2025 Honor Societies, Honors and Awards

Phi Beta Kappa wall in Cole Library

Additional congratulations are in order for our many students whose academic excellence resulted in additional achievements at the college level, or within their academic department.

National Honor Societies

Phi Beta Kappa

Members are signified by a stole bearing the Greek letters PBK and key.
Ann Marie Bradley
Eliza Grace Carlson
Tenley Rae Cavanagh
Tess Rhian Cooper
Lauren Danielle Culp
Sara LaPlante Decker
Aria Grace DeLara
Simon George Winton Downs
Erin Genevieve Fitzgerald
Clare Christine Green
Edwin Paul Holyoake
Saad Makhal Saad Mankarious
Natalie Anne Neuhaus
Scot C. Pio
Lindsey Ploetz
Sami Rose Prokasky
Hannah Grace Rhoades
Justin Tanner Ringold
Rachel Deanna Ruisch
Caleb Fredrick Schopen
Julia Grace Walker
Vincent Zipperer

Delta Phi Alpha (German)

Lucile Roze Bransel
Caleb Fredrick Schopen

Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics)

Will Petersen Bickel
Adeline Richelle Bowman
Cody Nathaniel Bruner
Tenley Rae Cavanagh
Lincoln Greasley
Clare Christine Green
Edwin Paul Holyoake
Henry Jerome Robert Justin
Krystin Marie Kamrath
Gaurab Khadka
Madison Katherine Lockwood
Julian Cameron Skosey-LaLonde
Hanna Patricia Walsh
Vincent Zipperer

Phi Alpha Theta (History) 

Sara LaPlante Decker
Erin Genevieve Fitzgerald
Owen Zimmermann Smith
Gabriel Dominic Soda
Jonathan Michael Viager
Alexander Vaughn Wallis

Pi Sigma Alpha (Politics)

Alana Marie Avelar
Ann Marie Bradley
Aria Grace DeLara
Lincoln Greasley
Katherine Ann Lammers
Ellen M. Morf

Pre-law Honors Society

Benson Fang
Zoe Marisa Lopez
Athraa Mhanna
Rachel Deanna Ruisch
Nicholas Aaron Schwartz
Savannah Helen Elizabeth Sheffler
Vincent Zipperer

Psi Chi (Psychology)

Alexa Marie Brown Guerra
Abigail Virgina Burns
Roy Jacob Gorter
Kayla A. Leemhuis
Catherine Mayhew Owen
Grace Anne Rowell
Samantha Winter See
Eleanor C. Wollam
Cecelia Hope Zanoni

Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish)

Clare Christine Green
Adrien Shalom Kaplan-Mazur
Kylee Ellen Madeline Marzullo

Academic Department Honors and Awards

Biochemistry

Frank G. Brooks Award to the Outstanding Senior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major: Josalin Raquel McKeever
Frank G. Brooks Award to the Outstanding Senior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major: Laura Mae McLees
Frank G. Brooks Award to the Outstanding Senior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major: Emma Madison Rowe

Chemistry

Deskin Award: Elin Nichole Kairies
Chemistry Outstanding Senior Award: Rachel Deanna Ruisch

Classical and Modern Languages

Cervantes Award in Spanish: Kylee Ellen Madeline Marzullo
Cervantes Award in Spanish: Laura Esther Sander
F. Alan DuVal Award in German: Lucile Roze Bransel

Computer Science

Senior Computer Science Student Achievement Award: Saad Makhal Saad Mankarious
Senior Computer Science Student Achievement Award: Justin Tanner Ringold

Earth and Environment

Gene Hinman Field Geology Award: Thomas John Machande
Herbert Hendriks Award to Outstanding Senior Geology Major: Lindsey Ploetz

Economics and Business

Charles M. Cochran Award: Julian Cameron Skosey-LaLonde
Charles M. Cochran Award: Hanna Patricia Walsh
Don Cell Award: Lincoln Greasley

Education

Elizabeth Hutton-Thompson Passionate about Teaching Award: Gabe Hunt
Gast Award in Secondary Education: Drew Florence Letchinger
Gast Award in Elementary Education: Hannah Grace Rhoades
Gast Award in Elementary Education: Gracie Anne Erickson
Gast Award in Secondary Education: Rachel Deanna Ruisch

English and Creative Writing

John Branner Shackford Senior Award: Aria Grace DeLara
John Branner Shackford Senior Award: Julia Grace Walker
Recognition of Dedication to the field of English: Varun Ramrakhiani
Recognition of Excellence in the Department of English and Creative Writing: Kyle Robert Neumann
Recognition of Excellence in the Department of English and Creative Writing: Zoë Alexis Sands
Tom Garst Award for Excellence in Academic Writing: Eliza Grace Carlson
Tom Garst Poetry Prize (one of best in Open Field): Aria Grace DeLara
Tull Prose Prize: Abnet Legesse Teklemariam

History

Carl Becker Award: Erin Genevieve Fitzgerald
Littell Statesman Award: Vincent Zipperer
May Montgomery Smith Award to the Outstanding Senior History Major: Sara LaPlante Decker

Kinesiology

Mary MacLeod Kinesiology Award for Outstanding Senior in Physical Education: Samantha Jean Koth
Kinesiology Department Community Engagement and Service Award: Robert John Sutton III
Ray and Margaret Cook Award in Kinesiology: Caleb Fredrick Schopen

Mathematics and Statistics

Ed Hill Math Senior Award: Sophie Grace Brown
Ed Hill Statistics Senior Award: Iris Mae Carroll

Music

Hanawalt Vocal Music Prize: Eva Marie Todd

Physics and Engineering

Outstanding Senior Engineering Major: Mason Thomas Ciari
Outstanding Senior Engineering Major: Simon George Winton Downs
Outstanding Senior Engineering Major: Grace Elizabeth Parises

Politics

Charles J. Lynch Memorial Pre-Law Award: Nicholas Aaron Schwartz
Clark H. McNeal Memorial Award: Lincoln Greasley
Herbert A. Wilkinson Memorial Award: Ann Marie Bradley
Littell Statesman Award: Savannah Helen Elizabeth Sheffler
Kathryn Bieber Weller Memorial Award: Aurora Delaney Elliott
Littell Statesman Award: Katherine Ann Lammers

Psychology

Kathryn L. McDermott Award: Abigail Virginia Burns
Dominique Hudson Distinguished Service Award: Catherine Mayhew Owen

Sociology and Anthropology

The Chris Carlson and Richard Peterson Senior Award for Applied Sociology: Cecelia Hope Zanoni
The Winston and Margaret Ehrmann Award for Excellence in Sociology: Athraa Mhanna

Theatre and Dance

Senior Award: Lucile Roze Bransel
Senior Award: Kimberly Anne Hall
Senior Award: Madeline June Maley
Senior Award: Audrey Skye Montgomery Gardes
Senior Award: Scot C. Pio

All-College Honors

Summa Cum Laude

Fiona Morgan Anderson
Ann Marie Bradley
Eliza Grace Carlson
Tenley Rae Cavanagh
Lauren Danielle Culp
Aria Grace DeLara
Simon George Winton Downs
Gracie Anne Erickson
Erin Genevieve Fitzgerald
Clare Christine Green
Drew Florence Letchinger
Saad Makhal Saad Mankarious
Jayden Matthew Meeker
Natalie Anne Neuhaus
Lindsey Ploetz
Sami Rose Prokasky
Hannah Grace Rhoades
Justin Tanner Ringold
Rachel Deanna Ruisch
Zoë Alexis Sands
Caleb Fredrick Schopen
Emma Elizabeth Stevenson
Julia Grace Walker
Vincent Zipperer

Magna Cum Laude

Sean Cristian Alvarez
Jerome P. Angerer Sueppel
Alana Marie Avelar
Peyton James Bainbridge
Camden Theodore Bergquist
Abigail Virgina Burns
Iris Mae Carroll
Lorne R. Casebeer
T.Beckett Finn Christensen
Tess Rhian Cooper
Sara LaPlante Decker
Tony Ray Gomez, Jr.
Lincoln Greasley
Kylie Marie Hard
Emily Anne Hiner
Edwin Paul Holyoake
Tanner Paul Ingle
Henry Jerome Robert Justin
Krystin Marie Kamrath
Adrien Shalom Kaplan-Mazur
Katherine Ann Lammers
Kayla A. Leemhuis
Piper Ann Leeson
Lillian Marie Leon
Madison Katherine Lockwood
Zoe Marisa Lopez
Kylee Ellen Madeline Marzullo
Josalin Raquel McKeever
Laura Mae McLees
Athraa Mhanna
Scot C. Pio
Emma Madison Rowe
Laura Esther Sander
Julian Cameron Skosey-LaLonde
Ashton Michael Smith
Jonathan Michael Viager
Hanna Patricia Walsh

Cum Laude

Rose Elizabeth Adams
Alyssa Isabel Alaiafune
Connor L. Barnett
Grayson Naipo Becker
Tyler Joseph Bilskie
Sophia Elisabeth Boelter
Adeline Richelle Bowman
Lucile Roze Bransel
Alexa Marie Brown Guerra
Landon Sheldon Card
Paul F. Cremer
Kya Denease Kuol Farag
Lee Ingalls Fletcher
Marley G. Gillespie
Jaimee Lynn Gilliland
Torii Donald Greiskalns
Izabela AnneDeEtte Gullixon
Helaina Kimberly Hillyard
Anthony John Hoffman
Taj Johnson
Elin Nichole Kairies
Cael Evan McLaren
Ellen M. Morf
Grant Adam Morris
Kyle Robert Neumann
Amity Delayne Nichol
Olivia Faith Nieman
Matthew James Norwood
Mya Katherine Numedahl
Catherine Mayhew Owen
Grace Elizabeth Parises
Sarah YongKua Renaud
Grace Anne Rowell
Oscar Hugo Schaubert
Nicholas Aaron Schwartz
Samantha Winter See
Emma Jean Slaymaker
Ethan Lance Wimmer

With Distintion in the Major Field

Lauren Danielle Culp - Archaeology
Alyssa Isabel Alaiafune - Art and Art History
Fiona Morgan Anderson - Art and Art History
Eliza Grace Carlson - Art and Art History
Emily Anne Hiner - Art and Art History
Lucile Roze Bransel - Earth and Environment
Lindsey Ploetz - Earth and Environment
Sami Rose Prokasky - Earth and Environment
Ethan Lance Wimmer - Earth and Environment
Aria Grace DeLara - English and Creative Writing
Emma Jean Slaymaker - English and Creative Writing
Julia Grace Walker - English and Creative Writing
Kylie Marie Hard - Kinesiology
Robert John Sutton III - Kinesiology
Ann Marie Bradley - Politics
Katherine Ann Lammers - Politics

Young Trustee

Nicholas Aaron Schwartz

Senior Award

Nicholas Aaron Schwartz