Graduation with Distinction
Alfred University recognizes outstanding achievement of deserving students by awarding degrees with honors and distinctions. Candidates for graduation with distinction are recognized at the time of commencement with candidacy determined by their cumulative grade point average through the semester preceding graduation.
Graduate Honors
Congratulations to the graduating members of the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies at Alfred University! At this significant milestone, we celebrate the outstanding achievements and dedication that have brought our graduates to this point in their academic journey. Earning Graduate Honors with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 is an extraordinary accomplishment; one that recognizes not only exceptional academic performance, but also the same scholarly contributions and commitment to excellence that are the cornerstone of an Alfred University education.
Undergraduate Latin Honors
Undergraduate students who have achieved academic excellence at the University wear a gold cord at graduation, indicating graduation cum laude, with praise, magna cum laude, with great praise, or summa cum laude, with highest praise. Degrees conferred with distinction reflect an outstanding overall grade point average with a minimum of sixty semester credit hours earned at Alfred University; a minimum of fifty computed in the grade point average.
The distinctions and corresponding requirements are:
- cum laude - grade point average of at least 3.30
- magna cum laude - grade point average of at least 3.70, and no grade below C
- summa cum laude - grade point average of at least 3.90, and no grade below B
Summa Cum Laude
Makayla Marie Bills
Naomi Christine Buchholz
Cailean S. Cavanaugh
Alexis Marie Giordano
Monica Rose Nowik
Crystal Alexandra Rivera
Ginger Veneziani Flowe
Johnathan Archer Wendt
Magna Cum Laude
Megan Renee Bennett
Paul John Boldin Jr.
Stephany Israel Mariano Borges
Aaron D. Buck
Mackenzie Lynn Cannon
Rachael Kristina Dates
Alexis E. Durkin
Lindsey Hope Julian
Jorge Mundo
Samantha Kristin Sage
Brenna Marie Simms
Emilia Donenberg Smith
Jonathan Staniszewski
Caitlin Renee Stewart
Sarri Nikole Swanson
Bradley William Wynn
Zulaikha S. Yusuff
Cum Laude
Samantha Harlan Arthurs
Jordan Ashley Castine
Preston Zachariah Cole
Jillian Elise Frazo
James Allen Garson
Jude Leigh Glass
Danielle Lee Hartman-Carpenter
Katelyn Holden
Marlea Jane Krause
Sarah Kathryn Lehman
Valerie Lynn Mintz
Keenan W. Ollison
Kathleen Elizabeth Pietron
Erika Lynn Purdy
Nivaye Emonn Reid
Helena Rose Schlueter
Elizabeth Lyn Sidenstecker
Katie Marie Simpson
Jasmine Anne Sims
Samantha Nicole Spencer
Shaun Maurice Winfield
Summa Cum Laude
Cailean S. Cavanaugh
Benjamin E. Deutsch
Josefina Frida Fasolino
Kirsten Elizabeth Gollhofer
Caroline Avery Hendryx
Cecilia Marisol Sherwood
David Vuong
Magna Cum Laude
Lio Nico Bonaccio
Audrey M. Buddendeck
Hailee B. Cornell
Emily H. Grier
Mari Gabrielle Jablonski
Qian Shen
Emilia Donenberg Smith
Avery Putnam Smith
Juno Alexander Tangry
Siyou Wang
Riley K. Watson
Cum Laude
Megan A. Callaghan
Yi Chen
Kaylee Jean Gernant
McKenna Marie Kersten
Eve Hao Liu
Rongfengyan Mo
Samantha Faith Santiago
Kazimeras Leigh Taggart
Ruihaonan Wang
YunJia Wang
Alissa A. Wright
Wanjia Zheng
Summa Cum Laude
Kenneth Charles Berlin
Sophia Jae Carretto
Bianca Lynn Durso
Olivia Mary Gilbert
Cameron A. Kenefick
Sarah Grace Lutkins
Magna Cum Laude
Alex B. Field
Kathryn Anne Geiger
Cum Laude
Faisal Abdulsalam Alkhaldi
MyKayla Natasha Deyarmin
Nicholas P. Goetze
Anna Gwozdz
Leah Crete Harkenrider
Derek M. Harrington
Jared Austin Kantak
Evan Donald Kent
Aidan P. Kirk
Dana Elese Macalle
Alyssa S. Piechota
Glenn Robert Walker Ramsaran
Matthew A. Sevem
Kylie A. Simkins
Bradley W. Smith
Montana M. Weidman
Lucas R. Young
Summa Cum Laude
Sienna Patricia Cefalu
Brian Linus Ngatunga
Magna Cum Laude
Emily Sharon Agnello
Shelby Jane Beardsley
Jessica M. Beehler
James W. Northrop
Emiliano Terrazas
Matthew J. Wagner
Cum Laude
Jack Louis Bernstein
Thomas Charles Callen
Nathaniel Xavier Castellanos
Mairin Elizabeth Farchione
Kevin Steven Flint
Chase R. Freeland
Lily June Yelizaveta Mazur
Preston J. Ordway