Awards & Recognitions

Academic Honors

Latin Honors
Latin honors are noted on the transcripts of students who have completed all requirements for graduation, earned at least sixty credit hours at Southern Virginia, and achieved the following cumulative grade-point averages:

3.95–4.00, summa cum laude (“with highest praise”)
3.85–3.949, magna cum laude (“with great praise”)
3.70–3.849, cum laude (“with praise”)

Valedictorian (gold cord)
Cumulative grade-point average 4.0

Janna Rains Tidwell

Cumulative grade-point average 4.0 (gold cord)

Kamila Isabel Dryden
Serina Elise Franzen
Cassidy Lee Gower
Meg Huber
Alissa Elizabeth Johnson
Jaden Mitchell Nelson
Emily McDaniel Oldham
Kathleen Tay Reynolds
Emma Madison Steiger
Jacob Jeremiah Taloa
Thomas Clayton Tidwell
Jacob Michael Wood

President’s List for Two or More Semesters
Semester grade-point average in the top ten percent of current students

Jacob Adams
Halie Ballstaedt
Jesse Dean Barker
Haylee Vermelle-Farr Barney
Cameron Ford Berthold
Korynn Bowers
Beryl P. Brame
Ryan Christopher Cannon
Avery DeLoa Chapman
Marcos Vinicius da Silva Dias
Gracyn Austin Darrington
Emma Decker
Sydney Dolan-Matis
Hannah Joye Doolin
Gavin Howard Dransfield
Kamila Isabel Dryden
William Dryden
Lucyana Ferguson
Serina Elise Franzen
Jarrett Joseph Fultz
Elizabeth Marie Gallardo
Cassidy Lee Gower
Autumn Elizabeth Feyereisen
Abigail Boatright Hanson
Emma Katherine Miller Hauswirth
Rachel Elizabeth Helzer
Kate Huber
Meg Huber
Alissa Elizabeth Johnson
Travis Benjamin Lott
Soriah Rae Lunt
Severio Martin
Nathaniel Quinn Matis
Gracious Elizabeth Mattson
Rhys Shigako McRoberts
Cade Nelson
Emma Kristen Nelson
Jaden Mitchell Nelson
Colby Trey Oldham
Emily McDaniel Oldham
Courtney Ann Olson
William Thomas Parker
Kathleen Tay Reynolds
Colten Shumway
Benjamin Asher Simpson
Micaela Simpson
Courtney Elizabeth Singleton
Emma Madison Steiger
Jacob Jeremiah Taloa
Janna Rains Tidwell
Thomas Clayton Tidwell
Christopher Patrick Vasquez
Mckay Walker
Jacob Michael Wood

Provost’s List for Four or More Semesters
Semester grade-point average at or above 3.5

Jacob Adams
Danielle Kristine Asche
Halie Ballstaedt
Emily Faith Barfield
Jesse Dean Barker
Haylee Vermelle-Farr Barney
Cameron Ford Berthold
Korynn Bowers
Beryl P. Brame
Isabel Bramhall
Allison Rebecca Brandt
Rachel Angela K. Byers
Ryan Christopher Cannon
Avery DeLoa Chapman
Joshua Kent Cutler
Eric Jarman Dahl
Gracyn Austin Darrington
Emma Decker
Marcos Vinicius da Silva Dias
Rachel Derby
Kaylee Josè Dissel
Sydney Dolan-Matis
Logan Thom Dollins
Hannah Joye Doolin
Gavin Howard Dransfield
Drake Dugger
William Dryden
Nicole Eldora Farnsworth
Serina Elise Franzen
Kamila Isabel Dryden
Jarrett Joseph Fultz
Elizabeth Marie Gallardo
Grant Michael Gregory
Jacob Charles Hanchett
Miranda Lynn Hanley
Abigail Boatright Hanson
Brycen Robert Harris
Emma Katherine Miller Hauswirth
Autumn Elizabeth Feyereisen
Rachel Elizabeth Helzer
Ryann Ashley Horman
Kate Huber
Meg Huber
Jordan Nichole Jensen
Alissa Elizabeth Johnson
Katherine Liberty Kloepping
Christian F. Larsen
Dutcher Bradley Lines
Anna Liu
Travis Benjamin Lott
Soriah Rae Lunt
Madison Victoria Mahana
Severio Martin
Nathaniel Quinn Matis
Gracious Elizabeth Mattson
Jared Aleksander Mattson
Jonah McFarland
Rhys Shigako McRoberts
Laney Maree Milton
Joshua Moffitt
Cade Nelson
Emma Kristen Nelson
Jaden Mitchell Nelson
Carter R Nielson
Maren Julia Nixon
Colby Trey Oldham
Emily McDaniel Oldham
Rose Oettli
Courtney Ann Olson
McKaden Kraig Packard
William Thomas Parker
Rodney Morgan Peterson
Steven Robert Rasmussen
Brittania Raynor
Riley Suzanne Rehl
Kathleen Tay Reynolds
Matthew Thomas Rosson
Makayla Lynn RowLee
Katherine Rose Russell
Colten Shumway
Benjamin Asher Simpson
Micaela Simpson
Courtney Elizabeth Singleton
Emma Madison Steiger
Jacob Jeremiah Taloa
Janna Rains Tidwell
Thomas Clayton Tidwell
Ethan Daniel Torbenson
Alyssa Noelle Trueman
Mckay Walker
Russell Watson
Jacob Michael Wood
Bailee Kay Wright
Spencer Landon Young

Barrus Scholars (green chord)
Excellence in the Liberal Arts

Meg Huber
Haven Ritz

Marriott Scholars (maroon cord)
Excellence in Scholarship, Leadership, Service & Extracurricular Activity

Danielle Kristine Asche
Emma Katherine Miller Hauswirth
Meg Huber
Dutcher Bradley Lines
Anna Liu
Travis Benjamin Lott
Soriah Rae Lunt
Madeleine Nicole Maher
Laura Elizabeth Neal
Cade Nelson
Jaden Mitchell Nelson
Emily McDaniel Oldham
Avery Marie Pringle
Kathleen Tay Reynolds
Courtney Elizabeth Singleton
Emma Madison Steiger
Ethan Daniel Torbenson
Jacob Michael Wood

Alpha Epsilon Delta (red & light purple cord)
Pre-Health Professional Honor Society

Emma Katherine Miller Hauswirth
McKaden Kraig Packard

Chi Epsilon Omega (purple & gold cord)
Business Honor Society

Jesse Dean Barker
Allison Rebecca Brandt
Ryan Christopher Cannon
Marcos Vinicius da Silva Dias
Kaylee Josè Dissel
Jacob Charles Hanchett
Noah Hoogendorn
Kate Huber
Meg Huber
Collin Mons Larson
Dutcher Bradley Lines
Seth Millington
Joshua Moffitt
Cade Nelson
McKaden Kraig Packard
William Thomas Parker
Riley Suzanne Rehl
Matthew Thomas Rosson
Katherine Rose Russell
Colten Shumway
Ethan Daniel Torbenson
Mckay Walker
Spencer Landon Young

Omnicron Delta Kappa (white, black & light blue cord)
National Leadership Society in Psychology

Majen Raye Adams
Ryan Christopher Cannon
Eric Jarman Dahl
Hannah Joye Doolin
Jarrett Joseph Fultz
Brycen Robert Harris
Alissa Elizabeth Johnson
Katherine Liberty Kloepping
RaeAnn Michele Lessing
Severio Martin
Thomas Clayton Tidwell
Janna Rains Tidwell

Phi Alpha Theta (red & light blue cord)
History Honor Society

Jacob Adams
Laura Elizabeth Neal
Nicholas Albert Newbold
Lucas Simmons

Phi Kappa Phi (blue & gold medallion)
All-Discipline Honor Society

Jacob Adams
Jesse Dean Barker
Kaitlyn Beasley
Avery DeLoa Chapman
Marcos Vinicius da Silva Dias
Gracyn Austin Darrington
Gage Ethan Dempster
William Dryden
Lucyana Ferguson
Serina Elise Franzen
Kamila Isabel Dryden
Jarrett Joseph Fultz
Elizabeth Marie Gallardo
Cassidy Lee Gower
Abigail Boatright Hanson
Emma Katherine Miller Hauswirth
Rachel Elizabeth Helzer
Kate Huber
Meg Huber
Alissa Elizabeth Johnson
Soriah Rae Lunt
Rhys Shigako McRoberts
Jaden Mitchell Nelson
Colby Trey Oldham
Emily McDaniel Oldham
Emma Madison Steiger
Jacob Jeremiah Taloa
Benjamin Asher Simpson
Micaela Simpson
Courtney Elizabeth Singleton
Thomas Clayton Tidwell
Janna Rains Tidwell
Jacob Michael Wood

Phi Sigma Tau (white & purple cord)
Philosophy Honor Society

Drake Dugger
Rachel Elizabeth Helzer

Psi Chi (navy & silver cord)
Psychology Honor Society

Eric Jarman Dahl
Jarrett Joseph Fultz
Ryann Ashley Horman
Jordan Nichole Jensen
Severio Martin
Maren Julia Nixon
Micaela Simpson

Sigma Delta Pi (red & gold cord)
Spanish Honor Society

Jacob Adams
Rachel Elizabeth Helzer
Madeleine Nicole Maher
Steven Robert Rasmussen
Whitney Kay Victory

Graduation Distinctions

Leader-Servant Graduation Distinction (crimson & gold medallion)
Completed 100 hours of community service, including a capstone project

Ryan Christopher Cannon
Emma Katherine Miller Hauswirth
Christian F. Larsen

Institute Graduates (white cord)
Church Educational System

Jacob Adams
Halie Ballstaedt
Kerstin Marie Beach
Beryl P. Brame
Allison Rebecca Brandt
Ryan Christopher Cannon
Conner Christoffersen
Gavin Howard Dransfield
Lucyana Ferguson
Serina Elise Franzen
Kamila Isabel Dryden
Jacob Charles Hanchett
Rachel Elizabeth Helzer
Kate Huber
Meg Huber
Jordan Nichole Jensen
Christian F. Larsen
Sadie Virginia Olsen Leidel
RaeAnn Michele Lessing
Madeleine Nicole Maher
Nathaniel Quinn Matis
Laney Maree Milton
Jaden Mitchell Nelson
Colby Trey Oldham
Emily McDaniel Oldham
Rodney Morgan Peterson
Brinley Sara Pulsipher
Makayla Lynn RowLee
Sheridan Rose Schoen
Yoshihiro Shimokawa
Colten Shumway
Lucas Simmons
Benjamin Asher Simpson