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Leon Hess Business School<\/span> <\/summary>

Beta Gamma Sigma Excellence in MBA<\/h3>
  • Alissa Eimont<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
  • Kaya Grden<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
  • Johanna Karlhuber<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
  • Joanne Sundberg<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
  • Scott Trabucco<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
  • Amelie Villa<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    MBA Academic Achievement Award<\/h3>
    • Kaya Grden<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

      MBA Outstanding Student Award <\/h3>
      • Anthony Fargnoli <\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
        Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies<\/span> <\/summary>

        Academic Excellence Award-DNP<\/h3>
        • Stephanie Matulionis<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

          MSN Academic Excellence<\/h3>
          • Julia Farina<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
          • Jaclyn O’Leary<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

            MU OTD Innovation Award<\/h3>
            • Rachel Kraycirik<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

              MU OTD Scholarship Award<\/h3>
              • Julianna Nichols<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                MU OTD Service Award<\/h3>
                • Robert Milano<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                  PA Program Academic Excellence Award<\/h3>
                  • Christina Cauley<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                  • Alexis Cooper<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                  • Ezgi Pehlivan<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                    PA Program Clinical Excellence Award<\/h3>
                    • Danielle Green-Serderov<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                    • Isabella Pecoraro<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                    • Mary Pless<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                      PA Program Soaring Spirit Award<\/h3>
                      • Tahreem Nisa<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                        Pi Alpha Honors Society<\/h3>
                        • Danielle Green-Serderov<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                        • Dominick Milano<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                        • Madeleine Stein<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                        • Daniella Veliz<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
                          Monmouth University Library<\/span> <\/summary>

                          Library Student Research Award – Graduate Student<\/h3>
                          • Julianna Nichols<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
                            School of Education<\/span> <\/summary>

                            Empowering Young Black Males Distinguished Mentor<\/h3>
                            • Gareth Lewis<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                              Excellence in Academic Achievement Speech-Language Pathology – Second Year Student<\/h3>
                              • Cailyn Olah<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                Excellence in Early Childhood Education – Graduate<\/h3>
                                • Lailiane Louzada-Donatti<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                  Excellence in Education Leadership – Doctoral Higher Education Track<\/h3>
                                  • Yinxia Yang<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                    Excellence in Education Leadership – Doctoral P-12 Track<\/h3>
                                    • Heather Daniel<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                      Excellence in Master of Arts of Teaching<\/h3>
                                      • Kelly Lambertson<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                        Excellence in School Counseling<\/h3>
                                        • Jessica Ma<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                          Excellence in Special Education – Graduate<\/h3>
                                          • Tiffany Savarese<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                            Excellence in Speech-Language Pathology Practice – Second Year Student<\/h3>
                                            • Brooke Kwortnik<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                              Excellence in Student Affairs and College Counseling<\/h3>
                                              • Bingjun Li<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                Speech-Language Pathology Award for Competence, Compassion, and Creativity<\/h3>
                                                • Sarah Toth<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                  Speech-Language Pathology Excellence in Research Award – Second Year Student<\/h3>
                                                  • Sarah Godbout<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
                                                    School of Science<\/span> <\/summary>

                                                    Academic Excellence, MS Computer Science<\/h2>
                                                    • Dongyang Wang<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                      Academic Excellence, MS Data Science<\/h2>
                                                      • Noah Ferker<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                      • Tennessee Tremain<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                        Academic Excellence, MS Software Engineering<\/h2>
                                                        • Nicholas Carducci<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
                                                          School of Social Work<\/span> <\/summary>

                                                          Academic Excellence<\/h3>
                                                          • Gianna Philippy<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                            Dean’s Leadership<\/h3>
                                                            • Vaughn Staiger<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                              Heart of Social Work<\/h3>
                                                              • Lilliana Alava<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                Social Justice<\/h3>
                                                                • Daniel Herman<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                  Trailblazer<\/h3>
                                                                  • Zo\u00eb\u00a0 Shvedov<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
                                                                    Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/span> <\/summary>

                                                                    Advocacy and Community Leadership Award<\/h3>
                                                                    • Mary Solari<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                    • Jessica Truisi<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                      Clinical Skills Award<\/h3>
                                                                      • Christina Staiger<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                        Communication Academic Excellence<\/h3>
                                                                        • Sara Carolonza<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                        • Larissa Forese<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                          CSA Leadership Award<\/h3>
                                                                          • Victoria Scala<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                            Empowerment Award<\/h3>
                                                                            • Mary Solari<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                              Outstanding Academic Achievement<\/h3>
                                                                              • Caitlyn Burns<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                              • Andrea D’Andrea<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                              • Shanna Haffner<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                              • Samantha Myers<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                              • Victoria Scala<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                              • Christina Staiger<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                              • Kemberly Torres<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                              • Emma Witkowski<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                                Outstanding Graduate Academic Performance in Criminal Justice<\/h3>
                                                                                • Kiley Ryanne O’Rourke<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                                  Outstanding Graduate Scholar in Anthropology<\/h3>
                                                                                  • Allison Magerr<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                                  • Alex Mytnick<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                                    Outstanding Graduate Scholar in History<\/h3>
                                                                                    • Shannon Whartnaby<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                                      Outstanding Research Award<\/h3>
                                                                                      • Victoria Scala<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                                        The Creative Thesis Award<\/h3>
                                                                                        • Kerry Bogert<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li>
                                                                                        • Alicia Notorio<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                                          The English Award for Graduate Creative Writing in Poetry (Fall 2025)<\/h3>
                                                                                          • Zafira Demiri<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                                            The English Award for Graduate Creative Writing in Poetry (Spring 2026)<\/h3>
                                                                                            • Austin Morreale<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                                              The English Award for Graduate Creative Writing in Prose (Fall 2025)<\/h3>
                                                                                              • Alicia Notorio<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                                                                                                The English Award for Graduate Creative Writing in Prose (Spring 2026)<\/h3>
                                                                                                • Kaitlin McGuire<\/span> <\/abbr> <\/span> <\/span> <\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":5056,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mu_eop_enabled":false,"_mu_eop_name":"","_mu_eop_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_description":"","_mu_eop_description_override":false,"_mu_eop_url":"","_mu_eop_url_override":false,"_mu_eop_program_type":"","_mu_eop_educational_credential":"","_mu_eop_time_to_complete":"","_mu_eop_number_of_credits":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category_code":"","_mu_eop_program_prerequisites":"","_mu_eop_application_deadline":"","_mu_eop_application_start_date":"","_mu_eop_start_date":"","_mu_eop_end_date":"","_mu_eop_day_of_week":"","_mu_eop_time_of_day":"","_mu_eop_educational_program_mode":"","_mu_eop_financial_aid_eligible":"","_mu_eop_maximum_enrollment":"","_mu_eop_offers_price":"","_mu_eop_offers_currency":"USD","_mu_eop_offers_price_per":"","_mu_eop_offers_preset":"","_mu_eop_salary_upon_completion":"","_mu_eop_training_salary":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_name":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_url":"","_mu_eop_concentrations":"","_mu_eop_identifier_cip":"","_mu_eop_provider_name":"","_mu_eop_provider_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_provider_url":"","_mu_eop_provider_address":"","_mu_eop_provider_city":"","_mu_eop_provider_state":"","_mu_eop_provider_zip":"","_mu_eop_provider_country":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7090","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7090"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8973,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7090\/revisions\/8973"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}