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\"Honors
Kalamazoo College recognized outstanding achievements by its students Friday with the annual Honors Day Convocation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than 250 students were recognized Friday during the annual Honors Day Convocation for excellence in academics and leadership. Students were recognized in six divisions: Fine Arts, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Physical Education. Recipients of prestigious scholarships were recognized, as were members of national honor societies and students who received special Kalamazoo College awards. Student athletes and teams who won Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association awards also were honored. The students receiving Honors Day awards or recognition are listed below. Watch the recorded event at our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FINE ARTS DIVISION<\/h2>\n

Brian Gougeon Prize in Art<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded to a sophomore student who, during his or her first year, exhibited outstanding achievement and potential in art.<\/p>\n

Elena Basso
\nNicole Taylor
\nCamryn Zdziarski-West<\/p>\n

Margaret Upton Prize in Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

Provided by the Women\u2019s Council of Kalamazoo College and awarded each year to a student designated by the Music Department Faculty as having made significant achievement in music.<\/p>\n

Katherine Miller-Purrenhage<\/p>\n

Cooper Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

For a junior or senior showing excellence in a piece of creative work in a Theatre Arts class:\u00a0 film, acting, design, stagecraft, puppetry or speech.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Townley<\/p>\n

Sherwood Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given for the best oral presentation in a speech-oriented class.<\/p>\n

Sedona Coleman
\nCameo Green<\/p>\n

Theatre Arts First-Year Student Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given to a sophomore for outstanding departmental efforts during the first year.<\/p>\n

Milan Levy<\/p>\n

MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES DIVISION<\/h2>\n

LeGrand Copley Prize in French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded to the sophomore who as a first-year student demonstrated the greatest achievement in French.<\/p>\n

Tristan Fuller
\nClaire Kvande<\/p>\n

Hardy Fuchs Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given for excellence in first-year German.<\/p>\n

Ben Flotemersch
\nElizabeth Wang<\/p>\n

Margo Light Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given for excellence in second-or third-year German.<\/p>\n

Ellie Lotterman
\nNoah Prentice<\/p>\n

Romance Languages Department Prize in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded for excellence in the first year in Spanish.<\/p>\n

Emma Sidor
\nMiaFlora Tucci<\/p>\n

Clara H. Buckley Prize for Excellence in Latin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded to an outstanding student of the language of the ancient Romans.<\/p>\n

Sydney Patton<\/p>\n

Provost\u2019s Prize in Classics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded to that student who writes the best essay on a classical subject.<\/p>\n

Jane Delmonico<\/p>\n

Classics Department Prize in Greek<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded to the outstanding student of the language of classical Greece.<\/p>\n

Nick Wilson<\/p>\n

HUMANITIES DIVISION<\/h2>\n

Allen Prize in English<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given for the best essay written by a member of the first-year class.<\/p>\n

Shanon Brown<\/p>\n

John B. Wickstrom Prize in History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded for excellence in the first year’s work in history.<\/p>\n

Helen Edwards
\nSam Kendrick<\/p>\n

Department of Philosophy Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded for excellence in any year\u2019s work in philosophy.<\/p>\n

Julia Bienstock
\nEmma Fergusson
\nLuke Richert
\nTeague Tompkins<\/p>\n

L.J. and Eva (\u201cGibbie\u201d) Hemmes Memorial Prize in Philosophy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded to a sophomore who in the first year shows the greatest promise for continuing studies in philosophy.<\/p>\n

Garret Hanson
\nClarice Ray
\nMikayla Youngman<\/p>\n

NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS DIVISION<\/h2>\n

Department of Chemistry Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded for excellence in the first year’s work in chemistry.<\/p>\n

Abby Barnum
\nMarissa Dolorfino
\nElizabeth Wang<\/p>\n

First-Year Chemistry Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded to a sophomore student who, during\u00a0 the first year, demonstrated great achievement in chemistry.<\/p>\n

Thomas Buffin
\nMallory Dolorfino
\nMiaFlora Tucci<\/p>\n

Lemuel F. Smith Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given to a student majoring in chemistry pursuing the American Chemical Society approved curriculum and having at the end of the junior year the highest average standing in courses taken in chemistry, physics and mathematics.<\/p>\n

Jennalise Ellis<\/p>\n

Computer Science Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded for excellence in the first year’s work in computer science.<\/p>\n

Eleanor Carr
\nVien Hang
\nAleksandr Molchagin
\nErin Murphy
\nWilliam Shaw
\nHanis Sommerville<\/p>\n

First-Year Mathematics Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given annually to the sophomore student who, during the first year, demonstrated the greatest achievement in mathematics.<\/p>\n

Tolkien Bagchi<\/p>\n

Thomas O. Walton Prize in Mathematics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded to a member of the junior class for excellence in the work of the first two years in mathematics.<\/p>\n

Joseph Jung
\nTommy Saxton
\nCarter Wade<\/p>\n

Cooper Prize in Physics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given for excellence in the first year’s work in physics.<\/p>\n

Oliver Tye
\nBlue Truong<\/p>\n

SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION<\/h2>\n

Departmental Prize in Anthropology and Sociology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded for excellence during the first and\/or second year’s work.<\/p>\n

Milan Levy
\nMilagros Robelo
\nAija Turner<\/p>\n

Wallace Lawrence Prize in Economics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded annually to a student who has done outstanding work in the Department of Economics and Business during the sophomore year.<\/p>\n

Kayla Carlson
\nMihail Naskovski
\nEmily Tenniswood<\/p>\n

William G. Howard Memorial Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded for excellence in any year’s work in economics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicklas Klepser
\nNathan Micallef
\nSage Ringsmuth
\nAndrew Sheckell<\/p>\n

Wallace Lawrence Prize in Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded annually to a student who has done outstanding work in the Department of Economics and Business during the sophomore year.<\/p>\n

Lucas Kastran
\nCade Thune
\nAlex Wallace<\/p>\n

Irene and S. Kyle Morris Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded for excellence in the first year’s courses in the Department of Economics and Business.<\/p>\n

Zoe Gurney<\/p>\n

William G. Howard Memorial Prize in Political Science<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded for excellence in any year’s work in political science.<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Kuras<\/p>\n

Department of Psychology First-Year Student Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded for excellence in the first-year student’s work in psychology.<\/p>\n

Violet Crampton
\nSarah Densham<\/p>\n

PHYSICAL EDUCATION DIVISION<\/h2>\n

Division of Physical Education Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded to those students who as first-year students best combined leadership and scholarship in promoting athletics, physical education and recreation.<\/p>\n

Sam Ankley
\nAlexis Petty<\/p>\n

Maggie Wardle Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awarded to that sophomore woman whose activities at the College reflect the values that Maggie Wardle demonstrated in her own life. The recipient will show a breadth of involvement in the College through her commitment to athletics and to the social sciences and\/or community service.<\/p>\n

Camille Misra<\/p>\n

COLLEGE AWARDS<\/h2>\n

Henry and Inez Brown Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Denise Jackson
\nHeather Muir
\nJames Totten
\nVanessa Vigier<\/p>\n

Heyl Scholars (Class of 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lukas Bolton
\nMadeleine Coffman
\nEmily Haigh
\nBijou Hoehle
\nXavier Silva
\nJordyn Wilson<\/p>\n

Posse Scholars <\/strong>(Class of 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicholas Davis
\nNathan Garcia
\nZy\u2019ere Hollis
\nTytiana Jones
\nAaron Martinez
\nUdochi Okorie
\nJoshua Pamintuan
\nAnthony Peraza
\nSamantha Rodriguez
\nRina Talaba<\/p>\n

National Merit Scholars <\/strong>(Class of 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carter Wade<\/p>\n

Voynovich Scholars<\/strong>
\nAwarded annually to a student who, in the judgment of the faculty, submits the most creative essay on the year\u2019s topic.<\/p>\n

Marina Bayma-Meyer
\nYung Seo Lee<\/p>\n

Alpha Lamda Delta<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society that recognizes excellence in academic achievement during the first college year. To be eligible for membership, students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 and be in the top 20 percent of their class during the first year. The Kalamazoo College chapter was installed on March 5, 1942.<\/p>\n

Jez Abella
\nHashim Akhtar
\nCameron Arens
\nTolkien Bagchi
\nElena Basso
\nCassandra Bergen
\nThomas Buffin
\nNatalie Call
\nJohn Carlson
\nMary Margaret Cashman
\nCassidy Chapman
\nNicholas Cohee
\nViolet T. Crampton
\nLauren Crossman
\nSarah Densham
\nCharles Pasquale DiMagno
\nMallory Dolorfino
\nMarissa Dolorfino
\nKatia Duoibes
\nHannah Durant
\nCarter Eisenbach
\nBenjamin Flotemersch
\nCaelan Frazier
\nNathaniel Harris Fuller
\nTristan Fuller
\nGrace Garver
\nZoe Gurney
\nYoichi Haga
\nVien Hang
\nGarrett Hanson
\nLucy Hart
\nKatherine Haywood
\nMarshall Holley
\nAudrey Huizenga
\nIan Becks Hurley
\nJonathan Jiang
\nEmily Robin Kaneko Dudd
\nBenjamin Tyler Keith
\nIsabella Grace Kirchgessner
\nSofia Rose Klein
\nLena Thompson Klemm
\nRhys Koellmann
\nElisabeth Kuras
\nCaroline Lamb
\nAm Phuong Le
\nDillon Lee
\nGinamarie Lester
\nMilan Levy
\nThomas Lichtenberg
\nCassandra Linnertz
\nAlvaro J. Lopez Gutierrez
\nKanase J. Matsuzaki
\nCamille Misra
\nAleksandr V. Molchagin
\nSamantha Moss
\nArein D. Motan
\nMatthew Mueller
\nErin Murphy
\nMaya Nathwani
\nWilliam Naviaux
\nSudhanva Neti
\nStefan Louis Nielsen
\nKeigo Nomura
\nRohan Nuthalapati
\nJenna Clare Paterob
\nSheyla Yasmin Pichal
\nHarrison Poeszat
\nNoah Prentice
\nIsabelle G. Ragan
\nAbby L. Rawlings
\nKatherine Rock
\nSkyler Rogers
\nGi Salvatierra
\nHannia Queren Sanchez-Alvarado
\nMadeline Gehl Schroeder
\nWilliam Shaw
\nHanis Sommerville
\nAlex M Stolberg
\nKaleb Sydloski
\nClara Margaret Szakas
\nClaire Tallio
\nNicole Taylor
\nAbhishek Thakur
\nKaia Thomas
\nBlue Truong
\nOliver Tye
\nDuurenbayar Ulziiduuren
\nChilotam Christopher Urama
\nElizabeth G. Wang
\nMargaret L. Wedge
\nRyley Kay White
\nKatelyn Williams
\nSkai Williams
\nLeah Wolfgang
\nCamryn Zdziarski-West
\nSophie Zhuang
\nNathaniel Zona<\/p>\n

Enlightened Leadership Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Barnard
\nIrie Browne
\nRebecca Chan
\nNolan Devine
\nDaniel Fahle
\nGrace Hancock
\nJulia Leet
\nLia Schroeder
\nMatthew Swarthout
\nJonathan Townley
\nEthan Tuck
\nIan Yi<\/p>\n

MIAA Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

These teams earned the 2019-2020 MIAA Team GPA Award for achieving a 3.3 or better grade-point average for the entire academic year:<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Baseball
\nWomen\u2019s Basketball
\nMen\u2019s Cross Country
\nWomen\u2019s Cross Country
\nMen\u2019s Golf
\nWomen\u2019s Golf
\nMen\u2019s Lacrosse
\nWomen\u2019s Lacrosse
\nWomen\u2019s Soccer
\nWomen\u2019s Softball
\nWomen\u2019s Swimming and Diving
\nWomen\u2019s Volleyball<\/p>\n

MIAA Academic Honor Roll
\nStudent Athletes 2019-2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association each year honors students at MIAA member colleges who achieve in the classroom and in athletic competition. Students need to be a letter winner in a varsity sport and maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average for the entire academic year.<\/p>\n

Max Ambs
\nGeorgie Andrews
\nGrant Anger
\nHunter Angileri
\nSamuel Ankley
\nJulia Bachmann
\nTravis Barclay
\nElena Basso
\nLillian Baumann
\nAlex Bowden
\nAustin Bresnahan
\nJack Brockhaus
\nPierce Burke
\nAnnika Canavero
\nRaekwon Castelow
\nClaire Cebelak
\nWalker Chung
\nNicholas Cohee
\nThomas Cook
\nNoah Coplan
\nRachel Cornell
\nChase Coselman
\nJohn Crane
\nCameron Crothers
\nGwendolyn Davis
\nRiley Davis
\nEmmelyn DeConinck
\nRobert Dennerll
\nSarah Densham
\nEva DeYoung
\nMallory Dolorfino
\nMarissa Dolorfino
\nAmanda Dow
\nAustin Duff
\nAlex Dupree
\nHannah Durant
\nThomas Fales
\nDugan Fife
\nGwendolyn Flatland
\nPayton Fleming
\nMatthew Ford
\nClifton Foster
\nLuke Fountain
\nSierra Fraser
\nRachael Gallap
\nBrendan Gausselin
\nKatie Gierlach
\nAnthony Giovanni
\nMadison Goodman
\nMya Gough
\nMatthew Gu
\nRebekah Halley
\nGrace Hancock
\nLaura Hanselman
\nLucy Hart
\nKatherine Haywood
\nZachary Heimbuch
\nAlyssa Heitkamp
\nDaniel Henry
\nMcKenna Hepler
\nSam Hoag
\nMathew Holmes-Hackerd
\nMatthew Howrey
\nTre Humes
\nAidan Hurley
\nAmiee Hutton
\nBenjamin Hyndman
\nSamantha Jacobsen
\nJonathan Jiang
\nJaylin Jones
\nJackson Jones
\nAmani Karim
\nLucas Kastran
\nMaria Katrantzi
\nGreg Kearns
\nBen Keith
\nWill Keller
\nJackson Kelly
\nDavid Kent
\nHannah Kerns
\nMeghan Killmaster
\nDahwi Kim
\nAlaina Kirschman
\nLena Klemm
\nAllison Klinger
\nElla Knight
\nNicholas Kraeuter
\nBrandon Kramer
\nMatthew Krinock
\nJohn Kunec
\nNicholas Lang
\nJuanita Ledesma
\nJack Leisenring
\nKathryn LeVasseur
\nMarissa Lewinski
\nRosella LoChirco
\nRachel Madar
\nMacKenzy Maddock
\nDeven Mahanti
\nLauren Marshall
\nSamuel Matthews
\nCourtney McGinnis
\nDylan McGorsik
\nKeelin McManus
\nBenjamin Meschke
\nTytus Metzler
\nNathan Micallef
\nCamille Misra
\nDeShawn Moore
\nDominic Moore
\nMaxo Moran
\nSamantha Moss
\nElizabeth Munoz
\nAlexis Nesbitt
\nNikoli Nickson
\nMadeline Odom
\nAbigail O\u2019Keefe
\nMarianna Olson
\nMichael Orwin
\nElla Palacios
\nCayla Patterson
\nHellen Pelak
\nCalder Pellerin
\nScott Peters
\nEve Petrie
\nNicole Pierece
\nNoah Piercy
\nJared Pittman
\nHarrison Poeszat
\nZachary Prystash
\nErin Radermacher
\nHarrison Ramsey
\nZachary Ray
\nJordan Reichenbach
\nBenjamin Reiter
\nAshley Rill
\nMolly Roberts
\nKatherine Rock
\nLily Rogowski
\nIsabelle Russo
\nJustin Schodowski
\nMichael Schwartz
\nDarby Scott
\nAndrew Sheckell
\nJosephine Sibley
\nElizabeth Silber
\nNathan Silverman
\nJack Smith
\nKatherine Stewart
\nAbby Stewart
\nGrant Stille
\nAlexander Stockewell
\nAlex Stolberg
\nHayden Strobel
\nThomas Sylvester
\nJacob Sypniewski
\nClara Szakas
\nNina Szalkiewicz
\nJack Tagget
\nLeah Tardiff
\nEmily Tenniswood
\nCade Thune
\nKaytlyn Tidey
\nMary Trimble
\nMatt Turton
\nOliver Tye
\nDamian Valdes
\nMadison Vallan
\nNaomi Verne
\nAlex Wallace
\nMaija Weaver
\nMargaret Wedge
\nTanner White
\nMegan Williams
\nMadalyn Winarski
\nHannah Wolfe
\nBrandon Wright
\nTony Yazbeck
\nJulie Zabik
\nChristian Zeitvogel
\nSophie Zhuang<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13935\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13935\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/11\/hd1-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"Honors Day Convocation\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kalamazoo College recognized outstanding achievements by its students Friday with the annual Honors Day Convocation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More than 250 students were recognized Friday during the annual Honors Day Convocation for excellence in academics and leadership. Students were recognized in six divisions: Fine Arts, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Physical Education. Recipients of prestigious scholarships were recognized, as were members of national honor societies and students who received special Kalamazoo College awards. Student athletes and teams who won Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association awards also were honored. The students receiving Honors Day awards or recognition are listed below. Watch the recorded event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/honors-awards-and-prizes\/honors-day\/\">at our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>FINE ARTS DIVISION<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Brian Gougeon Prize in Art<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to a sophomore student who, during his or her first year, exhibited outstanding achievement and potential in art.<\/p>\n<p>Elena Basso<br \/>\nNicole Taylor<br \/>\nCamryn Zdziarski-West<\/p>\n<p><strong>Margaret Upton Prize in Music<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Provided by the Women\u2019s Council of Kalamazoo College and awarded each year to a student designated by the Music Department Faculty as having made significant achievement in music.<\/p>\n<p>Katherine Miller-Purrenhage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooper Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a junior or senior showing excellence in a piece of creative work in a Theatre Arts class:\u00a0 film, acting, design, stagecraft, puppetry or speech.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Townley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sherwood Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given for the best oral presentation in a speech-oriented class.<\/p>\n<p>Sedona Coleman<br \/>\nCameo Green<\/p>\n<p><strong>Theatre Arts First-Year Student Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given to a sophomore for outstanding departmental efforts during the first year.<\/p>\n<p>Milan Levy<\/p>\n<h2>MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES DIVISION<\/h2>\n<p><strong>LeGrand Copley Prize in French<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to the sophomore who as a first-year student demonstrated the greatest achievement in French.<\/p>\n<p>Tristan Fuller<br \/>\nClaire Kvande<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardy Fuchs Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given for excellence in first-year German.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Flotemersch<br \/>\nElizabeth Wang<\/p>\n<p><strong>Margo Light Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given for excellence in second-or third-year German.<\/p>\n<p>Ellie Lotterman<br \/>\nNoah Prentice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Romance Languages Department Prize in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded for excellence in the first year in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Sidor<br \/>\nMiaFlora Tucci<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clara H. Buckley Prize for Excellence in Latin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to an outstanding student of the language of the ancient Romans.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Patton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Provost\u2019s Prize in Classics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to that student who writes the best essay on a classical subject.<\/p>\n<p>Jane Delmonico<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classics Department Prize in Greek<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to the outstanding student of the language of classical Greece.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Wilson<\/p>\n<h2>HUMANITIES DIVISION<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Allen Prize in English<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given for the best essay written by a member of the first-year class.<\/p>\n<p>Shanon Brown<\/p>\n<p><strong>John B. Wickstrom Prize in History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded for excellence in the first year’s work in history.<\/p>\n<p>Helen Edwards<br \/>\nSam Kendrick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Department of Philosophy Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded for excellence in any year\u2019s work in philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>Julia Bienstock<br \/>\nEmma Fergusson<br \/>\nLuke Richert<br \/>\nTeague Tompkins<\/p>\n<p><strong>L.J. and Eva (\u201cGibbie\u201d) Hemmes Memorial Prize in Philosophy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to a sophomore who in the first year shows the greatest promise for continuing studies in philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>Garret Hanson<br \/>\nClarice Ray<br \/>\nMikayla Youngman<\/p>\n<h2>NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS DIVISION<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Department of Chemistry Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded for excellence in the first year’s work in chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>Abby Barnum<br \/>\nMarissa Dolorfino<br \/>\nElizabeth Wang<\/p>\n<p><strong>First-Year Chemistry Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to a sophomore student who, during\u00a0 the first year, demonstrated great achievement in chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Buffin<br \/>\nMallory Dolorfino<br \/>\nMiaFlora Tucci<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lemuel F. Smith Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given to a student majoring in chemistry pursuing the American Chemical Society approved curriculum and having at the end of the junior year the highest average standing in courses taken in chemistry, physics and mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>Jennalise Ellis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Computer Science Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded for excellence in the first year’s work in computer science.<\/p>\n<p>Eleanor Carr<br \/>\nVien Hang<br \/>\nAleksandr Molchagin<br \/>\nErin Murphy<br \/>\nWilliam Shaw<br \/>\nHanis Sommerville<\/p>\n<p><strong>First-Year Mathematics Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given annually to the sophomore student who, during the first year, demonstrated the greatest achievement in mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>Tolkien Bagchi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas O. Walton Prize in Mathematics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to a member of the junior class for excellence in the work of the first two years in mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Jung<br \/>\nTommy Saxton<br \/>\nCarter Wade<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooper Prize in Physics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given for excellence in the first year’s work in physics.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Tye<br \/>\nBlue Truong<\/p>\n<h2>SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Departmental Prize in Anthropology and Sociology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded for excellence during the first and\/or second year’s work.<\/p>\n<p>Milan Levy<br \/>\nMilagros Robelo<br \/>\nAija Turner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wallace Lawrence Prize in Economics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded annually to a student who has done outstanding work in the Department of Economics and Business during the sophomore year.<\/p>\n<p>Kayla Carlson<br \/>\nMihail Naskovski<br \/>\nEmily Tenniswood<\/p>\n<p><strong>William G. Howard Memorial Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Awarded for excellence in any year’s work in economics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nicklas Klepser<br \/>\nNathan Micallef<br \/>\nSage Ringsmuth<br \/>\nAndrew Sheckell<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wallace Lawrence Prize in Business<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded annually to a student who has done outstanding work in the Department of Economics and Business during the sophomore year.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Kastran<br \/>\nCade Thune<br \/>\nAlex Wallace<\/p>\n<p><strong>Irene and S. Kyle Morris Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded for excellence in the first year’s courses in the Department of Economics and Business.<\/p>\n<p>Zoe Gurney<\/p>\n<p><strong>William G. Howard Memorial Prize in Political Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded for excellence in any year’s work in political science.<\/p>\n<p>Elisabeth Kuras<\/p>\n<p><strong>Department of Psychology First-Year Student Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded for excellence in the first-year student’s work in psychology.<\/p>\n<p>Violet Crampton<br \/>\nSarah Densham<\/p>\n<h2>PHYSICAL EDUCATION DIVISION<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Division of Physical Education Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to those students who as first-year students best combined leadership and scholarship in promoting athletics, physical education and recreation.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Ankley<br \/>\nAlexis Petty<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maggie Wardle Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to that sophomore woman whose activities at the College reflect the values that Maggie Wardle demonstrated in her own life. The recipient will show a breadth of involvement in the College through her commitment to athletics and to the social sciences and\/or community service.<\/p>\n<p>Camille Misra<\/p>\n<h2>COLLEGE AWARDS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Henry and Inez Brown Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Denise Jackson<br \/>\nHeather Muir<br \/>\nJames Totten<br \/>\nVanessa Vigier<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heyl Scholars (Class of 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lukas Bolton<br \/>\nMadeleine Coffman<br \/>\nEmily Haigh<br \/>\nBijou Hoehle<br \/>\nXavier Silva<br \/>\nJordyn Wilson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Posse Scholars <\/strong><strong>(Class of 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Davis<br \/>\nNathan Garcia<br \/>\nZy\u2019ere Hollis<br \/>\nTytiana Jones<br \/>\nAaron Martinez<br \/>\nUdochi Okorie<br \/>\nJoshua Pamintuan<br \/>\nAnthony Peraza<br \/>\nSamantha Rodriguez<br \/>\nRina Talaba<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Merit Scholars <\/strong><strong>(Class of 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carter Wade<\/p>\n<p><strong>Voynovich Scholars<\/strong><br \/>\nAwarded annually to a student who, in the judgment of the faculty, submits the most creative essay on the year\u2019s topic.<\/p>\n<p>Marina Bayma-Meyer<br \/>\nYung Seo Lee<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alpha Lamda Delta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society that recognizes excellence in academic achievement during the first college year. To be eligible for membership, students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 and be in the top 20 percent of their class during the first year. The Kalamazoo College chapter was installed on March 5, 1942.<\/p>\n<p>Jez Abella<br \/>\nHashim Akhtar<br \/>\nCameron Arens<br \/>\nTolkien Bagchi<br \/>\nElena Basso<br \/>\nCassandra Bergen<br \/>\nThomas Buffin<br \/>\nNatalie Call<br \/>\nJohn Carlson<br \/>\nMary Margaret Cashman<br \/>\nCassidy Chapman<br \/>\nNicholas Cohee<br \/>\nViolet T. Crampton<br \/>\nLauren Crossman<br \/>\nSarah Densham<br \/>\nCharles Pasquale DiMagno<br \/>\nMallory Dolorfino<br \/>\nMarissa Dolorfino<br \/>\nKatia Duoibes<br \/>\nHannah Durant<br \/>\nCarter Eisenbach<br \/>\nBenjamin Flotemersch<br \/>\nCaelan Frazier<br \/>\nNathaniel Harris Fuller<br \/>\nTristan Fuller<br \/>\nGrace Garver<br \/>\nZoe Gurney<br \/>\nYoichi Haga<br \/>\nVien Hang<br \/>\nGarrett Hanson<br \/>\nLucy Hart<br \/>\nKatherine Haywood<br \/>\nMarshall Holley<br \/>\nAudrey Huizenga<br \/>\nIan Becks Hurley<br \/>\nJonathan Jiang<br \/>\nEmily Robin Kaneko Dudd<br \/>\nBenjamin Tyler Keith<br \/>\nIsabella Grace Kirchgessner<br \/>\nSofia Rose Klein<br \/>\nLena Thompson Klemm<br \/>\nRhys Koellmann<br \/>\nElisabeth Kuras<br \/>\nCaroline Lamb<br \/>\nAm Phuong Le<br \/>\nDillon Lee<br \/>\nGinamarie Lester<br \/>\nMilan Levy<br \/>\nThomas Lichtenberg<br \/>\nCassandra Linnertz<br \/>\nAlvaro J. Lopez Gutierrez<br \/>\nKanase J. Matsuzaki<br \/>\nCamille Misra<br \/>\nAleksandr V. Molchagin<br \/>\nSamantha Moss<br \/>\nArein D. Motan<br \/>\nMatthew Mueller<br \/>\nErin Murphy<br \/>\nMaya Nathwani<br \/>\nWilliam Naviaux<br \/>\nSudhanva Neti<br \/>\nStefan Louis Nielsen<br \/>\nKeigo Nomura<br \/>\nRohan Nuthalapati<br \/>\nJenna Clare Paterob<br \/>\nSheyla Yasmin Pichal<br \/>\nHarrison Poeszat<br \/>\nNoah Prentice<br \/>\nIsabelle G. Ragan<br \/>\nAbby L. Rawlings<br \/>\nKatherine Rock<br \/>\nSkyler Rogers<br \/>\nGi Salvatierra<br \/>\nHannia Queren Sanchez-Alvarado<br \/>\nMadeline Gehl Schroeder<br \/>\nWilliam Shaw<br \/>\nHanis Sommerville<br \/>\nAlex M Stolberg<br \/>\nKaleb Sydloski<br \/>\nClara Margaret Szakas<br \/>\nClaire Tallio<br \/>\nNicole Taylor<br \/>\nAbhishek Thakur<br \/>\nKaia Thomas<br \/>\nBlue Truong<br \/>\nOliver Tye<br \/>\nDuurenbayar Ulziiduuren<br \/>\nChilotam Christopher Urama<br \/>\nElizabeth G. Wang<br \/>\nMargaret L. Wedge<br \/>\nRyley Kay White<br \/>\nKatelyn Williams<br \/>\nSkai Williams<br \/>\nLeah Wolfgang<br \/>\nCamryn Zdziarski-West<br \/>\nSophie Zhuang<br \/>\nNathaniel Zona<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enlightened Leadership Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Robert Barnard<br \/>\nIrie Browne<br \/>\nRebecca Chan<br \/>\nNolan Devine<br \/>\nDaniel Fahle<br \/>\nGrace Hancock<br \/>\nJulia Leet<br \/>\nLia Schroeder<br \/>\nMatthew Swarthout<br \/>\nJonathan Townley<br \/>\nEthan Tuck<br \/>\nIan Yi<\/p>\n<p><strong>MIAA Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These teams earned the 2019-2020 MIAA Team GPA Award for achieving a 3.3 or better grade-point average for the entire academic year:<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s Baseball<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Basketball<br \/>\nMen\u2019s Cross Country<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Cross Country<br \/>\nMen\u2019s Golf<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Golf<br \/>\nMen\u2019s Lacrosse<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Lacrosse<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Soccer<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Softball<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Swimming and Diving<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Volleyball<\/p>\n<p><strong>MIAA Academic Honor Roll<br \/>\nStudent Athletes 2019-2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association each year honors students at MIAA member colleges who achieve in the classroom and in athletic competition. Students need to be a letter winner in a varsity sport and maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average for the entire academic year.<\/p>\n<p>Max Ambs<br \/>\nGeorgie Andrews<br \/>\nGrant Anger<br \/>\nHunter Angileri<br \/>\nSamuel Ankley<br \/>\nJulia Bachmann<br \/>\nTravis Barclay<br \/>\nElena Basso<br \/>\nLillian Baumann<br \/>\nAlex Bowden<br \/>\nAustin Bresnahan<br \/>\nJack Brockhaus<br \/>\nPierce Burke<br \/>\nAnnika Canavero<br \/>\nRaekwon Castelow<br \/>\nClaire Cebelak<br \/>\nWalker Chung<br \/>\nNicholas Cohee<br \/>\nThomas Cook<br \/>\nNoah Coplan<br \/>\nRachel Cornell<br \/>\nChase Coselman<br \/>\nJohn Crane<br \/>\nCameron Crothers<br \/>\nGwendolyn Davis<br \/>\nRiley Davis<br \/>\nEmmelyn DeConinck<br \/>\nRobert Dennerll<br \/>\nSarah Densham<br \/>\nEva DeYoung<br \/>\nMallory Dolorfino<br \/>\nMarissa Dolorfino<br \/>\nAmanda Dow<br \/>\nAustin Duff<br \/>\nAlex Dupree<br \/>\nHannah Durant<br \/>\nThomas Fales<br \/>\nDugan Fife<br \/>\nGwendolyn Flatland<br \/>\nPayton Fleming<br \/>\nMatthew Ford<br \/>\nClifton Foster<br \/>\nLuke Fountain<br \/>\nSierra Fraser<br \/>\nRachael Gallap<br \/>\nBrendan Gausselin<br \/>\nKatie Gierlach<br \/>\nAnthony Giovanni<br \/>\nMadison Goodman<br \/>\nMya Gough<br \/>\nMatthew Gu<br \/>\nRebekah Halley<br \/>\nGrace Hancock<br \/>\nLaura Hanselman<br \/>\nLucy Hart<br \/>\nKatherine Haywood<br \/>\nZachary Heimbuch<br \/>\nAlyssa Heitkamp<br \/>\nDaniel Henry<br \/>\nMcKenna Hepler<br \/>\nSam Hoag<br \/>\nMathew Holmes-Hackerd<br \/>\nMatthew Howrey<br \/>\nTre Humes<br \/>\nAidan Hurley<br \/>\nAmiee Hutton<br \/>\nBenjamin Hyndman<br \/>\nSamantha Jacobsen<br \/>\nJonathan Jiang<br \/>\nJaylin Jones<br \/>\nJackson Jones<br \/>\nAmani Karim<br \/>\nLucas Kastran<br \/>\nMaria Katrantzi<br \/>\nGreg Kearns<br \/>\nBen Keith<br \/>\nWill Keller<br \/>\nJackson Kelly<br \/>\nDavid Kent<br \/>\nHannah Kerns<br \/>\nMeghan Killmaster<br \/>\nDahwi Kim<br \/>\nAlaina Kirschman<br \/>\nLena Klemm<br \/>\nAllison Klinger<br \/>\nElla Knight<br \/>\nNicholas Kraeuter<br \/>\nBrandon Kramer<br \/>\nMatthew Krinock<br \/>\nJohn Kunec<br \/>\nNicholas Lang<br \/>\nJuanita Ledesma<br \/>\nJack Leisenring<br \/>\nKathryn LeVasseur<br \/>\nMarissa Lewinski<br \/>\nRosella LoChirco<br \/>\nRachel Madar<br \/>\nMacKenzy Maddock<br \/>\nDeven Mahanti<br \/>\nLauren Marshall<br \/>\nSamuel Matthews<br \/>\nCourtney McGinnis<br \/>\nDylan McGorsik<br \/>\nKeelin McManus<br \/>\nBenjamin Meschke<br \/>\nTytus Metzler<br \/>\nNathan Micallef<br \/>\nCamille Misra<br \/>\nDeShawn Moore<br \/>\nDominic Moore<br \/>\nMaxo Moran<br \/>\nSamantha Moss<br \/>\nElizabeth Munoz<br \/>\nAlexis Nesbitt<br \/>\nNikoli Nickson<br \/>\nMadeline Odom<br \/>\nAbigail O\u2019Keefe<br \/>\nMarianna Olson<br \/>\nMichael Orwin<br \/>\nElla Palacios<br \/>\nCayla Patterson<br \/>\nHellen Pelak<br \/>\nCalder Pellerin<br \/>\nScott Peters<br \/>\nEve Petrie<br \/>\nNicole Pierece<br \/>\nNoah Piercy<br 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