communication Studies) and Mehra Murad Gharibian (English; Ethnic Studies)
Contributions to the Objectives & Public Image of the College
Naomi Catterlin (English) and Eunice Kim (Communication Studies)
Academic Excellence
Sevelyn VanRonk (Child Development)
Outstanding Senior Awards
Anthropology and Geography | Hannah MacDonald
Art and Design | Amy Loschiavo
Child Development | Sevelyn VanRonk
Communication Studies | Hayley Walker
Comparative Ethnic Studies | Mario Alberto Espinoza
English | Abigail Johnson
Graphic Communication | Hannah Giorgi
History | Solange Kiehlbauch
Journalism | Jacob Lauing
Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies | Jocelyn De Leon
Modern Languages and Literatures | Blaise Skibicki
Philosophy | Regina Hurley
Political Science | Cameron Hallin
Psychology | Annabelle Parr
Sociology | Austin McLaggan
Theatre Arts | Kimberlee Vandenburg
Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
English | Savannah Kathlene Pignatelli
History | Kevin McLaren
Psychology | Dyllan Coelho
Public Policy | Nestor Veloz-Passalacqua
Cal Poly Arts Awards
Service to the Arts
Trudy Vinson (Graphic Communication)
Excellence in Original Work
Tenney Rizzo (Art and Design) and Kimberlee Vandenburg (Theatre Arts)
CLA Club Council Awards
Student of the Year
Taylor Steinbeck (English)
Club of the Year
CLA Ambassadors
Professor of the Year
Chris Skiles (Communication Studies)