Newsroom 2020

CHS student award winners for 2019-20

May 13, 2020

The College of Humanities and Sciences extends congratulations to these students for rising to the top and achieving recognition within their respective fields of study.

Department of African American Studies
Student Name	Award Name
Michaela Friend	Dean's Scholar Award
Matthew Toscano	Dean's Scholar Award

Department of Biology
Student Name	Award Name
Rainielle Cua	Dean's Scholar Award
Diem-Phuong Dao	Dean's Scholar Award
Linda Do	Dean's Scholar Award
Nashwan Farooque	Dean's Scholar Award
Jamie-Jean Gilmer	Dean's Scholar Award
Nathan Gompers	Dean's Scholar Award
Dalton Huey	Dean's Scholar Award
Roma Kankaria	Dean's Scholar Award
Mehtab Khara	Dean's Scholar Award
Maria Kolesova	Dean's Scholar Award
Jed Kucharczk	Dean's Scholar Award
Priyanka Kundur	Dean's Scholar Award
Parsa Mahmoudi	Dean's Scholar Award
Amanda McRacken	Dean's Scholar Award
Grace Miner	Dean's Scholar Award
Barika Mirza	Dean's Scholar Award
Catherine Mischou	Dean's Scholar Award
Leena Penumalee	Dean's Scholar Award
Tiannie Phan	Dean's Scholar Award
Faiz Plastikwala	Dean's Scholar Award
Yousef Sherif	Dean's Scholar Award
Ismat Sifa	Dean's Scholar Award
Daniel Spasic	Dean's Scholar Award
Joseph Walker	Dean's Scholar Award
Aufia Zhowandai	Dean's Scholar Award
Greta Zimbauer	Dean's Scholar Award
Joon Seog Kim	Department of Biology's Outstanding ILS PhD in Evolution Award
Max Grigri	Outstanding Biology Masters Student in Ecology
Dalton Huey	Outstanding Biology Senior Award
Anirban Mahanty	Outstanding Biology Undergraduate Student in Cellular/Molecular Biology
Sanyam ‘Sam’ Patel	Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Biology
Rebecca Alemu	Black History in the Making
Theodore Evans	Black History in the Making
Zuhayr Shaikh	Mohamad Shaaban Humanitarian

Department of Chemistry
Student Name	Award Name
Aesha Amin	Dean's Scholar Award
Tehreem Azam	Dean's Scholar Award
Kevin Babu	Dean's Scholar Award
Leslie Bolda	Dean's Scholar Award
Henry Childs	Dean's Scholar Award
Tala Khalefa	Dean's Scholar Award
Elizabeth Miller	Dean's Scholar Award
Xavier Moore	Dean's Scholar Award
Angela Nguyen	Dean's Scholar Award
Amanda Pham	Dean's Scholar Award
Farheen Zaman	Dean's Scholar Award

Department of Economics
Student Name	Award Name
Kaitlyn Elliott	Dean's Scholar Award
Inyoung Park	Dean's Scholar Award
Niranjana A. Harikrishnan	Distinguished Service Award
Benjamin Rudolph Alpern	Student of the Year

Department of English
Student Name	Award Name
Raegan Allinder	Dean's Scholar Award
Lucas Campbell	Dean's Scholar Award
Mary Connor	Dean's Scholar Award
Madison Corell	Dean's Scholar Award
Andrea Malisheski	Dean's Scholar Award
Isaac Rowlingson	Dean's Scholar Award
Damara Sparks	Dean's Scholar Award
Anna Zwade	Dean's Scholar Award
Rachel Beanland	Graduate Creative Non-Fiction Award
Neta Harris	Graduate Fiction Award
Olivia Carter	Graduate Whitesell Explication Award
Anna Zwade	Outstanding English Major
Caitlin Wilson	Thomas B. Gay Graduate Poetry Award
M. Kamara	Thomas B. Gay Undergraduate Poetry Award
Amita Rao	Undergraduate Creative Non-Fiction Award
Camryn Smith	Undergraduate Fiction Award
Ty Little	Undergraduate Whitesell Explication Award
Jessica Sims	Black History In the Making Award

Department of Forensic Science
Student Name	Award Name
Rachel Spokony	Dean's Scholar Award
Emily Worrill	Dean's Scholar Award
Candace Mason	Black History In the Making Award
Andrea Williams	Black History In the Making Award
Dakotah Biller	Graduate Service & Leadership
Claire Cartozzo	Graduate Service & Leadership
Sam Miller	Graduate Service & Leadership
Sala Randall	Graduate Service & Leadership
Perla Santillan	Graduate Service & Leadership
Andrea Williams	Graduate Service & Leadership
Morgan Mendosa	Undergraduate Service & Leadership
Aesha Patel	Undergraduate Service & Leadership
Meghan Smith	Undergraduate Service & Leadership
Camille Zendzian	Undergraduate Service & Leadership

Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Student Name	Award Name
Mariah Coffee	Dean's Scholar Award

Department of History
Student Name	Award Name
Sarah Bolstad	Dean's Scholar Award
Tyler N. Witschi	Alden G. Bigelow Award
Kristina Donnally	F. Edward Lund Award
Eric Szandzik	James Tice Moore Essay Award
Gregory Smith	W. E. B. Dubois Award for Excellence in History

Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Student Name	Award Name
Aaron Autler	Dean's Scholar Award
Loren Barber	Dean's Scholar Award
Jodie Beaumont	Dean's Scholar Award
Jessica Hevener	Dean's Scholar Award
Courtney Lashbaugh	Dean's Scholar Award
Antonina Malyy	Dean's Scholar Award
Maris Ratliff	Dean's Scholar Award
Morgan Ray	Dean's Scholar Award
Caleb Redmond	Dean's Scholar Award
Maybelle Singson	Dean's Scholar Award
Zachary Webb	Dean's Scholar Award
Maris Ratliff	Exercise Science Professional and Academic Excellence Award
Alexandra Poleschuk	Exercise Science Student of the Year Award
Loren Barber	Health Science Professional and Academic Excellence Award
Nadia Pablo	Health Science Student of the Year Award

Department of Liberal Studies for Early and Elementary Education
Student Name	Award Name
Christopher Berry	Dean's Scholar Award
Leah Eaheart	Dean's Scholar Award
Anna Hopkins	Dean's Scholar Award
Michael Juarbe	Dean's Scholar Award
Elizabeth Lowry	Dean's Scholar Award
Keith Spencer	Dean's Scholar Award
Madison Whitfield	Dean's Scholar Award

Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Student Name	Award Name
Tay Blankenship	Applied Mathematics Award
Helen Harris	Applied Mathematics Award
Rohan Ray	Applied Mathematics Award
Essak Sedik	Applied Mathematics Award
Haleigh Tamberino	Applied Mathematics Award
Matt Matherley	General Mathematical Sciences Award
Joy Ma	General Mathematical Sciences Award
Hudson Lafayette	Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award
Volkan Bakirdan	Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award
Shaandro Sarkar	Pure Mathematics Award
Hisham Vohra	Pure Mathematics Award
Michael Yu	Pure Mathematics Award
Roberto Chavez	Secondary Teacher Prep Award
Courtney Cislo	Secondary Teacher Prep Award

Department of Philosophy
Student Name	Award Name
Meghan Plambeck	Dean's Scholar Award
Sarah Bolstad Colquhoun	Outstanding Student of the Year

Department of Physics
Student Name	Award Name
Raven Witherspoon	Dean's Scholar Award
James B. Ramsey	Physics Undergraduate Academic Award

Department of Political Science
Student Name	Award Name
Anna Connor	Dean's Scholar Award
Adam Hales	Dean's Scholar Award
Eden Iscil	Dean's Scholar Award
William Krug	Dean's Scholar Award
Antonio Maltese	Dean's Scholar Award
Lizbeth Pineda	Dean's Scholar Award
Adam Hales	Award for Excellence in Political Science
Maryum Elnasseh	Award for Excellence in Political Science
Tessa Demarest	Award for Excellence in Political Science
Elijah Nachison	Award for Excellence in Political Science
Kelly Nguyen	Award for Excellence in Political Science
Angelica Tsvetkov	Award for Excellence in Political Science
Dzemila Mujcic	Award for Excellence in Political Science
Robert Barlow	Award for Excellence in Political Science
Rebekkah Warhol	Award for Excellence in Political Science
Fatima Toure	Black History in the Making Award
Riley Reynolds	Black History in the Making Award
Tarazha Jenkins	Black History in the Making Award
Kelsie Rudd	Black History in the Making Award
Michaela Friend	Black History in the Making Award
Michaela Friend	Outstanding Student in American Politics
William Krug	Outstanding Student in American Politics
Gregory Smith	Outstanding Student in American Politics
Tristen Taggart	Outstanding Student in American Politics
Eden Iscil	Outstanding Student in American Politics
Jeremiah Meadows	Outstanding Student in American Politics
Anna Connor	Outstanding Student in Comparative Politics
Madeleline Doane	Outstanding Student in Comparative Politics
Jhanys Gardner	Outstanding Student in International Relations
Amna Kayani	Outstanding Student in International Relations
Myia Samuels	Outstanding Student in International Relations
Jordanny-alija Frijas	Outstanding Student in International Relations
Lindsay Darby	Outstanding Student in International Relations
Abegail Anderson	Outstanding Student in International Relations
Kathryn Rowe	Outstanding Student in Political Theory
Evan Hargreaves	Outstanding Student in Political Theory
Loring Wiggins	Community Engagement Award

Department of Psychology
Student Name	Award Name
Tehnia Athar	Dean's Scholar Award
Joshua Barcus	Dean's Scholar Award
Carly Blaine	Dean's Scholar Award
Austin Calore	Dean's Scholar Award
Victoria Cambar	Dean's Scholar Award
Marci Cross	Dean's Scholar Award
Meredith Dean	Dean's Scholar Award
Barbara Fisher	Dean's Scholar Award
Laura Griffith	Dean's Scholar Award
Johanna Guz-Montgomery	Dean's Scholar Award
Stephen Hanson	Dean's Scholar Award
Mary Holbrook	Dean's Scholar Award
Dakota Jennings	Dean's Scholar Award
Gurbani Jolly	Dean's Scholar Award
Margaret Mallon	Dean's Scholar Award
Sofia Manicka	Dean's Scholar Award
Mariah Montague	Dean's Scholar Award
Jazmin Nieves	Dean's Scholar Award
Orion Pearce	Dean's Scholar Award
Natalia Rodriguez Romero	Dean's Scholar Award
April Shea	Dean's Scholar Award
Joseph Siejak	Dean's Scholar Award
Farah Yasmeen	Dean's Scholar Award
Rachel Boutte	Graduate Psychology Black History in the Making Award
Kathryn M. Polak	Outstanding Clinical Psychology Behavioral Medicine Concentration Graduate Student Award
Allison Baylor	Outstanding Clinical Psychology Behavioral Medicine Concentration Graduate Student Award
Zoe Neale	Outstanding Clinical Psychology Behavioral Medicine Concentration Graduate Student Award
Kathryn Behrhorst	Outstanding Clinical Psychology Clinical Child Concentration Graduate Student Award
Jasmine Coleman	Outstanding Clinical Psychology Clinical Child Concentration Graduate Student Award
Carolyn Blair Burnette	Outstanding Counseling Psychology Graduate Student Award
Melissa Nortey-Washington	Outstanding Developmental Psychology Graduate Student Award
Alison Patev	Outstanding Graduate Psychology Student Teacher Award
Richard Henry	Outstanding Health Psychology Graduate Student Award
Randl Dent	Outstanding Health Psychology Graduate Student Award
Rachel Boutte	Outstanding Leadership and Community Engagement in Counseling Psychology
Savannah Cook	Outstanding Psychology Junior Award
Emily Ramos	Outstanding Psychology Senior Award
Hadley Rahrig	Outstanding Social Psychology Graduate Student Award
Amanda Parks	Psychology Graduate Student Award for Community Multicultural Enrichment
Melissa Avila	Psychology Graduate Student Latinx Award
Cathryn Richmond	Psychology Graduate Student LGBTQ Ally Award
Gabriells Scalzo	Psychology Graduate Student LGBTQ Ally Award
Devin Nelson Hence	Undergraduate Psychology Black History in the Making Award

Department of Sociology
Student Name	Award Name
Sage Prior	Dean's Scholar Award

Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research
Student Name	Award Name
Charly Sager	Dean's Scholar Award
Jeffrey Strome	Excellence in Statistics Award
Renee Beck	Paul Minton Graduating Senior Award

Interdisciplinary Science Program
Student Name	Award Name
Nathan Figueroa	Dean's Scholar Award
Germanjit Sandhu	Dean's Scholar Award

Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture
Student Name	Award Name
Maryum Elnasseh	Dean's Scholar Award
Emma Hultgren	Dean's Scholar Award
Jamie Ikley	Dean's Scholar Award
Christopher Woodum	Dean's Scholar Award
Taylor Herndon	Black History in the Making Award
Brea Hill	Black History in the Making Award
Claire Ozah	Black History in the Making Award
Maia Stanley	Black History in the Making Award
Lauren Thomas	Black History in the Making Award
Lauren Thomas	Creative Advertising Outstanding Student Award
Kevin Nguyen	Strategic Advertising Outstanding Student Award
Jordan Christie	Broadcast Journalism Outstanding Student Award
Georgia Geen	Print-Online Journalism Outstanding Student Award
Mary Katherine Galoozis	Public Relations Outstanding Student Award

School of World Studies
Program	Student Name	Award Name
All	Neha Pondicherry	School of World Studies Academic Excellence Award
Anthropology	Kristina Donnally	Dean's Scholar Award
	Katherine Winslow	Dean's Scholar Award
	Kristina B. Donnally	Academic Excellence in Anthropology Award
	Katherine G. Winslow	Academic Excellence in Anthropology Award
	Tatiana M. Brown	Academic Excellence in Anthropology Award
	Surya Rangineni	Academic Excellence in Anthropology Award
	Sarah M. Mangelsdorf Grimm	Outreach in Anthropology Award
	Elisabeth S. Burns	Outstanding Student Achievement in Anthropology Award
Foreign Language	Raymond Hang	Dean's Scholar Award
	Neville Permel	Dean's Scholar Award
	Griffin Schutte	Dean's Scholar Award
	Tragdon A. Sexton	Excellence in French Award
	Mikayla Strickler	Excellence in German Award
	Griffin J. Schutte	Excellence in Spanish Award
	Marielle Hankerson	Excellence in Spanish Award
	Steven C. Burton	Excellence in Spanish/English Translation & Interpretation Award
	Julie Davi	Excellence in Spanish/English Translation & Interpretation Award
International Studies	Claudia Bale	Dean's Scholar Award
	Kelly Nguyen	Dean's Scholar Award
	Neha Pondicherry	Academic Excellence in International Studies Award
	Griffin J. Schutte	Excellence in European Studies Award
	Megan E. Moody	Excellence in International Social Justice Award
	Madeline H. Doane	Excellence in Latin American Studies Award
Religious Studies	Emma Bilski	Dean's Scholar Award
	Neha Pondicherry	Dean's Scholar Award
	Charles Rosenbaum	Dean's Scholar Award
	Turid Sanger	Dean's Scholar Award
	Emma C. Bilski	Academic Excellence in Religious Studies Award

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