For the Reporter
Auburn’s Jacob Engelbert recently was honored as one of Western Washington University’s Outstanding Graduates for the 2015-16 academic year.
Engelbert graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in finance and a minor in economics and as the Outstanding Graduate in the finance and marketing department. He was recognized at WWU spring commencement in Bellingham on June 11.
While at Western, Engelbert interned as a financial analyst at evolution Projects, a real estate development firm in Seattle. He also completed qualifying education for a Washington state appraiser trainee license and served as tech officer of the WWU chapter of the Financial Management Association, developing a new website for the club.
After graduation, Engelbert will work as a commercial real property appraiser trainee at a commercial investment advisory firm in Bellevue. The son of Ken and Kathleen Engelbert, Engelbert is a graduate of Auburn Riverside High School.
Faculty members from dozens of academic departments and programs select one graduate to honor as the Outstanding Graduate of the year. Selection is a high honor based on grades, research and writing, service to the campus and community and promise for the future.
Elsewhere
Auburn’s Taylor Cooke, Sandy Dennett and Chanel Gocha recently earned their degrees at Gonzaga University. … Auburn’s Isaac Drewes (performance, church music) was named to the dean’s list for spring semster at St. Olaf College (Northfield, Minn.). … Auburn’s Courtney Schroeder (senior, human development and family science) and Patrick Shine (senior, accountancy) and Algona’s Osenat Quadri (senior, human development and family science) made the spring term honor roll at Oregon State University. … Melodie Turk, of Auburn, qualified for the dean’s list and honor roll for spring semester at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. …
Jeffrey Sutherland, of Auburn, recently was awarded a $2,500 Lynden Memorial Scholarship for the $2,500 for the 2016-2017 academic year. Sutherland will attend and play basketball for Willamette University in Salem, Ore., as a sophomore this fall. A computer science major, Sutherland was a member of the National Honor Society and a mentorship leader at Seattle Christian School. …
Auburn’s Noemi Maya-Mendoza, Matthew Nguyen and Jacob Zimmer made the spring semester dean’s list at Saint Martin’s University. … The following students from Auburn made the spring semester dean’s list at Eastern Washington University: Haylee Betts, Maria Fe Bibby, Melissa Brooks, Victoria Brown-Miller, Caitlin Carr, Alyse Carr, Natalie Delaurenti, Helen Garman, Breez Halte, Jasleen Kaur, Cody Kirby, Erika Lombardo, Madilyn Lorengo, Purity Njuguna, Trae Rawls, Michael Roybal, Ashley Shultz and Macall Virnig.
