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2018 Award Recipients

Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry and Alexis Schumacher

Alexis Schumaker (right) receiving the Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award from Chancellor and Dean Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry

Credit: Jason E. Vogel

Penn State Altoona held its annual Student Award Ceremony Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Devorris Downtown Center. Students, faculty, and staff were on hand to celebrate achievements in scholarship, service, creative activity, student life, athletics, and more.

Individual Awards

  • Fine Arts Award - Emily Beam
  • Zoller Art Award - Neil Young
  • Liszka Award English - Elija Boyd-Plamondon
  • Liszka Award English - Madeline DeLuca
  • Liszka Award English - Jaeden Yoshikawa
  • Liszka Award Theatre, Arts and Dance - Brandis Ajay and Shaymus Dugan
  • Liszka Award Theatre, Arts and Dance - Julie Hunter
  • Liszka Award Theatre, Arts and Dance - Jessica Molina
  • General Morgan Award (male) - Kevin Hughes
  • General Morgan Award (female) - Kaylah Thompson
  • Excellence in Criminal Justice - Tyler Arbogast
  • Excellence in Criminal Justice - Jordyn Greene
  • Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Award - Austin Patrick Murray
  • Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Award - Januario Emerson da Palma Mendes
  • Ken Kuhn Memorial for Music - Ashlyn Pusey
  • Ken Kuhn Memorial for Visual Arts - Kelly Gajewski
  • Bud Shuster Achievement Award - Bronson Woodring
  • Altoona College Business Student Award (B.S.) - James William Edwards, Jr.
  • John E. Boyd and Bernard G. Monahan Award - William Butterfield
  • John E. Boyd and Bernard G. Monahan Award - Samantha Nash
  • Outstanding Veteran Student Recognition Award - Rogan Allen
  • Outstanding Veteran Student Recognition Award - Shawna Ressler
  • Altoona Collegiate Review Student Excellence Award - Jeena Cadigan
  • Scholar Athlete Award - Female - Lauren Diller
  • Scholar Athlete Award - Male - Tanner Yaw
  • SGA-Excellence in Classroom Teaching - Jared Frederick
  • SGA-Excellence in Academic Advising - Kimberly Washington
  • SGA-Organization of the Year - Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity
  • SGA-Organization Adviser of the Year - Donovin Lindsay
  • Alpha Lambda Delta Unsung Hero Award - Meghan Cox
  • Maria Leonard Book Award - Elise Fisher
  • Student Activities Leadership Award - Emily Errickson
  • Student Activities Leadership Award - Ryan Crosby
  • Student Activities Leadership Award - Marynichole Brown
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award - Bianca Alvarez
  • Outstanding International Student Award - Sulaiman Al-Aghbari
  • Lion's Pride Award - Logan McHale
  • Lion's Pride Award - William Butterfield
  • Servant Leader Award - Jackson Brown
  • Student Organization President Award - Lily Akhtar
  • Student Organization President Award - Samantha Nash
  • Club Sports Award - Tyler Talarico
  • Club Sports Award - Silvana Sutera
  • Outstanding Achievement in Programming - D6 Gaming
  • Penn State Altoona Alumni Society Student Award for Outstanding Service - Victoria Ashley Acker
  • Fraternity Man of the Year Award - Andrew Kurtz
  • Sorority Woman of the Year Award - Samantha Nash
  • Chapter of the Year Award - Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity
  • Baccalaureate Degree Award - Allura Pfiester
  • Baccalaureate Degree Award - Elise Fisher
  • Eric A. & Josephine S. Walker Award - Alexis Schumacher

University Academic Awards

President’s Freshman Awards

  • Elijah Ace
  • Bianca Margarita Alvarez
  • Cynthia Baum
  • Sarah Brumbaugh
  • Abby Butler
  • Ali Butt
  • Tuyen Cao
  • Ashley Deaven
  • John Dibert
  • Leah Dreibelbis
  • Audra Eckels
  • Sebastian Forest
  • Reilly Gallagher
  • Weisheng Gao
  • Janelle Garbinski
  • Jamie Gensbauer
  • Gabriel Hayes
  • Taylor Hoover
  • Shawn Horn
  • Brett Howard
  • Brandon Imler
  • Jaesung Jang
  • Zhaohan Jia
  • Lauren Kensinger
  • Sawyer Kline
  • Kathryn Kulp
  • Jarod Kutz
  • Mark Latuska
  • Grace Leri
  • Alexis Lorenc
  • Micaela Maciel Urrestarazu
  • Owen Madelung
  • Adam Maroney
  • Bronwyne Mellott
  • Mckenzie Moore
  • Connor Moore
  • Jacob Muthler
  • Curtis Neff
  • Leann Schneider
  • Olivia Scott
  • Sierra Snigier
  • Emma Spackman
  • Emily Strobel
  • David Tanney
  • Carissa Trexler
  • Israel Tucker
  • Kayli Walters
  • Chongxun Wang
  • Zhukun Wang
  • Hongshuo Wang
  • Eric Weiner
  • Blake Weyandt
  • Rheanna Winter
  • Max Wittlinger
  • Alan Wonderling
  • Bronson Woodring
  • Zihang Xu
  • Leon Yang
  • Tanner Yaw
  • Jiamin Zhu

President Sparks Awards (Sophomore)

  • Katherine Brennan
  • Alexa Euceda
  • Wenyu Ji
  • Cheyenne Johnston
  • Kyle Kulp
  • Tsz Hin Ryan Lam
  • Madison Stessney
  • Kennedy Stessney
  • Adam Stiner

Evan Pugh Scholar (Junior)

  • Tessa Pusey

Evan Pugh Scholar (Senior)

  • Elise Fisher
  • Patrick Illig
  • Allura Pfiester

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