The Robert S. Hyer Society recognizes students at SMU for their dedication to academics and outstanding achievements in extracurricular activities and in the community.
Students must have a minimum of 60 total hours, including 45 graded SMU hours, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.85 at the time of nomination. This is an honor for many students, including senior Tegan Webster.
“This is a huge honor,” Webster said. “After working for four years, working hard night and day, I think it’s great that we get to be recognized. It’s not every day that you can shake hands with the president or be with your peers who work just as hard.”
Eligible students are also asked to submit an essay on a topic chosen by the committee, a resume and recommendation letters.
New Hyer Society members were inducted at the 34th Annual Hyer Society dinner Feb.26. Below is the list of current scholars and new inductees.
New Inductees
- Rebecca Baccus
- Andrew Mistry
- Sarah Beghin
- Destiny Murphy
- Hailee Browne
- Kelly O’Halloran
- Meredith Burke
- Angelica Reisch
- Stejara Dinulescu
- Michael Robertson
- Jacquelyn Elias
- Sydney Schmitt
- Abigail Foster
- Lisa Scott
- Alexandra Harrington
- Evan Snyder
- Jacob Hillman
- Merritt Stahle
- Sidra Ibad
- Marshall Tiedeman
- Spencer Jones
- Cheyenne Tilford
- Nivethitha Manohar
- Katerina Tsai
- Ryan McKee
- Taylor Vinson
- Mary Waller
- Tegan Webster
- Rebecca Yuan
University Award for Outstanding Scholar
- Abigail Foster
- Mary Waller
University Junior Achievement Award
- Nivethitha Manohar
- Kenneth Martin
Current Scholars
- Hope Anderson
- Kaitlyn Montan
- Aveline Chan
- Iqra M. Parupia
- Noah Earland
- Christiann Phillips
- Zainab Fatima
- Matthew Reitz
- Brandon Foley
- Robert Schmidt
- Abigail Hawthorne
- Kelly Schostag
- Jessica Jancose
- Yashas Singri
- Sara Jendrusch
- Haley Stutts
- Jakobus Jordaan
- Alexis Sunshine
- Terisha Kolencherry
- Micah Thornton
- Andrew Lassman
- Courtney Tibbetts
- Niccolo Lazzara
- Oliva Varah
- Alison Machabee
- Angela Wang
- Kenneth Martin
- Grant Wolf
- Arya McCarthy
- Karly Zrake
- Kenna McCoy
