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STUDENT RECOGNITIONS

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The Medallion for Academic Excellence Awards

The Medallion for Academic Excellence is an annual award given to recognize the accomplishments of select graduates. Department Chairs and faculty consider criteria including cumulative grade point average, excellence in research, academic creativity and demonstrated commitment to the values of a liberal arts education. Academic departments have named their medallion for a luminary from the past, or after someone who has deeply affected the discipline or for an outstanding person who helped to shape the course of study at 裡橖眻畦 University.

The Damas-Senghor-C矇saire Award; Africana Studies

The Abd Al-Qadir Al-Jazairi Medallion; Arab and Islamic Studies

The Edward F. Jenkins, OSA, Award; Founder of 裡橖眻畦s Astronomy Department; Astrophysics and Planetary Science

The Rosalind Franklin Award; Noted DNA Crystallographer; Biochemistry

The John M. Mcclain Award; Outstanding Educator and Administrator in Biology; Biology

The G.N. Quam Award; Professor and Innovator in Safety Research in Chemistry; Chemistry

The Howard A. Grelis, OSA, Award; Outstanding Educator and Classical Scholar; Classical Studies

The Medallion of Excellence Award In Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience; Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

The Edward R. Murrow Award; Distinguished Broadcast Journalist; Communication

The James J. Markham Award; Founder of the Comprehensive Science Program; Comprehensive Science

The Robert E. Beck Medallion; Respected Professor and Founding Chair; Computing Sciences

The Edwin Sutherland Award; Father of Modern Criminology; Criminology

The John Maynard Keynes Award; Founder of Modern Macro-Economic Theory; Economics

The Joseph A. Burns, OSA, Award; Beloved Professor; Education

The Edward Mcgrath Award; Esteemed Professor in Literature; English

The Rachel Carson Award; Founder of the Contemporary Environmental Movement; Environmental Science

The Rev. Joseph J. Gildea, OSA, Award; Eminent Scholar in Medieval French; French and Francophone Studies

The Alexander Von Humboldt Award; Early Geographer and Scientist; Geography

The Cosmas Award; Cosmas IndicopluestesCosmas the Indian Ocean TravelerA Sixth-Century Egyptian Monk; Global Interdisciplinary Studies

The Christopher Dawson Award; Renowned Historian of Religion and Culture

The Karol Wojtyla Award; Priest, Pope, Poet and Defender of Human Dignity; Humanities

The Dante Alighieri Award; Poet, Mystic, and Philosopher; Italian

Medallion Of Excellence Award In Latin American Studies; Latin American Studies

The Emil Amelotti Award; Founder of 裡橖眻畦s Mathematics Department, Mathematics

The Gustavo Guti矇rrez, Op Award; Peace and Justice Education

The Robert Russell, OSA, Award; Philosophy

The William Driscoll Award; Founder of 裡橖眻畦s Physics Department; Physics

The Fritz Nova Award; Respected Professor of Political Science; Political Science

The Bernard L. Bonniwell Award; Innovative Educator and First Chair of the Department; Psychology

The Alexander Pushkin Award; Russian Studies

The John E. Hughes Award; Founder of 裡橖眻畦s Sociology Department; Sociology

The Teresa Of Avila Award; Saint, Mystic Poet, Carmelite Nun, and Doctor of the Church; Spanish

 

Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society

Phi Beta Kappa (峖BK) is a National Honors Fraternity for Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It was founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776. Since that time, its rigorous and comprehensive standards have made election to it a premier sign of excellence. The Sigma of Pennsylvania Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was created at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at 裡橖眻畦 in April 1986.

The Phi Beta Kappa standards reflect the highest ideals of liberal education at 裡橖眻畦education that is concerned with values and facts, as well as wisdom and knowledge; education that seeks freedom from ignorance, alienation, and inhumanity; that values intellectual integrity and tolerance over expediency, and breadth of scholarly achievement over specialized expertise. Juniors and seniors who are candidates for a degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, whose academic achievements reflect the goals of Phi Beta Kappa, and who meet specific criteria shall be eligible for consideration for election to Phi Beta Kappa.

Chloe Abo 25 CLAS

Maria Andraos 25 CLAS

Mikaela Anthony 25 CLAS

Lauren Arnold 25 CLAS

Olivia Bancel 26 CLAS

Nathaniel Bevins 25 CLAS

Hailey Bierling 25 CLAS

Liz Bojdak 25 CLAS

Kaleigh Brendle 25 CLAS

Jane Brenninkmeyer 26 CLAS

Brenna Bruffey 25 CLAS

Darcy Byrne 25 CLAS

Caroline Casey 25 CLAS

Gabe Chang 25 CLAS

Alan Cheung 25 CLAS

Katie Chuss 25 CLAS

Angelica Ciofalo 25 CLAS

Caite Cohen 26 CLAS

Julia Conforti 25 CLAS

Gillian Conlan 25 CLAS

Bridget Duffy 25 CLAS

Daniel Gueyikian 25 CLAS

Sophia Gunderson 25 CLAS

Emily Hanlon 25 CLAS

John Hare 25 CLAS 

Kiera Higgins 25 CLAS 

Lezlie Hilario 25 CLAS 

Thomas Hogan 25 CLAS

Cassidy Hruz 25 CLAS

Sydney Hutchison 25 CLAS 

Rebecca Jackson 26 CLAS

Victoria Karcz 25 CLAS

Kirti Kaur 25 CLAS 

Hai-yan Koenig 25 CLAS

Peter Kowenhoven 25 CLAS

Emma Kronenberg 25 CLAS 

Maddix Landahl 25 CLAS

Sarah Lockett 25 CLAS

April Luders 25 CLAS 

Matthew Magloire 25 CLAS

Abdullah Al Rafi Mahmud 25 CLAS 

Grace Maresca 25 CLAS 

Abby Maroun 25 CLAS 

Sam Matro 25 CLAS 

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Madeline McGovern 25 CLAS 

Amanda McKean 25 CLAS 

Cara Minter 25 CLAS 

John Mologne 25 CLAS 

Erin Mulvey 25 CLAS 

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Ethan Newman 25 CLAS  

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Emily Robinson 25 CLAS

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Jason Sopko 25 CLAS

Amitha Soundararajan 25 CLAS

Jane Spencer 25 CLAS

Emma Stecher 25 CLAS

Ethan Sternbach 25 CLAS

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Robert Vagnini 25 CLAS 

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