Florida Tech Panthers Scholar-Athletes Recognized for Academic Success at Honors Convocation

9 Scholar-Athletes and 1 asst. coach receive Outstanding Student of the Year awards

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Florida Tech Athletics had another excellent year in the classroom in 2022-23 with numerous scholar-athletes earning recognition at the university’s Honors Convocation.

A total of 9 Scholar-Athletes and one assistant coach received Outstanding Student of the Year awards. Additionally, 10 Panthers were recipients of the Distinguished Student Scholar Award from Florida Tech.

The Outstanding Student of the Year honorees is selected by each academic unit at Florida Tech and designated as “well-rounded, active student-scholars who have made contributions to the academic program, university, and community.”

The full list of Scholar-Athletes who earned Outstanding Student of the Year awards is below:

College of Engineering and Sciences

Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering & Sciences

■ Karly Liebendorfer (Women’s Lacrosse)

Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering

■ Austin Engeler (Men’s Lacrosse)

■ Tyler Vermillion (Baseball)

Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences

■ Allyn Jaime (Women’s Soccer)

■ Ray Banister (Men’s Lacrosse, Assistant Coach)

Nathan M. Bisk College of Business

■ Cailey Canessa (Women’s Lacrosse)

■ Rachel Johnson (Women’s Lacrosse)

■ Kelly McLaughlin (Softball)

■ Joeran Osland (Men’s Soccer)

College of Psychology and Liberal Arts

School of Psychology

■ Nathaniel Allen (Men’s Swimming)

The Distinguish Student Scholar award is given annually to undergraduate students who have completed more than 55 credit hours at Florida Tech with cumulative grade point averages of 3.8 or higher.

The full list of scholar-athletes who earned Distinguished Student Scholar recognition is below:

■ Nathaniel Allen (Men’s Swimming) – Psychology

■ Elizabeth Christ (Women’s Lacrosse) – Biomedical Engineering

■ Jason Demarest (Esports) – Business Administration

■ Austin Engeler (Men’s Lacrosse) – Civil Engineering

■ Chandler Hake (Men’s Lacrosse) – Computer Science

■ Millie Hurt (Women’s Lacrosse) – Biochemistry

■ Rachel Johnson (Women’s Lacrosse) – Business Administration & Marking

■ Kelly McLaughlin (Softball) – Business Administration & Marketing

■ JP Panchookian (Men’s Lacrosse) – Mechanical Engineering

■ Daniela Tobon (Women’s Soccer) – General Biology

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