Awards and Honors

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS 2009-2010

Anthropology/Sociology

Frances and Edwina Hickman Award
Molly Bombardi-Mount

Art

Apollonian Award for Art History
Melanie McCune
Dionysian Award for Studio Art
Noelle Smith
Sally Becker Grinspan Award for Artistic Achievement
Maggie Exner

Biology

Award for Excellence in Biology
Jackie Hancock
Erin Svoboda
Award for Outstanding Research in Biology
Jiyaun “Kelly” Zhang
Award for Excellence in First-Year Biology
Xiao Wang

Chemistry

CRC First-Year Chemistry Award
Maggie Cupit
Nick Jensen
Michael E. Hendrick Award in Organic Chemistry
Niti Yogesh
Chemistry Senior Research Award
Laura Hofto
William Spandow Scholarship in Chemistry
Liz Jeans

Economics and Business

The Seidman Awards in Economics
Senior:
Allyson Pellissier
First-Year/Sophomore:
Ben Owens
The Wall Street Journal/Departmental Award in Finance
Alicia Roldan
The Ralph C. Hon Award
Rachel Harpool
The Thompson Dunavant Accounting Scholar Awards
Senior:
Sara Gochnauer
Junior:
Owen Worley
The Lynn Nettleton Prize
Ryne Marksteiner
The Robert McCallum Competitive Enterprise
Grant Monda

Education

Joye Fourmy Cobb Romeiser Award
Meredith Bond
Amanda Law

English

John R. Benish Award
Joel Iwaskiewicz
Cynthia Marshall Award
Michael Gossett
Jane Donaldson Kepple Writing Prizes
First-Year Student English Essay Prize
Amanda Blagg
Senior English Essay Prize
Michael Gossett
Creative Writing (Fiction)
Mark Wadley
Creative Writing (Poetry)
Michael Gossett
Scholarly Essay
Jake Smith
Allen Tate Creative Writing Award (Poetry)
Jessica Comola
Allen Tate Creative Writing Award (Fiction)
Zach Glover
Film Studies Award (Writing)
Joel Iwaskeiwicz
Film Studies Award (Production)
Ted Boozalis
Ryan Costello
Maia Henken

Greek and Roman Studies

The Spencer Greek Award
Allison Dove

History

John Henry Davis Award
Kelsey Everett
Monica Gaudioso
Phi Alpha Theta Award
Stephanie Fox
The Douglas W. Hatfield Award
Cailin Meyer

International Studies

Bobby Doughtie Memorial Award
Morgan Rote
Drew Wagstaff
Anne Rorie Memorial Award
Courtney Eskew
Colin Johnson
The Donald Joseph Gattas Memorial Award for Middle Eastern Studies
Matt Brennan
Chip Stanford

Mathematics and Computer Science

The Jack U. Russell Awards
Outstanding Work in First-Year Mathematics
Rui “Sophie” Li
Outstanding Work in Second-Year Mathematics
Ryan Carroll
Outstanding Senior
Andrea Hassink
The Computer Science Award
Stephen Bailey
Tierney Jackson
Jeremey Key

Modern Languages and Literatures

Jared E. Wenger Award
Charlotte Ashford
The Thakker-Freeman Chinese Studies Award
Alex Tong

Music

Ruth Moore Cobb Award in Instrumental Music
Ryne Marksteiner
Louis Nicholas Award in Vocal Music
Laura McLain
The Louise Mercer Award
Parker Davis
The Jane Soderstrom Award in Music
Rebecca Rieger

Philosophy

The Laurence F. Kinney Prize
Mark Wadley

Physics

Award for Excellence in First-Year Physics
Duan Yutong
Research Award in Physics
Brad Atkins
Physics Department Award
Elizabeth Hook
William Spandow Scholarship in Physics
Stephanie Milazzo

Political Science

The Seidman Awards in Political Science
Senior Seidman Award
Peter Zanca
First-Year Seidman Award
Alex McGriff
Mike Cody Award in Political Science
William Smith
Abe Fortas Award for Excellence in Legal Studies
Monica Gaudioso

Psychology

E. Llewellyn Queener Award for Academic Excellence
Hal Flowers
Korsakov Award for Departmental Citizenship
Fletcher Ferguson
Korsakov Research Award
Stephanie Parazak

Religious Studies

The Religious Studies Award
Stephanie Brenzel
The Mollie Royall McCord Memorial Prize in Bible
Tiffany France
The Belz-Saharovici Award in Holocaust Studies
Zachary Albert

Theatre

Outstanding Senior Award
Mallory Primm
Mark Lee Stephens Memorial Scholarship
Quentin Hebda

PROGRAM AWARDS 2009-2010

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Outstanding Achievement Award
Jackie Ward

Gender and Sexuality Studies

The Gender and Sexuality Studies Award for Academic Achievement
Armanda Venezia

Neuroscienc

The Hunter Award for Excellence in Neuroscience
Dani Fincher

The Search for Values in the Light of Western History and Religion

Fred W. Neal Prize
Xiao Wang
W.O. Shewmaker Award
Amanda Blagg

The Life: Then and Now Program

The Milton P. Brown, Jr. Award
Janelle Adams
The Robert G. Patterson Award
Talor Paige

Urban Studies

Outstanding Senior In Urban Studies
Whitney Warren

NON-DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS 2009-2010

The Peyton Nalle Rhodes Phi Beta Kappa Prize
Allyson Pellissier

The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards
Joel Iwaskiewicz
Allyson Pellissier

The Non-Student Award
Andrew Russell

Hall of Fame
Zachary Albert
Ciara Conway
Rachel Harpool
Joel Iwaskiewicz
Carrie Tennant
Diana Villa

Mel G. Grinspan Internship Award
Leigh Devries

Seidman Trophy in Athletics
Logan Eberly

The Louise and Ward Archer, Sr. Award for Creativity
Mary Hahn

The Jane Hyde Scott Awards
The Ruth Sherman Hyde Award in Music
Tyler Turner
The Joseph Reeves Hyde Award in Religious Studies
Jamie King
The Jeanne Scott Varnell Award in Classical Languages
Tory Adcock
The Margaret Ruffin Hyde Award in Psychology
Anna Kolobova
The Robert Allen Scott Award in Mathematics
Adam Joplin

Fulbright Fellowship
Stephanie Brenzel
Whitney Warren
Truman Fellowship
Eric Dailey

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
Betsy Parkinson

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Andy Boucher

British Studies Awards

Ida Leblanc “Lee” Smith Scholarship
Jessie Ormand
Elizabeth Henley Scholarship
Kelly Allison
Yerger Hunt Clifton Scholarships
Melissa Coquelin
Kristen and Vernon Hurst Scholarship
Sarah Knowles
John Henry Davis Scholarships
Trey Carson
Alex Petraglia
Ellen Rast

The Project in the Study of Liberal Democracy Scholarships
Maia Henkin
Lizzie Steen

Mertie Buckman International Scholarships
Sarah Dockery
Regan Kuchan
Anna Laymon
Rebekah Pykosh
Matthew Tamason
Drew Wagstaff
Grace Weil

Buckman Scholarships for Study Abroad
Rami Abdoch
Joshua Deaton
Joshua Fuchs
Kelly Gillean
Mae Gillespie
Brennan Lowery
Neha Mehta
Andy McGeoch
Maggie Rector
Carolina Sanchez-Hervas
Emily Sellers