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

9 Scholar-Athletes and 1 Asst. The winning coach was awarded the best student of the year award

BREVARD COUNTY, Florida – Florida Tech athletics had another great year in the 2022-23 class, with several scholar-athletes recognized at the university’s Honors Convocation.

A total of 9 scholar-athletes and one assistant coach were awarded Student of the Year. In addition, 10 Panthers were the recipients of the Distinguished Student Scholar Award from Florida Tech.

Student of the Year honorees are selected by each academic department at Florida Tech and are designated as “active student-scholars who have made significant contributions to the academic program, university and community.”

Below is a complete list of Scholar-Athletes who received the Student of the Year Award.

College of Engineering and Science

Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences

■ Carly Liebendorfer (Women’s Lacrosse)

Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering

■ Austin Engler (Men’s Lacrosse)

■ Tyler Vermillion (baseball)

Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Science

■ Aline Jaime (Women’s Soccer)

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

Nathan M. Bisk College of Business

■ Kylie Kenesa (Women’s Lacrosse)

■ Rachel Johnson (Women’s Lacrosse)

■ Kelly McLaughlin (softball)

Joran Osland (Men’s Soccer)

College of Psychology and Liberal Arts

School of psychology

■ Nathaniel Allen (Men’s Swimming)

The Distinguished Student Scholar Award is given to undergraduate students who have completed more than 55 credit hours at Florida Tech with a grade point average of 3.8 or higher.

Below is a complete list of scholar-athletes who received Distinguished Student Scholar recognition.

■ Nathaniel Allen (Men’s Major) – Psychology

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

■ Jason Demarest (Esports) – Business Administration

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

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

■ Millie Hart (Women’s Lacrosse) – Biochemistry

■ Rachel Johnson (Women’s Lacrosse) – Business Administration and Marksmanship

■ Kelly McLaughlin (softball) – Business Administration and Marketing

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

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

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