Each semester, the MSU Board of Trustees recognizes students for earning a 4.0 GPA — the highest scholastic average — at the close of their last semester before graduation.
For the spring 2021 semester, 133 students received the Board of Trustees Award.
These students are:
Quentin J. Abbott of Dewitt, MI. Abbott is a political theory and constitutional democracy major in James Madison College. Abbott is also member of the Honors College and attended Lansing Catholic High School.
Rachel C. Alcorn of East Lansing, MI. Alcorn is a zoology major in Lyman Briggs College. Alcorn is also member of the Honors College and attended Walled Lake Northern High School.
Taylor L. Arnold of Hudsonville, MI. Arnold is a special education - learning disabilities major in the College of Education. Arnold is also a member of the Honors College and attended Jenison High School.
Sarah R. Bassett of Delton, MI. Bassett is a kinesiology major in the College of Education. Bassett attended Delton Kellogg High School.
Matthew J. Billette of Auburn, MI. Billette is a chemical engineering major in the College of Engineering. Billette is also a member of the Honors College and attended Bay City Western High School.
Brooke L. Boger of Oxford, MI. Boger is a genomics and molecular genetics major in the College of Natural Science. Boger is also a member of the Honors College and attended Oxford High School.
Angelica P. Cabatu of Troy, MI. Cabatu is a zoology major in Lyman Briggs College. Cabatu attended Athens High School-Troy.
Christina E. Carolan of Troy, MI. Carolan is a kinesiology major in the College of Education. Carolan attended Athens High School-Troy.
Matthew R. Cederman of Clarkston, MI. Cederman is a physiology major in Lyman Briggs College. Cederman is also a member of the Honors College and attended Clarkston Senior High School.
Tzu-Ching Chen of New Taipei City, Taiwan. Chen is a supply chain management major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Chen is also a member of the Honors College and attended EF Academy.
Matthew R. Chiavetta of Orchard Park, NY. Chiavetta is a civil engineering major in the College of Engineering. Chiavetta is also a member of the Honors College and attended Orchard Park High School.
Caroline H. Chuah of Singapore, China. Chuah is a linguistics major in the College of Arts and Letters. Chuah is also a member of the Honors College and attended the High School External Exam.
Matthew W. Chymyck of Holt, MI. Chymyck is a chemical engineering major in the College of Engineering. Chymyck is also a member of the Honors College and attended Okemos High School.
Lauren N. Cichocki of Sterling Heights, MI. Cichocki is a music education major in the College of Music. Cichocki is also a member of the Honors College and attended Fraser High School.
Paul W. Clancy III of South Lyon, MI. Clancy is a neuroscience major in the College of Natural Science. Clancy is also a member of the Honors College and attended South Lyon East High School.
Matthew P. Corsi of Rochester, MI. Corsi is a human biology major in the College of Natural Science. Corsi attended Rochester Adams High School.
Nina R. Darwich of Sterling Heights, MI. Darwich is a human biology major in the College of Natural Science. Darwich attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School-Livonia.
Noah K. Dean of East Lansing, MI. Dean is an advanced mathematics major in the College of Natural Science. Dean is also a member of the Honors College and attended Community High School.
Erin E. Debono of Northville, MI. Debono is a psychology major in the College of Social Science. Debono is also a member of the Honors College and attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School-Livonia.
Emma F. Dester of Saline, MI. Dester is a biosystems engineering major in the College of Engineering. Dester is also a member of the Honors College and attended Saline High School.
Olivia N. Dinkins of Woodbridge, VA. Dinkins is a psychology major in the College of Social Science. Dinkins attended Forest Park High School.
Ashley N. Dunn of Howell, MI. Dunn is a zoology major in the College of Natural Science. Dunn is also a member of the Honors College and attended Howell High School.
William D. Eckerie of Northville, MI. Eckerle is a psychology major in the College of Social Science. Eckerle attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School-Livonia.
Sophia S. Epstein of Parma, MI. Epstein is a social work major in the College of Social Science. Epstein attended Northwest High School.
Sarah L. Erno of Novi, MI. Erno is a finance major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Erno attended Novi High School.
Shelby D. Fenn of Macomb, MI. Fenn is a physiology major in Lyman Briggs College. Fenn is also a member of the Honors College and attended Dwight D. Eisenhower High School.
Alison P. Ferer of Clarkston, MI. Ferer is an economics major in the College of Social Science. Ferer is also a member of the Honors College and attended Clarkston Senior High School.
Aidan M. Fox of South Barrington, IL. Fox is an applied engineering sciences major in the College of Engineering. Fox is also a member of the Honors College and attended Barrington Community High School.
Ryan G. Freemire of Holt, MI. Freemire is an accounting major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Freemire attended Eaton Rapids High School.
Katarina M. Genson of Bowling Green, OH. Genson is an apparel and textile design major in the College of Arts and Letters. Genson attended Notre Dame Academy.
Kole A. Gilbert of Clarkston, MI. Gilbert is a mechanical engineering major in the College of Engineering. Gilbert attended Clarkston Senior High School.
Kelly R. Gilbertson of Lansing, MI. Gilbertson is a biological science major in the College of Natural Science. Gilbertson attended Western High School Parma.
Justin G. Goldie of Bloomfield Hills, MI. Goldie is a finance major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Goldie is also a member of the Honors College and attended Bishop Foley Catholic High School.
Amanda C. Gorr of Richmond, MI. Gorr is a neuroscience major in the College of Natural Science. Gorr is also a member of the Honors College and attended Richmond High School.
John B. Gove of Leominster, MA. Gove is a horticulture major in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Gove is also a member of the Honors College and attended Leominster High School.
Samantha L. Gregoire of Hamburg, NY. Gregoire is a neuroscience major in Lyman Briggs College. Gregoire is also a member of the Honors College and attended Lewiston-Porter Senior High School.
Lindsay A. Guare of Deerfield, IL. Guare is majoring in computer science in the College of Engineering as well as biochemistry and molecular biology in the College of Natural Science. Guare is also a member of the Honors College and attended Deerfield High School.
Robert J. Gustke of Bridgeport, NY. Gustke is a mechanical engineering major in the College of Engineering. Gustke is also a member of the Honors College and was homeschooled.
Aleah J. Hahn of West Olive, MI. Hahn is a biosystems engineering major in the College of Engineering. Hahn is also a member of the Honors College and attended West Ottawa High School.
Morgan S. Ham of Lake Orion, MI. Ham is a kinesiology major in the College of Education. Ham is also a member of the Honors College and attended Lake Orion High School.
Simrah N. Hamid of Ada, MI. Hamid is a human biology major in the College of Natural Science. Hamid is also a member of the Honors College and attended Forest Hills Eastern High School.
Alysse A. Hanpeter of Northville, MI. Hanpeter is a supply chain management major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Hanpeter attended Northville High School.
Emily R. Hawker of Yorkville, IL. Hawker is a microbiology major in Lyman Briggs College. Hawker is also a member of the Honors College and attended Illinois Math and Science Academy.
Alexander J. Hazelton of Howell, MI. Hazelton is a supply chain management major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Hazelton attended Pinckney Community High School.
Nicole M. Hefty of Holt, MI. Hefty is a biological science major in Lyman Briggs College. Hefty is also a member of the Honors College and attended Holt High School.
Katlyn L. Hemp of Lansing, MI. Hemp is a psychology major in the College of Social Science. Hemp attended Great Lakes Cyber Academy.
Isabel P. Hershey of East Lansing, MI. Hershey is majoring in arts and humanities in the Residential College of the Arts and Humanities as well as anthropology in the College of Social Science. Hershey is also a member of the Honors College and attended Haslett High School.
Jacob E. Hieber of Saline, MI. Hieber is a microbiology major in the College of Natural Science. Hieber attended Saline High School.
Nathan R. Holloway of Novi, MI. Holloway is a mechanical engineering major in the College of Engineering. Holloway is also a member of the Honors College and attended Northville High School.
Alexander P. Hughes of Waukegan, IL. Hughes is a majoring in materials science and engineering in the College of Engineering as well as russian in the College of Arts and Letters. Hughes is also a member of the Honors College and attended Illinois Math and Science Academy.
Marissa A. Immel of Munising, MI. Immel is a communication major in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Immel attended Munising High School.
Nathan Jackson of East Lansing, MI. Jackson is a psychology major in the College of Social Science. Jackson attended Randolph High School.
Jacob J. Jensen of Macomb, MI. Jensen is a genomics and molecular genetics major in Lyman Briggs College. Jensen is also a member of the Honors College and attended Dwight D. Eisenhower High School.
Jasmine N. Jordan of Detroit, MI. Jordan is a political science major in the College of Social Science. Jordan is also a member of the Honors College and attended Renaissance High School.
Hamza Kaakarli of Rochester, MI. Kaakarli is a neuroscience major in Lyman Briggs College. Kaakarli is also a member of the Honors College and attended Rochester High School.
Elijah T. Keller of Kalamazoo, MI. Keller is a human biology major in Lyman Briggs College. Keller attended Kalamazoo Christian High School.
Gabriella A. Kelsch Bledsoe of Lees Summit, MO. Kelsch Bledsoe is a computer science major in the College of Engineering. Kelsch Bledsoe is also a member of the Honors College and attended Blue Springs South High School.
Savanna K. Knoll of Caledonia, MI. Knoll is a nursing major in the College of Nursing. Knoll attended Caledonia High School.
Samantha R. Kowalczyk of Howell, MI. Kowalczyk is a kinesiology major in the College of Education. Kowalczyk attended Hartland High School.
Matthew J. Kowalski of Mount Prospect, IL. Kowalski is majoring in mathematics, advanced as well as computational mathematics and physics — all in the College of Natural Science. Kowalski is also a member of the Honors College and attended Prospect High School.
Lauren E. Lancaster of Sturgis, MI. Lancaster is an education major in the College of Education. Lancaster attended Sturgis High School.
Jenna R. Largent of Northville, MI. Largent is an advertising management major in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Largent attended South Lyon East High School.
Nicole R. Lasich of Trenton, MI. Lasich is a nutritional sciences major in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Lasich is also a member of the Honors College and attended Trenton High School.
Ethan J. Lau of Mission Viejo, CA. Lau is a mechanical engineering major in the College of Engineering. Lau is also a member of the Honors College and attended El Toro High School.
Lauren H. Lee of Canton, MI. Lee is a supply chain management major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Lee is also a member of the Honors College and attended Canton High School.
Hope L. Lewis of Holt, MI. Lewis is an actuarial science major in the College of Natural Science. Lewis is also a member of the Honors College and attended Holt High School.
Virginia Z. Lindberg of Minneapolis, MN. Lindberg is an environmental biology/zoology major in the College of Natural Science. Lindberg is also a member of the Honors College and attended Southwest High School.
Amanda T. Ling of Wixom, MI. Ling is an English major in the College of Arts and Letters. Ling is also a member of the Honors College and attended Walled Lake Central High School.
Annika L. Linzmeier of East Lansing, MI. Linzmeier is majoring in kinesiology in the College of Education as well as psychology in the College of Social Science. Linzmeier is also a member of the Honors College and attended Pulaski High School.
Ethan J. Loch of Mason, MI. Loch is a history major in the College of Social Science. Loch attended Lesie High School.
Anthony C. Luongo of Novi, MI. Luongo is an international relations major in James Madison College. Luongo is also a member of the Honors College and attended Novi High School.
Anuj A. Malavia of Rochester, MI. Malavia is a supply chain management major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Malavia is also a member of the Honors College and attended Rochester High School.
Katherine E. Martinek of Birmingham, MI. Martinek is an advertising management major in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Martinek is also a member of the Honors College and attended Seaholm High School.
Charlotte N. Mayworm of Newaygo, MI. Mayworm is an arts and humanities major in the Residential College of Arts and Humanities. Mayworm attended Fremont High School.
Madison R. McWethy of Holt, MI. McWethy is an athletic training major in the College of Education. McWethy is also a member of the Honors College and was homeschooled.
Aurora I. Mlsna of Marquette, MI. Mlsna is an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering. Mlsa is also a member of the Honors College and attended Marquette Senior High School.
Olivia R. Mobley of Milford, MI. Mobley is an interdisciplinary studies in social science: social science education major in the College of Social Science. Mobley is also a member of the Honors College and attended Milford High School.
Madeleine M. Motloch of Utica, MI. Motloch is a kinesiology major in the College of Education. Motloch attended Utica High School.
Anthony L. Mrocko of South Lyon, MI. Mrocko is a kinesiology major in the College of Education. Mrocko is also a member of the Honors College and attended Stoney Creek High School.
Adeline G. Nelson of Saline, MI. Nelson is a psychology major in the College of Social Science. Nelson is also a member of the Honors College and attended Saline High School.
Luke C. Noah of Middleville, MI. Noah is a neuroscience major in Lyman Briggs College. Noah is also a member of the Honors College and attended Thornapple Kellogg School.
Madison J. Noom of Ada, MI. Noom is a kinesiology major in the College of Education. Noom attended Forest Hills Central High School.
Spencer Novick of Bloomfield Hills, MI. Novick is a computer science major in the College of Engineering. Novick is also a member of the Honors College and attended Bloomfield Hills High School.
Abigail W. Otwell of Evanston, IL. Otwell is majoring in neuroscience as well as genomics and molecular genetics in Lyman Briggs College. Otwell is also a member of the Honors College and attended Evanston Township High School.
Lissa M. Pereira Sanabria of Oceanside, CA. Pereira Sanabria is a human biology major in Lyman Briggs College. Pereira Sanabria is also a member of the Honors College and attended Mazapan School Honduras.
Sophia A. Perrelli of Lansing, MI. Perrelli is a human biology major in the College of Natural Science. Perrelli is also a member of the Honors College and attended East Lansing High School.
Shelby A. Petersen of Canton, MI. Petersen is a kinesiology major in the College of Education. Peterson attended Canton High School.
Danielle N. Petras of Farmington Hills, MI. Petras is a psychology major in the College of Social Science. Petras is also a member of the Honors College and attended Farmington High School.
Amanda N. Piotrowski of Livonia, MI. Piotrowski is a kinesiology major in the College of Education. Piotrowski attended Winston Churchill High School.
Morgan R. Porter of Rochester, MI. Porter is a physiology major in the College of Natural Science. Porter is also a member of the Honors College and attended Stoney Creek High School.
Christopher A. Reeves of Glastonbury, CT. Reeves is a neuroscience major in Lyman Briggs College. Reeves is also a member of the Honors College and attended Glastonbury High School.
Emma B. Rhodes of Grand Blanc, MI. Rhodes is a human biology major in the College of Natural Science. Rhodes attended Lake Fenton High School.
Alexa L. Richardson of Novi, MI. Richardson is a human biology major in the College of Natural Science. Richardson is also a member of the Honors College and attended Northville High School.
Joseph P. Riordan of Allison Park, PA. Riordan is a biosystems engineering major in the College of Engineering. Riordan is also a member of the Honors College and attended Solon High School.
Jacob N. Roach of Canton, MI. Roach is a finance major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Roach attended Canton High School.
Renee E. Rogowski of Clarkston, MI. Rogowski is a social work major in the College of Social Science. Rogowski is also a member of the Honors College and attended Clarkston Senior High School.
Max D. Sandler of Berkley, MI. Sandler is a psychology major in the College of Social Science. Sandler attended Wylie E. Groves High School.
Mitchell T. Selin of Lansing, MI. Selin is a physiology major in the College of Natural Science. Selin attended East Lansing High School.
Michael R. Shada of South Lyon, MI. Shada is a supply chain management major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Shada attended Detroit Catholic Central High School.
Xinning Shan of Gaomi, China. Shan is majoring in statistics as well as mathematics in the College of Natural Science. Shan is also a member of the Honors College and attended No. 1 High School Gaomi.
Ashleigh N. Simmonds of Lapeer, MI. Simmonds is a neuroscience major in the College of Natural Science. Simmonds attended Lapeer High School.
Maysa C. Sitar of Newberry, MI. Sitar is a political science major in the College of Social Science. Sitar is also a member of the Honors College and attended Newberry High School.
Elisha M. Smith of Haslett, MI. Smith is a human development and family studies major in the College of Social Science. Smith is also a member of the Honors College and attended Cody High School.
Madeline T. Smith of Rockford, MI. Smith is majoring in psychology as well as human capital and society in the College of Social Science. Smith is also a member of the Honors College and attended Rockford Senior High School.
Matthew R. Smith of Westland, MI. Smith is a biosystems engineering major in the College of Engineering. Smith is also a member of the Honors College and attended Winston Churchill High School.
Stephanie P. Sowers of Minneapolis, MN. Sowers is a music performance major in the College of Music. Sowers is also a member of the Honors College and attended
Clarkston Senior High School.
Zachary N. Spodek of Wayne, NJ. Spodek is a fisheries and wildlife major in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Spodek is also a member of the Honors College and attended Wayne Valley High School.
Taylor M. Spurgeon-Hess of Syvania, OH. Spurgeon-Hess is a finance major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Spurgeon-Hess is also a member of the Honors College and attended Sylvania Southview High School.
Catrina Stephan of Bloomfield Hills, MI. Stephan is a human biology major in Lyman Briggs College. Stephan is also a member of the Honors College and attended Bloomfield Hills High School.
Brenna C. Stotlemeyer of East Lansing, MI. Stotlemeyer is a kinesiology major in the College of Education. Stotlemeyer is also a member of the Honors College and attended Jefferson City High School.
Hannah E. Striebel of Midland, MI. Striebel is a computer science major in the College of Engineering. Striebel attended Midland High School.
Brent W. Strong of Saline, MI. Strong is a physiology major in the College of Natural Science. Strong is also a member of the Honors College and attended Escola Pan Americana da Bahia.
Abigail R. Struble of Frankenmuth, MI. Struble is a physiology major in Lyman Briggs College. Struble is also a member of the Honors College and attended Frankenmuth High School.
Caroline J. Szabo of Midland, MI. Szabo is majoring in supply chain management in the The Eli Broad College of Business as well as human biology in the College of Natural Science. Szabo is also a member of the Honors College and attended Herbert Henry Dow High School.
Mia A. Tavian of Canton, MI. Tavian is a chemistry major in the College of Natural Science. Tavian attended Canton High School.
Shane D. Tazzia of Rochester, MI. Tazzia is an accounting major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Tazzia attended Stoney Creek High School.
Emily C. Tenniswood of Marysville, MI. Tenniswood is a neuroscience major in the College of Natural Science. Tenniswood is also a member of the Honors College and attended Saint Clair High School.
Rachel N. Tevere of Flemington, NJ. Tevere is an animal science major in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Tevere is also a member of the Honors College and attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School.
Ellory R. Thill of Troy, MI. Thrill is an education major in the College of Education. Thill attended Athens High School-Troy.
Amanda J. Torno of Allendale, MI. Torno is a social work major in the College of Social Science. Torno attended Allendale High School.
Taylor M. Unrath of Newaygo, MI. Unrath is a psychology major in the College of Social Science. Unrath attended Kenowa Hills High School.
Kathryn E. Van Haaren of Omer, MI. Van Haaren is a marketing major in the The Eli Broad College of Business. Van Haaren is also a member of the Honors College and attended Standish-Sterling High School.
Chloe J. VanSickle of Coopersville, MI. VanSickle is an interdisciplinary studies in social science: social science education major in the College of Social Science. VanSickle is also a member of the Honors College and attended Coopersville High School.
Mary C. Vondra of Mason, MI. Vondra is a microbiology major in the College of Natural Science. Vondra is also a member of the Honors College and attended Mason High School
Andrew L. Waack of West Branch, MI. Waack is a human biology major in the College of Natural Science. Waack is also a member of the Honors College and attended Ogemaw Heights High School.
Benjamin P. Walters of Waterford, MI. Walters is a neuroscience major in Lyman Briggs College. Walters is also a member of the Honors College and attended Walled Lake Northern High School.
Sarah L. Westman of Bloomfield Township, MI. Westman is an education major in the College of Education. Westman is also a member of the Honors College and attended Bloomfield Hills High School.
Luke R. Wiljanen of Ishpeming, MI. Wiljanen is an advanced mathematics major in the College of Natural Science. Wiljanen is also a member of the Honors College and attended Westwood High School.
Michael R. Wischer of Dearborn, MI. Wischer is a biomedical laboratory science major in Lyman Briggs College. Wischer attended Plymouth High School.
Kaitlin E. Ziadeh of Northville, MI. Ziadeh is a neuroscience major in Lyman Briggs College. Ziadeh attended Farmington High School.
