Notable Scholarship Recognition
We like to recognize Liberal Arts Honors students who go above and beyond our expectations and values by receiving a variety of notable awards and scholarships. Below are the recipients and information concerning the scholarship they received.
Notable Scholarships
- Dean's Distinguished Graduates
- Dedman Distinguished Scholars
- Forty Acres & Martin Dies Jr. Forty Acres Scholarship
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program Scholarship
- Larry Temple Scholarship
- Marshall Scholarship
- Schwarzman Scholarship
- Rapoport-King Thesis Scholarship
- Truman Scholarship
Dean's Distinguished Graduates
The College instituted this award in 1980 to recognize graduating Liberal Arts students who have distinguished themselves in the areas of scholarship, leadership, and service to the College and University community. It is the highest award the College offers and truly reflective of the remarkable caliber of our graduates.
2019
Megan Abrameit
Sydney Bartlett
Evelyn Caro Gutierrez
Luis De La Cruz
Jeremy Doran
Adrienne Epstein
Quimberly Jasso
Benjamin Vega
Gabriella Velasco
2018
Keith Chew
Lucero Estrella
Elizabeth Hamm
David Williams
2017
Dylan Davidson
Donald Egan
Sarah Fischer
Abigail Newell
Claire Smith
Jordan Smith
2016
Angie Acquatella
Kendall DeBoer
Michael Esparza
Christle Nwora
2015
Alexander Djamoos
James Fisk
Jane Mize
2014
Sarah Michelle Lusher
Patrick Naeve
David Hee Oh
Rebekah Rodriquez
Ann Laura Rivera
Philip Ray Tryon
2013
Travis Alexander
Ben Weiss
2011
Shelby Carvalho
The Dedman Distinguished Scholarship offers a unique level of support, covering tuition, housing, books, and all education-related expenses for its recipients. The scholarship not only provides students with the economic resources they need to attend college, it also frees students from the time commitment of outside employment, allowing them to focus on their studies, extracurricular activities, community engagement, and personal growth. For more information, continue here. https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/lahonors/Dedman-Distinguished-Scholars/program-information.php
Class of 2022
Tea Anderson
Janae Stegall
Juliet Suarez-Calderon
Class of 2021
Will Clough
Milena Djordjevic-Kisacanin
Frances Garnett
Selome Hailu
Class of 2020
Bethany Burtch
Jacob Hood
Abby Kuchek
Class of 2019
Megan Abrameit
Class of 2018
Barrett Smith
The Forty Acres Scholars Program inspires and nurtures visionary leaders and helps them use their talents to benefit society. Forty Acres scholars demonstrate intellectual curiosity and have a track record of outstanding academic success. Most importantly, they have passion and a desire to live out the core values of The University of Texas at Austin. The Forty Acres Scholarship provides funding for tuition, a living stipend, a book stipend, as well as enrichment activities including a community component, a global experience, and professional experiences. For more information, continue here. https://www.texasexes.org/scholarships/forty-acres-scholars-program
2022
Austin Witt
Jillian Smith
2021
Mary Margaret Burniston
2020
Sophia Guirola
2018
Elizabeth Hamm
2017
Marlene Renz
2016
Arjun Rawal
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Scholarship
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides funding for studying abroad for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding. The Fulbright Scholarship covers round-trip transportation to host country, room, board, incidental costs and provides Accident and Sickness Health Benefits. To learn more, continue here. https://world.utexas.edu/abroad/funding/scholarships/fulbright
2019
Anna Dolliver - Taiwan
2018
Greta Unger - Czech Republic
2017
Josh Bednorz - Germany
2013
Shelby Carvalho - Bulgaria
Kevin Martin - Malaysia
The Larry Temple Scholarship Endowment was established by The University of Texas System Board of Regents for the benefit of The University of Texas at Austin on October 12, 1990. The Scholarship, a $11,000 a year award renewable for two years, honors Larry Eugene Temple, Austin lawyer and public servant. Temple Scholars are selected primarily on the basis of superior academic merit. Additional consideration shall be given to those with a record of independent scholastic activities, extracurricular activities, and leadership. In evaluating candidates, the Selection Committee will take into account financial need. For more information, continue here. https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/lahonors/scholarships/lah/temple.php.
2017
Anna Roberts
2016
Zoya Zia
2015
Irene Gomez
2014
Joshua Bednorz
2013
Kassandra Gonzalez
Miles Huston
2011
Caroline Corcoran
2009
Sharanya Rajan
2008
Hillary Rodriguez
2005
Serine Consolino
2004
Nathan Sison
2003
Alma Nidia Garza
2002
John Heymann
2001
Richard Cofer
The Marshall Scholarship funds one to two full years of graduate study leading to a degree in Great Britain. In the past this awards has taken U.T. students, in fields ranging from Electrical Engineering to Humanities/Plan I Honors, to Oxford, Cambridge, and other British universities. The Marshall Scholarship will support study at any UK university. A University committee interviews candidates for the Marshall scholarship, and you must have University endorsement to be a candidate. To learn more, continue here. https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/lahonors/scholarships/national/marshall.php
2017
Bailey Anderson
The Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective, one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing that is designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders for the challenges of the future. The Schwarzman Program is funded by an all expense paid scholarship to attend the one-year master's program. Conditions of the scholarship include being on track to receive a bachelors degree by August 2017, as well as being at least 18 and not yet 29 years of age. For more information, continue here. http://schwarzmanscholars.org
2019
Shantanu Banerjee
2018
Jordan Metoyer
Rapoport King Thesis Scholarship
The Rapoport-King Thesis Scholarships honor Audre and Bernard Rapoport and Robert D. King, former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. To be eligible for a Rapoport-King Scholarship, candidates must be enrolled as a Plan I student and must be planning to write a senior thesis in one of the College's departmental honors programs. Fellows will be chosen on basis of academic record, the quality of the thesis proposal, and financial need. As Mr. Rapoport has put it: the candidates should be "smart and deserving." The dean will make final recommendations. For more information, continue here. https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/lahonors/scholarships/lah/rapoport-king-thesis.php
2019
Francesca T. D'Annunzio, Humanities
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Findley
Blake Anthony Butschek, Humanities
Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Garza
Grace Einkauf, Urban Studies
Supervisor: Dr. Greogry Knapp
Jada Cryslynn Fraser, IRG
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Anderson
Delaney Chieyen Holton, Asian Studies
Supervisor: Dr. Chiu-Mi Lai
Alyssa Jaymes Jingling, English
Supervisor: Dr. Elizabeth Richmond-Garza
Junwoo Lee, Sociology
Supervisor: Ari Adut
Grace Jin Metz, Psychology
Supervisor: Dr. William Swann
Monica Gabrielle Oatman, History
Supervisor: Dr. Neil Kamil
Anna May Roberts, History
Supervisor: Dr. Julie Hardwick
Jeffery Harrison Rose, English
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Kafer
Johann A. Rossbach, History
Supervisor: Dr. Lina del Castillo
Megan Renee Soetart, IRG
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Anderson
Alexander David Wallis, History
Supervisor: Dr. Bruce Hunt
Carol-Armell Ze-Noah, WGS
Supervisor: Dr. Ashley Farmer
2018
Sophia Birk, Psychology
Supervisor: Dr. Hongjoo Lee
Evelin Caro Cutierrez, Government
Supervisor: Dr. Raul Madrid
Morgan Clark, Anthropology
Supervisor: Dr. Fred Valdez
Emma Giacomello, Anthropology
Supervisor: Dr. Chris Kirk
Lillian Gonzales, English
Supervisor: Dr. Donna Kornhaber
Lauryn Hanley, Classics
Supervisor: Dr. Stephen White
Devon Hsiao, Humanities
Supervisor: Dr. Caroline Faria
Jacob Lundquist, English
Supervisor: Dr. Marjorie Woods
Ashleigh Pearce, History
Supervisor: Dr. Yoav Di-Capua
Galia Popov, Asian Studies
Supervisor: Dr. ChienHsin Tsai
Emily Saunders, Linguistics
Supervisor: Dr. Dvid Quinto-Pozos
Chris Smith, English
Supervisor; Dr. Elizabeth Richmond-Garza
Ishaana Talesara, Economics
Supervisor: Dr. Sandra Black
Benjamin Vega, IRG
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Anderson
Gabriella Velasco, Humanities
Supervisor: Dr. Caroline Faria
The Truman Scholarship provides up to $30,000 in funding to students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields. Truman Scholars are required to be full-time students pursuing a bachelor's degree with junior-level academic standing or have senior-level standing in the third year of college enrollment, as well as intend to bring change, improving the ways that government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or educational institutions serve the public. For more information, continue here. https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/lahonors/scholarships/national/truman.php
2019
Alyssa Ashcraft
2016
Zoraima Pelaez
