Twenty-four students Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S” Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S“ ranging in disciplines from engineering to biology to education and more Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S” Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S“ have been named as 2020 recipients of the Order of Pegasus, UCF Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s most prestigious student award.
This year Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s inductees include seven LEAD Scholars, five President Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s Leadership Council members, seven Student Government leaders, 11 Burnett Honors College scholars, three Greek members, two student-athletes and three transfer students, including one as a master Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s degree student. Their collective GPA is 3.88.
Undergraduate students are selected based on academic achievement, university involvement, leadership and community service. Graduate students additionally are chosen based on publication or research experiences.
This year Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s recipients will be honored at 5 p.m. April 6 at a ceremony in the Pegasus Ballroom.
The names and pictures of the recipients will be added to the wall showcasing past and present Order of Pegasus recipients in the Pegasus Lounge on the second floor of the Student Union. Inductees also receive commemorative medals and scholarships from Student Government.
This year Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s recipients are:
- Yaser Ahmad, biomedical sciences (College of Medicine, Burnett Honors College)
- Karla Badillo-Urquiloa Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™14 Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™15MS, modeling and simulation (College of Engineering and Computer Science)
- Kyle Benkel, biomedical sciences (College of Medicine, Burnett Honors College)
- Samantha Berg, (College of Sciences, Burnett Honors College)
- Giorgi Beruashvili, international and global studies (College of Sciences, Burnett Honors College)
- Safia Centner, Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S“ pre-clinical (College of Health Professions and Sciences, Burnett Honors College)
- Breon Clark, Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S“ pre-clinical (College of Health Professions and Sciences)
- Kristen Detz, elementary education (College of Community Innovation and Education, Burnett Honors College)
- Jenna Dovydaitis, political science/biology (College of Sciences, Burnett Honors College)
- Taylor Duffy, Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S“ pre-clinical (College of Health Professions and Sciences)
- Kyler Gray, (College of Community Innovation and Education)
- Timothy Hill ’18, /criminal justice (College of Community Innovation and Education)
- Stephanie Jarmak, physics/planetary science (College of Sciences)
- Samuel Mikhail, biomedical sciences (College of Medicine, Burnett Honors College)
- Victoria Millington, biomedical sciences (College of Medicine, Burnett Honors College)
- Madeline Mills, political science/pre-law (College of Sciences)
- Sharon Park Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™19, (College of Engineering and Computer Science)
- Taylor Pryor, English literature (College of Arts and Humanities, Burnett Honors College)
- Ryan Ridenbaugh Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™16, biology (College of Sciences)
- Allison Sabol, (College of Business)
- Rachel Sampson, (College of Optics and Photonics)
- Sirikanya Sellers, (College of Medicine)
- Sarah Swiersz, (College of Undergraduate Studies, Burnett Honors College)
- George Walters-Marrah, biomedical sciences (College of Medicine)