Student Awards

See some of our outstanding students from recent years who've demonstrated academic excellence, leadership and service.

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Outstanding Student Award Recipients

The Outstanding Student Award recognizes students who demonstrate Seattle University's values of academic excellence, engagement and leadership on campus, service to the community and practical learning through internship and research experiences.

Graduate

2023 
Ana Carolina De Souza Mendes, MSCS 
Justin David Thoreson II, MSCS 
Arielle Wilson, MSCS

2022 
Samantha Hesler, MSCS

2021 
Ben Gruher, MSCS 
Yvonne Rogell, MSCS

2020 
Wonseok (Joe) Seo, MSCS

2019 
Koshin Ono, MSCS 
Isabelle Butterfield, MSCS

2018 
Bailey Strom-Pillar, MSCS 
Adrienne Grieco, MSCS

2017 
Hesham A. Alsaeedi, MSE 
Scott A. Shipp, MSE 
Ryan Robertson, MSCS

2016 
Emanuel Zephir, MSCS 
Sukhman Ghumman, MSCS

Undergraduate

2023 
Luan (Remi) Ta, BSCS 
Gary Hank Tou, BSCS

2022 
Riley Cullen, BSCS 
Justin David Thoreson II, BSCS 
Juliette Simonds, BSCS

2021 
Samantha Hesler, BSCS 
Emma Zucati, BSCS

2020 
Samantha Fisher, BSCS 
Ben Gruher, BSCS

2019 
Brian Le, BSCS 
Anna Gassen, BSCS

2018 
Christy Han, BSCS 
Isabelle Butterfield, BSCS

2017 
Zean A. Rivera, BSCS 
Ahren H. Young, BSCS

2016 
Alec Branch, BSCS

Spirit of CS Award Recipients

The Spirit of CS Award is given to a student who shows dedication and provides inspiration to others. The recipient is nominated by their peers.

2023 
Ana Carolina De Souza Mendes, MSCS

2022 
Han Duong, BSCS

2021 
Ben Tchamba, BSCS 
Fang (Jenny) Yuan, MSCS 
Carrie Schaden, MSCS

2020 
Ian Persson, BSCS

2019 
Jared Mead, BSCS

2018 
Nancy Mariano, BSCS 
Wesley R. Taylor, BSCS

2017 
Martina Ihunanya Origbo, MSE 
Zean A. Rivera, BSCS