Student Ambassador Program
Honors Ambassadors are honors students who serve as the representative voice for all Honors College members. Honors ambassadors provide feedback to the Director of the Honors College on honors courses, requirements, extra-curricular opportunities, etc., as well as on university issues that impact honors students.
The Honors Student Ambassador program is comprised of two branches. The Recruitment Team focuses on aiding the Honors College with recruitment efforts both on- and off-campus. The Programming Board develops and organizes co-curricular and extra-curricular programming for the honors community at large, including Geek Week and Homecoming.
Any freshman, sophomore or junior honors student may apply to be an ambassador though preference is given to first and second year students.
Students interested in applying for the Honors Ambassador Program are encouraged to attend informational sessions during the Fall semester. Info sessions are typically held in late October/early November and are announced in the weekly honors newsletter. Applications are due to the Honors College at the end of the Fall semester on Reading Day. Ambassadors are selected based on their application, a group interview process, and an individual interview with a panel of current honors ambassadors and the Coordinator of the Honors Ambassador Program. Interviews occur at the beginning of the Spring semester in late January. For more information, please contact the Honors College at 573-882-3893 or umchonorscollege@missouri.edu.
2019-2020 Honors Student Ambassadors
Executive Board:
Christian Cmehil-Warn
Poplar Bluff, MO
Economics & Statistics
Class of 2020
Anna Merkel
Gladstone, MO
Mechanical Engineering
Class of 2021
Tony Vazquez
Aurora, MO
Information Technology
Class of 2020
Zoe Rich
St. Louis, MO
Art
Class of 2021
Recruitment Team:
Alexis Cettina
Robbinsville, NJ
Journalism (Strategic Communication)
Class of 2019
Kadie Clark
Lee’s Summit, MO
Economics & Geography
Class of 2021
Maddy Creach
Holt’s Summit, MO
Anthropology & Biological Sciences
Class of 2022
Ashley Dorf
Dana Point, CA
Journalism (Strategic Communication)
Class of 2021
Avery Esquivel
Lincoln, NE
Early Childhood Education
Class of 2021
Caroline Fellows
St. Louis, MO
Journalism
Class of 2022
Olive Flagg-Bourke
Kirkwood, MO
Communications & English
Class of 2021
Riley Girardier
St. Clair, MO
Psychology & Journalism
Class of 2021
Morgan Hanley
Ellisville, MO
Chemical Engineering & Political Science
Class of 2022
Rachel Hehr
Lake St. Louis, MO
Political Sciences & Spanish
Class of 2020
Ryan Herrera
Elk Grove Village, IL
Secondary Education & Journalism (Print/Digital)
Class of 2020
Riley Jackson
Blue Springs, MO
Electrical Engineering
Class of 2022
Kate Kacena
Houston, TX
International Studies, History, & German
Class of 2021
Marissa Mueller
Shorewood, IL
Biochemistry
Class of 2020
Paul Odu
Kansas City, MO
Political Science
Class of 2022
Rebecca Shyu
Columbia, MO
Computer Science
Class of 2021
Riley Steinbrecher
Chesterfield, MO
Journalism (Strategic Communication)
Class of 2021
Landon Swartz
Springfield, MO
Computer Engineering
Class of 2022
Cate Wilkins
O’Fallon, MO
Political Science
Class of 2020
Programming Board:
Megan Fair
Marshfield, MO
Interdisciplinary Studies
Class of 2020
Cole Hanson
Lake St. Louis, MO
Psychology
Class of 2021
Rachel Neff
Lake St. Louis, MO
Biochemistry
Class of 2020
Linden O’Brien-Williams
Kansas City, MO
Journalism
Class of 2021
Alyssa Otterstetter
Denver, CO
Journalism
Class of 2022
Rebecca Price
Memphis, TN
International Business
Class of 2022
Maria Reynolds
O’Fallon, MO
Business
Class of 2022
Claire Smrt
Lenexa, KS
Journalism (Strategic Communication)
Class of 2021
Dane Steinhauer
Columbia, MO
Electrical Engineering
Class of 2021
Evie Stone
Wentzville, MO
Economics & Accountancy
Class of 2021
Michaela Thomson
Jefferson City, MO
Biochemistry
Class of 2020
Delanie Vinzant
Maryville, MO
Biological Sciences
Class of 2022
Abby Werner
Mansfield, TX
Journalism & Political Science
Class of 2022
Amanda Wilt
Ellisville, MO
Biological Engineering
Class of 2021
Madi Winfield
Kansas City, MO
Journalism (Photojournalism)
Class of 2021