Skidmore Honors Convocation Program 2024

HONORS CONVOCATION A C A D E M I C AWA R D S A N D P R I Z E S

Wednesday, May First, Two Thousand Twenty-Four Seven in the Evening

PROGRAM MUSICAL SELECTIONS Brasileiras Bachianas No. 5, Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 – 1959), arr. Jameson Platte Jessica Byers ’24, soprano; Zack Barnet ’24, cello; Seth Spital ’24, piano Lakmé - Sous le dôme épais (Flower Duet), Léo Delibes (1836 – 1891) Maggie Besthoff ’24, soprano; Jessica Byers ’24, soprano; Daniel Huh ’26, piano GREETING & WELCOMING REMARKS Dorothy E. Mosby Dean of the Faculty & Vice President for Academic Affairs Marc C. Conner President PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC AWARDS Daniel Nathan 2021-2022 Edwin M. Moseley Faculty Lectureship Professor of American Studies and the Douglas Family Chair in American Culture, History, and Literary and Interdisciplinary Studies on behalf of Giuseppe Faustini 2023-2024 Edwin M. Moseley Faculty Lectureship Professor of Italian Tillman Nechtman 2024-2025 Ralph A. Ciancio Award for Excellence in Teaching Professor of History Erica Bastress-Dukehart 2024 Phyllis A. Roth Faculty Distinguished Service Award Associate Professor of History SINGING OF THE ALMA MATER Maggie Besthoff ’24, soprano; Jessica Byers ’24, soprano; Raisa Ihnat ’24, piano (Words and music are on page 28.)

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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 Isabel Kroeger Phoebe Marwill Madison McCluskey Maggie McCurdy Johanna Meezan Sophia Pajakowski Kimberly Rivera Lila Saunders Elizabeth Anne Scholer Kari Stein Emma Molloy Stratman Abigail Svetlik Sameel Syed Alex Western Isabella Williams

Tzevi Dai Aho Rachel Caroline Alliker Ilena Berro Pizzarossa Jeremy Budner Adriana Cuibus Jack Davis Ash Delmore Tess Nicols diLorenzo Julia Demetra Forster Sophie Anna Petrus Gilbert Emma Kumari Gill Lani Michele Hostetter-Habib Elliot Jackson-Ontkush Lisle Jamieson Emilka Angela Jansen Kaitlin Katirachi

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PERICLEAN HONORS FORUM Through honors-designated courses, planned co-curricular activities, and participation in community service, the Periclean Honors Forum strengthens the intellectual life at Skidmore and provides positive leadership on campus and in the Saratoga Springs area. Students selected for their academic accomplishments and commitment to excellence form the core of the Periclean Honors Forum membership.

Class of 2024 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

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

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society

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 2024 Lilly M. Yang-Schmidt

Eta Sigma Phi National Honor Society in Classics Class of 2024

Class of 2026

Max Chelso Katherine Gianetta Nazarov Kallie A. Schildge

Randy Martin Moreta

Pi Delta Phi National Honor Society in French

Class of 2025 Rowan DeWitt Elijah Lembo Sylvia J. Rhodes Austin Hunter Somers Lily Gertrude Whelden

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

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

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

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Delta Tau Chapter International Honor Society in History

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 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 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 2025 Adrian Stefan Antonioli Mariel Estela Baenziger Emilia Mary Brueggemann Paulina Arabella Dunn Isabella Rose Hynes Iain L.M. McMaster Will T. Moyer Laurin Gillian Elisabeth Ross Caleb Abraham Taran Oliver Lawrence Tymann Ayla Schwartz Wellnitz Xinyue Wu

Class of 2026 Chase Demick Riley Joy Vavolizza Rachel Xia

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 | 5 |

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES Nu Rho Psi National Honor Society in Neuroscience

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 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 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 2025 Emily Rose Branes-Huff Will Dow-Kenny Charlotte Allen Jones Emma Ashley Pantschenko Mira Saliman Emma E. Sellers Jaden Troy Campbell York

Class of 2026 Anand Basu Jack Edward Biggins Eric Paul D’Eon Beilynn Geiss Tai Huynh Jonathan Kasper Rebecca Ivy Merber

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES Pi Sigma Alpha, Tau Gamma Chapter National Honor Society in Political Science

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

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

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology

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 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 M. 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

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

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society in Sociology

Sigma Delta Pi National Honor Society in Spanish

Class of 2024

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

Ash Delmore Molly Rose Egleston Julia Demetra Forster Carla Hamilton Violet T. Lambrou

Class of 2025 Charlotte Crowther Juliette Lorraine Dube Aidan L. Flores Ruth Barbara Leech Ellie Lauren Schaumberger Abigail Sturim Andrew Villardi

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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS The National Merit Scholarships and Fellowships Program at Skidmore College supports high-achieving students as they pursue prestigious national undergraduate and 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, semifinalist (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) 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

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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

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DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM PRIZES AND OPPORTUNITY AWARDS In addition to the Academic Awards presented at Honors Convocation, academic departments and programs give prizes and academic opportunity awards for paper competitions, field and laboratory research, artistic projects, and other creative endeavors. These prizes and awards build on close faculty-student collaborative work and represent outstanding academic achievement and accomplishment.

Candace Carlucci Backus ’66 First-Year Experience Prize Established by the Grayce B. Kerr Fund in honor of former Director of Alumni Affairs Candy Backus and awarded to students who submit exceptional scholarly or artistic work from their Scribner Seminar.

Amanda Jane Ruffino ’27 Audrey J. Tignor ’27

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

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 Chloe Gail Lewis ’24 Ida Mihok ’24 Hidha Abdulla Naushad ’26 Luke Charlston-Camp ’26

Isabel Godwin ’24 Max A. McGuire ’24 Javier Soto Ferreira ’25 Brooke Remi Bernstein ’26 Charlene Cheung ’26

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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 artists’ 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

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ACADEMIC AWARDS AMERICAN STUDIES American Studies Faculty Award Awarded to a graduating senior for academic excellence and growth in the major.

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

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ACADEMIC AWARDS ART 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

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

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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.

Kaylee Bagdan ’24

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

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ACADEMIC AWARDS 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

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

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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.

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

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

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ACADEMIC AWARDS 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

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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 Shiloh D. Hurley ’24 Maya Balaban ’27

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Qavalina Andrade ’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.

Margaret Nelle Besthoff ’24

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

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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.

Chloe Hannah Smolkin Boatright ’24

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

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ACADEMIC AWARDS 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

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

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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

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ACADEMIC AWARDS 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

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

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ACADEMIC AWARDS 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

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

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ACADEMIC AWARDS 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

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ALMA MATER Words and Music by Henry T. Moore President, Skidmore College 1925–57

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