The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased to recognize the scholarship and achievement of our students graduating in December 2024 with distinction and honors.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Congratulations to students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences graduating in December 2024 with distinction and honors. 

High academic achievement is recognized upon graduation in three ways: graduation with distinction, based upon grades only; graduation with honors in the major, based upon both grades and the completion of an honors project approved by the college and the major department; and graduation with university honors, based on grades and completion of a formal curriculum of honors coursework and experiences. 

The college awards degrees “with highest distinction” to students with a grade point average of 3.95 or above; “with high distinction” to students with a grade point average of 3.85-3.94; and “with distinction” to students with a grade point average of 3.75-3.84. The ranking is based on students’ grade point averages for University of Iowa coursework and all college-level studies undertaken before final registration. 

To be eligible for graduation with distinction, students must complete a minimum of 60 semester hours in residence in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, of which at least 45 semester hours must have been completed before the student’s final registration.  

With highest distinction

  • Veda Amalkar

  • Delaney Behning

  • Natalie Beyenhof

  • Emma Bolton

  • Lucie Brennan

  • Jillian Carroll

  • Natalie Chartier

  • Natalie DeGabriele

  • Harper Dunne

  • Hannah Greer

  • Ethan Hahlbeck

  • Melissa Hermsen

  • Elise Johnson

  • Tess Kamradt

  • Lauren Kasap

  • Olivia Kopp

  • Deeraj Manika

  • Lauren McCartney

  • Nicholas McCluskey

  • Kathleen McKeehan

  • Charolette McManus

  • Kelsey Ortner

  • Oliver Papay

  • Graham Parsons

  • Shivani Patel

  • Skylar Radz

  • Samuel Reckamp

  • Maia Rivera Diaz

  • Kallison Rochford

  • Eira Scaffhausen

  • Maddison Smith

  • Kristen Sneed

  • Gabrielle Sterchele

  • Deven Strief

  • Samantha Thompson

  • Brooke Trees

  • Kyler Van Brogen

  • Grace Williams

With high distinction

  • Emily Arntzen

  • Ethan Brandauer

  • Hayley Breen

  • Ryan Carter

  • Madison Cibulskis

  • Jillian Clark

  • Kelsey Cooper

  • Maninoa Courtright

  • Eve Deery

  • Faith Fairbairn

  • Stella Foster

  • Kathryn Gutsell

  • Jack Harty

  • Carson Hartzog

  • Alexander Johnson

  • Sabrina Kelly

  • Anastasia Kennedy

  • Aleksandr Kiebuzinski

  • Kaitlin Knape

  • Hallie Madigan

  • Jasmin Ortiz

  • Alexandra Pennell

  • Hailey Phillips

  • Adison Ransom

  • Cari Rasmussen

  • Divija Sharma

  • Grace Sindt

  • Alexander Tuttle

  • Yardley Whaylen

  • Jaeda Wilson

With distinction

  • Kennedy Baker

  • Edyn Blau

  • Ella Cadena

  • Ingrid Collet

  • Madeline Cramer

  • Mariah Duarte

  • Ian Ehredt

  • Preston Engstrom

  • Jessica Fisher

  • Eva Fisk

  • Ella Grzybowski

  • Nathan Jankowski

  • Joyce Kennedy

  • Abigial Lewis

  • Megan Lopez

  • Edward Marion

  • Carlie Mather

  • Lauren McNichols

  • Sophia Meier

  • Nathan Reed

  • Sarah Reynolds

  • Joshua Rihner

  • Olivia Shick

  • Gabrielle Snyder

  • Audella Taylor

  • Maggie Tinman

  • Raezel Noelani Valencia

  • Kane Zemo

With honors in the major

  • Jordan Adams

  • Harper Dunne

  • Maile Huffman

  • Lauren Kasap

  • Mileah Mesch

  • Anna Miller

  • Andrew Milne

  • Linh Nguyen

  • Graham Parsons

  • Maia Rivera Diaz

  • Abel Serrato

  • Kristen Sneed

  • Deven Strief

  • Maggie Tinman

  • Yardley Whaylen

Phi Beta Kappa

  • Emily Arntzen

  • Delaney Behning

  • Maninoa Courtright

  • Harper Dunne

  • Hannah Greer

  • Thomas Hart

  • Jack Harty

  • Lauren Kasap

  • Kelsey Ortner

  • Maia Rivera Diaz

  • Kallison Rochford

  • Yardley Whaylen