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The following students earned the Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology:

Oliver Ainsworth

Derek Anderson

Tany Andrade

Oreoluwa “Relu” Awodein

Allison Backiel

***Natalie Braga

Natalia Brzozko

*Lauren Buck

Sabena Byerly

Chandler Calhoun

**Sarah Carr

**Zoe Coates

Anjonae’ Coleman

Manuel Cruz-Rivera

Angela Cuevas

Nakearia Cunningham

***Nickolas Czarnota

**Aiden Dan

**Gabriela Daubenmire

Andrew Davock

Imelda Dominguez

Deaja Dunbar

***Eliza Dworkin

Maggie Evans

Grayson Fairfax

**Amelia Fajardo

Stefanie Flores

**Natalia Frias

Grace Gairani

*Isabelle Galvin

***Anthoine Godin

Kari Gonzales

Amaya Gonzalez

Isabella Guadamuz

Erick Gutierrez

**Esai Herrera

*Landry Hudman

Andrew Jefferies

Madeline Kerr

Marcus Kluiszo

Jessica Kraft

GM Leonard Labar

Isabella Lira

Jordan Lockett

Maggie Ma

*Olivia McCabe

Chandoline McConnell

***Amada Montmayor

Kendall Moore

***Kelsey Moore

*Emily Mordeson

Julia Mucha

Melina Munoz-Torres

Lyric Nash

Nashika Nenoene

**Isabella Nicholson

Karli Ochoa

Roma Oleksyn

Angel Padilla

Emma Parks

***Ava Patterson

Emma Peters

Dayana Piedra

Mawaddah Raeedy

***Yolenna Regmi

Julia Reilly

Giselle Rico

***Melisa Rodriguez

Grace Romanelli

Abbigail Romanowski

Naja Rone

Antonia Sepulveda Passano

Savannah Sigman

**Olivia Silenzi

D’Angelo Silvar

Alyssa Smith

Harry Soenksen, IV

Alejandra Sotelo

*Francesca Spagnolo

Kelsey Stejskal

**Alexia Stewart

*Ashlyn Sundell

Aidan Teuber

**Emma Ujlaki

***Teresa Ursetta

Vivianne Valdez

**Angelica Vincenti

Aristoelis  Voulgaris

*Taylor Wenig

***Alayna Wigchers

Caroline Wygant

***Natalia Yarbrough

**Sylvia Zupfer

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*Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude

***Cum Laude

The following students earned the Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology:

Dr. Paul Mundy was a professor at ºÚÁÏÃÅUniversity for 38 years, was the chair of the Department of Sociology, and in 1975 founded Loyola's Department of Criminal Justice. The Dr. Paul Mundy award is presented each year for outstanding scholarship to the graduating Criminal Justice and Criminology student with the highest overall grade point average.

This year’s recipients are Andrew Jefferies, Emily Mordeson, and Ashlyn Sundell

Dr. Charles W. Hart was a ºÚÁÏÃÅGraduate, a Faculty member in the Department of English, and an Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, where he showed great devotion to helping students both academically and personally. The Charles W. Hart Award is presented every year for academic excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences to all graduating Criminal Justice and Criminology students who have achieved a 3.7 overall grade point average. To be eligible for the Charles W. Hart Award, undergraduate students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.7 by January 1 of the academic year.

This year's recipients include:

Natalie Braga

Lauren Buck

Sarah Carr

Aiden Dan

Gabriela Daubenmire

Amelia Fajardo

Natalia Frias

Isabelle Galvin

Esai Herrera

Landry Hudman

Andrew Jefferies                       

Olivia McCabe

Emily Mordeson

Isabella Nicholson

Megan Nowezki

Roma Oleksyn

Olivia Silenzi

Antonia Sepulveda Passano

Francesca Spagnolo

Ashlyn Sundell

Emma Ujlaki

Angelica Vincenti

Taylor Wenig

Caroline Wygant

Sylvia Zupfer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                      

 

Dr. Gad Bensinger was a faculty member in Criminal Justice and Criminology for over 30 years, inspiring the lives and careers of his many students with his commitment to educating students and his dedication to social justice. Through a generous gift from his family, the Gad, and Ana Bensinger Award recognizes undergraduate students who share Gad's commitment to social justice in understanding criminology and criminal justice issues. Students are selected for the award based on their submitted essays addressing social justice issues.

This year's winners include:

Lauren Buck

Title: “The Intersectionality of Desistance”

Mackenzie Gruhlke 

Title: “A Critical Analysis of the Intact Family Services Program”

Megan Nowezki

Title: “Child Victims Testifying in Court: Crucial, Yet Silenced”

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Gad Bensinger Graduate Program Award Recipient

Martyna Malecka

The Recipient of the Outstanding Student Award in the Psychology of Crime & Justice Minor

Poe Alanis