Student Awards

2023-24 Outstanding Seniors

The Outstanding Senior award recognizes seniors who excel through academic achievement; campus and community activities; athletic or extra-curricular honors or awards; scholarships and work ethic during their time at OSU.

The OSU Alumni Association Student Awards and Selection Committee selected the 21 honorees after meeting with 58 of the Seniors of Significance selected in the fall of 2023 and reviewing their applications.

*Student is a member of the OSU Alumni Association

Ryan Austin
Ryan Austin*

Aerospace Administration and Operations
Wichita, Kansas

Grace Bledsoe
Grace Bledsoe

Applied Exercise Science
Oklahoma City

Sarah Blumer
Sarah Blumer

Accounting
Monticello, Wisconsin

Lily Chavez
Lily Chavez

Global Studies 
Weatherford, Texas

Carldon Christ Deniega
Carldon Christ Deniega

Biology
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Georgia Eastham*
Georgia Eastham*

Chemistry, Biochemistry, Plant and Soil Sciences
Davis, California 

Mackenzie Frech*
Mackenzie Frech*

Secondary Education 
Enid, Oklahoma

Dana Friend
Dana Friend

Aerospace Administrations and Operations
Lewisville, Texas

Holden Husbands
Holden Husbands
Biology
Edmond, Oklahoma
Meg Jackson
Meg Jackson

Political Science
Edmond, Oklahoma

Corinne Kissel
Corinne Kissel

Nonprofit and Sports Management 
Northville, Michigan

Mariah Martin
Mariah Martin

Human Development and Family Science
Ringling, Oklahoma

Austin McKay
Austin McKay

Accounting
Mansfield, Texas

Kait Pinkerton
Kait Pinkerton

Political Science
Pryor, Oklahoma

Stephen Pulliam
Stephen Pulliam

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 
Canadian, Texas

Jessica Marie Rojas
Jessica Marie Rojas

University Studies
Altus, Oklahoma

Cameron Shropshire
Cameron Shropshire

Accounting
Norman, Oklahoma

Nadia Valles
Nadia Valles

Political Science
Hennessey, Oklahoma

Lanie Varner
Lanie Varner

Entrepreneurship and Marketing
Ponca City, Oklahoma

Charlie Vermeire
Charlie Vermeire

Biochemistry 
Miles City, Montana

Carson Voelker
Carson Voelker

Architecture
Perkins, Oklahoma

2023-24 Seniors of Significance

The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association has named 50 students as OSU Seniors of Significance for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The Seniors of Significance Award recognizes students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service to campus and community and have brought distinction to OSU. The 59 students represent the top one percent of the Class of 2024, including all five OSU undergraduate academic colleges.

The Seniors of Significance are listed below by college with their major(s) and hometown.

College of Arts and Sciences

Lily Chavez, global studies, Weatherford, Texas
Anecia Coleman, sports media, Dallas, Texas
Carldon Christ Deniega, biology, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sarah Easterly, political science, Enid, Oklahoma #
Holden Husbands, biology, Edmond, Oklahoma
Meg Jackson, political science, Edmond, Oklahoma
Brianna Maguire, physiology, Bixby, Oklahoma
Bryanna Nickel, strategic communications, Stillwater, Oklahoma #
Kait Pinkerton, political science, Pryor, Oklahoma
Mallory Pool, multimedia journalism and strategic communications, Enid, Oklahoma
Jessica Marie Rojas, university studies, Altus, Oklahoma
Lindsey Smith, political science, Sand Springs, Oklahoma #
Marleigh Smith, communication sciences and disorders and psychology, Edmond, Oklahoma
Mackenzie Steele, political science, Shawnee, Oklahoma #
Huntyr Terry, psychology, Colleyville, Texas #
Nadia Valles, political science, Hennessey, Oklahoma
Charlie Vermeire, biochemistry, Miles City, Montana
Paeton Watkins, psychology, Stillwater, Oklahoma #

College of Education and Human Sciences

Savannah Asher, aviation management, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ryan Austin, aerospace administration and operations, Wichita, Kansas #
Grace Bledsoe, applied exercise science, Oklahoma City
Leah Brainerd, fashion merchandising, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Emmalee Evans, nutritional sciences, Bentonville, Arkansas
Mackenzie Frech, secondary education, Enid, Oklahoma #
Dana Friend, aerospace administrations and operations, Lewisville, Texas
Ashley Fritch, applied exercise science, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Jenna Lanham, nutritional science, Pryor, Oklahoma
Mariah Martin, human development and family science, Ringling, Oklahoma
Liz Mateo-Johnson, fashion merchandising, Edmond, Oklahoma #
Addison McGill, nutritional sciences, Byng, Oklahoma
Sammie Smith, public health, Edmond, Oklahoma #
Alexandra Tutor, applied exercise science, Fort Worth, Texas

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Jackson Martin Caves, mechanical engineering, Amber, Oklahoma #
Kaylee Rolph, electrical engineering, Dewey, Oklahoma
Carson Voelker, architecture, Perkins, Oklahoma

Ferguson College of Agriculture

Paige (Anderson) Beadles, animal science and agricultural education, Louisburg, Kansas
Kate Buckmaster, animal science biotechnology, Porter, Oklahoma
Elizabeth Carlson, entomology, Haslet, Texas
Georgia Eastham, chemistry, biochemistry, plant and soil sciences, Davis, California #
Kyra Elliott, animal science and agribusiness, Calumet, Oklahoma #
Braden Heisler, agribusiness, Waukomis, Oklahoma
Elizabeth Ann Perdue, agricultural communications and agribusiness, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
Stephen Pulliam, biochemistry and molecular biology, Canadian, Texas
Erin Slagell, food science, Hydro, Oklahoma
Kailen Urban, animal science, Mountain View, Oklahoma
Sydney Vieira, agribusiness and agricultural communications, Ripon, California

Spears School of Business

Sarah Blumer, accounting, Monticello, Wisconsin
Weston Church, sports management, Fairview, Oklahoma
Jaxson Crull, management information systems, Bixby, Oklahoma
Abby Ellis, accounting, Edmond, Oklahoma
Elli Clarisse Hanvey, hospitality and tourism management, Keyes, Oklahoma
Corinne Kissel, nonprofit and sports management, Northville, Michigan
Evelyn Larson, marketing, Ponca City, Oklahoma
Austin McKay, accounting, Mansfield, Texas
J. Samuel Oakes, accounting & economics, Guymon, Oklahoma #
Rachel Reyes, international business, Grove, Oklahoma
Reilly Roggendorff, management and human resource management, Tulsa, Oklahoma #
Cameron Shropshire, accounting, Norman, Oklahoma
Lanie Varner, entrepreneurship and marketing, Ponca City, Oklahoma

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