Graduation with Distinction

Undergraduate students who have achieved academic excellence at the University wear a gold cord at graduation, indicating graduation cum laude, with praise, magna cum laude, with great praise, or summa cum laude, with highest praise. Degrees conferred with distinction reflect an outstanding overall grade point average with a minimum of sixty semester credit hours earned at Alfred University; a minimum of fifty computed in the grade point average.

The distinctions and corresponding requirements are:
  • cum laude - grade point average of at least 3.30
  • magna cum laude - grade point average of at least 3.70, and no grade below C
  • summa cum laude - grade point average of at least 3.90, and no grade below B

Summa Cum Laude

Ingrid Franz

Robert Guy Giancarlo

Jenevieve Keaveney Huta

Altan Kocatulum

Karina Ashley Morling

Katie Lin Nicholson

Jessika M. Pfeil

Margaret Jane Shank

Emilee E. Stephani

Halley S. Stiles

Talulla Jane Odette Torthe

 

Magna Cum Laude

Abigail Sue Austin

Merveille Ziruka Bulonza

Madeline Cait Devine

Gillian Drew Flint

Lorraine Cueba Gomez

Lisette Gregory

Sabrina Lee Harndon

Jessica Marie Henry

Dale L. Mott Slater

Sebastian Maxwell Peterson

Carter Steven Russo

Brittany Serdula

Natalie Margaret Waddell

 

Cum Laude

Samuel Acosta

Dylan Jacob Bowers

Miguel Bustamante

Curtis W. Decker

Abigail Dwyer

Honor Lily Triumph Edmands

Mackenzie Marie Grosskopf

Robert James Hillman

Taylor McCredie

Lilly McLaughlin

Mackenzie Rose A O'Brien

Michael Reid

Tyler M. Rider

Louis Anthony Shengulette

Chris Simmins

Nathaniel Lochlainn Skeele

Kassandra E. Slezak

Samiarrah Leigh Swarthout

Sandra Takyiwaa

Johnathan Owen Thousand

Brigit C. Walsh

Averi Kay Zuech

Summa Cum Laude

Molly Katherine Fox

Samuel Jin Chul LaPell

Reilly Liberto

Trey Millward

Natalie Rose Poklop

 

Magna Cum Laude

Isabella M. Comai

Grace Josephine Evans

Grace Erin Hanlon

Sally Rebecca Johnston

Katherine Lafferty

Mackenzie Elizabeth McDonald

Teaghan A. Murphy

Payton Peter

Miriam H. Radwan

Jillian Smith

Sean Tyler Voelger

Samantha Ellen Wilson

Hannah Yandoh

Alexandria Young

 

Cum Laude

Salem Alhussaini

Kaylee Blesy

Jenny Katheryn Cosgrove

Bronagh Clare Dempsey

Nancy-Ashlin Carter Elliott

Megan Elizabeth Gilleece

Bobby Scott Hall

Austin C. Hampton

Mary Elizabeth Hemphill

Ty Q. Heyden

Grace Labbate

Julia Lauer

Marysia Lelakowski-Josephson

Kathryn Maher

Candice Maldonado

Tucker Mandigo

Shaelyn McClaughry

Beth Anne Miller

Mia Modafferi

Daniela Marie Murphy

Bianca Petti

Elaina M. Pike Riccardi

Christine Raposas

Sarah Rose Ruh

Adrianna Elizabeth Taylor

Hannah Lorette Ulmen

Mincheng Wang

Savannah Rose Wenning

Hao Zhang

Summa Cum Laude

Justin Jarmer

Andrea M. MacDonald

Emily Nicole Miller

Austin Robert Schunke

Maria Giovanna Voss

 

Magna Cum Laude

Tessa Grace Beaulieu

Makenzie Cashmer

Emelia Theone Enke

Daniel A. Farchione III

Kyle Maxwell Jenkins

Catherine Savalla Lynch

River Jay Pao

Donald Arthur Willard IV

Joshua Alexander Zych

 

Cum Laude

Grant Louis Baldwin

Michael Dale Bradley

Thomas Gregory Brewer

Christopher Clasgens

Justin N. DiFalco

Megan Elliott

Alex D. Gardner

John Patrick Horab

Adam R. Houghtling

David M. Jensen

Andrew M. Joiner

Scott Kimiecik

John Michael Larson

Timothy H. Mayo

Nathan J. Maze

Courtney Taylor Minnoe

Rachael Anne Moravansky

Nicodemus Anderson Rod

Aidan Lee Saccucci-Bryan

Robert J. Safer

Jaclyn Marie Schnurpfeil

Nathaniel Lochlainn Skeele

Yuxuan Sun

Fynn David Vossler

Elek Thomas Wittman

Summa Cum Laude

Emma K. Johnson

Natalie Rose Poklop

Riley Strayer

 

Magna Cum Laude

Gillian Drew Flint

Alicia Mabel Guarasci

Heather Hillman

Zachary Nelson Leinenbach

Justin D. Riedel

 

Cum Laude

Majed Faisal M. Bostani

Kelsey Charles

Michael Hamilton

Allison Kimberly O'Toole

Amber Nicole O'Toole

Jake E. Phillips

Justin N. Phillips