Alumni Spotlights

Abigail Satchell

Abigail Satchell selected the Honors College because of the benefits provided by the unique approach of team-taught interdisciplinary courses. In addition to the traditional pillars of college-life such as making friends and enjoying campus culture, Abigail had the opportunity to receive a quality education on wide-ranging subjects like game design... Read More

Megan Selby

Megan, who attended Indian River High School, majored in Environmental Science at the Honors College and completed her thesis on the role of zoos in the future of biodiversity conservation. She received a Masters of Environmental Science at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. She is now working on a Ph.D. in Environmental Management,... Read More

Janeen Smith

Janeen began attending Emory Law in the Fall of 2014. Upon earning her J.D., she plans to seek a legal clerkship and eventually practice appellate law. "The best part of being an HC student is that my professors know me well and are able to guide me toward activities and academic pursuits that interest me. I also like the sense of camaraderie... Read More

Tyler Stubbs

Tyler Stubbs graduated from the Honors College in 2008 with a dual concentration in economics and political science. Stubbs completed law school at George Mason University in 2012, and in the summer of 2014 presented oral arguments before the Florida Supreme Court. He has been involved in commenting on rule amendments that adversely affected prosecutors,... Read More

Christine Sylvain

Christine Sylvain graduated in 2006, with a concentration in Political Science. She obtained her M.A. in Journalism at NYU, and then returned to Palm Beach County to work as a journalist and teacher. Read More

Walteria Tucker

Dr. Walteria Tucker is a native and lifelong resident of Belle Glade, Florida. In the summer of 2003, she became the first and only Honors College Student to receive a full merit scholarship at Bryn Mawr College s prestigious Institute of French Studies in Avignon, France (L Institut d tudes Fran aises). That summer she also earned her certificate... Read More

Christina Turn

Christina Turn, originally from Tampa, Florida, enrolled at the Wilkes Honors College in 2009 and graduated in 2013 with a concentration in Biology. While at the Honors College, Christina worked as a laboratory assistant at the Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and as a teaching assistant for introductory statistics. Outside of class,... Read More

Alejandra Uribe

“I was born and raised in South Florida, but my family is originally from Colombia. I attended West Boca Raton High School and I graduated from the HC in May 2015. I chose the HC because it just seemed like the perfect fit. It was close enough to home that I could visit whenever, but also far enough that I had to live on campus. The HC’s tight... Read More

Nathan Van Zee

Wilkes Honors College alumnus, Nathan J. Van Zee, Ph.D., is lead author on a study published in the journal "Nature" about water’s role in the formation of supramolecular structures. Van Zee is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. He received his bachelor’s degree from the Wilkes Honors... Read More

Fernando Varela

FAU Honors College student Fernando Varela transferred to the Honors College from Palm Beach State College in the Fall of 2013. Varela attended the Honors College as one of the Wilkes Humanities Scholars. The small campus and research opportunities were the major reasons he choose the college. He regularly volunteers his time at El Sol resource... Read More