Lyceum Fellows
The Lyceum Fellows constitute the core intellectual community of students in the Honors College who are dedicated to the mission of the Lyceum Initiative - for the perpetuation of our political order through civic education.
Through their sustained engagement with and participation in co-curricular events hosted by ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ as part of the programming for the Lyceum Initiative, including invited guest lectures, seminar discussions and colloquia, reading groups and study away trips, Lyceum Fellows demonstrate their commitment to advancing their own civic education as the true foundation for understanding the principles and practice of American citizenship.
Fellows also pursue academic research projects directly related to the Lyceum Initiative's civic education mission and serve as student ambassadors at our Honors College events.
2026 - 2027 Fellows
Sofia Benitez
Political Science Major, Legal Studies Minor
Sophia Banos
Senior — Human Development Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
Rawan Barazi
Senior — Political Science Major, Leadership Studies Minor
Taura Borman
Senior — Business Major
Isabelle Chang
Sophomore — Kinesiology Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
R&MP Research Scholar
Aiza Dada
Sophomore — Biology Major
Alex Ellis
Senior — Political Science Major, Leadership Minor, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
OURMA Research Assistant (Texas State Constitution)
Salma Gaballa
Senior — Nutrition Major, Biology Minor, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
OURMA Research Assistant (Declaration of Independence)
Collin Mansur
Senior — Political Science Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
Joel Magee
Junior — History Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
Christian Schmidt
Senior — Physics Major, Philosophy Minor, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
Lyceum Research Assistant (Texas State Constitution)
Lauren Shamlin
Sophomore — Psychology Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
Gretta Tshibola
Sophomore — Economics Major
Lyceum Research Assistant (Declaration of Independence)
Natalie Way
Senior — History Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
2025 - 2026 Fellows
Isabel Rasmussen
Business Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
OURMA Research Assistant — Declaration of Independence
Natalie Way
History Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
OURMA Research Assistant — Declaration of Independence
Bryce Sheffield
History Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Research Assistant — Declaration of Independence
Taura Borman
History Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Research Assistant — Declaration of Independence
Connor Knight
OURMA Research Assistant — Texas State Constitution
Emilio Saucedo
Biomedical Sciences, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
OURMA Research Assistant — Texas State Constitution
Hector Doratt
Political Science Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Research Assistant — Texas State Constitution
Noah Cook
Liberal Studies Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
"Lyceum Initiative" Ambassador
Ben Del Toro
Philosophy Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
"Lyceum Initiative" Ambassador
Collin Mansur
Political Science Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
"Lyceum Initiative" Ambassador
Lindsey Vessels
English Major, ±Ê³ó°ù´Ç²Ôŧ²õ¾±²õ Minor
"Lyceum Initiative" Ambassador