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Gavin Keulks, Honors Director
Professor of Literature
Email: keulksg@wou.edu & Phone: 503-838-8519
Address: Honors Office, APS 210, Western Oregon University, 345 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth, OR, 97361
Website: https://dev.wou.edu/wp/keulksg/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinkeulks
Honors Program Specialist
Position Vacant
Phone: 503-838-8519
Email: honors@wou.edu
Alumni
2020-Present Graduates
2023: Kayley Arpaia | Emily Biamont | Lindsay Brady | Aisia Carrillo | Mariana I. Contreras Guerra | Kaitlyn Duncanson | Priscila España | Skyler Hanson | Cheyenne Hamilton | Savannah Jossi | Dane Kiger | Amanda Larios | Madeline R. Lehrer | Sharon Mann | Dustyn McKenney | Micah McLeish | Antonia Morales | Emilio S. Ricci | Sabrina M. Sam | Britain K. Schneider | Julianna Tinker | Mardee Willman | Neil Zimmerly
2022: Jessica M. Bailey | Ray Barton | Delaney N. Bishop | Lucia F. Breeden | Cheyanne J. Bumgardner | Nick Denning | Raynie A. Ehret | Chloe P. Furlong | Claire A. Graves | Noelle A. Haury | Maya Herb | Daniel E. Holmberg | Rylie L. Horrall | Kian B. Horton | Margaret L. Kassebaum | Maddie Little | Amanda M. Mooney | Brandilan Moring | Melina L. Mullin | Joshua Pautler | Alex Stemm | Taryn Anne Wilson
2021: Malia Allen | Channing T. Bushman | Juliana Marlaine Cameron | Allyson Maria Drury | Olivia M. Geisler-Wagner | Stephanie Magee | Sean Martinez | Hannah Moshinsky | Joshua W. Nelson | Camille E. Rickis | Jenny N. Rooper | Madelyn Russell | Josh Salsbury | Antonia L. Scholerman | Cheyan Swan | McKenzie Wolfe-Webb | Erin Worley | Rachel Worley | Michaela Yonkman
2020: Eva Zhou Ying Batenhorst | Rachel Bayly | Magen Boegli | Kaiana E. Bradley | McKenzie Brendle | Jessica N. Brenner | Susannah M Doepken | Elizabeth Dunn | Sierra J. Fresh | Whitley Harrel | Caitlin Healy | Francesca Holborn | Schaefer Jones | Grace V. Knapp | Natalie R. Legras | Avery M. Lucas |Darynn S. Lung | Ellen M. Moore | Jade M. Mong | Morgan Montoya | Selena Lee Ausmann Moreno | Brennan Noonan | JulieAnne Ohashi-Sides | Jennifer Romadka | Amber Rynearson | Lindsey R. Spear | Sean R. Tellvik | Rebecca J. Tew | Morgan Williams | Mikaela Wong | Daniel Woolf | D-Dré Déani Wright
2010-Present Graduates
2016: Alyssa Adams | Kaylee Church | Vanna Dejeu | Leah Fechter | Anna Olivia Funk | Sarah Celia Funk | Molly Geranio | John Goldsmith | Shantell Guyton | Max Hebing | Jennifer Hight | Isaac Keister | Joshua Leisner | Rozina Lethe | Tyler McAfee | Emily Parker | Jared Petersen | Sarah Pettigrew | Mary Katie Rice | Courtney Richardson | Robin Roemer | Anny Sheie | Braden Shribbs | Katarina Smith | Nathan Tew | Ruby Tidwell | Stephanie Torrez | Natalie Wallace | Emily Walley
2015: David Avery | Mackenzie Brendle | Camarie Campfield | Melissa Cooley | Keelie Daquilanto | Kathryn Elliot | Aubrey Fear | J.J. Garcia | Mckenzie Johnston | Tristan Knope-Jenkins | Laura Killip | Meghan Link | Olevia McKay | Amanda McMasters | Reina Morgan | Carlee Nelson | Eli Zachary
2014: Zander Albertson | Sheridan Bailey | Mary Barlean | Carolee Buck | Haley Dickinson | Stephanie Eaton | Kayli Fisher | Jose Garcia | Kelsey Gray | Bethany Haight | Chloe Hansen | Jillian Johnson | Zachary Jones | Annelise Marshall | Alyssa Palmer | Olivia Read | Trevor Ross | Daniel Tew | Marissa Thompson | Bonnie Wells
2013: Macy Bothman | Rosie Brown | Carolee Buck | Allason Fewx | Merry Fuller | Tayleranne Gillespie | Kelsey Grey | Krista Harrington | Angela Haslam | Bailey Hough | Amy Keithley | Kristin Mahoney | Jenae Nelson | Emmy Olson | Jerielle Raibley | Heidi Ramp | Lisa Rogers | Trevor Roush | Alyssa Schmidt | Ariel Setniker | Mike Stevenson | Christopher Tasner | Steven Thompson | Sophia Wellons | Brian Walton | Heidi Wilson | Joceline Wynn
2012: Wendy Bryant | Diedra Cates | Bryan Danaher | Kady Hossner | Tabitha McAfee | Raymond (Christopher) McFetridge | David O’Rourke | Paige O’Rourke | Alysse Parker | Marina Sikora | Nancy Sorensen | Ermine Todd IV | Karin Traweek | Melissa Weiner
2011: Rebekah Beyer | Aaron Dull | Sierra Durfee | Crystal Hanson | Rachel Hermanson | Maria Hommes | Justin Karr | Joel Kobzeff | Nicole Miller | Michael Petrovich | Angelica Strickland
2010: Jenny Barnes | Danielle Buffington-Tebon | Tasha Burlison-Trump | Allison Glasscock | David Hawes | Lisa Martini | Hillary K. Mills | Kimber Saville | Stephanie Shields | Evan Sorce | Nicole Teague | Jaclyn Thompson | Samuel Thompson
2000-2009 Graduates
2009: Dustin Byers | Rebecca Chadd | Ashley Kuehlwein | Betsy McDonald | Chelsey Miller | Annaka Wendt | Stephanie Woods | Lauren Zegers
2008: Tricia Brigham | Zachary Christopherson | Kynzie Dalton | Samantha Ann Hafner | Brian Halverson | Shane Hosea | Katherine Keetle | Melissa Ruth C. Scott | Joshua Nelsen Woods
2007: Mariko R. Chambers | Katy Bradley Conner | Nicole Juergensen | Danielle Kuehnel | Tyler Laughlin | Amanda Miles | Nicole Jesse Perry | Jennifer Rosales | Brian Smith | Laura Soules | Alaina Steiner
2006: Monica Fleener | Beth Marie Frohmader | Terry Manning | Daniel Ryan Van Winkle
2005: Holly Adelman | Ashley Neonta Bell | Amber R. Faw | Heidi L. Kimberling | Jessica K. Prante | Erin Shute
2004: Christina M. Healy | Stephanie R. Lewis De Ochoa | Kalah A. Paisley | Rebekah M. Regan
2003: Jill Bradley | Jana K. Brooks | Ardyth DeBruyn | Marika L. Schneider
2002: Roseanne Pascalette Caputi | Shelley Dietrick | Maren E. Greif | Laura M. Howard | Cheyenne Lemmon | Christina M. White
2001: Thomas W. Bahde | Celeste D. Barker | Brooke Gore | Shannon M. Harvey | Christopher J. Hodnefield | Michelle Kennedy | Kirk Lemmon
2000: Ruth Ashton | Jessica Beach | Tori Fornaciari | Jennifer K. Gjesvold | Theresa A. Mecham | Angela Siecinski
1990-1999 Graduates
Elizabeth Cole | Stephen Day | Elaine M. Hart | Molly J. Judson French | Nicole Y. Meeuwsen | Noelle L. Pratt | Angela M. Quinby | Erin E. Sullivan
Jaimie Suzan Bigelow | Michelle E. Bright | Erin K. Clinton | Carrie L. Davis | Chryste Lea | Crivella Frauendiener | Traci A. Hamer | Jane E. Hammill | Alicia J. Kleiman | Deborah F. Kropf | Danielle D. Myers | Jennifer L Paulsen | Stephanie D.B. Sherwood
Aimee Bruno | Holly M. Hatch | Erin McGladrey
Charles K. Bonville | Stacey Brennan | Nicole L. Hayes | Thomas R. Hoffman | Jana L. Mounts | Cynthia L. Ussing | Cindy Wrey
Elona M. Olson | Kelly C. Schloer
Heather Boylan | Rachel L. Fox | Shannon M. Gates | Travis Giboney | Stacy Holloway | Thomas W. Hrabal | Dawn Lingenfelter | Wendy Sue Randolph Pankey | Evangeline Faith Pearson | Danielle Spinella | Jessica J. Wilkinson
Michael C. Curry | Leah Johnson | Paul H. Potter | Tracie Toman
Daniel S. Kay | Rachel Starck
Nicole A. Diederich | Corey Johnson
Julie Ann Biddle
Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards
Until 2019, when the gendered designations were retired, the Julia McCulloch-Smith and Delmer Dewey awards were WOU’s highest honors for graduating women and men, respectively. Starting in 2019 these awards were reclassified as the top-two WOU grads, irrespective of gender. Both recipients deliver formal speeches at WOU’s annual commencement ceremony.
2020-Present Award Recipients
- 2023: Priscila España
- 2022: Cheyanne Bumgardner
- 2021: N.J. Johnson
- 2021: Josh Salsbury
- 2020: D-Dre Wright
2011-2019 Award Recipients
- 2019: BillyAnn Stempel
- 2018: Sara A. Madden (JMS)
- 2018: Carter Craig (DD)
- 2017: Aleisha Douthitt (JMS)
- 2016: John Goldsmith (DD)
- 2015: Eli Zachary (DD)
- 2013: Trevor Roush (DD)
- 2012: Paige O’Rourke (JMS)
- 2011: Justin Karr (DD)
2001-2010 Award Recipients
- 2010: Kimber Saville (JMS)
- 2009: Rebecca Chadd (JMS)
- 2007: Amanda Miles (JMS)
- 2007: Nicole Perry (JMS)
- 2006: Mary Steers (JMS)
- 2006: Daniel Ryan Van Winkle (DD)
- 2005: Heidi L. Kimberling (JMS)
- 2003: Marika L. Schneider (JMS)
- 2002: Maren Greif (JMS)
1991-2000 Award Recipients
- 2000: Jennifer Gjesvold (JMS)
- 1991: Nicole Diederich (JMS)
Video Testimonials
Honors Program
Academic Programs and Support Center, Room 210
Phone: (503) 838-8519
Email: honors@wou.edu
