Academics

Penn State Beaver students honored at 47th annual Campus Awards Banquet

The 47th annual Penn State Beaver Awards Banquet was held April 17 in the Student Union Building Lodge to honor a variety of baccalaureate student achievements throughout the academic year.

Joshua Nussbaum, a senior psychology major from Cranberry Township, received the 2014-15 Eric A. & Josephine S. Walker Award, which recognizes a student’s highest achievements in and out of the classroom at each Penn State location. He also received a Student Life Leadership Award.

Christy Abraham, a sophomore information sciences and technology major from Oakdale, received the Penn State Beaver Outstanding Student of the Year Award and a Campus Honors Award.

Other students who received multiple awards were:

Brianna D’Itri, sophomore, communications, Midland-- Campus Honors Award-- Student Life Leadership Award

Chao Fang, sophomore, engineering, Canonsburg-- College of Engineering Award in Chemical Engineering-- Eberly College of Science Award in Chemistry

Christopher Lutz, sophomore, education, Moon Township-- College of Education Award in Childhood and Early Adolescent Education-- Student Life Leadership Award

Tyler Madden, senior, administration of justice, Moon Township-- Administration of Justice Award-- College Honors Award

Candace Orellana, senior, information sciences and technology, Monaca-- Information Sciences and Technology Award in Technology Integration and Application-- Campus Honors Award

Ruhiben Patel, junior, science, Pittsburgh-- Eberly College of Science Award in Biology-- Campus Honors Award-- Student Life Leadership Award

Trey Trieschock, senior, administration of justice, Canonsburg-- College of the Liberal Arts Award in Sociology-- College Honors Award

Additional awards were made to the following students:

President’s Freshman Award-- Timothy F. Fill, freshman, engineering, Littleton, Mass.-- Sijie Liao, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Beijing-- Mark J. Madron, freshman, earth and mineral sciences, Aliquippa

Business Award-- Julie Leroux-Ross, senior, business, Pittsburgh

Business Award in Marketing and Management-- Jason Dickson, sophomore, business, Moon Township

College of Engineering Award in Electrical Engineering-- Matthew Yankello, sophomore, engineering, Aliquippa

College of Engineering Award in Mechanical Engineering-- Steven Dadig, sophomore, engineering, Aliquippa

College of Health and Human Development Award in Hospitality Management-- Nicolette Pope, sophomore, health and human development, Scott Township

Communications Award-- Julianne Bosley, senior, communications, Aliquippa

Information Sciences and Technology Award-- Harrison Boyd, senior, information sciences and technology, Vanderbilt

Information Sciences and Technology Award in Systems Design and Development-- Christopher Yeager, senior, information sciences and technology, Conway

Psychology Award-- Tiffany Pecora, senior, psychology, Beaver Falls

Psychology Department Award-- Brandon Cahall, senior, psychology, Pittsburgh

University College Award in Administration of Justice-- Wesley Parkhurst, senior, administration of justice, Midland

Campus Honors Program Award-- Amy Arnold, junior, business, Midland-- Madison Becker, freshman, information sciences and technology, Zelienople-- Stephen Crnkovich, freshman, business administration, Aliquippa-- Jared Holst, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Beaver Falls-- Woosuk Jeong, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Jeonju Jeonbuk, South Korea-- Megan Kauth, freshman, liberal arts, Wall, New Jersey-- Katherine Loza, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Beaver-- Jacob Maxwell, sophomore, communications, Baden-- Erik McClain, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Beaver Falls-- Marissa Patmon, sophomore, liberal arts, San Diego-- Janis Postupac, freshman, education, New Brighton-- Roy Rowland, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Harmony-- Kristian Tienda-Langa, freshman, liberal arts, New Brighton-- Savanna Whalen, freshman, psychology, Beaver Falls-- Matthew Young, sophomore, engineering, Beaver Falls

Student Life Leadership Awards-- Maura Francis, junior, psychology, Pittsburgh-- Bailey Kellner, junior, business, Baden

Community Service Award-- Residence Hall Advisory Council (RHAC); accepted by RHAC President Ruhiben Patel, junior, science, Pittsburgh

Adult Achievement Award-- Trisha Van Winkle, senior, administration of justice, Rochester

For information about Beaver campus academic programs, contact the Admissions Office at br-admissions@psu.edu or 800-JOIN-PSU, or contact the Office of Academic Affairs at 724-773-3571.

Last Updated April 27, 2015