Five FAU Student-Athletes Honored in Pre-Graduation Ceremonies

April 24, 2018

BOCA RATON, Fla. â€" Four Florida Atlantic University student-athletes were recognized at the Honors Convocation last week. The annual ceremony honors the University's most outstanding students and faculty members. Another FAU student-athlete will be honored at a graduation reception in May.

Greg Joseph received Male Student-Athlete of the Year honors while Alexandra Miller was named Female Student-Athlete of the Year. William Pfister and Ignacio Jimenez-Ruiz each earned University Scholar Awards and Miller also was named the Undergraduate Researcher of the Year.

Joseph, a senior kicker on the football team, holds a 3.3 grade point average in graduate school and will complete his master's degree in Health Administration after earning his bachelor's degree in exercise science with a 3.59 GPA.

Miller is a senior catcher on the softball team. She holds a 3.84 GPA and is a nursing major in the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.

The University Scholar Award is given to one student in each of the eight undergraduate Colleges in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and upon the recommendation of faculty in the college. Pfister earned the honor for the College of Design and Social Inquiry. Jimenez-Ruiz earned the accolade for the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Aaron Spence of the men's swimming and diving team is the recipient of the Faculty Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement given out by the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatics Engineering. He will recognized during a graduation reception held by the department prior to the Commencement Ceremony on May 3.

"We're all so happy to see our student-athletes being honored for their hard work," said Eric Coleman, SACAE director and associate director of athletics. "The honors are not just a one year accomplishment, but the reward after years of dedication. This event, sponsored by the University, recognizes students who are the highest ranking student amongst their major. So, to achieve at the highest levels academically as well as juggle an athletic schedule is truly impressive."

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