ALMA – Fourteen Alma College seniors – Lydia Back, Jason Beaudoin, Sophia Cooney, Grant Goetschy, Iasmina Idris, Ainsley Kinney, Matthew Kinney, Rebecca Kobylas, Emily Lanning, Toby Layson, Nicole Milligan, Elizabeth Mukurazita, Matthew Przepiora, Chelsea Swartzle – were recognized as the Class of 2025 Outstanding Senior Award recipients by Interim President Eric Blackhurst. The award is given annually to the graduating seniors with the highest grade point average.
Those students who have completed four full fall and winter terms at Alma College and demonstrated scholastic superiority are eligible to receive the Outstanding Senior Award. The students each received a certificate of their achievement.
Those students receiving the award are:
Lydia Back, of Freeland, Mich., majored in integrative physiology and health science (IPHS)
Jason Beaudoin, of Petoskey, Mich., majored in engineering science
Sophia Cooney, of Ludington, Mich., majored in psychology
Grant Goetschy, of Laingsburg, Mich., majored in business administration
Iasmina Idris, of Elektrostal, Russia, majored in political science
Ainsley Kinney, of Port Huron, Mich., majored in music
Matthew Kinney, of Mount Pleasant, Mich., majored in neuroscience
Rebecca Kobylas, of Milford, Mich., majored in neuroscience and psychology
Emily Lanning, of Cincinnati, Ohio, majored in PK-6 education and special education
Toby Layson, of Washington Township, Mich., majored in philosophy and political science
Nicole Milligan, of Holland, Mich., majored in IPHS
Elizabeth Mukurazita, of Harare, Zimbabwe, majored in communcation
Matthew Przepiora, of Bay City, Mich., majored in professional accounting
Chelsea Swartzle, of Okemos, Mich., majored in political science and sociology
