Religious Studies Award Winners and TAK Inductees
Vicky Gonzalez
Religious Studies Award Recipients
Religious Studies Prize for the Academically Outstanding Major: Vaniah Holtz
Theodore Mackin, Award for the finest Senior Paper: Katherine Burkhuch
Joseph Grassi Social Justice Award: Joseph Alexander-Short and Celia Trujillo
Chair’s Recognition Award for Outstanding Academic Promise and Commitment to the Profession: Seher Siddiqee
Tennant C. Wright, S.J. Award for the Outstanding Minor: Erin Callister and Edward Nugent
Catherine Bell Award for a Junior major of exceptional academic achievement and promise: Jonathan Homrighausen
The following students were inducted to Theta Alpha Kappa, the national honor society for religious and theological studies:
Jennifer Savage*
Claire Bevan*
Marko Buljan*
Erin Callister*
Tyson Dethlefson
Anthony Ferrari
Maira Gutierrez*
Jonathan Homrighausen
Ian Layton
Jared Mainini*
Edward Nugent*
Beverly Olivo
Gina Pasqualli
Amia Nash
Estelle Richardson*
Alison Rogel*
Callie Wallace*
*Graduating Senior
The following graduates were already TAK members and received honor cords to wear at graduation:
Joseph Alexander-Short
Katherine Burkhuch
Vaniah Holtz
Seher Siddiqee
Celia Trujillo
Veronica Herr
Katya Nemec
Nicholas Staib
Stephanie Traulsen
The following Religious Studies Major received the Richard J. Riordan Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to service through her work with the marginalized and underserved populations outside of the University community:
Celia Trujillo