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NORMAN, OKLA. – Forty-two students eligible to graduate from the University of Oklahoma in December maintained perfect 4.0 grade-point averages throughout their undergraduate careers at OU. Of the total, more than half are from Oklahoma.
To commemorate their achievement, the students were honored by OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. in a ceremony held Dec. 5 on the Norman campus. Each student who earned an overall 4.0 GPA received a bronze medallion on a crimson ribbon, which may be worn during graduation ceremonies.
Students from Oklahoma being recognized include:
ALTUS: Bethany Gilstad, language arts education
BROKEN ARROW: Teddy Collins, psychology
EDMOND: Sarah Conway, health and exercise science; Brandon Ebrahimi, electrical engineering; Mia John, psychology; Grant Malley, economics; Alendy Rojo, health and exercise science; Jordyn Wiley, art; Kaitlyn Witte, marketing
GROVE: Lincoln Wright, finance
MOORE: Elise Abraham, health and exercise science
NORMAN: Ibraheem Ahmed, psychology; Michael Bartlett, astrophysics; Edison Chen, accounting; Bryson Fetters, paleontology; Payton Hendrickson, elementary education
OKLAHOMA CITY: Milton Pebeahsy, health and exercise science; Damian Powell, political science
OWASSO: McKailey Holt, biology; Logan Taylor, management information systems
PIEDMONT: Madison Lake, accounting
SPERRY: Aubrey Sayre, marketing
WASHINGTON: Hayden Keeler, biology
Also being recognized are:
BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS: Avery Bennett, dance
FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS: Lily Melendez, psychology
VILLA PARK, CALIFORNIA: Daniel Rickmeyer, management information systems
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS: Katelyn Foster, public relations
MINISINK VALLEY, NEW YORK: Peter Sadler, biology
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA: Stacy Huntley, criminology
ALLEN, TEXAS: Ava Marshall, psychology
BOERNE, TEXAS: Thalia Berry, management information systems
DALLAS, TEXAS: Aaron Beedilla, finance
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS: Sidney Grennan, public relations
FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Brianna Castro, accounting
HOUSTON, TEXAS: Carson McHugh, dance
KATY, TEXAS: Caleigh Hommel, journalism
PLANO, TEXAS: Matteo Schneider, management information systems
CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA: Jaylen Bright, journalism
GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN: Grace Gierach, music
LEBANON AND OMAN: Ali Abdullah, aviation, economics, and mathematics
LALITPUR, NEPAL: Roshan Rai, management information systems
A replay of the 4.0 medallion ceremony live stream can be found at link.ou.edu/4-0-medallion-livestream.
About the University of Oklahoma
Founded in 1890, the University of Oklahoma is a public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. As the state’s flagship university, OU serves the educational, cultural, economic and health care needs of the state, region and nation. For more information about the university, visit www.ou.edu.
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