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Honoring student success

University of Advancing Technology (UAT) is cultivating the best thinkers through innovation and passion for technology. But we don’t need to tell you that; our students’ achievements speak for themselves.

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President's list

President's list

The President's List recognizes students who have earned a 4.0 GPA.

President's List Spring 2026

Jeffrey R Addonizio

Philander D Akins Jr

Samuel Alberts

Rachael Y Alicea-Mjelde

Asmahan G Alkafi

Nasser Altaey

Jonathan J Alvarenga

Domnik Amado-Tramondo

Mackenzie Amador Leon

Nelson J Amaya

Dillon Anderson

Olivia H Anderson

Gleb Antonov

Kevin S Arcamo

Jose-Jonathan Arthur

Amiriyah Atwood

Chongwain Awunti

Dean W Barsotti

Darren J Blakely

Savanna M Blanks

Joshua J Blatnik

Jerrod D Bolton

Kevin Borges Torres

Agasne G Bragado

Cody M Brennan

Jackelin J Britton

Jameson A Brown

Daniel Burton

Thomas J Burton

Richard Cardiel

Giovanni E Casagrande

James E Caudell

Bernard W Clark

Cooper D Clark

Michael Collier

Camden W Copeland

Jared Cucci

Jeremy Demoranville

Heather Dill

Roman A Dixon

Bianca M Duran

Hassan D Durant

Ryan Falduto

Cory Fass

Ayodele S Fatanmi

Kodimarakklage Lehansa T Fernando

Travieon Fields

Kerri N Flink

Mareli Flores

Lauryn Ford

Colin Freeman

Jessica Gamble

Tyler Gangestad

Alexander Garcia Garnica

David Garcia

Michael D Garcia

Clinton Gilmore

Kimberly Gonzalez

Sarah C Goodwin

Emma C Granier

Shaniya J Griffin

Ashley Habernal

Taylor Henson

Amara R Hill

Gavin Hill

Clayton Hinderline

Maya E Holloway

Mohanad Horani

Levi Hull

Tovah Hunter

Aaron Hurst

Mahad Javed

Molly Jewett

Meier R Johnson

Quenton Juma

Taylor A Kelty

Ashley Kennedy

Tiffany Kerr

Junpyo Kim

Ely Knowles

Brian J Lajoie

Jeremy Landrau

Michael J LeBlanc

Jacob Levine

Matt R Lindborg

Brewster Loomer

Andrew Lucier

Carlos S Lupercio

Antoinette Lurz

Talon Maier

Alyssa Marquez Sterling

Sergio A Marrero

Zachary Marrs

Erik R Marshall

James McCormick

Jason McDaniel

Tecumseh C McMullin

Alexander Mcpeake

Anthony D Mercer

Thomas Meyer

John H Miller

Taren Miller

Tia E Mitchell

Rachel Moore

Diego Morales Villafana

Michael J Mosby

Ethan T Nguyen

Hung I Nguyen

Hunter Nipper

Alaya R Nyzio

Raymond E Ogg

Jeffrey O'Hara

Victoria R Olivarez

Emmalin H Pantermuehl

James R Patton

Ian Peters

Benjamin J Posner

Connor Queen

Caleb Quisenberry

Edwin Ramirez Martinez

Wali Rana

Francis D Ransom

Timkia K Rathers

Andrew Reeve

Richard A Rehkemper

David Rehm

Joseph M Remp

Joshua Roanley

David A Roberson

Juan J Rodriguez Raya

Joseph Romano

Elizabeth Rothenberg

Xiomara I Sanchez

Joey Selamat

David Shamas

Charles Silbergleith

Brett A Smitch

James Robert U Stevens

Fisher B Stewart

Gregory S Strickland

Nathaniel Stringer

George Taber

Nikia Towles

Melissa Trujillo

Isabel A Valencia

Kyle A Van Hook

Tristen N Vaughn

Vaughn R Videtic

Morgan Vidra

Jacinda L Visser

Noah J Walker

Jyun Wei Wang

Kimberly Ward

Harold Watkins

Nicole A Welch

Tyler W Widener

Percy Williamson

Brian Wimmer

Christopher D Woods

Samantha R Wunderle

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Dean's list

Dean’s List

The Dean's List recognizes students who have earned a 3.5 - 3.99 GPA.

Dean's List Spring 2026

Eric Amoh Adjei

Carmen A Amond

Akil Y Bonner

Trent A Bugarewicz

Kennedee Cameron

Matthew Casteel

Zachary L Christman

Yazmin Cisneros

Michael R Collins

Madeline G Correia

Wesston Dana

Maximos A Daoud

Jennipher De La Cruz

Brian Deneffe

Mariarose Diaz

Paul Esparza

Christopher Franz

Gustavo Garcia Gamboa

Nathanael R Goodwin

Cody A Gordon

David K Gregory

Christian Gutierrez Alvarado

Calvin Harding

Kerry Hayes

Joseph Johnson

Aaron Jones

Jay Jorgensen

Julian J Kaiser

Lucas Kyle

Brandon R LaVoy

Justice W McNeeley

Jennifer Miller

Edward F Mills

Jeremiah T Moore

Daniel E Mountfort

Don J O'Brien

Gbenga Olaoye

Michael I Olivares

Megan Patten

Shawnathon M Popejoy

Wesley Rasmussen

Rene Rodriguez

Aiden Schagren

Christopher C Starzinsky

Daniel Teer

Levi L Terry

Kiera R Track

Rutger M Valkema

Jessi Wetley

Sydnee L Williams

Courtney A Wilson

Walker L Wilson

Junzhe Xu

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Provost challenge winners

Provost challenge winners

Each semester Provost Dr. David Bolman presents new students with an innovation challenge during their first week of college. A theme is announced in the opening ceremony, and students have 10 days to come up with an idea and create a complete prototype around it.

Congratulations to our 2025 Provost Challenge winners!

Fall 2025

Play Pals, a dynamic cross-disciplinary team that proved what fearless innovation looks like on Day One

EXL Lead - Talon Maier


INNOVATION TEAM:

Faraz Abrarahadi, Joshua Christopherson, Gustavo Gamboa, Brenden Jaffey,, Luisa Perez Ruiz, Cody Gordon, Anaya Ruiz, Lincoln Willison, Philander Akins

SEE WINNING PROJECTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS

Fall 2024

Maxwellness

EXL Lead - not listed


INNOVATION TEAM:

Alexa Tuchtenhagem, Amara Hill, Brie Bojorquez, Boone Stewart, William Jones, Xavier Bojorquez, Zachary Fields, Duane Hamilton, Rafael Gonzalez Rangel, and Tristan Pellum!

Fall 2022

Project Artemis by Team Link

EXL Leader - Trevor Baughn


INNOVATION TEAM:

Monique Aguilar, Michelle Pina, Carlos Velez, Diego Ramos, Paw Ka Ser Paw, Timothy Strickland, Diego Johnson, Luca Graves, Ryan Canepa, Mitchell Kelly, Zyriyah Stoker, Nicholas Bonofiglio

Fall 2021

Adventurous Max

EXL Leader - Maya Shackleford


INNOVATION TEAM:

Eric Phelps, Karter Burns, Mina Rudder. Morgan Soetaert, Trevor Stout, NeAndrea Harris, Miguel Salcedo, Donald Christensen, Clint Maas, Dana Goldtooth, Ristov Villa, Heather Beach, Emily Kellogg

Fall 2021

No Name

EXL Leader - Connor Peterson


INNOVATION TEAM:

Koby Arnald, Arianna Miller-Paul, Ben Florio (Virgilian Lacy), Daniel Bonness, Jose Perea, Ian Sbar, Yahir Alejandro

Spring 2020

Mandalorian Game

Students incorporated Mando’a, the Mandalorian language, into their game to create a sound-based experience that reflects the feel of what life as a Mandalorian should be.


INNOVATION TEAM:

Blanca Vasquez, Antonio Newman, El Rois, Michael Durst, Jorge Martinez, Aramis Wero, Donovan Potter

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Tech tank

Tech tank winners

Shark Tank — UAT style! Our aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their technology-based product or service to a panel of potential investors, business owners and entrepreneurs in the industry.

Congratulations to our 2020 Tech Tank Winners

GOLD AWARD | SPRING 2020

Ace of Spades (Entertainment and Bar)e

Dine in fun with this entertainment-based restaurant and bar. Through the use of hard plastic playing cards, have a good time and order, set limits for bill size, keep track of your tab and pay.


INNOVATION TEAM:

Christopher Hernke, Artificial Intelligence

SILVER AWARD | SPRING 2020

Demeter’s Watch

Home gardening just got smart! Keep track of your plants' health through an app/sensor combo that notifies the plant parent when their babies need sunlight, soil, water, etc.


INNOVATION TEAM:

Marissa Williams, Game Art & Animation

BRONZE AWARD | SPRING 2020

Eyes Breaker

Break the ice without breaking your comfort zone. This social interaction app helps socially anxious and introverted people find others looking for conversation in close proximity. Start a conversation with prompts, common interest points, and ice breakers supplied by the app.


INNOVATION TEAM:

Marc Benson, Advancing Computer Science

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Alumni

STUDENT INNOVATIONS IN ACTION