Seniors of Significance
About the Award
The Seniors of Significance Award, created by the Division of Student Affairs in 2016, recognizes students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership, and service to campus and community and have brought distinction to ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University.
Seniors of Significance have made a lasting impact on the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University campus and in their individual academic fields during their time at LU. They will continue to excel after graduation when they join the LU alumni family.
Seniors of Significance receive recognition at the Toast to Leadership Banquet, a graduation stole, and a commemorative gift. Honorees are also featured on the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University website.
Winners of the Gentry-Kemble Legacy Awards are selected from the Seniors of Significance. Recipients of these two awards each receive $1,000.
Criteria for Award Selection
Seniors of Significance must be undergraduate students graduating in May, August, or December 2026 who have:
- Excellence in scholarship
- Leadership and service to campus and community
- Brought distinction to ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University
Students must submit their own application for consideration plus two letters of recommendation. The next nomination period opens in Spring 2027.
Back Row L-R: Mohamed Irhabi, Biology, The Woodlands; Jordan Nelson, Biology, Houston; Jason Withers, Physics, Groves; Michael Hunter Bellot, Exercise Science, Orange; Kirby King, Mechanical Engineering, Port Neches; Michael Vu, Finance/Human Resources Management, Orange; Bilal Alani, Chemistry, Nederland; Sergio Mendez, Biology, Nederland; Jonah Smith, Mechanical Engineering, Port Neches; Antonio Lopez Maldonado, Political Science, Lumberton; Campbell Fuller, Biology, Silsbee. Front Row L-R: Daniella Lopez-Rosa, Business Management, Beaumont; Elizabeth Drago, Communication-Public Relations, Nederland; Ashlyn Junot, Interdisciplinary Studies, Nederland; Jada Thrash, Kinesiology-Teacher Education, Beaumont; Jada Cunningham, Nursing, Missouri City; Dana Almallahi, Biochemistry, League City; Harvest Fairchild, Speech & Hearing Sciences, Baytown; Xiaoxuan Jenny Tu, Exercise Science, Silsbee. Not pictured: Robert Barton, Computer Engineering, Silsbee; Christie Luong, Speech & Hearing Sciences/Industrial Engineering, Orange.
2025 Honorees
Top Row L-R: Estrella Balderas, Ashton Burch, Daisy Calero Estrella, Waverlee Cooper, Alexis Houston, Madison Hunt, Jacy Lognion. Middle L-R: Mallory Martin, Diana Martínez Granados, Peyton McLaurin, Abia Mubashir, Lauren Rosetta, Grace Roy. Bottom L-R: Kara Rumsey, Rima Shaaban, Bryce Sheffield, Ryan Shugart, Luke Sodolak, Gavin Treuter, Audrey Vincent-Eze.
2024 Honorees
BACK ROW L-R: David Haley, Dakota Emerson, Jacob Thompson, Susann Kalathra, Stephanie Barron, Annabelle Broussard, Kelvin Elgar, Zaid Mohammed, Oluwatomisin Egbewale. FRONT ROW: Lexus Wilkerson, Vicky Longoria-Alvarado, Riley Mayo, Angelie Bautista, Julia Barrett, Amarie Guillory, Mallory Lisle, Bailey Doss, Morgan Luke, Jaelan Sherman. Not pictured: Kristin Hebert.
2023 Honorees
BACK ROW L-R: Jacob Murphy, Umer Malik, Zuhair Merchant, Shelbie Williams, Chloe Smith, Jennifer Tsan, Britney Brevell, Sindi Castillo, Luis Arevalo, Marcellious Prentice, Kalan Bonnette. FRONT ROW L-R: Christine Osborne, Madison Taylor, Avery McLain, Chloe Thompson, Kaylee Goodspeed, Hannah Norwood, Caroline LeBlanc, Dajha Myles, Madison Richards, Lily Yoder.
2022 Honorees
Back Row L-R: Dion Tran, Thanh Nguyen, David Williams, ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵr Reed, Aris Martinez, Ali Hamza, Ayo Oni, Landon Richard, Cade Pellerin, Brendon Camp. Front Row L-R: Umera Ahmed, Krystal Le, Maissa Salibi, Vivica Edwards, Menna Elsaka, Taliah Belcher, Tiffany Tran, Lisseth Aguilar, Bethany Edwards, Kaylie Overstreet.