To commemorate their achievement, the students were honored by OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. in a recent ceremony. Each student who earned an overall 4.0 GPA received a bronze medallion on a crimson ribbon, which may be worn during graduation ceremonies.
The December 2021 graduation candidates from Oklahoma being recognized include:
ADA: Jason S. Draper, chemical biosciences
ARDMORE: Meredith N. Hendry, microbiology
BIXBY: Hailey N. Fisher, chemical engineering
DUNCAN: Jared L. Gregston, microbiology
EDMOND: Abigail H. Hoffman, economics; Jason L. Hughes, history; Joyce S. Lee, psychology; Ethan B. Maddy, economics; Ryleigh L. Mills, community health; Vy N. Nguyen, psychology; Ameera R. Salous, chemical biosciences; Carson T. Schlittler, economics; Shu Juet Tan, biology
JENKS: Grace R. Benham, anthropology
MOORE: Katie L. Jones, elementary education
MUSKOGEE: Kendall Few, public relations
NORMAN: Chandler B. Branum, health and exercise science; Lettie E. Clifton, biology; Anastasia M. Soreghan, Russian
OKLAHOMA CITY: Soufiane Belmir, computer science; Summer Cottom, accounting; Brianna N. Fleshman, biology; Angela N. Jarjoura, biology; Brooke L. Lee, elementary education; Matthew H. Loper, economics; Gant A. Roberson, Spanish, international development and history; Michael C. Ting, biochemistry; Tho Q. Trinh, computer engineering
PAULS VALLEY: Claire Kendall, international studies
PIEDMONT: Bella R. Quan, microbiology
SALLISAW: Nathan L. Hubler, linguistics
SHAWNEE: Ashley Irby, music
TULSA: Catherine Easterling, accounting; Olivia Reynolds, finance
Also being recognized are:
TEMPE, ARIZONA: Carter B. Sampson, accounting
MARION, IOWA: Anusha L. Gopalam, biology
OLATHE, KANSAS: Kenton A. Huff, mathematics
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS: Nathan B. Preuss, economics
WICHITA, KANSAS: Thomas P. Mondry, economics
OMAHA, NEBRASKA: Matthew J. Townsend, linguistics
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Molly Power, international security studies and Chinese
ALLEN, TEXAS: Parker M. Primrose, public and nonprofit administration
DALLAS, TEXAS: Stephanie Beveridge, biology; Riler M. Holcombe, political science
DENTON, TEXAS: Hansa Boddu, biology
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS: Jackson G. Bednarczyk, sociology; Teresa K. McGee, sociology
FRISCO, TEXAS: Heather Burnison, management
JOSHUA, TEXAS: Avery Steppick, accounting
KATY, TEXAS: Devin Staton, management information systems
PLANO, TEXAS: Addison Newman, accounting
XI’AN, CHINA: Taiwei Chang, economics
AMMAN, JORDAN: Omar M. Yadak, architectural engineering
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Lee-Ann Poarch, economics
MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Maxim Kasumov, petroleum engineering
PASIR RIS, SINGAPORE: Eliezer Wong, management information systems and international business
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