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
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