Albion students, faculty recognized at Honors Convocation

April 11, 2025

Albion College recognized students and faculty for outstanding achievements in teaching, learning, leadership, and service during its 2025 Honors Convocation April 10th at Goodrich Chapel. View an archive video of the event.

The annual event is a public acknowledgment of the campus community’s commitment to intellectual discipline, the realization of critical and creative potential, and the qualities of character typified by the life and mind of the scholar and the actions of good citizens.

Faculty Awards

The following awards were presented to Albion College faculty:

The James & Dorothy Blanchard Faculty Fellowship supports faculty early in their professional career by providing the opportunity to keep abreast of knowledge, improve upon pedagogical techniques, or to complete a piece of research, publication, or artistic preparation.

•  Eliska Schnabel, assistant professor political science

The Joyce G. Ferguson 50th Anniversary Faculty Development Fund for Enhancement of Excellence in Teaching recognizes outstanding members in the arts and humanities and provides $5,000 for faculty development in teaching.

• Ashley Feagin, associate professor and department chair art and art history

The Arthur Anderson Teaching Awards recognize scholars who are fine teachers and teachers who are fine scholars.

• New Teacher of the Year:  Emmeline Solomon (associate professor, art and art history)  and Stephen Young (assistant professor of management)
• Distinguished Teaching by a Tenured Member of the Faculty: Elizabeth Barrios, associate professor of Spanish

The Phi Beta Kappa Scholar of the Year Award is awarded to a faculty member for outstanding scholarship or creative achievement.

• Lucia Soriano, assistant professor of ethnic studies and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, Ethnic Studies Department

The E. Maynard Aris Professorship in Economics & Management

• Vicki Baker, E. Maynard Aris Endowed Professor in Economics and Management, Professor and Department Chair

Student Awards

Students recognized for highest academic achievements were:

Kara L. Anderson ’25; Tess T. Anthony ’25; Olivia R. Colletti ’25; Fox S. Dionysus ’25; Katherine V. Faglie ’25; Kevie A. Lamour ’25; Kearney S. Miller ’25; Dana R. Parker ’25; Bailey M. Stormzand ’25; Maya L. Vonderau ’25; Rachel L. Warner ’25; Hope E. Wasoski ’25; and Jay K. Weekley ’25   

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest of the national honorary societies, founded in 1776. The Beta of Michigan chapter was established at Albion in 1940. Members are usually seniors in the top 10 percent of their graduating class who meet the chapter’s liberal studies and residency requirements.

Class of 2024:

Emily R. Abramczyk; Tori K. Balog; Jacob P. Bement; Mariah N. Brenz; Madeline D. Budd; Andrew S. Cameron; Avery M. Campbell; Eddie J. Cardew; Sidney K. Childers; Alyvia G. Fondren; Mackenzie S. Gillette; Lauren E. Hall; Natalie J. Harkness; Rana H. Huwais; Diana G. Kernen; Kylie L. Klotz; Joseph W. Krzciok; Sheridan H. Leinbach; Paige R. McDowell; Delia R. Nieves; Heather C. Phipps; Ashlynn R. Reed; Alura D. Reed; Hayden L. Rentschler; Abigail A. Rose; James M. Storey; Sarah M. Stovall; and Andrew W. Zauner

Class of 2025:

Sebastian L. Aheimer; Kara L. Anderson; Tess T. Anthony; Makeba Bantu; Egshiglen Batjargal; Dylan M. Cardinale; Kelvin T. Crone-Willis; Robert J. Dameron; Fox S. Dionysus; Katherine J. Dudenhoefer; Jack R. Erickson; Katherine V. Faglie; Aishat O. Fagun; Hannah G. Fathman; Melanie C. Foust; Anudari Gansukh; Max G. Griffin; Ella C. Hardwick; Isaac Hautala; Samuel A. Helmbreck; Phoebe J. Holm; Meerimai U. Kadyrzha-nova; Jeremy A. Klooster; Kevie A. Lamour; Kyndall R. Lewis; Nicole R. McIntyre; Ryan A. Meldrum; Kearney S. Miller; Maggie L. Mills; Dana R. Parker; Isabelle F. Patel; Luke W. Robertson; McKenna E. Shearer; Grant E. Spangler; Taylor K. Strom; Hannah J. Stutler; Trang H. Tran; Katriona M. Voogd; Hope E. Wasoski; Jay K. Weekley; and Ruark J. Wicka

Each year the Beta Chapter of Michigan recognizes second- and third-yearstudents with the highest scholastic achievement. They are:

Class of 2026: 

Samuel P. Archambeau; Alaina M. Brown; Gwendolyn E. Cinzori; Amelia K. Douglass; Carson M. Farkas; Cassandra H. Gallagher; Margo R. Gilbert; Melody E. Hisey; Micaela B. Hohlbein; Abigail M. Hoskey; Melia J. Hosler; Sarah E. Kozal; Carter W. Mann; Brin E. McCaig; Madeline E. Parker; Iris O. Patel; Ellison M. Powell; Autumn L. Robinson; and Kashish D. Tank.

Class of 2027:

Brandon Blake; Cooper W. Bright; Enkhmaa Buyanbadrakh; Thomas V. Cartier; Abby K. Dombrowski; Autumn B. Eles; Naomi L. Gut; Brandon Lipson; Lindsay Ratcliffe; and Matthew J. Westra.

Sigma Xi

Sigma Xi, a national honorary society that promotes the promise of science and technology was established at Albion in 1960. Members are usually seniors who have demonstrated outstanding research potential.

Class of 2024:

Tori K. Balog; Mariah N. Brenz; Madeline D. Budd; Lauren M. Busuito; Kelvin T. Crone-Willis; Theodore H. Hirschfield; Diana G. Kernen; Brianna B. Lopez; Rodney D. Mitchell; Alexis G. Moss; Vedha P. Reddy; Sathwik V. Reddy; Elle A. Robert; Noah V. Rollison; Alaina L. Shepardson; Ikatari N. Swope; and Paul D. Volesky.

Class of 2025

Zoya K. Ahmed; Tess T. Anthony; Cindy Avila; Katherine J. Dundenhoefer; Aishat O. Fagun; Melanie C. Foust; Summer M. Gibson; Max G. Griffin Isaac Hautala; Daniel S. Jeremiah; Jesus Leana Cruztitla; Madison C. McGraw; Nicholas A. Miller; Medha Mohan; Dana R. Parker; Isabelle F. Patel; Mitchell Raphael; Brayden Rowley; Tricia J. Sankiewicz; Emma M. Schramm; Demetrius J. Smith; Natalie A. Sweetland; Ikatari N. Swope; and Hope E. Wasoski.

 Sigma Xi

Sigma Xi, a national honorary society that promotes the promise of science and technology, was established at Albion in 1960. Members are usually seniors who have demonstrated outstanding research potential. They are:

Class of 2024

Tori K. Balog; Mariah N. Brenz; Madeline D. Budd; Lauren M. Busuito; Kelvin T. Crone-Willis; Theodore H. Hirschfield; Diana G. Kernen; Brianna B. Lopez; Rodney D. Mitchell; Alexis G. Moss; Vedha P. Reddy; Sathwik V. Reddy; Elle A. Robert; Noah V. Rollison; Alaina L. Shepardson; Ikatari N. Swope; and Paul D. Volesky

Class of 2025

Zoya K. Ahmed; Tess T. Anthony; Cindy Avila; Katherine J. Dundenhoefer; Aishat O. Fagun; Melanie C. Foust; Summer M. Gibson; Max G. Griffin; Isaac Hautala; Daniel S. Jeremiah; Jesus Leana Cruztitla; Madison C. McGraw; Nicholas A. Miller; Medha Mohan; Dana R. Parker; Isabelle F. Patel; Mitchell Raphael; Brayden Rowley; Tricia J. Sankiewicz; Emma M. Schramm; Demetrius J. Smith; Natalie A. Sweetland; Ikatari N. Swope; and Hope E. Wasoski.

Albion College Fellows

Albion College Fellows have attained a 3.7 average for three successive semesters, while carrying four units of credit and being graded in three per semester.  They are:

Sophie E. Aheimer; Natalie Altayeb; Israel Aquino; Samuel P. Archambeau; Maralgoo Ariunbaatar; Bella Bakeman; Gerelmaa Batjargal; Jillian R. Bentley; Brandon Blake; Ella Bolster; Larissa Botega; Theodore P. Brimblecombe; Peyton M. Brooks; Alaina M. Brown; Olivia M. Buchweitz; Enkhmaa Buyanbadrakh; Thomas V. Cartier; Leilani R. Casteele; Trinity A. Castle-Pollard; Gwendolyn E. Cinzori; Anna K. Cochrane; Olivia R. Colletti; Darby K. Conerly; Emma F. Cooke; Sean P. Cooper; Ali Dakroub; Ryan G. Deibis; Nathaniel E. Delaney; Abigail K. Dombrowski; Rachel E. Doree; Joseph R. Dorsch; Amelia K. Douglass; Garrett T. Draper; Sherry J. Durham; Autumn B. Eles; Enkhtushig Enkhbat; Javkhlantuya Enkhbold; Emily E. Eubank; Livia Fang; Heidi K. Faramelli; Carson M. Farkas; Lauren B. Farley; Kellie A. Flynn; Cassandra H. Gallagher; Sela M. Geraci; Summer M. Gibson; Victoria L. Gierach; Cole M. Giesige; Margo R. Gilbert; Alyssa C. Glaser; Ava J. Guilford; Naomi L. Gut; Natalie K. Hackett; Alexander M. Hammond; Ella C. Hardwick; Benjamin Harkness; Maria C. Heyboer; Micaela B. Hohlbein; Abigail M. Hoskey; Melia J. Hosler; Abigail J. Hubbard; Tucker J. Hubbard; Aminaa Injinash; Brady L. Jaunarajs; Katelynn B. Kandow; Emma E. Kastl

Zak A. Kelly; Jocelyn A. Kincaid-Beal; Sarah M. Kohler; Alexia T. Kondogiani; Olivia K. Koshorek; Sarah E. Kozal; Brady D. Kusak; Payton E. Landry; Annika E. Lindstrom; Caroline R. Lippitt; Brandon Lipson; Bonnie F. Lord; Ian D. MacDonald; Alessandro Mancino; Carter W. Mann; Grace E. Martin; Jessica R. Martinez; Brin E. McCaig; Madison C. McGraw; Miranda G. McKee; Caemon M. McKeel; Ryan A. Meldrum; Karsen A. Mellado; Andrew D. Miller; Adam T. Mills; Maggie L. Mills; Brendan J. Mulcahy; Ken Mutiso; Filippo M. Novali; Diana Pallares; Veronica C. Paniccia; Madeline E. Parker; Iris O. Patel; Isabelle F. Patel; Riley E. Patton; Gabriel Peraino; Joseph N. Pipesh; Ellison M. Powell; Spencer Prescott; Lindsay Ratcliffe; Kayli E. Renaud; Andrew W. Renner; Zoey E. Reyes; Payton E. Rice; Leslie E. Rivas; Autumn L. Robinson; Omar K. Saeed; Tricia J. Sankiewicz; Benjamin A. Schollett; Kyra A. Shouldice; Uma S. Shuford Williams; Miles X. Slaughter; Honor M. Slocum; Brenna P. Staley; Cal M. Stearns; Austyn D. Stephens; Bailey M. Stormzand; Thomas W. Stout; Melanie G. Symons; Kashish D. Tank; Camila Tapia; Ethan N. Thomas; Patrick A Tolsma; Isabel V. Totten; Allie L. Trantham; Catherine R. VanderWeg; Alyce S. Vermilya; Arielle E. Vermilya; Aliyah L. Vesper; Jordan R. Vidojevski; Logan E. Vining; Maya L. Vonderau; Rachel L. Warner; Madison F. Wilbur; Kiersten N. Wilkin; Reese M. Williams; Andrew M. Woods; Victoria A. Woole; and Brady J. Zalac.

Prentiss M. Brown Honors Program Seniors

The following students have successfully fulfilled the requirements of the Brown Honors Program (their honors thesis advisers are listed in parentheses):

Zoya K. Ahmed (Bradley J. Rabquer); Kara L. Anderson (Ian F. MacInnes) Tess T. Anthony (Craig N. Streu); Makeba Bantu (Shanti Madhaven-Brown); Egshiglen Batjargal (Midori Yoshii); Olivia R. Colletti (Vicki L. Baker); Kelvin T. Crone-Willis (Nels A.Christensen); Delaney A. Diment (Bradley J. Rabquer); Joseph R. Dorsch (Mark E. Bollman); Isabelle M. Endsley (Hyun Jai Cho); Aishat O. Fagun (Bradley J. Rabquer); Yamaris Freida (Emmeline C. Solomon); Hannah L. Gillespie (Shanti Madhaven-Brown); Alexis N. Glaser (Connie L. O’Brien); Max J. Griffin (Craig N. Streu); Naomi L. Gut (Danit Brown); Ella C. Hardwick (Kevin M. Metz); Isaac Hautala (Madeline S. Marshall); Alexa N. Heerema (Abigail E. Cahill); Max J. Honiss (Andrew N. Christopher); Killeen A. Javorsky (Krista D. Quesenberry); Jeremy A. C. Klooster (Megan R. Hill); Riley S. Kunkel (William D. Rose); Kevie A. Lamour (Jessica F. Roberts); Nicholas A. Miller (Craig N. Streu); Aadhya Mohan (Vicki L. Baker); Medha Mohan (Craig N. Streu); Dana R. Parker (Kevin M. Metz); Isabelle F. Patel (Craig N. Streu); Owen Z. Poling (Yuming Zhang); Diana B. Sanchez; (Christopher E. Rohlman); McKenna E. Shearer (Ahalee C. Farrow); Bailey M. Stormzand (Lauren M. Brown); Taylor K. Strom (Lucia Soriano); Ikatari N. Swope (Bradley J. Rabquer); Maya L. Vonderau (Danit Brown); Katriona M. Voogd (Zachary M. Fischer); Hope E. Wasoski (Ahalee C. Farrow); Jay K. Weekley (Marcie A. Noble); Ruark J. Wicka (William D. Rose); Victoria A. Wooley (Heather H. Betz); and Riley A. Zoll (Kyle D. Shanton)

Departmental Honors

The following students have earned departmental honors. Their major fields of study and thesis advisers are listed in parentheses:

Maya J. Brousseau (interdisciplinary, Thomas I. Wilch); Naomi Cloostermans (earth and environment, Michael W. McRivette); Serenity R. Dean (German – MLAC, Perry W. Myers); Kristina V. Dolgacheva (economics and environment, Zhen Li); Katherine V. Faglie (psychological science, Eric D. Hill); Melanie C. Foust (biochemistry, Clifford E. Harris); Jaylene Martinez (anthropology, Allison D. Harnish); Brayden Rowley (earth and environment, Madeline S. Marshall); and Tricia J. Sankiewicz (biochemistry, Craig N. Streu)

Departmental Awards

• Robert B. Notestein Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Anthropology & Sociology

  • Isaac Hautala

• Len & Ramona Berkey Award in Sociology

  • Brin McCaig

• Outstanding Art History Prize

  • Fox Dionysus

• Outstanding Senior Studio Art History Prize

  • Amariah Talley-Woodson

• Outstanding Studio Art Prize

  • Samuel Helmbreck

• Lyman S.V. Judson Endowed Award in Biological Science

  • Katherine Dudenhoefer

• Barbara Putnam Smith ’74 Endowed Award in Natural Resources

  • Bonnie Lord

• A. Merton Chickering Endowed Prize in Biology

  • Ikatari Swope

• David L. Randall Award for the Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major

  • Aishat Fagun

  • Dana Parker

• Mark E. Putnam Memorial Chemistry Award

  • Natalie Altayeb

  • Cole Giesige

  • Kaleyn Ruiter

• Communication Studies Prize

  • Chenier Crawford

  • Kellie Flynn

  • Martaven Hardy-Freeman

  • Jeremy Gloster

  • Adriana Viscomi

• Center for Sustainability Outstanding Senior

  • Madilyn Archambeau

  • Samuel Helmbreck

  • Kyndall Lewis

  • Anaka McCoy

  • Alaina Shepardson

• J. Harlan Bretz Award for the Outstanding Senior Geology Major

  • Isaac Hautala

• Bill & Virginia Dunn Alumni Award for Outstanding Junior Geology Major

  • Grace Halstead

• Departmental Award for Outstanding Senior Environmental Science Major

  • Kelvin Crone-Willis

  • Kyndall Lewis

• Alumni Award for the Outstanding Junior Environmental Science or Studies Major

  • Bonnie Lord

• Alumni Award for the Outstanding Sophomore Environmental Science or Studies Major

  • Margo Gilbert

• Alumni Award for the Outstanding Sophomore Geology Major

  • Galileo Dennis

• Faculty Leadership Award in Geology

  • Brayden Rowley

• W. A. Tarr Award for Outstanding Scholarship & Leadership in Geology

  • Samuel Helmbreck

• Outstanding Economics & Management Major

  • Olivia Colletti

  • Kevie Lamour

  • Bailey Stormzand

• E. Maynard Aris Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Economics & Management

  • William Barr

  • Meerimai Kadyrzhano

• Walter A. Terpenning Award in Economics & Management for Scholarship & Service

  • Garrett Draper

  • Alexis Glaser

  • Adriana Viscomi

• Maurice Branch Award for Research or Scholarship by a Senior Economics & Management Major

  • Egshiglen Batjargal

  • Kristina Dolgacheve

  • Alexis Glaser

  • Max Honiss

• Larry Steinhauer Award for Scholarship in Economics & Management

  • Meerimai Kadyrzhano

  • Bailey Stormzand

• George R. Reed Endowed Prize in Education—Elementary

  • Madison Davis

  • Makayla Frost

• Sally A. and Forrest W. Heaton Prize for the Outstanding English Major

  • Kara Anderson

  • Bella Bakeman

• Judith A. Lockyer Award for Excellence in Literary Study

  • Maya Vonderau

• Mary Collar Explicator Award

  • Naomi Gut

• Senior Writing Prize

  • Kara Anderson

  • Katriona Voogd

• Robert Gildart ’39 Memorial Creative Writing Prizes

  • 1st Place Fiction: Justin Chavarria

  • 1st Place Poetry: Justin Chavarria

• Rae S. Corliss ’23 Endowed Pleiad Prize

  • Natalie Altayeb

  • Bella Bakeman

  • Bonnie Lord

• President Gerald R. Ford Leadership Award

  • Egshiglen Batjargal

  • Madison Wycoff

• Michael A. Dively Endowed Leadership Award

  • Kara Anderson

  • Kevie Lamour

  • Nicole McIntyre

  • Keaney Miller

• Julian S. Rammelkamp Award in American History

  • Ruark Wicka

• Outstanding Student in International Studies

  • Maria Nachivula

• Senior Recognition

  • Egshiglen Batjargal

• Charlotte Duff Endowed Prize for Junior Woman in Exercise

  • Natalie Hackett

  • Annika Lindstrom

• Jo Dunn Elkin Isaac Outstanding Senior Kinesiology Major Award

  • Sebastian Aheimer

  • Hope Wasoski

• Kinesiology Mentoring Award

  • Paige Connolly

  • Jaclynn Scroggs

• E.R. Sleight Award in Mathematics

  • Thomas Stout

  • Trang Tran

• The Cathy L. Young Endowed Awards in French

  • Level One

    • Livia Fang

    • Madalynn Gooldy

    • Alexandra McIntyre

    • Cameron Thompson

  • Level Two

    • Tichael Jackson

    • Anaka McCoy

    • Ikatari Swope

  • Level Three

    • Naomi Cloostermans

    • Rylee Hesske

    • Ashvin Sharma

• Jean Keller Memorial Endowed Essay in Spanish

  • Level One, 1st Place – Naima Davenport

  • Level Two, 1st Place – Garret Hawkey

  • Level Three, 1st Place – Natalie Altayeb

  • Level Three, 2nd Place – Katherine Faglie

  • Level Three, 3rd Place – Severin Vogt

  • Level Three, 3rd Place – Micaela Holbein

  • Second Language Learner, 1st Place – Fatima Cruz

  • Second Language Learner, 2nd Place – Fatima Cruz

  • Heritage Speaker, 1st Place – Danio Lopez

  • Heritage Speaker, 2nd Place – Fatima Cruz

  • Heritage Speaker, 3rd Place – Jeimmy Zavaleta Villalta

• Jay Olson Memorial Essay in German

  • Level Two – Honor Slocum

  • Level Three, 1st Place – Naomi Gut

  • Level Three, 2nd Place – Sophie Aheimer

  • Level Three, 3rd Place – Ben Harkness

• Louis Upton Rowland Award for Outstanding Senior Music Major

  • Louis Kramer

• Ruth Carter Rowland Memorial Music Prize

  • Benjamin Harkness

• Robert and Ruth Deal Music Prize

  • Miranda McKee

• Marjorie Rogers Dick Memorial Music Prize

  • Jeremy Romero

• Earl R. Slocum Band Award

  • Damion Gehres

• Jacqueline Maag Music History Prize

  • Kaen Patton

• Philip Mason Orchestra Award

  • Gwendolyn Cinzori

• Conway Peters Memorial Prize

  • Ikatari Swope

• Music Department Commendation Awards

  • Miranda McKee

• Dudleigh Vernor Music Prize

  • Brandon Blake

• Jack F. Padgett Award in Philosophy

  • Ruark Wicka

• Royal G. Hall Political Science Prize

  • Kara Anderson

• E.T.S. Walton Senior Prize

  • Damion Gehres

  • Omar Saeed

• H.E. Pettersen Prize for the Outstanding Sophomore Physics Major

  • Trevor Lemaigre

• David Seely Endowed Award in Physics

  • Ryan Shears

• David K. and Patricia B. Hogberg Award for Research Excellence in Psychology

  • Makeba Bantu

  • Hannah Gillespie

• Ned Garvin Award in Neuroscience

  • Olivia Buchweitz

• Barbara J. Keyes Community Engagement Award

  • Phoebe Holm

• Joseph Heston Award for the Outstanding Senior Psychology Major

  • Katherine Faglie

• Excellence in Human Services Award

  • Nicole McIntyre

• Kirsten D. Metalonis Summer Research Fellowship

  • Kasish Tank

• John and Williemae Cheek Award for the Outstanding Religious Studies Student

  • Megan R. Shay

• Albion College Bible Foundation Prize

  • Ryan A. Meldrum

• DeVinney Family Endowed Prize

  • Nicole McIntyre

• Beulah G. Champ Award in Drama

  • Hallie Charlefour

• Helen Manning Prize in Theatre

  • Brady Zalac

• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Award

  • Hannah Gillespie

  • Taylor Strom