Honors College Staff

Richard Badenhausen, Ph.D

Dean, Honors College

• rbadenhausen@westminstercollege.edu
• ‌801.832.2460

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Alicia Cunningham-Bryant, Ph.D

Associate Professor, Director of Fellowship Advising

• acb@westminstercollege.edu
• ‌801.832.2467

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Stephanie Santarosa

Assistant Director of Honors

• ssantarosa@westminstercollege.edu
• ‌801.832.2462

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Julie Stewart, Ph.D

Associate Professor

• Inequality; social movements; theories of development; globalization and migration; applied sociology; political sociology; Latin America; qualitative methods; social theory; social change; social problems
• jstewart@westminstercollege.edu
• ‌801.832.2418

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Honors Council

The Honors Council works in conjunction with the dean of the Honors College to oversee and support the administration of the college on topics including:

• Curricular matters
• Recruitment, admissions, and retention
• Selection and distribution of grants and awards
• Enhancement of the student experience in Honors

Composition

Faculty members are appointed in consultation with the dean of the Honors College for 2-year terms, with 3 from Arts and Sciences (Dave Goldsmith ’21, Kristjane Nordmeyer ’22, Russ Costa ’22), staggered so that not all of the positions come up for reappointment each year; 1 each from the Gore School of Business (Alysse Morton '22), the School of Education (Annelise Cannon '22), and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences (Han Kim ’21); and 1 at-large faculty member (Connie Etter ’21).

Ex Officio (Voting) Members

• Dean of the Honors College, who also serves as chair of the Honors Council
• The Assistant Director of Honors and Fellowship Advising
• The Director of Fellowship Advising:
• The Assistant Director of Honors Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
• Representative from the Advising Staff
• Assistant director of Admissions, or whichever Admissions position oversees the recruitment of high achieving students at the college.
• 2 students, who are the president and vice president of the Student Honors Council, for 1-year terms.