SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – On April 18, Notre Dame College celebrated the Honors Convocation in the Regina Auditorium, recognizing the top students in their respective fields of study. Student-athletes earned awards throughout the night and the President's Award was given to Brooke Dobrzanski (women's swimming) and Nate Moore (football).
 
"Every year at this event, and this year was no different, I am truly amazed at the high number of student-athletes we have receiving a variety of awards," said Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Swain. "I am so proud of the academic accomplishments of all of our student-athletes. They are absolutely achieving great things in the classroom and the laboratory. Falcon student-athletes are expected to excel both academically and athletically. We can absolutely say that is being accomplished."
 
The event recognizes the top Notre Dame students in the Division of Arts and Humanities, Division of Business Administration, Division of Nursing, Division of Professional Education, Division of Science and Mathematics along with special awards and honor societies.
 
The President's Award is given to the top female and male student-athlete who excels in the classroom and in competition each year.
 
During her time at NDC, Dobrzanski secured 13 All-MEC awards at the annual GMAC/MEC Championships, including picking up five this season. A sports management major with a 3.95 GPA, she was named Academic All-MEC in 2020, 2021 and 2022 and selected to the Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) in 2023. The native of Monroe, Mich. is a two-time D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award winner in 2021 and 2022 and the NDC women's swimming and diving team was named Scholar All-America Team by the CSCAA each year Dobrzanski has been on the team.
 
This season, she earned an MEC Championship and First Team All-MEC as a member of the 200 Free Relay, tallying a time of 25.25 as the first-leg of that relay. Dobrzanski was named the conference's Swimmer of the Week twice this season, on Nov. 7 and Jan. 23.
 
Throughout NCAA Division II in 2022, Moore was sixth in the country in both total tackles (122) and solo tackles (70). In the MEC, he ranked second in total tackles, second in solo tackles and tied second with 15 tackles for loss. This season, he became the leader in NDC program history in career solo (207), career assisted (172) and career total tackles (379). He now sits in second place in conference history for career tackles.
 
The Rootstown, Ohio native graduated with a business management degree and a 3.97 GPA before enrolling in the MBA program and holding a 4.0 GPA. He took a spot on the Academic All-MEC Team (3.7-4.0 GPA) five times, was named Second Team All-MEC in 2019 and took First Team honors in 2020, 2021 and 2022. In 2022, he was named MEC Defensive Player of the Year, Academic All-Region, First Team Academic All-American, First Team All-Region and First Team All-American. In his career, Moore earned two Academic All-America awards and three Academic All-Region honors.

Notre Dame's Faculty Athletic Representative Donna Morlani was recognized for her hard work and dedication to the students in the classroom and the athletic department with the Distinguished Faculty Award.
 
The following student-athletes were recognized at the Honors Convocation:
 
Amil Ali-Shakir, women's basketball, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Zita Chao Lara, women's soccer, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
McKenna Kincaid, women's lacrosse, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Nate Moore, Football, Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Zita Chao Lara, The Marguerita C. Banks Award for Excellence in Communication
Devon Crosby, cheerleading, The Sr. Mary Luke Arntz Award For Excellence In English
Cooper Hanson, men's swimming, Jennifer C. Hrobuchak Memorial Award for the Outstanding Student in Intelligence Studies
Carli Derda, volleyball, Outstanding Student in Criminal Justice
Blake Traylor, football, Phi Alpha Theta
Bryce Traylor, football, Phi Alpha Theta
Carllieon Felder, men's rugby, Order of the Sword and Shield
Nate Miller, baseball, The Elizabeth Unkefer Award
Jordan Stump, women's swimming, The Elizabeth Unkefer Award
Blaire Barr, volleyball, Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society For Business, Management and Administration
Brooke Dobrzanski, women's swimming, Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society For Business, Management and Administration
Kyle Farrell, baseball, Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society For Business, Management and Administration
Kara Leatherman, women's golf, Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society For Business, Management and Administration
Nate Miller, Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society For Business, Management and Administration
Hayden Parker, baseball, Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society For Business, Management and Administration
Tyler Shadle, baseball, Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society For Business, Management and Administration
Mackenzie Levine, women's lacrosse, Outstanding Graduating Senior In Nursing
Meredith Foster, women's soccer, The Yoost and Crawford Fundamentals of Nursing Scholarship
Grace London, women's lacrosse, The Yoost and Crawford Fundamentals of Nursing Scholarship
Tony Healy, men's rugby, Hille-Sposet Family Middle School Award For Excellence In Middle Childhood Education
Bryce Traylor, Outstanding Student Award In Adolescent To Young Adult Licensure
Daniella Barbetta, women's soccer, O'Neill Science Endowment Scholarship
Lizzie Imrie, women's basketball, O'Neill Science Endowment Scholarship
Emily Marsh, softball, Outstanding Biology Undergraduate Student With The Highest Biology GPA
Emma Martcheva, women's basketball, Outstanding Undergraduate Research
Emily Marsh, Outstanding Physics Undergraduate Student
Mary McLoughlin, women's rugby, O'Neill Science Endowment Scholarship
Tristin Welcome, football, Outstanding Student In General Chemistry
Josephine Sharp, women's swimming, Outstanding Chemistry Undergraduate Award
Emma Parker, women's soccer, Outstanding Research In Psychology
Blaire Barr, Honors Scholar Program
Zita Chao Lara, Honors Scholar Program
Brooke Dobrzanski, Honors Scholar Program
Hugh Johnston, men's rugby, Honors Scholar Program
Emily Marsh, Honors Scholar Program
Emma Martcheva, Honors Scholar Program
Emma Parker, Honors Scholar Program