Honoring our students’ outstanding work.
Each spring the Hiram College community gathers to honor all that our students have accomplished throughout the year. Various departments hold picnics, barbecues and award presentations to recognize and celebrate the work they have done. The festivities culminate in the campus-wide Honors Convocation, where we continue the tradition of handing out some of our community’s most prestigious awards.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, April 21
4:00 p.m. | Foreign Language Department AwardsAlumni Heritage Room |
4:00 p.m. | Biomedical Humanities Department AwardsMahan House |
Thursday, April 22
12:00 p.m. | Biology Department LuncheonOliver Plaza |
7:00 p.m. | Springfest Fashion ShowPrice Gym |
10:00 p.m. | Springfest DodgeballMartin Field House |
Friday, April 23
3:30 p.m. | Chemistry Department AwardsColeman Room, Gerstacker |
4:30 p.m. | Computer Science BBQMartin Commons |
10:00 p.m. | Springfest- 2 PartiesDix Dining Hall and Ballroom |
8:00 p.m. | Watson Memorial Concert Reception FollowingHayden Auditorium |
Saturday, April 24
7:00 p.m. | Springfest ConcertMartin Field House |
Sunday, April 25
2:00 p.m. | Springfest CarnivalMartin Commons |
6:00 p.m. | Senior Athletic BanquetDix Dining Hall |
Monday, April 26
4:15 p.m. | Economics, Management, Accounting & Financial Management AwardsSouth side of Hinsdale, first floor, outside faculty offices. |
5:30 p.m. | Alpha Society Dinner Second floor Kennedy Center |
6:30 p.m. | Honors Convocation Hayden Auditorium |
7:15 p.m. | Campus Dessert ReceptionFirst Floor Lounge, Kennedy Center |
8:00 p.m. | Music Department Spring Honors RecitalHayden Auditorium |
8:30 p.m. | OCI Award: Division of Student Event LifePritchard Room |
Tuesday, April 27
4:15 p.m. | Communication Department: Honors Student DiscussionBates 232 |
4:15 p.m. | History DepartmentPendleton House Parlor |
5:00 p.m. | Education Department PicnicJessie Smith House |
Saturday, May 1
10:30 a. m. | MAIS Capstone PresentationsGerstacker Hall, Room 123 |
Wednesday, May 5
1:00 p m. | Psychology Department Psi Chi International Honor SocietyLocation TBA |
2010 Award Recipients
President’s Achievement Award
2010 Recipient: TBA
Distinguished Student Leadership Award
2010 Recipient: TBA
Hal Reichle Memorial Award
2010 Recipient: TBA
Nancy Moeller Award
2010 Recipient: Lesley Holdren
Yuskel Ismail Scholarship in Humanities
2010 Recipient: Danielle Mantz
ODK National Leadership
2010 Recipients: Sasha Davidson, Nicole Foisy, Ed Grauel, Dontavius Jarrells, Wenhao Li, Philip Major, Claire McCarthy, Willis Mitchell, Radina Petkova, Melissa Santana, Evelyn Washabaugh
North Coast Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete
2010 Recipients: TBA
Phi Beta Kappa
2010 Inductees: Ann Dombroski, Katherine Eppley, Jessie Lanterman, Michelle Morgan, Ngai Lam Woo, Eric Walker, Jared Wolschlager
Alpha Society
Alpha Society is one of Hiram’s highest academic honors. Membership is limited to students who have completed 12 or more hours of graded coursework at Hiram College and whose cumulative grade point average is 3.75 or better.
Alpha Society Graduating Seniors
Samuel Amata Derrick Beczynski Teri Bradshaw Debbie Buckeye Brett Burkey Lydia Cancilla Kirk DeGroff Lisa Delsignore Ann Dombroski Mary Fassett Danielle Fisher Stephanie Gasper Daniel Gavazzi Christina Gladden Natasha Glodek Kanako Goto Amanda Gullett Brian Hoodin Beth Henderson Gary Ising Jeffrey Kish Charles Kraus Jessie Lanterman Michael Lipkin Lauren London Michael Majetich |
Danielle Mantz Rebecca Marlatt Laura Matlock Eileen McIver Donna McPeek William Mooney Natalie Moore Michelle Morgan Erin Mullins Samantha Narduzzi Margaret Pelster Sara Pero Allison Poloha Kimberly Rittner Tammy Rosboril Wiley Runnestrand Virginia Schminke Simone Smit Emma Strong Jooi Vyas Matthew Wilson Jared Wolschlager Brian Yeager Rachel Yunck Huanran Zhong |
Alpha Society Juniors, Sophomores and First-Years
Shishir Adhikari Zeerak Ahmed Michelle Allamon Kathleen Andrea Alzira Avelino Madhumitha Balasubramanian Ian Barton Cara Battaglia Chelsea Beabout Pamela Beach Kathleen Behra Rachel Bisker Colleen Black Carla Bold Bonnie Brentar Caitlyn Caldwell Leland Cancilla Michael Carey Alicia Choo Caroline Christoff Miriam Clarke James Clay Anthony Clemente Leigh Collier Karen Cover Brendan Curtin Philip D’Amico Grace D’Angelo Robert Danczak Kathie Dickinson Christina Dominak Amelia Dorschel Rachel Drake Ashley Durst Alina Dvorak Andrea Dye Elizabeth Ellis Devon Gahr Alexander Gill Robert Glowacki Dobromir Gospodinov Sharon Gmutza Derek Green Emily Greggor Tamara Guseman Elizabeth Haase Emily Hatala Abigail Hexamer Michelle Hickox Maryann Hudak Richard Ivans Lauren Jasko Kenneth Kall Stacy Keene-Rosenthal India Keller Chelsea Kerns Kritsinee Khowcharoen Nicole King David Klecyngier Connie Knop Lindsay Kuhn Sara Lazio Caleb Lemmo Wenhao Li Karen Lind |
Hannah Lint Emily Luckring Francesca Luppino Timothy Luttermoser Patricia Markel Jasmine Marks Claire McCarthy Samuel McCarthy Erin McGarry Ann McKee Adam Miller Jennie Minor Tessiana Misko Michael Mohan Santiago Morales Amy Morton Rebecca Moseley Michael Mroz Bryan Nemire Ellen Nicholson Gwendolyn O’Connor Megan Orosz Geisa Ortet Hannah Petcovic Rachel Petrack Elizabeth Prorok Rachael Purta Elise Randall Joseph Randolph Stephanie Ratliff Heather Reboudo Kimberly Renner Kimberly Riffle Mariah Roswell Eileen Russell Mark Saienni Angela Savinda George Schatz Darin Scribner Derik Scribner Rachel Searle-White Alyssa Sedlak Victoria Sferra J Shaffer Jonathon Sitosky Emily Smith Denise Soloman Cara Story Bonnie Sypolt Rebecca Szanto Erica Templeton Aimee Thompson Julie Thompson Debbie Tisch Danielle Vancura Alexander Van Meter Kara Vantaggi Megan Wade Jack Wood Jiazuo Xie Yuting Ye Ken Jon Yeong Lisa Zamecnik Milica Zivak |
Academic Achievement Department Awards
Art Department
Alex and Tamara Brady Pendleton Best in show Award
2010 Recipient: Alexis Linton
Paul A. Rochford Award for Excellence
2010 Recipient: Jared Friedberg
Ellen Jagow Award for Painting
2010 Recipient: Shalimma Fadzl
Abigail Flint Award for Photography
2010 Recipient: Matthew Young
Award for Outstanding work by Freshman or Sophmore
2010 Recipient: Alex Gill
Prizm Artist’s Supply Store Award
2010 Recipient: TBA
Utrecht Art Supply Award
2010 Recipient: TBA
Juror’s Mention
Kayla Burkett, Katie Engstrom, Jose Fabian Elizondo, Nicole Spencer
Art History Book Award
J.B. Henry
Biology Department Awards
James H. Barrow Scholarship in Biology
2010 Recipient: Nicole King
Dwight. H. and Trudy Berg Scholarship
2010 Recipient: Jessie Lanterman
Eastman Kodak Company Awards
2010 Recipients: Michelle Morgan, Jooi Vyas,
Laura Matlock, Kimberly Sage, Michael Majetich, Mary Hamilton
Grace Pickford Scholarship
2010 Recipient: Rachel Yunck
Kelton Scott McMurray Memorial Scholarship
2010 Recipient: Samantha Narduzzi
Mein Kind Brunhilde
2010 Recipient: Caresse Nichole Cortes
Paul Smey Award in Biology
2010 Recipient: Ann Dombroski
Thomas E. Lingafelter Memorial Award
2010 Recipient: Molly Gagnon
Biomedical Humanities Department Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Medical Humanities
2010 Recipient: Tria Charnas
Outstanding Achievement in Experimental Learning
2010 Recipient: Laura Matlock
Outstanding Achievement in Biomedical Research
2010 Recipient: Simone Smit
Chemistry Department Awards
Outstanding First Year Student and CRC Taylor/ Francis Publishing Award
Adam Miller
Outstanding Sophomore Student
Elvis Cudjoe
Outstanding Junior Student
George Schatz
Outstanding Senior Student
Brian Yeager
Outstanding Senior Biochemistry Student
Heather Lane
Outstanding Organic Students
Aimee Thompson, Santiago Morales
Outstanding Inorganic Student
Claire McCarthy
Outstanding Analytical Student
Eileen Russell
Outstanding PChem Student
Maria Sember
Outstanding Biochemistry Student
Claire McCarthy
Outstanding Departmental Service
Maria Sember, Michael Owen
American Chemical Society- Akron Section Outstanding Chemistry Major
Michael Mastromatteo
Communication Department Awards
Russell L. Caldwell Memorial Research
2010 Recipient: Lindsay Kuhn
Computer Science Department Awards
Irna Lomonosov Award
2010 Recipient: TBA
Angela Guercio Award
2010 Recipient: TBA
Economics Department Awards
Allyn A. Young Memorial Prize in Economics
2010 Recipients: TBA
Education Department Awards
Kappa Delta Pi Awards
2010 Recipients: TBA
English Department Awards
Carl R. Brown Memorial Scholarship
2010 Recipient: Devon Gahr
Hiram College Writing Center Award
2010 Recipient: Brian Klinzing and Leah Rectanus
Howard Seymour Bissell Scholarship Fund
2010 Recipient: Karen Cover
John S. Kenyon Memorial Award in English
2010 Recipient: Virginia Schminke
Richard C. Underwood Endowed Memorial Fund
2010 Recipient: Beau Bradley
Grace J. Chamberlin Prize in Creative Writing
2010 Recipient: Rachel Purta
Foreign Language Department Awards
Lee and Irma Cannon Memorial Award
2010 Recipient: Nicole Foisy
Foreign Language Achievement Award (Spanish)
2010 Recipient: Beth Henderson
Foreign Language Achievement Award (French)
2010 Recipient: Mike Chislow
History Department Awards
Phi Alpha Theta
2010 Inductees: Lydia E. Cancilla, Jessica L. Cowan, Matthew D. Hintz, Kaitlin M. Karpinski, Ellen A. Nicholson
Dorothy Garrett Martin Merit Award in History
2010 Recipient: Kaitlin M. Karpinski
Stephen H. Miller Memorial Award
2010 Recipient: TBA
Russell L. Caldwell Memorial Research Award
2010 Recipient: TBA
Thomas Mark Pytel Award
2010 Recipient: TBA
Mathematics Department
Herbert L. Jones Memorial Award in Mathematics
2010 Recipient: TBA
Erma Bouts Scholarship
2010 Recipient: Angela Savinda
Hiney Mathematics Award
2010 Recipients: Gary Ising and Ken Young
Music Department Awards
Departmental Honors
2010 Recipients: TBA
Andrew Hopkins Music Award
2010 Recipient: Soya Hirano
John M. Watson Senior Prize in Music
2010 Recipients: TBA
Philosophy Department Awards
Eugene H. Peters Prize in Philosophy
2010 Recipient: Caroline Christoff
Psychology Department
Psi Chi awards, National Honor Society in Psychology
2010 Inductees: Eric Grounds, Sara Natera, Maryann Hudak, Alexandra Oleszko, Joclene Inman, Melissa Santana, Hoi Yan Lam
Psychology and Philosophy Departments
The Thomas Wayne Grant Prize
2010 Recipients: Hoi Yan Lam (Psychology)
Psychology and Sociology Departments
Jay Michael Schechter Scholarship
2010 Recipients: Melissa Santana and Eileen McIver
Athletic Department Awards
North Coast Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete Award
Whitney Dropsey (Women’s Soccer and Softball)
Philip Major (Men’s Soccer)
Donald M. Campbell Memorial Award
2010 Recipient: David Mason (Men’s Soccer)
Helen M. Petrosky Award
2010 Recipient: Whitney Dropsey (Women Soccer and Softball)
Charles A. Henry Award
2010 Recipient: Chris Roberts (Men’s Basketball)
Herbert C. Matthews Memorial Award
2010 Recipient: Kyle Kovach (Baseball)
Team GPA Award
2010 Recipient: Women’s Golf (3.45)
Team of the Year Award
2010 Recipient: Volleyball