A TRADITION OF COMMUNITY
The Williams Honors College
BE INSPIRED by your professors and by your high-achieving classmates, who come from a variety of backgrounds and possess broad academic interests and achievements, inside the special intellectual community that is UA's Williams Honors College.
2025 Awards
Hunter Award
Presented to a graduating senior in the Williams Honors College who shows extraordinary leadership, commitment, and involvement in organizations and activities that serve and improve the lives of humankind.
- Cassidy Kuhar (Psychology)
WHC Awards of Distinction
Given yearly to outstanding spring graduates, based on academic performance, campus involvement, and community engagement.
- Shareef Awadallah (International Business & Supply Chain Management)
- Joshua Bisesi (Mechanical Engineering)
- Miranda Brainard (Biology & Statistics)
- Grace DeWitt (Political Science)
- Olivia Lane (Civil Engineering)
- Rhea Mahajan (Biomedical Science)
- Andrew Martin (Biomedical Engineering)
- Brian Nguyen (Biomedical Engineering)
- Ayesha Qureshi (Biology - Pre-Dental)
- AJ Stewart (Criminal Intelligence Analysis)
Peek inside the College
We've created this booklet to describe the special opportunities available to UA honors students, including academic capstone work, scholarships, research, study abroad, leadership development and more.
Our mission
The mission of The Williams Honors College is to inspire intellectually curious scholars within an inclusive community of excellence at The University of Akron. We provide unique academic experiences for our students, including opportunities to engage in challenging curricula and research within all academic colleges of the university. We foster an environment that promotes transformational growth through experiential learning, service, cultural experiences, and study abroad. The Honors Experience develops graduates who contribute to their local and global community through their lifelong respect for learning.
Contact us
180 S. College St. (see on map)
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-1803
Phone: 330-972-7966
Email: honors@uakron.edu
The Williams Honors College
Community College Pathway: Stark State College
Honors Admissions
The University of Akron’s (UA) Williams Honors College will admit Stark State College (SSC) transfer students who have completed an associate degree and fulfilled the requirements of the Honors Program at SSC. Admitted students must enter a bachelor’s degree program at UA.
Articulation of Honors Courses from SSC
Students enrolled in SSC’s Honors Program will have a maximum of 12 hours of their honors courses applied toward UA’s Honors Program. Once admitted, students must satisfy the requirements of the Williams Honors College, including the Honors Colloquium courses and an Honors Research Project.
Additional Opportunities
Students enrolled in SSC’s Honors Program will have access to the following prior to matriculation at UA:
- Collaborative Advising
- Honors College Speaker Series and other events
