Graduate Recognition and Awards Ceremony 2026

Congratulations, graduates and awardees!
2025 Undergraduates
Catherine Bachovchin
Kathryn Borthwick
Hayley Carrillo
Evanna Dominic
Oscar Gonzalez
Kodiac Hainline
Nora Kelty
Mya Kern
Emma Kneller
Valeria Romero Rodriguez
Sally Snell
Micah Warren
Maya Welde
Daniel Zoller
Alyssa Alden
Cassandra Amrein
Megan Anderson
Jorge Aragon
Allyson Baker
Ananya Balakrishnan
Aiden Barnard
Jack Bauer
Harrison Berg
Kate Blackford
Julianna Brandberg
Kaley Bruning
Noah Bulgatz
Leo Bulgren
Brynna Burnett
Saborni Chakraborty
Simon Clark
Valerie Clark
Nicole Cogua
Sofi Davalos
Maddie Dewitt
Madonna DiMartino
Avery Dunlap
Sophia Eddinger
Raine Flores-Peña
Madeline Francis
Morgan Garrison
Ava Godiska
Trevor Good
Ava Goodale
Yessenia Guzman
Walker Haber
Isabelle Hadel
Rachael Hall
Emma Hardesty
Caitlin Holden
Danielle Holloway
Emma Holloway
Timothy Holmes
Addy Hurtig
Katie Jacobson
Shea Kelly
Brynn Kirsch
Hudson Leonard
Grant Lockwood
Sommer Loehr
Trenton MacMeeken
Kyle Maddox
Alexa Magstadt
Madelynn Malcolm
Blake Moore
Emily Nguyen
Jeremiah Nieves
Makenna Nygren
Caroline O’connor
Leo Patredis
James Peterson
Hannah Poe
Anika Powers
James Pressdee
Paige Prewit
Vijay Reddy
Saul Reza
Finn Ross
Hadley Rupe
Sawyer Schmidt
Kyra Schrock
Molly Shanahan
Ariana Siddique
Kennedy Skinner
Tyler Skipton
Frida Soto
Janae Stark
Jackson Stephens
Sofia Stockwood
Emily Sutter
John David Thor
Ava Trautman
Mark Wappler
Cora Wills
David Wiseman
Lauryn Zebrowski
Samantha Zemlicka
Jason Brown

SPAN Majors

SPAN Minors
Graduate Degree Recipients
Mira Briana-Haydu
Karisa Shiraki
Laya Niyavarani
Nuria Martínez Suárez
Graduate Student Awards
Lorena Mosquera
Martha Blanco
Silvia Asandei
Martha Blanco
Caio de Castro
Lorena Mosquera

M.A. Recipients

Graduate Student Awardees
Undergraduate Awards
Julia Mayers
Dr. Dennis Klein completed his BA in Spanish in 1965 and his MA in Spanish in 1967. We are grateful for his dedication to the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and its students as reflected in his creation of the Dennis Klein Scholarships.
Outstanding Majors:
- Katherine Borthwick
- Emma Kneller
- Sally Snell
- Maya Welde
Outstanding Minors:
- Madonna DiMartino
José María de Osma was a professor in the KU Department of Spanish and Portuguese in the mid twentieth century. The fund established in his memory allows us to make several awards to undergraduate students, including our awards for a Senior outstanding major in Spanish and for four outstanding minors.
- Jason Brown
Sally Snell

Outstanding Spanish Majors

Outstanding Student in Portuguese

Departmental Honors
Sociedad de Honor Recipients

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Thank you and congratulations again to all of our recognized students! For those who were unable to attend the 2026 Ceremony on April 30, remaining award certificates are available for pickup at Wescoe 2650 through May 15, 2026 from 9:30am - 5:00pm M-Th. For questions, please contact us at spanport@ku.edu.