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Awards and Honors

Honors List

Each graduating semester, the Digital Worlds Institute recognizes students who successfully earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher. The University offers three levels of honors: cum laudemagna cum laude, and summa cum laude

  • Cum laude requires a 3.50 GPA on all courses taken at UF under the Fine Arts student classification beginning the semester after accumulating 60 credits.
  • Magna cum laude requires a 3.75 GPA on all courses taken at UF under the FA student classification beginning the semester after accumulating 60 credits. Students must also complete an honors thesis/creative project.  The department recommends the distinction awarded. 
  • Summa cum laude requires a 3.90 GPA on all courses taken at UF under the FA student classification beginning the semester after accumulating 60 credits.  Students must also complete an honors thesis/creative project. The department recommends the distinction awarded.
Spring 2016

Timothy Buchana (Cum Laude )
Phillip Corrado (Cum Laude )
Veronica Hernandez (Magna Cum Laude )
Caitlin Kearney (Cum Laude )
Nathaniel Litvintchouk (Cum Laude )
Sky Mardiat (Cum Laude )
Deidre Messner (Magna Cum Laude )
Kyle Miller (Cum Laude )
Seth Piguet (Summa Cum Laude )
Alex Pinchin (Cum Laude )
Kendall Robertson (Summa Cum Laude )

Spring 2017

Gary Alfonso (Cum Laude)
Peter Ariet (Cum Laude)
Melanie Berra (Cum Laude)
Charles Boothby (Summa)
Michelle Buxeda-Roque (Magna)
Bryan Currier (Cum Laude)
Nicholas Diaz (Cum Laude)
Justin Hammond (Summa)
Abigail Keeter (Cum Laude)
Christian Lantigua (Cum Laude)
Michael Lantigua (Cum Laude)
Thomas Lesko (Summa)
Jamie Liu (Summa)
Brent Lopez (Summa)
Charles Peebles (Magna)
Kane Pour (Cum Laude)
Diana Salas (Magna)
Nicholas Saunders (Cum Laude)
Taylor Stull (Summa)
Michael Underwood (Cum Laude)
Helen Lehrer (Cum Laude)
Michelle Raudsepp (Magna)

Spring 2018

Ines Acosta (Summa)
Emmanuelle Alexandre (Cum Laude)
Lindsay Altany(Cum Laude)
Cristina Arguello (Summa)
Amanda Ball (Magna)
James Brannock (Cum Laude)
Rachel Brown (Magna)
Hae-Yang Chang (Cum Laude)
Jo Furmanek (Cum Laude)
Aria Hight (Cum Laude)
Courtney La Mela (Cum Laude)
Nicole La Mela (Cum Laude)
Virgilio Lasaga (Summa)
Savannah Mardiat (Cum Laude)
Danielle Marshall (Cum Laude)
Ashley Nguyen (Magna)
Emma Raymaker (Cum Laude)
Whitney Roberts (Summa)
Jennifer Sarlo (Cum Laude)
Michael Sullivan (Cum Laude)
Danielle Barclay-Llewellyn (Magna)

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