In the Spotlight: Feb. 26-March 1, 2024  

Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs.

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  • Model UN competitor Hannah Thomas won an Honorable Mention award at a conference in Madrid, Spain, for her representation of Poland in the UNICEF committee debating issues related to child education.  
  • Peter Runge, head of Cline Library Special Collections and Archives, co-presented an online workshop focused on how culture keepers can build and sustain relationships with their tribal partners as part of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Indigenous Knowledge series.  
  • 59 NAU student-athletes were named to the Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic team. 
    • Volleyball
      • Savannah Bloom—Marketing 
      • Jordan Cherniss—Mechanical engineering 
      • Keira Hall—Hotel and restaurant management 
      • Kylie Moran—Hotel and restaurant management 
      • Neche Newton—Environmental and sustainability studies 
      • Millie O’Ketter—Strategic communications 
      • Karya Suvarioglu—Psychological sciences 
      • Sophia Wadsworth—Marketing 
    • Soccer
      • Jaylin Borden—Master’s in human relations 
      • Olivia Bos—Criminology and criminal justice 
      • Morgan Caslin—Communication sciences and disorders 
      • Trinity Corcoran—Finance 
      • Holly Hunter—Psychological sciences 
      • Carly Lantz—Nutrition and foods 
      • Allie Larsen—Master’s in human relations 
      • Joey Lujan—Public health 
      • Molly Massman—Master’s in human relations 
      • Josie Novak—Criminology and criminal justice 
      • Avery Ott—Business management 
      • Grace Quinn—Exercise physiology 
      • Maddie Shafer—Fitness wellness 
      • Kayla Shebar—Fitness wellness
         
    • Men’s Cross Country 
      • Kang Nyoak—Exercise physiology 
      • John Scherer—Biology 
      • Corey Gorgas—Psychological sciences 
      • Brodey Hasty—Community college/higher education 
      • Cael Grotenhuis—Exercise physiology 
      • Nico Young—Health sciences  
      • Drew Bosley—Educational foundations 
      • Theo Quax—Human relations
    • Women’s Cross Country
      • Anna Fenske—Biomedical science
      • Gracelyn Larkin—ESL & bilingual education 
      • Ruby Smee—ESL & bilingual education   
      • Maggi Congdon—Civil engineering
      • Annika Reiss—Elementary education
      • Aliandrea Upshaw—Health sciences 
      • Meagan Van Pelt—Community college teaching and learning
    • Football 
      • Que Baker-McCaulay—Psychological sciences 
      • Ethen Cluff—Health, science and fitness wellness 
      • Tommy Ellis—Business economics 
      • Angel Flores—Health, science and fitness wellness 
      • Jack Forsyth—University studies 
      • Michael Harkins—Hotel and restaurant management 
      • Mark Ho Ching—Sociology 
      • Krikour Koustanian—Master’s in organizational leadership 
      • Richard Kwete—Health, science and fitness wellness 
      • Marcus Lye—Health, science and fitness wellness 
      • Alofaletuia Maluia—Football, strategic communication 
      • Coleman Owen—Master’s in business administration 
      • Marcus Phillips Jr.— Health, science and fitness wellness 
      • Quinlan Popham—Finance 
      • Porter Reynolds—Engineering 
      • Daniel Robledo—Health, science and fitness wellness 
      • Alexis Sanchez—Civil engineering 
      • Kevin Sawitzke—Psychological sciences 
      • Bryzai White—Journalism 
      • Jeff Widener—Management 
      • Jhasi Wilson—University studies 
      • Brandon Wong—Exercise physiology 
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