The Sophomore Honors Award (SHA) recognizes outstanding student achievement within their first two years as an undergraduate. It encorporates participation in Honors Core Curriculum, Honors engagement activities, and GPA. All recipients are recognized by the director at the time they receive the award, as well as being acknowledged at the time of their graduation.
Sophomore Honors Award 2020 Recipients
Sophomore Honors Award with Distinction Recipients:
| Muhammad Ahmad | Alex Paul Kocheril | Alexandra Turfe | |
| Amina Tanweer | Andres Ramos Salinas | Andrew Le Nguyen | |
| Avery Heo | Brandon Jiepei Zhu | Brian Carpenter | |
| Caroline Theuerkauf | Celine Rajoulh | Chloe Jo Hale | |
| Connor Burke | Danielle Sharon | Elizabeth Davis | |
| Elizabeth Jeanette Rueppel | Emily Wang | Emily Johnson | |
| Georgia Sky Mies | Haitong Yu | Hani Nasr | |
| Hannah Marshall | Jack Dominic Toor | Jacob Walter Cohen | |
| Jagienka Helena Timek | Jared Daniel Miller | Jessica Antoinette Czapla | |
| Julia Kravchenko | Kathleen Gu | Kathryn Ann Kulie | |
| Kayleigh Christine Crabb | Lauren Park | Luanne Dreves | |
| Madhulika Sridevi Shastry | Madison Caldwell | Madison Mila Krumins | |
| Major White Stevens | Margaret Johnston Michalowski | Megan Tigue | |
| Nikhil Dwibhashyam | Nishika Patel | Prateeksunder Chandil Pinchi | |
| Reem Saleh Aburukba | Reid William Schreck | Ridge Weston | |
| Robert Hsu | Ruby Yearling | Samantha Ruth Ratner | |
| Sarah Chung | Sarah Zoheir Abdelbaki | Sohil Malik | |
| Sophia Marie Abusamra | Tatum Ewing | Veronica Sikora | |
| Victoria Abigail Helrigel | William Lewis North | Zaid Mohammad Haque | |
| Zoe Alexandra Lainis | Jeannie Mei |
Sophomore Honors Award Recipients:
| Aditi Shankar Priyadershi | Aidan James Woutas | Anna Simpson |
| Caroline Patricia Vandam | Drew Eric Tarnopol | Edward Spahiu |
| Eli William Hermo Weaver | Heba Aziz Malik | Katelynn Marie Mulder |
| Kelsie Imus | Laura Hutchins | Marc Skriloff |
| Nupoor Jain Goyal | Roy Lahood | Esther Kwak |
Sophomore Honors Award 2019 Recipients
Sophomore Honors Award with Distinction Recipients:
Eliz Akgun |
Beverly Fu | James Shepich |
| Lila Alaka | Sayhaan Goraya | Kate Sherwin |
| Al-Amin Ali | Leah Graham | Rafael Skrobola |
| Ireoluwa Ayoola | Erin Grant | Nathan Slaven |
| Mollie Bakal | Christopher Hafke | Benjamin Sliwinski |
| Mariana Boully Perez | Max Hammer | Julia Stavreva |
| Paul Brandfonbrener | Alice Hill | Fiona Story |
| Jason Brenner | Ariel Huang | Joshua Stotzky |
| Benjamin Bronkema-Bekker | Sarah Jacob | Martin Taxay |
| Katherine Bunnell | Lawrence Jia | Katelyn Thompson |
| Alexander Cepo | Andrew Kohrman | Grace Tremont |
| Allina Chang | Christina Li | Chloe Turnbow |
| Jessica Chang | Mariana LoCicero | Neil Vaishampayan |
| Ahmad Chouman | Aleksandra Luca | Thomas Vance |
| Adriana Coke | Zuzanna Lutrzykowska |
Kimiko Varner |
| Sabrina Corsetti | Elizabeth Martin | Arynne Wegryn-Jones |
| Haleigh Cotton | Grace Miller | Matthew Weiner |
| Kirin Cromer | Eric Payerle | Grant Weldon |
| Jean Cutter | Nicholas Preuth | Kevin Winslow |
| Duncan Davidson | Henry Raffel | Alexandra Wormley |
| Emmaline DeMartini | Jon Reid | Eric (Jack) Wroldsen |
| Alexander Drain | Estrella Salgado | Madeline Yaw |
| Julia Duffy | Shachi Salvi | Rebecca Yi |
| Emily Endres | Mustafa Sami | Eric Zhang |
| Kyra Fichman | Anish Saraswa | Ziyi Zhang |
| Kyle Finos | Jason Semaya | Gisselle Zuniga |
Sophomore Honors Award Recipients:
| Kamryn Abraskin | Anna Gottesman | Henry Newman |
| Leah Adelman | Haley Gritz | Clare Oliver-DiPaola |
| Margaret Boelter | Thom Hourani Jr | Philip Rapoport |
| Sebin Choi | Simran Jagirdar | Lucas Reist |
| Yeonjeong Chu | Lily Johnston | Gillian Rubenstein |
| Annika Dhawan | Davis Kasper | Connor Sakis |
| Max Ellsworth | Carson Kenum | Gabrielle Saul |
| Anna Gaffney | Jacqueline Kunesh | Spencer Schmid |
| Ava Gams | Taylor Lansey | Janet Vu |
| Lauren Goodman | Reagan Malcolm |
Tracking Engagement Points and Applying for the Award
Standard Requirements (read below for amendments specific to your admitted term):
The Sophomore Honors Award recognizes students who have:
1. Earned at least 30 Engagement Points (tracked in the individual's umich.GradeCraft.com account).
2. Completed an Honors Core class that meets the first-year writing requirement
(FYWR).
3. Completed of a total of three Honors Core courses (inclusive of # 2 above) in
at least two different distribution areas (HU, NS, ID or SS).
4. Achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.400 with all classes graded or credit/no credit
(no elective P/F).
The Sophomore Honors Award with Distinction recognizes students who have:
1. Earned at least 30 Engagement Points (tracked in the individual's umich.GradeCraft.com account).
2. Completed an Honors Core class that meets the first-year writing requirement (FYWR).
3. Completed of a total of three Honors Core courses (inclusive of # 2 above) in each of the
three different distribution areas (HU, NS, ID or SS).
4. Achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.700 with all classes graded or credit/no credit
(no elective P/F).
Covid SHA amendments for students admitted summer 2019, fall 2019, summer 2020, fall 2020:
1. P grades for winter 2020, spring 2020, summer 2020, fall 2020, winter 2021, spring 2021, and summer 2021 are acceptable and will not impact your eligibility for the SHA.
2. Honors has waived the requirement that you take an average of 14 credits per term across fall and winter terms.
3. The number and type of Core courses required for SHA and SHA with distinction eligibility still apply:
a. Three Core in at least two distribution areas for SHA.
b. Three Core in at least three distribution areas for SHA with distinction.
4. The GPA minimum requirements for the SHA and the SHA with distinction still apply:
a. SHA: minimum 3.4 cumulative GPA.
b. SHA with distinction: minimum 3.7 GPA.
5. The minimum number of Engagement Points required for SHA eligibility (both levels of the award) still applies: 30 points.
For students admitted summer 2021 and fall 2021:
1. No elective P/F grades.
2. Honors has waived the requirement that you take an average of 14 credits per term across fall and winter terms.
3. The number and type of Core courses required for SHA and SHA with distinction eligibility still apply:
a. Three Core in at least two distribution areas for SHA.
b.Three Core in at least three distribution areas for SHA with distinction.
4. The GPA minimum requirements for the SHA and the SHA with distinction still apply:
a. SHA: minimum 3.4 cumulative GPA.
b. SHA with distinction: minimum 3.7 GPA.
5. The minimum number of Engagement Points required for SHA eligibility (both levels of the award) still applies: 30 points.
When to apply based on your first term in lower-division Honors:
Summer and fall 2019: apply end of summer 2021
Summer and fall 2020: apply end of summer 2022
Summer and fall 2021: apply end of summer 2023
*Winter admits: check your admissions letter or contact your advisor.
Looking for engagement points opportunities outside the Honors Core? Click here.
Are you a joint student with the Residential College or another College? See
your Honors Advisor for more information on your award criteria.
