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Home Celebration of Scholarship, Creativity & AchievementAnnual Student Awards

Students award banquet

Annual Student Awards

We proudly announce our 2020 all campus and departmental award winners.

Every year, we recognize exceptional student achievements in academic, residential, and extra-curricular life.


All Campus Award
Anthropology and Sociology	Art & Art History	Athletics	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biology	Business and Economics	Chemistry	Classics
Education	English	Health and Exercise Physiology	History
Mathematics and Computer Science	Media and Communication Studies	Modern Languages	Music
Neuroscience	Philosophy and Religious Studies	Physics	Politics and International Relations
Pre-Law	Pre-Health	Psychology	Theater and Dance
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All Campus Awards

Charles Rice Post-Graduate Research Fellowship

Codi Yhap ’20
Taleah Gainey ’20
Catherine Curran ’20
Dr. Frederick M. Binder Award

Codi Yhap ’20
John Moore Wickersham Phi Beta Kappa Sophomore Book Award

Christine Heren ’22
Tristen Maraglio ’22
Jesse Wun ’22
Laughlin Award

Paige Springman ’20
Robin Blood Harris ’56 Memorial Prize

Caprice Eisele ’20
Senior Alumni Award

Min Ha Son ’20
Erin Saybolt ’20
Sidney L. Wagman Prize

Miriam A. Thomas ’20
Teresa L. Urban Leadership Award

Lydia Pierce ’20
Thomas P. and Frances T. Glassmoyer Scholastic Award

Kailyn Cohen ’20
Madison Moses ’20
Ursinus Quest Award

Amanda Turcios ’20

Anthropology and Sociology Awards

Jessie Ashworth Miller Prize

Blaize Gimbel ’20

Art and Art History Awards

Donald E. Camp Award

Robert Varney ’20
Berman Award

Mia Truman ’20
Richard Goldberg Award

Kristen Cooney ’22

Athletic Awards

Director of Athletics Award

Colin Monahan ’20, Wrestler
Ehret Prize

Lydia Konstanzer ’20 (Women’s Basketball)
Ryan McTamney ’20 (Men’s Basketball)
Robert McClure ’20 (Men’s Lacrosse)
Linda L. McIntyre Award

Kaitlyn McGinley ’22 (Volleyball)
Olive Sargeant Hamm Award

Erin Saybolt ’20 (Field Hockey)
Ronald C. Kichline Prize

Jacob Menzer ’20 (Men’s Swimming)
Alex Mumme ’20 (Baseball)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Awards

Outstanding Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Service Award

Emily Bender ’20
Outstanding Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Student Award

Samantha Beck ’20

Biology Awards

Biology Teaching Assistant Award

Samantha Beck ’20
Madeline R. Wert ’21
Faculty Prize in Biology

Sophmore: Quaran Davis ’22, Sophie M. Lear ’22
Junior: Nicole T. Bryce ’21, Angelina R. DiFelice ’21, Matthew R. Kenwood ’21
Senior: Avery R. Sicher ’20, Miriam A. Thomas ’20
Outstanding Research Student in Biology Award

Nyrobi G. Barnes ’20
Connor D. Loomis ’20
Madison Moses ’20
Noel M. McCampbell ’20

Business and Economics Awards

Compton/Rose Prize Fund

Parker Wolf ’20
Rebecca Schubach ’20
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Prize

Caitlyn Sorelle ’20

Chemistry Awards

American Chemical Society Award

Kailyn Cohen ’20
Broderick Johnson ’20
American Chemical Society Award in Analytical Chemistry

Nicole Schmalbach ’21
American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry

James Haasis ’21
American Chemical Society Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry

Broderick Johnson ’20
American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry

Clay Shufflebottom ’21
Chemistry Laboratory Technique Award

Nicole Schmalbach ’21
First Year Chemistry Achievement Award

Nick Balliro ’23
Ronald E. Hess Chemistry Department Award for an Outstanding Pre-Health Student

Dan Lippe ’20
Ursinus College Chemistry Department Award in Organic Chemistry

Jesse Wun ’21
William L. Lettinger Chemistry Award

Kailyn Cohen ’20
Broderick Johnson ’20

Classics Awards

Boeshore Prize

Sarah Wixted ’20
Horioka Latin Prize

Ratsiam Owen ’20
Sara Meredith ’20

Education Awards

Barbara Olmo McInnis ’57 Prize

Connor D. Loomis ’20
Lawrence Lange Award

Amanda Galczyk ’20

English Awards

Alfred L. Creager ’33 Prize

Adam Mlodzinski ’21
Elizabeth Rockefeller McCain Memorial Prize

Anastasia Dziekan ’22
Asher Donohue ’22
Geoffrey Dolman Prize in Creative Writing

Jennifer Joseph ’20
Runner up: Madison Rodak ’20
Heller Prize in English Literature

Gabriel Tenaglia ’20
Domenico Mazzeo ’20
Daniel Walker ’20
Sienna Coleman ’20
Madison Rodak ’20
Louis A. DeCatur Prize

Tommy Armstrong ’20

Health and Exercise Physiology Awards

Health and Exercise Physiology Outstanding Young Professional

Alissa DiGuglielmo ’20
Health and Exercise Physiology Scholar Award

Evan Scott ’20

History Awards

C. Dallett Hemphill Prize

Sarah Johns ’21
George Ditter Prize

Tiffini-Amber Eckenrod ’20
Heller Prize in American History

Morgana Olbrich ’20
Garrett Bullock ’20
Tiffini Amber-Eckenrod ’20
Logal Mazullo ’20
J. Douglas Davis ’41 Prize

Morgana Olbrich ’20
Parsons Prize

Amanda Galczyk ’20
Professor Elizabeth B. White Prize

Garrett Bullock ’20

Mathematics and Computer Science Awards

ACM Prize for Service and Excellence in Computer Science

Thomas Mease ’20
Faculty Prize for a Promising Sophomore in Computer Science

Seraiah Kutai ’22
Faculty Prize for a Promising Sophomore in Mathematics

Tristen Maraglio ’22
Faculty Prize for an Outstanding Student Pursuing Teacher Certification in Mathematics

Alexa Lewis ’22
Faculty Prize in Computer Science

Dalton Rothenberger ’20
Faculty Prize in Mathematics

James Haasis ’21
MAA Prize for Service and Excellence in Mathematics

Mason Groff ’21
Miriam and Irving N. Rosenthal Memorial Award

Briana Strickland ’21
Rachel Thornton ’21

Media and Communication Studies Awards

Andrew Rifkin Prize

Kim Corona ’20, “Students detail harassment on Main Street”
Frank K. Rifkin Prize

Kevin Leon ’20, “Bat Soup and Cultural Insensitivity”
Daniel Walker ’20, “The Arts: A Casualty to Come?”
Jacqueline R. Rifkin Prize

Robert Varney ’20, “Campus Trees”