University of Mary Washington students were honored for outstanding achievements at recent awards programs.
Jenna Steele was named Female Athlete of the Year;
Haley Kane was named Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year;
David Lunding-Johansson was named Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year;
Department Awards
Dave Hansen, Ann Elizabeth Collins Memorial Art Award;
Hannah McConaughy and Lillian Schloeder, Award of Excellence in Art and Art History;
Eynav Ovadia, Art History Award for Outstanding Research;
Taylor White, Emil R. Schnellock Award for Excellence in Painting;
Tyler Houston, Melchers Award for Excellence in Art History;
Katherine Coleman and Kristina Krumpos, William A. Castle Award for Outstanding Biology Major;
Helen Taylor Bower, Outstanding Senior in Business Administration Award;
Kenna B. Sander, Patricia L. Metzger Award;
Lonnie A. Harris, American Chemical Society Outstanding Chemistry Major;
Juliana Rose Laszakovits, American Institute of Chemists Award;
Daniel Robert Persigehl, Barbara Leigh Gregg Prize for Excellence in Greek,
Clare P. Anderson and Daniel Robert Persigehl, Laura V. Sumner Award for Excellence in Classics;
Clare P. Anderson, Outstanding Graduate in Classics;
Lukas E. Chandler, Outstanding Graduate in Philosophy;
Jason D. Dunne, Outstanding Graduate in Religion;
Sebastian Lucas Brana, Philosophy and Law Prize;
Ruth C. Catlett, Ernest C. Ackermann Excellence in Computer Science Award;
Margaret Claire Chenault, Adam Smith Award for Graduate Study in Economics;
John S. Rowley, Henry W. Heweston Economics Award;
Shannon A. Birch and Christina M. Cox, Carlton R. Lutterbie Jr. Award for the Outstanding English Major;
Philip Marshall Devine, Geospatial Technologies Award in Geography;
Ian T. Spangler, Harold Thompson Straw Award in Geography;
Maria Langley Morran, Matthew Fontaine Maury Award in Geography;
Summer Rae Cullen, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Award in Geography;
Summers Bernice Cleary, National Council for Geographic Education Excellence of Scholarship Award in Geography;
Samuel Runyan Biggers, Grace Wadsworth Award for Professional Promise in Historic Preservation;
Emily Katherine Bolesta, Governor Alexander Spotswood Award in Historic Archaeology;
Linda Marie Komp, Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. Award in Honor of Prince B. Woodard;
Mary Christine Fesak, Historic Preservation Achievement Award;
Jenna Michele Williams, Almont Lindsey Award for Excellence in History;
Marie C. Clifford, Glen R. Thomas Award for Highest GPA in American Studies;
Mary Christine Fesak, Joseph Carroll Vance Award for Excellence in Historical Research;
Kathleen Michelle MacIndoe, Phi Alpha Theta Award for Highest GPA in History;
Katherine E. Mayo, Willie Lee Rose Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership;
Christopher James Robert Lloyd, Oscar Schultz Award in Mathematics;
Claire Jordan Ashur, Anne and Sidney Hamer Music Award;
Mary Paige Rodgers, Mu Phi Epsilon Sterling Achievement Award in Music and Outstanding Senior Award in Music;
Mary K. Loyd, Emerging Nurse Leader Award;
Jamie E. Brantley, Highest GPA Award in Nursing;
Parminder K. Singh, Professional Excellence in Nursing Practice Award;
Edward Harold Scheirer III, Ann Elizabeth Fitschen Memorial Political Science Award;
Jessica Queitzsch, Lewis P. Fickett Jr. Award for Excellence in International Affairs;
Kathryn R. Tsagronis, Outstanding Senior Psychology Major Award;
Julia E. Wells, Robert E. Ingham Award in Theatre;
Da-Veia A. Brown, Ruby York Weinbrecht Award for Outstanding Senior Library Assistant;
Graduate Arts & Sciences Award
Jocelyn Hilton Pitts Lowzik, Outstanding Master of Science in Geospatial Analysis Student Award;
Graduate Business Awards
Tyler J. Lubore, Outstanding Master of Business Administration Student Award;
Keith A. Preston, Outstanding Master of Science in Management Information Systems Student Award;
Graduate Education Awards
Elizabeth L. Henry, Barbara Bishop Mann ’66 Virginia Educator Award;
Lisa Blake Johnson and Catherine LeBouton, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Virginia Scholars Awards;
Katie Leigh Lebling, Outstanding Master of Education Student Award.
Additional Departmental Honors
Eniola O. Afolayan, Christopher Michael Broyles and Ellery Brett Hinson, Departmental Honors in Anthropology;
Eynav R. Ovadia, Departmental Honors in Art History;
Kristina C. Krumpos and Rachel Ann Thomas, Departmental Honors in Biology;
Lonnie A. Harris and Juliana Rose Laszakovits, Departmental Honors in Chemistry;
Clare P. Anderson, Katherine F. Ingebretsen, Daniel Robert Persigehl, Ellen Paige Receveur and Sarah Christine Speacht, Departmental Honors in Classics;
Ruth Campbell Catlett, Kristine Michele Hooks and Jerome M. Mueller, Departmental Honors in Computer Science;
Maura P. Slocum, Departmental Honors in Earth and Environmental Sciences;
Sarah Anne Van Giezen, Departmental Honors in Economics;
Kaitlyn R. Berube, Patrick J. Boyle, Rachel Marie Cote, Christina M. Cox, Rebecca M. Faust, Kaitlin M. Gates, Amanda M. Halprin, Ana-Maria Hecton, Emily A. Pilat, Faith E. Rivers, Eileen G. Settlemyer and Ray Celeste Silverthorne Tanner, Departmental Honors in English, Linguistics, and Communication;
Tyler Corbin Rowe, Departmental Honors in French;
Ian T. Spangler, Departmental Honors in Geography;
Lukas E. Chandler, Anneka Callan Early and Emma M.M.A. White, Departmental Honors in German;
Mary Christine Fesak, Departmental Honors in Historic Preservation;
Émile Lewis, Departmental Honors in History;
Girard Louis Bucello IV and Anne Charles Cutting, Departmental Honors in International Affairs;
Christopher James Robert Lloyd and Victoria Marie Moore, Departmental Honors in Mathematics;
Sebastian Lucas Brana and Lukas E. Chandler, Departmental Honors in Philosophy;
Kristen A. Callahan, Cameron C. Hodge, Colin Michael McElhinny, Thomas Pacheco, Lynn Allison Pincus, Patrick Gerard McCleary and Edward Harold Scheirer III, Departmental Honors in Political Science;
Rebekah K. Selbrede, Departmental Honors in Psychology;
Holden Balthazar Ackerman, Adrienne N. Davis and Jason T. Dunn, Departmental Honors in Religion;
Ana Maria Johnson, Departmental Honors in Spanish;
Joshua G. Bartosch, Vanessa Genoveffa Borg, Austin Drennen Bouchard, Megan Michele Cadenas, Joshua Culhane, Jessica Leigh-Laura Lane, Hayden Morrissett, Mary M. Murphy and Julia E. Wells, Departmental Honors in Theatre.
