HONORS CONVOCATION
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND PRIZES
Thursday, May First, Two Thousand Twenty-Five
Seven in the Evening
PROGRAM
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
Faschingsschwank Aus Wien (Carnival Jest From Vienna) Opus 26, Movement 1: Allegro. by Robert Schumann
Emaline Relyea-Strawn ’25, piano
Original composition - “Falling Up”
Alex Ciardullo ’25
GREETING & WELCOMING REMARKS
Dorothy Mosby
Dean of the Faculty & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Marc C. Conner President
PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC AWARDS
Beau Breslin
2024-2025 Edwin M. Moseley Faculty Lectureship Professor of Political Science and the Joseph C. Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government
Jennifer Mueller
2025-2026 Ralph A. Ciancio Award for Excellence in Teaching Associate Professor of Sociology, Associate Director of Intergroup Relations
Peter von Allmen
2025 Phyllis A. Roth Faculty Distinguished Service Award Professor of Economics
SINGING OF THE ALMA MATER
Alex Ciardullo ’25, Rhea Fitzpatrick ’25, Emaline Relyea-Strawn’25 (Words and music are on page 28.)
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
Sophie Rae Blumberg
Walter A. Boyce
Camilla Brown
Emilia Mary Brueggemann
Sarah Moore Chambers
Cormac Murphy Feeley
Zia Idara Foxhall
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
Sara Jane Powers
Emaline Anna Relyea-Strawn
Claire Nicole Rubin
Kenya Sanders
Andrew K. Shen
Ella Stuccio
John Taylor
Andrew Villardi
Lily Whelden
Natasha Ana Wozniak
William Taylor Yarranton
Nina Marie van Hoorn
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 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
Frances Olivia Wharton
Matthew Wolfeiler
William Taylor Yarranton
Nina Marie van Hoorn
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
Zachary Searight
William Taylor Yarranton
Class of 2026
William John Bryce III
Bevin Dean
Beilynn Geiss
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
Nu Rho Psi
National Honor Society in Neuroscience
Class of 2025
Chloe Jean Binder
Sophie Rae Blumberg
Emily Rose Branes-Huff
Will Dow-Kenny
Jacque Brooke Forman
Emma Ashley Pantschenko
Mira Saliman
Emma Sellers
Jaden Troy Campbell York
Isadora Belle Zucker
Class of 2026
Danielle Coughlin
Nika V. Dolynuk
Ava Margarita Hosking
Charlotte A. Jones
Emily Kayser
Kayla Elaine Melendez
Sofia Sheintop
Ava Zonya Simon
Sigma Pi Sigma
National Honor Society in Physics
Class of 2025
Sara Emerson Burr
Sara Grace Lyman
Jessica Rachel Nachamie
Claire Nicole Rubin
Andrew K. Shen
Frances Olivia Wharton
Natasha Ana Wozniak
Yu Yu
Violet Morais Da Motta
Class of 2026
Anand Basu
Jack Biggins
Eric P. D’Eon
Beilynn Geiss
Camden Thomas Holland-Shepler
Tai Huynh
Jonathan Kasper
Rebecca Ivy Merber
Class of 2027
Lion Brauer
Oliver R. Goldman
Emily Gross
Meiirzhan Karataikyzy
Eli G. Rothstein
Nerine Storm Thompson
Owen Young
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
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 HONOR SOCIETIES
Alpha Kappa Delta
International Honor Society in Sociology
Class of 2025
Walter A. Boyce
Anna Marta Brooks
Charlotte Tess Crowther
Yuesong Ding
Juliette Lorraine Dube
Anna Jessen Eiler
Aidan Flores
Ellie Albin Kauffman
Ruth Barbara Leech
Ellie Lauren Schaumberger
Abigail Sturim
Andrew Villardi
Class of 2026
Stella Evonne Brown
Marah Frese-Despins
Della Huntley
Logan Mcmaster Mallory
Alison Marie Riker
Holly Patricia Staats
Thomas Lee Troesch
Chanlaty Vongsouvanh
Sigma Delta Pi
National Honor Society in Spanish
Class of 2025
Olivia Caroline Dreier
Nico Markham
Lila Rose Ressler
Audrey Wakefield
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, semi-finalist (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
Awards
DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM PRIZES
OPPORTUNITY AWARDS
ACADEMIC AWARDS
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
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
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
Mente Et Malleo Award
Awarded to a senior on the basis of excellence in independent research projects in geosciences.
Owen Genrich ’25
Claire Nicole Rubin ’25
DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM PRIZES AND OPPORTUNITY AWARDS
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.
Olivia M. Champeau ’26
Connor Lyn Mansfield ’26
Dahlia Melnick ’26
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.
Sophie Kathryn Kelly ’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.
Cassidy Tryon ’25
Jeffrey and Cynthia Treuhaft Fund for Art Technology
Truehaft funds provide technologyin support of student opportunities to work with faculty in new and innovative ways in any art form or medium.
Lily Erin Josephs ’25
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.
Lucy McCulloch ’26
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
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.
Zander Chown ’25
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.
Jacque Brooke Forman ’25
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.
Daniel Magnuson ’25
David Edward Marcello ’25
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.
Martita Estela Baenziger ’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
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.
Will Thomas Moyer Laurin ’25
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
Emilia Mary Brueggemann ’25
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.
Emma Betsy Laquinta ’25
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.
Apollo ibn-Hasan ’25
Darren Jackson-Wilkins ’25
Mlondi Mahlalela ’26
Ella Stuccio ’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
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.
John Taylor ’25
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.
Natasha Ana Wozniak ’25
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.
Bridget Marie Julane Coyer ’25
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.
Bella Bruno ’25
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.
Udo Hemmelgarn ’25
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.
Udo Hemmelgarn ’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
ACADEMIC AWARDS
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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