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Kalamazoo College Announces Spring 2026 Dean’s List

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Congratulations to the following Kalamazoo College students who achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or better for a full-time course load of at least three units, without failing or withdrawing from any course, during the Spring 2026 academic term. Students who elect to take a letter-graded course on a credit/no credit basis (CR/NC) are not eligible for Dean’s List consideration during that term. Nor are students who receive an F, NC or W grade for that particular term.

Students with incomplete (I) or in-progress (IP) grades will be considered for the Spring 2026 Dean’s List upon receipt of their final grades. Dean’s List recognition is posted on students’ transcripts.

Kudos to the entire group for Spring 2026.

Spring 2026 at Kalamazoo College
Congratulations to the students who reached the Spring 2026 Dean’s List.

Spring 2026

A

Drew Abbott
Kyle Ackerson
Jade Acosta
Emerson Agnello
Tahmina Ahadi
Robert Ahlgren
Umair Ahmed
Isaac Ahn
Christopher Aldred
Isabella Alimenti
Makayla Allen
Riley Allen
Randa Alnaas
Mahmoud Alsafadi
Luke Alvarado
Emiliano Alvarado Rescala
Methmi Amaratunga
Zahra Amini
Jayanthi Anila
Madison Anspach
Eva Applebaum
Camden Arndt
Emily Auchter
James Azim

B

Bryce Balabuch
Gabrielle Baldori
Johanna Balingit
Poppy Balkema
Carter Bandemer
Leila Bank
Anahi Barajas
Grace Barber
Evan Barker
Brianna Barnes
Luke Barnum
Lena Barrett
Gabriella Barry
Alyse Baughman
Conner Bell
Annice Bellows
Josephine Belsky
Camila Benavides
Aubrey Benson
Alexandrea Bernal
Maximus Betten
Gurnav Jeet Singh Bhatia
Thalia Bills
Derek Blackwell
Tate Bless
Annaliese Bol
Brian Bolvari
Jack Boshoven
Sotirios Bougioukos
Eleni Bougioukou
Ella Boyea
Allison Bozyk
Indigo Braun
Jay Breck
Georgia Brennaman
John Brewer
Anakah Brice
Chloe Briggs
Ellie Britt
Avery Brockington
Blair Brouwers
Audrey Bruner
Raven Bryans
Ava Buccafurri
John Bungart
Leah Bunnell
Maxwell Burg
Mag Burkander
Victoria Burnham
Luke Burzynski
Sara Bush
Ava Butera

C

Erendira Cabrera
Evelyn Calderon
Kennedy Campbell
Eleanor Campion
Arlanderia Cardenas Estelle
Emmett Carlson
Liam Casey-McFall
Stephanie Castillo
Joe Caton
Emma Caulkins
Haziel Cerroblanco
Bo Chambers
Lucas Charboneau
Derrick Chen
Noah Chun
Eva Clancy
Jack Clancy
Lourdie Clark
Kory Clark
Maya Clarren
Lilly Cleland
Brendan Clinard
Caleb Coates
Toby Comensoli
Jimena Conchos
Colby Connor
Isabela Cordeiro
Zeina Coreas
Elliot Corpuz
Courtney Cotter
Cate Cotter
Cameron Couch
Sebastian Courtright
Gavin Crawley
Agustin Creamer
Connor Creech
Cameron Crosby
Gilberto Cruz Mendoza
Maria Curcuru
Claire Curry
Courtney Cutler

D

James Dailey
Ryan Dant
Ethan Daugherty
Jasmine Davis
Avery Davis
Maya Davis
Ian Davis
Asha Dawson
Lillian Deer
Noel DeFeyter
Sophia Deguzman
Maya Delaney
Jair Delgado
Abram Derksen
Luke Desjardins
Noah Devries
Jack Dewey
Christopher Dewitt
Shane Dong
Alyssa Dorner
Samuel Douma
Vann Driver
Gwyneth Dunaway

E

Benjamin Ebner
Sally Eggleston
Abigail Eilertson
Evelyn Ellerbrock
Elise Elliot
Kai Ellison-Batt
Zachary Emmer
Lily Evans
Ryan Everham

F

Fletcher Fahling
Max Feliks
Bridget Finco
Sara Finks
Lauren Fitzgerald
Alex Fleming
Mathias Florian
Vincent Fodale
Jessica Forbis
Drew Fortino
Kinga Fraczkiewicz
Caden Frost

G

Dillon Gacki
Anne Galin
Angel Garcia
Ingrid Gardner
Barrett Garrard
Isaac Garza
Roberta Gatti
Lyrica Gee
William Geiger
Grace Getachew
Maira Ghaffar
Nora Ghazal
Samuel Gladhill
Makala Goddard
Brizza Gonzalez
Charles Gordon
Harper Gorman
Lukas Graff
Charles Graves
Adam Green
Natalie Greene
Alexis Gross
Sofia Gross
Madyson Groth
Cole Grupenhoff
Sarah Guerrero Gorostieta
Fiona Guikema-Bode

H

Andrew Habel
Jack Hackwell
Avery Hall
Ethan Hall
Ella Hanley
Kaylee Hanson
Madeline Hanulcik
Rachel Harman
Jack Hartung
Cameron Hathaway
James Hauke
Pauline Hawkes
Willow Hayner
Abram Haynes
Jacob Hazlewood
Zachary Heikka
Grace Helmboldt
Jay Hernandez
Sophia Herold
Gerardo Herrera-Sanchez
Sydney Hershberger
Layla Hickman
Alyssa Hinkley
June Hobson
Raychel Hodges
Annika Hokanson
Timothy Hollern
Audrey Horton
Nadene Hubbard
Ethan Huebsch
Alek Hultberg
Rachel Hursey
Abigail Hutchison
Kennedy Hynde

I

Nora Iapichino
Weslee Innes
Rispher Irungu
Macy Ivins

J

Gloria Jackson
Teddy Jacobson
Sarah Jaimes Santos
Kai James
Jackson Janderwski
Rex Jasper
Ryleigh Jaworski
Morgan Jenkins
Rachel Jensen
Soyeon Jin
Anne Catherine Johnson
Cloe Johnson
Caroline Johnson
Olivia Johnson
Hayden Johnston
Eiden Jonaitis
Zane Jones
Elizabeth Jones
Gary Jones
Ayako Jurgle

K

Jessica Kaplan
Violet Kaplan-Neumann
Donovan Karega
Eliza Karlin
John Kaul
Jackson Keefer
Parker Keim
Emilia Kelly
Davis Kelly
Soussana Kimbouris
Anwen King
Ava King
Samuel King
Claire Kischer
Noah Kleiner
Zoe Klowden
Gretje Kooistra-Collar
Emma Kovacevic
Julia Kozal
Carrie Kozlowski
Daryn Krause
Jason Krawczyk
Jack Kreckman
Molly Kreibich
Shay Kruse
Annabelle Krygier
Clayton Kryszak

L

Rylee Lambert
Reid Lange
Annabelle Largent
Olivia Laser
Minh Thu Le
Son Le Dinh Truong
Jonah Lederman
Brayden Ledin
Maya Lee
Duncan Lees
Bella Lewis
Briza Leyva-Regalet
Aidan Liedeke
Peja Liles
Alex Lloyd
Maxwell Lloyd
Beatriz Lopez
Alondra Lopez
Grace Lounds
Jacob Lovy
Dewen Luo-Li
Mairead Lynch
Addison Lyons

M

Ellie MacE
Simran Magnan
Kyler Maiorana
Larson Makie
Pauline Makie
Annalise Margolis
Benjamin Marlow
Isabelle Mason
Alexandria Mason
Hollis Masterson
Matthew Matuza
Benjamin Maurice
Lily May
Allison Mayer
Jay McDaniel
Mollie McDonald
Jacob McKinney
Joseph McLean
Kira McManus
Alyssa McNally
Ryenn McRell
Isaac Melton
Jacey Merkle
Estelle Metz
Kieran Metzler
Allison Meyers
Bernice Mike
Isaac Miles
Ella Miller
Madelyn Miller
Marin Miroslavich
Aliah Mohmand
Phillip Monschau-Johnson
Alondra Danahe Montoya Martinez
Meena Moritz
Maren Mosher
Madeline Moss
Beckett Muchow
Grace Murphy
Ella Myers

N

Genevieve Nagel
Nailia Narynbek Kyzy
Zander Nash
Sebastian Nelson
Chloe Nelund
Lily Nestich
Mackenzie Newhall
Robert Newland
Yen Giang Nguyen
Theodore Niemann
Will Norwood
Alex Nutt
Calvin Nyeholt

O

Jair Obando
Martin Odhiambo
Cabrey O’Gorman
Nora Oleary
Sasha Olsen
Reece Omodio
Kevin O’Neill

P

Eron Palmer
Astrid Parker
Eleanor Parks-Church
Maya Pasillas
Logan Pearson
Phillip Pedicone
Audrey Pegouske
Alex Pepin
Maya Peters
Noah Peters
Tobias Peters
Katarina Peters
Tess Peters
Anna Phyo
Timothy Pinches
Alex Plesscher
Mario Pomorski
Bailey Poort
Madelyn Portenga
Madison Potts
Quinten Powers
Juliana Pullen

Q

Brody Quinn
Matthew Quirk

R

Akaash Raghunath
Zaira Ramirez
Jazmin Ramos
Cory Rapp
Spencer Rasmussen
Liam Regan
Julia Reisor
Isabel Reyes
Sam Reynolds
Claire Rhames
Rachel Ribaudo
Emmanuel Richardson
Ella Ringel
Samuel Rivas
Narelle Robles
Dillon Rodriguez
Karina Rodriguez
Schareene Romero Rivera
Brigid Roth
Eleanor Ryan

S

Zenaida Sackett
Oliver Sajan
Abigail Samson
Ryan Sanborn
Simon Sawyer
Olivia Schleede
Sophia Schlotterer
Molly Schneidewind
Harper Schrader
Arden Schultz
Kearsten Schultz
Ava Schwachter
Sophia Schwartz
Aurora Scott
Neve Sena
William Seymour
Katherene Shank
DJ Sheibar
Travis Shemwell
Halen Sherwood
Veda Shukla
Mo Silcott
Morgan Smith
Maja Smith
Sophia Sprick
Florian Stackow
Lauren Stallman
Jana Stankovic
Katelyn Steinbrecher
Molly Stevison
Gavin Stewart
Gabriella Stillerman-Flores
Liliana Stout
Laurel Stowers
Calvin Strader
Donovan Streeter
Chloe Stuckey
Katherine Suarez
Luella Swanson
Ryan Swarthout
Grace Sweet
Aryka-Jade Szentesy

T

Ella Talaski
Jeremy Tarn
Charlotte Tatara
Arielle Tenner
Lauren Thompson
Elizabeth Tiesworth
Emily Tiihonen
William Tocco
Alexander Tolman
Lily Toohey
Phoebe Tozer
Jey Trebley
Samuel Tremaglio
Montana Tulley

U

Hannah Ulanoski

V

Anthony Valade
Eli Van Drie
Gavin Van Kampen
Benjamin Van Nes
Lucy Vandemark
Tyler Vanderzanden
Benjamin Vansumeren
Francesca Ventura
Savannah Vincent
Madison Vrba
Elijah Vue

W

Connor Walters
Macy Ward
Annslee Ware
Charles Wester
Grace Westerhuis
Maggie Westra
Benjamin Whitsett
Jillian Whitton
Jay Wholihan
Elisabeth Wilks
Siona Wilson
Gretchen Wilson
Ruby Winer
Sierra Winter
Ryan Witt
Andrew Wolford
Reagan Woods
Zaryn Woods
Darius Wright
Michael Wright
Emma Wrobleski
Sophia Wrzesinski

Y

Hailey Yoder

Z

Nora Zemlick
Maggie Zhu
Kenzi Zimmerman-Frost
Lee Zwart

K Retains ‘Hidden Gem’ Status for Academics, Athletics

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For the third year in a row, Kalamazoo College has been selected as a Hidden Gem by College Raptor, a planning platform that helps students and families find college matches driven by algorithms to find their best-fit schools at the best price.  

This selection for 2026 places K among the top eight institutions in the Great Lakes Region of Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. It further recognizes the College as one of the best in the country based on a combination of factors including retention rates, graduation rates, student-to-faculty ratio, endowment per student, selectivity and other key metrics as reported through the National Center for Education Statistics. 

“For today’s students, expanding the definition of ‘dream school’ to include attainable options that align with family income, grades and additional factors can help more students arrive at college with confidence,” College Raptor co-founder William Staib said. “That’s what our Hidden Gems list and College Match tool aim to do.”

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Kalamazoo College has retained its status as a College Raptor Hidden Gem for 2026.

College Raptor also ranks K among 25 Hidden Gems for Division III athletics. To qualify for either list, an institution must receive fewer than 5,000 applications per year, have fewer than 7,000 undergraduate students, offer at least five unique majors and have an acceptance rate of at least 10%. 

College Raptor’s full methodology is outlined on its website. 

College Raptor Ranks K Among Top 25 in Midwest

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College Raptor—a web-based organization dedicated to helping students and families find their best-fit institution of higher education—has chosen Kalamazoo College as one of the top 25 schools in the Midwest regardless of size or public/private status. 

The list of schools, which places K at No. 23 for 2025, encompasses institutions from the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. In making its selections this year, College Raptor considered graduation rates, campus diversity, endowment per student, retention rate, selectivity and other metrics. Its full methodology is available online. 

In a separate ranking last year, College Raptor also rated K as one of 15 Hidden Gems in the Great Lakes region as the College receives fewer than 5,000 applications a year while sustaining a student population of fewer than 7,000. 

“Since 2015, we’ve carefully assembled our lists each year to highlight the best schools in different categories to help families get started in the discovery process,” College Raptor CEO Bill Staib said. “K has shown dedication to academic excellence. We are proud to highlight them.” 

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College Raptor has named Kalamazoo College among the Top 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region for 2025.

College Guides Spotlight K

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A resource that the USA Today calls “the best college guide you can buy” again profiles Kalamazoo College among more than 300 of the best and most interesting colleges in the U.S., Canada and the UK.  

The 2025 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges credits K for a LandSea preorientation program that provides incoming students with confidence. Then, the College’s ingenious K-Plan offers a curriculum path with study abroad, an excellent career-development program, and independent faculty-guided research.  

Students interviewed for the book—compiled by former New York Times Education Editor Edward B. Fiske—praised K for its supportive and guiding faculty, service-learning courses, student-led cocurricular activities, civic engagement and study abroad that is done so well “it seems ridiculous not to take advantage of the opportunity.” 

From an academic standpoint, the book notes that K has exceptional programs in the natural sciences with other strengths including international and area studies, community and global health, and critical ethnic studies. Popular majors include biology, chemistry, psychology and business. But don’t forget about the quality of student life on campus. 

“K’s campus is always buzzing with social activities like movies, concerts, speakers and other events,” the book notes. It adds that students also look forward to Monte Carlo Night, when the Hicks Student Center is transformed into a casino with faculty and staff serving as dealers, and the Day of Gracious Living when, without prior notice, classes are called off for the day and students can choose to spend a day on the beach, work on volunteer projects or relax on campus. 

The 41st Fiske Guide to Colleges is available now. 

And, for a more unique lens on the college search, Cool Stuff at Small Colleges author Peter Pitts—a retired admissions professional from Monmouth College—says K is a great choice for students who want the feeling of a small college and the many benefits of being near a large university considering its location near Western Michigan University. 

In his new book, Pitts praises the K-Plan, which does “an excellent job of balancing academics with practical career preparation. It allows you the freedom to create your plan for success.” He lists biological physics, Jewish studies, critical theory, East Asian studies, neuroscience, public policy and urban affairs, and quantitative economics among K’s distinctive areas of study. Plus, he gives a shout out to Assistant Professor of Religion Sohini Pillai for her Star Wars-themed religion class. 

“Not a major or a minor,” the book says. “Not even a certificate or an emphasis. But Jedi, Sith and Mandalorians: Religion and Star Wars, a religion class at Kalamazoo College, might just influence a student to major or minor in religion. If nothing else, it says a lot about how cool the faculty are in the religion department at Kalamazoo.” 

Check out Cool Stuff at Small Colleges, which is available online. 

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The “Fiske Guide to Colleges,” compiled by former New York Times Education Editor Edward B. Fiske, is one of two recently released college guides to feature K.
College Guides Cover says Cool Stuff at Small Colleges
“Cool Stuff at Small Colleges” is one of two recently released college guides to feature K.

Money Lauds K Among Top Colleges

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Money magazine released its latest appraisals of the Best Colleges in America today while again naming Kalamazoo College among the top colleges in the country. 

The publication revamped its college-ranking system last year into a star-ratings list. Of the 2,400 institutions Money analyzed this year, 745 four-year public and private institutions received at least a two-star rating based on 25 factors such as graduation rates, cost and what alumni can expect to earn.

K received four stars, making it one of about 200 private schools from around the country—regardless of size—and one of seven in Michigan with at least that ranking. 

Money’s story announcing the rankings specifically mentions K, citing it as a gem “known for its K-Plan, which augments a traditional liberal arts curriculum with experiential learning through research, study abroad, internships, and community service and civic projects.” 

The full list of Money’s Best Colleges in America and the publication’s methodologies are available at its website. 

Three biochemistry students working together in a lab at one of Money's top colleges
Money magazine says Kalamazoo College is a gem “known for its K-Plan, which augments a traditional liberal arts curriculum with experiential learning through research, study abroad, internships, and community service and civic projects.”

College Raptor Rates K a Hidden Gem

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A web-based organization dedicated to helping students and families find their best-fit institution of higher education, has chosen Kalamazoo College for two honors that identify the school as an excellent destination for well-rounded experiences.

College Raptor says K is one of 15 small schools to qualify as a Hidden Gem in the Great Lakes region of Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. In addition, K is among 25 schools nationwide named a Division III Hidden Gem in athletics.

To qualify overall as a Hidden Gem, an institution must receive fewer than 5,000 applications per year, have fewer than 7,000 undergraduate students, offer at least five unique majors and maintain an acceptance rate of at least 10%. The selection recognizes K as one of the best colleges in the country based on a combination of factors including retention rates, graduation rates, student-to-faculty ratio, endowment per student, selectivity and other key metrics as reported through the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), according to the College Raptor website.

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College Raptor says Kalamazoo College is one of 15 small schools to qualify as a Hidden Gem in the Great Lakes. Plus, K is among 25 nationwide named a Division III athletics Hidden Gem.

As a Division III Hidden Gem, College Raptor also says K offers great opportunities for student-athletes who want a combined athletic and academic college experience, making the College a standout among the 442 schools College Raptor examined.

“For students seeking the enriching experience of a smaller college with exceptional programs, institutions like K emerge as prime options, and we are honored to spotlight them with the recognition they genuinely deserve,” College Raptor CEO William Staib said.

“A liberal arts model at a small college provides the most thorough education because it teaches students a variety of skillsets that employers desire through personal attention from faculty and staff along with a flexible curriculum and enriching co-curricular activities,” Dean of Admission Suzanne Lepley said. “We love it when other organizations confirm what a gem we are.”

‘Best 389 Colleges’ Book Endorses K

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The Princeton Review is placing Kalamazoo College among the top 15 percent of U.S. higher-education institutions for degree-seeking undergraduates by featuring K in the 2024 version of its annual guide, The Best 389 Colleges. 

In the book, the education services company recommends colleges from the nation’s 2,600 four-year institutions based on data it collects from administrators about their academic offerings, and surveys of students who rate and report on their experiences.  

Students lauded K through surveys as a place where they develop personal relationships with their peers and faculty at a campus run by and for the students. In addition, students can quickly find their niche upon arriving thanks to a small-school environment where “everyone is always engaged in some kind of work they truly care about,” the book says. 

The Best 389 Colleges doesn’t provide individual rankings for the schools featured. However, K earned an additional mention in the guide as the No. 16 school on a list of the Top 20 Private Colleges for Making an Impact. This means K students said that their student-government opportunities, the College’s sustainability efforts and K’s on-campus engagement are providing them with opportunities to make a difference in their community. 

“We salute Kalamazoo College for its outstanding academics and its many other impressive offerings,” said Rob Franek, the Princeton Review’s editor-in-chief and lead author of The Best 389 Colleges. “We’re delighted to recommend it as an ideal choice for students searching for their ‘best-fit’ college.” 

The printed publication is now available through the Penguin Random House website. K’s profile is available for free online along with the list of the 389 top schools. 

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According to the 2024 edition of “The Best 389 Colleges” from the Princeton Review, students gave Kalamazoo College high marks for its open curriculum. The open curriculum means “students have more time to explore exactly what they want to learn, rather than being required to take classes in which they have no interest,” the book says.

‘Fiske Guide to Colleges’ Features K

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Kalamazoo College has been a fixture in the Fiske Guide to Colleges over the years and that will continue in 2024. The global resource that profiles more than 300 of what it calls the best and most interesting colleges in the U.S., Canada and the UK, says K “opens up the world to its students—literally,” in the book’s 40th edition. 

“Kalamazoo College (also known as K) may be a small school in America’s heartland, but it pays to send the majority of students abroad during their four years, making it a launching pad to the world,” the latest guide says. “In addition to international education, the school’s K-Plan emphasizes teaching, internships and independent, faculty-guided research.” 

From an academic standpoint, the book notes that K has exceptional programs in the natural sciences with other strengths including international and area studies, community and global health, and critical ethnic studies. Popular majors include biology, chemistry, psychology and business. In addition, faculty members are rated highly for their enthusiasm and accessibility. 

But don’t forget about the quality of student life on campus. 

“K’s campus is always buzzing with social activities like movies, concerts, speakers and other events,” the book notes. “Students look forward to the Monte Carlo casino night, homecoming and the Day of Gracious Living, a spring day where, without prior warning, classes are canceled and students can choose to head to the beach, work on volunteer projects or relax on campus.” 

The Fiske Guide to Colleges, compiled by former New York Times Education Editor Edward B. Fiske, is available now. 

Fiske Guide to Colleges
Kalamazoo College is among more than 300 institutions of higher education in the U.S., Canada and the UK featured in the 40th edition of the “Fiske Guide to Colleges.”

Senior Awards Ceremony Honors Students’ Achievements

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Congratulations to the following Kalamazoo College students who received awards during the 2023 Senior Awards Ceremony on Saturday, June 10, at Stetson Chapel. The awards include all academic divisions, prestigious scholarships and special non-departmental awards.

George Acker Award

  • Ryan Hanifan

The American Chemical Society
Certified Degree in Chemistry

  • Marissa Dolorfino
  • Carter Eisenbach
  • Caelan Frazier
  • Lena Thompson Klemm
  • Dillon Lee
  • Chloe Lucci
  • Crystal Danielle Mendoza
  • Ezekiel Mulder
  • Gunzaya Gunzi Otgonjargal
  • Abby Lyn Rawlings
  • Suja Thakali
  • MiaFlora Tucci

Hornet Athletic Association Award

  • Harrison Poeszat

Austria U.S. Teaching Assistantship

  • Vincent DeSanto
  • Benjamin Flotemersch
  • Sean Gates

James Bird Balch Prize in American History

  • Meaghan K. Kelly

Lillian Pringle Baldauf Prize in Music

  • Koshiro Kuroda

H. Lewis Batts Prize

  • Rose Hannan
  • Onora Divine Lancaster
  • Olivia Louise Smith
  • Alex Stolberg

E. Bruce Baxter Memorial Award

  • Thomas Lichtenberg

Gordon Beaumont Memorial Award

  • Litzy Bahena
  • Katia Duoibes

Beeler Senior Projects Abroad Fellows

  • Maeve Francesca Crothers
  • Brianna DuBose
  • Garrett Hanson
  • Yamilee Hernandez
  • Daniel Eric Jordan
  • Bella Kirchgessner
  • Rachel Christine Kramer
  • Koshiro Kuroda
  • Fiona Raycraft O’Rielly
  • Egan Vieira

Larry Bell Scholar

  • Eleanor S. Carr
  • Bella Kirchgessner

The Biology in Liberal Arts Prize

  • Zoe Elizabeth Reyes

Marshall Hallock Brenner Prize

  • Emma Sidor

Henry and Inez Brown Award

  • Violet Crampton

Clara H. Buckley Prize for Excellence in Latin

  • Garrett Hanson
  • Katelyn Williams

Mary Long Burch Award

  • Lucy Hart

Robert Bzdyl Prize in Marine Biology

  • Alex Stolberg

Annual Undergraduate Award
in Analytical Chemistry

  • Caelan Frazier

Annual Undergraduate Award
in Inorganic Chemistry

  • Shay Brown

Annual Undergraduate Award
in Organic Chemistry

  • Lucy Hart
  • Crystal Danielle Mendoza

Annual Undergraduate Award
in Physical Chemistry

  • Oliver Tye

Outstanding Chemistry Student
from Kalamazoo College

  • Carter Eisenbach
  • MiaFlora Tucci

Lilia Chen Award in Art

  • Hao Jiang

Ruth Scott Chenery Award

  • Sedona Coleman

Chinese Outstanding Achievement Award

  • Violet Crampton
  • Zoe Claire Chunqi Gurney
  • Clarice Ray
  • Claire Tallio

Provost’s Prize in Classics

  • Isabelle Ragan
  • Isabel Quinn Schantz

Collins Fellow

  • Rachel Christine Kramer

Provost’s Prize in Computer Science

  • Aleksandr Molchagin

H. P. and Genevieve Connable Scholarship

  • Hanis Sommerville

Cooper Award in Fine Arts

  • Milan Levy

C.W. “Opie” Davis Award

  • Samuel Ankley

Diebold Scholar Award

  • Natalie Call
  • Rose Hannan
  • Joergen Klakulak
  • Alex Stolberg
  • Nathaniel E. Zona

Marion H. Dunsmore Memorial Prize
in Religion

  • Isabelle Ragan

George Eaton Errington Prize

  • Lingrui Xiang

Provost’s Prize in Economics

  • Zoe Claire Chunqi Gurney
  • Sam Moss

Alliance Francaise Prize in French

  • Shanon Brown
  • Kanase Matsuzaki

French Government Teaching Assistantships

  • Annika Canavero
  • Olivia Grace Fairbank

Joe Fugate Senior German Award

  • Vincent DeSanto

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship

  • Samuel Kendrick, Uzbekistan
  • Kanase Matsuzaki, Jordan

Fulbright Study Research Award

  • Natalie Call, Denmark

Departmental Prize in Greek

  • Garrett Hanson

Xarifa Greenquist Memorial
Psychology Department Award

  • Sedona Coleman

Fred and Sarah Greer Endowed Scholarship/
Lorinda Kay Sanford Memorial

  • Brianna DuBose
  • Mya Jennings
  • Ashani Jewell
  • Jamir McKeller
  • DaShawn Meeks
  • Aija Turner

Griffin Prize

  • Mikayla Dominique Youngman

Guyor Kindness and Compassion Award

  • Denise Martinez
  • Kaleb Sydloski

Charles C. Hall Scholarship

  • Shay Brown

Ham Scholars

  • Thomas Lichtenberg
  • Milagros Robelo

F. W. and Elsie L. Heyl Scholars

  • Samuel Ankley
  • Carter Eisenbach
  • Rachel Christine Kramer
  • Alexis Nesbitt
  • Suja Thakali
  • Elizabeth Grace Wang

The Raymond L. Hightower Award

  • Khalil Shakur Adams
  • Mya Jennings
  • Maya Kanta Bimal Nathwani

Virginia Hinkelman Memorial Award

  • Ryley White

History Department Award

  • Samuel Kendrick

Hodge Prize in Philosophy

  • Vincent DeSanto

John Wesley Hornbeck Prize

  • Eli Edlefson
  • Claire Kvande
  • Elias Wennen

William G. Howard Memorial Prize

  • Claire Tallio

William G. Howard Memorial Prize
in Political Science

  • Riley Thomas Wilson

Japanese National Honor Society, College Chapter

  • Emily Robin Kaneko Dudd
  • Madeline Schroeder
  • William Shaw

Grant W. and Eleanor L. Johnston
History Research Award

  • Sarma Ejups
  • Benjamin Homminga
  • Stefan Nielsen

Kurt Kaufman Fellow

  • Abigail Barnum
  • Caelan Frazier
  • Dillon Lee
  • MiaFlora Tucci
  • Oliver Tye
  • Elizabeth Grace Wang

Richard D. Klein Senior Award
in Psychology

  • Marilu Bueno

Richard D. Klein Senior Impact Award
in Psychology

  • Alexia McColl
  • Ryley White

Knoechel Family Award

  • Samuel Ankley
  • Camille Misra

Irmgard Kowatzki Theatre Award

  • Marilu Bueno
  • Milan Levy

LaPlante Civic Engagement Scholars

  • Lauren Bretzius
  • Shanon Brown
  • Katia Duoibes
  • Ryley White

Tish Loveless Award

  • Renée Torres

Music Department Certificate
of Distinction

  • Abigail Barnum
  • Donovan Burleigh
  • Violet Crampton
  • Sarma Ejups
  • Garrett Hanson
  • Matthew Mueller
  • Erin Murphy
  • Claire Tallio
  • Mikki Wong

National Merit Scholars

  • Claire Kvande
  • Noah Prentice

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship

  • Mallory Dolorfino
  • Claire Kvande

William E. Praeger Prize in Biology

  • Eleanor S. Carr
  • Hana Samantha Frisch
  • Ian Becks Hurley
  • Ryan Johnson

Robert and Karen Rhoa Prize
in Business

  • Payton Fleming
  • Tristan Fuller
  • Jenna Clare Paterob

Robert and Karen Rhoa Prize for Outstanding SIP

  • Minh D. Dang

Elwood H. and Elizabeth H. Schneider Prize
in English

  • Lauren Sommer Crossman

Senior Leadership Recognition Award

  • Litzy Bahena
  • Violet Crampton
  • Kylah Alexandria Davis
  • Katia Duoibes
  • Jazmyne Fannings
  • Peter Fitzgerald
  • Yoichi Haga
  • Katherine Haywood
  • Bella Kirchgessner
  • Claire Kvande
  • Milan Levy
  • DaShawn Meeks
  • Crystal Danielle Mendoza
  • Aleksandr Molchagin
  • Maheen Naz Mulligan
  • Justin Negrete
  • Stefan Nielsen
  • Gunzaya Gunzi Otgonjargal
  • Alexis Petty
  • Noah Prentice
  • Andrew Puckett
  • Milagros Robelo
  • Alex Stolberg
  • Suja Thakali
  • Chilotam Urama
  • Elizabeth Grace Wang
  • Ryley White
  • Christian Zeitvogel
  • Nathaniel E. Zona

Fan E. Sherwood Memorial Prize

  • Charles DiMagno

Sherwood Prize in Fine Arts

  • Marilu Bueno

Catherine A. Smith Prize in Human Rights

  • Emma Davis-Rodak
  • Skai Williams

Catherine A. Smith Prize
in Women’s Athletics

  • Alexis Petty

Lemuel F. Smith Award

  • Marissa Dolorfino

Cassandra Solis Prize
in Critical Ethnic Studies

  • Angela Ledesma

The Senior Spanish Award

  • Gustavo Eric Gonzalez-Martinez
  • Fiona Raycraft O’Rielly
  • Alexis Damian Valdes

Spanish Government Teaching Assistantship

  • Fiona Raycraft O’Rielly
  • Renée Torres

Eugene P. Stermer Award
in Public Administration

  • John Carlson

Mary Clifford Stetson Prize

  • Angel Ledesma

Dwight and Leola Stocker Prize

  • Violet Crampton
  • Sarah Densham
  • Hannah Durant

Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Prize
in Women’s Studies

  • Elle Waldron

Stowe Scholarship

  • Caelan Frazier

David Strauss Prize in American Studies

  • Stefan Nielsen

Babette Trader Campus Citizenship
and Leadership Award

  • Litzy Bahena
  • Hana Samantha Frisch
  • Gustavo Eric Gonzalez-Martinez
  • Maheen Naz Mulligan
  • Claire Tallio

Charles Tully Design Award

  • Elena Truman

Donald W. VanLiere Prize Psychology
in Coursework

  • Jenna Clare Paterob
  • Emma Sidor

Donald W. VanLiere Prize Psychology
in Research

  • Samantha Boritzki
  • Cassandra Linnertz

Voynovich Competitive Scholarship

  • Elisabeth Kuras
  • Jack Soderberg

Michael Waskowsky Prize

  • Elyse Yost

Charles Lewis Williams Jr. Award

  • Hannah Durant

Clarke Benedict Williams Prize

  • Tolkien Bagchi
  • Mallory Dolorfino
  • Marissa Dolorfino

Maynard Owen Williams Memorial Award

  • Zoe Claire Chunqi Gurney
  • Isabel Minerva Morillo
  • Hanis Sommerville
  • Rosesandy Walters
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