Behrend recognizes student academic excellence at Honors and Awards Convocation

ERIE, Pa. — Penn State Behrend held its 70th annual Honors and Awards Convocation on Sunday, April 7. Recipients of major awards for the 2018-19 academic year were:

COLLEGE-WIDE AWARDS

• Irvin H. Kochel Award — Angel Mora, Erie
• T. Reed Ferguson Award — Safinaz Elhadary, Erie
• Thomas H. Turnbull Award — Julia Guerrein, Harborcreek
• Eric A. and Josephine Walker Award — Spencer Randall, Monroeville
• Archie K. Loss Undergraduate Honors Thesis Award — Karen Sin Li Hor, Subang Jaya, Malaysia; Lauren Omanski, Moon Township
• Outstanding First-Year Student — Evan Yusavage, North Huntingdon
• Council of Fellows Undergraduate Research Award — Kara Dobson, Girard; Sean Flanagan, Edinboro

DUS, TUTORING, AND WRITING AWARDS

• Division of Undergraduate Studies Award, First Year — Kaylin Currier, Wattsburg
• Division of Undergraduate Studies Award, Second Year — Taylor Dziekciasz, Franklin
• Outstanding Tutor Award, Business — Luke Hoffman, Ridgway
• Outstanding Tutor Award, Engineering — Benjamin Murphy, Allison Park
• Outstanding Tutor Award, Mathematics — Andrew DeVarney, Schwenksville
• Outstanding Tutor Award, Science — Bailey Hopkins, Wexford
• Outstanding Tutor Award, Writing — AnaBella Lassiter, North East
• Writing Award, First Year — Anna Schmitt, Bridgeville
• Writing Award, Black School of Business — Hannah Carlino, Saxonburg
• Writing Award, School of Engineering — Justin Foreman, Oakdale; Erik Steinmetz, Gibsonia
• Writing Award, School of Humanities and Social Sciences — Aubrey Baranowski, Nazareth
• Writing Award, Open Category — Victor Barone, New Kensington

BLACK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AWARDS

• Accounting — Michaela Boscaljon, Erie
• Business Economics — Hannah Carlino, Saxonburg
• Economics — Karen Sin Li Hor, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
• Finance — Jared Orr, Girard
• Finance, World Campus — Ray Vermillion, Anacortes, Washington
• Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies — Lawrence Voss, Pittsburgh
• International Business — Kyle McCracken, Corapolis
• Management Information Systems — Jeremiah Eicholz, Stanchfield, Minnesota
• Marketing — Hannah Carlino, Saxonburg
• Project and Supply Chain Management — Rachel Seeley, West Mifflin
• Master of Business Administration, Erie — Clay Dawson, Saegertown
• Master of Business Administration, Cranberry Township — Julie Leroux-Ross, Pittsburgh; Ray Serafini, Brockway
• Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key Award — Hannah Carlino, Saxonburg; Rachel Seeley, West Mifflin
• Kenneth L. Spencer Award, Accounting — Kathryn Gozzard, Allison Park
• Kenneth L. Spencer Award, Finance — Margo McCullough, Meadville
• Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Award — Stephen Valley, Fairview
• Institute of Management Accounting (IMA) Award — Spencer Randall, Monroeville
• Association for Supply Chain and Operations Management (APICS) Award — Nicholas Schwarzel, South Park

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AWARDS

• Computer Engineering Outstanding Student Award — Karina Cuadrado, Tao Alta, Puerto Rico
• Computer Science Outstanding Student Award — Kyle Burns, Canonsburg
• Electrical Engineering Outstanding Student Award — Aaron Kostiuk, Apollo
• Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Outstanding Student Award — Jarred Robinson, Erie
• Industrial Engineering Outstanding Student Award — Christopher Lashway, Port Allegany
• Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Student Award — Randall Doles, East Butler
• Mechanical Engineering Technology Outstanding Student Award — Jeffrey Burns, Waterford
• Plastics Engineering Technology Outstanding Student Award — Erik Steinmetz, Gibsonia
• Software Engineering Outstanding Student Award — Natalie Boczar, North Huntingdon
• Master of Manufacturing Management Outstanding Student Award — Andrea Rose Bogert, Corry
• Jake Boyle Memorial Award — Justin Foreman, Oakdale; Scott Sada, Saegertown

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AWARDS

• Outstanding Achievement in Communication — Carlie Bright, Harborcreek; Joshua Mester, Lower Burrell
• Outstanding Creative Writing Major — Neomi Chao, Miami, Florida
• Outstanding Elementary and Early Childhood Education Graduate — Emily Archer, Butler; Madison McFeely, North East
• Outstanding English Major — Lauren Osmanski, Allegheny
• Outstanding English and Professional Writing Major — Karen Sin Li Hor, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
• Outstanding Political Science Major — Aubrey Baranowski, Nazareth
• Outstanding Psychology Student — Anna Downey, Erie
• Outstanding Scholarly Achievement in Psychology — Leanne Confer, Erie
• Clarence A. and Eugenie Baumann Smith Fiction Award — Chloe Hilson, Meadville
• Kenneth Jonathan Sonnenberg Poetry Award — Alexandria Smiley, Union City
• Myron Jones Broadcasting Award — Nicholas Crandall, North East
• Dr. John Rossi Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award — Brett Eckstrom, Moon Township; Aurora Paterson, Erie
• Zachary T. Irwin Humanitarian Award — Jack Walker, McMurray

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AWARDS

• Academic Excellence in Biology — Rachael Adams, Erie; Gunjan Patel, Waynesburg
• Academic Excellence in Chemistry — Garrett Grimm, Houston, Pennsylvania; Marcela Rodriguez, Erie
• Academic Excellence in Environmental Science — Riley Crissman, Rew; Celeste Makay, Lake City
• Academic Excellence in Mathematics — Dylan Langharst, Sarver
• Outstanding Future Math Educator— Doniciana Cortes, Erie; Rachel Hughes, Grove City
• Academic Excellence in Physics — Cole Brown, Erie
• Aaron Meehl Biology Award — Kara Dobson, Girard; Emily Eiss, Corry
• Outstanding Freshman in Chemistry/American Chemical Society Award — Alexander Harrity, Erie
• CRC/Outstanding Freshman — Jacob Oslosky, Delmont
• Mathematics Competition Award — Patricia Brotherson, Erie; Bailey Hopkins, Wexford; Trevor Johnson, Erie
• Most Promising Freshman in Mathematics — Jakob Loedding  Pittsburgh

NURSING PROGRAM AWARDS

• B.S.N. Academic Excellence — Keri Moore, Fairview; Saule Tamosiunaite, Inglewood, California
• RN to B.S.N. Academic Excellence — John Case, Erie
• Excellence in Professional Nursing and Caring — Angela Jenkins, Erie