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The following students earned the Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology:

Sofia Abromowitz
Naimah Armstrong
Allessandra Athanasatos
***Maya Baptist
**Kalli Beaver
**Nico Biasi
*Elizabeth Blaustein
***Carmella Burns
Nikiforos Callas
***Chloe Campbell-Lee
Emma Cattafi
*Grace Cestaro
Oscar Clark
**Wylie Coleman
Madeline Cotter
**Harrison Covarrubias
Ashley Cuatepitzi
Adam Cubon
***Clare Curtin
Kiyara Beitcha Dahane
***Hannah Daniel
Tiffany Dao
***Megan Darrow
Aidan Demarrias
Paytan Duelfer
Keelynn Dunn
Olivia Eldred
***Areez Fatima
*William Ferris
Shania Fulton-Camacho
Miguel Garcia
Kyndall Gill
Joy Rose Glau
Alvin Gupta
Valeria Gutierrez
Laila Haney
***Rebecca Harris
Sevona Hayes
***Mollie Hickey
*Taylor Holzman
**Joann Hoo
*Alethea Hoyte-Johns
**Delilah Iecho
Kyara Infante
Emily Jean
**Stephanie Jumatate
Margaret Keane
Collin Kelley
***Eva Kickland
Payton Kinder
**Kennedy Klein
Madison Kosel
*Mia Kritzer
Christian Kupoluyi
Nicholas Lovcik
**Devon Luce
Maggie Ma
**Taylor Macias
Dionisios Maratos
Lauren Marshall
*Lindsay Martin
Vanessa Martinez
**Kateri Martinez
***Halyna Mazuryk
Chandoline McConnell
Caitrin McLaughlin
Laci McPhee
Isabella Mednis
***Danielle Morales
**Emily Morgan
Melina Munoz-Torres
*Elizabeth Musfeldt
Leina Ndango
Anvita Negi
***Emily Nieva
Megan Nowezki
Ivette Nunez-Mendez
**Ryan Nytko
Karli Ochoa
Giselle Ochoa
Mariavictoria
Olivella-Sanjuan
Jamilee Ornelas
**Sydney Page
Enrique Patel
Conner Patton
**Abigail Pedersen
*Lauren Pena
Patrick Peralta Orozco
Ariana Perez
Arianna Pescatore
***Hannah Puglise
Jennifer Ramirez
***Deisy Ramos
Shannon Rector
Natalia Reeves
Abigail Reich
***Ailie Reid
Yoselin Reyes Cervantes
Oscar Rodriguez
*Michael Rogowski
Frida Romero Menchaca
*Trevor Rowe
Ingrid Sandeen
**Ava Schrage
Mary Schultz
***Claire Senft
Harry Soenksen, IV
Mariam Solomon
Alejandra Sotelo
Valeria Soto
Joshua St. Andrew
Sierra Sylvestre
*Kinga Szeliga
Alexandra Tamayo
Nevaeh Thompson
**Samantha Trevino
Mustafa Unat
***Emma Vickerman
*Sadie Walden
Karli Waszak
Jada Williamson
***Jack Wolff, III
Noelle Yartz
Salem Yebyo
Stephen Zambrano
***Lizbeth Zamora-Torrijos

*Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude

***Cum Laude

The following students earned the Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology:

Asia Adams
Nadia Attia
Dayanara Barrientos
Stefan Cetenovic
Heaven Cunningham
Colin Erchull
Hannah Eure
Callista Hansen
Armani Hooper
Olivia McCabe
Marc Ocampo
Karni Shahar
Mia Simone
Ashlyn Sundell
Patrick Taylor
Analise Wackrow
Gillian Wagner
Taylor Wenig
Madalyn Zauche

Dr. Paul Mundy was a professor at Loyola University for 38 years, was the chair of the Department of Sociology, and in 1975 founded Loyola's Department of Criminal Justice. The Dr. Paul Mundy award is presented each year for outstanding scholarship to the graduating Criminal Justice and Criminology student with the highest overall grade point average.

This year’s recipients include:

Elizabeth Blaustein
Elizabeth Musfeldt
Kinga Szeliga

Dr. Charles W. Hart was a Loyola Graduate, a Faculty member in the Department of English, and an Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, where he showed great devotion to helping students both academically and personally. The Charles W. Hart Award is presented every year for academic excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences to all graduating Criminal Justice and Criminology students who have achieved a 3.7 overall grade point average. To be eligible for the Charles W. Hart Award, undergraduate students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.7 by January 1 of the academic year.

This year's recipients include:

Kalli Beaver
Nico Biasi
Elizabeth Blaustein
Grace Cestaro
Wylie Coleman
Harrison Covarrubias
William Ferris
Taylor Holzman
Joann Hoo
Alethea Hoyte-Johns
Delilah Iecho
Stephanie Jumatate
Kennedy Klein
Mia Kritzer
Devon Luce
Taylor Macias
Lindsay Martin
Vanessa Martinez
Kateri Martinez
Emily Morgan
Elizabeth Musfeldt
Megan Nowezki
Ryan Nytko
Sydney Page
Abigail Pedersen
Lauren Pena
Michael Rogowski
Trevor Rowe
Ava Schrage
Kinga Szeliga
Samantha Trevino
Sadie Walden                                                                                                                                   

Dr. Gad Bensinger was a faculty member in Criminal Justice and Criminology for over 30 years, inspiring the lives and careers of his many students with his commitment to educating students and his dedication to social justice. Through a generous gift from his family, the Gad and Ana Bensinger Award recognizes undergraduate students who share Gad's commitment to social justice in understanding criminology and criminal justice issues. Students are selected for the award based on their submitted essays addressing social justice issues.

This year's winners include:

Kiyara Dahane
Title: "Assessing the Juvenile Justice System's Effectiveness in Responding to Increasing Female Delinquency"

Emily Vela
Title: "Madness was her Crime: How Nellie Bly Exposed the System that Feared Women"

The Gad Bensinger Award for Graduate Excellence is awarded to one CJC Master's student for outstanding scholarship and academic excellence in the graduate study of Criminal Justice & Criminology.

This year's recipient:
Mia Simone

This year's recipients of the Outstanding Student Award in the Psychology of Crime & Justice Minor include:

Margaux Kenney 
Mia Kritzer 
Alexander Nelson
Hailey Smith