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2026 Pi Alpha Alpha Awards Ceremony
| Award | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| William R. Monat Scholar | Astri Indirawati |
| Daniel Wit Scholar | Alaina Murphy |
| Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards | Amy Clark, Paola Garibay, Astri Indirawati, Levi Myers, Onassis Rivera, Jay VandeBerg, Taylor Wegrzyn |
| Emerging Public Service Leaders Award | Paola Garibay, Haley Holtz, Zander Jones, Levi Myers, Onassis Rivera, Vida Tsaras |
| Intern of the Year Award | John Burner |
| Outstanding Peer Award | Haley Holtz |
| Outstanding Professor of the Year | Kurt Thurmaier |
| ASPA Outstanding Administrator Award | Ghida Neukirch |
| Outstanding Service Award to the Program | James Barr |
| Outstanding Service Award to the Profession | Paula Schumacher |
Pi Alpha Alpha Inductees
- Nolan Thomas Allen
- Nickon Etminan
- Paola Garibay
- James A. Greenwood
- Haley Austin Holtz
- Astri Indirawati
- Zander L. Jones
- Giovanni Jungo
- Harrison Mitchell Maddox
- Caroline G. Menzer
- Rave Meyer
- Alaina E. Murphy
- Levi J. Myers
- Jeffrey Michael Northrup
- Misty Ann Odom
- Onassis Rivera
- Heather Marie Satterly
- Vida Makei Tsaras
- Jacob D. Uhlmann
- Alexander Eric Wall
- Taylor Jordan Wegrzyn
Honorary Pi Alpha Alpha Award
Jim Ahern
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