Mary Frances Early College of Education students receive university-level honors

Several students in the Mary Frances Early College of Education students received university-level honors this spring. Ranging from undergraduate to doctoral, these students are honored for their dedication, hard work, and passion for learning.

First Honor Graduate

• Kaitlyn R. Bjork (B.S.Ed. '20) in early childhood education

• Kristin D. Crear (B.S.Ed. '20) in communication sciences and disorders

• Megan E. Crozier (B.S.Ed. '20) in early childhood education

• Emily Culpepper (B.S.Ed. '20) in communication sciences and disorders and minor in human development and family science

• Tyler-Curtis Elliott (B.A. and B.S.Ed. '20) in Spanish and special education (adapted curriculum)

• Makenzie L. Grilliot (B.S.Ed. '20) in exercise and sport science

• Elaine Liu (B.S.Ed. '20) in early childhood education

• Stephanie A. Seda (M.Ed. '21) in early childhood education

Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award

• Rhia Moreno Kilpatrick (Ph.D. '20) in language and literacy education with an emphasis on world language education

• Rachel Rose Ranschaert (Ph.D. '22) just finished her third year working toward a Ph.D. in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice

Outstanding Honors Program Student

• Janelle Hampton (B.S.Ed. '20) in early childhood education major

Student Employee of the Year

• Katie Ebbert (B.S.Ed. '20) in biological engineering in the College of Engineering, work-study student in the College's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion