Ten graduating seniors are 草莓社区鈥檚 2024 Cords of Distinction聽recipients. They will wear blue and gold cords signifying their achievement during the 2024 Commencement.
Faculty, staff, administrators and fellow students nominated the recipients, who were cited for their 鈥渟ignificant and verifiable impact鈥� on the university and on student life; for their contributions to developing the institution鈥檚 positive image; for substantial contributions to the Harrisonburg/Rockingham County area and beyond; for their high academic and social standing; and their embodiment of EMU鈥檚 shared values of Christian discipleship, community, service and peacebuilding.
The cords are blue and gold. Blue represents strength of conviction that one person can help to create a better institution or community. Gold represents the love of spirit and yearning toward creating a better university environment or community.
The 2024 Cords of Distinction recipients are:
鈥�Hannah Landes Beck, a liberal arts major from Linville, Virginia;
鈥�Ariel O. Morales Bonilla, with majors in political science and history and a minor in Spanish from Richmond, Virginia;
鈥�Betty Debebe, a biology major with minors in business administration and psychology from Gerji, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
鈥�Indigo Gott, with majors in music: interdisciplinary studies and social work from Bluffton, Ohio;
鈥�Rubi N. Long, a social work major from Washington, D.C.;
鈥�Ashley N. Mellinger, a nursing major from Harleysville, Pennsylvania;
鈥�Sarah E. Moore, a psychology major from Weyers Cave, Virginia;
鈥�Luz Belen Hernandez Rosario, a biology major and chemistry minor from Harrisonburg, Virginia;
鈥�Rachael N. Saeli, a social work major from Towson, Maryland;
鈥�Riley Quezada, a music education major from Mount Jackson, Virginia.
Nominees are:
- Benjamin Alderfer
- Valentina Barahona
- Ani Beitzel
- Laura E. Craft
- Laurel Evans
- Nutifafa Havi
- Samantha T. Hensley
- Margarita Hernandez-Perez
- Elizabeth Kirkton
- Sophie M. Kirkton
- Kara Kornhaus
- Hannah F. Landis
- Kate Landis
- Joshua R. Maloney
- Manuela Marin Rivera
- Maria L. Menjivar
- Megan J. Miller