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2019 Award Recipients

Students celebrate their achievements at the spring 2019 Student Awards Ceremony

Penn State Altoona held its annual Student Award Ceremony Sunday, April 28, 2019, 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.

Penn State Altoona Academic Awards

  • Fine Arts Award—Emily Beam
  • Zoller Art Award—Gene Ainsworth
  • Kenneth M. Kuhn Memorial Award for Music—Brandon Spradling
  • Kenneth M. Kuhn Memorial Award for Music—Madison Smith
  • Kenneth M. Kuhn Memorial Award for Visual Arts—Andrea Regalbuto
  • Liszka Award for Theatre Arts, Dance or Voice—Brandis Ajay
  • Liszka Award for Theatre Arts, Dance, or Voice—Amarillys Aponte-Lee
  • Liszka Award for Theatre Arts, Dance, or Voice—Madison Smith
  • Liszka Award for English—Elija Boyd-Plamondon
  • Liszka Award for English—Lauren Everett
  • Liszka Award for English—Joseph Miller
  • General W.A. Morgan Award—Karl Troutman
  • General W.A. Morgan Award—Daryl Bonny-Ogba
  • Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Award—Payton Civils
  • Bud Shuster Achievement Award—Michael Morris
  • Altoona College Business Student Award (Bachelor of Science)—Regina Eddwards
  • John E. Boyd and Bernard G. Monahan Award—Nicholas Keller
  • John E. Boyd and Bernard G. Monahan Award—Samantha Nash
  • Outstanding Adult Student Recognition Award—Teresa Pond
  • Outstanding Veteran Student Recognition Award—Gene Ainsworth
  • Outstanding Veteran Student Recognition Award—Stephanie Sierra

University Academic Achievement Awards

President’s Freshman Awards

This award is presented annually to undergraduate degree candidates and provisional students who have earned a 4.00 (A) cumulative grade-point average based on at least 12 graded Penn State credits completed by the end of the fall semester of the academic year the award is given. Candidates are eligible for this award if they have not exceeded 35 total credits earned. (College Board advanced placement credits are not counted in the total credits earned for purposes of this award.)

  • Autumn Adams
  • Ahmed A. Al Ali
  • Albina Alzhanova
  • Xianglong Bai
  • Michael J. Bartley
  • Makenna Betar
  • Maria Brown
  • Alyssa R. Brumbaugh
  • Amy Chen
  • George Cheung
  • Devin M. Conrad
  • Allison M. Cottle
  • Lauren P. Fatula
  • Zachery M. George
  • Yiyang Gu
  • Baylee T. Hawk
  • Brandon Hearn
  • Garrett D. Hill
  • Joshua Hollingshead
  • Abigail R. Hyde
  • Ethan A. Kibbe
  • Nathan A. Kibbe
  • Chloe P. Kindig
  • Amber Knott
  • Kaleb P. Knowles
  • Brooke C. Maurer
  • Andrew P. Moyer
  • Sirui Pu
  • James L. Reese
  • Jodi A. Reich
  • Ashley Sherry
  • Jessica A. Stevens
  • Adam L. Sutt
  • Jessica A. Tomasko
  • Amber N. Urish
  • Victoria H. Violet
  • Chase M. Wade
  • Emily J. Walter
  • Lunkai Wen
  • Christian A. Wilkins
  • Jackson T. Wisyanski
  • Allison N. Wolf
  • Jennifer C. Worley
  • Jingyi Xu
  • Yiyan Zhang

President Sparks Awards

This award is presented annually to those undergraduate degree candidates who have earned a 4.00 (A) cumulative grade-point average based on at least 36 graded Penn State credits completed by the end of the fall semester of the academic year the award is given. Candidates are eligible for this award if they have not exceeded 59 total credits earned. (College Board advanced placement credits are not counted in the total credits earned for purposes of this award.)

  • Ashley N. Helsel
  • Taylor J. Hoover
  • Brandon Imler
  • Kathryn E. Kulp
  • Zihui Wang
  • Chongxun Wang
  • Bronson M. Woodring
  • Zihang Xu
  • Leon Yang
  • Bryan C. Zeigler

Evan Pugh Scholar Awards for Juniors and Seniors

The Evan Pugh Scholars are those juniors and seniors who are in the upper 0.5 percent of their respective classes and have completed at least 48 graded Penn State credits at the end of the fall semester of the academic year the award is given. Candidates are eligible if they have been full-time undergraduate students for at least four semesters prior to selection. The juniors this year have cumulative grade point averages of 3.97 and above. The seniors this year have cumulative grade-point averages of 3.99 and above.

Juniors

  • Abby Butler
  • Grace A. Leri
  • Sara L. Ritchey
  • Israel J. Tucker

Senior

  • Januario E. Mendes
  • Taylor Stoudnour

Athletic Awards

  • Scholar Athlete Award—Catcher Cumming
  • Scholar Athlete Award—Nicole Watt
  • Club Sports Leadership Award—Andrew Bartos

Student Government Association Awards

  • Excellence in Classroom Teaching Award—Paula Kustenbauder
  • Excellence in Academic Advising Award—Lynn Nagle
  • Student Organization of the Year Award—Agriculture Club
  • Student Organization Adviser of the Year Award—Dana Brem

Student Life Awards

  • Alpha Lambda Delta Unsung Hero Award—Donald Burns
  • Maria Leonard Book Award—Aaron Artz
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award—Dr. Megan Simpson
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award—Amarillys Aponte-Lee
  • Outstanding International Student Award—Manoela Villela De Quadros
  • Fraternity Man of the Year—Arthur Rice
  • Sorority Woman of the Year—Alli Williamson
  • Greek Chapter of the Year—Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
  • Servant Leader Award—Raya Kenepp
  • Lion’s Pride Award—Jenna Cumming
  • Lion’s Pride Award—Bianca Alvarez
  • Lion’s Pride Award—Cooper Wills
  • Lion’s Pride Award—Katie Smeltzer
  • Lion’s Pride Award—Mackenzie Gardner
  • Student Activities Leadership Award—Matthew Guah
  • Student Activities Leadership Award—Myranda Mamat
  • Student Activities Leadership Award—Sierra Snigier
  • Student Activities Leadership Award—Lauryl Salami
  • Student Organization President Award—John Dibert
  • Outstanding Achievement in Programming Award—Agriculture Club and Collegiate Future Farmers of America for 2019 Ag Day Celebration
  • Outstanding Achievement in Programming Award—Omega Delta Sigma for the 3rd Annual PTSD Awareness Night
  • Lion Ambassador Award—Bianca Alvarez
  • Blue and White Society Award—Devan Kadlec
  • Penn State Altoona Alumni Society Award for Outstanding Service—Jonathan Bonker
  • Baccalaureate Degree Award—Rich Kenneth Patterson
  • Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award—Samantha Nash

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