Alfie Scholars Cohort 5 Graduates with Honors
The nine Alfie Scholars of Cohort 5 graduated this academic year. Like their predecessors, the scholars of Cohort 5 excelled academically. This year’s graduates earned their degrees in a wide variety of disciplines: three in Nursing, two in Computer Science, and one each in Business Economics, Diagnostic Ultrasound, Psychology and Forensic Psychology Criminal Justice (a double major in two different departments), and Sociology.
Abem Fekade-Tessema, Business Economics
Abem Fekade-Tessema received the Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen Award, which Seattle University describes as its most prestigious honor. Abem also received the Mission Award: Leadership for 2020–2021.
Afrikaan Sahra, Computer Science
Afrikaan Sahra is the seventh Alfie Scholar to earn the Distinguished Graduating Student Award.
“To be an Alfie Scholar is to be an example for others, to be inspired, and to inspire others. ”
“Civility allows for our humanity to flourish by exercising mutual respect and empathy toward a diverse range of opposing perspectives.”
Anastasiya Davis, Nursing
Anastasiya Davis received the Mission Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Honors
Impressively, all of the Cohort 4 Alfie Scholars graduated with academic honors:
Summa Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Departmental Honors
Chelsea Arnold
Chelsea Arnold, a summa cum laude double-major, earned the Gaffney Award for the highest GPA in the Department of Psychology and the Kelliher Award for the highest GPA in the Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology, & Forensics.
Natalie Hutson
Natalie Hutson, a magna cum laude sociology major, earned the Henry Hawking Award for Anthropology and Sociology
Campus Leadership
Four of the Cohort 5 Alfie Scholars served in leadership positions on campus:
Chelsea Arnold
Chelsea Arnold was elected President of the Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society.
Anastasiya Davis
Anastasiya Davis served as the President and Public Relations Officer of the Seattle University Student Nurses Association.
Abem Fekade-Tessema
Abem Fekade-Tessema was elected Class Representative on the Student Government of Seattle University each of his sophomore, junior, and senior years. He was also an Undergraduate Representative on the Presidential Search Committee.
Brenda Mata-Diaz
Brenda Mata-Diaz was the Mentorship Officer, B.S.N. Transfer Cohort, 2022
Ignatian Leaders
Four members of this cohort, Chelsea Arnold, Abem Fekade-Tessema, Brenda Mata-Diaz, and Afrikaan Sahra, were named Ignatian Leaders by the university. Ignatian Leaders participate in a leadership formation project, collaborate with the university to offer mentoring to other students, and meet with university leaders to discuss the student experience.
