Sarah Rawlinson poses with UMES President Heidi Anderson after winning The SANS Award of Excellence during the annual 73rd Honors Convocation April 2, 2026 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. (Photo by Todd Dudek\/UMES Ag Communications)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nSchool of Agricultural and Natural Sciences Award of Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Rawlinson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Departmental Honors: Natalee Lewis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDepartmental Distinction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nAlana Alexander-Giles *\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Alison Alvarado Gavilanes *\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Imani Anderson\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Jaden Batson\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Fatimah Belgrave\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Faith Bishop *\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Kpardeh Boayue\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Ayniah Bridges\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Zaynah Bridges *\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Jeremiah Bright\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Karizma Brown\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Tanaye Carter\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Jaxon Clark\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Susan Dernowski\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Kaneijah Dorsey-Gwynn\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Madalyn Dorsla\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Irviona Dunham *\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Yesika Dunn *\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nMackenzie Eby <\/li>\n\n\n\n Bailey Edwards <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jonathan Franklin <\/li>\n\n\n\n Nashyra Gibson * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Colin Glushakow <\/li>\n\n\n\n Sophia Goins <\/li>\n\n\n\n Donovan Grady <\/li>\n\n\n\n Gabriella Graham * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Nigel Jackson * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Ajay Johnson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jovann Jones <\/li>\n\n\n\n Natalee Lewis * <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nMakayla Lovelace <\/li>\n\n\n\n Olivia Ludolph * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Miredys Melendez * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Deanna Morgan <\/li>\n\n\n\n Eris Owens <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kelilah Peprah\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nMercedes Rabb <\/li>\n\n\n\n Destany Randall <\/li>\n\n\n\n Brandyn Rogers <\/li>\n\n\n\n Mikaela Seltzer * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Sa’Mya Somerville <\/li>\n\n\n\n Van Spencer <\/li>\n\n\n\n Gary Stanley Jr. <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jasmine Tribeck <\/li>\n\n\n\n Tianni Virgil <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jasmine Wakeman <\/li>\n\n\n\n Chloe Weber <\/li>\n\n\n\n Madison Webster <\/li>\n\n\n\n Qureyin Wilkinson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Dreyden Wilson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Clement Woods <\/li>\n\n\n\n Trinity Wright <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDean’s List<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nJ’nae Alvarado <\/li>\n\n\n\n Imani Anderson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Aja’ Ashton <\/li>\n\n\n\n Fatimah Belgrave <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jade Bentley <\/li>\n\n\n\n Devin Burgess <\/li>\n\n\n\n Eugene Casey <\/li>\n\n\n\n Amari Christopher <\/li>\n\n\n\n Dylan Clarke <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kathleen Combs <\/li>\n\n\n\n Mackenzie Davis\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nAmaiya Denson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Susan Dernowski <\/li>\n\n\n\n Saniya Garrett <\/li>\n\n\n\n London Harris <\/li>\n\n\n\n Nigel Harris <\/li>\n\n\n\n Shanaya Hines <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jovann Jones <\/li>\n\n\n\n Mouhamed Kaba <\/li>\n\n\n\n Sarah Kuykendall <\/li>\n\n\n\n Mykala Little * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Makayla Lovelace\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nJulia Nixon <\/li>\n\n\n\n Eris Owens <\/li>\n\n\n\n Brandyn Rogers <\/li>\n\n\n\n Tyler Simmons <\/li>\n\n\n\n Charles Smith <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kaila Tyree-Castro <\/li>\n\n\n\n Christian Vinson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Tianni Virgil <\/li>\n\n\n\n Elijah Ward <\/li>\n\n\n\n Trinity Wright <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDepartment of Human Ecology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Departmental Honors: Patrice Dolloway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDepartmental Distinction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nMckenzie Abiley <\/li>\n\n\n\n Caitlin Armstrong * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kristian Cherry <\/li>\n\n\n\n Giselle Clovis <\/li>\n\n\n\n A’nia Dagold * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Patrice Dolloway * <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nCoisrai Dorsey * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Tracy Ewli-Kwakutse <\/li>\n\n\n\n Oluwanifemi Faniyi<\/li>\n\n\n\n Darlena Ford<\/li>\n\n\n\n Elexus Hamilton-Holland<\/li>\n\n\n\n Morgan Hicks-Wicks <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jhenea Johnson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Marquita Johnson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Nadirah Johnson\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nMegan Kelly * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Emmilyn Markham <\/li>\n\n\n\n Alexis Marshall<\/li>\n\n\n\n Jaylen Milburn\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Sana Mohammed <\/li>\n\n\n\n Julia Morton *\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Katherine O’dea Smith\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Bianca Oliver <\/li>\n\n\n\n Denesha Palmer <\/li>\n\n\n\n Mia Parsons <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kawthar Raphael <\/li>\n\n\n\n Ayana Rucker * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Laniya Sargent * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Tenneal Silver <\/li>\n\n\n\n Dana Smith *\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nQuinci Smith * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Brea Smothers <\/li>\n\n\n\n Trecia Spencer Stewart *\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Cailyn Stacey\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Jamayla Stansbury <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kyleigh Thomas * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Terra Thomas * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Damy’J Thornton <\/li>\n\n\n\n Danijah Tilghman <\/li>\n\n\n\n Torece Utsey <\/li>\n\n\n\n April Victor <\/li>\n\n\n\n Pharren Vinson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Michele West * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Chelsea Wright <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDean’s List<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nSalma Abdelmoutal <\/li>\n\n\n\n Brianna Delaney <\/li>\n\n\n\n Darlena Ford <\/li>\n\n\n\n Elexus Hamilton-Holland <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jayla Handy <\/li>\n\n\n\n Asia Harding <\/li>\n\n\n\n Mary Mattocks\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nKhassidy McLeod <\/li>\n\n\n\n Sarah Neils <\/li>\n\n\n\n Aalayia Otis <\/li>\n\n\n\n Leon Rowe Jr. <\/li>\n\n\n\n Tenneal Silver <\/li>\n\n\n\n Brea Smothers <\/li>\n\n\n\n Ashani Spence\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nCailyn Stacey <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jamayla Stansbury <\/li>\n\n\n\n Damy’J Thornton <\/li>\n\n\n\n Tiyana Walker <\/li>\n\n\n\n Ashley Williams <\/li>\n\n\n\n Carrie Williams <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDepartment of Natural Sciences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Departmental Honors: Sarah Rawlinson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDepartmental Distinction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nLyle Gabrro Ablaza <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jadia Adam <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kayla Adams <\/li>\n\n\n\n Eniola Ajayi-Joseph * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Manhal Amer <\/li>\n\n\n\n Leina Aristil <\/li>\n\n\n\n Aseel Awad <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kayden Battle <\/li>\n\n\n\n Justice Bell-Perry * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kaden Blair * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Brandy Bognou Mbokapi <\/li>\n\n\n\n Trinity Bomar <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jada Booker <\/li>\n\n\n\n Niya Booker <\/li>\n\n\n\n Myah Bowie <\/li>\n\n\n\n Alleyah Britton * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Alexus Butler * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Amaris Cary * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Brooke Chaney * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Sharly Cherop * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Derek Cherry * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Marissa Chin * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Judah Christian <\/li>\n\n\n\n David Coker <\/li>\n\n\n\n Alana Cosby <\/li>\n\n\n\n Marco Davila Morales <\/li>\n\n\n\n Dajanell Diaz * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Naya Diggs <\/li>\n\n\n\n Mardocha Dolce <\/li>\n\n\n\n Favour Ekejiuba <\/li>\n\n\n\n Riannalee Ellis <\/li>\n\n\n\n Brooklyn Exum <\/li>\n\n\n\n Olivia Fuller\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n \u00a0Megan Gandy *\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nTangera Grant\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Lin Guan <\/li>\n\n\n\n Marcel Hannibal <\/li>\n\n\n\n Eli Harmon-Ward <\/li>\n\n\n\n Zhaniya Harris <\/li>\n\n\n\n Gabrielle Helton <\/li>\n\n\n\n Chikeluba Izugha <\/li>\n\n\n\n Isaiah Jackson<\/li>\n\n\n\n Nick Jean-Baptiste<\/li>\n\n\n\n Rebecca Jepngetich<\/li>\n\n\n\n Leianna Jones *<\/li>\n\n\n\n Samara Kellam<\/li>\n\n\n\n Jayla Lee<\/li>\n\n\n\n Lena Link-Grant * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Maddison Long <\/li>\n\n\n\n Gabriel Lynch * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Aquila-Pelcy Maimo * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Angel Mansfield <\/li>\n\n\n\n Hope-Abigail Mbanga * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Ocoee-Rose Mccaskill <\/li>\n\n\n\n Karielys Melendez Rodriguez <\/li>\n\n\n\n Norhan Mohamed * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kai Moncur <\/li>\n\n\n\n Ryan More <\/li>\n\n\n\n Nola Mountain <\/li>\n\n\n\n Cindy Moussongui <\/li>\n\n\n\n Cheyenne Murdaugh <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kyle Murray * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Maggie Nana <\/li>\n\n\n\n Chimeremmma Nwokwu * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Elizabeth Odusanya <\/li>\n\n\n\n Theresa Ogbonna <\/li>\n\n\n\n Sam-Ralph Oguariri *\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nOluwaseyi Ogunkoya\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n Filfine Okpenyi * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Ahmed Osman <\/li>\n\n\n\n Fidelis Osunkwo <\/li>\n\n\n\n Emily Paslick <\/li>\n\n\n\n Deepkumar Patel * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jamirah Perry <\/li>\n\n\n\n Ara Pitts <\/li>\n\n\n\n Sarah Rawlinson\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nJade Reid * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Makayla Roberts <\/li>\n\n\n\n Rashawna Robinson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Somara Robinson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Emerson Rotella <\/li>\n\n\n\n Treyvon Routt * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Oluwatomisin Salami <\/li>\n\n\n\n David Sanga <\/li>\n\n\n\n Robbyn Sheppard <\/li>\n\n\n\n Skylar Skinner <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kyle Smetiouk <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kayana Smith * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jaelyn Stewart <\/li>\n\n\n\n Sanaa Talley <\/li>\n\n\n\n Ny’Kierra Taylor <\/li>\n\n\n\n Tylanah Teasley <\/li>\n\n\n\n Lesley Thomas <\/li>\n\n\n\n Chase Valentine <\/li>\n\n\n\n Margarette Vasquez Pagan<\/li>\n\n\n\n Nandini Walia * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Komi Welete * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Sydney Williams <\/li>\n\n\n\n Caleb Wright * <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDean’s List<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nBrianna Abrahams <\/li>\n\n\n\n Oluwadamilola Adekanbi <\/li>\n\n\n\n Obumneke Aguocha * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Lojin Ahmed <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kedrick Alicea Alicea <\/li>\n\n\n\n Mle Amoah-Mensah <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kevin Armstrong <\/li>\n\n\n\n Aseel Awad <\/li>\n\n\n\n Nasir Badr <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kayden Battle <\/li>\n\n\n\n Alexa Beauford <\/li>\n\n\n\n Mikaela Blackwood <\/li>\n\n\n\n Trinity Bomar <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jada Booker <\/li>\n\n\n\n Zanobea Boyde <\/li>\n\n\n\n J’Brielle Bullock <\/li>\n\n\n\n Aryan Burki <\/li>\n\n\n\n Alexandria Camp <\/li>\n\n\n\n Judah Christian <\/li>\n\n\n\n Storm Clark <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kamaya Collins <\/li>\n\n\n\n Vanessa Debrosse <\/li>\n\n\n\n Naya Diggs <\/li>\n\n\n\n Amari Dupree\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nNa’zyia Edmonds<\/li>\n\n\n\n Riannalee Ellis<\/li>\n\n\n\n Umnia Fathi<\/li>\n\n\n\n Malia Fontaine *<\/li>\n\n\n\n Archelie Frejuste <\/li>\n\n\n\n Semaj Gethers <\/li>\n\n\n\n Tangera Grant <\/li>\n\n\n\n Alexis Gray <\/li>\n\n\n\n Amber Gray <\/li>\n\n\n\n Eli Harmon-Ward <\/li>\n\n\n\n Zhaniya Harris <\/li>\n\n\n\n Harmony Heath * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Dalaney Hill <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kalise Hill <\/li>\n\n\n\n Niesha Jacobs <\/li>\n\n\n\n Rebecca Jepngetich <\/li>\n\n\n\n Alisha Khurram <\/li>\n\n\n\n Mistura Lawal <\/li>\n\n\n\n Abigail Limiri <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jy’kerria Maddox <\/li>\n\n\n\n Maya Mason <\/li>\n\n\n\n Gloria M’bah <\/li>\n\n\n\n Gabriel Mcwhite * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Maggie Nana\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nNeveah Neal <\/li>\n\n\n\n Elenor Ngwese <\/li>\n\n\n\n John-Ralph Oguariri <\/li>\n\n\n\n Oluwaseyi Ogunkoya <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kendall Okure <\/li>\n\n\n\n Ahmed Osman <\/li>\n\n\n\n Fidelis Osunkwo <\/li>\n\n\n\n Calise Parris * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Sarah Rawlinson<\/li>\n\n\n\n Sokhena Samb<\/li>\n\n\n\n Mckency Saracay-Martinez <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jacob Serrano <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kimara Sewell <\/li>\n\n\n\n Leah Shaw <\/li>\n\n\n\n Zyaire Smullen * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Kula Thompson <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jocelyn Selene Torres * <\/li>\n\n\n\n Deven White <\/li>\n\n\n\n Cameron Williams <\/li>\n\n\n\n Teniya Williams <\/li>\n\n\n\n Yazmin Williams <\/li>\n\n\n\n Audrey Yapi <\/li>\n\n\n\n Jeffrey Zialo * <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Maryland Eastern Shore recognized its top students for 2025 spring and fall semesters at the 73rd annual Honors Convocation held on April 2, 2026. The following students from the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences’ three academic departments were honored at the convocation. School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences Award of Excellence…Read more UMES 73rd Honors Convocation: Meet the SANS honorees<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2245,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wds_primary_category":56,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,18],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-15993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-for-the-media","category-sans-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15993\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15993"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=15993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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