Nineteen UCF students, a mix of undergraduate and graduate students, have been selected for UCF’s highest student honor.

The Order of Pegasus recognizes exemplary performance by undergraduate students in the areas of academic achievement, outstanding university involvement, leadership and community service. Graduate students are selected separately based on academic achievement, professional or community service, leadership and publication or research experiences.

Because of the breadth of accomplishments required for this award, the Order of Pegasus is the most prestigious and significant student award that can be attained at UCF.

The Order of Pegasus committee selected 19 students for this honor from 78 nominations.

The students selected held multiple memberships in LEAD Scholars (7), President’s Leadership Council (9), The Burnett Honors College (10), Greek organizations (6) and Student Government Association (2). There are two students from our partner DirectConnect institutions, Valencia College and Seminole State. There are seven male undergraduates, eight female undergraduates, one female master’s student, one male doctoral and professional student, and two female doctoral and professional students.

The inductees will be honored at an invitation-only ceremony in April. The names and a picture of the inductees will be added to the wall of the Pegasus Lounge, which is located on the second floor of the Student Union overlooking the Pegasus Ballroom. They also receive commemorative medals, Student Government Association scholarships and lifetime memberships to the UCF Alumni Association.

Order of Pegasus, Class of 2015:

Graduate Students

  • Hannah Ehrli, Exceptional Education, Ed.D. candidate, College of Education and Human Performance
  • Amy Iarrobino, MD candidate, College of Medicine
  • Albert Manero, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. candidate, College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Manica Pierrette, Educational Leadership, MA candidate, College of Education and Human Performance

    • Undergraduate Students

  • Sydney Alexander, Legal Studies, College of Health and Public Affairs
  • Cavel Austin, English Language Arts, College of Education and Human Performance
  • Elizabeth Connor, Management, College of Business Administration
  • Todd Currie, Event Management, Rosen College of Hospitality Management
  • Jill Dutmers, English Literature, College of Arts and Humanities
  • Jorge “Andres” Hernandez, Biomedical Sciences, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Dwayne Houston, Marketing, College of Business Administration
  • Sheridan Kushner, Early Childhood Development, College of Education and Human Performance
  • Taylor Laurent, Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Richard Joshua Murdock, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Alice Neira, Political Science, College of Sciences
  • Shannon Payne, Anthropology, College of Sciences
  • Aaron Pollock, Health Sciences, Pre-Clinical Track, College of Health and Public Affairs
  • Gerald Richardson, Biomedical Sciences, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Jeremy Tran, Biomedical Sciences, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences