Penn State Altoona has announced the recipients of the 2023 Student Awards. These awards recognize students who have achieved outstanding accomplishments in the areas of academics, campus involvement and leadership. The awards also recognize faculty, staff and student organizations for excellence in and outside the classroom.
ALTOONA, Pa. — Penn State Altoona has announced the recipients of the 2023 Student Awards. These awards recognize students who have achieved outstanding accomplishments in the areas of academics, campus involvement and leadership. The awards also recognize faculty, staff and student organizations for excellence in and outside the classroom.
The Student Awards Ceremony is available for viewing on the Student Awards webpage.
Penn State Altoona Academic Awards
- Fine Arts Award—Jordan Alwine
- Zoller Art Award—Grace Brown
- Kenneth M. Kuhn Memorial Award for Visual Arts—Taylor Wheeler
- Kenneth M. Kuhn Memorial Award for Music—Alexandra Diamond
- Liszka Award for Theatre Arts, Dance, or Voice—Xingzao Zhuang
- Liszka Award for Theatre Arts, Dance, or Voice—Alexandra Diamond
- Liszka Award for English—Aidan Pellegrino
- Liszka Award for English—Jordan Morral
- Liszka Award for English—James Miller
- Student Excellence in Communications—Jewel Weyandt
- Student Excellence in English—Aidan Pellegrino
- Student Excellence in History—Alicia Qatipi
- Student Excellence in Multi-Disciplinary Studies—Julia Aumiller
- Student Excellence in Visual Arts Studies—Meghann Mignogna
- Excellence in Accounting—Haley Chambers
- Altoona College Business Student Award (B.S.)—Alexa Danielle Smith
- Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology—Brett Eckenrode
- Excellence in Rail Transportation Engineering—Chiang-Ting Lee
- Excellence in Information Sciences and Technology—Nathan Fisher
- Excellence in Criminal Justice—Jacob Jesteadt
- Excellence in Elementary and Early Childhood Education —Michaila Wolfe
- Excellence in Human Development and Family Studies —Krystle Cruthers
- Excellence in Kinesiology —Sadie McConnell
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing—Samantha Anderson
- Excellence in Psychology—Eemonie Moore
- Most Distinguished Biology Student—Emma Kitko
- Outstanding Environmental Studies Student Award—Hannah Limardo
- Outstanding Mathematics Student Award—Emma Hoover
- Bud Shuster Achievement Award—Curtis Clark
- John E. Boyd and Bernard G. Monahan Award—Brandon Escala
- John E. Boyd and Bernard G. Monahan Award—Luis Burgos Mercado
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.)
- Toluwaniase Titobioluwa Ademola
- Mansour Al-Mayman
- Chisomebi Lotanna Anunobi
- Andrew Jakob Boeckel
- Hailey Janel Marie Burchfield
- Keelin Morgan Cannon
- Shawn A Cicchitello
- Rachel Dangelo
- Alawnia Mariah Diehl
- Riley Paige Fegley
- Alexa Marie Filiberto
- Joseph Gillen
- Devlin Love Rochelle Glenn
- Madeline Elizabeth Gooch
- Emma Grecek
- Clarissa Ann Henebury
- Justin Michael Himes
- Doak Abram Hoenstine
- Stevie Jo Hoover
- Shiman Hu
- Tabish Jawad Hussain
- Kelly Quinn Keegan
- Abigail Grace Kennedy
- Morgan Elizabeth Kennedy
- Neya Kratzer
- Nicholas Timothy Lehner
- Nicolas Correa Levy Reis
- Hailey Long
- Carly Jo Mann
- Elle Katherine McGregor
- Ethan Joseph Miller
- Skylarr Dannielle-Anne Mitchell
- Jack Nguyen
- Austin Julian Noelle
- Michael Adalbert O'Connor
- Ishelly Otwani
- Ryan Hunter Patroski
- Cameron K Piscioneri
- Kyle Christopher Rennell
- Isabella Grace Rhoades
- Jasmine Marie Santos
- Thomas Joseph Scanlon
- Brody Scott Schnell
- Dylan Pierce Smith
- Rodrigo Alejandr Troncoso Ramos
- Harrison John Wiles
- Gretchen Grace Yatchik
- Ava Annalyn Zabelski
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.)
- Thomas Chun
- Riley James Dibert
- Ian Michael Eckenrode
- Tyler Nicolaus Hoppe
- Mallorie Paige Keith
- Travis Bryce Saylor
- Skylar Jordan Shultz
- Lauren Marie Young
Evan Pugh Scholar Awards for Juniors and Seniors
The Evan Pugh Scholars are those juniors and seniors who are in the upper 0.5% 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
- Madison Elizabeth Eisaman
- Emily Perry
- Leah Starr Tippett
Seniors
- Jackson Darius Boyer
- Philip Michael Chamberlin
- Cydney Glass
- Lainie Heuston
- Macie Marie Hicks
- Lindsey Mae Kensinger
The Baccalaureate Degree Award
This award, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Altoona, is given to baccalaureate degree students with the highest cumulative grade-point average, with the highest number of credit hours in a discipline. The recipient is nominated and selected by the faculty.
- Samantha Anderson
- Reid Dutchess
- Brett Eckenrode
- Macie Hicks
- Emma Hoover
Student Life Awards
- Outstanding Non-Traditional Student Recognition Award—Jonathan Wall
- Outstanding Veteran Student Recognition Award—Troy McCarty
- Excellence in Classroom Teaching Award—Nathan Kruis
- Student Organization of the Year Award—SNAP
- Student Organization Adviser of the Year Award—Adam Horell
- Blue & White Society Award—Angela Bunk
- Penn State Altoona Alumni Society Student Award for Outstanding Service—Kyle Reese
- Club Sports Award—Weightlifting Club
- Butterfield and McHale Business Student Award—Kaitlynne Gibson
- Butterfield and McHale Business Student Award—Alauna Feathers
- Student Activities Leadership Award—Grace Frey
- Student Activities Leadership Award—Arch Ackley
- Student Activities Leadership Award—Travis Saylor
- Outstanding Achievement in Programming Award—Blue and White Society
- Outstanding Achievement in Programming Award—Pride Alliance
- Outstanding Achievement in Programming Award—Latin Hispanic Association
- Student Organization President Award—Jazzmine McCauley
- Student Organization President Award—Kyle Reese
- Lion's Pride Award—Kaitlynne Gibson
- Lion's Pride Award—Matthew Garrett
- Lion's Pride Award—Olivia Sharrow
- Lion's Pride Award—Katie Flores
- Servant Leader Award—Reed Keller
- Servant Leader Award—Emera Gregor
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award—Tolu Ademola
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award—Mary Anne Mong
- Lori J. Bechtel- Wherry Living the Values Award—John Carey
- Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award—Jenna Cumming
