Skidmore College Commencement Program 2024

COMMENCEMENT

ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH EXERCISES

May Eighteenth

Two Thousand Twenty-Four

Ten Forty in the Morning

PROGRAM

PROCESSIONAL

Schenectady Pipe Band, selection of Scottish and Irish tunes

Please keep aisles clear during processional.

WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT

Marc C. Conner, President of the College

REMARKS

Robert F. Resnick ’88, Member of the Board of Trustees

President Conner

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR HONORARY DEGREES

Luz Towns-Miranda, Doctor of Humane Letters

Presented by Casey Schofield, Associate Professor of Psychology

Hood presented by Dorothy E. Mosby, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Luis A. Miranda Jr., Doctor of Humane Letters

Presented by Lisa Jackson-Schebetta, Associate Professor and Chair, Theater Department

Hood presented by Dean Mosby

FACULTY SPEAKER

Murat C. Yildiz

Assistant Professor of History

REMARKS

Vicky Grijalva, President of the Senior Class

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES

Dean Mosby

CONFERRING OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

President Conner

President Conner is assisted by Dean Mosby, Registrar David J. DeConno, and Associate Dean of the Faculty Corey Freeman-Gallant.

ALMA MATER

Henry T. Moore

Arrangement by Evan Mack

Performed by seniors Zachary Thomas Barnet, Jessica Byers, Margaret Nelle Besthoff, Maddie Cleo Evans, Raisa Ihnat, Johnny Mulcahy, Katherine Gianetta Nazarov, Arieh Joseph Saed, Lydia Watkins, Maxwell Charles Weigel, and Lucrezia Giulia Zichichi

Please help salute the Class of 2024 by singing the Alma Mater.

Lyrics and music are on the inside back cover of the program.

CLOSING

President Conner

RECESSIONAL

Schenectady Pipe Band

Please keep aisles clear during recessional.

THE PROCESSIONAL AND RECESSIONAL

Led this year by Grand Marshal Giuseppe Faustini, professor of world languages and literatures, 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.

CALL TO CELEBRATION

Skidmore College has always placed special value on the bold, the daring, and the future. We also honor our past. Skidmore’s first president, Charles Henry Keyes, stated in his remarks to the graduating Class of 1923:

“The courage that all your college experiences have built into you finally determines the worth of your training. Education brings convictions, but unless it brings also the courage of those convictions it is but dangerous equipment. To have the unfaltering, uncompromising courage of sane, logical convictions is the crowning glory of the life of an educated person.”

Please take a moment to reflect upon these words and consider ways in which each of us can work to sustain this noble and courageous tradition.

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 on stage today represent the countries of citizenship of the Class of 2024. These flags, and those of all other countries representing the citizenship of Skidmore students, hang permanently in Skidmore’s Case College Center.

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 White Business Administration Sapphire Blue Commerce, Business, Accountancy Yellow-Brown Economics Copper Education Light Blue Fine Arts Brown

Library Science Lemon Music Pink

Philosophy Royal Blue

Physical Education Sage Green

Science Golden Yellow

Social Work 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.

ACADEMIC REGALIA

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 2024 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.

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT

Luz Towns-Miranda P’23, Doctor of Humane Letters

Luz Towns-Miranda is a psychologist and psychoanalyst who received her doctorate in clinical psychology from New York University and was licensed in 1985. She received a postdoctoral certificate from NYU’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in 1998. Her varied experiences have included assessment and treatment of foster care children, running a therapeutic nursery, and teaching family practice residents at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center and Montefiore Medical Center.

She is frequently called on as a consultant, working with the Community Association of Progressive Dominicans, where she has been instrumental in the development of its mental health programs, and Acacia, a provider of mental health and substance abuse recovery services in the Bronx. She has been on the 18B panel in all five boroughs for over 20 years.

Towns-Miranda worked as a New York City firehouse clinician following 9/11, from 2002 to 2004, and served on the New York State Board of Psychology from 2000 to 2020. She currently serves on the boards of trustees of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the American Theater Wing, and on the national board of directors of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the not-for-profit advocacy and nonpartisan political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Towns-Miranda and Luis A. Miranda Jr. have been married for 46 years and raised Luz Miranda-Crespo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Miguel Towns ’23 in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights/Inwood. They are the proud grandparents of six.

HONORARY DEGREE

Luis A. Miranda Jr. has four decades of experience as a leader in the public, private, political, and advocacy sectors. Arriving in New York City from Puerto Rico in 1974 to study psychology at New York University, he was soon drawn to community action when he organized his neighbors to fight for better schools for their children.

In the 1980s, he was a special advisor for Hispanic Affairs to Mayor Ed Koch and served in key roles for the Dinkins and Giuliani administrations. A founding partner of the MirRam Group, Miranda has consulted on several successful political campaigns, including the senatorial campaigns of Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sen. Charles Schumer, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Most recently, he managed New York Attorney General Letitia James’ successful re-election.

Miranda is the founding president of the Hispanic Federation and is currently the chairperson of the Latino Victory Fund, the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, Viva Broadway, and The Public Theater. He is a board member of The City and former chair of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. Miranda’s memoir, Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit that is Transforming America, was released by Hachette Books in both English and Spanish on May 7. In Relentless, he shares the fascinating narrative of his life and career — from his early days as a radically minded Puerto Rican activist to his decades of political consulting and problem solving.

For over 40 years, since their first date in 1978, Miranda and Towns-Miranda have been community activists. Since Hamilton’s critical and commercial success, the family has expanded their work with additional resources through the Miranda Family Fund and Miranda Family Fellowship. Miranda shepherds all the family’s philanthropic endeavors, which include increasing representation for people of color throughout the arts and government, ensuring access to women’s reproductive health, and preserving and strengthening the arts in Puerto Rico.

Luis A. Miranda Jr. P’23, Doctor of Humane Letters

Murat C. Yildiz is an assistant professor of history. His research and teaching interests focus on the intersections of sports, intercommunal relations, subject formation, and the body and gender in the modern Middle East.

Yildiz’s current book project, tentatively titled “Let’s Get Physical: How Istanbul’s Muslims, Christians, and Jews Created ‘The Ottoman World of Sport,’” examines the making of a shared physical culture at the end of an empire.

His writings have appeared in the International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication, Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies, Arab Studies Journal, Cairo Papers in Social Science, and AJS Perspectives: The Magazine of the Association for Jewish Studies, as well as in other venues such as The Nation, Jadaliyya, and B|ta’arof Magazine. He is an assistant editor of Arab Studies Journal

Yildiz received his Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, and served as a Manoogian Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Michigan.

Murat C. Yildiz

Candidates for Degrees

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Lia Adams

Tzevi Dai Aho

Serenity Albin-Chadwell

Murphy Alcantara

Rachel Caroline Alliker

Katherine Almquist

Apolonia Gaudelia Alvarez

August Amenoff

Patricia Amouzgar

Sylvia Teresa Anthony

Calder Holcombe Appel

Keilty Archibald*

Saruul Ariunbold

Ayda Rüya Arslan**

Daniel Deren Aybar

Kaylee Bagdan

Kaelen David Baird

Andrew Nicholas Baker**

Leo Declan Balaban

Emma Rose Duffy Balón

August D. Bamford

Bowen Bao

Zachary Thomas Barnet

Jacqueline Baron

William Barr

Kalinda Helen Benson

Olivia C. Berenson

Noa Berger

Carolyn Elizabeth Bergland

Ilena Berro Pizzarossa

Lola Ines Hannah Bessis

Miles Jeremiah Best*

Margaret Nelle Besthoff

Maria Bideiwy

Allison Yvette Blais

Isabelle Rose Blais

Katie Blanc

Julia M. Blanck

Josephine Blanco

Micah David Blomberg

Chloe Hannah Smolkin Boatright

Sean Robert Booth

May W. Braaten

Elizabeth Nicole Bracht*

Blythe Bracken

Helen Branch

Sarah Brauer

Bella Paige Brickman

Maggie Britton

Isabella Broden

Zaye Buanno

Jeremy Budner

Grace Burnett

Kristoff St. John Burrell*

Jessica Byers*

Ethan David Caiazza

Julia Cannistraro

Yorlenis Cardenas Beitia**

Isaac Thomas Carey

Margaret Carmody

Emmett Carnahan

Mya Jade Carter

Anna Cates*

Max Chelso

Baiming Chen

Kaity Chen

Yifei Chen**

Coltrane Cho*

Gene K. Choi*

Emilios Charalambos Christodoulou

Parker Mackenzie Cleary**

Emily Cristina Cleveland**

Quincy Kathleen Clew*

Lydia Cross Coleman

Olivia Collazo

Alice Condry-Power

Elliot Conlow

Sebastian Conrado

Penelope Charlotte Constantino

April Marie Cook

Tucker Thowelss Webb Coughlin*

Wyatt Thorbjorn Craig-Michaels

Connor Crary

Carla Crawford

Haley Nicole Cronin

Ariana Alice Cruz

Adriana Cuibus

Cali J. Cuneo**

Oscar Czarnecki

Troy B. Daniels**

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Sameena Jessica Danziger**

Jack Davis

Phoebe Lin Degn

Ash Delmore

Drew Delmore

Joseph Aidan Demarest

Emma Jane Demerjian

Phineas de Sola

Zoe Katalin Devaney

Eric Deykerhoff

Tess Nicols diLorenzo

Nikolas Anthony DiPierno

Keiry Dinarte

Mahlubi Ntsetselelo Dlamini

Mel Douer

Elaina Sheridan Doyle

Shuhan Duan

Kayleigh R. Duggan

Katheryn Genevieve Barnes Dunn

John Karlshoej Egan

Molly Rose Egleston

Corbey MacLenathen Ellison

Stella Engel-Werman

Jordan Epstein

Shelby Rose Eroen

Juliana F. Espinal-Murkison*

Trevor Fallon

Emmanuel Famose

Celeste Lorene Farrell

Shey Feng

Isabella Ferraro**

Isabella D. Figlioli

Owen Arnold Fitzhugh*

Willa Faye Flink*

Scott Flintstone

Julia Demetra Forster

Benjamin Haley Frank

Luca Bravo Frederick

Carlos Freeman*

Finn Frerichs

Tess Fresco

Elizabeth Gao

Joseph Robert Geary

Michael Asad Gesse

Katherine Macnamara Gehring

Grace Margaret Geurin

Carlee Gilbert

Sophie Anna Petrus Gilbert

Emma Kumari Gill

Lucia-Rae Gerard Ginsberg

Liam Gislason**

Michaela Monet Glinsky

Ada Glynn

Isabel Godwin*

Jordan Gonzales

Rose Cecilia Gordon

Tess Gordon

Tomas M. Gordon

Marika Gould*

Daisy Achsah Graham

Vicky Grijalva

Brendan Grover**

Deoles Guevara

Peter Guidotti

Madeline Grace Gunnell

Ruilin Guo*

Sam Haas

Beck Hagopian

Olivia Hahn

Meredith Lane Hall*

Alice Handel**

Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan*

Maya Hanson

John Patrick Harrington

Madeline Michaela Hastings

Erez M. Hatch-Tuchman

Simon Wesley Hayes

Ciaran Healey

Sean F. Heaney**

Xcaret Dulce Hernandez-Demuner

Emily Hey

Morgan Hidalgo

Nate Hill

Blaine Kevin Hinds**

Penn Wilder Hoen

Laura Anne Hoffman

Sara Stevens Holcomb

Lilia Tobias Holder*

Lani Michele Hostetter-Habib

Olivia J. Houlahan

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Denny Huang

Logan Ogden Hunnicutt

Shiloh D. Hurley*

Kamaludeen Ibrahim

Jaritza Yuriko Idemoto

Raisa Ihnat

Ella Elizabeth Jaasma

Elliot Jackson-Ontkush

Lisle Jamieson

Emilka Angela Jansen

Alex Jefferson

Emma Kate Jennison

Annika Renquist Johnson

Mason Sheehan Johnson

Sariah Johnson

Ethan Johnson-LeComte

Molly Rose Jordan

Bryant Solomon Juarez Pizano

Lily Anne Kafka

Tianmin Kang

Paige Karl**

Conrad R. Kassin

Kaitlin Katirachi

Harunobu Kato

Noah Katz

Olivia Grace Kazanjian

Aoife M. Keefe

Charlie Wheeler Kessler

Ani Kessner

Eleanor Blair Ketterer-Sykes

Maisha Khondokar

Isabella Jean Kiely

Annie Lillian Kiernan

Taerin H. Kim

Owen Xavier Kleis

Keelie Alexandra Koecher

Isabel Kroeger

Jackson Kruse

Kate Landino

Kevin Nomu Langyintuo

Aaliyah Reine Lawrence

Harry P. Leiter

Chloe Gail Lewis

Lizzie Lewis

Stephanie Margaret Li

Yinwei Li

Stef N. Linson

Jacob Lipeles

Hannah B. Liscord

Mara Elizabeth Little

Burke Louis Logan*

Christopher Francis Lombardi*

Amea Lombardo

Milan Armando Santino Lombardo

Jacob Edmund Arthur Lord

Nathaniel E. Lowell

Samuel Lubarr*

Carolina Isabel Lucio

Luke Joseph MacKay

Quinn Helen Magnus

Kate Manor

Sandra Nicole Martinez

Phoebe Marwill

Madison Faith Mason*

Katie Mastriano

Caitlyn Mary Matthews

Tess Elizabeth McAdam

Madison McCluskey

Maggie McCurdy

Sofia Maureen McGowan*

James McLaughlin

Kaitlin R. McQuade

Johanna Meezan

Sophia Mehta

Hanako Memon*

Hayden Martinez Merz

Nate Meyers*

Max Mian

Nicco Miani

Nolen Michael

Sabrina Claire Mizrahi

Gabriella Modesti

Kira Symphony Molnar

Roman Esteban Montenegro

Macy Kate Morabito

Bailey Harris Morganlander*

Lilah Rose Morrow-Spitzer*

Anesu Mukombiwa

Cailean Agha Murphy

Charlie Murphy

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Thomas J. Myhill

Johanna Nally

Avik Nandy

Scarlett Naples

Katherine Gianetta Nazarov

Christian Ndiritu

Jessica Savrin Noble

Katherine Taisha Norales

Nikena Jasmine Norris

Lila Ying Norton

Sylvie Novak

Grace Ann O’Connell

Clea M. O’Neil

Tucker Obering

Micaiah Ocalvey

Jude Ogilvie

Oluebube Chiderah Onwuzulu

Sophia Pajakowski

Leo I. Parra Jr.

Remy Paullay

Noah Pean

Matthew Pearlman

Madeline Frances Pelletier

Reid Kristian Pepin

Aaliyah Jasmine Peralta

Leah Julia Perkel

Giovanni Peyo

Chingpheng Phoun

Carissa Pienkowski

Matthew Connor Pierre

Kayla S. Piper

Cameron Pittl

Jed Theodore Prickett

Michael Ian Promisel

Jeremy Pugh

Tian Qiu

Winter Qiu

Yiheng Qiu

Braedon C. Quinlan

Brenna Catherine Quinn

Andrea Ramirez

Alden Joseph Randall**

Trayce Biron Reeves

Kaitlin Eva Reif

Hannah Richards

Shaun Matthew Richards

Theodore Robert Truman Rieck

Henry Ringewald

Justice Jostino Ripinga*

Pablo E. Rodriguez

Yejide B. Rodriguez

Caroline Rogers

Shane Romer

Alexandra Rotmil-Eser

Eleanor Runiewicz

Isabel Ryen

Bernardo Abdanur Sa*

Sophia Rose Sacco

Madison Olivia Sadler*

Dylan Lukas Salinger

John Marcos Sandberg

Lila Saunders

Ruben Sky Savelson

Michelle Tawana Sawunyama*

Cella Blake Sawyer

Erica Ruth Schechter

Kallie A. Schildge

Kaiya Schneider*

Adam Ben Schnitzer

Elizabeth Anne Scholer

Jane Jones Schreibman

John Schumacher**

Carolyn Scott

Gabriel Matthew Sgambettera

Naomi Shapiro*

Ella Shaw

Brian Williamson Shea

Eila Mary Shea

Zixuan Shi

Jakob William Shonbrun-Siege

Talia Shoshani

Sarah Sinnott

Jackson Robert Smith

Jacob Kofi Smith

Patrick Laughlin Smith

Tiffani Smith

Nicholas David Sobell**

Louise Ann Spadoni

Hana Sophia Sparks-Woodford

Aidan James Spengler

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Seth Spital

Elan James Stadelmann

Avery Jordan Stamps

Patrick Starkey**

Laura Ambrose Stauffer**

Johanna Sophie Steensma

Kari Stein

Allison Stern-Lantow

Samuel Clark Stiefel

Francesca Helena Stolcke

Emma Molloy Stratman

Reeves Strawbridge

Lara Elena Strunk

Isabelle Amina Sullivan

Keith Sun

Mingzhe Sun*

Abigail Svetlik

Melissa Renee Swiers

Sameel Syed

David Tago**

Madeline Tan

Shibei Tan

Cheyenne Amary Tanner-Cotman

Thomas Tao

Hannah Elizabeth Taylor**

Theo Mark Taylor

Braelyn C. Tebo

Andres Teran Varcas

Claire Elizabeth Thomas*

Skye Thomson

Ryan Tineo

Mia Lan Sheng Townsend

Zachary Traussi

Brady Trenchard

Pei-wen Tsai

Yiru Tu

Brandon J. Tubbs

Ariana Tucker

Annabelle Persephone Turner

Elizabeth Katherine Tybush

Elizabeth Sullivan Urban

Benjamin Vallone*

Sarah Alexis Varua

Haylee Victoria Vasquez

Valerie Vaz

Jahnavi Venkat

Brianna Marie Verni

Ricardo Alejandro Villalba

Max Volk

Lorelei von Stackelberg Jones

Chloe Waldt

Abigail Walters

Ruoxuan Wang

Lydia Watkins

Katherine N. Weber**

Christopher Han-Young Wells*

Avery Wendell**

Alex Western

Alexandra Knight Wierdsma

Joseph Raphael Wilkanowski

Thea Elizabeth Willcox

Isabella Williams

Aaron Max Winegrad**

Julian Armand Stevens Wise

Sophia Rose Wittemyer

Claire Louise Wolgast

Daniela Wood

Aster Wu

Junya Wu

Stephen Xia

Kevin Xiao**

Xinyuan Xu

Lilly M. Yang-Schmidt

Efe Yenigun

Annabelle Yep

Emma Dorothy Young*

Kirstie Yuen*

Hayley Yun**

Emeline Zaltas

Junyan Zhang**

Ting Zhou

Ling Zhu

Lucrezia Giulia Zichichi

Oliver Zink

Gillian Melissa Zitrin

Malin Zucca

C A NDIDATES FOR DEGREES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Annabelle Hayden Aber

Tori W. Adams

Dawson Andrew Aitken

Miguel Aliaga Achaval

Samir Amine**

Nathaniel Charles Joseph Aquino

Kian Arani

Christopher Bentley Arnold III

Sarah S. Balkaran

Eliza Barba-Wheelock

Mason Joseph Beecher

Ian Bentley

Annika Cuff Bergofin

Bernadette Berner

Juan Pablo Borrego-Hinojosa Sarralde

Madison Bourassa

Jason Levere Bowen**

Rowan Bradlee

Tate Brandon

Austin Mark Brannan

Virginia Brown

Alexandra Bullock

Zijie Cai

Victoria Rose Calabrese

Emma L. Campanella

Corey David Carter

Franchesca Casillas

Ishani Chakravorty

Joseph O Sullivan Chandler*

Sydney Chase

Keven Alberto Chavarria**

Madeline C. Conroy

Daniel Alex Cornicello**

Nicholas William Cozzi

Ava Gabrielle D’Eon

Michael Eddie Dickey

Malena Dornemann*

Sara Dougall

Ryan William Dowling

Edward Dunhill

John Xavier Egan

Elisabeth Eiff

Luke Stewart Eisman

Naomi Epstein

Lily Ming Jia Ernsberger

Maddie Cleo Evans

Xander Demetrius Farmer

Thomas Finck

Jack Gannon Fitzpatrick

Elisia Kathleen Foyle

Jacob James Franczak

Leah French

Isabella Friedman

Madelyn Mullen Friend

Elizabeth Frischling

Christian Giresi

Ryan Gomez

Anna Lois Griffin Goodwin

Maxwell Gould

Noah Garrity Greenfield

Justin Trappier Hall

Carla Hamilton

Amber Renee Hardy

Ella Harris

Ethan Harvey

Ameer Mateen Hasan

Devin Reid Herbinger

William Francis Hoerle

Lydia Howe

Sofia Grace Iacobucci

Piper Ingels

Justin Jablonowski

Emilija Jakumaite

Wynton Cole Jarvinen*

Joshua Jeremie**

Yunhao Jia**

Shirley Jin

Ethan Mckenzie Jones

David Kang

Aaron Joshua Kats

Chelsea Elizabeth Knoll

Seline Melis Kozlu*

Owen Murphy Kumasaka**

Stephen John Kurdziolek**

Brian Labra Vergara

Ella Lage

Raina Lalwani*

Violet T. Lambrou

Jillian Mary Lang

Maris Cheuk Nam Lau

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Eli Hayward Leary

Zachary Lepak

Logan Arthur Leuthner

Kira Eliza Levin*

Sarah Libov

Rebecca Liddell

Maya Reiss Litton

Minoru Liu

Gabriel Llosa

Ashley Nicole Lupien

Anna Cornell Macomber*

Erika Rezey Maisch

Emma Mangol

Cole Gehrig Markham

Madelyn Haley Marr

MaryDrew Mason-Hill

Keryn Mari Math

Hannah Elizabeth McArdle

Charlie McFadden

Chloe Lynne McGonagle

Max A. McGuire*

Maeve Davis McKinley

Henry Meade

Ida Mihok

Elena Clare Miller

Elissa Jacqueline Miller

Olivia Squiers Minor

PJ Moller

Alexa Dayan Morales

Martin William Morris

Garrett Daniel Mueller

Johnny Mulcahy

Daniella Rose Nacht

Zo Nichols

George Ogenah Jr.

Nicole Oletu

Ayla S. Oshkello

Eleanor Margaret Owen

Gabrielle Che Paisner

Leikiys Yajaira Palacios

Michael Angelo Panariello

Jillian Papageorge Parker

Chavon T. Patterson

Trey Paulino

Cameron Paul Pedemonti

Shaw Richard Pedemonti*

Daniella Angelie Peralta*

Divine Perez

Molly Katherine Perrine

Katherine P. Phetteplace*

Christy Phillips

Jonathan Isael Phytrion

Matthew Gordon Pinckney

Christopher Jett Pine

Steven Pineda Porfirio

Fiona Promisel

Brandon J. Reilly

Talia Orit Remba

Cheimi Reyes*

Yasmin Isabel Reyes

Kimberly Rivera

Sean Takumi Robinson

Christopher Rodriguez

Joseph Roman-Flores

Lily Ross

Audrey Arah Rudd**

Casey Rueda

Arieh Joseph Saed

Abigail Tracy Sahs

Sanjana Salian

Malika Sawadogo

Tyler Schoenecker

Emily Taylor Seltzer

Arman Deven Shah**

Claire Shi

Leah Shields

Sofia Shore

Elena Sullivan Shostak

Ella Rose Siff-Scherr

Elizabeth B. Sigety

Ethan Slager

Isaac Samuel Slater

Anthony Smith

Catherine Grace Spaulding

Arianna Elise Spiezio

William Stark

Anna Heyman Stribrny

John W. Sveen

Olivia Swink

Lamiya Taheraly

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

Thatcher Edwards Taylor

Jaden William Torrado

Cadence Bravener Trach

Di Tran

Silva Polly Treiser Brown

Tita Tuchinda

Sadie Starr Vehslage

Julian Velez

Xianglong Wang

Everett Wardle

Maxwell Charles Weigel

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Zoe Lillian Wessel

Helena Coue Wilson*

Ava Grace Wood

Yutong Xia

Jingbo Yang

Maximillian Solomon Yashar**

Eric Ye

Rose Yu

Syre Zenon

Jianing Zhao

Zhichun Zheng

COLLEGE HONORS

(Distinction in all coursework taken toward the degree)

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Annabelle Hayden Aber

Rachel Caroline Alliker

Keilty Archibald*

Noa Berger

Carolyn Elizabeth Bergland

Bernadette Berner

Ilena Berro Pizzarossa

Margaret Nelle Besthoff

Maria Bideiwy

Isabelle Rose Blais

Chloe Hannah Smolkin Boatright

May W. Braaten

Elizabeth Nicole Bracht*

Virginia Brown

Jeremy Budner

Grace Burnett

Jessica Byers*

Emma L. Campanella

Julia Cannistraro

Kaity Chen

Emily Cristina Cleveland**

Alice Condry-Power

Carla Crawford

Haley Nicole Cronin

Adriana Cuibus

Troy B. Daniels**

Jack Davis

John Xavier Egan

Elisabeth Eiff

Jordan Epstein

Willa Faye Flink*

Julia Demetra Forster

Elisia Kathleen Foyle

Leah French

Finn Frerichs

Emma Kumari Gill

Michaela Monet Glinsky

Maxwell Gould

Beck Hagopian

Olivia Hahn

Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan*

Lani Michele Hostetter-Habib

Shiloh D. Hurley*

Sofia Grace Iacobucci

Elliot Jackson-Ontkush

Lisle Jamieson

Emilka Angela Jansen

Kaitlin Katirachi

Annie Lillian Kiernan

Jackson Kruse

Violet T. Lambrou

Kate Landino

Mara Elizabeth Little

Minoru Liu

Amea Lombardo

Nathaniel E. Lowell

Ashley Nicole Lupien

Emma Mangol

Kate Manor

Phoebe Marwill

Madison McCluskey

Maggie McCurdy

Sophia Mehta

Ida Mihok

Scarlett Naples

Gabrielle Che Paisner

Sophia Pajakowski

Winter Qiu

Braedon C. Quinlan

Shaun Matthew Richards

Kimberly Rivera

Caroline Rogers

Isabel Ryen

Lila Saunders

Erica Ruth Schechter

Kallie A. Schildge

Tyler Schoenecker

Elizabeth Anne Scholer

Jakob William Shonbrun-Siege

Talia Shoshani

Sarah Sinnott

Kari Stein

Emma Molloy Stratman

Abigail Svetlik

Thomas Tao

Elizabeth Katherine Tybush

Ruoxuan Wang

Alex Western

Isabella Williams

Claire Louise Wolgast

Daniela Wood

COLLEGE HONORS

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Tzevi Dai Aho

Miguel Aliaga Achaval

Apolonia Gaudelia Alvarez

Sylvia Teresa Anthony

Christopher Bentley Arnold III

Kaylee Bagdan

Bowen Bao

Eliza Barba-Wheelock

Zachary Thomas Barnet

Kalinda Helen Benson

Olivia C. Berenson

Lola Ines Hannah Bessis

Allison Yvette Blais

Micah David Blomberg

Blythe Bracken

Tate Brandon

Austin Mark Brannan

Sarah Brauer

Emmett Carnahan

Sydney Chase

Max Chelso

Emilios Charalambos Christodoulou

Madeline C. Conroy

April Marie Cook

Tucker Thowelss Webb Coughlin*

Nicholas William Cozzi

Ariana Alice Cruz

Ava Gabrielle D’Eon

Phoebe Lin Degn

Ash Delmore

Joseph Aidan Demarest

Eric Deykerhoff

Tess Nicols diLorenzo

Kayleigh R. Duggan

John Karlshoej Egan

Molly Rose Egleston

Luke Stewart Eisman

Maddie Cleo Evans

Emmanuel Famose

Shey Feng

Isabella Ferraro**

Isabella D. Figlioli

Thomas Finck

Benjamin Haley Frank

Tess Fresco

Madelyn Mullen Friend

Joseph Robert Geary

Grace Margaret Geurin

Carlee Gilbert

Sophie Anna Petrus Gilbert

Ada Glynn

Rose Cecilia Gordon

Tess Gordon

Tomas M. Gordon

Daisy Achsah Graham

Ruilin Guo*

Carla Hamilton

Alice Handel**

Penn Wilder Hoen

Sara Stevens Holcomb

Olivia J. Houlahan

Raisa Ihnat

Ella Elizabeth Jaasma

Emma Kate Jennison

Sariah Johnson

Ethan Johnson-LeComte

Lily Anne Kafka

Tianmin Kang

Paige Karl**

Conrad R. Kassin

Harunobu Kato

Eleanor Blair Ketterer-Sykes

Maisha Khondokar

Isabella Jean Kiely

Owen Xavier Kleis

Chelsea Elizabeth Knoll

Isabel Kroeger

Ella Lage

Jillian Mary Lang

Stephanie Margaret Li

Yinwei Li

Rebecca Liddell

Luke Joseph MacKay

Madelyn Haley Marr

Katie Mastriano

Caitlyn Mary Matthews

COLLEGE HONORS

Tess Elizabeth McAdam

Hannah Elizabeth McArdle

Chloe Lynne McGonagle

Kaitlin R. McQuade

Henry Meade

Johanna Meezan

Elissa Jacqueline Miller

Sabrina Claire Mizrahi

Anesu Mukombiwa

Charlie Murphy

Jessica Savrin Noble

Sylvie Novak

Grace Ann O’Connell

Clea M. O’Neil

Ayla S. Oshkello

Eleanor Margaret Owen

Remy Paullay

Chingpheng Phoun

Cameron Pittl

Jed Theodore Prickett

Fiona Promisel

Tian Qiu

Alden Joseph Randall**

Trayce Biron Reeves

Talia Orit Remba

Henry Ringewald

Sean Takumi Robinson

Alexandra Rotmil-Eser

Sophia Rose Sacco

Abigail Tracy Sahs

Dylan Lukas Salinger

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Carolyn Scott

Leah Shields

Ethan Slager

Jackson Robert Smith

Jacob Kofi Smith

Arianna Elise Spiezio

Johanna Sophie Steensma

Anna Heyman Stribrny

Isabelle Amina Sullivan

Sameel Syed

Shibei Tan

Skye Thomson

Tita Tuchinda

Ariana Tucker

Haylee Victoria Vasquez

Valerie Vaz

Jahnavi Venkat

Lorelei von Stackelberg Jones

Abigail Walters

Xianglong Wang

Lydia Watkins

Avery Wendell**

Sophia Rose Wittemyer

Ava Grace Wood

Annabelle Yep

Rose Yu

Hayley Yun**

Emeline Zaltas

Oliver Zink

Gillian Melissa Zitrin

COLLEGE HONORS

CUM LAUDE

Daniel Deren Aybar

Kaelen David Baird

Sarah S. Balkaran

Mason Joseph Beecher

Annika Cuff Bergofin

Katie Blanc

Rowan Bradlee

Zijie Cai

Ethan David Caiazza

Mya Jade Carter

Penelope Charlotte Constantino

Wyatt Thorbjorn Craig-Michaels

Drew Delmore

Emma Jane Demerjian

Mahlubi Ntsetselelo Dlamini

Malena Dornemann*

Mel Douer

Xander Demetrius Farmer

Lucia-Rae Gerard Ginsberg

Anna Lois Griffin Goodwin

Sam Haas

Maya Hanson

Ethan Harvey

Simon Wesley Hayes

Emily Hey

Logan Ogden Hunnicutt

Alex Jefferson

Yunhao Jia**

Charlie Wheeler Kessler

Keelie Alexandra Koecher

Aaliyah Reine Lawrence

Lizzie Lewis

Sarah Libov

Stef N. Linson

Maya Reiss Litton

Gabriel Llosa

Quinn Helen Magnus

Sandra Nicole Martinez

Sofia Maureen McGowan*

Maeve Davis McKinley

Hayden Martinez Merz

Elena Clare Miller

Gabriella Modesti

Lilah Rose Morrow-Spitzer*

Johnny Mulcahy

Tucker Obering

Jillian Papageorge Parker

Chavon T. Patterson

Matthew Pearlman

Kayla S. Piper

Michael Ian Promisel

Hannah Richards

Theodore Robert Truman Rieck

Shane Romer

Eleanor Runiewicz

Gabriel Matthew Sgambettera

Eila Mary Shea

Claire Shi

Tiffani Smith

Catherine Grace Spaulding

Elan James Stadelmann

Patrick Starkey**

Laura Ambrose Stauffer**

Thatcher Edwards Taylor

Mia Lan Sheng Townsend

Max Volk

Alexandra Knight Wierdsma

Thea Elizabeth Willcox

Junya Wu

Malin Zucca

DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM HONORS

(Distinguished work in a major field)

With Honor in American Studies

Caitlyn Mary Matthews

With Honor in Anthropology

Kalinda Helen Benson

Wyatt Thorbjorn Craig-Michaels

Haley Nicole Cronin

Shey Feng

Joseph Robert Geary

Madeline Grace Gunnell

Lani Michele Hostetter-Habib

Keelie Alexandra Koecher

Maggie McCurdy

Tucker Obering

Kallie A. Schildge

Ella Shaw

Rose Yu

With Honor in Art

Miguel Aliaga Achaval

Christopher Bentley Arnold III

Sarah S. Balkaran

Naomi Epstein

Xander Demetrius Farmer

Isabella Friedman

Anna Lois Griffin Goodwin

Chelsea Elizabeth Knoll

Brian Labra Vergara

MaryDrew Mason-Hill

Hannah Elizabeth McArdle

Sofia Maureen McGowan*

Thomas J. Myhill

Gabrielle Che Paisner

Fiona Promisel

Abigail Tracy Sahs

Tyler Schoenecker

Leah Shields

Di Tran

Ava Grace Wood

Jianing Zhao

Zhichun Zheng

With Honor in Biology

Kaylee Bagdan

Zachary Thomas Barnet

Julia M. Blanck

Zaye Buanno

Drew Delmore

Celeste Lorene Farrell

Maggie McCurdy

Scarlett Naples

Matthew Connor Pierre

Braedon C. Quinlan

Eleanor Runiewicz

Gabriel Matthew Sgambettera

Thomas Tao

Mia Lan Sheng Townsend

With Honor in Business

Bernadette Berner

Tate Brandon

Emma L. Campanella

Nicholas William Cozzi

Elisabeth Eiff

Leah French

Carla Hamilton

Violet T. Lambrou

Minoru Liu

Emma Mangol

Henry Meade

Sophia Mehta

Eleanor Margaret Owen

Ethan Slager

Tita Tuchinda

Xianglong Wang

Rose Yu

With Honor in Business and Political Science

Nikolas Anthony DiPierno

Clea M. O’Neil

With Honor in Chemistry

Adriana Cuibus

Harunobu Kato

Elizabeth Anne Scholer

Sarah Sinnott

DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM HONORS

With Honor in Classics

Kallie A. Schildge

With Honor in Computer Science

Troy B. Daniels**

With Honor in Dance

Annabelle Hayden Aber

Eliza Barba-Wheelock

Madeline C. Conroy

Ava Gabrielle D’Eon

Kayleigh R. Duggan

Elizabeth Frischling

Ashley Nicole Lupien

Talia Shoshani

Anna Heyman Stribrny

Olivia Swink

With Honor in Economics

Daniel Deren Aybar

Bernadette Berner

Micah David Blomberg

Jeremy Budner

Kaity Chen

Emilios Charalambos Christodoulou

Mahlubi Ntsetselelo Dlamini

John Karlshoej Egan

Ruilin Guo*

Logan Ogden Hunnicutt

Elliot Jackson-Ontkush

Yinwei Li

Charlie Murphy

Michael Ian Promisel

Ruoxuan Wang

With Honor in Education Studies

Daniella Rose Nacht

Catherine Grace Spaulding

Sadie Starr Vehslage

With Honor in English

Leo Declan Balaban

Lola Ines Hannah Bessis

Austin Mark Brannan

Jessica Byers*

Alice Condry-Power

Carla Crawford

Emma Jane Demerjian

Eric Deykerhoff

Kayleigh R. Duggan

Tess Fresco

Lucia-Rae Gerard Ginsberg

Tess Gordon

Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan*

Emilka Angela Jansen

Ethan Mckenzie Jones

Noah Katz

Aoife M. Keefe

Sofia Maureen McGowan*

Sabrina Claire Mizrahi

Lilah Rose Morrow-Spitzer*

Anesu Mukombiwa

Sylvie Novak

Fiona Promisel

Winter Qiu

Theodore Robert Truman Rieck

Shane Romer

Madison Olivia Sadler*

Jacob Kofi Smith

Kari Stein

Emma Molloy Stratman

Abigail Svetlik

Skye Thomson

Elizabeth Sullivan Urban

Valerie Vaz

Daniela Wood

With Honor in Environmental Sciences

Apolonia Gaudelia Alvarez

Isabelle Rose Blais

Mya Jade Carter

April Marie Cook

Isabella D. Figlioli

Benjamin Haley Frank

Sam Haas

Ciaran Healey

Kaitlin Katirachi

Carolyn Scott

Johanna Sophie Steensma

Claire Louise Wolgast

DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM HONORS

With Honor in Environmental Studies

Peter Guidotti

Logan Ogden Hunnicutt

Paige Karl**

Annie Lillian Kiernan

Maris Cheuk Nam Lau

Amea Lombardo

Luke Joseph MacKay

Kate Manor

Madison McCluskey

Hayden Martinez Merz

Christy Phillips

Isabel Ryen

John Marcos Sandberg

Jackson Robert Smith

Catherine Grace Spaulding

Max Volk

Malin Zucca

With Honor in French

Christopher Bentley Arnold III

Katie Mastriano

Madison Olivia Sadler*

Lorelei von Stackelberg Jones

Sophia Rose Wittemyer

With Honor in Gender Studies

Ilena Berro Pizzarossa

Cameron Pittl

With Honor in Geosciences

Tzevi Dai Aho

Caroline Rogers

With Honor in German

Lydia Cross Coleman

Emma Molloy Stratman

With Honor in History

Bowen Bao

Olivia C. Berenson

Max Chelso

Wyatt Thorbjorn Craig-Michaels

Corbey MacLenathen Ellison

Willa Faye Flink*

Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan*

Simon Wesley Hayes

Lisle Jamieson

Nathaniel E. Lowell

Samuel Clark Stiefel

Alex Western

With Honor in History of Art

Mel Douer

Emilka Angela Jansen

Sophia Mehta

With Honor in Human Physiological Sciences

Sydney Chase

Jillian Mary Lang

Rebecca Liddell

Chloe Lynne McGonagle

Elissa Jacqueline Miller

With Honor in International Affairs

Leah French

Tian Qiu

Sophia Rose Wittemyer

With Honor in Mathematics

Chloe Hannah Smolkin Boatright

Lydia Watkins

With Honor in Music

Penelope Charlotte Constantino

Johnny Mulcahy

Elan James Stadelmann

Chloe Waldt

Lydia Watkins

Lucrezia Giulia Zichichi

With Honor in Neuroscience

Margaret Nelle Besthoff

Allison Yvette Blais

Grace Burnett

Sophie Anna Petrus Gilbert

Ada Glynn

Daisy Achsah Graham

Blaine Kevin Hinds**

Penn Wilder Hoen

Eleanor Blair Ketterer-Sykes

Maisha Khondokar

Sophia Rose Sacco

Ariana Tucker

Isabella Williams

With Honor in Philosophy

May W. Braaten

Finn Frerichs

Alice Handel**

Junya Wu

DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM HONORS

With Honor in Physics

Jacob Edmund Arthur Lord

Johanna Meezan

Chingpheng Phoun

Trayce Biron Reeves

With Honor in Political Science

Maria Bideiwy

Ash Delmore

Corbey MacLenathen Ellison

Lisle Jamieson

Conrad R. Kassin

Nathaniel E. Lowell

Phoebe Marwill

Kaitlin R. McQuade

With Honor in Psychology

Rachel Caroline Alliker

Noa Berger

Katie Blanc

Elizabeth Nicole Bracht*

Blythe Bracken

Julia Cannistraro

Emmett Carnahan

Emily Cristina Cleveland**

Phoebe Lin Degn

Tess Nicols diLorenzo

Julia Demetra Forster

Michaela Monet Glinsky

Maxwell Gould

Olivia J. Houlahan

Ella Elizabeth Jaasma

Sariah Johnson

Tianmin Kang

Maisha Khondokar

Kate Landino

Stephanie Margaret Li

Ashley Nicole Lupien

Gabriella Modesti

Grace Ann O’Connell

Sophia Pajakowski

Remy Paullay

Shaun Matthew Richards

Jakob William Shonbrun-Siege

Talia Shoshani

Patrick Starkey**

Shibei Tan

Isabella Williams

Junya Wu

Hayley Yun**

Gillian Melissa Zitrin

With Honor in Religious Studies

Sarah Brauer

Nate Hill

Cameron Pittl

Emeline Zaltas

With Honor in Self-Determined Major

Simon Wesley Hayes

Isabelle Amina Sullivan

With Honor in Social Work

Alexandra Bullock

John Xavier Egan

Sofia Grace Iacobucci

Lily Ross

With Honor in Sociology

Bowen Bao

Eliza Barba-Wheelock

Lola Ines Hannah Bessis

Ariana Alice Cruz

Molly Rose Egleston

Maya Hanson

Shiloh D. Hurley*

Lily Anne Kafka

Mara Elizabeth Little

Eila Mary Shea

Annabelle Yep

With Honor in Spanish

Violet T. Lambrou

With Honor in Theater

Austin Mark Brannan

Virginia Brown

Maddie Clo Evans

Ida Mihok

Chavon T.Patterson

Maxwell Charles Weigel

PERICLEAN HONORS FORUM

Through honors-designated courses, planned cocurricular 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 2024

Rachel Caroline Alliker

Kaylee Bagdan

Olivia C. Berenson

Margaret Nelle Besthoff

Isabelle Rose Blais

Chloe Hannah Smolkin Boatright

Elizabeth Nicole Bracht

Jessica Byers

Emma L. Campanella

Mya Jade Carter

Alice Condry-Power

April Marie Cook

Cali J. Cuneo

Ariana Alice Cruz

Troy B. Daniels

Ava Gabrielle D’Eon

Eric Deykerhoff

Kayleigh R. Duggan

Benjamin Haley Frank

Carlee Gilbert

Carla Hamilton

Emilka Angela Jansen

Emma Kate Jennison

Sariah Johnson

Kaitlin Katirachi

Eleanor Blair Ketterer-Sykes

Owen Xavier Kleis

Isabel Kroeger

Jacob Edmund Arthur Lord

Nathaniel E. Lowell

Katie Mastriano

Caitlyn Mary Matthews

Maeve Davis McKinley

Sophia Mehta

Fiona Promisel

Braedon C. Quinlan

Talia Orit Remba

Kimberly Rivera

Caroline Rogers

Isabel Ryen

Talia Shoshani

Tiffani Smith

Anna Heyman Stribrny

Thomas Tao

Ariana Tucker

Isabella Williams

Gillian Melissa Zitrin

PERICLEAN SCHOLAR AWARDS

2024 Periclean Scholar Award Winners

Carla Crawford

Lisle Jamieson

Emilka Angela Jansen

Ida Mihok

PHI BETA KAPPA

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 2024

Tzevi Dai Aho

Rachel Caroline Alliker

Kaylee Bagdan

Ilena Berro Pizzarossa

Micah David Blomberg

May W. Braaten

Jeremy Budner

Grace Burnett

Alice Condry-Power

Adriana Cuibus

Jack Davis

Ash Delmore

Tess Nicols diLorenzo

Emanuel Famose

Julia Demetra Forster

Leah French

Finn Frerichs

Grace Margaret Geurin

Carlee Gilbert

Sophie Anna Petrus Gilbert

Emma Kumari Gill

Lani Michele Hostetter-Habib

Elliot Jackson-Ontkush

Lisle Jamieson

Emilka Angela Jansen

Kaitlin Katirachi

Eleanor Blair Ketterer-Sykes

Isabella Jean Kiely

Isabel Kroeger

Stephanie Margaret Li

Rebecca Liddell

Mara Elizabeth Little

Phoebe Marwill

Madison McCluskey

Margaret McCurdy

Johanna Meezan

Sophia Pajakowski

Alden Joseph Randall

Kimberly Rivera

Isabel Ryen

Dylan Lukas Salinger

Lila Saunders

Erica Ruth Schechter

Elizabeth Anne Scholer

Kari Stein

Emma Molloy Stratman

Isabelle Amina Sullivan

Abigail Svetlik

Sameel Syed

Thomas Tao

Valerie Vaz

Lorelei von Stackelberg Jones

Alex Western

Katherine Ellis Whatley

Isabella Williams

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 2024

Zachary Thomas Barnet, Margaret Nelle Besthoff

Jessica Byers, Seth Spital, Avery Wendell

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 2024

Kaelen David Baird

Allison Yvette Blais

Chloe Hannah Smolkin Boatright

Adriana Cuibus

Sophie Anna Petrus Gilbert

Jacob Edmund Arthur Lord

Maggie McCurdy

Kimberly Rivera

Julian Armand Stevens Wise

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 2024

Murphy Alcantara

Juliana F. Espinal-Murkison

Ada Glynn

Xcaret Hernandez-Demuner

Aaliyah Lawrence

Oluebube Onwuzulu

Leo Parra

Aaliyah Jasmine Peralta

Giovanni Peyo

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES

National Collegiate Chinese

Honor Society

Class of 2024

Lilly M. Yang-Schmidt

Eta Sigma Phi

National Honor Society in Classics

Class of 2024

Max Chelso

Katherine Gianetta Nazarov

Kallie A. Schildge

Class of 2025

Rowan DeWitt

Elijah Lembo

Sylvia J. Rhodes

Austin Hunter Somers

Lily Gertrude Whelden

Omicron Delta Epsilon

International Honor Society in Economics

Class of 2024

Daniel Deren Aybar

Bernadette Berner

Micah David Blomberg

Jeremy Budner

Kaity Chen

Emilios Charalambos Christodoulou

Mahlubi Ntsetselelo Dlamini

John Karlshoej Egan

Ruilin Guo

Logan Ogden Hunnicutt

Elliot Jackson-Ontkush

Yinwei Li

Charlie Murphy

Michael Ian Promisel

Claire Shi

Ethan Slager

Ruoxuan Wang

Yutong Xia

Class of 2025

Faith Sophie Anderson

Arjun B K

Sydney Tate Borak

Trey M. Bourque

Sonam Lhazin

Daniel Erik Magnuson

Charlotte Adeline Mahn

David Edward Marcello

Jack Strauss

Class of 2026

Randy Martin Moreta

Pi Delta Phi

National Honor Society in French

Class of 2024

Christopher Bentley Arnold III

Kaitlin Katirachi

Isabella Jean Kiely

Isabel Kroeger

Katie Mastriano

Alexandra Rotmil-Eser

Erica Ruth Schechter

Sophia Rose Wittemyer

Gillian Melissa Zitrin

Lorelei von Stackelberg Jones

Delta Phi Alpha

German National Honor Society

Class of 2024

Lydia Cross Coleman

Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan

Alexandra Rotmil-Eser

Emma Molloy Stratman

Class of 2025

Sophia Elizabeth Delohery

Mckenna Olivia Otey

Zachary Mark Searight

Class of 2026

William John Bryce III

Bevin Grace Dean

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES

Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Delta Tau Chapter

International Honor Society in History

Class of 2024

Bowen Bao

Olivia C. Berenson

Lola Ines Hannah Bessis

Max Chelso

Willa Faye Flink

Tess Fresco

Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan

Lisle Jamieson

Mason Sheehan Johnson

Isabel Kroeger

Nathaniel E. Lowell

Carolina Isabel Lucio

Madeline Frances Pelletier

Abigail Walters

Alex Western

Kevin Xiao

Class of 2025

Adrian Stefan Antonioli

Mariel Estela Baenziger

Emilia Mary Brueggemann

Paulina Arabella Dunn

Isabella Rose Hynes

Iain Lawson-Mugridge McMaster

Will T. Moyer Laurin

Gillian Elisabeth Ross

Caleb Abraham Taran

Oliver Lawrence Tymann

Ayla Schwartz Wellnitz

Xinyue Wu

Japanese National Honor Society

Class of 2024

Sarah S. Balkaran

Mel Douer

Tian Qiu

Winter Qiu

Sean Takumi Robinson

Claire Shi

Kari Stein

Keith Sun

Yiru Tu

Pi Mu Epsilon

National Honor Society in Mathematics

Class of 2024

Kaelen David Baird

Chloe Hannah Smolkin Boatright

Jeremy Budner

Kaity Chen

Mahlubi Ntsetselelo Dlamini

Elizabeth Gao

Ruilin Guo

John Patrick Harrington

Jackson Kruse

Chingpheng Phoun

Trayce Biron Reeves

Dylan Lukas Salinger

Arianna Elise Spiezio

Ruoxuan Wang

Lydia Watkins

Class of 2025

Arjun B K

Sarah Moore Chambers

Karina Jenefer May Hall

Sara Grace Lyman

David Edward Marcello

Travis McVoy

Jessica Rachel Nachamie

Owen Thomas Ritzau

Adam Serota

Dimitri W. Sfakiyanudis

Thanh Trinh

Frances Olivia Wharton

Cole A. Wilson

Diego Morais da Motta

Class of 2026

Chase Demick

Riley Joy Vavolizza

Rachel Xia

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES

Nu Rho Psi

National Honor Society in Neuroscience

Class of 2024

Margaret Nelle Besthoff

Allison Yvette Blais

Grace Burnett

Sophie Anna Petrus Gilbert

Ada Glynn

Daisy Achsah Graham

Eleanor Blair Ketterer-Sykes

Maisha Khondokar

Alden Joseph Randall

Sophia Rose Sacco

Tiffani Smith

Ariana Tucker

Isabella Williams

Class of 2025

Emily Rose Branes-Huff

Will Dow-Kenny

Charlotte Allen Jones

Emma Ashley Pantschenko

Mira Saliman

Emma E. Sellers

Jaden Troy Campbell York

Sigma Pi Sigma

National Honor Society in Physics

Class of 2024

Chloe Hannah Smolkin Boatright

Johanna Meezan

Grace Ann O’Connell

Chingpheng Phoun

Trayce Biron Reeves

Class of 2025

Sara Emerson Burr

Sara Grace Lyman

Jessica Rachel Nachamie

Andrew K. Shen

Frances Olivia Wharton

Natasha Ana Wozniak

Lulu Yu

Diego Morais da Motta

Class of 2026

Anand Basu

Jack Edward Biggins

Eric Paul D’Eon

Beilynn Geiss

Tai Huynh

Jonathan Kasper

Rebecca Ivy Merber

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES

Pi Sigma Alpha, Tau Gamma Chapter

National Honor Society in Political Science

Class of 2024

Keilty Archibald

Ilena Berro Pizzarossa

Maria Bideiwy

Olivia Collazo

Madeline C. Conroy

Oscar Czarnecki

Ash Delmore

Joseph Aidan Demarest

Corbey MacLenathen Ellison

Grace Margaret Geurin

Emma Kumari Gill

Beck Hagopian

Morgan Hidalgo

Lisle Jamieson

Conrad R. Kassin

Isabel Kroeger

Kate Landino

Nathaniel E. Lowell

Phoebe Marwill

Kaitlin R. McQuade

Charlie Murphy

Jed Theodore Prickett

Claire Elizabeth Thomas

Alex Western

Class of 2025

Sydney Tate Borak

Bella Bruno

Elizabeth Addison Callaghan

Zander Chown

Bridget Marie Julane Coyer

Claire Crosby

Sarah Michelle DeSousa

Zoë Kathryn Dec

Dominic Paul Giordano

Grace Erin Grbach

Udo Z. Hemmelgarn

Isabella Rose Hynes

Trevor Lai

Liam Mark Moren

Harlan Theodore Power

Taryn Diane Queenin

Isabelle Louise Unger

Psi Chi

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES

National Honor Society in Psychology

Class of 2024

Rachel Caroline Alliker

Katie Blanc

Elizabeth Nicole Bracht

Blythe Bracken

Sarah Brauer

Julia Cannistraro

Emmett Carnahan

Emily Cristina Cleveland

Ariana Alice Cruz

Phoebe Lin Degn

Katheryn Genevieve Barnes Dunn

John Xavier Egan

Jordan Epstein

Julia Demetra Forster

Elisia Kathleen Foyle

Carlee Gilbert

Michaela Monet Glinsky

Maxwell Gould

Xcaret Dulce Hernandez-Demuner

Sara Stevens Holcomb

Olivia J. Houlahan

Ella Elizabeth Jaasma

Alex Jefferson

Sariah Johnson

Tianmin Kang

Maisha Khondokar

Kate Landino

Lizzie Lewis

Stephanie Margaret Li

Ashley Nicole Lupien

Madelyn Haley Marr

Tess Elizabeth McAdam

Gabriella Modesti

Macy Kate Morabito

Daniella Rose Nacht

Grace Ann O’Connell

Sophia Pajakowski

Remy Paullay

Shaun Matthew Richards

Lila Saunders

Talia Shoshani

Patrick Starkey

Shibei Tan

Sarah Alexis Varua

Jahnavi Venkat

Avery Wendell

Alexandra Knight Wierdsma

Thea Elizabeth Willcox

Isabella Williams

Junya Wu

Hayley Yun

Gillian Melissa Zitrin

Lorelei von Stackelberg Jones

Class of 2025

Emily Rose Branes-Huff

Sarah Michelle DeSousa

Charles Augustus Elie DeVos

Calliope Julia Frankel

Hengjia Guo

Karina Jenefer May Hall

Bridget Elizabeth Keeler

Anjali Khanna

Sylvia Lavin

Charlotte Sarah Localio

Elle Avery McCarty

Gabriella Alessandra Meade

Annabella Morrone

Muxin Ouyang

Emma Ashley Pantschenko

Ella C. Peterson

Madeline Sage Rader

Sritha Hyma Ravi

Lila Ressler

Heba Salman

Grace Laurine Stevens

Elena Margaux Tittel

Class of 2026

Eleanor Elizabeth Ehrlich

Hannah Jill Epstein

Allison Frances Faulds

Shelby Marion Kaiser

Emily Eileen Kayser

Audrey Lubitz

Meredith Mobyed

Sophie Roth

Shivani Saurav

Melanie Yaeger

Théo J. Zita

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES

Alpha Kappa Delta

International Honor Society in Sociology

Class of 2024

Bowen Bao

Eliza Barba-Wheelock

Lola Ines Hannah Bessis

Mya Jade Carter

Ariana Alice Cruz

Molly Rose Egleston

Maya Hanson

Shiloh D. Hurley

Lily Anne Kafka

Stef N. Linson

Mara Elizabeth Little

Sandra Nicole Martinez

Hannah Richards

Isabel Ryen

Class of 2025

Charlotte Crowther

Juliette Lorraine Dube

Aidan L. Flores

Ruth Barbara Leech

Ellie Lauren Schaumberger

Abigail Sturim

Andrew Villardi

Sigma Delta Pi

National Honor Society in Spanish

Class of 2024

Ash Delmore

Molly Rose Egleston

Julia Demetra Forster

Carla Hamilton

Violet T. Lambrou

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 postgraduate 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 2023–24 academic year.

FAO Schwarz Fellowship

Emma Molloy Stratman ’24, finalist

Fulbright Scholarship

Sylvia Teresa Anthony ’24, nominee (English Teaching Assistant Award-Spain)

Christopher Bentley Arnold III ’24, recipient (ETA-France)

Erin Smith Arnold ’23, nominee (John Wood LAMDA Award in Classical Acting)

Mya Jade Carter ’24, alternate (Open Study/Research Award-Greece)

Katheryn Genevieve Barnes Dunn ’24, nominee (ETA-Spain)

Finn Frerichs ’24, nominee (Open Study/Research-Poland)

Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan ’24, recipient (Combined Award-Austria)

Isabel Kroeger ’24, nominee (ETA-France)

Sofia Anna Marshall ’22, nominee (Postgraduate Open Study/Research-Australia)

Phoebe Marwill ’24, nominee (Open Study/Research-France)

Katie Mastriano ’24, nominee (ETA-France)

Abigail Svetlik ’24, semifinalist (ETA-Vietnam)

Lorelei von Stackelberg Jones ’24, nominee (ETA-France)

Isabella Williams ’24, nominee (ETA-Thailand)

Gillian Zitrin ’24, nominee (Fulbright-Université Grenoble Alpes Award-France)

Gaither Junior Fellows Program

Izabella Roma Klosterman ’23, nominee

Goldwater Scholarship

Lyra H. Flinn ’25, nominee

Heba Salman ’25, scholar

Natasha Ana Wozniak ’25, scholar

Marshall Scholarship

Phoebe Marwill ’24, nominee

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Rebecca Kate Banner ’23, recipient

Emily Elizabeth Blunt ’21, honorable mention

Jonah Silberman Brenner ’20, recipient

Alexander Simeon Carney ’22, honorable mention

Caroline Elizabeth Erickson ’19, honorable mention

Allison Taylor Hands ’19, recipient

Abigail Grace Monahan ’23, recipient

Katie Anne Pelham ’20, honorable mention

Katheryn Claire Rinaolo ’22, honorable mention

Britney Philomena Smart ’16, recipient

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

Undergraduate Fellows Program

Vicky Grijalva ’24, recipient

Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service

Willa Faye Flink ’24, recipient

Truman Scholarship

Willa Faye Flink ’24, nominee

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.

Vicky Grijalva ’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.

Apolonia Alvarez ’24, Andi Ramirez ’24, Maria Bideiwy ’24, Micah Blomberg ’24

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.

Maisha Khondokar ’24, Sofia Iacobucci ’24

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.

Elizabeth Bracht ’24, Sissi Wu ’25

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.

Lily Schwartzman ’25, Kartik Vaish ’25

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.

Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan ’24, Emilka Jansen ’24, Oluebube Onwuzulu ’24

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.

Amanda Jane Ruffino ’27

Audrey J. Tignor ’27

Kathy and Charlie DiSanto Memorial Student Opportunity Fund

Given by the family of Kathy and Charlie DiSanto in their memory in December 2017 to support student(s) pursuing opportunities in dance.

Amelia Brownell ’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.

Karina Jenefer May Hall ’25

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.

Bella Bruno ’25, Paige Goodsell ’26, Joshua Maxwell ’26, Brie Schaffer ’26

Tom and Jill Lewis Endowed Fund for Media and Film Studies

Given by Maggie Moss-Tucker ’73 and Paul Hayes Tucker to provide support in perpetuity for the Skidmore College Media and Film Studies Program.

Noa Berger ’24, Isabel Godwin ’24, Chloe Gail Lewis ’24, Max A. McGuire ’24, Ida Mihok ’24, Javier Soto Ferreira ’25, Hidha Abdulla Naushad ’26

Brooke Remi Bernstein ’26, Luke Charlston-Camp ’26, Charlene Cheung ’26

DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM PRIZES AND OPPORTUNITY AWARDS

Mente Et Malleo Award

Awarded to a senior on the basis of excellence in independent research projects in geosciences.

Tzevi Dai Aho ’24

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.

Emilia Mary Brueggemann ’25

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.

Anna Heyman Stribrny ’24

Joanna Schneider Zangrando Fund

Established in honor of Joanna Schneider Zangrando, professor of American studies, 1976–2007, to support projects in American studies as well as gender studies.

Caitlyn Mary Matthews ’24

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.

Ida Mihok ’24

ACADEMIC AWARDS

AMERICAN STUDIES

American Studies Faculty Award

Awarded to a graduating senior for academic excellence and growth in the major.

Elizabeth Katherine Tybush ’24

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.

Maggie McCurdy ’24

ART

Eduardo Albanell ’16 Prize

Awarded to a junior or senior studio art major or minor who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in sculpture.

Hannah Elizabeth McArdle ’24

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.

Zhichun Zheng ’24

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.

Miguel Aliaga Achaval ’24

Barbara Greene Wild Award in Ceramics

Awarded to a student who has excelled in ceramics.

Chelsea Elizabeth Knoll ’24

Pamela Weidenman ’72 Memorial Prize

Awarded to an outstanding senior art major who has achieved excellence in lithography and/or printmaking.

Anna Lois Griffin Goodwin ’24

ACADEMIC AWARDS

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.

Hannah Elizabeth McArdle ’24

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.

Lila Saunders ’24

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.

Sophia Mehta ’24

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.

Sophia Mehta ’24

Molly Haley ’64 Entrepreneurial Artist Prize

Awarded to a junior or senior who has participated in the Entrepreneurial Artist Initiative and shows extraordinary promise as an artist entrepreneur.

Brian Labra Vergara ’24

BIOLOGY

Dowd-Lester Award

Established in honor of the Dowd and Lester families to recognize an outstanding senior biology major or combined major.

Kaylee Bagdan ’24

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.

Thomas Tao ’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.

Drew Delmore ’24

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.

Sarah Sinnott ’24

Elizabeth Anne Scholer ’24

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.

Kallie A. Schildge ’24

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.

Kaelen David Baird ’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.

Annabelle Hayden Aber ’24

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.

Bernadette Berner ’24

Elliot Jackson-Ontkush ’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.

Catherine Grace Spaulding ’24

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.

Emilka Angela Jansen ’24

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.

Kimberly Iwona Pienkawa ’25

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.

Georgia Svrcek ’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.

Coltrane Cho ’24

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.

Kari Stein ’24

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.

Jackson Robert Smith ’24

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.

Claire Louise Wolgast ’24

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.

Ilena Berro Pizzarossa ’24

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.

Caroline Rogers ’24

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 and Dance, 1958–68, to recognize outstanding student research in health and human physiology.

Elena Sullivan Shostak ’24

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.

Lisle Jamieson ’24

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

Willa Faye Flink ’24

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.

Kimberly Rivera ’24

INTERDISCIPLINARY: RACIAL JUSTICE

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.

Gabriella DePlasco ’26, Alexandra Vickery ’26, Qavalina Andrade ’25

Shiloh D. Hurley ’24, Maya Balaban ’27

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.

Margaret Nelle Besthoff ’24

ACADEMIC AWARDS

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.

Leah French ’24

MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS

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.

Clea M. O’Neil ’24

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.

Leah French ’24

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.

Bernadette Berner ’24

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.

Minoru Liu ’24

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.

Chloe Hannah Smolkin Boatright ’24

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Gladys Gillman Taylor ’48 Prize in Mathematics

Awarded to a junior or senior in mathematics for outstanding creative work such as research, problem-solving, presentations at meetings, participation in competitions, or other activities that contribute to the intellectual life of the department.

Lydia Watkins ’24

MUSIC

Herman Joseph Muller Prize

Established by Helen T. Muller Rigo ’39 in memory of her father and awarded to the outstanding senior major in the Department of Music.

Julia Cannistraro ’24

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.

Jessica Byers ’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.

Raisa Ihnat ’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.

Ada Glynn ’24

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.

Finn Frerichs ’24

ACADEMIC AWARDS

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.

Chingpheng Phoun ’24

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.

Beck Hagopian ’24

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.

Maria Bideiwy ’24

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.

Isabel Kroeger ’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.

Conrad R. Kassin ’24

ACADEMIC AWARDS

PSYCHOLOGY

Amy Eisenberg ’72 Memorial Award

Established by Mr. and Mrs. Stanford E. Eisenberg in remembrance of their daughter, Amy Eisenberg ’72, and awarded to a junior or senior who submits a proposal for research in educational psychology.

Phoebe Lin Degn ’24

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.

Julia Cannistraro ’24

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.

Sarah Michelle DeSousa ’25

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.

Michaela Monet Glinsky ’24

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.

Maxwell Gould ’24

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.

Emeline Zaltas ’24

ACADEMIC AWARDS

SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD

Tim Brown Scholar Athlete Award

Established by Professor P. Timothy Brown, 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.

Tate Brandon ’24

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.

Lily Ross ’24

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.

Mara Elizabeth Little ’24

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.

Lola Ines Hannah Bessis ’24

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.

Chavon T. Patterson ’24

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.

Ida Mihok ’24

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.

Lilly M. Yang-Schmidt ’24

Lynne L. Gelber Prize in French

Awarded to an outstanding senior French major.

Katie Mastriano ’24

Consulate General Prize in German

Awarded to an outstanding student of German.

Emma Molloy Stratman ’24

Dante Award

Awarded for outstanding accomplishment by a student in Italian.

Owen Xavier Kleis ’24

WORLD LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

Japanese Prize

Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a senior student of Japanese language and literature.

Sean Takumi Robinson ’24

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.

Violet T. Lambrou ’24

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.

Emilka Angela Jansen ’24

Anesu Mukombiwa ’24

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.