Special Commencement Issue • May 24, 2024
Congratulations, Class of 2024!
Berkshire bids a fond farewell to its 117th graduating class. Michael S. Dalton, departing longtime science faculty member, delivers commencement address.
The Graduation Prizes
Elle S. Eggleston of Aspen, Colorado: The Berkshire Cup, the highest distinction Berkshire confers on one of its graduating seniors. It is given each year to the student who is considered by the faculty to have made the greatest contribution to the success of the school year.
Josaphina G. Brinkerhoff of Longmont, Colorado: The Head of School Prize, awarded to the student whose particular contribution to Berkshire has distinguished the school year in a special way and whose leadership led others and influenced many.
Ruoyu (Rita) Zhou of Beijing, China: The Peter Lance Anderson Award, decided by the membership of the Cum Laude Society and given to the student who best exemplifies the qualities of personal excellence, integrity, and academic scholarship.
Max E. Guryan of Wilmette, Illinois: The Robert A. Powers Award, which recognizes a sixth former who has demonstrated personal growth, loyalty to the school, and dependability of performance which has distinguished their career at Berkshire.
Jack M. Turowsky of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts: The Morris Trophy, awarded to the sixth-form male student who has best exemplified proficiency and sportsmanship in interscholastic athletics.
Brooke C. Eselunas of Unionville, Connecticut: The Herger Trophy, awarded to the sixth-form female student who has best exemplified proficiency and sportsmanship in interscholastic athletics.
Mia C. Lovering of Scituate, Massachusetts: The Anna S. Barrasch Prize, awarded for unselfish interest in people and loyalty to Berkshire.
Jieyun (Angella) Ma of Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Calvin Fentress Citizenship Award, given for exemplary personal performance, loyalty to Berkshire, and outstanding citizenship in the school community.
Charlotte J. Bonomo of San Francisco, California: The Princeton Cup, the top sixth-form academic prize awarded for diligence in studies and success in co-curricular activities.
Michael S. Dalton: The Aliis Non Sibi Award Selected by members of the graduating class, the recipient of this award follows the motto “for others, not themselves.” It recognizes a member of the faculty who, through a love of teaching and abiding commitment to enriching the lives of students, embodies the ideals and spirit of an engaged and treasured member of both the faculty and, equally important, the Berkshire community.
Prize Night Awards and Prizes
April Burch wins top teaching award; Mia Luna Zayas Echevarria and Trevor Sullivan Weinstein named head prefects; Michkael McKenzie wins Dean Trophy
ACADEMIC PRIZES
ENGLISH
The Thomas L. Chaffee Award for Excellence in Third-Form English: Emma H. Gally
The Lance Turner Third-Form Essay Prize: Congran (Emily) Yang
The Joan Williams Award for Excellence in Fourth-Form English: Claire Yura Kim
The Brown University Book Award: Ellie J. Grimmett
The Tertius Van Dyke Prize for Excellence in Sixth-Form English: Charlotte J. Bonomo
The Gerald B. O’Connor ’46 Prize in Journalism: Yihan (Catherine) Yan
The Prize for Excellence in Fiction or Nonfiction: Yihan (Catherine) Yan
The Arthur C. Chase Poetry Prize: Sun H. Davis
The William P. Matthews ’61 Prize for Creative Writing: Francesca C. Yuranich
LANGUAGES
The Richard P. Unsworth Prize for Excellence in Chinese: Thomas W.P. Fiske
The Award for Excellence in Fourth-Form Modern Language: Georgina S. Clarke and Charlotte J. Nisi
The Stanley Prize for Excellence in French: Benjamin O. Caso
The W. Duncan MacMillan Prize for Excellence in Latin: Sihui (Helena) Hu
The Jane Usher Dyer Prize for Excellence in Latin: Leo J. Caan
The Prize for Excellence in Spanish: Trevor J. Sullivan Weinstein
INDEPENDENT STUDY
The John E. Rovensky Memorial Prize for Excellence in Independent Study: William P. Adkins
HISTORY
The W. Ross Hawkins Prize for Excellence in Modern World History: Josaphina G. Brinkerhoff
The C. Twiggs Myers Prize for Excellence in U.S. History: Yong Jian (Toby) Huang
The R. Bruce Morison ’61 Prize for Current Events and Political Science: Trevor J. Sullivan Weinstein
The William F. Gulotta Award for Excellence in Government: Max E. Guryan
The Bosley Memorial Prize for Excellence in History: Charlotte J. Bonomo
MATHEMATICS
The Leslie W. Clifford Prize for Excellence in Third-Form Mathematics: Jin Xuan (Allan) Qi
The Prize for Excellence in Fourth-Form Mathematics: Runqi Zhang
The Berridge Prize for Excellence in Fifth-Form Mathematics: Edward Y. Lee
The David Campbell Eipper Cup for Excellence in Sixth-Form Mathematics: Yuchen (Max) Dai
The Rensselaer Medal for Distinction in Mathematics and Science: Yong Jian (Toby) Huang
The James A.D. Geier ’44C Prize for Excellence in Computer Science: Charlotte J. Nisi
SCIENCE
The Award for Excellence in Fourth-Form Science: Sihui (Helena) Hu
The Dwight C. Baum ’32 Award for Excellence in Chemistry: Mary R. O’Keefe
The Richard T. Beebe Prize for Excellence in Physics: Jonathan R. Kaiser
The Chester W. Rice Science Award: Katherine J. Fisher
The William Stoddard, Jr. ’65 Memorial Prize: Asher M. Lefkoff
The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award: Yiming (Maggie) Ding
ARTS
The Prize for Excellence in Stagecraft: Stella B. Howard
The Ray Weston Memorial Prize in Theater Arts: Ellie J. Grimmett
The Berkshire Dramatics Cup: Josaphina G. Brinkerhoff
The Ernest L. Wakefield Prize for Excellence in Music: Hannah S. Hwang and Ruoyu (Rita) Zhou
The Terry Pines Memorial Prize for Dance: Anh Khuê (Angela) Pham
The Allen Buck Prize for Excellence in Photography: Hana Takatori
The Robert Leo Theriault Prize for Creativity and Excellence in Ceramics: Khiara S. Threets
The Segalla Memorial Art Award for Excellence in Studio Art: Jieyun (Angella) Ma
The Margaret V. Beattie Memorial Prize for Excellence in Art: Yihan (Catherine) Yan
Arts Department Purchase Prize: Anastasiya Tigipko
PRIZES AND AWARDS
The Arthur C. and Alice Ann Chase Commendation Awards: Katie M. Hurley, third form; Emmanuel C. Marmolejo, fourth form; Stella L. Demmert, fifth form; Gracyn D. Kurrle, sixth form
The John F. Godman Award: Tashfi Islam
The Spirit of Berkshire Award: Min Seok (Brian) Lee
The Chaplain’s Cup: Katherine J. Fisher
The Elaine Mansell Award: Asher M. Lefkoff
The Weil Family Prize for Public Speaking: Campbell J. Billingsley
The David Shumway Barrett ’59 Memorial Prize for Perseverance: Adriana M. Echavarria and Duncan J. Thompson
The St. Lawrence University Book Award: Zarah A. Caso
The Lawrence Thomas Piatelli Prize: Mia C. Lovering
FIFTH FORM PRIZES
The Marguerite L. Kreh Memorial Award: Mia I. Vargas
The James Stone Memorial Award: Noboru J. Tsuru Davara
The Jeannette B. Cooper Prize Book: Mia L. Zayas Echevarria
The William Brooks Nolan Memorial Award: Elliot J. Haskel
The Robert Davis Allen Prize: Trevor J. Sullivan Weinstein
The Smith College Book Award: Yiming (Maggie) Ding
The Dartmouth College Book Award: Gabriel D. Dahari
The Harvard Club Prize Book: Yong Jian (Toby) Huang
The Frederic S. Dean Trophy: Michkael J. McKenzie
For school. For life.
Head Prefects: Mia L. Zayas Echevarria and Trevor J. Sullivan Weinstein
Seaver Buck Faculty Award: April D. Burch
College Matriculation for the Class of 2024
Arinze Achufusi Muhlenberg College
Tommy Adams Trinity College
Enzo Agostini Harvard University
Max Alberts Middlebury College
Sofia Atsalis Northeastern University
Zamia Barradas Trinity College
Izzy Bayraktaroglu Babson College
Campbell Billingsley University of Vermont
Drew Bogardus Hofstra University
Charlotte Bonomo Middlebury College
Jonah Boren Gettysburg College
Patrick Brennan University of Rhode Island
Jojo Brinkerhoff Northwestern University
Trinity Buckrham Oberlin College
Stephen Campbell University of Guelph
Ben Caso Colby College
Stone Chen Pitzer College
Aissa Clarke Elon University
Charlie Coughlin Trinity College
Max Dai Duke University
Haedyn Darling Hill Boston University
Sun Davis University of California-Santa Cruz
MacLean Delehanty Bates College
Phillip DeLima Central Connecticut State University
Max Destito Bryant University
Elle Eggleston Tulane University of Louisiana
Abby Eselunas Elmira College
Brooke Eselunas Colby College
Harry Evans James Madison University
Will Faucett Trinity College
Rhys Ferer Santa Clara University
Katherine Fisher Georgetown University
Thomas Fiske Duke Kunshan University
Maddox Fitzgerald University of Denver
Addie Frechette Bucknell University
Dylan Gage Undecided
Antoine Gauthier Junior Hockey/Dartmouth
Kiki Grace Pomona College
Eva Greene Davidson College
Augusta Gulden Bucknell University
Max Guryan University of Virginia-Main Campus
Kiera Haggerty University of Richmond
Hilton Hebert Georgetown University
Stella Howard The University of the Arts
Tashfi Islam University of Connecticut
Ellen Johnson Tulane University of Louisiana
Milton Jones University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jon Kaiser Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Nicole Karugu Swarthmore College
Kyle Kirby Cornell University
Sebastian Klem University of Miami
Roy Krueger Wesleyan University
Omar Kulenovic Hamilton College
Oscar Kulkarni SUNY Cortland
Gracyn Kurrle Endicott College
Kirill Lee University of California-Berkeley
Brian Lee The George Washington University
Asher Lefkoff Tufts University
Finn Lewis Cal Poly
Mia Lovering Hobart William Smith Colleges
Angella Ma Northwestern University
Joshua Marlowe Boston College
Will Matthews Trinity College
Rowan McGinnis College of Charleston
Emma McGowan Yale University
Beck Miller Tulane University of Louisiana
Emile Miller Boston College
Sophia Miller Bucknell University
Tiana Moran California State University-Fullerton
Sophia Motta Liakopulos Tulane University of Louisiana
Morgan Murphy Undecided
Ant Nimani Cornell University
Danny O’Brien Franklin and Marshall College
Mosie O’Keefe University of Virginia-Main Campus
Lyons Paik Indiana University
Nico Pasquale Junior Hockey
Isla Pearson Colby College
Trevor Perkins Connecticut College
Tucker Peters Southern Methodist University
Kelsey Plumb Colgate University
Reed Powers Lehigh University
Camden Raifstanger University of Delaware
Zach Redlund Lesley University
Ellis Resnick Emory University
Summer Rippetoe Syracuse University
Aiden Rodriguez St. Lawrence University
Ella Sabin Southern Methodist University
TJ Sage Lehigh University
Daniel Schoonmaker Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Melissa Schuermann University of Rhode Island
Luke Schutt University of Colorado Boulder
Spencer Schwartz Hobart William Smith Colleges
Nathan Sevilla University of Washington
Annie Soper University of Denver
Chapman Spaan University of Denver
Finn Sternal University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kyron Stevenson Howard University
George Stournaras Southern Methodist University
Daphne Szakats Wake Forest University
Hana Takatori Wellesley College
Logan Tao Boston College
Izzy Taylor University of Connecticut
Khiara Threets Clark Atlanta University
Ellie Tiedemann Wesleyan University
Anastasia Tigipko McGill University
Giaco Traggio Gettysburg College
Jack Turowsky University of Massachusetts-Amherst
JJ Wahab Undecided
Alex Weil Southern Methodist University
Logan Williams Rollins College
James Williamson Merrimack College
Natasha Wool
The American University of Paris
Leonard Xia Carnegie Mellon University
Catherine Yan Emory University
Celina Zhao Emory University
Rita Zhou University of Michigan-Ann Arbor