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Student Accolades

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 Fall 2025

Joan Cruz Abreu

Jonathan Adams

Philander D Akins Jr

Jose de Jesus Alarcon

Samuel Alberts

Rachael Y Alicea-Mjelde

Christian Gutierrez Alvarado

Nelson J Amaya

Kimberly Ames

Eric Amoh Adjei

Carmen A Amond

Olivia H Anderson

Nathaniel Andert

Gleb Antonov

John Arcagua

Amiriyah Atwood

Ryan D Bachman

Dean W Barsotti

Savanna M Blanks

Joshua J Blatnik

Jerrod D Bolton

Agasne G Bragado

Justan Brandt

Cody M Brennan

Jameson A Brown

Tory Brown

Trent A Bugarewicz

Sean N Burchett

Daniel Burton

Thomas J Burton

Sanyerlis Camacaro

Stephen J Campbell

Amanda J Cao

Richard Cardiel

Simon Caron

Jesse Carter

Michael J Caruana

Giovanni E Casagrande

Matthew Castaneda

James E Caudell

Preston Chapman

Yazmin Cisneros

Jonathan Coleman

Michael R Collins

Gabriel X Colon

Connor Crandall

Sarah M Creviston

Jennipher De La Cruz

Steven Debuono

Jeremy Demoranville

Heather Dill

Joshua L Douglas

Daniel T Drljaca

Darrien Dumas

Bianca M Duran

Hassan D Durant

Gage Eslick

Ryan Falduto

Kodimarakklage Lehansa T Fernando

Travieon Fields

Kerri N Flink

Mareli Flores

Briyanna-Ashley 'Forde

Christopher Franz

Colin Freeman

David Garcia

Michael D Garcia

Serenity Garcia

Alexander Garcia Garnica

Kevin Goates

Charles J Gohman

Avismel Velazco Gomez

Sarah C Goodwin

Shaniya J Griffin

Beau A Ballesteros Gruette

Stephen Hammonds

Ethan Hartman

Joseph Haskins

Kerry Hayes

Taylor Henson

Amara R Hill

Logan G Hiott

Maya E Holloway

Nicholas Honkus

Kyle A Van Hook

Mohanad Horani

Irina Horwath

Joseph Hudson

Levi Hull

Tovah Hunter

Aaron Hurst

Salwa Ibrahim

Jayce T Jakubowski

Molly Jewett

Joseph Johnson

Sean Johnson

Aaron Jones

Jay Jorgensen

Musa k Kargbo

Taylor A Kelty

Baylee Balsimo Ketelhut

Junpyo Kim

Christopher Krawczyk

Chelsea R Krepps

John A Kvassay

Brian J Lajoie

Michael J LeBlanc

Jacob Levine

Matt R Lindborg

Stefanie Redding Lisk

Brewster Loomer

Emily Lovo

Andrew Lucier

Carlos S Lupercio

Antoinette Lurz

Corey Lyman

Benton Marcum

Sergio A Marrero

Zachary Marrs

Erik R Marshall

Terione R Martin

Savannah Marx

James McCormick

Lynn McCullough

Jason McDaniel

Zoe E McGowan

Tecumseh C McMullin

Alexander Mcpeake

Thomas Meyer

Taren Miller

Robert D Montgomery Jr

Avory Moore

Rachel Moore

Michael J Mosby

Mitchel Moss

Hung I Nguyen

Yenlinh Nguyen

Hunter Nipper

Logan Nunn

Alaya R Nyzio

Jeffrey O'Hara

Raymond E Ogg

Victoria R Olivarez

Emmalin H Pantermuehl

Daniel L Parker

Roxanne Parrish

William Parton

James R Patton

Cheyanne Peery

Naethaniel L Peterson

Craig Phagan

Dominic Pitarys

Benjamin J Posner

Connor Queen

Caleb Quisenberry

Francis D Ransom

Timkia K Rathers

Juan J Rodriguez Raya

Jerome Reaux Jr.

Andrew Reeve

Richard A Rehkemper

David Rehm

Joseph M Remp

Lillian Reynolds

Frany Berroa Roa

Joshua Roanley

David A Roberson

Ross Roberts

Rene Rodriguez

Brenden Rogers

Elizabeth Rothenberg

Xiomara I Sanchez

Francisco Hernandez Sanchez

Aiden Schagren

Patrick Schierman

Michael Schlitt

Cassidy L Scott

Jenson Searle

Charles Silbergleith

Terrance Sims

Alexis J Sloan

Brett A Smitch

James Robert U Stevens

Fisher B Stewart

Nathaniel Stringer

Kyle Suttie

Lisa Swimmer

George Taber

Ahsan Tariq

Kevin Borges Torres

Nikia Towles

Fernando Trejo

Dustin Trevillian

Melissa Trujillo

Isabel A Valencia

Rutger M Valkema

Tristen N Vaughn

Shanley A Verschueren

Diego Morales Villafana

Noah J Walker

Jyun Wei Wang

Harold Watkins

Roy Williams

Percy Williamson

Lincoln R Willison

Walker L Wilson

Brian Wimmer

Dain Wiseman

Christopher D Woods

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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 Fall 2025

Sajid Ahmadzai

Kevin S Arcamo

Bernard W Clark

Nathaniel J Dalu

Maximos A Daoud

Kristen A Drabek

Daniel Gamble

Kimberly Gonzalez

Nathanael R Goodwin

Braden Heath

Matthew Henricks

Gavin Hill

Trinity M Ison

Gilbert Kittrell

Lucas Kyle

Justice W McNeeley

Jennifer Miller

Justin Miller

Tia E Mitchell

Brandon Montgomery

Daniel O'Shea

Dexter Paclebar

Jilliann Pagan

Ramesh N Patabendige Coor

Ian Peters

Wesley Rasmussen

Cody Q Rios

Jovannie Rodriguez

Joseph Romano

Ivan Sanchez

Desmond R Schneider


Daniel Teer

Christian Ticas

Chad M Verbus

March Wells

Brielle Wheeling

Timothy R Williams

Kristi N Zwiener

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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