Honors Spotlight

Name: Nicholas Bown
Major: Philosophy
Graduation: April 2025
Instagram: @Nicholasbown

Nicholas is a local boy from American Fork, Utah. He served in the California, Roseville mission, Georgia, Atlanta mission, and the India, New Delhi mission. Nicholas is a lover of ideas eloquently expressed. He is constantly reading, even while walking, so you may see him with his head in a book while heading to his next class. He also loves hiking, camping, and anything outdoors (like a local Utah boy should). Read more about Nicholas here.

Name: Gloriana Guillermo
Major: Strategic Management
Minor: Global and Community Impact
Graduation: April 2025
Instagram: @glori_halla

I am an Arizona girl through and through as I was born and raised in Tucson AZ! Regardless of the temperature, I love the outdoors! I love hiking and swimming and I am totally down to try new things (especially snow sports!). I love learning and I am planning on going to law school after I graduate. Read more about Gloriana here.

Name: Noah Trepanier
Major: History
Minor: Latin American Studies, Legal Studies
Graduation: April 2025

Hi! I'm Noah from San Diego, but my parents, like many other Californian members of the Church, moved up to Utah during the pandemic, so now I call the Beehive State home. I love reading, hiking (when it isn't freezing), and playing and watching sports. My favorites in no particular order are baseball, basketball, football... Read more about Noah here.

Name: Kate Reynolds
Major: Math Education
Graduation: April 2025

I love to read and play tennis! I am also great at card and board games! I love to learn and spend time with friends!

What are people often surprised to learn about you?

My favorite restaurant of all time is Taco Bell. Read more about Kate here.

Name: Haylie Jarvis
Primary Major: Genetics, Genomics & Biotechnology
Secondary Major: Bioinformatics
Minor: Ballet
Graduation: April 2025
Instagram: @haylie.jarvis

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how to best introduce myself (I’m even writing my Great Questions essay on that topic) and I still haven’t quite figured out how to do it. But I love dancing, yoga, hiking, and being outside (when it’s not snowing). Read more about Haylie here.

Name: Lindsay Aldous
Major: Early Childhood Education
Minor: TESOL K-12, Arts in the Elementary Classroom
Graduation: April 2025
Instagram: @lind_say.a

I'm from Palo Alto, California. I like exploring new places and learning all about them through food, I consider myself a foodie! I love to cook and bake and have a giant stack of recipes that I like to look through for inspiration. I also love to make art for fun, usually painting, drawing, or embroidering. At the end of a long day, I like to take a nice walk and come home to a good book. Read more about Lindsay here.

Name: Emily Pulsipher
Major: Biophysics
Minor: Global Studies
Graduation: April 2026
Instagram: @emilypulsipher

What has been your favorite Honors experience?

I love the Honors 120 class! It's really cool to be able to talk about some big issues with my peers and hear their perspectives. I'm also really enjoying being able to focus on a case study and take a deeper dive into things. Read more about Emily here.

Name: Melissa Chavez
Major: Psychology

Minor: Sociology

Graduation: April 2024

Instagram: @melslemonade_


What has been your favorite Honors experience?


My favorite Honors experience has been taking the Unexpected Connection courses. Each of those courses I've taken have been so different from one another and have helped me connect them with my own major courses in many ways. It has also been really interesting to meet different people... Read more about Melissa here.

Name: Kennedy Call
Major: Neuroscience
Graduation Date: 2026
Instagram: kivicall_1089

What sparked your interest in your major?
I have had chronic migraines for my entire life so I have always been interested in migraines and chronic pain and what it looks like in the brain. Also, I read an interesting book, Brain Rules by John Medina and this novel really opened my eyes to the power of the brain and it made me wanting to study it more. Read more about Kennedy here.

Name: Meredith Nielsen
Major: Pre-Business
Graduation: 2028
Instagram: @meredith.niels

What do you do differently than most people?

I love to watch movies on the treadmill! It makes it feel a little bit like you’re in the movie and it doesn’t even feel like exercise. Read more about Meredith here.