Honor Societies & Awards
Descriptions of the Awards
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2011 |
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Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Elizabeth Davis |
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Continuing in Pi Sigma Alpha |
Annie Armitage |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Elizabeth Davis |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial |
Kevin Johnson |
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Littell Statesman Award |
Molly Abbattista |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Kalissa Holdcraft |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
Albert Lin |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
David Novak |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Willi Mendelsohn |
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Maduff Civil Rights Award |
Joe Harrity |
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2010 |
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Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
Jeanna Kadlec |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Annie Armitage |
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Continuing in Pi Sigma Alpha |
Brittany Atchison |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Kirstin Wagner |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial |
Willi Mendelsohn |
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Littell Statesman Award |
George Ellerbach |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Eli Wade-Scott |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
C. Griffin Litwin |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
Harry Scott-Bennett |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Annie Armitage |
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Maduff Civil Rights Award |
Mikelle Wortman |
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2009 |
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Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
Amber Fricke |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Brittany Atchison |
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Continuing in Pi Sigma Alpha |
Elizabeth Bennett |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Sarah McNutt |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial Award |
Mackenzie Case |
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Littell Statesman Award |
Jeanna Kadlec |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Madeline Roche |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
Quinlan Purkey |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
Alexandra Kitson |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Andrew Patzke |
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Maduff Civil Rights Award |
Brittany Atchison |
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2008 |
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Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
Veronica Czastkiewicz |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Elizabeth Bennett |
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Continuing in Pi Sigma Alpha |
Vincent E. Anderson |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Amber Fricke |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial Award |
Jeanna Kadlec |
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Littell Statesman Award |
Leslie Tweeton |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Sarah McNutt |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
Jessica Morton |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
Madeline Roche |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Zarnigar Zahra |
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Maduff Civil Rights Award |
Amber Fricke |
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2007 |
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Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
Brian Fuller |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Vincent E. Anderson |
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Continuing in Pi Sigma Alpha |
Smriti Angara |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Michelle Penn |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial Award |
Amber Fricke |
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Littell Statesman Award |
Veronica Czastkiewicz |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Nicholas Vorpagel |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
Katherine Sullivan |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
Leslie Tweeton |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Laura Heft |
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Maduff Civil Rights Award |
Alena Vazquez |
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2006 |
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Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
Rebecca Canovan |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Smriti Angara |
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Continuing in Pi Sigma Alpha |
Rebecca Canovan |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Brian Fuller |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial Award |
Brittany Roth |
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Littell Statesman Award |
Hristina Borisova |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Dylan Schultz |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
Jenna Busch |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
Smriti Angara |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Cory King |
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Maduff Civil Rights Award |
Valerie Koch |
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2005 |
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Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
Blake Rasmussen |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Mark Gordon |
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Continuing in Pi Sigma Alpha |
Carissa Bunning |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Brittany Roth |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial Award |
Steven Wieland |
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Littell Statesman Award |
Michelle Knowland |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Cory King |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
Aaron Reykdal |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
Brian Fuller |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Jessica Rundlett |
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Maduff Civil Rights Award |
Jeanne Firth |
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2004 |
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Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
Carrie Beth Temm |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Carissa Bunning |
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Continuing in Pi Sigma Alpha |
Blake Rasmussen |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Rebecca Canovan |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial Award |
Michelle Knowland |
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Littell Statesman Award |
Maria Joy Rogge |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Celeste Rangel |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
Blake Rasmussen |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
Courtney Kissinger |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Amanda Glaser |
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2003 |
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Graduated with Distinction in the Major |
Ingrid Spiegel |
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Continuing in Phi Beta Kappa |
Allison Doherty |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Dallas Klever-Crowley |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Maria Joy Rogge |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial Award |
Blake Rasmussen |
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Littell Statesman Award |
Carrie Beth Temm |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Lisa Ann Griepenstroh |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
Nicole Knight |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
Amanda Glaser |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Michelle Knowland |
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2002 |
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Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
Allison Doherty |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Lisa Ann Griepenstroh |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Ingrid Spiegel |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial Award |
Carrie Beth Temm |
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Littell Statesman Award |
Allison Doherty |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Nichole Torres |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
Lisa Ann Griepenstroh |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
Dallas Klever-Crowley |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Maria Joy Rogge |
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2001 |
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Graduated with Distinction in the Major |
Melissa Bradley |
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Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
Melissa Bradley |
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Elected to Pi Sigma Alpha |
Allison Doherty |
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A.C.M. Minority Student Research Award |
Nichole Torres |
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John Cotton Brown Memorial Award |
Anthony Pirani |
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Mark E. Hutchinson, Jr. Memorial Award |
Allison Doherty |
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Littell Statesman Award |
Rose Rezai |
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Charles Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award |
Ingrid Spiegel |
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Clark McNeal Memorial Award |
Carrie Beth Temm |
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Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award |
Soraya Ramhormoz |
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Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award |
Lindsey Gorsch |
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Descriptions of the Awards Littell Statesman Award: Clair Littell, Professor of History, 1925-45. Awarded to needy worthy upperclass students majoring in history/political science, chosen by department. Mark E. Hutchinson Jr. Memorial Award: Mark Hutchinson Jr. (class of '47 - died 1950) was son of Mark E. Hutchinson, Sr., Professor of Latin and Greek, 1926-50. Awarded to political science major. Charles J. Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award: Charles J. Lynch (died 1952) was a renowned Iowa attorney and judge, who attended Cornell 1892 - 95. The award was established by his daughter, Ruth Lynch McCutcheon. Clark H. McNeal Memorial Award: Clark McNeal (died 1959), class of 1939, served five terms in the Iowa House of Representatives and was Republican floor leader in the 1959 legislature. His son, Clark McNeal, was a 1964 Cornell graduate. Awarded to political science major interested in active participation in politics. Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award: Herbert Arnold Wilkinson (died 1957) was a non-graduate of the class of 1928 and political science major who served as Director of the Commerce Department's International Travel Division. Awarded to a political science major, preferably one specializing in International Relations. Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award: Kathryn Bieber Weller (died 1957), a political science major of the Class of 1928. Awarded to political science major, preferably from Iowa. John Cotton Brown Memorial Award: John Cotton Brown was faculty member in department in the late 1950s after serving several years in the Eisenhower Administration; he died suddenly after teaching here briefly, but he had a big impact on the few students he had. Their efforts funded this award in his honor. Awarded to needy, worthy, students studying political science. Maduff Civil Rights Award: Established by Cornell alumnus Aaron B. Maduff, class of 1992. Maduff is founding partner of Maduff, Medina, & Maduff, a Chicago law firm specializing in civil rights litigation. According to Maduff, "The skills I gained at Cornell College have been the foundation upon which I have built myself, my practice, and my vision." A second-generation civil rights activist, Maduff says he hopes the civil rights award that bears his name will "inspire and support the preparation of future generations to carry the movement forward long after I am gone." This award is administered by the Department of Politics but awarded without regard to major. |
