Class of 2020 Award Recipients

Adlai Stevenson Global Studies Thesis Prize Award
This award goes to the best Global Studies BA thesis that has an international or global theme.
 

  • Sophie Vale
  • Shelby Senger

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Sponsored by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships provide up to $5000 to support students studying abroad.
 

  • Samantha Plante

Critical Language Scholarship Program
A United States Department of State program, supports intensive summer language study in thirteen critical-need foreign languages at overseas language institutes.
 

  • Trent Carson

David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship for Study Abroad
Supports immersive study of the language and culture of a country critical to U.S. national security.
 

  • Roman Ruiz

Edith Ballwebber Prize
Presented to female athletes who have demonstrated outstanding athletic performance, team leadership, initiative, and improvement and who have contributed significantly to the Women's Athletic Association.
 

  • Ellie Alden

Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Highly regarded award that provides a year of support for graduating students to engage in study, research, or teaching in a foreign country.
 

  • Lauren Pankin

Howell Murray Alumni Association Award
After his death in 1958, a group of friends established the Howell Murray Medal to recognize and award the level of student leadership, dedication and ambition embodied in the spirit of Howell Murray.
 

  • Layla Al

James L. Hevia Global Studies Thesis Prize Award
This award goes to the best Global Studies BA thesis that has one of the following themes: Chinese, British, and Asian Studies, and human interactions with animals and plants.
 

  • Lauren Pankin
  • Dianne Kim

Phi Beta Kappa - Juniors
The nation's oldest and most widely known academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa embraces the principles of freedom of inquiry and liberty of thought and expression. Symbolized by a distinctive gold key, election to Phi Beta Kappa is a commitment to the liberal arts and sciences, and lays the foundations of personal freedom, scientific inquiry, liberty of conscience, and creative endeavor. Members demonstrate intellectual integrity, tolerance for other views, and a broad range of academic interests. Each year, about one college senior in a hundred, nationwide, is invited to join Phi Beta Kappa.
 

  • Trent Carson

Phi Beta Kappa - Seniors
The nation's oldest and most widely known academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa embraces the principles of freedom of inquiry and liberty of thought and expression. Symbolized by a distinctive gold key, election to Phi Beta Kappa is a commitment to the liberal arts and sciences, and lays the foundations of personal freedom, scientific inquiry, liberty of conscience, and creative endeavor. Members demonstrate intellectual integrity, tolerance for other views, and a broad range of academic interests. Each year, about one college senior in a hundred, nationwide, is invited to join Phi Beta Kappa.
 

  • Lauren Pankin

Phi Beta Kappa - Seniors, Inducted as Juniors
The nation's oldest and most widely known academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa embraces the principles of freedom of inquiry and liberty of thought and expression. Symbolized by a distinctive gold key, election to Phi Beta Kappa is a commitment to the liberal arts and sciences, and lays the foundations of personal freedom, scientific inquiry, liberty of conscience, and creative endeavor. Members demonstrate intellectual integrity, tolerance for other views, and a broad range of academic interests. Each year, about one college senior in hundred, nationwide, is invited to join Phi Beta Kappa.
 

  • Sara Portwood
  • Shelby Senger
  • Maria Snaider

Ruth Murray Essay Prize
Honoring the best essay in the area of women's studies, feminist criticism, or gender studies. The essay competition is meant to sustain and encourage scholarship in women's studies, as Ruth Murray did during her lifetime.
 

  • Sophia Vale

Theodore Lee Neff Prize for Excellence in the Study of French Literature and Culture
Awarded annually to the best BA Thesis written by a student in French.
 

  • Lauren Pankin

Third Year International Travel Grant
Provides awards of up to $4000 to support students conducting summer research outside the US. In most cases these awards support research leading to a BA paper, however, other academic research projects may also be considered.
 

  • Hannah Kupferschmid