HHP Student Excellence Awards 2015

The HHP department came together to honor the achievements of its students during the Annual Student Honors and Awards ceremony on April 27th 2015. Student Excellence awards were presented in each program area at the undergraduate and master's levels. Student Research Achievement Awards were awarded to pre and post-candidacy doctoral students. HHP scholarship award winners, national level scholars and UH research fellowship winners were also honored.

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Laura Record (Outstanding Student - Exercise Science) with Dr. Layne (scroll down for more images)

The following students were honored at the awards ceremony:

Excellence in Undergraduate Studies

Laura Record - Exercise Science
Ryan Lafley - Fitness/Sports
Yanely Alonso - Nutrition
Tyler Little - Sport Administration

Mary Louise White Scholarship

Bernadine Asias
Shailee Ghandi

American Kinesiology Association’s 2015 National Undergraduate Scholar

Sina Mirab

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Gina Vaidya - Dr. Michael Cottingham (faculty mentor)
Cheryl Woolf - Dr. Daphne Hernandez
Robin Pham - Dr. Charles Layne

Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship

Yanely Alonso - Dr. Daphne Hernandez
Angelina Beitzel - Dr. Tracey Ledoux
Hanna Burch - Dr. Tracey Ledoux
Misha Chishty - Dr. Daphne Hernandez
Denny Dao - Dr. Daphne Hernandez
Jonathan Perry - Dr. Yoonjung Park

Excellence in Masters of Arts in Sport and Fitness Administration

Darren Randle

Sport and Fitness Administration Scholarship

Destiny Morton
Alex Russell
Alexandra Stine

Doctoral Student Research Achievement Award

Nadia Agha - Pre-Candidacy
Hawley Kunz - Post-Candidacy

Images From HHP Student Excellence Awards 2015

Yanely Alonso (Outstanding Student - Nutrition) with Dr. Layne
Dr. Lowder smiles for the camera
Bernadine Asias winner of Mary Louise White Scholarship with Dr. Layne
Gina Vaidya (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) with Dr. Layne
Cheryl Woolf (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) with Dr. Layne
Robin Pham (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) with Dr. Layne
Big smiles: HHP students at the awards ceremony
Yanely Alonso (Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship) receives her award from Dr. Layne
Misha Chishty (Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship) with Dr. Layne
Destiny Morton winner of the Sport and Fitness Administration Scholarship with Dr. Layne
HHP faculty Ms. Claudia Scott at the awards ceremony
Alex Russell winner of the Sport and Fitness Administration Scholarship with Dr. Layne
Shailee Ghandi winner of Mary Louise White Scholarship with Dr. Layne
Alexandra Stine winner of the Sport and Fitness Administration Scholarship with Dr. Layne
HHP students at the awards ceremony
Nadia Agha (Doctoral Student Research Achievement Award, Pre-Candidacy) with Dr. Layne
Hawley Kunz (Doctoral Student Research Achievement Award, Post-Candidacy) with Dr. Layne
Denny Dao (Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship) with Dr. Layne
Undergraduate fellowship and scholarship winners with their faculty mentor Dr. Daphne Hernandez
Sina Mirab, American Kinesiology Association’s National Undergraduate Scholar with Dr. Layne
Sina Mirab, American Kinesiology Association’s National Undergraduate Scholar with Dr. Lowder
Robin Pham (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) with her faculty mentor Dr. Layne
Sport and Fitness Administration Scholarship Award winners smile for the camera with Dr. Walsh
Dr. Simpson with Hawley Kunz and Nadia Agha (Doctoral Student Research Achievement Award winners)
Laura Record (Outstanding Student - Exercise Science) with Dr. Lowder
HHP faculty Ms. Svendsen-Sanchez and Dr. Ledoux at the awards ceremony
A smile for the camera: Yanely Alonso with her awards (Outstanding Student - Nutrition and Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship)
Misha Chishty (Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship)
Denny Dao (Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship)
Denny Dao, Yanely Alonso and Misha Chishty with their awards
Dr. Pearson and Dr. Walsh with Sport and Fitness Administration Scholarship Award winners Alex Russell and Alexandra Stine
Nadia Agha and Hawley Kunz with their awards