HONORS CONVOCATION
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND PRIZES
Thursday, April Thirtieth, Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Seven in the Evening
PROGRAM
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
Concert Etude, Op. 40, No. 1 “Prelude,” Nikolai Kapustin (1937–2020)
Daniel Huh ’26, piano
“M’ai resa infelice” from Deidamia, George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Naomi Wagner ’26, soprano; Daniel Huh ’26, piano
GREETING & WELCOMING REMARKS
Natalie Fuehrer Taylor
Interim Dean of the Faculty & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Marc C. Conner President
PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC AWARDS
Barbara Black
2025-2026 Edwin M. Moseley Faculty Lectureship Professor of English and the Tisch Chair in Arts and Letters
Pushkala Prasad
2026-2027 Ralph A. Ciancio Award for Excellence in Teaching Professor of Management and the Zankel Chair
Patricia Fehling
2026 Phyllis A. Roth Faculty Distinguished Service Award Professor of Health and Human Physiological Sciences
SINGING OF THE ALMA MATER
Ellie Ushakov ’26, soprano; Naomi Wagner ’26, soprano (Words and music are on inside back cover.)
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 2026
Merritt Ruth Baldwin
Anna Marie Barnes
Graham Beers
Madelyn Rose Besikof
Tessa D. Bigelow
Natalie Black
Katelyn Eleina Corpuz
Isabelle Elizabeth Crampton
Lillian Culver-Anderson
Gabriella Ferishta Hadi DePlasco
Nika V. Dolynuk
Samuel Peter Donohoe
Ella Haney Foulds
Mary M. Harbison
Isabella Harelick
Abby Kanter
Grace Lazzara
Josh Maxwell
Clara Corina Morgan
Sophia Lin Peterson
Melissa Nicole Severino
Emma Jeanne Shamburg
Lila Morgan Helleberg Smith
Holly Staats
Ella Theoharis
Mihranush Varzhapetyan
Hope Wahrman
Annabelle Winston
Fan Xia
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
National Collegiate Chinese
Honor Society
Class of 2026
Abigail Brown Ezickson
Robyn Karchere-Sun
Eta Sigma Phi
National Honor Society in Classics
Class of 2026
Sabeena Ali
Charlotte Anne Ballantoni
Amelia DeDominicas
Andie Charlotte Doscher
Jinhao Han
Declan James Keefe
Anderson Veronica Kriebel
Melina J. Mendez
Rachel Rose Moyer
Scott Segall
Class of 2027
Michael Christos Iorio
Elijah J. Lembo
Mia Elizabeth McCormack
Jack E. Oren
Sydney Juliet Rice
Srijon Saha
Kiersten Lacy Simpson
Omicron Delta Epsilon
International Honor Society in Economics
Class of 2026
Samuel Peter Donohoe
Jack Doyle
Heyna Tayte Feskens
Marah Frese-Despins
Frank Gao
Kamran Haq
Daniel Huh
Grace Lazzara
Emmett Leo
Alexander Liebson
Connor Mansfield
Randy Martin Moreta
Justin Gabriel Shafritz
Emma Staton
Ryan Tevie
Pi Delta Phi
National Honor Society in French
Class of 2026
Eli Lewis
Matthew Olivos
Evan Robertson
Sophie Roth
Mihranush Varzhapetyan
Grace Elizabeth deBenedictis
Delta Phi Alpha
German National Honor Society
Class of 2026
William John Bryce III
Zachary Thomas DeGennaro
Bevin Grace Villarreal Dean
Jasmine Beilynn Geiss
Zachary Mark Searight
Class of 2027
Lana Cobo
Siena Goebel
Lily Judith Watson
Class of 2028
Audrey Lara Hébert
Peter Kimball Landis
Sophia Claire Todd
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Phi Alpha Theta,
Alpha Delta Tau Chapter
International Honor Society in History
Class of 2026
Sabeena Ali
Lucy S. Altman-Coe
Elanor Andreassen
Emma Barker
William John Bryce III
Elizabeth Drabek
Cassie S. Handler
Yihong He
Augustus Hempstead
Julia Henslee
Brook H. Kafafian
Olivia Kagan
Evan Kitt
Dante Morse
Cate Calnan Mulholland
Lila Morgan Helleberg Smith
Alexandra Chase Vickery
Hope Wahrman
Class of 2027
Adam D. Berger
Claire Elizabeth Butkin
Madison Maureen Manning
Justin Matthew Pollard
Claudia Lynn Schneider
Virginia Pendleton Slaughter
Campbell Elise Smith
Penelope Winterbottom
Alice Margaret Wrede
Japanese National Honor Society
Class of 2026
Natalie Black
Catherine N. Epstein
Gavrielle R. Gordon
Chanzlah Julien
Declan James Keefe
Ella Kim
Maya King
Pi Mu Epsilon
National Honor Society in Mathematics
Class of 2026
Lily Carol Acierno
Soleil Fusheng Demick
Jasmine Beilynn Geiss
Kamran Haq
Camden Thomas Holland-Shepler
Daniel Huh
Jonathan Christopher Kasper
Anna Siddiqui
Ella Theoharis
Emily Thorsen
Riley Joy Vavolizza
Fan Xia
Class of 2027
Noah Lou Abrams Fighter
Emily Gross
Meiirzhan Karataikyzy
Luca Liebow
Nathaniel E. Peters
Belle Roberge
Runjia Song
Storm Thompson
Thanh Tran
Class of 2028
Jalane T. Mendo
Ida Schupack-Dias
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Nu Rho Psi
National Honor Society in Neuroscience
Class of 2026
Danielle Elisabeth Coughlin
Nika V. Dolynuk
Lori Fauth
Hashim Ghias
Maia Juliana Haiduc-Dale
Ava Margarita Hosking
Charlotte Allen Jones
Emily Eileen Kayser
Emily Green Lawrence
Kayla Elaine Melendez
Danielle Shaby
Sofia Bianca Sheintop
Ava Zonya Simon
Yiwen Su
Stefan H. Tzaprev
Class of 2027
Jaden Q. Ali
Adam Charles Deal
Natalie Goeks
Amelia Elizabeth Hall
Alok Shankar Narain Mansukhani
Rachel Ann Monser
Fiona Joy Salas
Keya J. Shah
Deirdre Stockdill
Huaming Zeng
Brooke Alexa Zienowicz
Class of 2028
Ellery Iris Barcomb
Carmel Zelalem Dagnew
Qiyue Fan
Sigma Pi Sigma
National Honor Society in Physics
Class of 2026
Anand Basu
Jack Edward Biggins
Eric Paul D’Eon
Jasmine Beilynn Geiss
Camden Thomas Holland-Shepler
Tai Huynh
Jonathan Christopher Kasper
Rebecca Merber
Emily Thorsen
Class of 2027
Lion Brauer
Oliver R. Goldman
Emily Gross
Marta Louise Insolia
Meiirzhan Karataikyzy
Eli G. Rothstein
Storm Thompson
Brandon Yomtov
Owen Young
Class of 2028
George Philip Bankoff
Lucia Oriel Curran-Lane
Elise F. Hinrichs
Dylan Kostbar
Jalane T. Mendo
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Pi Sigma Alpha, Tau Gamma Chapter
National Honor Society in Political Science
Class of 2026
Anna Marie Barnes
Emma Rose Beckwith
Caitlin Jing Jing Correia
Jack Doyle
Allison Frances Faulds
Miles J. Geiger
Lila Chittenden Glanville
Paige Goodsell
Lucas A. Gutierrez-Arnold
Julia Henslee
Elleanor Hoyt
Anne Luther Huffines
Diego Ignacio Silva Ilagan
Anna Kieffer
Lucy Tulip Koslow
Simone Leclercq
Isabella Lenarduzzi
Eli Lewis
Kathryn Amy Maccarrone
Charles A. Malik
Josh Maxwell
Sophia Lin Peterson
Shivani Saurav
Brie Schaffer
Abigail Scifres
Lila Morgan Helleberg Smith
Paige Stephenson
Maya Isabella Stolarz
Minh D. Vu
Annabelle Winston
Grace Elizabeth deBenedictis
Class of 2027
Jane Grove
Adrienne Rebecca Cayley-Guss
Alexandra Burr Hanson
Milton Amin Hernandez Gramajo
Georgia Petronella Hornsby
Samuel M. Kleid
Abigail Kreps
Ethan Madeiros
Justin Matthew Pollard
Hunter Michael Solorzano Richards
Orachorn Nicole Schroder
Sam W. Severs
Virgil Sharon
Darlek Silva
Katherine Sterling Alexander Van Hise
Class of 2028
Lily R. Boardman
Nathan James TenBroeck
Berkay Turan
Psi Chi
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
National Honor Society in Psychology
Class of 2026
Lucy S. Altman-Coe
Natalie Black
Madison Bonham
Sydney Kate Brown
Chloe Cella
Yinuo Dai
Shane Decatur
Eleanor E. Ehrlich
Hannah Jill Epstein
Linxiao Fan
Allison Frances Faulds
Ella Jewel Ford
William Wharton Harmon
Sarah Hatch
Abigail Rose Horowitz
Nora Jackson
Norah Ann Jankey
Shelby M. Kaiser
Maya Kates
Emily Eileen Kayser
Jonah Levy
Jiarui Lin
Stephanie Lin
Audrey Lubitz
Erin Machado
Louisa Clare Magee
Tess Malloy
Ruth A. McDermott
Madison Lynette Meyer
Meredith Mobyed
Addie Oliphant
Ella H. Palmet
Avery Ann Rogers
Sophie Roth
Emma Lily Rothman
Shivani Saurav
Margalit Schwartz
Kate Helen Shanaman
Aarjun Shodhan
Aili Rebekka Teittinen-Gordon
Leila Jade Turet
Findlay Tyler
Lydia Walker
Erin Rose Westlund
Julia Wolfson
Celine Xu
Melanie Yaeger
Ekaterina Yurkovskaya
Alvin Zhang
Theodore Zita
Class of 2027
Grace Elizabeth Clark
Bodhi Orion Cohen
Emma Samantha Ferrigno
John Fink
Emerson Rose Fraser
Kerrigan Mae Gaither
Alyssa D. Galen
Z Rebecca Gerstenblatt
Samantha Haley Goldman
Auriel K. Gonzalez
Noah Grayzel
Amelia Elizabeth Hall
Maddison A. Janinda
Mikaela Yvonne Kraus
Vojtěch Kubala
Lewis Everett Manon-Kirchner
Nadia J. Marcou
Alexa Grace Nothnagle
Jack E. Oren
Amara Hai Rozario
Amanda Jane Ruffino
Srijon Saha
Catherine Ellison Broyles Scales
Miya Nar Seren
Keya J. Shah
Eli Tauber
Sterling Wolk
Phoebe Yang
Class of 2028
Ellery Iris Barcomb
Arjun S. Bhatia
Maya Bubrick
Brie Bettina Chirco
Dylan Dreizen
Natalie Pichata In Elina Kairam
Callista Chiwan Koon
Lily McGregor Corson
Aelin K. McKechnie
Daria Orlova
Delaney Erin Swain
Kangli Wang
Chenbei Zhou
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Theta Alpha Kappa
National Honor Society in Religious Studies
Class of 2026
Madison Edith Lofmark
Callahan Flynn Mainzer
Isabel Ostheimer
Class of 2027
Maddy Abramson
Alpha Kappa Delta
International Honor Society in Sociology
Class of 2026
Stella Evonne Brown
Marah Frese-Despins
Della Huntley
Logan Mallory
Dennise Melody Reyes Sanchez
Alison Marie Riker
Hannah Naomi Schlosberg
Holly Staats
Chant Tang
Thomas Lee Troesch
Chanlaty Vongsouvanh
Suri Ye
Class of 2027
Eli Tauber
Sigma Delta Pi
National Honor Society in Spanish
Class of 2026
Lily Carol Acierno
Abigail Madeline Ast
Hannah Egan
Cerys Forster
Olivia Noel Mollo
Maya Irene Roldan
Rumi Schemmerer
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 2025–26 academic year.
Boren Scholarship
Gautam Josse ’29, nominee
Fulbright Scholarship
Samuel Peter Donohoe ’26, semi-finalist (ETA/Spain)
Hashim Ghias ’26, nominee (Study/Research Denmark)
Maya Ghose ’26, semi-finalist (ETA/Spain)
Kylie Lederman ’26, nominee (ETA/Spain)
Connor Mansfield ’26, semi-finalist (ETA/Italy)
Ashley Beth Schlinger ’26, nominee (ETA/Mexico)
Jakob William Shonbrun-Siege ’24, recipient (ETA/Germany)
Siena Rose Yannotti ’26, nominee (ETA/Taiwan)
Goldwater Scholarship
Elise F. Hinrichs ’28, scholar
Deirdre Stockdill ’27, nominee
AJ Woods ’27, nominee
Marshall Scholarship
Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan ’24, nominee
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Cormac Feeley ’25, recipient
Claire N. Rubin ’25, recipient
Cecily Szady ’22, recipient
Rhodes Scholarship
Ankit Gupta ’27, semi-finalist (Global Consortium of the Rhodes)
Chloe Elizabeth Hanrahan ’24, nominee
Josh Maxwell ’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.
Hoàng Du’o’ng ’29
Madeline Isabella Mechanic ’29
Benjamin Alexander Rosan ’29
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.
Maggie Bateman ’27
Srijon Saha ’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.
Callahan Flynn Mainzer ’26
DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM PRIZES AND OPPORTUNITY AWARDS
Mente Et Malleo Award
Awarded to a senior on the basis of excellence in independent research projects in geosciences.
Sarah Janel Delgado-Zambrano ’26
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.
Eleanor King ’27
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.
Katie Steele ’26
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.
Siena Rose Yannotti ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
AMERICAN STUDIES
American Studies Faculty Award
Awarded to a graduating senior for academic excellence and growth in the major.
Ashley Paige Wilkerson ’26
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.
Lia L. Donahue ’26
ART
Eduardo Albanell ’16 Prize
Awarded to a junior or senior studio art major or minor who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in sculpture.
Oliver Augustus Moore Frontini ’26
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.
Sofia Guiduli ’26
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.
Aarjun Shodhan ’26
Barbara Greene Wild Award in Ceramics
Awarded to a student who has excelled in ceramics.
Elena Schneider ’27
Pamela Weidenman ’72 Memorial Prize
Awarded to an outstanding senior art major who has achieved excellence in lithography and/or printmaking.
Mirabel Webber ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
ART
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.
Samantha Cai ’26
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.
Emily Lin ’26
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.
Lauren McLaughlin Attwell ’26
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.
Samantha Elizabeth Kaplan ’26
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.
Che C. Darden Jr. ’26
ASIAN STUDIES
Asian Studies Faculty Award
Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a graduating senior in Asian studies.
Amanda Paige Middleton ’26
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.
Krista V. Longo ’26
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.
Lila Fontaine Schabacker ’26
Biology Faculty Recognition Award
Established by the biology faculty to recognize outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to the department by a senior biology major.
Liam Babitz ’26
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.
Rachel K. Hambuchen ’26
Mary M. Harbison ’26
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.
Lia L. Donahue ’26
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.
Azizul Hakim ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
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.
Aminah Lenore Hopewell ’26
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.
Heyna Tayte Feskens ’26
Kamran Haq ’26
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.
Christopher Mackay ’26
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.
Abigail Elizabeth Brew ’26
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.
Maddox William Lima ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
ENGLISH
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.
Zivitte Rose Bergman-Igra ’28
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.
Ethan Falk ’26
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.
Merritt Ruth Baldwin ’26
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.
Sophia Weiland Zuckman ’26
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.
Caroline Ettinger-DeLong ’26
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.
Gray Birchby ’28
ACADEMIC AWARDS
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.
Patrick Ryan Sullivan ’26
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.
Kyle Dwyer Heise ’26
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.
Graham Beers ’26
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
William John Bryce III ’26
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.
Caroline Ettinger-DeLong ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
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.
Madeleine Abramson ’27
Shane Decatur ’26
Aminah Lenore Hopewell ’26
Connor Rustin ’27
INTERDISCIPLINARY: SCIENCE AND ART
Joseph Garrison Parker Prize
Established in honor of Joseph Garrison Parker, M.D., brother of Cyrena Parker Konecky ’46, and awarded to a junior or senior who not only excels in their science major but also shows promise in fine arts and/or music.
Rebecca Merber ’26
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.
Mihranush Varzhapetyan ’26
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.
Frances Oona Gallagher ’26
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.
Anna Worthington Hyson ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS
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.
Bodhi Smith ’26
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.
Grace Lazzara ’26
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.
Riley Joy Vavolizza ’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.
Ella Theoharis ’26
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.
Ellie Amelie Ushakov ’26
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.
Naomi Wagner ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
MUSIC
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.
Daniel Huh ’26
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.
Maia Juliana Haiduc-Dale ’26
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.
Shane Decatur ’26
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.
Jonathan Christopher Kasper ’26
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.
Simone Leclercq ’26
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.
Josh Maxwell ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
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.
Lila Chittenden Glanville ’26
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.
Lila Morgan Helleberg Smith ’26
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.
Sophie Roth ’26
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.
Lucy S. Altman-Coe ’26
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.
Catherine Ellison Broyles Scales ’27
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.
Theodore Zita ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
PSYCHOLOGY
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.
Tess Malloy ’26
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.
Callahan Flynn Mainzer ’26
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.
David Ernest Koffler ’26
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.
Lila Jane Carr ’26
SOCIOLOGY
Everett V. Stonequist Award for Academic Excellence in Sociology
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.
Brie Schaffer ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
SOCIOLOGY
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.
Stella Evonne Brown ’26
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.
Ekaterina Yurkovskaya ’26
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.
Lillian Culver-Anderson ’26
WORLD LANGUAGES
AND LITERATURES
Chinese Prize
Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a junior or senior student of Chinese language and literature.
Robyn Karchere-Sun ’26
Lynne L. Gelber Prize in French
Awarded to an outstanding senior French major.
Mihranush Varzhapetyan ’26
Consulate General Prize in German
Awarded to an outstanding student of German.
Angus Williams O’Connor ’26
Giuseppe Faustini Prize in Italian
Awarded for outstanding accomplishment by a student in Italian.
Anna Sophia D’Amore ’26
ACADEMIC AWARDS
WORLD LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Japanese Prize
Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a senior student of Japanese language and literature.
Natalie Black ’26
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.
Rumi Schemmerer ’26
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.
Graham Beers ’26
Hoàng Du’o’ng ’29
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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