MONACA — Penn State Beaver has announced the Academic Award winners for the 2019-20 academic year.
Junior Joshua Hetzer, a business accounting major, is the recipient of the Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award, which recognizes Penn State students whose outstanding qualities of character, scholarship, leadership and citizenship contribute to the prestige and well-being of their campus.
The year’s outstanding student award went to senior psychology major Ashley Taylor.
“It is an honor to celebrate the students who are receiving academic awards,” Director of Academic Affairs Carey McDougall said. “Their dedication to academic achievement is outstanding, and we look forward to seeing their future successes, which I have no doubt will have a significant ripple effect on their communities. Congratulations! Penn State Beaver celebrates you.”
Here is the full list of 2020 winners:
Walker Award
Joshua Hetzer
Outstanding Student Award
Ashley Taylor
Baccalaureate Awards
- Administration of Justice: Jacob Moldovan
- Biology: Jonah Sally
- Business: Kristi Behme
- Communications: Anthony Pappas
- Information Sciences and Technology: Natalia Slivkanich
- Project and Supply Chain Management: Dan Uthman
- Psychology: Katy Walcott
Department Awards
The Behrend College
- Computer Science: Dmitri Gordienko
College of Engineering
- Electrical Engineering: Raymond Luffy
- Mechanical Engineering: Haozhe Zheng
University College
- Administration of Justice: Natasha Norris
- Biology: Emily Orlowski
- Business: Joshua Hetzer
- Communications: Jesse Jamery
- Information Sciences and Technology: Patrick Byers
- Project and Supply Chain Management: Emily Brown
- Psychology: Destiny Cunic
President’s Freshman Award
- Elleanna Farber
- Ahnika Hay
- Paige Niedbala
- Cassadie Speed
Adult Student Award
Katy Walcott
Student Life Leadership Awards
- Zelma Daye
- Katy Walcott
- Shane Cepull
- Maria Slater
- Diamond Thomas
- Ian Tidwell-Carter
Community Service Award
Black Student Union – Ian Tidwell-Carter
Campus Honors Certificates
- Kelly Gottschalk
- Aimee Hill
- Kristina Hogue
- Cassidee Houser
- Johnathan Orosz
- liyah Peterson
- Maria Slater
- Rob Wahl
- Bella Williams
College Honors Certificates
- Siu-Len Navarro
- Emily Orlowski
- Jonah Sally
- Alexey Stern
- Katy Walcott
Outstanding Club Advisor Award
Dr. Chris Rizzo, Student Government Association
Academic Advisor Award
Karen Barr
Advisory Board Awards
- Faculty Excellence in Teaching: Andrea Patrucco
- Faculty Excellence in Research: Zhongyuan Che
- Faculty Excellence in Service: Kristen Olson
- Adjunct Faculty Excellence in Teaching: Kristin Oberg
- Staff Excellence: Beth Hewitt
- Staff Service: Billie Brown