Admin, Faculty, and Student of the Year Awards

Levi Oliver, BAIS in International Business, was awarded as the Undergraduate Student of the Year. Levi minored in Military Science and joined the Army ROTC where he was a distinguished military graduate, and ranked among the top 1% of all Army ROTC cadets across the country. Levi served as the batallion commander at Texas State University, as a campaign aid to Texas State faculty member's bid for local office, and wrote a distinguished thesis work on Gray Zone Warfare along with other scholarly work on structural racism in Texas and global competition and force projection. 

Alyssa Vandervelde, MAIS in International Studies, was awarded the Graduate student of the Year award. Alyssa is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Cambodia, an Americorps volunteer in Las Vegas, and Texas State's Coverdell Fellow in International Studies. Alyssa interned with USAID Bureau of Resilience for Food Security where she coordinated with climate programs and organizations to research and evaluate countries' food security, climate needs, and youth engagement opportunities.