Record Number Of Spartans Earn University Honors Convocation Awards

April 21, 2015

President's & Dean's Scholars

A San José State University Athletics Department record 56 current and recent student-athletes and cheerleaders will be recognized for exceptional academic achievements at the University's 53rd annual Honors Convocation, Friday, April 24, at The Event Center. The University-wide celebration for nearly 4,000 undergraduate students begins at 6:00 p.m.

The Honors Convocation recognizes superior students designated as President's Scholars and Dean's Scholars. A President's Scholar is a student who earned a 4.00 grade-point average at the University in at least two contiguous of the three semesters prior to the Honors Convocation. A Dean's Scholar is a student who achieved a 3.65 grade-point average during the same academic span. For this year's Honors Convocation, the Fall 2014, Spring 2014 and Fall 2013 semesters were used.

The 56 honorees represent a 33.3 percent increase over last year's 42 student-athletes to earn either academic distinction. Seventeen of the Spartans' 19 NCAA Division I-sponsored sports programs, three more than 2014, have at least one honoree. Women's swimming and diving and women's gymnastics each have the most student-athletes with eight each.

Breanna and Rebecca Garcia, twin seniors from Anaheim, Calif., and members of the women's cross country and track and field teams, are President's Scholars for the second year in a row. For Breanna, she is a three-time President's Scholar. Rebecca, a past president of the department's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, is a two-time President's Scholar and a 2013 Dean's Scholar.

Swimmer Darcie Anderson, a 2014 graduate, joined Breanna Garcia as a three-time President's Scholar. Anderson and gymnasts Julia Greer and Cassandra Harrison, two more San José State graduates, earned either President's Scholar or Dean's Scholar status every year since 2012.

Softball outfielder Michelle Cox, women's basketball guard Ta'Rea Cunnigan, swimmer Amber Nelson, and water polo player Dani Styles are four current Spartans earning Dean's Scholar honors for the third consecutive year.

Overall, 22 San José State student-athletes earned President's Scholar or Dean's Scholar status for at least the second time.

"We continue to be incredibly proud of the numerous San José State student-athletes who excel in the classroom. The fact that we set a new all-time high for sports representation and the number of student-athletes being honored speaks to the value our student-athletes, coaches and student-athlete support staff place on academic achievement," says Liz Jarnigan, San José State associate athletics director and director of student-athlete success services.

President's Scholars (5)	Sport	Major
*# Darcie Anderson	Women's Swimming & Diving	Kinesiology
* Breanna Garcia	Women's Cross Country & Track & Field	Psychology
*# Rebecca Garcia	Women's Cross Country & Track & Field	Psychology
Felix Petermann	Men's Soccer	Public Relations
Emily Vann	Women's Basketball	Public Relations
Dean's Scholars (51)	Sport/Activity	Major
+ Julianna Bacelar	Tennis	Business - Finance
Lynea Baudino	Women's Swimming & Diving	Environmental Studies
+ Allison Bellingham	Gymnastics	Business Administration
Daniel Bradbury	Football	Communication Studies
Ben Branagh	Men's Cross Country	Sociology
Christina Bruni	Women's Swimming & Diving	Political Science
+ Isadora Busch	Tennis	Advertising
Alysha Bush	Women's Swimming & Diving	Kinesiology
Alyssa Cable	Women's Swimming & Diving	Journalism
Paige Collins	Cheerleading	Child & Adolescent Development
+ Michelle Cox	Softball	Business - Accounting
+ Tim Crawley	Football	Business - M.I.S.
+ Ta'Rea Cunnigan	Women's Basketball	Psychology
+ Justine Deleval	Tennis	Business - Finance
Rachel Docherty	Women's Soccer	Business - Finance
Casey Dreyer	Gymnastics	Undeclared
Jannik Ernst	Men's Cross Country	Business - Management
+ Julia Greer	Gymnastics	Child & Adolescent Development
Taylor Griffin	Women's Track & Field	Pre-Nursing
Cami Guyer	Gymnastics	Justice Studies
+% Cassandra Harrison	Gymnastics	Kinesiology
+ Jasmine Holmes	Gymnastics	Health Science
+ Gabrielle Kambur	Gymnastics	International Business
+ Allison Kimura	Women's Cross Country & Track & Field	Kinesiology
Marie Klocker	Tennis	Business - Human Resources
+ Cheryl Kute	Women's Soccer	Child & Adolescent Development
Laura Leen	Cheerleading	Kinesiology
Sabastiani Leon Chao	Tennis	Business - Marketing
+ Adrianne Manseau	Gymnastics	Communication Studies
McColl Matthews	Women's Soccer	Kinesiology
+ Hannah McClintock	Women's Cross Country	Health Science
Mikaella Meibock	Women's Soccer	Business - Management
Aylin Mejia	Women's Cross Country & Track & Field	Health Science
+ Kayla Nakamoto	Women's Swimming & Diving	Recreation
+ Amber Nelson	Women's Swimming & Diving	Biomedical Engineering
Samantha Nguyen	Cheeleading	Health Science
Karina Nunes	Women's Cross Country & Track & Field	Psychology
Marissa O'Quinn	Women's Swimming & Diving	Mechanical Engineering
Megan Osland	Women's Golf	Recreation
Arturo Osorio	Men's Soccer	Business Administration
Megan Powers	Volleyball & Sand Volleyball	Health Science
Madiha Raza	Women's Track & Field	Business - Marketing
Stephanie Rebagliati	Women's Soccer	Kinesiology
Gaelle Rey	Tennis	Business Administration
Cara Robinson	Women's Water Polo	Child & Adolescent Development
Erin Rodriguez	Softball	Child & Adolescent Development
Marcus Rogers	Football	Journalism
+ Ann Sabater	Women's Golf	Business - Management
Mike Simonini	Baseball	Communication Studies
+ Dani Styles	Women's Water Polo	Business - Finance
Katelynn Thompson	Women's Water Polo	Kinesiology
* - Multiple President's Scholar Award winner	+ - Multiple Dean's Scholar Award winner
% - Previous President's Scholar Award winner	# - Previous Dean's Scholar Award winner