WHARTON, TEXAS – Wharton County Junior College students were recently recognized for
their classroom achievement at the 2023 Academic Recognition Ceremony, held at the
Pioneer Student Center on the Wharton campus.
Instructors and administrators presented students with departmental awards for outstanding
achievement in seven fields of study: Allied Health, Communication and Fine Arts,
Life Sciences, Math and Physical Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Technology
and Business, and Vocational Sciences.
Students receiving departmental awards included:
- Outstanding Student in Associate Degree Nursing – Madison Bartlett of El Campo
- Outstanding Student in LVN-ADN Associate Degree in Nursing – Jodi Dryden of Wharton
- Outstanding Student in Dental Hygiene – Janaina Cintia De Queiroz Carvalho of Fulshear
- Outstanding Student in Health Information Technology – Ariel Spears of Rosenberg
- Outstanding Student in Human Services – Raissa Jones of Baytown
- Outstanding Student in Physical Therapist Assistant – Amber Schwamkrug of Sugar Land
- Outstanding Student in Radiologic Technology – Eman Sbeiti of Stafford
- Outstanding Student in English – Mara Kilbane of Richmond
- Outstanding Student in Humanities – Illyana Bull
- Outstanding Student in Foreign Language – Savannah Tidwell of Richmond
- Outstanding Student in Speech – Emily Simper of Wharton
- Outstanding Student in Art – Rachel Wittig of Boling
- Outstanding Student in Band – Hannah Almaraz of Needville
- Outstanding Student in Music – Karis Hlavinka of East Bernard
- Outstanding Student in Choir – Valeria Rojas of El Campo
- Outstanding Student in Drama – Karis Meek of Hungerford
- Outstanding Student in Biology – Amanali Noorrani of Richmond
- Outstanding Student in Geology – Nathaniel Brunello of Sugar Land
- Outstanding Student in Kinesiology – Brooke Johnson of Forney
- Outstanding Student in Chemistry – Manal Alikhan of Sugar Land
- Outstanding Student in Mathematics – Uyen Tran of Houston
- Outstanding Student in Engineering – Patricia Villarreal of Sugar Land
- Outstanding Student in Physics – Lauren Perry of Richmond
- Outstanding Student in Economics – Paul Phillip Zubizarreta of Richmond
- Outstanding Student in History and Geography – Maha Baig Sugar Land
- Outstanding Student in Government – Savannah Fernandez of Bay City
- Outstanding Student in Psychology – Morgan Lemos of East Bernard
- Outstanding Student in Social Science – Michelle Torres-Fernandez of Sugar Land
- Outstanding Student in Accounting – Christian Centeno of Richmond
- Outstanding Student in Administrative Assistant – Stephanie Arning of El Campo
- Outstanding Student in Business Administration – Joseph McGrath of Richmond
- Outstanding Student in Business Office Technology – Megan Bubela
- Outstanding Student in Computer Science – Nahu Rios of Guy
- Outstanding Student in Network Administration – Arya Parvaresh of Sugar Land
- Outstanding Student in Network Support Technician – Austin Guerrero of Richmond
- Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Development – Cameron Palacios of Edna
- Outstanding Student in Electronics Engineering Technology – Anne Matula of Wharton
- Outstanding Student in Engineering Design – Emilee Hernandez of Rosenberg
- Outstanding Student in Paralegal Studies – Alix Calderon Castro of Rosenberg
- Outstanding Student in Automotive Technology – Jaden Cantrell of Richmond
- Outstanding Student in Emergency Medical Technology – Renae Girlinghouse of Damon
- Outstanding Student in Process Technology – Joseph Esposito of Bay City
The ceremony concluded with the recognition and induction of Phi Theta Kappa members.
2023 inductees included: Sheena Anderson, Evelyn Aparicio, Lara Barakat, Kayla Bolfing,
Meryem Budak, Illyana Bull, Charlotte Carr, Heidi Christopher, Jasmine Davidson, Tristiene
Mikayela Dela Llana, Joseph Esposito, Nouran Farag, Savannah Fernandez, Juliet Flores,
Johnathon Franco, Abraham Garcia, Linda Gonzalez, Ana Gonzalez Perez, Samantha Gonzalez
Rodriguez, Sameer Goswami, Casey Green, Danny Ha, Angelina Hamed, Areesh Hashmi, Syeda
Hashmi, Imara Hernandez, Olivia Huckman, Maria Hurtado, Ahmad Hussein, Corey Jennings,
Randall Johnson, Erin Kamont, Imara Karim, Qirat Khan, Carlos Kruut, Audrey Lee, Alyse
Lopez, Loc Luong, Titus Murphy, Tiffany Okonkwo, Elizabeth Owens, Jacquelin Perales,
Jessica Reyna, Julio Rios, Annie Rivera, Cynthia Saab, Shelby Santana, Jordyn Schaeffer,
August Schellin-Codina, Freedom Stephenson, Krystine Tran, Bobby Twardoski, Rida Wajahat,
Brysen Weaver, Rachel Wittig and Takia Zara.
To view event photos, click the link below:
2023 Academic Recognition Ceremony Photo Gallery
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