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
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