COMMENCEMENT
ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH EXERCISES
May Seventeenth
Two Thousand Twenty-Five
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
Jon P. Achenbaum ’77, Chair of the Board of Trustees
PRESIDENT’S COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
President Conner
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR HONORARY DEGREES
Aaron P. Dworkin, Doctor of Humane Letters
Presented by Elizabeth Dubben, Associate Director of Arts Administration and Director of Arts Entrepreneurship
Hood presented by Dorothy E. Mosby, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Adam D. Weinberg, Doctor of Humane Letters
Presented by Mimi Hellman, Professor and Chair, Art History
Hood presented by Dean Mosby
FACULTY SPEAKER
Ronald P. Seyb
Associate Professor of Political Science
REMARKS
Qavalina Andrade, President of the Senior Class
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES
Dean Mosby
CONFERRING OF THE DEGREES 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 Floydd Ricketts
Performed by seniors Luke Charlston-Camp, Alex Ciardullo, Rhea Fitzpatrick, Talia Gordon, Darren Jackson-Wilkins, Arielle Lam, Caroline Liakeas, Ashley Narsu, Nina Renkert, Mary Timmons, Rimmele Wood, and Isadora Zucker
Please help salute the Class of 2025 by singing the Alma Mater. Lyrics and music are on the inside back cover of the program.
CLOSING REMARKS
President Conner
RECESSIONAL
Schenectady Pipe Band
Please keep aisles clear during recessional.
THE PROCESSIONAL AND RECESSIONAL
Led this year by Grand Marshal Jeffrey Segrave, professor for health and human physiological sciences, 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 2025. 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. Students who have served as a First-Year Experience peer mentor wear lemon yellow cords. 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 2025 studied abroad in 37 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
Aaron P. Dworkin is a 2005 MacArthur Fellow, distinguished advocate for the arts, best-selling author, poetjournalist, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, and leading social entrepreneur. He personifies creative leadership and community service with an unwavering passion for the arts, diversity, and their role in society.
Dworkin is the longest-serving member of the National Council on the Arts, having advised five presidential administrations, and is the founder of the globally recognized Sphinx Organization, a leading arts organization whose mission is transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. He is also founder of the Institute for Poetjournalism and originated the term “poetjournalism.”
Dworkin is currently a professor of arts leadership and entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan and hosts the nationally broadcast show Arts Engines. He is the author of poetry collections, The Poetjournalist and They Said I Wasn’t Really Black, as well as two memoirs, a children’s book, a science-fiction novel, and The Entrepreneurial Artist: Lessons from Highly Successful Creatives. He is the creator of the Emmy Award-winning film An American Prophecy and the digital art project Fractured History.
A member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs), and the Academy of American Poets, he is the recipient of honors including the National Governors Association Distinguished Service to State Government Award, BET’s History Makers in the Making Award, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also been named Michiganian of the Year by the Detroit News and the National Black MBA’s Entrepreneur of the Year. He has been featured by The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and Jet Magazine, and named one of Newsweek’s “15 People Who Make America Great.”
He is a frequent keynote speaker and lecturer at numerous universities, including Skidmore College.
Aaron P. Dworkin, Doctor of Humane Letters
FACULTY
Ronald P. Seyb
Ronald P. Seyb, associate professor of political science, has been teaching political science and government at Skidmore College for the past 35 years. He has taught courses on the American presidency, the United States Congress, the media and politics, and political psychology. His research interests include presidential management of the executive branch, political oratory, and media history. Seyb has also served as director of Skidmore’s Bridge Experience and was associate dean of the faculty for student academic affairs from 2017 to 2020.
Seyb has published articles in Journalism History, American Journalism, Media History Monographs, Presidential Studies Quarterly, The Journal of Policy History, and California Politics and Policy, and he makes frequent local and regional media appearances to provide his expert perspective on current political events. He received the Ralph A. Ciancio Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2005 and was Skidmore’s Jon Ramsey Honors Forum Lecturer in 2012 and faculty commencement speaker in 1991.
Candidates for Degrees
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Konika Singh Dhull
Yuesong Ding
Ryan Wilson Dohrn**
Tobi Dolan*
Nathaniel William Dolny
Haley Ritchie Donatello
Will Dow-Kenny
Derrell Downey
Alexei Charles Downie
Jay Doyle
Eloise Dreesen
Olivia Caroline Dreier
August Balint DuClos
Jacob Dube
Juliette Lorraine Dube
Marie P. Ducey
Paulina A. Dunn
Anika Eastman
Theodore H. Eisenberg
Mark Engel Jr*
Ruby Alexandra Epstein
Alessandro Esposito
Abagail Rose Faltemier
Cormac Murphy Feeley
Lulu Feeney*
Andrew L. Feldman**
Yutian Feng
Jackson Young Fina*
Rhea Wilson Fitzpatrick
Iona Fleming
Willa Faye Flink*
Lyra Hart Flinn
Aidan Flores
Tiffany Flores
Ava Katherine Forand
Jacque Brooke Forman
Zia Idara Foxhall
Amanda Francis
Calliope Frankel
Carlos Freeman**
Maddy Fung
Madison Nicole Gadbaw
Kareena Anjali Gandhi
Chiara Miranda Garcia-Ugarte
David S. Garvin
Owen Genrich
Benjamin Paul Gibeau
Dominic Giordano
Zoe Gleason
Augustine Goebel
Maddie Goewey
Rodrigo Gonzalez-Rivero
Jacob Harrison Gordon
Talia Gordon
Katherine Anne Grace
Grace Erin Grbach
Benno Ivory Greene
Olivia Grieder
Tyler Rynard Gundrum
David Guo
Hengjia Guo
Xiaoyan Guo
Maurice Hacker**
Dune Hager
Tyler Paul Haims
Karina Jenefer May Hall
Catherine Anne Hamilton
Lindsey Han
Jouna Hasan
Kayla Marie Hassett
Emily Elizabeth Healy
Marina Strekalovsky Hebeisen**
Ethan Heidepriem
Udo Hemmelgarn
Anthony Robert Herrera*
Tivona Clara Hilbig-Bokaer
Samantha Hinkle
Winston Howard Hofler
Aimee N. Holland*
Amy Holzberger
Rebecca M. Horger
Helen Hornor
Samuel Atlas Hort
Hirry Huang
Shuying Huang
Erin Lin Hurley
Isabella Rose Hynes
Apollo ibn-Hasan
Fineas Jackson
Oliver Jackson
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Giovanni Jacobelli
Anna Jarry**
Eli Jean-Francois
Bella Angelica Jevenson
Bowen Jia
Julia Finn Johnson McGuigan
Jack Jordan
Annabel Dwyer Judy
Sam Kasmin
Jules Katz
Ellie Albin Kauffman
Priscilla Kayku
Bridget Keeler
Margot Clara Kelly
Anjali Khanna
Isabel Kiechel
Hyungbin Kim
Darren Kissi
Sara Srodon Klompus
Ajani Kai Knowles
Collin R. Kuester
Sasha Danielle Kushner
Trevor Lai
Arielle Lam*
Justin Lamport
Emma Betsy Laquinta
Wells Larsen
Sylvia Lavin
Jonah Francis LeCompte
Gabriela Cristina Lebron
Ruth Barbara Leech
Reef Robert Leighton
Isabelle Sawicky Leonard
Yury Sabrina Leonardo Hamilton
Ely Lettow
Sonam Lhazin
Caroline Emery Liakeas
Zach Lindewirth
Claire Lipkin
Jovina Bliss Listewnik
Alec Llerena
Emma Frances Lloyd
Charlotte Sarah Localio
Samuel Lubarr**
Dinah Grey Luomanen
Sara Grace Lyman
Kees Lynch
Charlotte Lyon
Fiona Lyubarsky
Siyabonga Langelihle Mabuza
Natasha Tinaye Machera
Daniel Magnuson
Charlotte Mahn
Yemi Majiyagbe
Andrew Malling
David Edward Marcello
Nico Markham
Eleanor Marks
Diangelo Marroquin
AJ Matyas*
Nicolo Dillon Mazzocca*
Elle Avery McCarty
Jack McLaughlin
Iain L.M. McMaster*
Travis McVoy
Gabriella Alessandra Meade
Jacob Joel Mejia Levy
Lizbeth Mendoza
Peter Lawrence Merz
Mark Samuel Miller
Carly Hallowell Milliken
Kayla Moody
Blaine Moore
Liam Mark Moren
Leslie Estrellita Morin
Annabella Wells Morrone
Will Thomas Moyer Laurin
Ally Frances Mujica
Erick Mulindi
Jeremiah Mulumbi*
Edward Desafinado Myers
Jessica Rachel Nachamie
Ryan Narey
Ashley Marie Lakshmi Narsu
Emerson Neely
Sadie Nesbitt
Danh Nguyen
Ruskin Nohe-Moren
Charlotte Nusbaum
Grace Anne O’Keefe
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Eloise Worth Ochoa
McKenna Olivia Otey
Muxin Ouyang
Aaron Nathaniel Pace
Emma Ashley Pantschenko
Noah Parilla
Anna Sonia Paul
Jay Peacock
Ella Cary Peterson
Kimberly Pienkawa
Emily Renee Plage
Maxwell David Plenby
Benjamin James Pool
Mariana Posada
Harlan Power
Sara Jane Powers
Uzay Poyraz
Kofi Oduro Prempeh
Tucker Velocity Prisant
Ella Mather Harriss Provost
Nikki Qian*
Taryn Queenin
Madeline Sage Rader
Ana Ramirez Morales
Jonathan Ramirez
Maitreya Mary Ravenstar
Sritha Hyma Ravi
Alex Holden Read
Abigail Reed
Brynn Reilly
Emaline Anna Relyea-Strawn
Lila Rose Ressler
Maximillian Raphael Restifo-Bernstein
Callista Elizabeth Richard
Julia Rider
Owen Ritzau
Tre Roberts
William Garrett Robison
Benjamin Rodis
Calvin Lang Rogers
Kia A. Rogers
Lucien Rosado-Soto
Gillian Ross
Claire Nicole Rubin
Kyra Whitney Russman-Araya**
Mira Saliman
Heba Salman
Mira Sanchez-Hidalgo
Kenya Sanders
Harper Robin Sanford
Max Ethan Sasloff
Hayley Satran
Benjamin Philip Michael Scali*
Ellie Lauren Schaumberger
Devon Kate Schiff
Amelia Hope Schmit
Jane Ann Schmucki
Eliza Catharine Schnauck
Christopher Schuckers
Lily Marin Schwartzman
Mbaye Seck
Nina-Pilar Martinez Sedares
Emma Sellers
Allison Isabella Serapilio
Adam Serota
Dylan C. Severson
Ezra Shamy
Wiley Cole Shannon
Andrew K. Shen
Hetong Shi
Junlin Shu**
Seamus Patrick Signorelli*
Elijah William Smith
Nicolas Mario Sodi
Perry Sofis-Scheft
Sebastian Harry Stafford
Olivia Standish
Parker Thomson Stern*
Gracie Laurine Stevens
James Stuart
Ella Stuccio
Alyssa Sugerman
Timur Can Sumer**
Ishan Summer
Nickolas Halladay Swanson
Ding Tan
Caleb Taran
Bryan Taylor
John Taylor
Aidan Teahan
C A NDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Aditya Navaratan Agarwal
Andie Rose Alcorn
Ty Oliver Aleksa
Lark Anne Aresty
Grace A. Aronson
Martita Estela Baenziger
Kubair Bahl
Ethan Barnett
Hannah Baumhover
James A. Bell III
Taha Saleem Bhatti
Kirby Carter Bischoff
Timothy James Blue
Jonathan Bouvier
Owen Brady**
Jose Brito
Benjamin Andrew Bruce*
Zachary Archer Campana
Ryan Richard Capozucca
Thomas Carr
Cecily Jane Carter
Nicholas Scott Casale
Tony Chen
Cary Chiarelli
Eliza Grace Clark
Laura Valli Clayton
Mia Cohen
Jasper Coles
Olive Cooper Collinson
Marc A. Combs
Madeleine Anne Connal
Ryan James Connolly
Luke Andrew Curtin
Lucy Margaret Daigle
Chris De Los Santos
Rowan Minerva DeWitt
Phie L. Deal
John Michael Sweeney Denham
John Scott Doherty
Ewen Tyler Donald
Malena Tatiana Alise Dornemann*
Zimmerman Marcus Dotson**
Ashley Downes
Via Durkin
Zana Dzanan
Anna Jessen Eiler
Lucas J. Falick
Sofia Kawassaki Fenner
Elizabeth Anne Foley
Grace Foley
Evan Forrest
Isabella Julian Forrest
Evan Freeman-Gallant
Ethan Jacob Friedberg
Zachary Frisk
Renee Ilse Fritschel
Emma Froelich
Samuel Boyd Frombgen
Faith Mei Gaglia
Harrison Robert Galloway-Kahn
Mollie Danielle Gaughan
Pranu Gautam
Bailey Alexander Gerson
James Matthew Gibbons III
Ivory Lee Gipson
William Goethlin
Keller Gold
Sam Goldberg
Phoenix Goldenberg
Blair Goldstein*
Brian Terence Gonsalves
Owen Gonter
Anyeliza Gonzalez
Maya Graziani
Lexie Grigg
Max Andrew Heberlein
Ajax Hershberger
James Ryan Holmes
Jae Hymer
Freddie Ilias
Sonomi Izushima
Darren Jackson-Wilkins
Nick Manuel Jardim**
Wyn Jarvinen*
Schuyler Kristian Jasienowski*
Ingrid Johnson
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Diana Amoret Jorgensen
Lily Erin Josephs
Leo Ethan Kachanovsky
James Gordon Katzmann
Liam Keating
Sophie Kathryn Kelly
Stephanie Marie Kemple
Chloe Kim
Ace King
Samuel Meacham Kornet
Ella Laine Kretten
Fiona Coleen Lacey
Adelaide Scott Lance
Stella Lane
Zachary Logan Leiderman
Andi Levitz
Sophie A. Levy
Daniel Liu
Jillian Lockwood
Joshua Lucey
Gisselle Lucio-Sanchez
Audrey MacDonald
Gillian Maher
Sebastian Michael Mantis*
Owen L. Markowitz
Peter Martin
Anna Dorothy Mathews
Sophia Alexandra May
Grace McCafferty
Delia W. McCarthy
Erin Elizabeth McMorris
Amelia Catherine Medolla
Zizi Scott Meeks*
Kian Mehran Lodge
Ezra Linneaen Merleaux
Tess Miller
Elise Milner
Mary Ann Bremner Mulholland*
David A. Muti Jr.
Victoria Nezaj
Benedict Nguyen
Ainsley Susan Nolan**
Brenna O’Brien
Elle Ava Oestreich
Armin Ohadi
Jeremiah Giovanni Ortiz*
Sebastian Obregon Parenti*
Kaeden Patrick
Arria Wilder Patton**
Andrew Pelc
Stephen Perez
Martina Sophia Phelan
Katherine P. Phetteplace**
Camille Pontone
Aryan Prasad
Powell Pricejones
Ria Puga Gorry
Georgia Quackenbos
Lionel Quaynor
Owen Quinn
William Kernan Quinn
Elliott Radin
Nayah Reagans
Ja’Don Rene
Nina Elizabeth Renkert
Sylvia Jane Rhodes
Reyn Leonido Ricafort
Jasper Ro*
Anastasia Rose Rogozinski
Tali Rosen
Cynthia Salas
Olivia Salim
David Salinas
Smriti Saxena
Keegan Neil Scharoun
Gavin Jade Schiavi
William Marshall Schmidt**
Daniel Schnitzer
Dimitri Wayne Sfakiyanudis
Ashe Sharpe
Ellery Shea
Lillie Parke Shelor
Matthew Maru Shin
Kate Rose Silagi
Mylasia Smith
Austin Hunter Somers
COLLEGE HONORS
(Distinction in all coursework taken toward the degree)
Sophie Rae Blumberg
Trey Bourque
Walter A. Boyce
Camilla Brown
Emilia Mary Brueggemann
Ashley Buick
Sara Emerson Burr
Luke Charlston-Camp*
Laura Valli Clayton
Grace Eleanor Coale
Yuesong Ding
Haley Ritchie Donatello
Juliette Lorraine Dube
Anna Jessen Eiler
Ruby Alexandra Epstein
Willa Faye Flink*
Zia Idara Foxhall
Bailey Alexander Gerson
Hengjia Guo
Emily Elizabeth Healy
Max Andrew Heberlein
Hirry Huang
Isabella Rose Hynes
Darren Jackson-Wilkins
Margot Clara Kelly
Collin R. Kuester
Sophie A. Levy
Audrey MacDonald
Daniel Magnuson
Gillian Maher
Charlotte Mahn
David Edward Marcello
Sophia Alexandra May
Travis McVoy
Will Thomas Moyer Laurin
Edward Desafinado Myers
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Jessica Rachel Nachamie
Armin Ohadi
McKenna Olivia Otey
Muxin Ouyang
Kimberly Pienkawa
Sara Jane Powers
Ella Mather Harriss Provost
Maitreya Mary Ravenstar
Abigail Reed
Emaline Anna Relyea-Strawn
Nina Elizabeth Renkert
Reyn Leonido Ricafort
Claire Nicole Rubin
Kyra Whitney Russman-Araya**
Heba Salman
Adam Serota
Ellery Shea
Andrew K. Shen
Kate Rose Silagi
Samuel Squires
Jack Strauss
Ella Stuccio
Georgia Imogen Svrcek
Katherine Tarvin DeFusto
John Taylor
Ava Rose Tesoriero
Mary Elizabeth Timmons
Cassidy Tryon
Brooke Tunnicliffe
Nina Marie van Hoorn
Frances Olivia Wharton
Rimmele Wood
Natasha Ana Wozniak
Alice Sun Yoo Yi
COLLEGE HONORS
Aditya Navaratan Agarwal
Faith Anderson
Qavalina Andrade
Tamar Azulay
Martita Estela Baenziger
Maya Balboni**
Caleb Ballantine*
Sydney Borak
Jonathan Bouvier
Emily Rose Branes-Huff
Anna Marta Brooks
Elizabeth Addison Callaghan
Thomas Carr
Nicholas Scott Casale
Sarah Moore Chambers
Alina Lau Chaudhri
Jeffrey Cheung
Zander Chown
Alex William Ciardullo
Mia Cohen
Jasper Coles
Olive Cooper Collinson
Allison Conwell
Bridget Marie Julane Coyer
Emily Czelusniak
Cassandra Mae Davidson
Sarah DeSousa
Charles Augustus Elie DeVos
Phie L. Deal
Zoë Kathryn Dec**
Sophia Delohery
Cory Derzon-Supplee
Nathaniel William Dolny
Ashley Downes
Eloise Dreesen
Olivia Caroline Dreier
Marie P. Ducey
Anika Eastman
Cormac Murphy Feeley
Yutian Feng
Rhea Wilson Fitzpatrick
Grace Foley
Jacque Brooke Forman
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Calliope Frankel
Renee Ilse Fritschel
Kareena Anjali Gandhi
David S. Garvin
Lexie Grigg
Xiaoyan Guo
Karina Jenefer May Hall
Catherine Anne Hamilton
Kayla Marie Hassett
Marina Strekalovsky Hebeisen**
Udo Hemmelgarn
Winston Howard Hofler
Aimee N. Holland*
Helen Hornor
Erin Lin Hurley
Giovanni Jacobelli
Julia Finn Johnson McGuigan
Lily Erin Josephs
Ellie Albin Kauffman
Priscilla Kayku
Bridget Keeler
Anjali Khanna
Ella Laine Kretten
Sasha Danielle Kushner
Adelaide Scott Lance
Emma Betsy Laquinta
Ely Lettow
Andi Levitz
Sonam Lhazin
Zach Lindewirth
Charlotte Sarah Localio
Dinah Grey Luomanen
Sara Grace Lyman
Kees Lynch
Fiona Lyubarsky
Owen L. Markowitz
Eleanor Marks
Anna Dorothy Mathews
AJ Matyas*
Elle Avery McCarty
Iain L.M. McMaster*
Gabriella Alessandra Meade
Ezra Linneaen Merleaux
COLLEGE HONORS
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Tess Miller
Elise Milner
Liam Mark Moren
Annabella Wells Morrone
Erick Mulindi
Ashley Marie Lakshmi Narsu
Grace Anne O’Keefe
Anna Sonia Paul
Ella Cary Peterson
Mariana Posada
Uzay Poyraz
William Kernan Quinn
Madeline Sage Rader
Alex Holden Read
Lila Rose Ressler
Owen Ritzau
Benjamin Rodis
Anastasia Rose Rogozinski
Tali Rosen
Mira Saliman
Mira Sanchez-Hidalgo
Kenya Sanders
Amelia Hope Schmit
Eliza Catharine Schnauck
Daniel Schnitzer
Emma Sellers
Allison Isabella Serapilio
Sebastian Harry Stafford
Cassie Stewart
Ella Parker Stone
James Stuart
Abigail Sturim
Elena Margaux Tittel
John Tommasi
Thanh Trinh
Purlin Moon Palm Twigg-Smith
Kartik Vaish
Audrey Wakefield
Lily Whelden
Cole Audrey Wilson
Matthew Wolfeiler
Samuel K. Yaegashi
William Taylor Yarranton
Jaden Troy Campbell York
Yu Yu
Isadora Belle Zucker
COLLEGE HONORS
CUM LAUDE
Madelin Aho
Malcolm Andreoletti Ash
Arjun B K
Chloe Jean Binder
Caroline Blum
Sadie Mae Hyvonen Bromberg
Bella Bruno
Najda Bucan
Griffin Burns
Zachary Archer Campana
Ryan Richard Capozucca
Cary Chiarelli
Caroline Veronica Clarke
Marc A. Combs
Madeleine Anne Connal
Ella B. Copelotti
Eli H. Cott
Violet Morais Da Motta
Avenina De Auxiliadora Do Rego E Belo
Konika Singh Dhull
Malena Tatiana Alise Dornemann*
Will Dow-Kenny
Derrell Downey
Jacob Dube
Paulina A. Dunn
Iona Fleming
Evan Forrest
Emma Froelich
Samuel Boyd Frombgen
Chiara Miranda Garcia-Ugarte
Owen Genrich
James Matthew Gibbons III
Phoenix Goldenberg
Jacob Harrison Gordon
Maya Graziani
Lindsey Han
Ajax Hershberger
Rebecca M. Horger
Sam Kasmin
James Gordon Katzmann
Chloe Kim
Samuel Meacham Kornet
Stella Lane
Sylvia Lavin
Ruth Barbara Leech
Zachary Logan Leiderman
Reef Robert Leighton
Isabelle Sawicky Leonard
Yemi Majiyagbe
Nico Markham
Peter Martin
Nicolo Dillon Mazzocca*
Delia W. McCarthy
Jack McLaughlin
Erin Elizabeth McMorris
Carly Hallowell Milliken
Kayla Moody
Emerson Neely
Brenna O’Brien
Stephen Perez
Harlan Power
Powell Pricejones
Ria Puga Gorry
Nayah Reagans
Sylvia Jane Rhodes
David Salinas
Smriti Saxena
Keegan Neil Scharoun
Ellie Lauren Schaumberger
Jane Ann Schmucki
Lily Marin Schwartzman
Nina-Pilar Martinez Sedares
Lillie Parke Shelor
Matthew Maru Shin
Elijah William Smith
Gracie Laurine Stevens
Maeve Stone
Maddison Linda Thomas
Joshua Timothy Torres
Oliver Lawrence Tymann
James Varriano**
Jose Manuel Velez
Andrew Villardi
Landon Robert Maxwell Weber
Emma Weitzman
Ayla Schwartz Wellnitz
Caroline Cain Wetter
Kara Mckenna White**
Sissi Xinyue Wu
Elisabeth Mary Yorns
DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM HONORS
With Honor in Chemistry
Cormac Murphy Feeley
Lindsey Han
Kyra Whitney Russman-Araya**
Andrew K. Shen
With Honor in Classics
Rowan Minerva DeWitt
Austin Hunter Somers
Lily Whelden
With Honor in Computer Science
Zander Chown
Travis McVoy
John Taylor
Thanh Trinh
Nina Marie van Hoorn
With Honor in Dance
Faith Anderson
Caleb Ballantine*
Caroline Veronica Clarke
Madeleine Anne Connal
Grace Foley
Jacque Brooke Forman
Gracie Laurine Stevens
Cassidy Tryon
With Honor in Economics
Faith Anderson
Arjun B K
Trey Bourque
Giovanni Jacobelli
Collin R. Kuester
Sonam Lhazin
Daniel Magnuson
David Edward Marcello
Daniel Schnitzer
Jack Strauss
Kartik Vaish
With Honor in Education Studies
Audrey MacDonald
Anna Dorothy Mathews
Anastasia Rose Rogozinski
Sophie Tschanz**
Claire Marie Turnbull
With Honor in English
Jay Doyle
Rhea Wilson Fitzpatrick
Kayla Marie Hassett
Helen Hornor
Adelaide Scott Lance
Charlotte Mahn
Yemi Majiyagbe
Eleanor Marks
Edward Desafinado Myers
Ashley Marie Lakshmi Narsu
Kimberly Pienkawa
Eliza Catharine Schnauck
Allison Isabella Serapilio
Ellery Shea
Aidan Teahan
Mary Elizabeth Timmons
Samuel K. Yaegashi
With Honor in Environmental Science
Griffin Burns
Iona Fleming
Emily Elizabeth Healy
Jonathan Ramirez
Abigail Reed
Kara Mckenna White**
Elisabeth Mary Yorns
With Honor in Environmental Studies
Malcolm Andreoletti Ash
Sadie Mae Hyvonen Bromberg
Benjamin Dante Bryant
Nicholas Scott Casale
Ashley Downes
Jacob Dube
David S. Garvin
Marina Strekalovsky Hebeisen**
Julia Finn Johnson McGuigan
Priscilla Kayku
Margot Clara Kelly
Grace Anne O’Keefe
Charlotte Lyon
Emaline Anna Relyea-Strawn
Kenya Sanders
DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM HONORS
With Honor in Gender Studies
Reef Robert Leighton
With Honor in Geosciences
Owen Genrich
Claire Nicole Rubin
With Honor in German
McKenna Olivia Otey
With Honor in Health and Human Physiological Sciences
Gillian Maher
William Kernan Quinn
Smriti Saxena
With Honor in History
Adrian S. Antonioli
Martita Estela Baenziger
Emilia Mary Brueggemann
Sophia Delohery
Paulina A. Dunn
Willa Faye Flink*
Isabella Rose Hynes
Dinah Grey Luomanen
Kees Lynch
Iain L.M. McMaster*
Will Thomas Moyer Laurin
Caleb Taran
Oliver Lawrence Tymann
Ayla Schwartz Wellnitz
Sissi Xinyue Wu
With Honor in History of Art
Madelin Aho
Eloise Dreesen
Alice Sun Yoo Yi
With Honor in International Affairs
Qavalina Andrade
Avenina De Auxiliadora Do Rego E Belo
Nathaniel William Dolny
Pranu Gautam
Isabel Kiechel
Justin Lamport
Isabelle Sawicky Leonard
Sophia Alexandra May
McKenna Olivia Otey
Harlan Power
Tucker Velocity Prisant
Ella Mather Harriss Provost
Emaline Anna Relyea-Strawn
Elijah William Smith
With Honor in Mathematics
David Edward Marcello
Travis McVoy
Jessica Rachel Nachamie
Adam Serota
With Honor in Music
Alex William Ciardullo
August Balint DuClos
Talia Gordon
Lexie Grigg
Rimmele Wood
With Honor in Neuroscience
Tamar Azulay
Chloe Jean Binder
Sophie Rae Blumberg
Emily Rose Branes-Huff
Will Dow-Kenny
Jacque Brooke Forman
Ely Lettow
James Stuart
Jaden Troy Campbell York
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 2025
Faith Anderson
Qavalina Andrade
Sydney Borak
Jeffrey Cheung
Bridget Marie Julane Coyer
Konika Singh Dhull
Olivia Caroline Dreier
Calliope Frankel
Kareena Anjali Gandhi
Hengjia Guo
Catherine Anne Hamilton
Isabella Rose Hynes
Julia Finn Johnson McGuigan
Sonam Lhazin
Sara Grace Lyman
Charlotte Mahn
Nico Markham
Will Thomas Moyer Laurin
Muxin Ouyang
Kimberly Pienkawa
Lionel Quaynor
Claire Nicole Rubin
Heba Salman
Ellery Shea
Georgia Imogen Svrcek
John Taylor
Nina Marie van Hoorn
Frances Olivia Wharton
Matthew Wolfeiler
William Taylor Yarranton
PERICLEAN SCHOLAR AWARDS
Class of 2025
Bridget Marie Julane Coyer
Maitreya Mary Ravenstar
Lillie Parke Shelor
Lily Whelden
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
Elizabeth Nicole Bracht
Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan
Shiloh D. Hurley
Class of 2025
Tamar Azulay
Sophie Rae Blumberg
Walter A. Boyce
Anna Marta Brooks
Camilla Brown
Emilia Mary Brueggemann
Sarah Moore Chambers
Alina Lau Chaudhri
Cory Derzon-Supplee
Cormac Murphy Feeley
Zia Idara Foxhall
David S. Garvin
Emily Elizabeth Healy
Isabella Rose Hynes
Collin R. Kuester
Ely Lettow
Sara Grace Lyman
Daniel Magnuson
Gillian Maher
Charlotte Mahn
David Edward Marcello
Eleanor Marks
Travis McVoy
Liam Mark Moren
Jessica Rachel Nachamie
McKenna Olivia Otey
Mariana Posada
Sara Jane Powers
William Kernan Quinn
Maitreya Mary Ravenstar
Emaline Anna Relyea-Strawn
Lila Rose Ressler
Anastasia Rose Rogozinski
Claire Nicole Rubin
Kyra Whitney Russman-Araya
Mira Saliman
Kenya Sanders
Amelia Hope Schmit
Andrew K. Shen
Ella Stuccio
John Taylor
Mary Elizabeth Timmons
Thanh Trinh
Nina Marie van Hoorn
Andrew Villardi
Frances Olivia Wharton
Lily Whelden
Natasha Ana Wozniak
William Taylor Yarranton
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 2025
James Ryan Holmes
Rhea Wilson Fitzpatrick
Joshua Lucey
Emaline Anna Relyea-Strawn
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
National Collegiate Chinese
Honor Society
Class of 2025
Tucker Velocity Prisant
Eta Sigma Phi
National Honor Society in Classics
Class of 2025
Rowan Minerva DeWitt
Ruby Alexandra Epstein
Delia W. McCarthy
Sylvia Jane Rhodes
Austin Hunter Somers
Olivia Standish
Lily Whelden
Hunter Wolf
Class of 2026
Sabeena Ali
Charlotte A. Ballantoni
Amelia DeDominicas
Andie Charlotte Doscher
Declan James Keefe
Anderson Veronica Kriebel
Elijah J. Lembo
Melina Jacqueline Mendez
Scott Segall
Omicron Delta Epsilon
International Honor Society in Economics
Class of 2025
Aditya Navaratan Agarwal
Faith Anderson
Arjun B K
Sydney Borak
Trey Bourque
Jonathan Bouvier
Laura Valli Clayton
Jacob Dube
Sonam Lhazin
Daniel Magnuson
Charlotte Mahn
David Edward Marcello
Jack Strauss
Sissi Xinyue Wu
Class of 2026
Randy Martin Moreta
Pi Delta Phi
National Honor Society in French
Class of 2025
Calliope Frankel
Winston Howard Hofler
Liam Mark Moren
Ella Mather Harriss Provost
Anastasia Rose Rogozinski
Delta Phi Alpha
German National Honor Society
Class of 2025
Sophia Delohery
McKenna Olivia Otey
William Taylor Yarranton
Class of 2026
William John Bryce III
Bevin Dean
Beilynn Geiss
Zachary Searight
Class of 2027
Lana Cobo
Siena Goebel
Lily Judith Watson
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Delta Tau Chapter
International Honor Society in History
Class of 2025
Adrian S. Antonioli
Martita Estela Baenziger
Emilia Mary Brueggemann
Sophia Delohery
Paulina A. Dunn
Willa Faye Flink
Udo Hemmelgarn
Ajax Hershberger
Isabella Rose Hynes
Isabelle Sawicky Leonard
Dinah Grey Luomanen
Kees Lynch
Iain L.M. McMaster
Will Thomas Moyer Laurin
Gillian Ross
Kenya Sanders
Caleb Taran
Oliver Lawrence Tymann
Ayla Schwartz Wellnitz
Jack Christopher Wooten
Sissi Xinyue Wu
Class of 2026
Elanor S. Andreassen
Emma Julia Barker
William John Bryce III
Elizabeth A. Drabek
Yihong (Wendell) He
Augustus Joseph Hempstead
Lila Morgan Helleberg Smith
Japanese National Honor Society
Class of 2025
Eleanor Marks
Nina-Pilar Martinez Sedares
Ding Tan
Pi Mu Epsilon
National Honor Society in Mathematics
Class of 2025
Arjun B K
Fiona Kathleen Burroughs
Sarah Moore Chambers
Karina Jenefer May Hall
Sara Grace Lyman
David Edward Marcello
Travis McVoy
Jessica Rachel Nachamie
Owen Ritzau
Adam Serota
Dimitri Wayne Sfakiyanudis
Thanh Trinh
Frances Olivia Wharton
Cole Audrey Wilson
Natasha Ana Wozniak
Violet Morais Da Motta
Class of 2026
Lily Acierno
Soleil Fusheng Demick
Beilynn Geiss
Kamran Haq
Camden Thomas Holland-Shepler
Daniel Huh
Jonathan Kasper
Anna V. Siddiqui
Ella J. Theoharis
Riley Joy Vavolizza
Fan Xia
Class of 2027
Belle Roberge
Thanh Tran
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Pi Sigma Alpha, Tau Gamma Chapter
National Honor Society in Political Science
Class of 2025
William Berkowitz
Sydney Borak
Bella Bruno
Elizabeth Addison Callaghan
Thomas Carr
Zander Chown
Bridget Marie Julane Coyer
Claire Adele Crosby
Sarah DeSousa
Zoë Kathryn Dec
Dominic Giordano
Grace Erin Grbach
Udo Hemmelgarn
Isabella Rose Hynes
Trevor Lai
Daniel Magnuson
Liam Mark Moren
Sadie Nesbitt
Ella Cary Peterson
Harlan Power
Lionel Quaynor
Taryn Queenin
Amelia Hope Schmit
Isabelle Unger
Ayla Schwartz Wellnitz
Matthew Wolfeiler
Class of 2026
Anna Barnes
Allison Frances Faulds
Lucas Gutierrez-Arnold
Elleanor Rose Hoyt
Anne Luther Huffines
Diego Ignacio Ilagan
Simone Leclercq
Kathryn Maccarrone
Joshua Maxwell
Brie Schaffer
Abigail M. Scifres
Lila Morgan Helleberg Smith
Paige Stephenson
Maya Stolarz
Class of 2027
Abigail Kreps
Ethan Madeiros
Darlek Silva
Alexander Van Hise
Psi Chi
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
National Honor Society in Psychology
Class of 2025
Sophie Rae Blumberg
Emily Rose Branes-Huff
Sarah DeSousa
Charles Augustus Elie DeVos
Olivia Caroline Dreier
Calliope Frankel
Hengjia Guo
Karina Jenefer May Hall
Ellie Albin Kauffman
Bridget Keeler
Anjali Khanna
Sylvia Lavin
Charlotte Sarah Localio
Elle Avery McCarty
Gabriella Alessandra Meade
Annabella Wells Morrone
Ainsley Susan Nolan
Muxin Ouyang
Emma Ashley Pantschenko
Ella Cary Peterson
Madeline Sage Rader
Sritha Hyma Ravi
Lila Rose Ressler
Kia A. Rogers
Heba Salman
Amelia Hope Schmit
Gracie Laurine Stevens
Elena Margaux Tittel
Class of 2026
Lucy Sarah Altman-Coe
Natalie C. Black
Madison Bonham
Sydney Kate Brown
Chloe Juliet Cella
Annie Dai
Shane Decatur
Eleanor Elizabeth Ehrlich
Hannah Epstein
Linxiao Fan
Allison Frances Faulds
Ella Jewel Ford
William Wharton Harmon
Sarah Hammerness Hatch
Nora Grace Jackson
Norah Jankey
Shelby Kaiser
Maya Kates
Emily Kayser
Jiarui Lin
Xinyu (Stephanie) Lin
Audrey P. Lubitz
Erin Machado
Tess Malloy
Ruth Avery McDermott
Madison Meyer
Meredith Mobyed
Addie Oliphant
Ella Hsu-Hsin Palmet
Avery Rogers
Sophie Roth
Emma Lily Rothman
Shivani Saurav
Margalit Schwartz
Kate Helen Shanaman
Aili R. Teittinen-Gordon
Leila Jade Turet
Erin Rose Westlund
Julia Morgan Wolfson
Celine (Ke) Xu
Melanie Yaeger
Katya Yurkovskaya
Alvin Zhang
Théo J.H. Zita
Class of 2027
Grace Elizabeth Clark
John Fink
Z Rebecca Gerstenblatt
Auriel K. Gonzalez
Amelia Elizabeth Hall
Amanda Jane Ruffino
Srijon Saha
Keya J. Shah
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 2024–25 academic year.
Fulbright Scholarship
Mya Jade Carter ’24, recipient (Study/Research Award/Greece)
Finn Frerichs ’24, nominee (Study/Research Award/Germany)
Bridget Marie Julane Coyer ’25, nominee (Study/Research Award/London School of Economics/UK)
Catherine Anne Hamilton ’25, nominee (ETA/Spain)
Emily Hey ’24, semi-finalist (Study/Research Award/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Award)
Tivona Clara Hilbig-Bokaer ’25, nominee (ETA/Belgium)
Isabella Rose Hynes ’25, semi-finalist (ETA/Moldova)
Jack McLaughlin ’25, nominee (ETA/France)
Edward Desafinado Myers ’25, nominee (Study/Research Award/University College
Cork Master’s in Creative Writing Award)
Elijah William Smith ’25, semi-finalist (ETA/Madagascar)
Samuel K. Yaegashi ’25, nominee (ETA/Peru)
Gaither Junior Fellows Program
Emaline Anna Relyea-Strawn ’25, nominee
Goldwater Scholarship
Isabelle Elizabeth Crampton ’26, nominee
Rachel Hambuchen ’26, scholar
Jonathan Kasper ’26, nominee
Kayla Elaine Melendez ’26, nominee alternate
Lily Judith Watson ’27, nominee
Marshall Scholarship
Brian Borchard ’23, nominee
Bridget Marie Julane Coyer ’25, nominee
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Claire Nicole Rubin ’25, honorable mention
Hannah R. Krall ’20, honorable mention
Rhodes Scholarship
Brian Borchard ’23, nominee
Bridget Marie Julane Coyer ’25, nominee
Heba Salman ’25, nominee
Truman Scholarship
Elizabeth A. Drabek ’26, nominee
Djeneba A. Sanogo ’26, nominee
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.
Zivitte Rose Bergman-Igra ’28
Dylan Dreizen ’28
Jalane T. Mendo ’28
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) annually pursuing opportunities in dance.
Sophia Elizabeth Hancock ’26
Zivitte Rose Bergman-Igra ’28
Cameron Cherí Liberty ’26
Nika V. Dolynuk ’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.
Jonah Max Levy ’26
Celine (Ke) Xu ’26
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.
Mary Annabelle Winston ’26
Sam W. Severs ’27
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.
Ryan Thompson ’26
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.
Arjun B K ’25, Bailey Alexander Gerson ’25
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.
Zia Idara Foxhall ’25, Sruti Ramaswamy ’26, Elena Margaux Tittel ’25
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.
Austin Hunter Somers ’25
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.
Dharma Crabtree ’27, Emily Gross ’27, Sydney Rice ’27
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.
Ivory Lee Gipson ’25, Yemi Majiyagbe ’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.
Djeneba Sonogo ’26
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.
Faith Anderson ’25, Charlotte Mahn ’25, Brooke Tunnicliffe ’25
ACADEMIC AWARDS
AMERICAN STUDIES
American Studies Faculty Award
Awarded to a graduating senior for academic excellence and growth in the major.
Juliette Lorraine Dube ’25
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.
Aimee N. Holland ’25
ART
Eduardo Albanell ’16 Prize
Awarded to a junior or senior studio art major or minor who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in sculpture.
Caroline Blum ’25
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.
Sophia Delohery ’25
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.
Martina Sophia Phelan ’25
Barbara Greene Wild Award in Ceramics
Awarded to a student who has excelled in ceramics.
Ava Rose Tesoriero ’25
ACADEMIC AWARDS
ART
Pamela Weidenman ’72 Memorial Prize
Awarded to an outstanding senior art major who has achieved excellence in lithography and/or printmaking.
Alice Sun Yoo Yi ’25
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.
Allison Conwell ’25
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.
Eloise Dreesen ’25
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.
Madelin Aho ’25
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.
Eli H. Cott ’25
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.
Ava Rose Tesoriero ’25
ACADEMIC AWARDS
BIOLOGY
Dowd-Lester Award
Established in honor of the Dowd and Lester families to recognize an outstanding senior biology major or combined major.
Grace Eleanor Coale ’25
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.
Ashley Buick ’25
Biology Faculty Recognition Award
Established by the biology faculty to recognize outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to the department by a senior biology major.
Camilla Brown ’25
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.
Ruby Alexandra Epstein ’25 Cormac Murphy Feeley ’25
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.
Lily Whelden ’25
ACADEMIC AWARDS
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.
Eleanor Marks ’25
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.
Kayla Marie Hassett ’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.
Gretchen Gwitt ’26
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.
Laurie Elizabeth Fleming ’28
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.
Allison Isabella Serapilio ’25
ACADEMIC AWARDS
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCES
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.
Emily Elizabeth Healy ’25
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.
Margot Clara Kelly ’25
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 gender studies major or minor who submits the most outstanding paper or project in the area of gender studies.
Yuesong Ding ’25
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.
Jillian Elizabeth Clark ’25
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.
William Kernan Quinn ’25
ACADEMIC AWARDS
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.
Isadora Belle Zucker ’25
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.
Qavalina Andrade ’25
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.
Trey Bourque ’25
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.
Bailey Alexander Gerson ’25
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.
Max Andrew Heberlein ’25
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.
Erin Elizabeth McMorris ’25
ACADEMIC AWARDS
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.
Soleil Fusheng Demick ’26
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.
Travis McVoy ’25
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.
Alex William Ciardullo ’25
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.
Rhea Wilson Fitzpatrick ’25
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.
Emaline Anna Relyea-Strawn ’25
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.
Ely Lettow ’25
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.
Sylvia Lavin ’25
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.
Heba Salman ’25
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.
Addie Oliphant ’26
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.
Lily Marin Schwartzman ’25
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.
Sophie Rae Blumberg ’25
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.
Apollo ibn-Hasan ’25
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.
Daniel Magnuson ’25
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.
Kate Rose Silagi ’25
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.
Walter A. Boyce ’25
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.
Anna Marta Brooks ’25
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.
Darren Jackson-Wilkins ’25
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.
Lillie Parke Shelor ’25
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.
Tucker Velocity Prisant ’25
Lynne L. Gelber Prize in French
Awarded to an outstanding senior French major.
Ella Mather Harriss Provost ’25
Consulate General Prize in German
Awarded to an outstanding student of German.
McKenna Olivia Otey ’25
Giuseppe Faustini Prize in Italian
Awarded for outstanding accomplishment by a student in Italian.
Marie P. Ducey ’25
Japanese Prize
Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a senior student of Japanese language and literature.
Eleanor Marks ’25
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.
Lila Rose Ressler ’25
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.
Isabella Bryant ’27
Rhea Wilson Fitzpatrick ’25
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!
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