Skidmore College Honors Convocation Program 2026

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

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.)

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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 2026 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

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

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society

Kamran Haq Daniel Huh Grace Lazzara Emmett Leo Alexander Liebson Connor Mansfield Randy Martin Moreta Justin Gabriel Shafritz Emma Staton Ryan Tevie

Class of 2026 Abigail Brown Ezickson Robyn Karchere-Sun

Eta Sigma Phi National Honor Society in Classics Class of 2026

Pi Delta Phi National Honor Society in French

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 2026 Eli Lewis Matthew Olivos Evan Robertson Sophie Roth Mihranush Varzhapetyan Grace Elizabeth deBenedictis

Delta Phi Alpha German National Honor Society

Class of 2027 Michael Christos Iorio Elijah J. Lembo Mia Elizabeth McCormack Jack E. Oren Sydney Juliet Rice Srijon Saha Kiersten Lacy Simpson

Class of 2026 William John Bryce III Zachary Thomas DeGennaro Bevin Grace Villarreal Dean Jasmine Beilynn Geiss Zachary Mark Searight Class of 2027

Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society in Economics

Lana Cobo Siena Goebel Lily Judith Watson

Class of 2026

Class of 2028

Samuel Peter Donohoe Jack Doyle Heyna Tayte Feskens Marah Frese-Despins Frank Gao

Audrey Lara Hébert Peter Kimball Landis Sophia Claire Todd

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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 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 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 Noah Lou Abrams Fighter Emily Gross Meiirzhan Karataikyzy Luca Liebow Nathaniel E. Peters Belle Roberge Runjia Song Storm Thompson Thanh Tran

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

Class of 2028 Jalane T. Mendo Ida Schupack-Dias

Japanese National Honor Society Class of 2026 Natalie Black Catherine N. Epstein Gavrielle R. Gordon Chanzlah Julien Declan James Keefe Ella Kim Maya King

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES Nu Rho Psi National Honor Society in Neuroscience

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 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 Lion Brauer Oliver R. Goldman Emily Gross Marta Louise Insolia Meiirzhan Karataikyzy Eli G. Rothstein Storm Thompson Brandon Yomtov Owen Young

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 George Philip Bankoff Lucia Oriel Curran-Lane Elise F. Hinrichs Dylan Kostbar Jalane T. Mendo

Class of 2028 Ellery Iris Barcomb Carmel Zelalem Dagnew Qiyue Fan

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

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 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 2028 Lily R. Boardman Nathan James TenBroeck Berkay Turan

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology

Celine Xu Melanie Yaeger Ekaterina Yurkovskaya Alvin Zhang Theodore Zita

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

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 | 7 |

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society in Religious Studies

Sigma Delta Pi National Honor Society in Spanish

Class of 2026

Class of 2026

Madison Edith Lofmark Callahan Flynn Mainzer Isabel Ostheimer

Lily Carol Acierno Abigail Madeline Ast Hannah Egan Cerys Forster Olivia Noel Mollo Maya Irene Roldan Rumi Schemmerer

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

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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 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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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

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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

ENG LISH 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

MU SIC 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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

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we

re -j o i c e

to

s i ng

t hy

p ra i s e,

ly

t i me move s o n i n

e nd - l e s s

f l ow

our

h a p - py

ye a r s a re

p a st

col - lege

Ha i l ! t h o u

mo t h - e r

of

our

col - lege

As

these

b r i g h t - e st s e a - s o ns

come

And

we

l e ave t hy g ra c - i o u s

halls at

d ay s.

a nd

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l o ng _

a -

d o re_ t h e e

Su re - l y _ o n - wa rd _

wi l t _

thou

g u i d e_ u s

T ho u

re

aye, _

to

cher - ish

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m a i n - e st , _

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A

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