Student Organizations, Awards and Honors
Student Organizations, Awards, and Honors
Joining with fellow students brings a powerful sense of community to your learning experience. You'll find common cause with your peers within our student organizations. In addition, the School of Education sponsors events focused on issues relevant to you through regular programming on student and faculty research, community building, and invited lecturers.
School-Wide Organizations
Student Development Committee
The Student Development Committee is comprised of representatives from all SOE program areas. This group helps shape school-level town halls, celebrations of excellence, and other events related to professional development. Members meet monthly. Each representative serves a minimum of one academic year. In early fall, any open seats are made known to the program chair and a request for volunteers is extended.
Golden Apple Scholars
Golden Apple Scholars are comprised of students in the teaching & learning undergraduate program who have received tuition scholarship awards from the Illinois-based organization. The Golden Apple program focuses on supporting Illinois high-school students through scholarship funding, mentoring,, and professional development.
The Scholars meet periodically throughout the academic year with the Assistant Dean of Student Academic Affairs and Golden Apple representatives. For information on Golden Apple Scholarships, visit their website.
Program Level Organizations
Counseling Psychology
The Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC) provides doctoral students a safe space (no faculty except when invited) to bond, to generate questions, and to engage in peer mentoring.
Higher Education
The Higher Education Student Association (HESA) is the student-led programming, outreach and advocacy organization for students, alumni, and friends of the Higher Education program. We support the holistic development and serve as the collective voice representing the needs of higher education students at Loyola.
The Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs is a student-run, open-access journal housed at the School of Education that provides a venue for international, interdisciplinary scholarship that examines higher education and student affairs through the explicit use of critical frameworks. Students are invited to read published work or submit their own work for publication.
School Psychology
The Loyola Association of School Psychology (LASP) is a student-run organization focused on creating community. Our mission is to increase visibility of school psychology as a career choice. The students work together to identify ways they can serve Chicago area children in facilitating access and equity.
The Student Affiliates of School Psychology (SASP) is a student organization with a similar mission as LASP for our doctoral students.
The School Psychology Journal Club is a student-initiated and led group that holds regularly scheduled gatherings ( 2 x per month] open to students and faculty to read and discuss current journal articles on issues important to the development of the science practitioner.
Teaching, Learning, and Leading with Schools and Communities
The LUC Future Teachers Club/Illinois Education Association engages teacher preparation students in professional development, social networking, and service projects with local schools. Service projects have included building playgrounds at local schools and K-12 student engagement. Loyola’s future teachers are always a strong presence at the annual IEA conference and have won several grants to help support family literacy programs in the Lake Shore Campus community.
University-Wide Awards & Honors
Alpha Sigma Nu
The School of Education participates in the Alpha Sigma Nu (ASN) Honor Society. Each Spring, new candidates are invited to participate in ASN, the national society of Jesuit College and University throughout the world. Candidates are students from across the University who excel in scholarship, loyalty and service, and promote Ignatian values for life. The Induction ceremony takes place the following October in Madonna Della Strada Chapel on the Lake Shore campus.
President's Medallion
Each year, one School of Education Student is nominated for the President’s Medallion. The representative for the School Of Education embodies Leadership, scholarship, and service, bringing the spirit of the Jesuit mission to life. The medallion is presented at a formal event each Fall which is followed by the President’s Ball.
Click to learn more about our School of Education President's Medallion recipients:
- Maeve Donlin (Middle Grade Education)
- Erica Whitmore (Educational Leadership)
- Jonathan Okstad (Educational Leadership)
- Nathan Petithomme (Early Childhood Special Education)
School of Education Awards & Honors
Student Excellence Awards
All School Of Education students are eligible to apply for Student Excellence awards. This annual event is sponsored by the SOE’s Student Development Committee. Awards are made each Spring term for excellence in research, teaching, and service.
Dean's List
The School of Education Dean's List will be awarded each term based on following the criteria:
- Students must earn a combined GPA for the term of 3.5 or above.
- Students must have earned 12 or more credits for the term, graded on a letter scale; grades of "P" (Pass) are not included.
- Students with an unresolved "Incomplete" grade for the term are not eligible until the Incomplete is resolved. At that time their GPA for the term will be recalculated. If they earn a 3.5 or higher for the term, the list will be updated to reflect their inclusion.
Below is the Fall 2023 School of Education Dean's List:
Gianne Aguas | Special Education |
Katarina Alvarado | Secondary Education |
Skylar Baker | Early Childhood Special Education |
Jacquelyn Barnes | Special Education |
Jake Bartilad | Elementary Education |
Alishba Basit | Elementary Education |
Sarah Baudler | Secondary Education |
Maria Bautista | Early Childhood Special Education |
Nicole Bedrejo | Elementary Education |
Colette Benoit | Bilingual Bicultural Education |
Shailee Bhatt | Secondary Education |
Karoline Blancha | Elementary Education |
Margaret Blaes | Elementary Education |
Emma Bogdanov | Elementary Education |
Paul Bolender | Secondary Education |
Breelyn Borum | Elementary Education |
Elizabeth Breman | Early Childhood Special Education |
Alexandra Brist | Bilingual Education |
Sofia Brown | Elementary Education |
Allie Brztowski | Secondary Education |
Finneas Bujdei | Secondary Education |
Abigail Burrows | Elementary Education |
Emmaline Byars | Secondary Education |
Kadin Camburn | Special Education |
Kayla Carizey | Elementary Education |
Alexander Carroll | Secondary Education |
Angelina Caruso | Secondary Education |
Katherine Casas | Early Childhood Special Education |
Audrey Cenatiempo | Secondary Education |
Zoe Chapman | Elementary Education |
KaiQi Chen | Middle Grades Education |
Emily Choi | Elementary Education |
Natalie Christine | Elementary Education |
Sophie Concannon | Elementary Education |
Grace Cvengros | Secondary Education |
Jenna Daube | Secondary Education |
Travis Davenport | Secondary Education |
Ellie DeBock | Elementary Education |
Grace Dechant | Elementary Education |
Isaiah Dingus | Secondary Education |
Maeve Donlin | Middle Grades Education |
Madison Duberstein | Elementary Education |
Megan Dunn | Elementary Education |
Abigail Dyson | Special Education |
Nathan Eckman | Secondary Education |
Alice Ehresman | Secondary Education |
Michelle Eloisa | Elementary Education |
Olivia Elroz | Elementary Education |
Robert Ernst | Secondary Education |
Luella Everman | Elementary Education |
Ella Fernandez | Elementary Education |
Mia Finley | Elementary Education |
Logan Flores | Early Childhood Special Education |
Elisa Flores | Secondary Education |
Alexander Gamino | Secondary Education |
Mayra Garcia Sainz | Bilingual Education |
Katherine Glazbrook | Bilingual Education |
Sabrina Godinho dos Santos | Special Education |
Dakota Hagen | Secondary Education |
Lucy Hamilton | Elementary Education |
Maya Hamilton | Early Childhood Special Education |
Lily Hankes | Elementary Education |
Annelise Hannon | Secondary Education |
Delaney Harris | Secondary Education |
Skayla Harvey | Secondary Education |
Abby Hecht | Secondary Education |
Abigail Hedlund | Eary Childhood Special Education |
Alexa Hernandez | Secondary Education |
Morgan Hinkle | Special Education |
Laura Hodgson | Elementary Education |
Ella Hummel | Bilingual Education |
Kyra Hutchinson | Elementary Education |
Karolina Irla | Secondary Education |
Grace Jaroszewski | Elementary Education |
Natalie Jensen | Elementary Education |
Aniqa Jewa | Elementary Education |
Sydney Jobs | Elementary Education |
Mia Johnson | Secondary Education |
Christine Jones | Early Childhood Special Education |
Kirsten Elyse Jose | Elementary Education |
Katherine Karel | Secondary Education |
Madeline Keuten | Elementary Education |
Oliver Kingery | Middle Grades Education |
Hannah Knieriemen | Elementary Education |
Anna Kougias | Elementary Education |
Isabella Kowalczyk | Secondary Education |
Daphne Kraushaar | Elementary Education |
Katharine Kulevich | Special Education |
Logan Levine | Secondary Education |
Sean Lifka | Secondary Education |
Andrea Limperatos | Secondary Education |
Konstantina Limperatos | Elementary Education |
Madeline Lind | Elementary Education |
Julia Lis | Elementary Education |
Grace Lloyd | Elementary Education |
Kailyn Loch | Special Education |
Finnegan Louis | Secondary Education |
Mark Lozovnoy | Early Childhood Special Education |
Grace Lueken | Secondary Education |
Julia Maina | Bilingual Education |
Sirisha Mandava | Secondary Education |
Claire Mannion | Elementary Education |
Gabriela Marek | Secondary Educaiton |
Natalie Martinez | Elementary Educaiton |
Chandler McCree | Elementary Education |
Amanda McGreal | Secondary Education |
Katherine McKeag | Elementary Education |
Amira Mahmeti | Elementary Education |
Zachary Melo | Secondary Education |
Rubi Mendez | Secondary Education |
Sara Merlos | Early Childhood Special Education |
Jordyn Michelson | Elementary Education |
Sarah Mikos | Early Childhood Special Education |
Ashtyn Mitchell | Elementary Education |
Xander Mitchell | Secondary Education |
Faith Mordach | Early Childhood Special Educaiton |
Mia Morill | Special Education |
Gabriella Myers | Elementary Education |
Lucy Myerscough | Secondary Education |
Margot Nalli | Secondary Education |
Lucy Neal | Secondary Education |
Grace Neitzke | Secondary Educatin |
Calliope Nichols | Early Childhood Special Educaiton |
Sydnee O'Donnell | Secondary Education |
John Ogle | Elementary Education |
Grant Olson | Secondary Education |
Sarah Omiatek | Elementary Education |
Margaret Parada | Middle Grades Education |
Samantha Pecsar | Elementary Education |
Rebecca Phillips | Elementary Education |
Claire Piccirilli | Elementary Education |
Ameilia Potempa | Early Childhood Special Education |
Karah Preston | Early Childhood Special Education |
Mia Pyle | Middle Grades Education |
Zara Quraishi | Elementary Education |
Audrey Rajski | Elementary Education |
Diya Ramhtullah | Early Childhood Special Education |
EllaBleu Ramirez | Special Education |
Morgan Reeb | Elementary Education |
Chloe Rentaria | Secondary Education |
Citlalli Reyes | Secondary Education |
Franklin Richardson | Secondary Education |
Justin Rogde | Secondary Education |
Alyssa Romero | Secondary Education |
Ella Rorabaugh | Elementary Education |
Victoria Rupert | Elementary Education |
Audrey Selander | Elementary Education |
Lia Sellas | Elementary Education |
Olivia Shah | Elementary Education |
Patrick Sheehan | Secondary Education |
Mary Sheehy | Secondary Education |
Julia Skarzynska | Elementary Education |
Rebecca Smith | Early Childhood Special Education |
Noah Smith | Secondary Education |
Emily Spielbauer | Elementary Education |
Morgan Stuckey | Secondary Education |
Andrew Takahashi | Secondary Education |
Shreya Talukder | Elementary Education |
Kailani Tanada | Secondary Education |
Emma Taylor | Early Childhood Special Education |
Indigo TenEyck | Middle Grades Education |
Cassidy Tennyson | Elementary Education |
Maria Timagen | Early Childhood Special Education |
Lynn Tran | Elementary Education |
Henry Tran | Elementary Education |
Serena Troshynski | Secondary Education |
Jasmine Turrubiartes | Secondary Education |
Elizabeth Usher | Secondary Education |
Sophia Vanneste | Elementary Education |
Angeline Ventula | Elementary Education |
Alison Wahlberg | Middle Grades Education |
Christopher Warren | Secondary Education |
Matthew Westmeyer | Secondary Education |
Felicity Whidden | Secondary Education |
Evelyn Wilke | Special Education |
Gabriella Wingard | Secondary Education |
Magdalena Wojtulewicz | Secondary Education |
Sydney Wright | Secondary Education |
Additional Undergraduate Honors
Additionally, undergraduate students at the School of Education are eligible for laudatory status (awarded to eligible students upon completion of the program), and program area awards which are determined by teaching & learning faculty and awarded during the Undergraduate Honor’s Celebration in the days before commencement. The Honor’s Celebration includes all graduating Honor’s program students as well as those who have earned laudatory status.