Alumni Spotlights

The Honors College is like clay in your hands, you can mold it and your experiences into whatever you want, says Echo Keif, who came to the Honors College from Vanguard High School (Ocala, FL). Echo enjoys art so much that she founded an art-based Student Government club called Different Strokes and painted a mural on the wall in the Dining Hall.... Read More

Makenna King entered her freshman year at the Honors College with a goal of studying Environmental Science. A graduate of Jupiter High School, she was attracted to the college by its beautiful campus and Abacoa location. Most recently, Makenna is pursuing her love for the environment and passion for preserving Florida’s native species by working... Read More

Kristina Klaas graduated from the Wilkes Honors College in 2011 with a concentration in International Studies and a minor in Spanish. During her years as a student, Kristina received various awards, including the Distinguished Community Service Award in 2010 and 2011, Owl of the Year – MacArthur Campus, and O’Hagan Scholar. The Honors College... Read More

Christy LaFlamme entered the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College as a transfer student from Palm Beach State College, where she was early admitted after being homeschooled. Christy is a currently a junior, majoring in Biological Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics. She knew after touring the campus that the Honors College was a perfect fit. She... Read More

Jennifer ( Jenny ) McIvor is a 2004 graduate of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College who concentrated in Environmental Studies and now works as Environmental Coordinator for the MidAmerican Energy Company (owned by investor Warren Buffet) at the Walter Scott Jr. Energy Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Her main tasks center on ensuring strict compliance... Read More

Wilkes Honors College alumnus Michael Metzner, M.D., ’12, has always had two passions: art and medicine. But “Never in a million years did I think, ‘Oh, well writing for Grey’s Anatomy, that’s how I can do that.’ Metzner recently changed his career path and accepted a writing position for ABC’s Greys Anatomy. Metzner is a 3rd year... Read More

Hannah, who attended the International Baccalaureate program at Rickards High School in Tallahassee, FL, graduated from the Honors College with a concentration in psychology and criminology in the spring of 2013. While at the Honors College, Hannah was very involved in several campus organizations, including the MacArthur Resident Student Association,... Read More

Niina Pollari graduated from the Wilkes Honors College in 2006 with a concentration in English Literature. Niina’s outstanding thesis won an honorable mention in the highly competitive Undergraduate Studies Essay Competition from the prestigious database, Early English Books Online, in 2006. Her thesis later led to an invitation to present her... Read More

Jocelyn Sabbagh graduated from the Wilkes Honors College in 2007 with a concentration in Political Science. While at the Honors College she met Guatemalan Nobel Peace Laureate, Rigoberta Menchu, served as interpreter for the Sister Cities signing ceremony for Jupiter and Jacaltenango, Guatemala, and provided interpreter services for the Guatemalan... Read More

Caitlin Saladrigas is a 2008 graduate of the Wilkes Honors College. As an undergraduate student, she majored in Law & Society and Spanish, completing her thesis in both English and Spanish. She graduated from the University of Miami’s School of Law in 2011. Currently, she is a lawyer in Holland & Knight LLP’s Fraud & Recovery group where she... Read More