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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.

Giana Abbas '24 CLAS

Maria Abraham '25 CLAS

Joe Adams, Jr. '24 CLAS

Charlotte Anne Alarcon '24 CLAS

Isabella Attisano '24 CLAS

Harrison Bernhard '24 CLAS

Dylan Bernotas '24 CLAS

Emma Brogan '24 CLAS

Khang Bui '24 CLAS

Emma Burns '24 CLAS

Patrick Carney '24 CLAS

Nikos Carroll '24 CLAS

Ila Clark '24 CLAS

Christopher Cokinos '24 CLAS

Sarah Cotteta '24 CLAS

Kai Da Luz '25 CLAS

Eleni Davillas '24 CLAS

Noah DiBiasi '24 CLAS

Matthew Domanico '24 CLAS

Annie Eby '24 CLAS

Kate Flynn '24 CLAS

Jimmy Gamboli '24 CLAS

Paisley Hahn '24 CLAS

Katie Heaney '24 CLAS

Asha Hine '24 CLAS

Olivia Hoeing '24 CLAS

Matthew Hogan, Jr. '24 CLAS

Basia Holowenczak '24 CLAS

Ellie Holt '24 CLAS

Kylie Horan '24 CLAS

Alina Infantino '24 CLAS

Bella Irwin '24 CLAS

Gia Karavangelas '24 CLAS

Kaitlyn Karpovich '24 CLAS

Nick Kennedy '24 CLAS

Bilge Kocak '24 CLAS

Alivia Lanoue '24 CLAS

Olivia Lawlor '24 CLAS

Isabella Lentini '24 CLAS

Tommy Linehan '24 CLAS

Liz Maloney '24 CLAS

Ryan Maloney '24 CLAS

Chloe McAloon '24 CLAS

Anna McCarthy '24 CLAS

Anthony McCarthy '24 CLAS

Lauren McLaughlin '24 CLAS

Audrey Movsesian '24 CLAS

Micaela Murphy '24 CLAS

Shea Murphy '24 CLAS

Peggy Murray '25 CLAS

Connor Nachurski '24 CLAS

Riley Nelson '25 CLAS

Lauren Oh '24 CLAS

Mikaela Oh '24 CLAS

Vedant Patel '24 CLAS

Mark Pergola '24 CLAS

Connor Riesenberger '24 CLAS

Austin Rongo '24 CLAS

Gigi Schimpf '24 CLAS

Minh-Chau Scott '24 CLAS

Kaite Simpson '24 CLAS

Evan Steinberg '24 CLAS

Abby Thompson '24 CLAS

Christina Tillinghast '24 CLAS

Natalee Torre '24 CLAS

Lila Trollip '25 CLAS

Julia Trzesniowski '24 CLAS

Isabella Varona '24 CLAS

Maggie Winston '24 CLAS

Emma Witanowski '24 CLAS

Joe Young '24 CLAS