HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State Harrisburg recently honored students for accomplishments in academics, service, and leadership.
View the full program here.
Award winners by academic school and award category include:
School of Behavioral Sciences and Education
- Kristen Clemons, Thomas G. Bowers Award for Excellence in Applied Clinical Psychology
- Tuan Bui, Clem E. Gilpin Award for Outstanding Social Science Student
- Mohieldin A. Suliman, Outstanding Graduate Student in Community Psychology and Social Change
- Zackary T. Huff, Outstanding Graduate Student in Applied Behavior Analysis Award
- Elizabeth Gutman, Outstanding Graduate Student in Health Education Award
- Nastasia A. Propst, Outstanding Undergraduate Psychology Student Award
- Veronica O’Leary, Betty Fortner Literacy Education Award
- Olivia L. Weidemann, Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching and Curriculum Award
- Christen M. Manari, H. Edgar Wisehaupt Outstanding Principal Award
- Alexis B. Imler, Jane Blakely Keat Excellence in Elementary Education Award
- Delaney M. Hunter, Excellence in Secondary Education Award
- Sonya Mann-McFarlane, The Learned Society of Whispering Pines Graduate Student Award in Adult Education
- Adam S. White, Training and Development Outstanding Graduate Student Award
School of Business Administration
- Kaitlyn Patschke, Beta Gamma Sigma Graduate Student Award
- Francis Cullen, Beta Gamma Sigma Undergraduate Student Award
- Kenneth McGraw, Outstanding MBA Student Award
- Sheiva Ansary, FEI Central PA Chapter Outstanding Student Award
- Irenitemi Famadewa, Graduate Student Engagement Award
- Mickyothma Rai, Amy Swanger, and Eric Tereo, Higher Information Group Business Excellence Award
- Kanika Vijay Kakwani, Outstanding MSIS Student Award
- Raven Vaughn, PA Institute of Certified Public Accountants Senior Award
School of Humanities
- Emily Dempsey, Academy of American Poets Prize at Penn State Harrisburg
- Kristina Stokes, Outstanding Undergraduate Creative Writing Award
- James Hwang, William J. Mahar Award of Excellence in the Performing Arts
- Boxiong Wen, Effective Speech Speaking Award
- Veronica Adams, George D. Wolf Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (B.A.)
- Evan Davis, John S. Patterson Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (M.A.)
- Anna Marshall, Sue Samuelson Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (Ph.D.)
- Jeremy Boorum, Outstanding Writing Award – Graduate
- Purvi Patil, Writing Award
- Iva Viddal, Creative Achievement Award in the Arts – Graduate
- Logan Daly, Outstanding Analytical/Scholarly Research Writing Award
- Mostafa Elhabashy, Creative Achievement Award in the Visual Arts – Undergraduate
- Oscar Cartagena, Media Arts Award
- Thomas Perry, Outstanding Achievement Award in Journalism
School of Public Affairs
- Meghan Gonzales, Criminal Justice Outstanding Graduate Student Award
- Peter Kenny, Criminal Justice Scholar Award
- Jamirca Nuesi, Andrew S. Donahue Award
- Susan Pedana, Criminal Justice Online Student Award
- Chaise Cox-King, Criminal Justice Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
- Tyler Cooper, Kenneth W. Masters Award in Public Policy
- Stephanie Switzer, Criminal Justice Community Service Award
- Devita Mohandeo, The Robert J. Bresler and Carol R. Nechemias Outstanding Political Science Senior Award
School of Science, Engineering, and Technology
- Stevens Jaquez Cabral, Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior Award
- Kohl W. Merlina, Mechanical Engineering Technology Outstanding Senior Award
- Ronald Scheaffer, Electrical Engineering Scholastic Achievement Award
- Maxwell E. Bankert, Electrical Engineering Technology Scholastic Achievement Award
- Mackenzie Haladay, Electrical Faculty Outstanding Senior Award
- Sydney Nye, Civil Engineering Outstanding Senior Award
- Jacob Devereux, Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology Outstanding Senior Award
- Caroline Moomjian, The Gerald Brey Award Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology Outstanding Senior Designer
- Debashree Mitra, Science Outstanding Student Award
- Abhinay Paladugu, Computer Science Graduate Student Award
- Jonathan Diller, Computer Science Outstanding Student Award
- Cole Zimmerman, Mathematical Sciences Outstanding Student Award
Recognition of College Awards
- Zachary Koroneos, Excellence in Honors Award
- Chuyun (Jolin) Huang and Saahir Shafi, Doris Hughes Memorial Award
- Pravallika Sanke, 2020 Student Diversity Award, the Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society Outstanding Senior Award, and the Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award (University Award)
- Jamie Kinsley, Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Recognition of University Undergraduate Scholastic Awards
President’s Freshman Award
- Aayush Aiyanna
- Ashley M. Albert
- Ursala Ali
- Abdulla H. Alyasi
- Buvijesh Autheshram
- Madison P. Barcavage
- Yasmeen Benamar
- Flamur Berisha
- Flandra Berisha
- Erin Bogdanovich
- Logan C. Boshart
- Brianna R. Carricato
- Karen Charleston
- Xuesong Chen
- Kathryn R. Compton
- Kirstin Connell
- Brandon S. Curry
- Lexuan Dai
- Naomi L. Detwiler
- Kexin Ding
- Tamala Drager
- Brandon R. Feltman
- Logan Galloway
- Evan S. German
- Jarek I. German
- Mykaela C. Goodyear
- Thomas L. Gray
- Ashley N. Green
- Lauren E. Gusherowski
- Brandi S. Hauck
- Justin Hearn
- Kelsey G. Hoffman
- Shuxian Hua
- Tao Huang
- Logan S. Hull
- Yaoyang Ji
- Khushal Kalidindi
- Michael J. Kern
- Sarah A. Kettell
- Brandon T. Klein
- Samantha Knipple
- Myah A. Koepfer
- Jia Xian Koh
- Kyle LaRue
- Ethan Y. Lee
- Jungmin Lee
- Benjamin G. Lerch
- Jiayi Li
- Yingxuan Li
- Yue Lian
- Rachael Lim
- Chin Kai Ling
- Ian T. Lommock
- Sage M. Maguire
- Joseph B. Marshall
- Luke M. Myers
- Kevin J. O’Brien
- Chelsey E. Oliver
- Victoria L. Panfilovskiy
- Nicole Pasquel
- Aayushi Patel
- Aayushi Patel
- Aaron T. Payne
- Tram Anh Pham
- Mickyothma Rai
- Warren E. Roadcap
- Nathan A. Russek
- Penny L. Salter
- Nicholas Sampsell
- Pamela Sanchez
- Trenton R. Schlemmer
- Sadie E. Smith
- Natchaya F. Srisai
- Arisha F. Tariq
- Shengling Tong
- Logan Vogelsong
- Rachel A. Wagner
- Chengyue Wang
- Ruiqing Wang
- Thomas P. Westers
- Jacob H. Wetzel
- Michael C. Wolfe
- Jiaying Xiong
- Zihao Yang
- Junseok Yeom
- Madisan E. Zechman
- Fengyuan Zhang
President Sparks Award
- Micaiah D. Bulgrien
- Austin H. Burns
- Brieanna Carr
- Marwan Fayed
- Karim Girgis
- Chen-Han Liu
- Chitra Patel
- Riken K. Patel
- Xuechun Sun
- Julia E. Twaddle
- Yuan Wang
- Jun Zhang
- Yuntao Zhang
- Chenjing Zheng
Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Juniors and Seniors)
- Thomas H. Perry
- Ryan H. Smith
- Param Somane
- Chenxi Zhu
- Alexa R. Barr
- Benjamin M. Bihl
- Joy Boettinger
- Andrew Jacobs
- Debashree Mitra
- Krysten K. Morgan
- Jessica Richardson
- Rowan G. Rumbaugh
- Cassidy L. Snyder
- Michelle Yavoich