College of Education Graduating Student Awards

Annual awards presented to graduating College of Education students.

A group of graduates wearing graduation hats at a graduation ceremony.

Spirit of the College Award

  • 2024 | Katie Goehring | Educational Administration
  • 2023 | Alexandra Thomas-Sanchez | Student Development Administration
  • 2022 | Alexis Bull | Student Development Administration
  • 2021 | Obed Kabanda | Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership
  • 2020 | M. Elisabet "Bet" King | School Psychology
  • 2019 | Allison Seligman | School Psychology
  • 2018 | De'Andre Jones | Student Development Administration
  • 2017 | Kirsten Aranas | Student Development Administration
  • 2016 | Kathleen Immen | Educational Leadership
  • 2015 | Tolani Ogunyoku | Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • 2014 | Lakeisha Jackson | Student Development Administration
  • 2013 | not awarded
  • 2012 | Carlito Umali | Master in Teaching
  • 2011 | Melisa Ziegler | Adult Education & Training
  • 2010 | Kari Aleshire | Counseling
  • 2009 | Kathleen Stanley | Curriculum & Instruction
  • 2008 | Jennifer Gallison | Counseling

Additional College Awards

The recipients of this award are Master in Teaching students who live a life of “service to others” consistent with the principles of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order.

2024

  • Brooke Wheeler | Fall 2024 cohort

2023  

  • Spring MIT Cohort
  • Chanakan Meesanam | Fall 2022 cohort

2022  

  • Domino Thomas | Spring 2021 cohort
  • Katie Egolf | Fall 2021 cohort 

2021  

  • Erin Bronson | Spring 2020 cohort
  • Yumi Jung | Fall 2020 cohort

2020  

  • Han-bee Kim | Spring 2019 cohort
  • Naomi "Sarah" True | Fall 2019 cohort

2019  

  • Kirstin Moline | Spring 2018 cohort
  • DaiTrang Phan | Fall 2018 cohort

2018  

  • Katherine Durkin | Spring 2017 cohort
  • Matt Nelson | Fall 2017 cohort

2017  

  • William Deskin | Spring 2016 cohort
  • Daniel Chavez | Fall 2016 cohort

2016  

  • Michael Harper | Spring 2015 cohort
  • Lee Westbrook | Fall 2015 cohort

2015  

  • Meghan Arbuckle | Spring 2014 cohort
  • Bahar Anjaz | Fall 2014 cohort

2014  

  • Mohammed Mangrio | Spring 2013 cohort
  • Xena Eckert | Fall 2013 cohort

2013  

  • Andrea Baumgarten | Spring 2012 cohort
  • Kia Himstead | Fall 2012 cohort

2012  

  • Yantra Bertelli | Spring 2011 cohort
  • Jeremy Louzao | Fall 2011 cohort

2011  

  • Amy Weaver | Spring 2010 cohort
  • Cort Leininger | Fall 2010 cohort

2010  

  • Kimberly Bennett | Fall 2009 cohort
  • Luis Escamilla | Fall 2009 cohort

2009  

  • Karissa Stay | Spring 2008 cohort
  • Michelle Cannon | Fall 2008 cohort

2008   

  • Brianna Venable | Spring 2007 cohort
  • Carole Ashenburg | Fall 2007 cohort 
  • 2022 - Elizabeth "Bizzy" Stephenson | Student Development Administration 
  • Christopher Daiko | 2010 

Given to Seattle University graduate students who have maintained the highest grade point average throughout their program and have also demonstrated outstanding leadership.

  • 2024 | Christine Campbell | Student Development Administration

Additional Awards

As Seattle University's most prestigious honor, the Archbishop G. Raymond Hunthausen Award recognizes the culmination of our most treasured values. Awarded to two outstanding graduating students, one undergraduate and one graduate, it embodies integrity, faith, leadership and passion for learning. Most importantly, recipients live the Seattle University mission of being a "person for others". We celebrate their gifts of service, justice, collaborative leadership and academic excellence to the University and global community.

  • 2022 - Renata Elias-Loyola | Student Development Administration
  • 2021 - Nicole Parker | Student Development Administration
  • 2020 - Kauser Gwaduri | Student Development Administration