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  4. Previous Award Recipients

2017 Award Recipients

G. Joshua Weyandt

G. Joshua Weyandt, recipient of the Fine Arts Award

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Emily Beam

Emily Beam, recipient of the Zoller Art Award

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Karol Rodriguez and David Boyer

Karol Rodriguez and David Boyer, recipients of the Kenneth Kuhn Memorial for Music

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Karol Rodriguez and Leila McCrumb

Karol Rodriguez and Leila McCrumb, recipients of the Liszka Award for Theatre, Arts, Dance, or Voice

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Joshua Nolte, Payton Covington, Henry Robert Baust

Joshua Nolte, Payton Covington, and Henry Robert Baust, recipients of the Liszka Award for English

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Jeffery Hartman

Jeffery Hartman, recipient of the General W.A. Morgan Award

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Ariana Paulhamus

Ariana Paulhamus, recipient of the General W.A. Morgan Award

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Andrew Matzik

Andrew Matzik, recipient of the Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Award

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Patricia Caucci

Patricia Caucci, recipient of the Associate Degree Award in Nursing

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Nichole Miller

Nichole Miller, recipient of the Jacob Davidson Memorial Award

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Patricia Caucci

Patricia Caucci, recipient of the Vicky Rogers Memorial Award

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Michael Marley

Michael Marley, recipient of the Excellence in Criminal Justice award

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Kyle McNitt

Kyle McNitt, recipient of the Bud Shuster Achievement Award

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Chelsea Kaufman

Chelsea Kaufman, recipient of the Business Student Award (Bachelor of Science)

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Jessica Wertz

Jessica Wertz, recipient of the Business Student Award (Associate)

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Austin Fink

Austin Fink, recipient of the John E. Boyd and Bernard G. Monahan Award

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Alexis Schumacher

Alexis Schumacher, recipient of the John E. Boyd and Bernard G. Monahan Award

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Tracie Cobb Irvin

Tracie Cobb Irvin, recipient of the Non-Traditional Student Award

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Timothy Meade

Timothy Meade, recipient of the Outstanding Veteran Student Recognition Award

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Emily Baker

Emily Baker, recipient of the Scholar Athlete Award

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Jacob Byers

Jacob Byers, recipient of the Scholar Athlete Award

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Camden Haldeman

Camden Haldeman, recipient of the Club Sports Leadership Award

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Kevin Quigley

Kevin Quigley, recipient of the Club Sports Leadership Award

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Jacob Byers, representing Enactus

Enactus, recipient of the Student Organization of the Year Award

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Michael Marley

Michael Marley, recipient of the Maria Leonard Book Award

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Yi Xue

Yi Xue, recipient of the Outstanding International Student Award

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Alyse Lacava

Alyse Lacava, recipient of the Sorority Woman of the Year award

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Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority

Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority, recipient of the Greek Chapter of the Year award

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James Notor

James Notor, recipient of the Lion’s Pride Award

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Alexis Schumacher

Alexis Schumacher, recipient of the Lion’s Pride Award

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Ryan Simpson

Ryan Simpson, recipient of the Student Activities Leadership Award

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Ambreia Williams

Ambreia Williams, recipient of the Student Activities Leadership Award

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Gianna Zangara

Gianna Zangara, recipient of the Servant Leader Award

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Austin (AJ) Fink

Austin "AJ" Fink, recipient of the Student Organization President Award

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Johnathon Ganly

Johnathon Ganly, recipient of the Penn State Altoona Alumni Society Award for Outstanding Service

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Luke Kenley Beaver

Luke Kenley Beaver, recipient of the Baccalaureate Degree Award

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Austin (AJ) Fink accepting Walker Award

Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award

(L to R): Sean Kelly, director of Student Affairs; Austin "AJ" Fink, Walker Award recipient; Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry, Chancellor and Dean; Dani Fry, director of the Center for Student and Civic Engagement.

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Student Fashion Show Award Recipients

Representatives from the African Student Association, Caribbean Student Association, and Black Student Union, recipients of the award for Best Programming. The groups are represented by (L to R) Ambreia Williams, Aminata Doezo, and Queen Pour.

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Academic Awards

  • Fine Arts Award—G. Joshua Weyandt
  • Zoller Art Award—Emily Beam
  • Kenneth Kuhn Memorial for Music—David Boyer
  • Kenneth Kuhn Memorial for Music—Karol Rodriguez
  • Kenneth Kuhn Memorial for Visual Arts—Kylea Myers
  • Liszka Award for Theatre, Arts, Dance or Voice—Leila McCrumb
  • Liszka Award for Theatre, Arts, Dance, or Voice—Karol Rodriguez
  • Liszka Award for English—Henry Robert Baust
  • Liszka Award for English—Veronica Compton
  • Liszka Award for English—Joshua Nolte
  • Liszka Award for English—Ciara Archer, Payton Covington, and Joshua Nolte
  • General W.A. Morgan Award (male)—Jeffery Hartman
  • General W.A. Morgan Award (female)—Ariana Paulhamus
  • Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Award—Andrew Matzik
  • Associate Degree Award in Nursing—Patricia Caucci
  • Jacob Davidson Memorial Award—Nichole Miller
  • Vicky Rogers Memorial Award—Patricia Caucci
  • Excellence in Criminal Justice—Michael Marley
  • Bud Shuster Achievement Award—Kyle McNitt
  • Altoona College Business Student Award (Associates)—Jessica Wertz
  • Altoona College Business Student Award (Bachelor of Science)—Chelsea Kaufman
  • John E. Boyd and Bernard G. Monahan Award—Austin Fink
  • John E. Boyd and Bernard G. Monahan Award—Alexis Schumacher
  • Non-Traditional Student Award—Tracie Cobb Irvin
  • Outstanding Veteran Student Recognition Award—Timothy Meade

University Academic Achievement Awards

President's Freshman Awards

  • Morgan Albright
  • Lauren Blank
  • Camryn Bookhammer
  • Katherine Brennan
  • Alexis Carp
  • Zhuang Chen
  • Nicholas Constantino
  • Qizheng Duan
  • Alexa Euceda
  • Madeleine Flory
  • Jamie Fortoul
  • Alexis Henry
  • Wenyu Ji
  • Dinah Johnson
  • Cheyenne Johnston
  • Bon Young Koo
  • Michael Kozik
  • Kyle Kulp
  • Tsz Hin Ryan Lam
  • Joseph Lent
  • Yijun Lin
  • Jacob Maines
  • Madison Mcconnell
  • Joseph Miller
  • Justin Niklaus
  • Jeffrey Norris
  • Max Oeler
  • Abigail Orr
  • Vibhu Saksena
  • Clarice Schultz
  • Tyler Shatzer
  • Kennedy Stessney
  • Madison Stessney
  • Adam Stiner
  • Taylor Stoudnour
  • Shyloh Walls
  • Mitchell Watts
  • Emily Wood
  • River Young
  • Chenzhang Zhou

President Sparks Awards

  • Megan Allison
  • Matthew Littler
  • Kaitlin Paich

Evan Pugh Scholar Awards for Juniors

  • Tyler Arbogast
  • Elise Fisher
  • Kyle Himes
  • Patrick Illig
  • Madison Kovalick
  • Allura Pfiester
  • Tianyi Wang
  • Jeremy Wilson

Evan Pugh Scholar Awards for Seniors

  • Suzanne Mcelvenney

Athletic Awards

  • Scholar Athlete Award (male)—Jacob Byers
  • Scholar Athlete Award (female)—Emily Baker

Student Government Association Awards

  • Club Sports Leadership Award—Camden Haldeman
  • Club Sports Leadership Award—Kevin Quigley
  • Excellence in Classroom Teaching Award—Dr. Julia Hudson-Richards
  • Excellence in Academic Advising Award—Dr. Sam Findley
  • Student Organization of the Year Award—Enactus
  • Student Organization Adviser of the Year Award—Jared Fredrick

Student Life Awards

  • Unsung Hero Award—Andre McCarville
  • Maria Leonard Book Award—Michael Marley
  • Outstanding International Student Award—Yi Xue
  • Fraternity Man of the Year—Logan McHale
  • Sorority Woman of the Year—Alyse Lacava
  • Greek Chapter of the Year—Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
  • Lion’s Pride Award—Taryn Walker
  • Lion’s Pride Award—Thomas Whalon
  • Lion’s Pride Award—James Notor
  • Lion’s Pride Award—Alexis Schumacher
  • Lion’s Pride Award—John Hicks
  • Student Activities Leadership Award—Ambreia Williams
  • Student Activities Leadership Award—Ryan Simpson
  • Servant Leader Award—Gianna Zangara
  • Student Organization President Award—Austin (AJ) Fink
  • Outstanding Achievement in Programming Award—Black Student Union, African Student Association, Caribbean Student Association
  • Penn State Altoona Alumni Society Award for Outstanding Service—Johnathon Ganly
  • Baccalaureate Degree Award—Luke Kenley Beaver
  • Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award—Austin (AJ) Fink

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