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Portrait | Name | Major | Minor | College | Hometown | Interests & | Ask Me About... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Economics and Business Analytics and Intelligence | German | Schmidthorst College of Business | Delaware, OH | Club Swim team, Order of Omega, Kappa Delta Sorority, Alpha Lamda Delta, Women in Business Leadership | HLC, joining student orgs, honors project | ||
| Communication | Marketing, Art | College of Arts and Sciences, Schmidthorst College of Business | Hastings, MN | Campus Tour Guides, Cru, Honors Ambassadors / Interests: Drawing & Painting, Hiking, Traveling, Higher Education, Reading, Cooking & Baking | Out of State, HLC, Joining orgs, Is Honors right for me?, How challenging is honors? | ||
| Biology on a Pre-Med track | Chemistry | College of Arts and Sciences | Hilliard, OH | Honors Ambassadors (Internal Engagement | Is Honors right for me, HLC, joining student organizations especially, does Honors take up all my time?, how to be an Honors student and still enjoy life on campus outside of Honors | ||
| Philosophy, Politics, Economics & Law (PPEL) | Environmental Policy & Analysis | College of Arts and Sciences | Hilliard, OH | President of Environmental Action Group (EAG) | Joining student orgs, HLC, balancing school & extra curriculars | ||
| Psychology and Communication | Spanish | College of Arts and Sciences | Toledo, OH | Honors Scholars, major research, Writing, music, reading | "Is Honors right for me?"; "What is it like to live off campus/commute?"; "How do I make new friends?"; any questions related to workload/transitioning from high school and into college | ||
| Forensic Biology, Forensic Chemistry, Forensic Examinations | Chemistry, Psychology | College of Arts and Sciences | Lorain, OH | Tennis, Reading, Crocheting (Warm Up BG), Writing | Is Honors right for me?/Joining Student Organizations/Interacting with Faculty/Sharing a Room for the First Time/First time away from Home/Anything science related/Multiple interests and how to make them fit. | ||
| English | French | College of Arts and Sciences | New Knoxville, OH | Honors Ambassador, English Ambassador, Way Campus Bible Study | Service trips, Christian faith, trouble adjusting to college, imposter syndrome, introverted | ||
| Human Development and Family Studies | Psychology | College of Education and Human Development | Hilliard, OH | Honors Ambassador Leader, student employee for the Office of Admissions, undergraduate student research assistant, Presidential Scholar, bullet journaling and hand-lettering | Is Honors right for me, Honors Learning Community, getting involved in undergraduate research, Is Honors hard, general college worries/questions, potential Human Development and Family Studies majors, & really any other questions you may have! | ||
| Sociology | Child Life | College of Arts and Sciences | Springfield, OH | Honors Student Association (HSA) (Secretary), a volunteer for BGSU Votes, and an Academic Peer Mentor, crafting, singing, and being outdoors | HLC, student org involvement, Honors 2010/2020, being “Undecided” in Honors | ||
| Communications | Advertising | College of Arts and Sciences | Norton, OH | Presidential Scholarship Award, Communications Director for the BGSU YDSA, BGSU Social Media Team, Volunteer Canvasser for local political campaigns | Is Honors right for me, living in the HLC, getting involved in Honors (and in general), changing your major/being undecided, the role of critical thinking in Honors | ||
| Middle Childhood Math and Science Education | | College of Health & Human Services | Eaton, OH | I am involved in ACTION (a living learning community for math and science teachers), Circle K (a service organization), the Honors Learning Community, and work as a Math and Stats Lab and Course-Based tutor in the Learning Commons. In my free time I enjoy spending time with friends, going on walks, and reading! | HLC, joining student orgs, adjusting to college, and is Honors right for me | ||
| Multiplatform Journalism | Pop Culture | College of Arts and Sciences | Brunswick, OH | BG News, WBGU-FM, College Democrats, Honors Learning Community, Alpha Lambda Delta-Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society, I am always interested to talk about music or getting involved on campus | getting involved on campus, getting used to living on campus, talking about is honors and if it is right for you , meeting new people on campus, HLC | ||
| Forensic Biology and Microbiology on a pre-med track | College of Arts and Sciences | Piqua, OH | Club Bowling team President, Honors Learning Community member, Presidential Scholar (PSA), Alpha Lambda Delta-Phi Eta Sigma Treasurer, National Society of Collegiate Scholars member, Phi Beta Kappa member, Undergraduate research in the biology department, Learning Assistant for the biology department, Off-campus job at Stone Ridge Golf Course, Promotions team member for WBGU-FM | Joining student orgs, HLC, Scholarships, getting involved on campus | ||
| Music Education | College of Music | St. Henry, OH | Music, BGSU choirs, Presidential Scholar, Study Abroad, Working on Campus | Is Honors right for me, Honors Learning Community, Residence Life/Living on Campus, Questions about my Major | ||
| Music Education & Performance | NA | College of Music | Sandusky, OH | Sigma Alpha Iota, OH Collegiate Music Education, journaling, exercising, music (obviously), & reading | HLC/Founders, Honors Right for Me, Joining Student Organizations, Time Management/Balance (work, life, health), Honors Curriculum, Study Abroad, Honors Projects | ||
| International Studies and Asian Studies | German | College of Arts and Sciences | Columbus (Westerville) , OH | Mortar Board, Model U.N., Swing Dance, Global Affairs | Organizations and campus outreach, study abroad, honors classes | ||
| Data Science | Computer Science | College of Arts and Sciences | Spencerville, OH | Warm Up BG, H2O Church, Data Science Club, Presidential Scholars (PSA), Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society | Is Honors right for me, joining student orgs, being undecided | ||
| Information Systems, Business Analytics & Intelligence | Schmidthorst College of Business | Twinsburg, OH | Schmidthorst Student Ambassadors, Information Systems Organization (ISO), Presidential Scholars cohort, WBGU 88.1 FM, A-Band | Joining student orgs, Is Honors Right for Me?, time management, Schmidthorst College of Business, scholarship programs | ||
| Carol Hall | Film Production | Business | College of Arts and Sciences | North Ridgeville, Ohio | BG REEL/UFO (bg film club), and movie appreciation club | Is Honors right for me and the HLC | |
| Umgie Oh | Gerontology major on a pre-pharmacy track | College of Health & Human Services | Painesville, OH | Living in a 6 person suite, if Honors is right for you | ||
| Samantha Strickland | Supply Chain Management | Schmidthorst College of Business | Bucyrus, OH | I am interested in and participate in the different networking and professional development activities that that SCOB puts on through the career accelerator. I enjoy working to better myself and my professional skills, and also participate in church activities through H20. I like to be creative, and play dungeons and dragons weekly with friends. | Is Honors right for me, HLC, joining student groups, mental health awareness, stress and time management | |
![]() | Jenna Dunn | AYA ILA | Chinese | College of Education and Human Development | Martinsburg, PA | H2O Church, Chinese Language and Culture Club, University Dance Alliance, English teaching as a second language | being an Education major in Honors, being an out-of-state student, how to figure out whether Honors is right for me, extra opportunities through the Honors Living Community |
| Maddie Finley | Journalism with a specialization in Public Relations | American Sign Language | College of Arts and Sciences | Pemberville, OH | PRSSA, Falcon Communications, HLC Creative Writing Club, BGSU Social Media Team, and H2O Church & Founders Lifegroup | HLC, Honors College, BGSU is too close to home (local students), living in dorms, anything really | |
| Sophia Llamas | Graphic Design | Entrepreneurship | College of Arts and Sciences | North Canton, OH | New Student Orientation, Campus Tour Guide, Alumni Laureate Scholars, Honors College, Honors Ambassadors, Rock Climbing | Anything at all!! I feel comfortable talking about anything relating to BGSU as an employee for the Office of Admissions and New Student Orientation! | |
| Jodie Cahill | AYA Integrated Mathematics | College of Education and Human Development | Granville, MA | I am an Off-Campus Senator on Undergraduate Student Government | out of state students | |
| Abbey Prendergast | Nutrition Science | Child Development | College of Health & Human Services | Lexington, OH | MEDLIFE, Feed My Starving Children, Honors Ambassadors, ALD | Is Honors right for me, HLC, joining student org, pre-professional tracks | |
| Rachel Anthony | Communication Sciences and Disorders and French | College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health & Human Services | Hamilton, OH | Phi Sigma Pi, French Learning Community | HLC, joining student orgs | |
| Leila Oswalt | Chemistry with Specialization in Biochemistry | Neuroscience | College of Arts and Sciences | Lewis Center, OH | Extracurriculars: American Medical Women's Association (AMWA), Medicine Education and Development for Low Income Families Everywhere (MEDLIFE), National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), Falcon Leadership Institute (FLI), Honors Learning Community (HLC) Creative Writing Club, Honors Ambassadors (lol) Interests: creative writing, singing, dancing, piano | is Honors right for me, HLC, joining student orgs, Honors specific courses (Critical Thinking), Honors advisors/connections, anything regarding student life in general (was an Orientation Leader this past summer so I can talk about pretty much anything regarding student life at BGSU lol) | |
| Ben Lawson | AYA Math Education | College of Education and Human Development | Tipp City, OH | Bowling Green Roundnet (Spikeball) Club, Bowling Green Council of Teachers of Mathematics, HLC, | HLC, getting involved, is honors right for me | |
| Sydney Newby | International Studies and Spanish | College of Arts and Sciences | Waterford, MI | Greek Life (Sigma Kappa), BGSU College Democrats, BGSU Votes, FORGE (Feminist Organization Rallying for Gender Equity) | HLC, out of state, study abroad, I'm really open for anything | |
| Clare Caywood | Communication | Music Industry | College of Arts and Sciences, College of Music | St. Marys, OH | Pi Beta Phi Sorority (Panhellenic Delegate), BGSU Social Media Team, Women's Chorus, Music Industry Club | I'm open to discussing anything, but especially the importance of getting involved on campus through student organizations! | |
![]() | Rachel Durbin | AYA Integrated Social Studies | Political Science | College of Education and Human Development | Monroe, MI | Campus Tour Guide, Pi Beta Phi Women's Fraternity, Honors Intern | joining other student organizations, balancing honors, being an out of state student, majoring in Education, Critical Thinking classes, knowing if Honors if right for you, not living in the HLC |
Updated: 08/11/2025 03:15PM

