{"id":70579,"date":"2023-11-15T13:27:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=70579"},"modified":"2023-11-15T13:27:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:27:21","slug":"gold-axe-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/gold-axe-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring President&#8217;s Prize, Gold Axe, Distinguished Senior winners of Class of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The President\u2019s Prize, Gold Axe awards and the Distinguished Senior awards for the Class of 2023 were honored at a ceremony on Nov. 14. In a video presentation, President <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Cruz Rivera<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> highlighted the accomplishments, service and scholarship of this class as he recognized students from each college, while Provost <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Karen Pugliesi <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">presented the awards.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis is one of my favorite events. Not only do I get to brag about our incredible students, but I also get to see the joy on their faces as their names are announced and share in the pride that is literally beaming from the faculty and family who have joined them,\u201d President Cruz Rivera said. \u201cEach of these students is so deserving of the recognition they received, and I\u2014and the university community\u2014am incredibly proud.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70581\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-70581\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1967_gold_axe_group_20231114-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gold Axe winners standing on a staircase\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/1967_gold_axe_group_20231114-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/1967_gold_axe_group_20231114-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/1967_gold_axe_group_20231114-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/1967_gold_axe_group_20231114-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/1967_gold_axe_group_20231114.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Gold Axe winners for the December 2023 commencement. Top: President&#8217;s Prize winners Rachel Jones-Lord and Beyonc\u00e9 Bahe with Provost Karen Pugliesi.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The students came from a pool of applicants selected by the Office of Leadership &amp; Engagement. The program is co-sponsored by the Office of the President, NAU Alumni and ASNAU. This year\u2019s class included 21 Gold Axe winners, including two President\u2019s Prize winners\u2014the highest honor awarded to undergraduate students. Additionally, nine students were honored as Distinguished Seniors of their colleges.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The President\u2019s Prize winners are:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Beyonc\u00e9 Bahe<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (White Mountain Apache), who studied biomedical science and comparative cultural studies, including studying abroad for a year in Japan; won the Cobell and Udall undergraduate scholarships; was a finalist for the Truman Undergraduate Scholarship; and did research on the creation of a vaccine for HIV.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rachel Jones-Lord,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> who<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> studied biomedical science and was an active member of the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), including receiving awards for her service and scholarship; did research into dung beetles; and executed the Regional Leadership Conference for NRHH.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70582\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-70582\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1974_distinguished_seniors_group_20231114-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Distinguished Seniors\" width=\"357\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/1974_distinguished_seniors_group_20231114-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/1974_distinguished_seniors_group_20231114-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/1974_distinguished_seniors_group_20231114-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/1974_distinguished_seniors_group_20231114-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/1974_distinguished_seniors_group_20231114.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Distinguished Seniors for the Class of 2023.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Distinguished Seniors are: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jacob Kane<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (The W. A. Franke College of Business); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ali Hussein Mohamed Rabie Elzawahry<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (NAU Online); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sarah Montoya<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of Education); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andras Deak<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of Arts and Letters); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Isabel C\u00f3rdova<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of Health and Human Services); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Claire Asmussen<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ana Papen-Gould<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of Social and Behavioral Sciences); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loren Larrieu<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences); and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Priscilla Ibarra<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (NAU Yuma).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The standard bearers for each college are: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Isabel C\u00f3rdova<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of Health and Human Services); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Daniel Kennedy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leonardo Chavez<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of Social and Behavioral Sciences); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Haylee Kline<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kristine Hedlund<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (NAU Yuma); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aimee Rego<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (The W. A. Franke College of Business); <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Craig Price<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of Arts and Letters); and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selena Scarnato<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (College of Education).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Gold Axe winners<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70592 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.25-PM.png\" alt=\"Collage of Gold Axe winners\" width=\"1336\" height=\"1074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.25-PM.png 1336w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.25-PM-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.25-PM-1024x823.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.25-PM-768x617.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70594 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.33-PM.png\" alt=\"Collage of Gold Axe winners\" width=\"1316\" height=\"992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.33-PM.png 1316w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.33-PM-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.33-PM-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.33-PM-768x579.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1316px) 100vw, 1316px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70595\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.44-PM.png\" alt=\"Collage of Gold Axe winners\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.44-PM.png 1300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.44-PM-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.44-PM-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.44-PM-768x593.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Distinguished Seniors<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70591\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.53-PM.png\" alt=\"Collage of Distinguished Seniors\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.53-PM.png 1280w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.53-PM-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.53-PM-1024x838.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.20.53-PM-768x629.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70597\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.21.00-PM.png\" alt=\"Collage of Distinguished Seniors\" width=\"1392\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.21.00-PM.png 1392w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.21.00-PM-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.21.00-PM-1024x406.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-1.21.00-PM-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/gold-axe-2023\/\">The President\u2019s Prize, Gold Axe awards and the Distinguished Senior awards for the Class of 2023 were honored at a ceremony on Nov. 14. In a video presentation, President Jos\u00e9 Luis Cruz Rivera highlighted the accomplishments, service and scholarship of this class as he recognized students from each college, while Provost Karen Pugliesi presented the&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":70580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}