April 19, 2018
For the fourth consecutive year, more than 60 San José State University student-athletes will be recognized either as a President's Scholar or Dean's Scholar at the University's 56th annual Honors Convocation.
This year's Honors Convocation recognizing more than 4,600 students is Friday, April 20, in The Event Center, at 6:00 p.m.
To earn President's Scholar designation, a student must earn a 4.00 grade-point average in two of the previous three semesters before the Honors Convocation. A Dean's Scholar is a San José State student with a 3.65 or higher grade-point average per semester during a similar academic calendar.
At this year's Honors Convocation gymnasts Alisa Bogdan and Stephanie Relova, women's swimmer Jacqueline Nisson and women's water polo players Michelle Taikeff and McKenna Yates will be recognized as President's Scholars.
"We are extremely proud of the student-athletes who will be recognized at this University-wide celebration. Their achievements are a reflection of their dedication to and success in their academics and the work and time invested by our student-athlete support staff and their coaches," says Eileen Daley, San José State's senior associate athletics director for academics and student services.
Thirty one (31) of the Spartan student-athletes are being honored for either the second, third or fourth time. Madiha Raza from the women's indoor and outdoor track and field program and Gaelle Rey, who played four seasons for the Spartans' women's tennis team, are four-time honorees.
All 20 San José State University intercollegiate athletics teams have at least one current or former team member named as a President's Scholar or Dean's Scholar. The women's swimming program has the most honorees with 11. The combination of women's cross country/indoor and outdoor track and field is next with eight.
| President's Scholars | ||
| Alisa Bogdan | Women's Gymnastics | Applied Math/Econ & Actuarial |
| Jacqueline Nisson | Women's Swimming & Diving | Psychology BA |
| Stephanie Relova | Women's Gymnastics | Business Administration/Management |
| Michelle Taikeff | Women's Water Polo | Justice Studies |
| McKenna Yates | Women's Water Polo | Psychology BA |
| Dean's Scholars | ||
| Chelsey Andrada | Women's Gymnastics | Kinesiology |
| Megan Au | Women's Swimming & Diving | Kinesiology |
| Aspyn Audibert | Women's Soccer | Psychology BA |
| Summer Avery | Volleyball | Kinesiology |
| Brenna Bushey | Women's Swimming & Diving | Public Relations |
| Michael Carrillo | Football | Business Administration/Marketing |
| Arielle Caronna | Women's Golf | Business Administration/Management |
| Garrick Chan | Men's Cross Country | Art/Animation/Illistration |
| Jade Childs | Women's Track & Field | Business Administration/Management |
| Alexandra Cooper | Women's Golf | Kinesiology |
| Bryce Crawford | Football | Communication Studies |
| Jeff Dukes | Men's Soccer | Undeclared |
| Kylie Fonseca | Women's Swimming & Diving | Psychology BA |
| Franziska Friedrich | Women's Golf | Business Administration/International Business |
| Sybille Gauvain | Women's Tennis | Business Administration/General Business |
| Julia Golbeck | Beach Volleyball | Communication Studies |
| Conrad Gordon | Men's Water Polo | Business Administration/Marketing |
| Brock Hart | Athletics Media Relations | Communication Studies |
| Gabby Heng | Women's Swimming & Diving | Anthropology |
| Dorthe Hoppius | Women's Soccer | Justice Studies |
| Colleen Humel | Women's Swimming & Diving | Art/Studio Practice |
| Nicole Iloanya | Women's Track & Field | Political Science |
| Fanny Johansson | Women's Golf | Business Administration/Marketing |
| Jenner Johnson | Women's Swimming & Diving | Psychology BA |
| Kelsey Johnson-Upshaw | Women's Track & Field | Kinesiology |
| Bradley Keyer | Men's Golf | Psychology BA |
| Andrea Kohlhaas | Women's Basketball | Business Adminstration/International Business |
| Katelyn Linford | Softball | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jenna Lloyd | Women's Swimming & Diving | Communicative Disorders & Sciences |
| Gillian Logan | Women's Swimming & Diving | Radio-Television-Film |
| Janessa Lozano | Softball | Justice Studies |
| Clara Mantaux | Women's Tennis | Business Administration/Management |
| Erica Matos | Women's Gymnastics | Kinesioilogy (Teach Prep) |
| McElle McCartney | Women's Gymnastics | Advertising |
| Sabrina Miller | Women's Soccer | Business Administration/Management Info. Systems |
| Madyson Montoya | Cheerleading | Journalism |
| Karina Nunes | Women's Cross Country | Psychology BA |
| Sierra Painter | Women's Water Polo | Communication Studies |
| Klaudia Paradi | Women's Water Polo | Athletic Training |
| Madiha Raza | Women's Track & Field | Business Administration/Marketing |
| Cari Reiswig | Women's Swimming & Diving | Humanities/Liberal Arts |
| Gaelle Rey | Women's Tennis | Business Administration/Management |
| Cara Robinson | Women's Water Polo | Child & Adolescent Development |
| Julie Sam | Volleyball | Hospitatlity, Tourism & Event Management |
| Michelle Shalit | Women's Gymnastics | Psychology BA |
| Kolbi Sims | Women's Track & Field | Public Health |
| Erin Singer | Volleyball | Undeclared |
| Jack Snyder | Football | Business Administration |
| Natasha Sondeno | Women's Swimming & Diving | Biological Science |
| Katelynn Thompson | Women's Water Polo | Kinesiology |
| Hana Tresnáková | Volleyball | Communication Studies |
| Jack Veasey | Baseball | Business Administration/International Business |
| Nate Velichko | Football | Kinesiology |
| Ryan Welage | Men's Basketball | Kinesiology |
| Kaitlin Won | Women's Gymnastics | Kinesiology |
| Jeanette Zambrano | Women's Cross Country | Mathematics (Teach Prep-Sngl) |