NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Iona University honored the academic excellence of its top students during the annual Honors Convocation held on Thursday, May 15, at the Hynes Center. The ceremony recognized all graduating seniors who were members of academic honor societies.
 
Nine student-athletes were awarded bronze medals for their achievements within their respective disciplines, while another nine received gold medals for successfully completing the University's Honors Program. The event began with an invocation delivered by senior Cara Donnelly of the women's rowing team.

BRONZE MEDALISTS

Each department within Iona University's School of Arts & Science, LaPenta School of Business, NewYork-Presbyterian School of Health Sciences, and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship honored its top-performing students with baccalaureate and graduate bronze medals.

BACCALAUREATE BRONZE MEDALISTS

School of Arts & Science
Chemistry ACS Certified Major: Caroline Scott, soccer
Digital Media & Production: Cara Donnelly, rowing
Economics: Edward Imm, water polo
Psychology: Maddy Lowry, softball
 
LaPenta School of Business
International Business: Sergio Gonzalez Fernandez, soccer
Marketing: Emma Vu, volleyball

GRADUATE BRONZE MEDALISTS

LaPenta School of Business
Marketing Analytics: Judith Gomez, basketball

GOLD MEDALISTS OF THE IONA UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM

Students in Iona University's Honors Program were recognized for the completion and presentation of their senior thesis projects:
 
STUDENT: Jordan Ader, volleyball
TITLE: "Associative Factors of Psychological Well-Being in College Students"
MENTOR: Sarah Wong-Goodrich, Ph.D., Psychology
 
STUDENT: Grace Barber, rowing
TITLE: "Identifying the Mechanism Behind the Ratio of BacM Production in Myxococcus xanthus"
MENTOR: David Zuckerman, Ph.D., Biology
 
STUDENT: Kate Krueger, lacrosse
TITLE: "The Impact of Caffeine and Celsius Energy Drinks: Zebrafish Development and Implications for Human Fetal Growth"
MENTOR: Teresa D'Aversa, Ph.D., Biology
 
STUDENT: Ethan Megal, rowing
TITLE: "Analyzing the Impact of the NCAA Transfer Portal on College Athletics"
MENTOR: Mitchell Bard, Ph.D., Media & Strategic Communication
 
STUDENT: Ciana Quintana, rowing
TITLE: "Exogenous expression of Holin A Protein Is Sufficient to Cause Cell Death in M. Xanthus"
MENTOR: David Zuckerman, Ph.D., Biology
 
STUDENT: Caroline Scott, soccer
TITLE: "Using Electrophysiological Properties of Droplet Interface Bilayers to Explore Monoolein-Fatty Acid Bilayers"
MENTOR: Sunghee Lee, Ph.D., Chemistry
 
STUDENT: Gia Skenderi, volleyball
TITLE: "Assessing the Relationship Between Risky Drinking Behavior, Alcohol Craving, Stress, and Activity in the Prefrontal Cortex During an Alcohol-Related Cognitive Task"
MENTOR: Mary Jane Skelly, Ph.D., Psychology & Neuroscience
 
STUDENT: Daniel Vanadia, rowing
TITLE: "A Look Into the Correlation in Collegiate Sports Between Name, Image, and Likeness Usage and Athletic Department Revenues"
MENTOR: Marie Gioiosa, Ph.D., Accounting
 
STUDENT: Laine Walterson, lacrosse
TITLE: "The Role of Dispositional Mindfulness in Stress-Related Executive Function Decline in Middle-Aged Women"
MENTOR: Mary Jane Skelly, Ph.D., Psychology & Neuroscience

ACADEMIC HONOR SOCIETIES

BETA BETA BETA (Biology)
Grace Barber, rowing
Nicole Bonnett, acrobatics & tumbling
Peter Fogarty, cross country / track
 
GAMMA SIGMA EPSILON (Chemistry)
Caroline Scott, soccer
 
ALPHA PHI SIGHMA (Criminal Justice)
Hannah Forbes, swimming & diving
 
OMICRON DELTA EPSILON (Economics)
Carson Cahoy, baseball
Edward Imm, water polo
 
PHI ALPHA THETA (History)
Niki Kassimatis, women's soccer
Maddy Lowry, softball
 
MEDIA & STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION HONOR SOCIETY
Lana Ranghelli, lacrosse
 
PI MU EPSILON (Mathematics)
Caroline Scott, soccer
 
PSI CHI (Psychology)
Jordan Ader, volleyball
Kenadie Gonzalez, softball
Maddy Lowry, softball
Olivia Tomes, lacrosse
 
BETA ALPHA PSI (Accounting)
Michael Hesse, soccer
Tyler Lender, baseball
Matthew Loftus, swimming
Anna Meehan, rowing
 
BETA GAMMA SIGMA (Business)
Emma Vu, volleyball
 
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY
Brianna Bailey, softball
 
SIGMA NU TAU (Entrepreneurship)
Kedarjah Lewis, soccer / track

NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC HONOR SOCIETY

DELTA EPSILON CHAPTER OF DELTA EPSILON SIGMA
SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCE
Media & Strategic Communication: Cara Donnelly, rowing
Psychology: Maddy Lowry, softball

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