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.

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

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)