Nicole Aggarwal of Ventura, California is completing her bachelor of arts in both sociology and communication studies, with a minor in gender and women’s studies. While at Saint Mary’s, Nicole served as a Belles Connect leader where she assisted underrepresented, first-generation, and international first-year students adjust to the campus community. In 2019, Aggarwal served as a research assistant in the Department of Sociology and Criminology where she analyzed the dangers of white power music in the recruitment and growth of the global white nationalism movement. Her senior comprehensive research project, “The Media Virus of Explicit Racism: A content analysis of internet memes”, recently took first place at the North Central Sociological Association annual meeting. Following graduation, Nicole will be pursuing her doctorate in sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Anna Bilse is from Munster, Indiana. Bilse is completing a bachelor of science in biology with a concentration in molecular/cell biology, and a minor in dance. Bilse has served as president of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, Big Belle Little Belle Committee Co-chair for the Student Government Association, member of the Events Committee for Residence Hall Association, and a part of various other clubs. Her senior comprehensive research examined the effects of a peroxiredoxin 2 antioxidant enzyme deficiency on the migratory ability of metastatic ovarian carcinoma cells. Bilse teaches and supervises the Summer and Music & Movement Programs at Hannah and Friends, a non-profit organization providing services and housing for those with different abilities, and she also works as a support staff at A Rosie Place, a specialty hospital providing palliative care for medically fragile children. Upon graduating, Bilse will pursue her master’s in physician assistant studies at Elon University in North Carolina.

The St. Luke's Medal is given to the senior art major who has demonstrated excellence in her studio and art history courses over her four years in the program.
Dalanie Beach

The Mother M. Rose Elizabeth, CSC Award is given for scholarship and service within the department.
Emily Casado and Shanan Hamilton

The Sister M. Rosaleen Dunleavy Award is given for outstanding potential in a Medical or Allied Health Field.
Anna Bilse

The Frank A. Yeandel Service Award is presented to the senior who has contributed most to the overall life of the department.
Emma Wilke

The Jerome L. McElroy Outstanding Achievement Award is presented to the most outstanding Business Administration and Economics department major in the senior class.
Courtney Kroschel

The Academic Achievement Award is given to the senior with the highest grade point average in courses taken within the department.
Kennedy Richardson

The Mother M. Rose Elizabeth, CSC Award is presented to senior students, in biology and in chemistry, whose work merit particular commendation.
Margaret Benjamin

The American Institute of Chemists Award is presented to an outstanding senior chemistry major. 
Chiara Smorada

Paying reverence to the endowed fund in Communication Studies honoring Dr. Ann Plamondon, the Ann Plamondon Award for Excellence in Communication Studies acknowledges the significant academic achievements of a graduating senior who has demonstrated superior skill in Communication Studies. 
Bonita Murphy and Kathryn (Katy) Stalter

In recognition of outstanding leadership, the Communication Studies Service Award honors select graduating seniors who have portrayed outstanding servitude to the Department of Communication Studies, Dance, and Theatre, academically, within their cocurricular activities, and throughout their entire experience here at Saint Mary's College.
Bernadette McGeever

The Mary A. McDermott Award for excellence in teaching is awarded yearly to an elementary education major who has a minimum of six semesters at Saint Mary’s College; has distinguished herself in either a liberal arts minor or departmental minor; has successfully completed the student teaching experience; has been involved in a professional organization; and has participated in church, College, and ­community service.
Delaney Rohlman and Lauren Vanisacker

For many years, Elisabeth Noel was a highly esteemed professor of English literature at Saint Mary's. The Elisabeth A. Noel English Prize is awarded annually for overall excellence in the English literature major. 
Kaitlin Emmett

The Outstanding Achievement Award in Global Studies is presented to a graduating senior who has demonstrated the most outstanding academic achievement in global studies across all of her work in the major.
Melissa (Middi) Norberg

The Martha Montgomery Schurz Memorial Award for Excellence in History is given to the senior history major who displays scholarly competence and creative initiative and is judged outstanding by the faculty.
Molly Donegan and Elizabeth Ferry

The Martha Montgomery Schurz Memorial Award for Excellence in the Senior Seminar Research Paper is given to a senior history major who demonstrates excellence in the research and writing of her senior seminar research paper.
Savannah Jackson

The Milko Jeglic Award for Achievement in Mathematics is given to the ­member of the senior class having the highest number of quality points in mathematics over her first seven semesters.
Yufei Zhang

The Bayhouse-Marcy Award in French honors outstanding achievement in French.
Melissa (Middi) Norberg

The Leonilda Francesca Acerra and Dominico Enrico Christofaro Award in Italian honors the most distinguished students in Italian.
Maria Ciaravino and Anastacia Gomez

The Caritas Award honors a junior nursing student who has demonstrated an exceptional ability to integrate the compassionate care of patients and families with the science and principles of professional nursing practice.
Kaelyn Brecevic

The Evelyn McGuiness Award for Excellence in Nursing is given for consistent scholastic achievement. Leadership qualities and potential for leadership following graduation as expressed by the following: Independence in thought and action; ability in critical thinking and analysis; ability to listen and interpret objectively; effectiveness in communication and interpersonal relationships; effectiveness in self-direction and self-education; and characteristic qualities of the professional, liberally educated woman as expressed by a commitment to the highest values, adaptability and flexibility in situations, sensitivity to human needs and aspirations, appreciation for what is good/true/beautiful, and self-confidence and assuredness.
Kelsey Keilman

The Animating Spirit Award goes to the student or students who achieve high academic achievements in psychology, and who also bring a positive and encouraging spirit to their classes.
Alyssa Gutierrez, Kayla Powers, and Abigail Seubert

The Academic Excellence Award in Social Work is presented to the senior major in the department whose scholarship merits special commendation.   
Sophia McDevitt

The Leadership Award in Social Work is presented to a senior whose academic achievements and commitment to her discipline merit commendation.
Clare Wade