COMMENCEMENT
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH EXERCISES
May Twentieth Two Thousand Twenty-Three Ten Forty in the Morning
PROGRAM
PROCESSIONAL
Schenectady Pipe Band, selection of Scottish and Irish tunes Please keep aisles clear during processional.
CALL TO CELEBRATION
A reading from Skidmore President Charles Henry Keyes’ speech to the graduating class of 1923.
Jean M. Lambert, Administrative Assistant for Records, retiree
WELCOMING REMARKS
Nancy W. Hamilton ’77, Chair of the Board of Trustees
GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT
Marc C. Conner, President
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR HONORARY DEGREES
Mary Schmidt Campbell, Doctorate of Humane Letters
Presented by Teisha Duncan, Artist-in-Residence
Hood presented by Michael T. Orr, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Frederick M. Lawrence, Doctorate of Humane Letters
Presented by Catherine Berheide, Professor of Sociology and Director of Self-Determined Majors Program Hood presented by Dean Orr
FACULTY SPEAKER
Joowon Park
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and affiliate faculty member in Skidmore’s Asian Studies and International Affairs programs
REMARKS
Issy Beatriz Mejia, President of the Senior Class
Alexander Michael Lewis and Iti Singh, Senior Gift Chairs
Robert F. Resnick ’88, President of the Alumni Association
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PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES
Dean Orr
CONFERRING OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
President Conner
President Conner is assisted by Dean Orr, Registrar David J. DeConno, and Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs Michael F. Arnush.
Reading names are Associate Professor of World Languages and Literature Grace Burton and Professor of Health and Human Physiological Sciences Jeff Segrave.
ALMA MATER
Henry T. Moore
Arrangement by Dr. Floydd Ricketts
Led by seniors Sabrina Alper, Christina A. Bechtel, Alison Josephine Cottingham, Douglas S. Flam, Finn Hogan, Rebecca A. Johnson, Maria P. Langford, William S. Lee, Alexandra H. Levins, Finn August Lyon, Margaret McQueston, Sarita Cecilia Padukone, Asia Raacke, Quinn Stoddard-O’Neill, Andrew E. Weinberg, and juniors Sebastian J. Caparas, Arielle Lam, Audrey A. Rudd, and Madison O. Sadler
Keyboard
Nathaniel T. Lucas
Please help salute the Class of 2023 by singing the Alma Mater. Lyrics and music are on the inside back cover of the program.
RECESSIONAL
Schenectady Pipe Band
Please keep aisles clear during recessional.
THE PROCESSIONAL AND RECESSIONAL
Led this year by Grand Marshal Mark Huibregtse, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, the processional and recessional are traditional parts of the Commencement ceremony that symbolize the relationship between faculty and students. In the processional, faculty process through the ranks of students, giving students the opportunity to show their respect and appreciation for their professors. That respect is returned to the graduates as they march through the ranks of the faculty during the recessional, receiving their congratulations.
FLAGS
Every year a number of students travel from their home countries to the United States to become part of the Skidmore College community. These students leave their homes, families, and friends for four years to be embraced by their new community in Saratoga Springs. Beginning with the acquisition of a student visa, and concluding with today’s ceremony, students coming to Skidmore from around the world work hard to balance their responsibilities as students and world citizens. The flags you see on stage today represent the countries of citizenship for the non-United States citizens in the Class of 2023. These flags, and those of all other countries representing the citizenship of Skidmore students, hang permanently in Skidmore’s Case College Center.
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ACADEMIC REGALIA
The origins of the present-day cap, gown, and hood lie in traditions dating back 600 years. In the early years of European universities, the everyday dress of students and teachers was the garb of the cleric, academic pursuits being then the province of the church. Over the centuries, students at particular colleges came to adopt special colors to distinguish themselves, and gradually different colors came to be associated with certain ranks, degrees, and faculties.
In 1895, a degree of standardization in academic costuming was reached in the United States by the Intercollegiate Commission, though many European universities continue to use distinctive caps and gowns differing from those worn in this country.
Gowns
Gowns are now customarily black, with a few noteworthy exceptions. Holders of the doctorate from Harvard may wear crimson gowns; Cornell, Princeton, Radcliffe, and Yale have distinct combinations of colors incorporated into their gowns. Skidmore’s trustees, in honor of the College colors, wear green gowns with yellow trim.
Bachelor’s gowns, designed to be worn closed, have long, pointed sleeves and no adornment. Master’s gowns, also unadorned, may be worn open or closed and have oblong sleeves, open at the wrist. Doctor’s gowns have bell-shaped sleeves, may be worn open or closed, and are faced on the front with black velvet, which also appears in three bars on each sleeve.
Hoods
The bachelor’s hood is three feet long, the master’s three and one-half feet, and the doctor’s four feet; the width of the velvet trimming on these hoods is two, three, and five inches. The color of the trim indicates the discipline in which the wearer’s highest degree was awarded, while the color combination in the lining indicates the institution from which the degree was earned. Skidmore graduates receiving the Bachelor of Arts degree wear hoods trimmed on the outside in white, the color signifying the arts. Those earning the Bachelor of Science degree have hoods with golden-yellow trim, representing the sciences. All graduates’ hoods are lined in yellow and white, Skidmore’s traditional colors; the hoods of trustees are also yellow and white.
Distinctive Cords
As part of their academic regalia, Skidmore graduates who have earned College honors wear red cords, and those who have earned departmental honors don purple ones. Officers of the Student Government Association display gold cords, while officers of the senior class wear white ones. Campus spirit is also marked by cords: Seniors’ participation in certain support and community-building activities earned points toward a green and gold senior cord.
Traditional Colors
Skidmore faculty members represent many fields of learning — for example:
Arts, Letters, Humanities
Business Administration
Commerce, Business,
Accountancy
Economics
Education
Fine Arts
Library Science
Music
Philosophy
Physical Education
Science
Social Work
White
Sapphire Blue
Yellow-Brown
Copper
Light Blue
Brown
Lemon
Pink
Royal Blue
Sage Green
Golden Yellow
Citron
Caps are generally black and of the mortarboard type. Regalia of all degree levels may include black tassels, but holders of the doctorate and governing officials of colleges and universities may wear gold tassels.
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The Presidential Medallion
In 1987, Skidmore introduced a new element to its academic regalia: a presidential medallion and chain created in honor of then-retiring President Joseph C. Palamountain Jr. The piece was created by the late Earl Pardon, a world-renowned jeweler who retired from the Skidmore faculty in 1989. Each of the 52 rectangles of the chain is individually designed, using gold of various hues, silver with enamel, abalone shell, ebony, ivory, and semiprecious stones. Hanging from the chain is the presidential medallion, which bears an abstract “S.”
The Centennial Mace
The office of mace bearer, now purely symbolic, dates back to medieval England. In Colonial America, the mace became a symbol of office when it was used in conjunction with academic regalia. The Skidmore mace is carried by the Grand Marshal, selected each year from among the College’s senior faculty. The Skidmore mace was created to commemorate the College’s centennial and was first used in 2003 at the presidential installation of Philip A. Glotzbach. The mace is a walnut staff with two bronze seals, one reproduction of the
official seal of Skidmore College and the other a likeness of Lucy Skidmore Scribner, the College’s founder.
Degree Candidates
The names listed represent students who have completed, or are expected to complete by August 31, all academic requirements for the degree. Those expected to complete their academic requirements by August 31 are marked with an asterisk. Those who completed their academic requirements this past January are marked with a double asterisk. Students who have not met all other requirements (including academic integrity and social integrity obligations) may have their diplomas withheld.
College and departmental honors are awarded to August candidates upon completion of all requirements and determination of final grade-point averages.
Flag Lapel Pins
Students from the Class of 2023 studied abroad in 35 different countries. Degree candidates who participated in a domestic or international off-campus program through Skidmore College are wearing the flags of the host nations where they studied.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANDIDATES
On behalf of the faculty, students are announced by a representative from the Office of the Dean of Faculty and professors holding the Ralph A. Ciancio Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Ciancio Award Recipients
2001–02: John Anzalone, French
2002–03: Carolyn Anderson, Theater
2003–04: Gregory Pfitzer, American Studies
2004–05: Tadahisa Kuroda, History
2005–06: Ronald P. Seyb, Political Science
2006–07: Penny Jolly, Art History
2007–08: Giuseppe Faustini, Italian
2008–09: Beau Breslin, Political Science
2009–10: Mary C. Lynn, American Studies
2010–11: Katherine Hauser, Art History
2011–12: Grace Burton, Spanish
2012–13: R. Daniel Hurwitz, Mathematics
2013–14: Erica Bastress–Dukehart, History
2014–15: John Brueggemann, Sociology
2015–16: Barbara Black, English
2016–17: Masako Inamoto, Japanese
2017–18: Susannah Mintz, English
2018-19: Jeffrey Segrave, Health and Human Physiological Sciences
2019-20: Beck Krefting, American Studies
2020-21: Hassan Lopez, Psychology
2021-22: Rodrigo Schneider, Economics
2022-23: Corey Freeman-Gallant, Biology
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ACADEMIC REGALIA
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
Mary Schmidt Campbell, Doctorate of Humane Letters
Mary Schmidt Campbell is a renowned academic, author, and art historian. President emerita of Spelman College, she is dedicated to the education and global leadership of Black women and to expanding professional development opportunities for people of color in the arts. A former curator, Campbell began her career as executive director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, the country’s first accredited Black fine arts museum. She spent two decades as dean of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and also served as commissioner of New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs under two mayors.
In 2009, Barack Obama named her vice chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. In 2017, Campbell was appointed to serve as a member of the Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers in New York City. A tireless advocate for large and small arts organizations, she is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and currently sits on the boards of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Unity Technologies, and the American Museum of Natural History.
She is the author of a biography of Romare Bearden (2018) and is currently working on a forthcoming book on the life and work of the artist Sam Gilliam.
Campbell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Swarthmore College, a M.A. in art history from Syracuse University, and a doctorate in humanities from Syracuse.
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Frederick M. Lawrence, Doctorate of Humane Letters
Frederick M. Lawrence is an accomplished scholar, teacher, and civil rights attorney. One of the nation’s leading experts on civil rights, free expression, and bias crimes, Lawrence currently serves as the 10th secretary and CEO of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s first and most prestigious honor society. In this role, he has focused on advocacy for the arts, humanities, and sciences; championed free expression, free inquiry, and academic freedom; and invigorated the Society’s 293 chapters and nearly 50 alumni associations. A distinguished lecturer at Georgetown University Law Center, he previously served as president of Brandeis University, dean of the George Washington University Law School, and visiting professor and senior research scholar at Yale Law School. He is the author of Punishing Hate: Bias Crimes Under American Law (1999), which examines bias-motivated violence and how such violence is punished in the United States. A frequent op-ed contributor to national and international news sources, Lawrence has testified before Congress concerning free expression on campus and on federal hate crime legislation. In the 1980s, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York where he became chief of the Civil Rights Unit.
A trustee of Beyond Conflict, he also serves on the board of directors of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, on the executive committee of the board of directors of the National Humanities Alliance, the editorial board of the Journal of College and University Law, and the Anti-Defamation League National Commission.
Lawrence received a bachelor’s degree from Williams College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and earned a law degree from Yale Law School.
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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
Joowon Park
Joowon Park is an assistant professor of anthropology and an affiliate faculty member in Skidmore’s Asian Studies and International Affairs programs. Park is an expert on issues of citizenship and belonging, transnationalism, and the politics of humanitarianism. He is the author of Belonging in a House Divided (2022), a study of militarization and resettled North Koreans in the two Koreas. His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, and other organizations.
In addition to his work at Skidmore, Park serves as a member of South Korea’s Peaceful Unification Advisory Council and as a board member of the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology.
Park received his Ph.D. from American University in 2015. Originally scheduled to come to Skidmore in the fall of that year, he took a leave of absence to fulfill two years of military service in South Korea and officially joined the Skidmore faculty in 2017.
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Candidates for Degrees
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CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Tory Fay Abbott
Ojoneke Esther Abu*
Ajani Acloque*
Jeremy Acosta*
Justin Maxwell Adams
Katia Jennifer Aguirre Osorio
Hamzah Ahmed
Madeleine Foxman Aikin*
Connor Scott Aitken
Carmelina Albanese**
Jacks Page Allaire-MacDonald
Samantha Ase Allman
Selina Almasarwah
Mohamed Ahmed Almheiri
Muaded A. Almheiri
Sabrina Alper
Sophie Madison Altman
Frida Anguiano
Cameron Stone Angwin*
Bruce Hauben Appel**
Jack Christopher Arentowicz*
Margaret Elizabeth Olney Arms
Jessica Auerbach
Etai Taylor Bally
Rebecca Kate Banner
Anastasia Grace Bardin
Adelaide Barkhorn
Alice Christine Barrett
Maxwell Gregory Baskins
Amelia Jenifer Bassett
Katherine Elaina Bassin
Sophie Katherine Bean
Anne Fairfax Beatty
Christina Anne Bechtel
Kalliroi Belesi
Christopher David Bell
Chloe Anne Bell-Thomson
Elayna C. Bennett
Charlotte Milana Benson
Mia Theresa Berardino
Claire Juliet Berkowitz
Devyn Berkowitz*
Georgia Claire Berry
Zoe Jean Bilodeau
Avery Welles Blake*
Todd Andrew Blamires
Brianna Nicole Bledsoe**
Cayden Bobley O’Connor
Samuel Michael Bond
Brian Anthony Borchard Jr.
Hayes Botnick
Conor J. Boyle
Serena Elizabeth Fairchild Bradley
Jeovany Bravo
Julia Spencer Bresee
Mia Grace Baker Brierly
Perry E. Brower
Abigail Brown
Margaret Alice Brown
Lena Marais Bruursema
James Jeffrey Burton
Frances Tamar Capalbo*
Anna Hoag Carhart**
Theo Elijah Carol
Aida Rose Castelblanco
Elizabeth Wagner Cavallon**
Matthew Chan
Erica Lauren Chang
Joseph Darius Charles Jr.
Chirui Cheng
Ian Chorlian**
Rosa Lewis Christen
Fan Chu*
Nick Cipriani
Jack Doyle Clark
Samantha Lynn Claussen
Shayna Rose Cohen
Leora Anna Cohen-Tigör**
Joaquim Comellas
Sophia Elizabeth Craco
Juan Carlos Cruz
Maeve O’Neal Curtin
Elizabeth Claire Danielson
Cole William Darby*
Emily Josephine Davis
Michael Marshall DeCarlen-Bumiller
Mark Joseph DeCourcey
Payton Gabrielle DeCrescente*
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 11 | **Conferred in January 2023
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Yainy DeJesus Guzman*
Rachel Dentler
Annabelle Derrick
Lucas Talbert Deuterman*
Sumitra Dhakal
Fatou Diop
Niav Amore Doyle
Lindsay Dry
Anna Rebecca Duffy*
Claire Louise Dunn
Jamie Porter Eason
Raymond Brando East
Madeleine Egger*
Manuel Cesar Macuja Elizalde*
Jaye Akin Eniola
Raven Ennis*
Juliana Frances Espinal-Murkison*
Alexandra Nicole Estey
Isabella Rose Faber
Chloe Sarina Faehndrich
Amr Fatafta
Shane P. Fedigan**
Rebecca Lia Fields
Jaclyn Beth Finger
Bella Lynne Finkel
Joshua Finkelman-Mahoney
Aylish Beavin Flahaven
Douglas Selden Flam Jr.
Merryn Gabrielle Forbes
Morgan Marie Foster*
Kimberly Rose Fragola
Sarah Franzel
Kaitlynn Elyse Fravel
Jenny Noble Freedman
Benjamin Goldfarb Freeman
Marissa Lynn Frenett
Liat Friedman
Noah L. Fryou
Aidan Porter Fuller
Lindsay Rose Galarneau
Finn Byron Gardner-Puschak
Gillian Marie Garvey
Madison N. Garvey
Justin L. Gibble
Liana Alexa Giglio
Jai Gil
Emily Anne Gilbert
Melaina D. Gilbert
Seth Bannister Gillett**
Elizabeth Kako Gimba
Kerry Michael Gionis
Madeline Isabelle Glick
Joseph Charles Goff*
Sarah Gold
Omar Gomez
Cara P. Granata
Sophia Renee Grant**
Devontia S. Greenaway
Matthew Grega
Dream Griffin*
Gianna Marie Grillo
Maxime S. Guilbaud
Connie Guo
Konny Guo
Annie Hageman
Eliot Hallahan**
Henry Hamilton
Richard Lin Hao
Sophia Aurore Harper**
Arham Sharif Hashmi
Mahtab Hasnath
Liana Mirav Heath
Paul Donald Heffernan
Jonah Rafael Herbsman**
Miles Chae Herman
Tiffany Herrera
Elianna Grace Hills
Maria Galenda Hoffman**
Sarah Hirsch Hoffman
Finn Hogan
Evan Holland-Shepler*
Nicolas Carlos Holman
Grace St. Clair Holmes
Nakeysa Amal Hooglund
Samantha Kendall Hotz
Kaylee S. Hua
Kunyu Huang
Carrie Halsey Hughes
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 12 | **Conferred in January 2023
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Ethan Thomas Hull
Bailey E. Hunn
Olivia Margaret Hunt
Megan Catherine Huntington
Eve Hyatt
Isabelle Jaber
Nehemiah P. Jackson
Elizah Rain Jacobs
Emma Jaeger
Junling Jian
Brendan Jimenez
Rebecca Alter Johnson
Carter Patrick Jones
Ulele Noella Kachilele
Eli Kaliski
Sydney Leah Kass
Nya Keith
Graham Hoyt Kelley*
Mohammad Azam Khan*
Angela Kim**
Warren Joseph King, III
Izabella Roma Klosterman
Olivia White Knowlton
Julian Kobor
Jordan Mckinley Kohomban**
Casey Koochagian
Avighna Koppala
Ariella Tova Kornfeld
Eve K. Kreshtool
Tenzin Kunchok
Tautvydas Kupstas
Josephine Barrett La Forte
John Paul Bradley James LaViolette
Tessa Jordan Labovitz*
Kyra Rose Laing
Aymon Ernest Langlois
Anjolee Rose Lavery
Alexander Joshua Lee
William Skyler Lee
Truman David Lee-Solomon
Thais Legrand
Sten Leinasaar
Lea Wang Leventhal
Forrest Walden Levey
Alexander Michael Lewis
Katie Margaret Lienert
Margaret Lucia Limone
Emma Shu-Ki Lin**
Sar Rose Lindner
Aries Maximus Lising*
Leah Isabelle Littlefield
Yueer Liu
Chloe Locker
Lorenzo M. Long
Noah Ross Lonner
Juno Lorber
Xiekaixin Lu**
Nathaniel T. Lucas
Georgia Rae Luce
Dafne V. Lucio-Sanchez
Emily Luo
Jasper Lavin Lynn
Emme K. MacArthur
Gabriel Elmina Makower
Vladimir Malashenko
Garrett Jee Won Marino
Zachary James Markowitz
Nicholas Michael Massaro
Tinaye Emeka Mawocha
Anna Rose Mayrisch
Katherine Ann McCarney
Thomas McGarrahan
Gregory Michael McInnis
Ethan Scott McNamara
Maisy McWright
Daniel Joseph Melillo, IV
Aysha Mendez
Katherine Deena Michaels*
Chloe Adelyn Mickels
Victor Kojo Miezah*
Rory Millar
Antoinette Miller
Elizabeth Jean Miller
Sadie Anne Mills
Anthony Nicholas Mirkovic Jr.
Mia Kisun Mirzayan
Anisa R. Mok
Abigail Grace Monahan
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 13 | **Conferred in January 2023
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Juliana Rose Moreira
Declan Morris
Amiel Elias Morrison
Sydney Muller
Calley Bryn Mullin
Amelia Yan Ping Murphy
Kyla Muzzy**
Anna Sueko Emie Nishina Naggert
Alexander Robert Nardone
Aliza Nazir
Dorree Sainoi Ndooki
Kimberly Nee
Alex Martin Neibart
Samuel Sloan Nelson*
Isabella Kuntz Nevin
Carina Ng*
Lydia Njobvu
Melanie Judith Nolan
Melissa Maria Nolan**
Jose Santos Nunez
Syafira Nurlita
David O’Connell
Finnian Ward O’Malia
Brendan Charles O’Neill
John Jude Ogilvie*
Calen Ethan Olegnowicz
Rachel Louise Fischer Olson
Jhan Kelvin Oriach
Jing Wang Ou Yang
Anastasia Outekhine
Daniel Joshua Bouchard Overton
Sarita Cecilia Padukone
Liam David Painter
Ally Palmisciano
Sarthak Pant
Zoe Valentine Pappas
Isabella Vivian Pedulla
Luna Peralta
Marley Che Augustus Perez
Nich Nearyrat Phalkun
Katherine Mullen Phillips
Stella Rose Piasecki
Grace Irene Picarillo
Julia Grace Plourde*
Ethan Hudson Pratts*
Lucia Margarita Prinzi
Joel Ruben Puma
Vilnis Aramis Puris
Katie Mae Puterbaugh
Pablo S. Quezada
Asia Raacke
Lindsey Dolores Raimondi
Anneli Ramolins
Jarode Anelka Ratsimbazafy*
Ethan Charles Reese*
Samoya Danielle Richards
Sierra Richardson
Nicholas James Riley
Olivia Mae Ripley
Justin J. Rizzi
Isabella Brizelley Rodriguez Fuentes*
Abigail Carolyn Rogers
Jamie Nicole Rothenberg
Kylie Melissa Rowan
Moesae Sanders
Lilia Barnes Sattler
Maximilian R. Z. Saw
William Clay Scarlett
Olivia Kate Schmahmann
Jacob Benjamin Schmidt
Marley Schmidt
Melina Kristen Scott
Carly Gabrielle Shea
Aaron Myers Shellow-Lavine
Liam Andrew Shemesh
Kira Leeanne Shepard*
Jason Shepherd
Henry Shing**
Jessica Shulman
Kashni Sial*
Anya Silbert
Benjamin Efram Simon
Kate Elizabeth Skowronski
Brooke Avery Slesh
Ashley Smolensky**
Peyton Davis Sobel
Maxwell N. Solomon
Amber Beth Soucy
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 14 | **Conferred in January 2023
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Alyssa Dawn Sparrow
Abigail Iris Spear
Katherine May Stacks
Jake M. Stahl
Lucinda Rose Standefer
Sophia Malena Stelboum
Carley Ann Stenson
Anna Nicole Stiles
Quinn Whitney Stoddard-O’Neill
Hannah Grace Stolzenthaler
Stella Storino
David Joseph Strange
Lihong Sun
Shixin Sun
Cranac Seyani Surpris, III
Maxim Sussman
Aaron Swartz
Morgan Aglae Swiers
Destiny V. Syharaj
Robel Tadele
David Tago*
Kai Tan
Angela Bella Tanzer
Larry Tapia*
Henry Adams Tate
Maelcom L. Thayer
Victoria Martha Thorpe
Gregory Denton Tillman
Emme Wild Tissue
Kevin Ryan Tjioe
William Maximus Tone
Anna Sophia Torre
Miguel-Ángel Towns*
Brady Athan Tsourides
Ava Lia Tuchman
Solange Unger
Pranav Vaidyanathan
Rohan Cyrus Vakil
Gabrielle Skye Van Hollander**
Alessandra Vennema**
Tess Carey Vermylen
Natalie Anita Viebrock
Raven Jade P. Villa
Stefano Alexander Vinas
Valeria Visser Galvan
Grace Waibel
Hunter N. Wasser
Finn Brokaw Weber
Lukas William Weber
Rebecca Grace Mar Weidman
Andrew Ellicott Weinberg
Alexander Jacob Weinreb
Kenyon Weis
Katherine Ellis Whatley*
James Nolan White
Willie Brandt Wiebe
Jenna Wilhelm
Noah Lee Williamson**
Oliver Eliot Wilson
Hannah Williamson Winthrop
Kelby Bryant Wittenberg
Eliana M. Wolpaw
NaDaijah Diamond Wright
Ned Wright
Bill Wu*
Han Xu
Sebastian Xu
Yarden Yacoby
Ruyi Yan
Calvin Yang
Jiadong Yang
Hannah Ada Yelnosky
Georgianna Paulette Zanotto
Yi Zhang
Zuola Zhang
Zhujing Zheng
Xenia Ana Zimmerman
Justin David Zitelli
Sloane Zwanger
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 15 | **Conferred in January 2023
C A NDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Z Allard
Katherine Amorosino
Erin Arnold
Tomás P. Balboa Livis
Allaura Yegraine Barrett
Karenna Elisabeth Benanti
Victoria Grace Benanti
Alexis Theresa Benfante
Phoebe Zosia Beshlian
Joseph Biddle
John Welles Blake, II
Andrea C. Bloomer*
Oliver Everett Blum
Mattie Brandfonbrener
Helen Tait Brencher
Ella Rose Brophy
Christopher J. Bucking
Maximilian Charles Burke
Leandro Jesus Bustos
Osman Tariq Bux
Emily Rose Calloway
William Panagiotis Kikiras Carter
Dylan Catian
Sergiu Erich Celebidachi
Cyrus H. Cheung
Anna Irini Churchill
Thomas Newton Clarke
Claire Elizabeth Coates
Conrad E. Cohen*
David W. Cohen
Elisabeth Cohen
Margaret Colligan
Daniel Cornicello*
Riley Jane Correll
Alison Josephine Cottingham
Jane Catherine Crowley
Leah Alden Cunningham
Colin Charles Cusa
Bryan Mauricio Cuzco-Sinchi
Laura Ann D’Aquino
Callan Anne Daniel
Hannah Lior Danziger
Aki Maya Davis
William Deveraux Davis-Kay
Elizabeth Anne Day
David Joseph DeFronzo
Orlando Burgos De Leon
Isaac Peter DeMarchi
Shannon Deneen
Lilah A. DuBoff
Matthew Anthony Duda
Toby Oliver Dunbar Aumell**
Harrison Davis Eichelberger
Erin Elise Einzig
Marvelous Ekeh
Sasha M. Fishstein
Alexa Mae Fitzgerald
Ryan P. Flynn
Caroline Elizabeth Forte
Alex Frost
Olivia Anne Furlong
Kyle M. Gaillard
Brianny Carolina Garcia
Benjamin Ryder Gastonguay
Avery Jane Geddes
Najip Gil
Cameron M. Glassman
Zoe Padgett Glazer
Juemoore Luvaugh Gordon
Lauren May Greaves
Riley James Greene
Francesca Eileen Griffin
Jamie I. Gutin
Abena Ofeibea Gyampo
Mary Elizabeth. Halm
Kiryat Hance
Jasper John Ruben Hancock
Brendan Keenan Hannon
Kelly Healey
Hanna Mirabelle Hewitt
Elizabeth Karolyn Hinshaw
Katharine Marilee Hoag
Jackson John Hornung
Sintra Alexandra Howell
Sean Patrick Hurley
Hart Jamieson**
Sydney Shira Jasny*
Diya Jhangiani*
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 16 | **Conferred in January 2023
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Stella Rose Davitian Johnson
Jasmine Kwon Karaul
Matthew Fredrick Karpousis
Kirstyn Kilmeade
Ethan Alexander Kilmnick
Alix Genevieve Klein
Katherine Jing Knight
Zacharia Kouli
Alper Kulturel
Sarah Gabrielle Kundra
Hannah Michelle Kweit
Karen Kwok
Mayavathi Lal
Muriel Canby Lang
Maria Page Langford
Francesco “Frank” Lanzante
Jasmine Leong
Alexandra Hannah Levins
Sean Lim
Emma Lowe
Brenda Lu*
Finn August Lyon
Mary Scarborough MacKeen
Allison Grace Mahoney
Emily D. Marquez*
Lisbeth Del Carmen Marte
Allen Thomas Martin
Jack Marx
Melissa Nicole Mathias
Ciara Marie McDonald
Margaret McQueston*
Issy Beatriz Mejia
Josh T. Melcer
Max Mello
Jonah Graham Melton
Alvaro Richard Merhige
Anthony James Mollica
Matthew Monk
Bryan Alexis Morales Flores
Samantha E. Murphy
Jack Murray
Devon Mussio
Haley Beckett Nash-Thompson
Parker Elena Nelson
Han Nguyen
Thao Nguyen
Naima Lua Nigh
Angelica M. Pantginis
Giuseppe Paolini*
Joseph Michael Pastore, IV
Daniella Angelie Peralta*
Anthony Joseph Petersen
Micah Oscar Pflaum
Justin Lauriente Posnik
Abigail Leigh Post
Audrey Anne Powell
Vinni Lucero Pozuelos
Will Raymond Quigley
William Emmons Quirk
Nina Radtke
John Keith Reynolds
Kadeem Roberts
Meghan Rachana Robertson
Kendrice Oluchie Roc
Jessica Roman
Greg James Ross
Lauren Hollis Ruggiero
Matthew Peter Rutigliano
Samira Sevin Sadikoglu*
Milo Schair-Rigoletti
Lucy Rae Schwartzreich
Paul Seggev
Teddy Seguin
Benjamin Javier Sepulveda
Cara L. Sherr-Messing
Morgan Alexandra Sickels
Elisabeth Scott Silk
Iti Singh
Beau Martin Sivy
Gregory James Skoric
Emma Noelle Smith
Sophie Smith
Jesse H. Staigar
George Robert Stratts Jr.
Aidan M. Sullivan
Catherine Natalie Sullivan*
Clare Taylor-Winters
Sara Elizabeth Teitleman
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 17 | **Conferred in January 2023
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Dylan Marc Telano
Aurora Thomas-Hagerman**
Abby Thompson
Chanhtel Thongphok
Anne-Sophie Vandenberk
Alexandra Nicole Vassiliou
Samantha Vela
Emily Rebecca Vinick**
Taylor Samuel Wacksman
Jack Walsh
Claire Wang
Minghuang Wang
Karr Wyatt Weiler
Jack Whalen
Alexandria Michelle White
Iyanna Wills
Chelsea Bei Winegar
Eamon Pendleton Witherspoon
Haoran Xu
Alexander L. Yarinsky**
Brigitte Carolina Yunda
Tianchen Zhang
Yuxuan Zhao*
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 18 | **Conferred in January 2023
COLLEGE HONORS
(Distinction in all course work taken toward the degree)
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Tory Fay Abbott
Sabrina Alper
Cameron Stone Angwin*
Erin Arnold
Rebecca Kate Banner
Todd Andrew Blamires
Erica Lauren Chang
Ian Chorlian**
Shayna Rose Cohen
Isaac Peter DeMarchi
Rachel Dentler
Sumitra Dhakal
Chloe Sarina Faehndrich
Bella Lynne Finkel
Annie Hageman
Liana Mirav Heath
Finn Hogan
Samantha Kendall Hotz
Junling Jian
Rebecca Alter Johnson
Casey Koochagian
Ariella Tova Kornfeld
Lea Wang Leventhal
Sar Rose Lindner
Emily Luo
Mary Scarborough MacKeen
Gregory Michael McInnis
Rory Millar
Abigail Grace Monahan
Juliana Rose Moreira
Calley Bryn Mullin
Kimberly Nee
Samuel Sloan Nelson*
Daniel Joshua Bouchard Overton
Nich Nearyrat Phalkun
Katie Mae Puterbaugh
Olivia Mae Ripley
Abigail Iris Spear
Lucinda Rose Standefer
Emme Wild Tissue
Rohan Cyrus Vakil
Grace Waibel
Hunter N. Wasser
Kenyon Weis
Katherine Ellis Whatley*
Hannah Williamson Winthrop
Eamon Pendleton Witherspoon
Hannah Ada Yelnosky
Georgianna Paulette Zanotto
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COLLEGE HONORS
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Connor Scott Aitken
Jacks Page Allaire-MacDonald
Samantha Ase Allman
Mohamed Ahmed Almheiri
Jack Christopher Arentowicz*
Alice Christine Barrett
Christopher David Bell
Elayna C. Bennett
Mia Theresa Berardino
Georgia Claire Berry
Brianna Nicole Bledsoe**
Cayden Bobley O’Connor
Brian Anthony Borchard, Jr.
Helen Tait Brencher
Julia Spencer Bresee
Ella Rose Brophy
Abigail Brown
Lena Marais Bruursema
Emily Rose Calloway
Frances Tamar Capalbo*
Rosa Lewis Christen
Samantha Lynn Claussen
Riley Jane Correll
Maeve O’Neal Curtin
Elizabeth Claire Danielson
Hannah Lior Danziger
Cole William Darby*
Aki Maya Davis
Emily Josephine Davis
Michael Marshall DeCarlen-Bumiller
Annabelle Derrick
Lucas Talbert Deuterman*
Lindsay Dry
Lilah A. DuBoff
Claire Louise Dunn
Jamie Porter Eason
Isabella Rose Faber
Jaclyn Beth Finger
Sasha M. Fishstein
Merryn Gabrielle Forbes
Caroline Elizabeth Forte
Morgan Marie Foster*
Kaitlynn Elyse Fravel
Liat Friedman
Olivia Anne Furlong
Jai Gil
Madeline Isabelle Glick
Sarah Gold
Riley James Greene
Matthew Grega
Gianna Marie Grillo
Mary Elizabeth Halm
Jasper John Ruben Hancock
Sophia Aurore Harper**
Miles Chae Herman
Elianna Grace Hills
Elizabeth Karolyn Hinshaw
Katharine Marilee Hoag
Sarah Hirsch Hoffman
Grace St. Clair Holmes
Kunyu Huang
Carrie Halsey Hughes
Olivia Margaret Hunt
Isabelle Jaber
Elizah Rain Jacobs
Emma Jaeger
Jasmine Kwon Karaul
Sydney Leah Kass
Graham Hoyt Kelley*
Kirstyn Kilmeade
Warren Joseph King, III
Izabella Roma Klosterman
Eve K. Kreshtool
Sarah Gabrielle Kundra
Mayavathi Lal
Muriel Canby Lang
Aymon Ernest Langlois
Thais Legrand
Sten Leinasaar
Jasmine Leong
Alexandra Hannah Levins
Margaret Lucia Limone
Emma Shu-Ki Lin**
Allison Grace Mahoney
Chloe Adelyn Mickels
Antoinette Miller
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 20 | **Conferred in January 2023
COLLEGE HONORS
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Declan Morris
Sydney Muller
Amelia Yan Ping Murphy
Jack Murray
Devon Mussio
Aliza Nazir
Naima Lua Nigh
Finnian Ward O’Malia
Sarita Cecilia Padukone
Isabella Vivian Pedulla
Katherine Mullen Phillips
Stella Rose Piasecki
Lindsey Dolores Raimondi
Justin J. Rizzi
Lilia Barnes Sattler
Milo Schair-Rigoletti
Marley Schmidt
Morgan Alexandra Sickels
Elisabeth Scott Silk
Kate Elizabeth Skowronski
Emma Noelle Smith
Sophia Malena Stelboum
Carley Ann Stenson
Quinn Whitney Stoddard-O’Neill
Stella Storino
Aaron Swartz
Morgan Aglae Swiers
Destiny V. Syharaj
Clare Taylor-Winters
Abby Thompson
Gabrielle Skye Van Hollander**
Emily Rebecca Vinick**
Minghuang Wang
Finn Brokaw Weber
Alexandria Michelle White
James Nolan White
Han Xu
Yarden Yacoby
Jiadong Yang
Tianchen Zhang
Xenia Ana Zimmerman
Sloane Zwanger
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 21 | **Conferred in January 2023
COLLEGE HONORS
CUM LAUDE
Sophie Madison Altman
Margaret Elizabeth Olney Arms
Tomás P. Balboa Livis
Anastasia Grace Bardin
Karenna Elisabeth Benanti
Victoria Grace Benanti
Samuel Michael Bond
Mattie Brandfonbrener
Perry E. Brower
Margaret Alice Brown
Aida Rose Castelblanco
Anna Irini Churchill
Margaret Colligan
Callan Anne Daniel
Mark Joseph DeCourcey
Shannon Deneen
Fatou Diop
Matthew Anthony Duda
Erin Elise Einzig
Manuel Cesar Macuja Elizalde*
Alexandra Nicole Estey
Douglas Selden Flam, Jr.
Finn Byron Gardner-Puschak
Gillian Marie Garvey
Avery Jane Geddes
Justin L. Gibble
Connie Guo
Eliot Hallahan**
Arham Sharif Hashmi
Maria Galenda Hoffman**
Evan Holland-Shepler*
Ulele Noella Kachilele
Angela Kim**
Alix Genevieve Klein
Hannah Michelle Kweit
Karen Kwok
William Skyler Lee
Forrest Walden Levey
Alexander Michael Lewis
Sean Lim
Noah Ross Lonner
Jasper Lavin Lynn
Allen Thomas Martin
Ethan Scott McNamara
Sadie Anne Mills
Anthony Nicholas Mirkovic, Jr.
Anisa R. Mok
Matthew Monk
Anna Sueko Emie Nishina Naggert
Haley Beckett Nash-Thompson
Isabella Kuntz Nevin
Rachel Louise Fischer Olson
Jing Wang Ou Yang
Liam David Painter
Micah Oscar Pflaum
Grace Irene Picarillo
Asia Raacke
John Keith Reynolds
Nicholas James Riley
Kendrice Oluchie Roc
Jamie Nicole Rothenberg
Kylie Melissa Rowan
Samira Sevin Sadikoglu*
Lucy Rae Schwartzreich
Paul Seggev
Jason Shepherd
Henry Shing**
Jessica Shulman
Sophie Smith
Hannah Grace Stolzenthaler
Maxim Sussman
Henry Adams Tate
Maelcom L. Thayer
Anna Sophia Torre
Ava Lia Tuchman
Raven Jade P. Villa
Valeria Visser Galvan
Kelby Bryant Wittenberg
Ned Wright
Alexander L Yarinsky**
Justin David Zitelli
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 22 | **Conferred in January 2023
DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM HONORS
(Distinguished work in a major field)
With Honor in American Studies
Aaron Myers Shellow-Lavine
Maelcom L. Thayer
Raven Jade P. Villa
With Honor in Anthropology
Annabelle Derrick
Manuel Cesar Macuja Elizalde*
Joshua Finkelman-Mahoney
Sarah Gold
Finn Hogan
Hannah Michelle Kweit
Jack Murray
Anna Sueko Emie Nishina Naggert
Nicholas James Riley
Lucinda Rose Standefer
Maxim Sussman
Kelby Bryant Wittenberg
With Honor in Art
Allaura Yegraine Barrett
William Panagiotis Kikiras Carter
Alison Josephine Cottingham
Jane Catherine Crowley
Aki Maya Davis
Sasha M. Fishstein
Caroline Elizabeth Forte
Sarah Franzel
Jenny Noble Freedman
Karen Kwok
Muriel Canby Lang
Jasmine Leong
Han Nguyen
Giuseppe Paolini*
Milo Schair-Rigoletti
Lucy Rae Schwartzreich
Cara L. Sherr-Messing
Beau Martin Sivy
Sophie Smith
Aidan M. Sullivan
Natalie Anita Viebrock
Emily Rebecca Vinick**
Karr Wyatt Weiler
Eamon Pendleton Witherspoon
Tianchen Zhang
With Honor in Asian Studies
Sophie Madison Altman
With Honor in Biology
Samuel Michael Bond
Serena Elizabeth Fairchild Bradley
Elizabeth Claire Danielson
Annie Hageman
Ethan Thomas Hull
Graham Hoyt Kelley*
Ariella Tova Kornfeld
Emma Shu-Ki Lin**
Sar Rose Lindner
Kyla Muzzy**
Anastasia Outekhine
Katie Mae Puterbaugh
Sierra Richardson
With Honor in Business
Connor Scott Aitken
Mathew Anthony Duda
Riley James Greene
Jasper John Ruben Hancock
Alix Genevieve Klein
Matthew Monk
Devon Mussio
Kimberly Nee
Naima Lua Nigh
Morgan Alexandra Sickels
Destiny V. Syharaj
Clare Taylor-Winters
Alexandria Michelle White
With Honor in Chemistry
Samantha Lynn Claussen
Abigail Grace Monahan
Kenyon Weis
With Honor in Classics
Manuel Cesar Macuja Elizalde*
With Honor in Computer Science
Isabelle Jaber
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 23 | **Conferred in January 2023
DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM HONORS
With Honor in Dance
Hannah Lior Danziger
Francesca Eileen Griffin
Jasmine Kwon Karaul
Lea Wang Leventhal
Isabella Vivian Pedulla
Xenia Ana Zimmerman
With Honor in Economics
Mohamed Ahmed Almheiri
Todd Andrew Blamires
Erica Lauren Chang
Rachel Dentler
Junling Jian
Chloe Locker
Nicholas Michael Massaro
Finnian Ward O’Malia
Jason Shepherd
Rohan Cyrus Vakil
Stefano Alexander Viñas
Ned Wright
With Honor in English
Tory Fay Abbott
Jacks Page Allaire-MacDonald
Alice Christine Barrett
Brian Anthony Borchard, Jr.
Helen Tait Brencher
Mia Grace Baker Brierly
Lucas Talbert Deuterman*
Anna Rebecca Duffy*
Claire Louise Dunn
Jamie Porter Eason
Caroline Elizabeth Forte
Rebecca Alter Johnson
Aymon Ernest Langlois
Margaret Lucia Limone
Garrett Jee Won Marino
Sydney Muller
Justin J. Rizzi
Ava Lia Tuchman
Katherine Ellis Whatley*
Han Xu
With Honor in Environmental Sciences
Abigail Brown
Emily Josephine Davis
Chloe Sarina Faehndrich
Maria Galenda Hoffman**
Olivia Margaret Hunt
Antoinette Miller
Rachel Louise Fischer Olson
Emme Wild Tissue
With Honor in Environmental Studies
Sophie Katherine Bean
Mia Theresa Berardino
Lena Marais Bruursema
Aylish Beavin Flahaven
Izabella Roma Klosterman
Forrest Walden Levey
Stella Rose Piasecki
Jessica Shulman
Abby Thompson
Finn Brokaw Weber
With Honor in Gender Studies
Grace Weibel
With Honor in Geosciences
Avery Welles Blake*
With Honor in German
Samantha Ase Allman
With Honor in History
Jack Christopher Arentowicz*
Erin Arnold
Adelaide Barkhorn
Cayden Bobley O’Connor
Shayna Rose Cohen
Isaac Peter DeMarchi
Isabella Rose Faber
Madeline Isabelle Glick
Gianna Marie Grillo
Miles Chae Herman
Isabelle Jaber
Noah Ross Lonner
Zachary James Markowitz
Rory Millar
Liam David Painter
Justin J. Rizzi
James Nolan White
With Honor in History of Art
Sophia Aurore Harper**
Eve K. Kreshtool
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 24 | **Conferred in January 2023
DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM HONORS
With Honor in Human Physiological Sciences
Anna Irini Churchill
Riley Jane Correll
Lilah A. DuBoff
Olivia Anne Furlong
Lauren May Greaves
Jasmine Kwon Karaul
Alexandra Hannah Levins
With Honor in International Affairs
Sophie Madison Altman
Sumitra Dhakal
Connie Guo
Kimberly Nee
Jose Santos Nunez
Asia Raacke
With Honor in Mathematics
Bella Lynne Finkel
Kunyu Huang
Quinn Whitney Stoddard-O’Neill
With Honor in Music
Sabrina Alper
Finn Byron Gardner-Puschak
Warren Joseph King, III
Nathaniel T. Lucas
Declan Morris
Gregory Denton Tillman
With Honor in Neuroscience
Margaret Elizabeth Olney Arms
Jessica Auerbach
Georgia Claire Berry
Melaina D. Gilbert
Matthew Grega
Casey Koochagian
Alexander Michael Lewis
Emily Luo
Chloe Adelyn Mickels
Sarita Cecilia Padukone
Olivia Mae Ripley
Lilia Barnes Sattler
Alyssa Dawn Sparrow
Victoria Martha Thorpe
With Honor in Philosophy
Justin L. Gibble
Nya Keith
Marley Schmidt
Henry Shing**
Maxim Sussman
With Honor in Physics
Bella Lynne Finkel
Jing Wang Ou Yang
With Honor in Political Science
Michael Marshall DeCarlen-Bumiller
Rory Millar
Hunter N. Wasser
With Honor in Psychology
Elayna C. Bennett
Frances Tamar Capalbo*
Maeve O’Neal Curtin
Hannah Lior Danziger
Douglas Selden Flam, Jr.
Kaitlynn Elyse Fravel
Liat Friedman
Eliot Hallahan**
Sarah Hirsch Hoffman
Carrie Halsey Hughes
Emma Jaeger
Alexander Michael Lewis
Lorenzo M. Long
Maisy McWright
Juliana Rose Moreira
Calley Bryn Mullin
Amelia Yan Ping Murphy
Aliza Nazir
Daniel Joshua Bouchard Overton
Lindsey Dolores Raimondi
Anneli Ramolins
Lilia Barnes Sattler
Anya Silbert
Ashley Smolensky**
Alyssa Dawn Sparrow
Abigail Iris Spear
Anna Nicole Stiles
Gabrielle Skye Van Hollander**
Hannah Williamson Winthrop
Kelby Bryant Wittenberg
Justin David Zitelli
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 25 | **Conferred in January 2023
DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM HONORS
With Honor in Religious Studies
Mia Theresa Berardino
Ian Chorlian**
Lucas Talbert Deuterman*
Hannah Williamson Winthrop
With Honor in Self-Determined Major
Connor Scott Aitken
Lindsay Dry
Jamie Porter Eason
Aidan Porter Fuller
Grace St. Clair Holmes
Elizah Rain Jacobs
Jasper Lavin Lynn
Samuel Sloan Nelson*
With Honor in Social Work
Ella Rose Brophy
Mary Scarborough MacKeen
Allison Grace Mahoney
Minghuang Wang
With Honor in Sociology
Brianna Nicole Bledsoe**
Gillian Marie Garvey
Liana Mirav Heath
Thaïs Legrand
Sten Leinasaar
Dafne V. Lucio-Sanchez
Anisa R. Mok
Aliza Nazir
Isabella Kuntz Nevin
Sophia Malena Stelboum
Carley Ann Stenson
Anna Sophia Torre
Hannah Ada Yelnosky
With Honor in Spanish
Chloe Sarina Faehndrich
Merryn Gabrielle Forbes
Izabella Roma Klosterman
Sierra Richardson
With Honor in Theater
Erin Arnold
Helen Tait Brencher
Elisabeth Cohen
Callan Anne Daniel
William Deveraux Davis-Kay
Isaac Peter DeMarchi
Erin Elise Einzig
Mary Elizabeth Halm
Elizabeth Karolyn Hinshaw
Katharine Marilee Hoag
Finn August Lyon
Parker Elena Nelson
Micah Oscar Pflaum
Anne-Sophie Vandenberk
*To be conferred in August 2023 | 26 | **Conferred in January 2023
PERICLEAN HONORS FORUM
Through honors-designated courses, planned co-curricular activities, and participation in community service, the Periclean Honors Forum strengthens the intellectual life at Skidmore and provides positive leadership on campus and in the Saratoga Springs area. Students selected for their academic accomplishments and commitment to excellence form the core of the Periclean Honors Forum membership.
Class of 2023
Connor Scott Aitken
Sophie Madison Altman
Alice Christine Barrett
Brian Anthony Borchard Jr.
Perry E. Brower
Emily Rose Calloway
Aida Rose Castelblanco
Samantha Lynn Claussen
Emily Josephine Davis
Michael Marshall DeCarlen-Bumiller
Lilah A. DuBoff
Matthew Anthony Duda
Marvelous Ekeh
Bella Lynne Finkel
Avery Jane Geddes
Jai Gil
Grace St. Clair Holmes
Jasmine Kwon Karaul
Ariella Tova Kornfeld
Aymon Ernest Langlois
Vladimir Malashenko
Rory Millar
Abigail Grace Monahan
Anna Sueko Emie Nishina Naggert
Haley Beckett Nash-Thompson
Aliza Nazir
Isabella Vivian Pedulla
Katie Mae Puterbaugh
Kendrice Oluchie Roc
Jessica Shulman
Quinn Whitney Stoddard-O’Neill
David Joseph Strange
Hunter N. Wasser
Karr Wyatt Weiler
PERICLEAN SCHOLAR AWARDS
2023 Periclean Scholar Award Winners
Lucas Talbert Deuterman
Bella Lynne Finkel
Maelcom L. Thayer
Kenyon Weis
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Skidmore College was granted a charter by the National Honor Society of Phi Beta Kappa in 1970. The society exists to encourage and recognize outstanding individual achievements in liberal education.
Class of 2023
Tory Fay Abbott
Samantha Ase Allman
Rebecca Kate Banner
Alice Christine Barrett
Todd Andrew Blamires
Erica Lauren Chang
Ian Chorlian
Samantha Lynn Claussen
Shayna Rose Cohen
Maeve O’Neal Curtin
Rachel Dentler
Sumitra Dhakal
Claire Louise Dunn
Chloe Sarina Faehndrich
Bella Lynne Finkel
Matthew Grega
Annie Hageman
Liana Mirav Heath
Finn Hogan
Samantha Kendall Hotz
Carrie Halsey Hughes
Olivia Margaret Hunt
Junling Jian
Rebecca Alter Johnson
Sydney Leah Kass
Izabella Roma Klosterman
Casey Koochagian
Ariella Tova Kornfeld
Alexandra Hannah Levins
Emma Shu-Ki Lin
Sar Rose Lindner
Emily Luo
Rory Millar
Abigail Grace Monahan
Nich Nearyrat Phalkun
Stella Rose Piasecki
Lucinda Rose Standefer
Carley Ann Stenson
Quinn Whitney Stoddard-O’Neill
Rohan Cyrus Vakil
Grace Waibel
Hunter N. Wasser
FILENE SCHOLARS
Since 1982, Filene Music Scholarships have been awarded each year through a performance competition coordinated by Skidmore’s Department of Music. At least four scholarships are awarded for each incoming class, with three of the awards made solely on the basis of musical excellence. Filene Scholars are not required to major in music, but they are expected to continue to develop their musical skills and to participate in department ensembles.
Class of 2023
Joseph Charles Goff
Annie Hageman
Nathaniel T. Lucas
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PHI BETA KAPPA
PORTER-WACHENHEIM SCHOLARS
The Porter Presidential Scholarships in Science and Mathematics are awarded on the basis of superior accomplishment and exceptional promise, without regard to financial need. Scholarship recipients are not required to major in a scientific or mathematical discipline, but they are expected to demonstrate serious research and to participate actively in academic and cocurricular activities in these fields.
Class of 2023
Rebecca Kate Banner
Samuel Michael Bond
Chloe Sarina Faehndrich
Bella Lynne Finkel
Emma Shu-Ki Lin
Abigail Grace Monahan
Katie Mae Puterbaugh
Emme Wild Tissue
Sloane Zwanger
SKIDMORE SCHOLARS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Skidmore Scholars in Science and Mathematics demonstrate a passion for and show exceptional promise in math and/or science. The S3M scholarships promote diversity in the sciences and math by encouraging traditionally underrepresented groups to pursue careers in these fields. S3M recipients are not required to major in math or science, but they are expected to explore these disciplines each semester throughout their four years at Skidmore.
Class of 2023
Jeremy Acosta
Katia Jennifer Aguirre Osorio
Raymond Brando East
Juliana Frances Espinal-Murkison
Omar Gomez
Devontia S. Greenaway
Jhan Kelvin Oriach
Larry Tapia
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society
Class of 2023
Tomás P. Balboa Livis
Lilah A. DuBoff
Alexandra Nicole Estey
Najip Gil
Sarah Gold
Sarah Hirsch Hoffman
Lea Wang Leventhal
Eta Sigma Phi
National Honor Society in Classics
Class of 2023
Cole William Darby
Lucas Talbert Deuterman
Madeleine Egger
Manuel Cesar Macuja Elizalde
Gregory Michael McInnis
Brooke Avery Slesh
Clare Taylor-Winters
Katherine Ellis Whatley
Class of 2024
Katrin Alison Schildge
Omicron Delta Epsilon
International Honor Society in Economics
Class of 2023
Mohamed Ahmed Almheiri
Todd Andrew Blamires
Erica Lauren Chang
Rachel Dentler
Matthew Anthony Duda
Junling Jian
Sydney Leah Kass
Jason Shepherd
Rohan Cyrus Vakil
Stefano Alexander Vinas
Ned Wright
Class of 2024
Jeremy H. Budner
Elliot West Jackson-Ontkush
Ruoxuan Wang
Pi Delta Phi
National Honor Society in French
Class of 2023
Samantha Ase Allman
Lena Marais Bruursema
Calley Bryn Mullin
Daniel Joshua Bouchard Overton
Delta Phi Alpha
German National Honor Society
Class of 2023
Samantha Ase Allman
Elizabeth Kako Gimba
Class of 2024
Lydia Cross Coleman
Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan
Alexandra Rotmil-Eser
Emma Molloy Stratman
Class of 2025
Sophia Elizabeth Delohery
Benjamin Kohl Gerschwer
McKenna Olivia Otey
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Delta Tau Chapter International Honor Society in History
Class of 2023
Sophie Madison Altman
Jack Christopher Arentowicz
Erin Arnold
Adelaide Barkhorn
Anne Fairfax Beatty
Shayna Rose Cohen
Michael Marshall DeCarlen-Bumiller
Isaac Peter DeMarchi
Jamie Porter Eason
Madeleine Egger
Isabella Rose Faber
Emily Anne Gilbert
Madeline Isabelle Glick
Gianna Marie Grillo
Miles Chae Herman
Samantha Kendall Hotz
Isabelle Jaber
William Skyler Lee
Noah Ross Lonner
Rory Millar
Liam David Painter
Justin J. Rizzi
Maelcom L. Thayer
Alexander Jacob Weinreb
James Nolan White
Class of 2024
Bowen Bao
Olivia Charity Berenson
Max Chelso
Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan
Mason Sheehan Johnson
Isabel Deborah Kroeger
Nathaniel Ethan Lowell
Kevin Yang Xiao
Xinyuan Xu
Japanese National Honor Society
Class of 2023
Cyrus H. Cheung
Liam David Painter
Yarden Yacoby
Jiadong Yang
Pi Mu Epsilon
National Honor Society in Mathematics
Class of 2023
Bella Lynne Finkel
Kunyu Huang
Carrie Halsey Hughes
Isabelle Jaber
Emily Luo
Sadie Anne Mills
Nich Nearyrat Phalkun
Jason Shepherd
Sophia Malena Stelboum
Quinn Whitney Stoddard-O’Neill
Brady Athan Tsourides
Georgianna Paulette Zanotto
Class of 2024
Chloe H. Boatright
Ruilin Guo
John Patrick Harrington
Jackson Robert Kruse
Travis McVoy
Graham Biron Reeves
Arianna Elise Spiezio
Lydia Rose Watkins
Class of 2025
Sarah Moore Chambers
Sara Lyman
Jessica Rachel Nachamie
Frances Olivia Wharton
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Nu Rho Psi
National Honor Society in Neuroscience
Class of 2023
Margaret Elizabeth Olney Arms
Georgia Claire Berry
Maeve O’Neal Curtin
Douglas Selden Flam Jr.
Melaina D. Gilbert
Matthew Grega
Elianna Grace Hills
Casey Koochagian
Alexander Michael Lewis
Emily Luo
Chloe Adelyn Mickels
Sarita Cecilia Padukone
Soumya Prabha V Peri
Olivia Mae Ripley
Lilia Barnes Sattler
Alyssa Dawn Sparrow
Victoria
Bill Wu
Martha Thorpe
Class of 2024
Margaret Nelle Besthoff
Allison Yvette Blais
Sophie Anna Petrus Gilbert
Richard Ulberto Glynn
Eleanor Blair Ketterer-Sykes
Maisha Khondokar
Alden Joseph Randall
Sophia Sacco
Ariana Tucker
Isabella Louise Williams
Class of 2025
Emily Rose Branes-Huff
Sigma Pi Sigma
National Honor Society in Physics
Class of 2023
Margaret Elizabeth Olney Arms
Bella Lynne Finkel
Jing Wang Ou Yang
Class of 2024
Chloe H. Boatright
Johanna Hope Meezan
Grace A. O’Connell
Chingpheng Phoun
Graham Biron Reeves
Class of 2025
Sara Lyman
Jessica Rachel Nachamie
Frances Olivia Wharton
Natasha A. Wozniak
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Pi Sigma Alpha, Tau Gamma Chapter
National Honor Society in Political Science
Class of 2023
Ojoneke Esther Abu
Shayna Rose Cohen
Michael Marshall DeCarlen-Bumiller
Mark Joseph DeCourcey
Jai Gil
Emily Anne Gilbert
Evan Holland-Shepler
Samantha Kendall Hotz
Sydney Leah Kass
William Skyler Lee
Gregory Michael McInnis
Rory Millar
Mia Kisun Mirzayan
Katherine Mullen Phillips
David Joseph Strange
Hunter N. Wasser
Class of 2024
Ilena Berro Pizzarossa
Maria Hannah Bideiwy
Oscar Newton Czarnecki
Ash Delmore
Joseph Aidan Demarest
Grace Margaret Geurin
Emma Kumari Gill
Conrad Ruocco Kassin
Isabel Deborah Kroeger
Katherine Angelina Landino
Nathaniel Ethan Lowell
Phoebe Marwill
Kaitlin McQuade
Claire Elizabeth Thomas
Alex R. Western
Class of 2025
Sydney Tate Borak
Addison Callaghan
Zander Chown
Harlan Theodore Power
Psi Chi
National Honor Society in Psychology
Class of 2023
Cameron Stone Angwin
Jessica Auerbach
Anastasia Grace Bardin
Brian Anthony Borchard Jr.
Margaret Alice Brown
James Jeffrey Burton
Sergiu Erich Celebidachi
Maeve O’Neal Curtin
Hannah Lior Danziger
Jaclyn Beth Finger
Douglas Selden Flam Jr.
Eliot Hallahan
Arham Sharif Hashmi
Carrie Halsey Hughes
Bailey E. Hunn
Emma Jaeger
Alexander Joshua Lee
Alexander Michael Lewis
Lorenzo M. Long
Maisy McWright
Katherine Deena Michaels
Juliana Rose Moreira
Amelia Yan Ping Murphy
Aliza Nazir
Melissa Maria Nolan
Daniel Joshua Bouchard Overton
Sarthak Pant
Lindsey Dolores Raimondi
Anneli Ramolins
Jamie Nicole Rothenberg
Kylie Melissa Rowan
Lilia Barnes Sattler
Anya Silbert
Ashley Smolensky
Alyssa Dawn Sparrow
Abigail Iris Spear
Hannah Grace Stolzenthaler
Stella Storino
Anna Sophia Torre
Hannah Williamson Winthrop
Kelby Bryant Wittenberg
Yarden Yacoby
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Psi Chi
National Honor Society in Psychology
Class of 2024
Rachel Caroline Alliker
Kathryn Elise Blanc
Elizabeth Nicole Bracht
Blythe Jean Bracken
Sarah Brauer
Julia Marie Cannistraro
Emily Cristina Cleveland
Ariana Alice Cruz
Phoebe Lin Degn
John Xavier Egan
Jordan J. Epstein
Elisia Kathleen Foyle
Carlee R. Gilbert
Michaela Monet Glinsky
Maxwell Ron Gould
Sara Stevens Holcomb
Ella Elizabeth Jaasma
Alex Tyler Jefferson
Tianmin Kang
Maisha Khondokar
Lizzie H. Lewis
Stephanie Li
Ashley Nicole Lupien
Madelyn Haley Marr
Tess Elizabeth McAdam
Gabriella Emily Modesti
Daniella Rose Nacht
Grace A. O’Connell
Remy Lowy Paullay
Shaun Matthew Richards
Talia Shoshani
Shibei Tan
Sarah Alexis Varua
Jahnavi Venkat
Lorelei von Stackelberg Jones
Avery Wendell
Alexandra Knight Wierdsma
Thea Elizabeth Willcox
Isabella Louise Williams
Junya Wu
Hayley Yun
Gillian M. Zitrin
Class of 2025
Emily Rose Branes-Huff
Calliope Julia Frankel
Karina Jenefer May Hall
Gabriella A. Meade
Emma Ashley Pantschenko
Gracie L. Stevens
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Alpha Kappa Delta
International Honor Society in Sociology
Class of 2023
Joseph Darius Charles Jr.
Gillian Marie Garvey
Liana Mirav Heath
Katharine Marilee Hoag
Elizah Rain Jacobs
Rebecca Alter Johnson
Sten Leinasaar
Dafne V. Lucio-Sanchez
Anisa R. Mok
Aliza Nazir
Isabella Kuntz Nevin
Samira Sevin Sadikoglu
Carley Ann Stenson
Anna Sophia Torre
Hannah Ada Yelnosky
Class of 2024
Bowen Bao
Nancy Eliza Barba-Wheelock
Lola Ines Hannah Bessis
Ariana Alice Cruz
Molly R. Egleston
Maya Hanson
Shiloh Donna Hurley
Mara Elizabeth Little
Hannah Lynn Richards
Sigma Delta Pi
National Honor Society in Spanish
Class of 2023
Rachel Dentler
Chloe Sarina Faehndrich
Merryn Gabrielle Forbes
Izabella Roma Klosterman
Morgan Aglae Swiers
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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
The National Merit Scholarships and Fellowships Program at Skidmore College supports high-achieving students as they pursue prestigious national undergraduate and post-graduate opportunities. Skidmore nominations and national merit awards are offered on a competitive basis to students with outstanding academic and personal accomplishments. These scholarships and fellowships provide opportunities for international study, research, and independent projects, as well as extended leadership opportunities and graduate school funding. Below is the list of nominees, finalists, and recipients for the 2022–23 academic year.
Fulbright Scholarship
Georgia Claire Berry ’23, nominee (Study/Research Award, Netherlands)
Brian Anthony Borchard Jr. ’23, semi-finalist (ETA, Vietnam)
Michael Marshall DeCarlen-Bumiller ’23, nominee (Study/Research Award, Netherlands)
Sarah Gold ’23, nominee (ETA, Taiwan)
Grace St. Clair Holmes ’23, nominee (ETA, Mexico)
Sydney Leah Kass ’23, recipient (ETA, Spain)
Izabella Roma Klosterman ’23, semi-finalist (ETA, Spain)
Abigail Grace Monahan ’23, recipient (Study/Research Award, Australia)
Sierra Richardson ’23, nominee (Study/Research Award, Peru)
Anya Silbert ’23, nominee (ETA, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Goldwater Scholarship
Maria Adriana Cuibus ’24, scholar
Kara Mckenna White ’25, nominee
Claire L. Wolgast ’24, nominee
Marshall Scholarship
Ariella Tova Kornfeld ’23, nominee
Rhodes Scholarship
Izabella Roma Klosterman ’23, nominee
The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Jonah Brenner ’20, honorable mention
Rebekah Boon Clapham ’19, recipient
Bella Lynne Finkel ’23, recipient
Laura Marie Dahler Heinlein ’19, honorable mention
Katie Yan ’22, recipient
Truman Scholarship
Maria Hannah Bideiwy ’24, nominee
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STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Rodney D. Andrews Prize
Established by Dr. and Mrs. Carl R. Comstock in grateful appreciation of the beautiful character of the Rev. Rodney D. Andrews, and awarded to the senior student whose life in the College community has been, like his, one of cheerful, unobtrusive, and unselfish service.
Aymon Ernest Langlois ’23, Luna Peralta ’23
Sara Bennett ’92 Memorial Prize for Leadership in Student Journalism
Established in memory of Sara Bennett ’92, and awarded annually to a student demonstrating distinguished writing, energy, and commitment to the highest standards of student journalism.
Shayna Cohen ’24
Candace Carlucci Award
Named in honor of Candy Carlucci Backus ’66, director of the Skidmore College Alumni Association, 1976–85, and presented annually to one or more seniors who exhibit boundless energy, contagious enthusiasm, and a capacity to energize all segments of the community.
Iti Singh ’23, Michael Marshall DeCarlen-Bumiller ’23
Charles S. and William P. Dake Community Service Award
Established in memory of Charles S. Dake, trustee, 1977–78, and in honor of William P. Dake, who joined the Board of Trustees in 1988, and awarded to students who volunteer regularly in the Saratoga community or exhibit extraordinary efforts in the spirit of volunteerism.
Noah L. Fryou ’23, James McLaughlin ’24, Anthony Nicholas Mirkovic Jr. ’23
Jane Anne Hapeman Distinguished Service Award
Established in 1992 in honor of Jane Anne Hapeman, who through her work in admissions and student affairs assisted countless students in making the transition to college life. Candidacy is open to upperclass students who have diverse interests, strong character, and high initiative, and who, like Jane Anne Hapeman, clearly enjoy giving of themselves in supportive ways.
Arham Sharif Hashmi ’23, Aliza Nazir ’23
Barbara Hume Memorial Prize
Established in memory of Barbara J. Hume ’67 and awarded each year to an upper-class student who has shown personal growth as a result of new interests developed while at Skidmore.
Ishani Chakravorty ’24, Vicky Grijalva ’24
Katherine Scranton Rozendaal Citizenship Award
Established in honor of Katherine Scranton Rozendaal, trustee 1947–79, these awards recognize extraordinary commitment to enriching the life of the Skidmore community through individual responsibility, distinguished leadership, and significant involvement in cocurricular activities.
Issy Beatriz Mejia ’23, Iti Singh ’23
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DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM PRIZES AND OPPORTUNITY AWARDS
In addition to the Academic Awards presented at Honors Convocation, academic departments and programs give prizes and academic opportunity awards for paper competitions, field and laboratory research, artistic projects, and other creative endeavors. These prizes and awards build on close faculty-student collaborative work and represent outstanding academic achievement and accomplishment.
Candace Carlucci Backus ’66 First-Year Experience Prize
Established by the Grayce B. Kerr Fund in honor of former Director of Alumni Affairs Candy Backus and awarded to students who submit exceptional scholarly or artistic work from their Scribner Seminar.
Maia Juliana Haiduc-Dale ’26
Natalie Grace Jones ’26
Sayuri Inoue Pfeiffer ’26
Foley Psychology Department Research Fund
Endowed by Professors Hugh and Mary Ann Foley to honor Hugh’s parents, Griffin and Wanda Foley, for their belief in the value of higher education. The fund will provide support for one or more junior psychology majors who will be conducting thesis research in the senior year.
Rachel Caroline Alliker ’24
Julia Demetra Forster ’24
Gillian M. Zitrin ’24
Levine Internship Awards in American Government, Politics, and Law
Honoring the memory of Erwin L. Levine, Department of Government, professor of American politics and law, 1961–88; the awards are offered on a competitive basis to support students who wish to undertake political science internships in fields related to the practice of American government, politics, and/or law.
Claire Crosby ’25
Mente Et Malleo Award
Awarded to a senior on the basis of excellence in independent research projects in geosciences.
Avery Welles Blake ’23
Messa and Direnzo Family Student Opportunity Fund for Study in Italy
Awarded to students studying abroad in Italy who wish to engage in cultural activities such as attending performances, visiting museums, reviewing archives, and traveling to important sites.
Evan Holland-Shepler ’23
Sofia Bryna Shore ’24
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DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM PRIZES AND OPPORTUNITY AWARDS
Stephanie Mnookin Theater Department Research and Creative Project Fund
Grants awarded by the Theater Department to support theater projects, including professional production of a play, a professional internship, attendance at a professional conference or symposium, or work in a theater.
Helen Tait Brencher ’23
Oleg Moston Award
Established in memory of Oleg Moston, pianist in the Dance Department, 2005–10, to help support one or more outstanding young artist’s transition into the dance profession.
Francesca Eileen Griffin ’23
Jeffrey and Cynthia Treuhaft Fund for Art Technology
Treuhaft funds provide technology in support of student opportunities to work with faculty in new and innovative ways in any art form or medium.
Siyu Gao ’26
Aidan Porter Fuller ’23
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
AMERICAN STUDIES
American Studies Faculty Award
Awarded to a graduating senior for academic excellence and growth in the major.
Maelcom L. Thayer ’23
ANTHROPOLOGY
O. Roger Gallagher Memorial Prize
Established by the family and friends of O. Roger Gallagher, professor of anthropology, 1959–75, and awarded to an outstanding student in anthropology.
Sarah Gold ’23
ART
Eduardo Albanell ’16 Prize
Awarded to a junior or senior studio art major or minor who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in sculpture.
Giuseppe Paolini ’23
Dorothy Dryfoos Olsan ’41 Prize in Jewelry and Metalsmithing
Established in memory of Dorothy Dryfoos Olsan ’41 and awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in jewelry and metalsmithing.
Eamon Pendleton Witherspoon ’23
Jesse Solomon Memorial Award
Given by Ann Laurie Solomon ’74 in honor of her father and awarded to the senior who shows promise in painting.
Muriel Canby Lang ’23
Barbara Greene Wild Award in Ceramics
Awarded to a student who has excelled in ceramics.
Francesco “Frank” Lanzante ’23
Miller/Reed Prize in Design
Established in memory of John L. Reed, professor of education, 1964–91, and Professor Doretta Miller’s parents, Robert and Dorothy Miller; awarded to a junior or senior studio art major or minor who has demonstrated exceptional design and composition using traditional and/or digital media.
Tyler Schoenecker ’24
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
ART HISTORY
S. Michael Eigen ’87 Prize in Art History
Established by Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Eigen and awarded by the College on the recommendation of the Department of Art History to an outstanding art history major.
Eve K. Kreshtool ’23
Whitman Family Art History Prize
Awarded by the Department of Art History to a student who completes an outstanding project in an art history course.
Sasha M. Fishstein ’23
ARTS ADMINISTRATION
Arts Administration Faculty Award
Awarded to a graduating senior with a minor in arts administration who has demonstrated academic excellence and shows extraordinary promise for a career in the field.
Isabella Vivian Pedulla ’23
Molly Haley ’64 Entrepreneurial Artist Award
Awarded to a junior or senior who has participated in the Entrepreneurial Artist Initiative and shows extraordinary promise as an artist entrepreneur.
Francesco “Frank” Lanzante ’23
ASIAN STUDIES
Asian Studies Faculty Award
Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a graduating senior in Asian studies.
Sophie Madison Altman ’23
BIOLOGY
Dowd-Lester Award
Established in honor of the Dowd and Lester families to recognize an outstanding senior biology major or combined major.
Ariella Tova Kornfeld ’23
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
Donald W. Pyle Memorial Award
Established in memory of Donald W. Pyle, assistant professor of biology, 1977–79, to recognize outstanding student research in biology.
Kaylee Bagdan ’24
Biology Faculty Recognition Award
Established by the biology faculty to recognize outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to the department by a senior biology major.
Serena Elizabeth Fairchild Bradley ’23
CHEMISTRY
Charlotte W. Fahey Prize
Established in honor of Charlotte W. Fahey, professor of chemistry, 1937–75, by her colleagues and friends, and awarded to two outstanding seniors in the Department of Chemistry.
Abigail Grace Monahan ’23
Kenyon Weis ’23
CLASSICS
Helga B. Doblin Prize in Classics
Established to honor Helga B. Doblin, professor of German, linguistics, Greek, and Latin, 1966–81, and awarded to a senior classics major who has demonstrated academic excellence in ancient languages and literatures as well as classical civilization.
Cole William Darby ’23
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Robert and Marcia DeSieno Prize for Excellence in Computer Science
Established by Robert P. DeSieno, professor of computer science, 1983–2006, and Marcia Barrett DeSieno; awarded to a student who displays excellence in the study of computer science.
Troy B. Daniels ’24
DANCE
Margaret Paulding Award in Dance
Established in memory of Margaret Paulding, professor of physical education and dance, 1937-73, and chair of the Physical Education and Dance Department, 1958–68, to recognize outstanding student performance, creative work/research, and/or scholarly activity. The Paulding award exemplifies exceptional student leadership in the field.
Jasmine Kwon Karaul ’23
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
ECONOMICS
William E. Weiss Memorial Award in Economics
Established in honor of William E. Weiss, father of Arturo Peralta-Ramos III ’74, in recognition of outstanding accomplishment by two majors or combined majors in the field of economics.
Rachel Dentler ’23
Jeremy H. Budner ’24
EDUCATION STUDIES Education Studies Senior Award
Awarded to the senior education studies major who has demonstrated outstanding performance in the college classroom and in elementary school placements, a commitment to working with children and for social justice in schooling, and leadership among their peers.
Sarah Gabrielle Kundra ’23
ENGLISH
Edwin Moseley Prize in English
Established in honor of Edwin Moseley, provost and dean of the faculty, 1961–78, and awarded to a senior in English who has shown outstanding promise as a literary critic, scholar, or artist, and who intends to pursue graduate studies or a career in writing.
Katherine Ellis Whatley ’23
Frances Steloff Poetry Prize
Established by Miss Frances Steloff, longtime friend and benefactor of Skidmore College, and awarded to a student who has shown promise and superior work in the writing of poetry.
Natalie Anita Viebrock ’23
Denise Marcil ’74 Prize for Fiction Writing
Awarded to a student for a fiction manuscript or set of manuscripts that reveal sensitivity to theme, structure, characterization, and language found in serious fiction written in English.
Yotam Dinour ’25
Sara Bennett ’92 Prize for Fiction
Established in memory of Sara Bennett ’92 and awarded to a student who has excelled in the writing of fiction.
Avighna Koppala ’23
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
Sally Chapman Thompson ’48 Prize in Literature
Established by Kenneth Thompson in memory of Sally Chapman Thompson ’48, and awarded to the student who has excelled as a critic or scholar during their career as an English major.
Tory Fay Abbott ’23
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCES
Environmental Studies Faculty Award
Awarded to an outstanding graduating environmental studies major who, through academic achievement, community engagement, leadership, and interdisciplinary approaches, demonstrates exceptional promise in addressing environmental issues.
Stella Rose Piasecki ’23
Environmental Science Faculty Award
Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior in environmental science who, through academic achievement, community engagement, and leadership, demonstrates exceptional promise in addressing environmental issues.
GENDER STUDIES
E. Beverly Field Gender Studies Award
Established in honor of E. Beverly Field, professor of biology, 1943–74, by Sabra J. Hook and the Women’s Studies Committee, and given to a student who submits the most outstanding paper or project in the area of gender studies.
Grace Waibel ’23
GEOSCIENCES
Roy T. Abbott III ’78 Memorial Prize
Awarded to the senior geosciences major who has demonstrated the most enthusiasm and improvement in the undergraduate program.
Jenna Wilhelm ’23
HEALTH AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Margaret Paulding Award in Health and Human Physiological Sciences
Established in memory of Margaret Paulding, professor of physical education, 1937–73, and chair of the Department of Physical Education, 1958–68, to recognize outstanding student research in health and human physiology.
Alexandra Hannah Levins ’23
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Rachel Louise Fischer Olson ’23
ACADEMIC AWARDS
HISTORY
Alice Farwell Warren Prize
Established in honor of Alice Farwell Warren, professor of history, 1937–62, by an anonymous donor, and awarded to an outstanding student in history.
Justin J. Rizzi ’23
Lee History Prize
Established in honor of Gladys and Gordon Lee, parents of Patricia-Ann Lee, professor of history, who joined the faculty in 1967, and awarded to an outstanding student in English or European history. The Lees believed in the power of a liberal education to shape and direct not only the individual but the nation. Col. Lee wished to communicate to recipients of the Lee Prize his sense of this educational mission by sharing with them the following quotation:
“I call therefore a complete and generous education that which fits a man (or woman) to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously all the offices both private and public of peace and war.”
— John Milton, Of Education
Isabelle Jaber ’23
INTERDISCIPLINARY: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Jo C. Hebard ’69 Memorial Prize
Awarded to an outstanding senior who, through academic achievement and community service, demonstrates particular promise of making a significant contribution in the field of health and human services.
Alexander Michael Lewis ’23
INTERDISCIPLINARY: SCIENCE AND ART
Joseph Garrison Parker Prize
Established in honor of Joseph Garrison Parker, M.D., brother of Cyrena Parker Konecky ’46, and awarded to a junior or senior who not only excels in their science major but also shows promise in fine arts and/or music.
Elizabeth Claire Danielson ’23
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Jerome Solomon Ginsberg Memorial Award in International Affairs
Established by Professor Roy H. Ginsberg and family in memory of his father, Lt. Jerome Solomon Ginsberg (1928–62), who served in the U.S. Army of Occupation in Germany after World War II, and awarded to an international affairs junior or senior for academic excellence in the study of international affairs.
Kimberly Nee ’23
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS Heck Award
Established in memory of Beulah Slocum Heck and awarded to the highest-ranking student in the Department of Management and Business.
Kimberly Nee ’23
Jefferson Huff ’88 Prize in Business
Established by family and friends of Jeff Huff ’88, and awarded to a junior or senior business student who has a distinguished academic record and an outstanding project in business.
Morgan Alexandra Sickels ’23
Gail Moran Morton ’60 Prize
Awarded to a junior or senior whose excellence in the business major has been combined with a particularly broad liberal arts program of study, and who demonstrates the humanistic concern for personal and community relationships that embodies the spirit of the liberal arts and that we associate with the memory of Gail Moran Morton ’60.
Riley James Greene ’23
Faculty in Management and Business Award
Awarded by the Department of Management and Business to a student whose outstanding academic achievement and interest in applied management have been evident throughout their career at Skidmore.
Avery Jane Geddes ’23
Linda G. Tanenbaum Memorial Prize
Established by Jay H. Tanenbaum in memory of his wife, Linda G. Tanenbaum. Awarded to an outstanding senior in the Department of Management and Business.
Kimberly Nee ’23
MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Robert and Marcia DeSieno Prize for Excellence in Mathematics
Established by Robert P. DeSieno, professor of computer science, 1983–2006, and Marcia Barrett DeSieno; awarded to a student who displays excellence in the study of mathematics.
Bella Lynne Finkel ’23
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
Gladys Gillman Taylor ’48 Prize in Mathematics
Awarded to a junior or senior in mathematics for outstanding creative work, including independent or joint research, problem-solving, presentations at meetings, participation in competitions, or other activities which contribute to the intellectual life of the department.
Chloe H. Boatright ’24
MUSIC
Barbara Gruntal Allen ’35 Prize
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in the study of voice and has made a considerable contribution to the Department of Music and to the furtherance of musical activities at the College.
Johnny Mulcahy III ’24
Louis Edgar Johns Award
Established in honor of Louis Edgar Johns, professor of music, 1923–56, by Mrs. Johns, and awarded by the Department of Music to an outstanding student pianist.
Seth Spital ’24
NEUROSCIENCE
Hartnett Prize in Neuroscience
Established in honor of Bill and Teresa Hartnett, who were strong proponents of undergraduate education, by their daughter, Professor of Psychology Mary Ann Foley, and awarded to a senior who conducts neuroscience research of outstanding quality.
Matthew Grega ’23
PHILOSOPHY
Cooper-Barnett Prize in Philosophy
Established by E. Darnell Rucker, professor of philosophy, 1968–91, and Joy Barnett Rucker, and friends of Mary Cooper-Barnett, and awarded to an outstanding senior student with a major or combined major in philosophy.
Marley Schmidt ’23
PHYSICS
Eleanor A. Samworth Prize in Physics
Established in honor of Eleanor A. Samworth, professor of chemistry, 1964–94, by her colleagues and friends, and awarded to an outstanding senior major in physics.
Bella Lynne Finkel ’23
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Henry C. Galant Prize
Established in honor of Henry C. Galant, professor of government, 1954–86, and awarded to a political science major who has excelled in the study of comparative politics.
Michael Marshall DeCarlen-Bumiller ’23
Susan Riley Gunderson ’64 Prize
Established by Mr. and Mrs. Neil Riley, and awarded to a major in political science for outstanding work in the field of American government.
Sydney Leah Kass ’23
Erwin L. Levine Prize in Political Science
Established in honor of Erwin L. Levine, professor of government, 1961–88, and awarded to a major in political science who has done outstanding work in political theory, preferably in American political thought.
Morgan Hidalgo ’24
Henry T. Moore Prize in Political Science
Established in honor of Henry T. Moore, president of Skidmore College, 1925–57, and awarded to a political science major who has excelled in the study of international relations.
Hunter N. Wasser ’23
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Racial Justice Award
Awarded for outstanding student scholarly/creative work engaging with issues of race, racism or racial justice, and/or focusing on the lives and experiences of Black/African Americans in North America or the African diaspora. Awardees are selected from each division across the College; humanities, visual and performing arts, natural sciences, pre-professional, and social sciences.
Annabelle Derrick ’23 Anna Sueko Emie Nishina Naggert ’23
Aaron Myers Shellow-Lavine ’23 Raven Jade P. Villa ’23 Kelby Bryant Wittenberg ’23
PSYCHOLOGY
Amy Eisenberg ’72 Memorial Award
Established by Mr. and Mrs. Stanford E. Eisenberg in rememberance of their daughter, Amy Eisenberg ’72, and awarded to a junior or senior who submits a proposal for research in educational psychology.
Abigail Iris Spear ’23
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
Michele Kelly ’72 Memorial Award
Established by Amy Eisenberg ’72 in honor of Michele Kelly ’72, and awarded to a student in the Department of Psychology on the basis of excellence in independent research within the department.
Daniel Joshua Bouchard Overton ’23
Krawiec Psychology Prize
Established in honor of Theophile S. Krawiec, professor of psychology, 1945–78, and awarded to a psychology major at the end of the junior year who has achieved excellence in work in the field.
Hayley Yun ’24
Krawiec Scholar
Established in honor of Theophile S. Krawiec, professor of psychology, 1945–78, and awarded to a graduating psychology major to support advanced study in the field.
Lindsey Dolores Raimondi ’23
Caren Lane Sass ’35 Award in Psychology
Established by Doris Hochstadter Haas ’35 in memory of her classmate Caren Lane Sass ’35, and awarded to the senior major in the Department of Psychology who shows great promise for future achievement.
Cameron Stone Angwin ’23
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Mary Zeiss Stange Award in Religion
Established in honor of Mary Zeiss Stange, professor of women’s studies and religion, 1990–2016, by the Religious Studies Department and awarded in recognition of outstanding accomplishment by a senior major.
Brianny Carolina Garcia ’23
SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD
Tim Brown Scholar Athlete Award
Established by Professor P. Timothy Brown, Skidmore director of athletics, 1980–2002, and awarded to a senior who exhibits an outstanding level of dedication, discipline, and accomplishment in both their academic and athletic pursuits at Skidmore.
Carrie Halsey Hughes ’23
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
SOCIAL WORK
Hilda Bashevkin Betten ’39 and Morris H. Betten Award in Social Work
Awarded to a graduating senior who has shown outstanding interest and achievement in the study of social work at Skidmore College.
Ella Rose Brophy ’23
SOCIOLOGY
Everett V. Stonequist Award
Established by the family and friends of Everett V. Stonequist, professor of sociology, 1930–70, and awarded to a graduating senior who has shown outstanding interest and achievement in the study of sociology at Skidmore.
Sophia Malena Stelboum ’23
Nancy Beth Rautenberg ’83 Memorial Award
Given to a graduating senior sociology major who has combined commitment to the study of sociology with contributions to student life within the department, College and/or community.
Liana Mirav Heath ’23
THEATER
Margaret Ellen Clifford Memorial Prize in Theater
Established in honor of Margaret Ellen Clifford, professor of theater and chair of the department, 1952–71, and awarded to an outstanding junior or senior theater major.
Elizabeth Karolyn Hinshaw ’23
Theater Prize
Established by theater alumni and faculty and awarded in recognition of a senior theater major who has shown excellence and commitment within a particular concentration in the major.
Helen Tait Brencher ’23
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
WORLD LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Chinese Prize
Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a junior or senior student of Chinese language and literature.
Sarah Gold ’23
Lynne L. Gelber Prize in French
Awarded to an outstanding senior French major.
Daniel Joshua Bouchard Overton ’23
Consulate General Prize in German
Awarded to an outstanding student of German.
Samantha Ase Allman ’23
Japanese Prize
Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a senior student of Japanese language and literature.
Jiadong Yang ’23
Sonja P. Karsen Prize in Spanish
Established in honor of Sonja P. Karsen, professor of Spanish, 1957–87, by the Department of World Languages and Literatures, and awarded in recognition of outstanding accomplishment by a senior major.
Chloe Sarina Faehndrich ’23
WRITING PRIZES
Joseph C. Palamountain Jr. Prose Awards
Established in honor of Joseph C. Palamountain, president of Skidmore College, 1965–87, and awarded to the students submitting the best examples of expository prose in English, unrestricted as to subject matter.
Samantha Kendall Hotz ’23
Emily Kayser ’26
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ALMA MATER
Words and Music by Henry T. Moore President, Skidmore College 1925–57
1. Skid - more we re-joice to sing thy praise,
2. Slow - ly time moves on in end-less flow
3. When our hap - py col - lege years are past
Hail! thou moth - er of our col - lege days. As these bright - est sea - sons come and go, And we leave thy grac - ious halls at last,
Loud we’ll sing and long a - dore thee Sure - ly on - ward wilt thou guide us Thou re - main - est, aye, to cher - ish
Al - ma Ma - ter A - ve!
Copyright MCMXLIV by Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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