Here’s a list of honors and degrees earned by Osceola County residents from out-ofstate institutions in Spring 2024, as shared by news service Merit Pages News, or the schools’ media relations offices:
Graduates:
Laquill Hardnett of Kissimmee graduated from the University at Buffalo with a bachelor’s degree in social sciences interdisciplinary studies from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Honor Societies: Luis Caso Vega of St. Cloud, at Nova Southeastern University, and Ethan Pham of Kissimmee, at University of Florida, were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Alexandra Báez Rentas of Kissimmee, a New Dimensions High alum and a volleyball player at St. Michael’s College (Colchester, Vt.) was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, and qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Academic Honor Roll for the spring semester.
Kaylee Villanueva Santos, a graduate student in the TESOL program from Kissimmee, was awarded the Global Leader Award at Slippery Rock (Pa.) University.
Peter Dumas of Poinciana was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Texas A&M University.
Royal Neighbors of America, a nonprofit life insurance organization located in Rock Island, Ill., has awarded one of 32 scholarships to Stephanie Cano Salazar of Kissimmee to complete her associate’s degree at Valencia College.
