Hartwick College

Ava Reynolds '28 of South Glens Falls, N.Y., received the Semenenko Clark Award for Outstanding First Year Art Major during Honors Convocation held on April 30. Established by Christine Semenenko P'09 to assist with retention, this award recognizes exceptional first year students in Art.

David Allen of Jefferson, N.Y., received the Ray K. Glass Studio Fellowship during Honors Convocation held on April 30. The fellowship is awarded to a student who has mastered superior glass blowing techniques and demonstrated strong leadership skills.

Alison Halstead of Oneonta, N.Y., received the Kay WalkingStick Award during Honors Convocation held on April 30. This award is given by Professor Emeritus of Art Phil Young in honor of the celebrated contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick. It is given to a rising senior whose work embodies consistently outstanding accomplishment in painting. Additionally, Halstead received the Vice President's Purchase Prize. The black and white painting, titled Nina, will be displayed in the Office of Academic Affairs for a year before being added to the College archives.

Delaney Blair '26 of Rochester, N.Y., received the Arkell Hall Foundation Award in Art History during Honors Convocation held on April 30. This award is given to outstanding students who have consistently contributed to the Department of Art and Art History.

Bailey Ernst '25 of Delhi, N.Y., received the Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Award during Honors Convocation held on April 30. This award is given by Professor Emeritus of Art Phil Young in honor of the renowned contemporary Flathead-Salish artist and activist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. It is given to a senior whose painting and multimedia work has been outstanding in experimentation and in visual strength.

Ella Van Engen '25 of Hopkins, Minn., received the Arkell Hall Foundation Award in Art during Honors Convocation held on April 30. This award is given to outstanding students who have consistently contributed to the Department of Art and Art History.

Meagan Thornton '28 of Scarborough, Maine, received the Lewis Henry Morgan Award in Anthropology during Honors Convocation held on April 30. This award is presented to the first-year anthropology major who has attained the highest GPA.

Amy Piper '25 of Salem, Conn., received the Franz Boas Award in Anthropology during Honors Convocation held on April 30. This award is presented to a graduating senior based on exemplary performance and service to the Anthropology Department.

Rebeka Alva '26 of East Stroudsburg, Pa., received The Barbara F. Wilder H'93 and Philip S. Wilder, Jr. H'93 Citizenship Award during Honors Convocation held on April 30. This endowment was established in 1992 in honor of Dr. Philip S. Wilder, Jr., president of Hartwick College from 1977 to 1992 and his wife, Barbara F. Wilder. This scholarship is awarded to a rising senior whose career at Hartwick exemplifies outstanding leadership, campus citizenship and strong academic performance.

Raven James '27 of Waterbury, Conn., received The Albert H. Ubert H'79 Scholarship during Honors Convocation held on April 30. This award was established to provide an award to a student associated with an active campus ministry program demonstrating financial need, scholarship and leadership.

Kezia Namakula '25 of Easton, Pa., received The Cyrus Mehri '83 Global Pluralism Fellowship during Honors Convocation held on April 30. The scholarship recognizes the importance and value of including students from the broadest range of backgrounds, ethnicities, and life experiences in our learning community and is awarded annually to a student with a distinctive perspective, grounded in life experience, who is committed to enriching the campus community by bringing diverse perspectives from communities within and outside the United States to Hartwick. The scholarship also includes a stipend for a faculty mentor.

Madison Zimmerman '28 of Syracuse, N.Y., received The Helen and Howard Mayer Endowed Scholarship during Honors Convocation held on April 30. Established in 1991, the award provides for an academically able and financially deserving rising sophomore from western New York.

Ana Sanchez '27 of Brooklyn, N.Y., received The Dr. Robert E. and Mrs. Maryalice Mansbach Scholarship during Honors Convocation held on April 30. Established in 1991 by Lee and Sue Idleman in honor of their friends, the Mansbachs, this award is given to a rising sophomore with a minimum 2.7 GPA; a commitment to the liberal arts; demonstrated financial need; involvement with a community action agency, organization or institution in Oneonta; and clear promise of continuing that involvement throughout their Hartwick College career.

Giovanna Wall '25 of Woodstock, N.Y., received the H. Claude Hardy Award in Sociology during Honors Convocation held on April 30. Named for the late Professor Emeritus H. Claude Hardy, the award honors outstanding seniors in sociology.

Tianna Wyskowski '25 of Vestal, N.Y., was presented with two awards during Honors Convocation held on April 30. Wyskowski was awarded The Stephen L. Green '59 American Governance Award. Established in 2012 by Stephen L. Green '59, PM'05 to challenge students to not only strive for the best academically, but to also become informed and engaged citizens in our democracy. This award goes to a student submitting the top research essay on a current public policy challenge. Additionally, Wyskowski received the H. Claude Hardy Award in Sociology. Named for the late Professor Emeritus H. Claude Hardy, the award honors outstanding seniors in sociology.

Jake Thorry '25 of Sayville, N.Y., received the David A. Diener Mathematics Achievement Award during Honors Convocation held on April 30. Established by the Department of Mathematics in honor of Dr. David Diener, professor of mathematics from 1968 to 2000, the award recognizes mathematics majors for excellence in the field.

Runyararo Chaora '25 of Harare, Zimbabwe, was recognized for her academic achievements during Honors Convocation held on April 30. Chaora received the Lynn S. Kanter Memorial Award, established by Dr. Robert J. Kanter '66 to honor a student who demonstrates a commitment to their chosen field, achievement acknowledged by a committee of faculty and staff, and the integration of the liberal arts into their education and life goals. She was honored with the American Chemical Society Award, which recognizes outstanding work by a senior in chemistry or biochemistry. Chaora also earned the David A. Diener Mathematics Achievement Award. Established by the Department of Mathematics in honor of Dr. David Diener, professor of mathematics from 1968 to 2000, the award recognizes mathematics majors for excellence in the field.

Eldor Abdukhakimov of Zarafshan, Uzbekistan, and Sandro Makharashvili of Tbilisi, Georgia, each received The Detweiler Global Fund Award during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Established by Hartwick President Emeritus Richard A. Detweiler and his wife, Carol, the award supports international students who demonstrate educational commitment through academic achievement and who have financial need in order to remain at and graduate from Hartwick College.

Jessica Fisher '27 of China, Maine, received The Close Family Scholarship during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Established by Mrs. Gertrude Close, this award goes to a student with high scholastic ability and demonstrated financial need.

Alayna Streeter '26 of Le Roy N.Y., received The Edith M. Lacey Memorial Nursing Scholarship during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Established to memorialize Lacey, founder of the Hartwick nursing program and its director for nearly 18 years, the scholarship goes to a junior nursing student with demonstrated academic achievement and abilities (promise as a future nurse), personal deportment and other outstanding characteristics.

Reigan Hanna '26 of Lake Luzerne, N.Y., received The Edith M. Lacey Memorial Nursing Scholarship during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Established to memorialize Lacey, founder of the Hartwick nursing program and its director for nearly 18 years, the scholarship goes to a junior nursing student with demonstrated academic achievement and abilities (promise as a future nurse), personal deportment and other outstanding characteristics.

Ireayooluwa Otoki '26 of Ibadan, Nigeria, was presented with two awards during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Otoki was awarded the E. Perrie Saxton '53 Scholarship. Established by the family and friends of Edna "Perrie" Perrine Saxton '53, a former nursing professor and department chair, the scholarship supports a rising junior or senior nursing student in either the three- or four-year degree program who demonstrates academic excellence and a commitment to improving community health. Additionally, Otoki received The Edith M. Lacey Memorial Nursing Scholarship. Established to memorialize Lacey, founder of the Hartwick nursing program and its director for nearly 18 years, the scholarship goes to a junior nursing student with demonstrated academic achievement and abilities (promise as a future nurse), personal deportment and other outstanding characteristics.

Margaret Van Valkenburgh '26 of Highland, N.Y., was presented with two awards during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Van Valkenburgh was recognized as an Andrew B. Saxton Undergraduate Fellow in Spanish. Fellows are selected by faculty in each department to honor outstanding achievement in their respective fields. They serve as student assistants within their major department and receive a tuition credit. Additionally, Van Valkenburgh received The Edith M. Lacey Memorial Nursing Scholarship. Established to memorialize Lacey, founder of the Hartwick nursing program and its director for nearly 18 years, the scholarship goes to a junior nursing student with demonstrated academic achievement and abilities (promise as a future nurse), personal deportment and other outstanding characteristics.

Alexandra Lynch '26 of Mahopac, N.Y., was presented with two awards during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Lynch was recognized as an Andrew B. Saxton Undergraduate Fellow in Psychology. Fellows are selected by faculty in each department to honor outstanding achievement in their respective fields. They serve as student assistants within their major department and receive a tuition credit. Additionally, Lynch was presented The Dr. Charles W. Leitzell Music Award. Established by a gift from Florence Bayreuther '39, a music education major during Dr. Leitzell's presidency at Hartwick College, the fund provides a scholarship to a senior woman music student chosen by the music faculty on the basis of need and ability who has demonstrated commitment to further music study.

Alison Cancellieri '27 of North Bennington, Vt., received The Peter D. Junemann '65 Memorial Award during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Established by Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. Junemann in memory of their son, the income is to provide a scholarship to outstanding music majors.

Jillissa Cassanova '27 of Jamaica, N.Y., was awarded The Dr. James Elting H'13 Memorial Scholarship during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Established in 2013 by family and friends of Dr. Elting, the scholarship is awarded to two students with a 3.0 GPA, demonstrating leadership in co-curricular activities and/or academics, and intending to pursue a career or graduate study in medicine, athletics, sports medicine, physical therapy, sports management, or another area related to medicine, healthcare, or athletics, and demonstrating financial need.

Wilfredo Alvarenga of Huntington Station, N.Y., was presented with two awards during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Alvarenga was recognized as an Andrew B. Saxton Undergraduate Fellow in Nursing. Fellows are selected by faculty in each department to honor outstanding achievement in their respective fields. They serve as student assistants within their major department and receive a tuition credit. Additionally, Alvarenga received The Dr. James Elting H'13 Memorial Scholarship. Established in 2013 by family and friends of Dr. Elting, the scholarship is awarded to two students with a 3.0 GPA, demonstrating leadership in co-curricular activities and/or academics, and intending to pursue a career or graduate study in medicine, athletics, sports medicine, physical therapy, sports management, or another area related to medicine, healthcare, or athletics, and demonstrating financial need.

Cora-Mae Bolster '27 of Harpursville, N.Y., was presented with two awards during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Bolster was recognized as an Andrew B. Saxton Undergraduate Fellow in Music. Fellows are selected by faculty in each department to honor outstanding achievement in their respective fields. They serve as student assistants within their major department and receive a tuition credit. Additionally, Bolster was presented The Peter D. Junemann '65 Memorial Award. Established by Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. Junemann in memory of their son, the income is to provide a scholarship to outstanding music majors.

Bryce Rogers '27 of Fulton, N.Y., was presented with two awards during the College's Honors Convocation held on April 30. Rogers was recognized as an Andrew B. Saxton Undergraduate Fellow in Mathematics. Fellows are selected by faculty in each department to honor outstanding achievement in their respective fields. They serve as student assistants within their major department and receive a tuition credit. Additionally, Rogers was presented The Dr. David "Hutch" Hutchison Award. Established by Hutchison's student, Michael H. Young '83, the award goes to a rising junior or rising senior geology major for academic travel purposes including conferences, J Term programs, or thesis research. Selection is based on academic performance and financial need.

Makenna Ventuleth '27 of Worcester, N.Y., was celebrated for her academic achievements during Honors Convocation held April 30. Ventuleth was recognized as an Andrew B. Saxton Undergraduate Fellow in Chemistry. All scholars have excellent academic records and have demonstrated an outstanding mastery of their respective disciplines. Rising seniors are nominated by faculty in their major departments based on academic achievement, leadership and character. She also received The Carol A. Bocher and Earl E. Deubler, Jr. H'91 Scholarship. Established in 1988 upon the retirement of Dr. Carol Bocher and Dr. Earl Deubler, this award is given to a current second year biology student who shows outstanding potential for a career in a field related to biology. In addition, Ventuleth was awarded the Dr. Elizabeth V. Lamphere '38, H'97 Scholarship. Established through Lamphere's estate, the scholarship is awarded to a junior chemistry major with a GPA of at least 3.5 who is active in the Langmuir Chemical Society, also known as the Chem Club.