The Robert S. Hyer Society recognizes students at SMU for their dedication to academics and outstanding achievements in extracurricular activities and in the community.
Students must have a minimum of 60 total hours, including 45 graded SMU hours, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.85 at the time of nomination. This is an honor for many students, including senior Tegan Webster.
“This is a huge honor,” Webster said. “After working for four years, working hard night and day, I think it’s great that we get to be recognized. It’s not every day that you can shake hands with the president or be with your peers who work just as hard.”
Eligible students are also asked to submit an essay on a topic chosen by the committee, a resume and recommendation letters.
New Hyer Society members were inducted at the 34th Annual Hyer Society dinner Feb.26. Below is the list of current scholars and new inductees.
New Inductees
Rebecca Baccus
Andrew Mistry
Sarah Beghin
Destiny Murphy
Hailee Browne
Kelly O’Halloran
Meredith Burke
Angelica Reisch
Stejara Dinulescu
Michael Robertson
Jacquelyn Elias
Sydney Schmitt
Abigail Foster
Lisa Scott
Alexandra Harrington
Evan Snyder
Jacob Hillman
Merritt Stahle
Sidra Ibad
Marshall Tiedeman
Spencer Jones
Cheyenne Tilford
Nivethitha Manohar
Katerina Tsai
Ryan McKee
Taylor Vinson
Mary Waller
Tegan Webster
Rebecca Yuan
University Award for Outstanding Scholar
Abigail Foster
Mary Waller
University Junior Achievement Award
Nivethitha Manohar
Kenneth Martin
Current Scholars
Hope Anderson
Kaitlyn Montan
Aveline Chan
Iqra M. Parupia
Noah Earland
Christiann Phillips
Zainab Fatima
Matthew Reitz
Brandon Foley
Robert Schmidt
Abigail Hawthorne
Kelly Schostag
Jessica Jancose
Yashas Singri
Sara Jendrusch
Haley Stutts
Jakobus Jordaan
Alexis Sunshine
Terisha Kolencherry
Micah Thornton
Andrew Lassman
Courtney Tibbetts
Niccolo Lazzara
Oliva Varah
Alison Machabee
Angela Wang
Kenneth Martin
Grant Wolf
Arya McCarthy
Karly Zrake
Kenna McCoy