Congratulations to the following Kalamazoo College students who received awards during the 2024 Senior Awards Ceremony on Saturday, June 15, at Stetson Chapel. The awards include all academic divisions, prestigious scholarships and special non-departmental awards.

Fine Arts Division

Art and Art History
Lilia Chen Award in Art

• Julia Holt
• Carolyn Ingram
• Kieya Kubert-Davis
• Brett Austin Manski
• Lillian Mattern
• Brooklyn Mohr
• Ileana Oeschger
• Suha Qashou
• Hannah W. Schurman
• Gabriel Sharp
• Maria Tripodis

Michael Waskowsky Prize

• Ana Garcia

Music
Lillian Pringle Baldauf Prize in Music

• Drake Butcher
• Molly Kohl

Music Department Certificate of Distinction

• Lindsey Baker
• Jonah Beurkens
• Julia Holt
• Sharon Huang
• Melody Kondoff
• Jacob Macks
• Abigail Nelson
• Grace Ryan
• Keegan Sweeney

Fan E. Sherwood Memorial Prize

• Molly Kohl

Theatre Arts
Ruth Scott Chenery Award

• Brooklyn Moore

Modern and Classical Languages Division

Chinese
Chinese Outstanding Achievement Award

• Lindsey Baker
• Indigo Corvidae
• Julia Holt
• Elizabeth Nestle

Classical Studies
Clara H. Buckley Prize for Excellence in Latin

• Nick Wilson

Departmental Prize in Greek

• Nick Wilson

Provost’s Prize in Classics

• Georgios Gkolois
• Julia Holt

French and Francophone Studies
Alliance Francaise Prize in French

• Liz Ballinger

German Studies
Joe Fugate Senior German Award

• Kelley Akerley

Japanese
Japanese National Honor Society College Chapter

• Shannon Courtney Abbott
• Griffin Gheen
• Donovan Greene
• Victor Guerra Lopez
• Kieya Kubert-Davis
• Richard Sakurai-Kearns
• D.J. Schneider
• Christopher Van Alstine
• Olivia Wolfe

Spanish Language and Literatures
The Senior Spanish Award

• Osman Amaya
• Gabriel Coleman
• Katie Garcia
• Michael Abraham Hume
• Jayden Thurmond-Oliver

Humanities Division

American Studies
David Strauss Prize in American Studies

• Clare Wren Catallo-Werner
• Alejandra Lemus

Critical Ethnic Studies
Cassandra Solis ’16 Prize in Critical Ethnic Studies

• Hillary Husson Bawab Yousif

English
Gail Griffin Prize

• Jessalyn Vrieland

Bruce E. Mills Award

• Sofia Rowland

Elwood H. and Elizabeth H. Schneider Prize in English

• Char Nieberding

Mary Clifford Stetson Prize

• Elliot Mrak

Dwight (1929) and Leola Stocker Prize

• Curtis Bell, Jr.
• Olivia Grace Tessin
• Madison Elisabeth Walther

Charles Lewis Williams Jr. Award

• Ava Fischer

History
James Bird Balch Prize in American History

• Eleanor Harris

History Department Award

• Alejandra Lemus

Philosophy
Hodge Prize in Philosophy

• Anna Budnick
• Nikolas Krupka

Department of Philosophy Prize

• Anna Budnick
• Nikolas Krupka
• Lina Moghrabi

Religion
Marion H. Dunsmore (1920) Memorial Prize in Religion

• Iris Chalk

Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division

Biology
H. Lewis Batts Prize

• Quinn X. Collins
• Allison M. Sokacz

The Biology in Liberal Arts Prize

• Hannah W. Schurman

Frances Diebold Scholar Award

• Mahum Khan
• Anna Dolores Murphy
• Hannah W. Schurman
• Allison M. Sokacz

William E. Praeger (1922) Prize in Biology

• Anna Dolores Murphy

Chemistry
American Chemical Society Certified Degree in Chemistry

• Jordyn Alise Andrews-Wilson
• Lindsey Baker
• Anthony Berkimer
• Sam Ewald
• Ella Kelly
• Blake Kelsey
• Arman Khan
• William Patrick Linehan
• Roman Ramos
• Mirella Villani

American Chemical Society Undergraduate Student

• Holly Bowling

Annual Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry

• Ella Kelly

Annual Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry

• Sam Ewald

Annual Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry

• Jordyn Alise Andrews-Wilson
• Lindsey Baker

Annual Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry

• Anthony Berkimer

Outstanding Chemistry Student from Kalamazoo College

• Jordyn Alise Andrews-Wilson

Kurt Kaufman Fellows

• Jordyn Alise Andrews-Wilson
• Madeleine Coffman
• Sam Ewald

Lemuel F. Smith Award

• Roman Ramos

Computer Science
Provost’s Prize in Computer Science

• Sara Elfring

Mathematics
Clarke Benedict Williams Prize

• Matthew Nelson
• Xavier Silva

Physics
John Wesley Hornbeck Prize

• Jonah Beurkens
• Sam Ewald
• Matthew Nelson

Physical Education Division

George Acker Award

• Steven Shelton

Mary Long Burch ’61 Award

• Madelaine Hurley

C.W. “Opie” Davis (1928) Award

• Gabriel Vidinas

Hornet Athletic Association Award

• Harrison Poeszat

Knoechel Family Award

• Timothy Karubas

Tish Loveless Award

• Hannah Heeren

Lauren Rosenthal ’13 Memorial Prize

• Savera Rajendra-Nicolucci

Catherine A. Smith ’82 Prize in Women’s Athletics

• Madison Nichole Barch

Social Sciences Division

Economics and Business
William G. Howard (1867) Memorial Prize

• Andreas Nile Fathalla
• Lukas Hultberg
• Blagoja Naskovski
• Sydney Pickell

Provost’s Prize in Economics

• Emma Hahn
• Blagoja Naskovski

Robert and Karen Rhoa Prize in Business

• Andreas Nile Fathalla
• Steven Kloosterman
• Christian Paul Kraft

Robert and Karen Rhoa Prize for Outstanding SIP

• Christian Paul Kraft

Political Science
E. Bruce Baxter ’64 Memorial Award

• Claire F. McCall
• Mason Purdy

William G. Howard (1867) Memorial Prize

• Maeve Crothers

Eugene P. Stermer ’50 Award in Public Administration

• Camran Stack

Psychology
Marshall Hallock Brenner ’55 Prize

• Taina Perez

Xarifa Greenquist Memorial Psychology Department Award

• Emily Braunohler
• Madison Hope Pisano

Richard D. Klein ’53 Senior Award in Psychology

• Marquisha James
• Ana Abigail Ramirez
• Leah Ramirez
• Rojina Timsina

Richard D. Klein ’53 Senior Impact Award in Psychology

• Emma Quail
• Megan Walczak

Donald W. VanLiere Prize in Psychology Coursework

• Morgan Fischer
• Madison Grace Talarico

Donald W. VanLiere Prize in Psychology Research

• Anna Budnick
• Rojina Timsina

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Catherine A. Smith ’82 Prize in Human Rights

• Ryan Gabrielle Drew

Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Prize in Women’s Studies

• Margaret Perry

College Awards

Alpha Lambda Delta Maria Leonard Senior Book Award

• Julia Holt

Gordon Beaumont Memorial Award

• Jordyn Alise Andrews-Wilson
• Anum Khan
• Rojina Timsina

Henry ’36 and Inez Brown Award

• Madison Nichole Barch
• Brynna Garden
• Rylie Kipfmueller
• Brett Austin Manski

Virginia Hinkelman Memorial Award

• Ana Abigail Ramirez

Babette Trader Campus Citizenship and Leadership Award

• Brynna Garden

Maynard Owen Williams (1910) Memorial Award

• Olivia Depauli
• Victor Guerra Lopez
• Isabelle Hawkes
• Luisa Fernanda Ruiz
• Megan Walczak
• Andre Walker, Jr.

Fellowships and Scholars

Caroline Ham ’48 Scholars

• Vanessa Cardenas
• Nikolas Krupka
• César Anthony Soria

F. W. and Elsie L. Heyl Scholars

• Jordyn Alise Andrews-Wilson
• Lukas Bolton
• Madeleine Coffman
• Emily Hazel Haigh
• Bijou Hoehle
• Xavier Silva

Marilyn LaPlante Civic Engagement Scholars

• Rylie Kipfmueller
• Rhys Koellmann
• Sydney M. Lenzini
• Angeles Munoz Horta
• Ana Abigail Ramirez

Senior Leadership Recognition Award

• Shannon Courtney Abbott
• Shahriar Akhavan Tafti
• Darsalam Amir
• Jordyn Alise Andrews-Wilson
• Lindsey Baker
• Liz Ballinger
• Madison Nichole Barch
• Isabel Chiang
• Quinn X. Collins
• Michael Abraham Hume’
• Madelaine Hurley
• Ann Marie Johnston
• Ella Kelly
• Blagoja Naskovski
• Alexandra Noel
• Jeremiah Ohren-Hoeft
• Margaret Perry
• Ana Abigail Ramirez
• Ali Randel
• César Anthony Soria
• Ella Kay Szczublewski
• Gabriel Vidinas
• Emmeline Grace Fucao Wendel
• Olivia Wolfe

Jerry Sherbin Fellowship

• Sydney Salgado

Stephanie Vibbert ’03 Civic Engagement Scholar

• Rojina Timsina

French Government Teaching Assistantship

• Maxine Koos
• Megan Walczak

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship

• Julia Holt
• Teresa Lucas
• Alexandra Noel
• Danielle Treyger

Spanish Government Teaching Assistantship

• Ali Randel
• Andre Walker, Jr.

Honors in the Major Department

Anthropology and Sociology

• Sydney M. Lenzini

Art and Art History

• Ana Garcia
• Julia Holt
• Carolyn Ingram
• Kieya Kubert-Davis
• Ileana Oeschger
• Maria Tripodis

Biochemistry

• Jordyn Alise Andrews-Wilson
• Madeleine Coffman
• Madelaine Hurley

Biology

• Katherine Loretta Black
• Samantha Major
• Eva Metro-Roland
• Anna Dolores Murphy
• Oliver Rubin
• Hannah W. Schurman
• Allison M. Sokacz
• Hannah Marie Willit

Business

• Holly Bowling
• Andreas Nile Fathalla
• Farah Ghazal
• Steven Kloosterman
• Christian Paul Kraft
• Sydney Pickell

Chemistry

• Lindsey Baker
• Sam Ewald

Computer Science

• Rowan Cook
• Sara Elfring

Economics

• Emma Hahn
• Lukas Hultberg
• Blagoja Naskovski

English

• Sofia Rowland
• Jessalyn Vrieland
• Ariana Zito

History

• Eleanor Harris
• Rylie Kipfmueller
• Alejandra Lemus

Mathematics

• Matthew Nelson
• Xavier Silva

Music

• Molly Kohl

Philosophy

• Anna Budnick
• Nikolas Krupka

Physics

• Jonah Beurkens
• Sam Ewald
• Matthew Nelson

Religion

• Iris Chalk
• Mason Purdy
• Sydney Salgado

Spanish Language and Literatures

• Olivia Depauli
• Molly Kohl
• Megan Ploucha
• Danielle Treyger
• Madison Elisabeth Walther

Members of Phi Beta Kappa

• Kelley Akerley
• Shahriar Akhavan Tafti
• Jordyn Alise Andrews-Wilson
• Liz Ballinger
• Jenna Beach
• Katherine Loretta Black
• Jonah Beurkens
• Madeleine Coffman
• Ryan Drew
• Andreas Nile Fathalla
• Morgan Fischer
• Nikhil Gandikota
• Aliza Garcia
• Sophia Haas
• Emma Hahn
• Emily Hazel Haigh
• Lukas Hultberg
• Madelaine Hurley
• Ella Kelly
• Mahum Khan
• Rhys Koellmann
• Teresa Lucas
• Lina Moghrabi
• Anna Dolores Murphy
• Blagoja Naskovski
• Matthew Nelson
• Elizabeth Nestle
• Sydney Pickell
• Megan Ploucha
• Roman Ramos
• Hannah W. Schurman
• Steven Shelton
• Xavier Silva
• Allison M. Sokacz
• Camran Stack
• Danielle Treyger
• Maria Tripodis
• Ifeoma Princess Uwaje