The Kendall College of Arts & Sciences offers a rigorous curriculum in the fine and performing arts, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences.
Each year, departments and programs recognize students’ accomplishments and contributions to their field and to the life of the college, and those awardees for the 2023-24 academic year are celebrated here.
Congratulations to these graduating seniors and award recipients.
Meet the Kendall College Standard Bearer
Graduating senior Brooke Beirute (BA ’24) received her degree in elementary education and Spanish with a minor in psychology. Although she had not originally intended to complete a second major in Spanish, her classes were so enjoyable that adding it became an easy decision. “My classes have not only refined my Spanish, but also my appreciation for literature and culture,” she said. Meanwhile, her education and psychology coursework has prepared her both for the practical interactions and pedagogical decisions that she will encounter daily as a teacher.
In addition to her academic accomplishments, Beirute has spent her free time at The University of Tulsa working with Baptist Collegiate Ministries and as a peer mentor. She wrapped up her last semester as a student teacher at Kendall-Whittier Elementary and Dolores Huerta Elementary in Tulsa Public Schools.
After graduation, Beirute will teach English, science, and the Bible to first- and second-graders at Sojourn Christian School in San José, Costa Rica. “Since I am a dual citizen in the USA and Costa Rica, this is an exciting way for me to get to know my family heritage while also applying my majors in elementary education and Spanish. I am grateful for these four years at The University of Tulsa and am looking forward to beginning my teaching career in Costa Rica.”
Beirute was selected to carry the gonfalon for Kendall College of Arts & Sciences at the 2024 Commencement Ceremony. Chosen by the dean, this honor recognizes a graduating senior’s exceptional academic achievements.
| Awards by Department | |
|---|---|
| Anthropology & Sociology | |
| Danowski Whalen Senior Prize in Anthropology | Madeline Jennings |
| Outstanding Academic Achievement in Sociology | Mia Tibbits |
| School of Art, Design, & Art History | |
| Sarah Clark Award for Best in Printmaking | Claire Wintle |
| Sarah Clark Award for Best in Art History | Abbie Rogers-Lee |
| Sarah Clark Award for Best in Graphic Design | Sara Moore, Daws Boyd |
| Burt Holmes Photography Award | Kyra Ballard |
| Burt Holmes Digital Media Award | Katie Williams |
| Burt Holmes Painting Award | Katie Williams |
| Valero Award for Outstanding Achievement | Kristin Robert |
| Jerri Jones Advanced Study Award | Ashton Brown, Reagan Ptacek |
| Alexandre Hogue Outstanding Senior Award | Raquel Rojas |
| Economics | |
| BSBA Award | Cat Thomason |
| Greg Burn Outstanding Senior Award | Lydia Abebe |
| Education | |
| Kendall College of Arts & Sciences Standard Bearer | Brooke Beirute |
| English & Creative Writing | |
| Pinkerton Award | Raegan Wood, Jacinda Leake |
| Chair's Award to Graduating Seniors | Nicolette Davis, Ruben Paredes |
| S.E. Hinton Scholarship | Bryce Cusick, Logan Grisby |
| Environmental Policy | |
| Outstanding Senior Award | William Hoyt |
| Film Studies | |
| Dr. Joseph A. Kestner Award | Matt Scrivner |
| Outstanding Senior | Josh Bradshaw |
| History | |
| William A. Settle Student Award | Avery Jamerson |
| Bessie Macalpine Sullins Student Award | Phoebe Robinson |
| Kimberly S. Hanger Memorial Awards | Madeline Jennings, Jack White, Sara Scott, Evie Eastman, Magnolia Garborino, Avery Jamerson |
| Thomas H. Buckley Award | Alex Thomason |
| James P. Ronda Award | Cecilia Gutierrez |
| Leopold Von Ranke Award | Madeline Jennings |
| School of Language & Literature | |
| Outstanding Student in Chinese Language | Layla Johnson, Sarah Downs |
| Anne S. Woolslayer Award in Russian | Jess Grunewald |
| Freeland Faculty Award in French | Jenna Caudle, Quinn Dillon |
| Outstanding Senior in German | Sydney Sowell |
| Paul L. and Marilee Anderson Outstanding Senior Award in Spanish | Iyan Smith-Williams |
| Dr. Juan L. Alborg Award for Outstanding Senior in Hispanic Literature | Brooke Beirute, Daisey Gotsch |
| Charles E. Norman Greek or Latin Composition Award | Emma Robinson, Alyx Swope-Bell |
| Media Studies | |
| Outstanding Seniors | Isabella Musollino, Sean Korsmo |
| School of Music | |
| Presser Scholarship Award | Sarah Woosley |
| TU Concerto-Aria Competition Winners | Jacinta Johnson, Mitchell Kallman |
| Philosophy & Religion | |
| Rosenthal Award in Religion | Matthew Benaiah Bright |
| Freeland Award in Philsophy | Kiara Cecilia Gutierrez |
| Political Science | |
| Outstanding Seniors | Jocelyn Berry, Gabriel Hensley, Alex Thomason |
| Rising Seniors | Cyrus Carter, Mariah Galutza |
| Rising Juniors | Lilah Jacobs |
| Psychology | |
| Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award | Adrian Melton |
| Outstanding Community Service Award | Athan Lau |
| Outstanding Senior Award | Phoebe Robinson |
| Outstanding Junior Award | Teresa Nguyen |
| Chair's Award | Brittany Banh |
| Fab Four Award | Hannah Bullington, Emma Stacy, Acelynn Tate, Glen White |
| Women's & Gender Studies | |
| Women’s and Gender Studies Award for an Essay Written for WS 2013, Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies | Meredith Miller for “Critical Analysis of The Cherry Robbers” |
| Women’s and Gender Studies Award for an Essay Written for Any Undergraduate Class at TU other than WS 2013 | Ruben Paredes for “Lingering Obscenity: Book Banning and School Libraries |