By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications
SALEM, Ore. -- Willamette University graduated just over 50 senior student-athletes during the College of Liberal Arts Commencement on Sunday, May 19. Many of those graduating for the Bearcats received honors and awards for their academic accomplishments.
Graduating "Cum Laude":
Amanda Fong (Sr., F, Kensington, CA/El Cerrito HS), women's soccer
Alexis Gjurasic (Sr., Olympia, WA/Capital HS), women's tennis
Eric Keefe (Sr., M, Wellington, N.Z./Wellington College), men's soccer
Kate Matthews (Sr., M, Bainbridge Island, WA/Bainbridge HS), women's soccer
Graduating with Department Honors:
Trent Callan (Sr., G, Portland, OR/Lincoln HS), men's basketball, computer science
Karmen Chavez-Sam (Sr., D, Eastvale, CA/Eleanor Roosevelt HS), women's soccer, anthropology, environmental science
Amanda Fong (Sr., F, Kensington, CA/El Cerrito HS), women's soccer, biology
Alexis Gjurasic (Sr., Olympia, WA/Capital HS), women's tennis, anthropology, French and Francophone studies
Rachel Harvill (Sr., Alamo, CA/Monte Vista HS), women's swimming, computer science
Tyler Janitz (Sr., SS, Modesto, CA/Joseph A. Gregori HS), baseball, environmental science
Eric Keefe (Sr., M, Wellington, N.Z./Wellington College), men's soccer, computer science
Jackson Lewis (Sr., LB, Yakima, WA/A.C. Davis HS), football, economics
Laura Polkinghorn (Sr., DEF, Camino, CA/El Dorado HS), women's lacrosse, anthropology, biology
Caleb Roberts (Sr., W, Salem, OR/North HS), civic communication and media
Named to Honor Societies:
Reanna Lancaster (Sr., P, Los Altos, CA/Mountain View HS), softball, Mu Phi Epsilon
Amanda Fong (Sr., F, Kensington, CA/El Cerrito HS), women's soccer, Phi Beta Kappa
Alexis Gjurasic (Sr., Olympia, WA/Capital HS), women's tennis, Phi Beta Kappa