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Congratulations December Graduates!

Meet our newest Honors alumni

We recognize these outstanding students for the contributions they've made to the Honors Program and university, and wish them success as they now embark on new adventures. We are excited to see what's next! Meet the December grads below.

Cody John Arvonen

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Major: Computer Engineering
Thesis: Design and Implementation of a Software System for Measuring Cookstove Emissions in Peru
Advisor: Randy S. Lewis
Plans After Graduation: Cody will be attending graduate school next year.

Raistlyn Avery Camphuysen

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Major: Editing and Publishing
Thesis: The Dark Is Not My Enemy
Advisor: Joseph Clark Franklin
Plans After Graduation: Raistlyn will be working as an editor for Greg Kofford Books

Bryan Jay Frandsen

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Major: Economics
Thesis: Duverger's Law and Polarization in a Ranked Choice Citizen-Candidate Model
Advisor: Joseph Charles McMurray
Plans After Graduation: Bryan will be attending law school next fall.

Ashlan Anne Gruwell

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Major: Political Science
Thesis: Religion, Gender, and Politics: A Complicated Relationship
Advisor: Joseph Q. Monson
Plans After Graduation: Ashlan will be working as the campaign manager for candidate Jeff Howell in SLC.

Natalie Diane Gunn

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Major: History
Thesis: Women and Gender in Mountaineering and Rock Climbing
Advisor: Andrew L. Johns
Plans After Graduation: Natalie is working for U.S. Congressman John Curtis as his Deputy Campaign Manager and will start law school in the fall.

Lydia Claire Hall

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Major: Interdisciplinary Humanities
Thesis: Crossword: Trauma and the Re-Creation of Self
Advisor: George Browning Handley
Plans After Graduation: Lydia will be working as a freelance writer.

McCord J. Lethco

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Major: Economics
Thesis: Is Costco Worth Incentivizing? An Analysis from the City's Perspective
Advisor: Jeffrey Brant Goeders
Plans After Graduation: McCord is working for Goldman Sachs and considering pursuing a PhD in Economics after gaining work experience.

Emily Ann Logan

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Major: Statistics
Thesis: Is Float Queen?
Advisor: Gilbert W. Fellingham
Plans After Graduation: Emily will be working as a statistician for the BYU Women's Volleyball team.

Elisabeth May Morris

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Major: Anthropology
Thesis: Brazili(Americ)an: Perception, Preservation, and Transmission of Identity Among 1st Generation Brazilians Living in Utah and Salt Lake Valleys
Advisor: Desiree Oliveira
Plans After Graduation: Elisabeth will be attending law school next fall.

Emily J. Peterson

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Major: History
Thesis: Vanguards of Change in the "Georgia of the North": Youth Activism in the New Jersey Civil Rights Movement, 1935-1955, A Digital History Project
Advisor: Rebecca Lyn DeSchweinitz
Plans After Graduation: Emily will be employed at the Utah Department of Commerce.

Gabriella Naomi Warnick

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Major: Art
Thesis: Hosts: Relic, Gesture, Site, and Connection in an Art Installation
Advisor: Collin Larsen Bradford
Plans After Graduation: Gabriella plans to continue working both in theatrical audio and art, and then plan to go to grad school in a few years.