On Sunday, April 28, faculty, staff, and students of LMU School of Education gathered online to celebrate its 2024 awardees. “We are pleased to honor the graduate and undergraduate students whose academic performance and character mirror the core values and aspirations of our school,” said Interim Dean Roosevelt O. Shelton at the gathering.
The virtual event came on the heels of LMU’s annual Student Academic, Service, and Leadership Awards (SASLA), which were announced on April 19 to a crowd of more than 250 people. Several SOE students were honored that day; the full list of awardees is linked here.
Below are the SOE students whom the school named in its own ceremony.
Outstanding Graduate, Educational Studies
Karalani Elena Gjerman
Outstanding Graduate, Counseling
Jamie Lynn Kidd
Outstanding Graduate, Guidance and Counseling
Chelsea Leefan Passamano
Outstanding Graduate, School Counseling
Nakisa Saba Nassirpour
Outstanding Graduate, Higher Education Administration
Azalia Jerez
Outstanding Graduate, School Administration
Nancy Magana
Outstanding Graduate, Educational Leadership
Rebecca Anne Frye
Outstanding Graduate, School Psychology (in person)
Regina Marie
Outstanding Graduate, School Psychology (online)
America Molgado
Outstanding Graduate, Catholic Teacher Preparation (PLACE & CAST)
Ariana Citlali Pingarron
Outstanding Graduate, Elementary Education (Traditional)
Alexandra Marie LaMonica
Outstanding Graduate, Secondary Education (Traditional)
Jonathan Michael Hakman Asoulin
Outstanding Graduate, Special Education
Patricia Huitzil
Outstanding Graduate, Urban Education
Nehanda Wells Kuumba
Kenneth L. Moffett Bilingual Education Award
Arlette Morales
The Arrupe Doctoral Student Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Brandi Renee Avila
School of Education Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year
America Molgado
Elementary Education (Undergraduate)
Iliana Chiayi Chen
Secondary Education (Undergraduate)
Aria Gabrielle Fulton
Bilingual Education (Undergraduate)
Wenqi Zhao
Education and Learning Sciences (Undergraduate)
Iliana Chiayi Chen
SOE Scholar of the Year (Undergraduate)
Aria Gabrielle Fulton