MONACA, Pa. — It seemed somehow fitting that the two students honored with Penn State Beaver’s top academic awards were absent due to academic endeavors on the evening of the ceremony.
Alexa Di Pietrantonio, who was named Outstanding Student of the Year, is studying abroad in Vienna (and writing a blog about her experience for the campus website). And Eric A. & Josephine Walker Award winner Allison Crouse is in New Orleans, presenting — with Adult Achievement Award winner Nicole Long — at the International Academy of Business Disciplines conference.
The Walker Award is given to a student at each Commonwealth campus who “contributes to the prestige and well-being” of the community.
Student Affairs Director Chris Rizzo illustrated just how well Crouse fits the criteria when he described her as the “student that other students go to” and someone who can always “be relied upon.”
Crouse, who graduates in May, has already accepted a job with the human resources department at PPG.
Here is the complete list of those honored at the campus' 49th annual Awards Ceremony:
Eric A. & Josephine Walker Award:
Allison Crouse
Penn State Beaver Outstanding Student of the Year:
Alexa Di Pietrantonio
Administration of Justice Baccalaureate Award:
Robert Chamberlain
Business Baccalaureate Award:
Allison Crouse
Communications Baccalaureate Award:
Brooke Doerfler
Information Sciences and Technology Baccalaureate Award:
Christy Abraham
Psychology Baccalaureate Award:
Alissa Ketterer
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Department Award, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering:
Paul Varner
College of Education Department Award, Secondary Education:
Samuel Poola
College of Engineering Department Award, Aerospace Engineering:
Joshua Shoup
College of Engineering Department Award, Mechanical Engineering:
Leah Berry
College of Engineering Department Award, Electrical Engineering:
Morgan Paul
College of Engineering Department Award, Computer Science:
Keegan Harris
College of The Liberal Arts Department Award, English:
Lauren Osmanski
Eberly College of Science Department Award, Biology:
Kalyn Marksteiner
Eberly College of Science Department Award, Chemistry:
Andrea Blakemore
University College Department Award, Administration of Justice:
Jennifer Medarac
University College Department Award, Business, Marketing and Management:
Stacey Wallis
University College Department Award, Information Sciences and Technology, Systems Design and Development:
Alex Mammay
University College Department Award, Psychology:
Heather Bryant
President’s Freshman Awards:
Charles Hapich
Keegan Harris
Kenneth Sofranko
Katy Walcott
Student Life Leadership Awards:
Heather Bryant
Brenna Cepull
Allison Crouse
Amanda Leseman
Adam Martinez
Nicholas Pelino
Community Service Award:
Blue and White Society
Outstanding Club Advisor:
Cathy Benscoter
Outstanding Academic Advisor:
Stephanie Cabarcas-Petroski
Adult Achievement Award:
Nicole Long
Faculty Excellence in Teaching Awards:
Stephanie Cabarcas-Petroski
Thomas White
Faculty Excellence in Research Award:
Richard Lomotey
Faculty Excellence in Service Award
Angela Fishman
Staff Excellence Award:
Brenda Schultz
Staff Service Award:
Jill Bender
College Honors:
Brooke Doerfler
Campus Honors:
Andrea Blakemore
Jacob Bowser
Jordan DeVault
Jacob Goodlin
Brielle Hermstedt
Lauren Hudnall
Levi Johnson
Austin Koman
Mariah Mack
Kalyn Marksteiner
Jesse Osbourne
Lauren Osmanski
Samuel Poola
Elissa Sheets
Erica Sheets
Adele Smith
Katrina Stanley
Ilyssa Taylor
Ryan Terabasso
Tynetta Tull
Lucas Vankeuren
Katy Walcott
Aidan Weis
Paige Williams
Jacob Young