Alfie Scholars Graduate with Honors
Like their predecessors, the scholars of Cohort 4 excelled academically:
Adrian Nava, Nursing
Adrian Nava is the sixth Alfie to receive the Distinguished Graduating Student Award. In the College of Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Adrian was awarded the Spirit of the College of Nursing Award and Sister Mary Ruth Niehoff Award.
Lorra Hernon, Nursing
Lorra received the Spirit of Seattle U Award.
“The Alfie Scholars program empowered me to use my voice.”
“Being an Alfie Scholar means being challenged every day to find who I am and also what I’m going to do to make the world a better place.”
Christiana Tembo, Electr. Eng.
Christiana received the Mission Award for Diversity. At the Graduating Students of Color Celebration, hosted by the university’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, she also received the Poder Award – Leadership & Action and the Building Bridges Award.
Academic Honors
Impressively, all of the Cohort 4 Alfie Scholars graduated with academic honors:
Summa Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Departmental Honors
In the Department of Social Work, Elizabeth Vargas received the Dr. Madeline Lovell Academic Excellence Award.
Congratulations to our graduates!
It was a different end to your academic career than we all envisioned, but you should be proud of your accomplishments. We certainly are!
