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Current seniors, juniors, and sophomores honored with academic and leadership awards

Current seniors, juniors, and sophomores were recognized at the Undergraduate Awards Ceremony for earning awards for academic achievement and leadership during the 2022-23 academic year. Students were also named to prestigious academic and leadership honor societies, including Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Trumpeters.

Undergraduate Awards

Current seniors, juniors, and sophomores were honored for academic achievement and leadership during the Nov. 5 Undergraduate Awards ceremony.

Current seniors, juniors, and sophomores were honored for academic achievement and leadership at the Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 5, during Parent and Family Weekend.

Students were also recognized for being named to prestigious academic and leadership honor societies, including Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Trumpeters.

Additionally, Brianna Vaughn, senior Psychology major from Dundalk, Maryland, Sydney Hinnant, senior Psychology major from Clinton, Maryland, Kramoh Mansalay, senior Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science major from Darby, Pennsylvania, and Sarah Leizear, senior Social Work and Psychology major from Crofton, Maryland, were honored for being awarded Griswold-Zepp awards from the Center for Experience and Opportunity (CEO) in Spring 2023.

*Note: awards were from the 2022-23 academic year

Academic Awards:

The Major George N. Keady Award for Excellence in History

The Aristotle Award for Excellence in Communication

The Gordon B. Shelton '68 Award for Excellence in the Life Sciences

  • Daniel Adum, senior Biology major from Gaithersburg, Maryland
  • Sebastian Whipple, senior Biology and Kinesiology major from Washington, D.C.

The Jean Alpaugh Award for Interdisciplinary Study

  • Maeve Langlie, sophomore from Reisterstown, Maryland

The James P. Earp Sociology Award

  • Jaelyn Bozsom, senior Sociology major from Columbia, Maryland

The Wentz Most Promising Art Freshman Prize

  • Danielle Silva, sophomore Art major from Gaithersburg, Maryland

The Barry A. Winkelman Memorial Award

The Felix Woodbridge Morley Memorial Award

Activity and Leadership Awards:

The Michael Whitmore Memorial Award

  • Alexander Huffer, senior Accounting and Business Administration major from Williamsport, Maryland
  • Kathleen Morgan, senior Psychology and Business Administration major from Warwick, Maryland

The Brian T. Russo ’86 Memorial Award

  • Nicholas Raumann, senior Communication major from New Market, Maryland
  • Ashley Siebenhaar, senior Sociology major from Severna Park, Maryland

The Philip E. and Ruth Shreeve Uhrig Green and Gold Soccer Achievement Award

The Jane M. Prichard Memorial Award

  • Victoria Marshall, senior Sociology major from Harwood, Maryland

The James B. Moore Memorial Award

  • Elana Petrone, senior English major from Colonial Heights, Virginia

Honor Societies:

Alpha Lambda Delta, (First Year Seminar), a national honor society for first-year students

  • Stephanie Burch, sophomore English major from Sykesville, Maryland
  • Amber Chenoweth, junior Social Work major from Westminster, Maryland
  • Autumn DeCarlo, sophomore from Brooklyn, Maryland
  • Caitlyn Gilbert, senior Marketing major from Mount Airy, Maryland
  • Maria Gullo, sophomore Environmental Studies major from Darlington, Maryland
  • Nicole James, sophomore Social Work major from Westminster, Maryland
  • Hira Khan, junior from Littlestown, Pennsylvania
  • Emily Liszewski, junior History major from Sicklerville, New Jersey
  • Kaitlyn Minijarez, sophomore American Sign Language major from Westminster, Maryland
  • Madeline Mobley, sophomore English major from Joppa, Maryland
  • Brandy Murphy, senior Psychology major from Taneytown, Maryland
  • Eliza Nixon, sophomore English major from Phoenix, Maryland
  • Landen O'Quinn Oba, sophomore Social Work major from Washington, D.C.
  • James Pereira, sophomore Sociology major from Westminster, Maryland
  • Lauren Portis, senior Environmental Studies major from Frederick, Maryland
  • Patrina Punchasutthi, sophomore Biology major from Boonsboro, Maryland
  • Jaylin Smith, sophomore Theatre Arts and English major from Sykesville, Maryland
  • Haley Thomas, sophomore Health Sciences major from Mt. Holly, New Jersey
  • Carter Timmons, senior English major from Westminster, Maryland
  • Maya Valdez, sophomore Sociology and Biology major from Elmhurst, Illinois
  • Dylan Walker, junior Political Science major from Hampstead, Maryland
  • Christabella Williams, sophomore Psychology major from Bel Air, Maryland
  • Caroline Willis, sophomore English and Communication major from Cranford, New Jersey
  • Kekeli Womack, sophomore Biology major from Montgomery Village, Maryland

Phi Beta Kappa, a national academic honor society (inducted March 26, 2023)
Read more: Juniors and Seniors at McDaniel inducted into Phi Beta Kappa national honor society

  • Natalie Badillo, senior Biology major from Germantown, Maryland
  • Signé Kula, senior Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and Psychology major from Barrington, New Hampshire
  • Brenna Mayberry, senior English major from Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society

  • Haley Arnold, senior Psychology major from Newburg, Maryland

  • Tatiana Hamilton, senior Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science major from Laurel, Maryland

  • Kiera Lachlan, senior Psychology major from Atlanta

  • Ariana Stormont, senior Economics, Accounting, and Business Administration major from Baltimore

Trumpeters, a leadership honor society recognizing exemplary qualities of leadership, integrity and sincerity

  • Blessing Amao, senior Business Administration major from Odenton, Maryland
  • Signé Kula, senior Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and Psychology major from Barrington, New Hampshire
  • Kiera Lachlan, senior Psychology major from Atlanta
  • Lauren Logue, senior Health Sciences major from New Windsor, Maryland
  • Mikayla Smith, senior Political Science major from Frederica, Delaware
  • Ariana Stormont, senior Economics, Accounting, and Business Administration major from Baltimore
  • Emily Trachoo, senior Marketing major from Frostburg, Maryland
  • Luci Vallor, senior Political Science and Psychology major from Woodbine, Maryland