{"id":54027,"date":"2023-04-15T13:42:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T17:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=54027"},"modified":"2023-04-17T14:14:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T18:14:06","slug":"emu-announces-2023-cords-of-distinction-honorees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2023\/emu-announces-2023-cords-of-distinction-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU announces 2023 Cords of Distinction honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ten graduating seniors are Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/studentlife\/cords-of-distinction\/\">Cords of Distinction<\/a> recipients. They will wear blue and gold cords signifying their achievement during the 2023 Commencement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated the recipients, who were cited for their \u201csignificant and verifiable impact\u201d on the university and on student life; for their contributions to developing the institution\u2019s positive image; for substantial contributions to the Harrisonburg\/Rockingham County area and beyond; for their high academic and social standing; and their embodiment of EMU\u2019s shared values of Christian discipleship, community, service and peacebuilding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cords are blue and gold. Blue represents strength of conviction that one person can help to create a better institution or community. Gold represents the love of spirit and yearning toward creating a better university environment or community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 2023 Cords of Distinction recipients are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<strong>Skyy Brinkley,<\/strong> a clinical lab science major and psychology minor from Waldorf, Maryland;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<strong>La&#8217;akea Fujita, <\/strong>with majors in accounting and business administration from Coopersburg, Pennsylvania;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<strong>Briana Garcia-Sanchez,<\/strong> a liberal arts major from Abbottstown, Pennsylvania;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<strong>Nardos Haile, <\/strong>with a major in social work, a minor in criminology and restorative justice, and a minor in psychology, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<strong>Philip Krabill,<\/strong> with majors in peacebuilding and development and Bible, religion and theology and a minor in community organizing and development from Elkhart, Indiana;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<strong>Molly Piwonka, <\/strong>an art major with an all-grade education (PreK-12) licensure and an environmental studies minor from Salisbury, Pennsylvania;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<strong>Rayn Robinson,<\/strong> a psychology major and human resource management minor from Henrico, Virginia;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<strong>Aman Seyoum,<\/strong> a clinical lab science major from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<strong>Lindsey White,<\/strong> an environmental science major and environmental justice minor from Broadway, Virginia;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<strong>Merry Yirga, <\/strong>a liberal arts major with minors in sociology, psychology, and peacebuilding, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nominees are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seth Andreas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>KC Argueta-Rivas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zach Bauman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olivia Beiler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becca Boone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cindi Boyer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alyssa Breidigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natallie Brown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Micah Buckwalter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jessica Chisolm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morgan Evans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hannah Giagnocavo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amanda Gilbert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aliyyah Haggard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olivia Hazelton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caleb Hostetler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jaden Jones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christian Knight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matt Leavy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kendra Oguamena<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angelo Olayvar (Angelo Joseph)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dallas Organek<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stephanie Palomino<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anahi Ramerez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ashley Schoenhardt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nati Seifu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Katelyn Sellars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruth Seyoum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forrest Shuey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hannah Thomas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camelie Vazquez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luke Wheeler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Imani Williams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carrie Yoder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten graduating seniors are Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s 2023 Cords of Distinction recipients. They will wear blue and gold cords signifying their achievement during the 2023 Commencement. 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