WASHINGTON, PA (May 25, 2020)—Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) is announcing the winners of the College’s academic honors for the 2019-2020 school year.
Every spring, W&J recognizes high-achieving students in academic disciplines across the College during Honors Convocation. Due to COVID-19, the College was unable to hold this year’s ceremony, but will host an event honoring these students at a later date.
This year’s award winners are:
AWARD | Winner |
Scholar in Art | Darian F. Stapleton |
Scholar in Biochemistry | Benjamin L. Freedman |
The Edwin Scott Linton Prize in Biology | Gillian Kaspar |
Caitlin Shellhamer | |
The Jesse W. Lazear Prize in Chemistry | Mark Mandak |
Andrew Cipriano | |
Scholar in Communication Arts | Alex S. York |
Dia R. Lusk | |
The CIS Award for Independent Learning | Gianni F. Mangino |
Scholar in Conflict and Resolution Studies | Alex S. York |
The Benjamin Franklin Prize | Brooke Shuck |
The Walter Hudson Baker Prize in Economics | Jacob Fabian |
Scholar in Education | Jillian J. McElhaney |
The William Holmes McGuffey Prize in English | Rhiannon Wineland |
The John Livingston Lowes Prize in English | Anna Williams |
The Henry Willson Temple Prize in History | Erik Blasic |
Jessica Skobel | |
The J. Adolph Schmitz Prize in Language | Laurel Sipe |
Jared Kelly | |
The Clyde Shepherd Atchison Prize | Jessica Gibson |
Scholar in Music | Fred C. Clark |
The Edward Moffat Weyer Prize in Philosophy | Christian Buckley |
Jonathan Howland | |
Robert Lloyd Mitchell Prize in Ancient Greek Philosophy | Jarrett McCracken |
The George Winchester Prize in Physics | Krista Sudar |
The James Clyde McGregor Prize in Political Science | Jacob M. Fabian |
The James Gillespie Blaine Prize in Political Science | Maxwell Box |
Scholar in Psychology | Molly Doran |
Trevor Echols | |
Yiping Jiang | |
Scholar in Sociology | Kaylee Marshe |
Dr. Emory A. Rittenhouse II Prize in Biology | Caitlin Shellhamer |
The Adlai E. Michaels Prize | Tyler Hines |
The Nicholas C. and Josephine C. Tucci Memorial Prize in Chemistry | Dylan Bertovich |
The Daniel Latchney Prize in Chemistry and Biochemistry | Mark Mandak |
The Samuel Jones Prize in Chemistry and Physics | Brianna Billingsley |
Gracy Frost | |
Andrew Rockovich | |
CIS Award for Interdisciplinary Computing | Collin M. McClaine |
David and Kristin Steinberg Scholarship in Computing and Information Studies | Elizabeth L. Mack |
The Jennifer Lynn Oliver Prize in Theatre | Abigail L. Adams |
Rachel M. Doty | |
The Dudley R. Johnson Prize in Theatre Arts | Zoe Pienkoski |
The Communication Arts ‘Winter Tales’ Prize for Top Script | Nathan G. Walter |
The Dr. Frederick H. Wilson Memorial Academic Prize in Economics | Dominic Eannace |
The Maurice Cleveland Waltersdorf Prize in Economics | Conor Manning |
Kyle Beard | |
Katherine Starr | |
The Michael P. Rettger Memorial Academic Award | Caitlin Mounts |
The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Award | Ryan Cerbus |
The William G. and Belle M. Marshall Prize in Economics | Evan Kurela |
McKayla Rollison | |
Caitlin Guthrie | |
Brandon Warne | |
The Charles P. Eaton Prize for Entrepreneurial Studies | Austin Homerosky |
Saif Al Remeithi | |
The James W. Hanna Prize in Education | Danielle N. Humphreys |
Paige K. Adams | |
The William M. and Saundra Stout Endowed Prize Fund in Education | Spencer T. Anderson |
Breanna M. Arbes | |
The Emily Auld Memorial Prize in English | Molly Kilbourne |
The Robert L. ’40 and Connie Ceisler Pre-Law English Award | Sydney Kightlinger |
Environmental Studies Prize | Lindsey Barnhart |
Shawn Wallbillich | |
The Maria Leonard Senior Book Award | Katherine Starr |
Alex York | |
The Alfred H. Sweet Prize in History | Jordan Thomas |
The Walter S. Sanderlin Prize in History | Samantha Wessel |
Gordon E. Swartz History Fellowship | Erik Blasic |
Friedrich R. Crupe Prize in International Relations | Laurel Sipe |
Megan Williams | |
Scholar in International Studies | Sofia N. Carrasco |
Molly J. Doran | |
The Richard S. Pett Academic Travel Award | Hannah Lindsay |
Bianca Pate | |
Devin Black | |
The A. Richard Oliver Prize in French | Jordan Thomas |
Dr. Delia Lagar and George Jaques Böhm Endowed Prize | Hannah Robart |
Noah Hoffman | |
The Dr. Mariano Garcia ’39 Award in Mathematics | Jessica Gibson |
Cheryl Fergerson | |
Alexas Iams | |
Hannah Johnston | |
Theodore M. Slabey Prize in Mathematics Education | Breanna Arbes |
The Patterson, Atchison, Shaub, Dorwart, and Thomas Mathematics Award | Andrew Rockovich |
Barbara Ransohoff Burnett Prize in Music | Joseph Artinger |
The Nicholas C. and Josephine C. Tucci Memorial Prize in Music | Anna Higgins |
Donovan Luersen | |
The Mr. Thomas V. Fritz Memorial Prize | Wengly Saintlouis |
The Matthew Brown Ringland Prize in Social Sciences | Jacob M. Fabian |
The Richard R. Martin Prize in Psychology | Maxwell Box |
The Robert Harbison Bible Prize | Theodore Somes |
Haley Maglin | |
The Paul L. Reardon Award | Hannah Johnston |
Nathaniel Wang | |
The Maurice Cleveland Waltersdorf Award for Innovative Leadership | Michael Conroy |
Conor Manning | |
Sydney Papinchak | |
The Irene Kennedy Williams Endowed Prize | Megan Bollman |
The Coblentz-Silliman Leadership Prize | Theodore (Trent) Arthur Somes |
The David K. Scarborough Leadership Award | Jared Heller |
Adriana Rodriguez-Ruiz | |
The Donald W. Ebbert Award | Sofiya Bobrovnikova |
Michael Zito | |
Legacy of Leadership Award | Jessica Skobel |
Frederick J. and Frances Jeanne Frank Prize for Leadership in the Communication Arts | Julia M. Angotti |
Karsyn M. Jimenez | |
Trelka Prize for Original Research in the Life Sciences | Maxwell Box (first) |
Sofia Garman (first) | |
Lucy Elkin (second) | |
Erica Tronetti (third) |
About Washington & Jefferson College
Washington & Jefferson College, located in Washington, Pa., is a selective liberal arts college founded in 1781. Committed to providing each of its students with the highest-quality undergraduate education available, W&J offers a traditional arts and sciences curriculum emphasizing interdisciplinary study and independent study work. For more information about W&J, visit www.washjeff.edu, or call 888-W-AND-JAY.