STUDENT RECOGNITIONS

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
Shay McDowell 25 CLAS
Madeline McGovern 25 CLAS
Amanda McKean 25 CLAS
Cara Minter 25 CLAS
John Mologne 25 CLAS
Erin Mulvey 25 CLAS
Bella Neal 25 CLAS
Ethan Newman 25 CLAS
Patrick OHara 25 CLAS
Kate OMalley 25 CLAS
Luke Ohr 25 CLAS
Olivia Palmieri 25 CLAS
Elaineh Paulino Fernandez 25 CLAS
Isabella Quatela 25 CLAS
Emily Robinson 25 CLAS
Hannah Roszko 25 CLAS
Alivia Scerba 25 CLAS
Jack Schelin 25 CLAS
Jack Schloss 25 CLAS
Frank Schlupp 25 CLAS
Katie Shattuck 25 CLAS
Jason Sopko 25 CLAS
Amitha Soundararajan 25 CLAS
Jane Spencer 25 CLAS
Emma Stecher 25 CLAS
Ethan Sternbach 25 CLAS
Sophie Stevens 25 CLAS
Tessa Storr 25 CLAS
Mary Swartzberg 25 CLAS
Allyson Szabo 25 CLAS
Kaylee Tate 25 CLAS
Rachel Taylor 25 CLAS
Ava Tower 25 CLAS
Lillian Tracy 25 CLAS
Elise Tugander 25 CLAS
Robert Vagnini 25 CLAS
Alyson Verga 25 CLAS
Becca Wang 25 CLAS
Mackenzie Weidel 25 CLAS
Mickey Wilcox 25 CLAS
Lexie Zuluaga 25 CLAS