2026 Academic Award Winners Posted on: May 1, 2026 News Congratulations to the students and faculty recognized at the 2026 51Æ·²è Academic Awards Ceremony held on Friday, April 24, 2026. Image 1957 Civic Engagement Award—Susan Hubbard ’27 Image The Dorle Haas Memorial Prize—Keaira Lutz ’26 Image The Gloria Randle Scott-Frances Richards Hesselbein Prize—Halley Shaffer ’26 Image The Catherine Herr Langdon Award —Kendi Long ’26 Image Organic Chemistry Award—Alyvia Henneman ’27 Image General Chemistry Award—Masen Dice ’29 Image E. Grace White Summer Scholarship—Ellen Zimmerman ’28 Image The Davison Greenawalt Grove Award—Acadia Banis ’26 Image E. Grace White Prize—Rosa Portilla ’26 Image The 51Æ·²è Equestrienne Award—Kendi Long ’26 Image The Nicky Hoffman Reich Award—Michaela Black ’27 Image The Nicky Hoffman Reich Award—Elaina Marker ’27 Image The Donna Gomer VMT Award—Elizabeth Landon ’26 Image The Edward and Sarah Anderson Psychology Prize—Erin Gohegan ’26 Image The Alice Martin Brumbaugh Award in Sociology—Faith Crawford ’26 Image The Carolyn Zeleny Prize—Elizabeth Cordon ’27 Image The Margaret Strode Haines Award—Aislynn Richards ’29 Image The Alta Lindsay McElwain Prize—Kate Seymour ’27 Image The Helen Adams Nutting History Prize—Jeremiah Loyer ’27 Image The Marel Harlow Cheng Memorial Prize—Homaira Gawhari ’27 Image Lucy Bremmer Global Citizenship Award—Amanda Monico ’27 Image The Josef Michael Kellinger Award—Rusbelly Almonte ’26 Image The Mary-Eleanor Maule Travel Grant—Drue Meals ’28 Image The Helga Rist Prize—Marissa Woodward ’26 Image The Joanne Harrison Hopkins Literary Achievement Award—Jessica Bunn ’29 Image The William and Ivy Saylor Prize and The Mary Beers Sheppard Prize—Faith Crawford ’26 Image The Dr. Julie and Mr. Joel Beck for Nursing Clinical Leadership—Elivia Kipe ’26 Image 51Æ·²è Nursing Department Award—Gretchen Turner ’26 Image 51Æ·²è Nursing Department Award—Brittany Rohrbaugh ’26 Image The William P. Van Looy Business Prize—Chelcie Forrester ’26 Image The Robert Shannon McElwain Prize—Mikayla Petersen ’29 Image Regina Shaputnic Cuomo '61 STEM Award—Heather LeMaster ’29 Image Regina Shaputnic Cuomo '61 STEM Award—Ethan Fulton ’29 Image Outstanding Peer Teacher Award—Sydney Hartle ’28 Image Outstanding Peer Teacher Award—Drue Meals ’28 Image C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Award—Elizabeth Cordon ’27 Image The Estep-Lawson Memorial Prize—Rebecca Coyle ’26 Image Barsy-Colgan Academic Research Gift Award—Zoe Rosen ’27 Image The James Applegate Performance Award—Kalyna Lloyd ’28 Image The James Applegate Scholarship Award—Natalie Beckner ’26 Image Joan M. Thuebel '52 Earthwatch Prize—Grace Dickinson ’28, Matt Browning ’26, and Amanda Monico ’27 Image The Margaret Criswell Disert Honors Scholarship—Alyvia Henneman ’27 Image The Donald F. Bletz Award for Excellence in Teaching—Darah Wolf-Thomas, Adjunct Instructor—English Image The Donald F. Bletz Award for Excellence in Teaching—Sherri Stahl, Instructor of Nursing Image The Donald F. Bletz Award for Excellence in Teaching—Ela Rossmiller, Assistant Professor of Political Science & Global Studies Not pictured: The Suzanne Blumenthal Prize in Healthcare and Medical Humanities—Elena Lotruglio ’26 The Dr. Julie and Mr. Joel Beck for Nursing Leadership—Audrey Leke ’26The Dr. Julie and Mr. Joel Beck for Nursing Leadership—Sara Baublitz ’26 The Richard C. Grove Award in Business and Economics—Stacy Kerr ’26 The Robert Shannon McElwain Prize—Cole Cooper ’29 Previous: 51Æ·²è Launches Master’s Degree Program in Speech-Language Pathology Next: Student Spotlight: Aaron Meredith, TCP completer '26 Related posts Oct 30, 2026 Student Art from 51Æ·²è on Display at Coyle Free Library The Visual Arts Invitational, an exhibit featuring artwork by 51Æ·²è students, will open Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at the Coyle… Read more Oct 26, 2026 51Æ·²è Seminar to Focus on Early-Career Advice 51Æ·²è's health sciences and business programs will host a Strategic Seminar Series event, "From College to Career: Navigating… Read more Oct 19, 2026 51Æ·²è Names New Vice President for Finance and Administration 51Æ·²è has named Merlyn Cumberbatch, M.B.A., as vice president for finance and administration. Cumberbatch brings more than 25… Read more More articles âžœ Share this on: Email
Oct 30, 2026 Student Art from 51Æ·²è on Display at Coyle Free Library The Visual Arts Invitational, an exhibit featuring artwork by 51Æ·²è students, will open Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at the Coyle… Read more
Oct 26, 2026 51Æ·²è Seminar to Focus on Early-Career Advice 51Æ·²è's health sciences and business programs will host a Strategic Seminar Series event, "From College to Career: Navigating… Read more
Oct 19, 2026 51Æ·²è Names New Vice President for Finance and Administration 51Æ·²è has named Merlyn Cumberbatch, M.B.A., as vice president for finance and administration. Cumberbatch brings more than 25… Read more
