Student achievement recognized at awards ceremony

Credit: Penn State

April 24, 2019

Penn State Harrisburg recently honored students for accomplishments in academics, service, and leadership at the 2019 Student Awards Ceremony.

View the photos of the event here.

Award winners by county include:

Adams:

Krysten K. Morgan, President's Freshman Award
Tatum A. Talley, Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching and Curriculum Award

Bradford:

Nicolas Vosburg, Civil Engineering Outstanding Senior Award

Bucks:

Amanda Moyer, Beta Gamma Sigma Undergraduate Student Award, PA Institute of Certified Public Accountants Senior Award

Burlington:

Dina Castillo, President's Freshman Award

Centre:

Philipp O. Borbulevich, President's Freshman Award
Jacob M. Krantweiss, President's Freshman Award

Chester:

Loui Mar M. Leonardo, President's Freshman Award
Susan Steele, Kathryn Towns Women's History Month Award

Cumberland:

Alexa R. Barr, President's Freshman Award
Alexander Harry, President's Freshman Award
Aurora L. Bailey, President's Freshman Award
Benjamin M. Bihl, President Sparks Award
Bianca Smith, Higher Information Group Business Excellence Award
Brittany L. Spitler, President's Freshman Award
Brittany P. Graham, President's Freshman Award
Chitra Patel, President's Freshman Award
Emma Bankert, Academy of American Poets Prize at Penn State Harrrisburg
Gabriel Q. Jones, Computer Science Outstanding Student Award
Iva Viddal, Outstanding Writing Award
Jared D. Cunningham, Outstanding MSIS Student Award
Jenelle H. Anareta, Evan Pugh Scholar Award - Junior
Joanne Albert, President's Freshman Award
John C. Dimler, Outstanding MBA Student Award
Joseph T. Banzhoff, President's Freshman Award
Justin Trinh, Effective Speech Speaking Award
Kimberly A. Donahue, President's Freshman Award
Michael Fox, President's Freshman Award
Molly Goehring, Martin Luther King, Jr. Poster Design Contest
Natalia C. Homick, Evan Pugh Scholar Award - Senior
Rabab Husain, Science Outstanding Student Award, Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society Outstanding Senior Award
Stacia L. Fredericks, President's Freshman Award
Zehen Zohra, President's Freshman Award

Dauphin:

Amanda P. Gold, Thomas G. Bowers Award for Excellence in Applied Clinical Psychology
Amany Mansor, FEI Central PA Chapter Outstanding Student Award
Amber Reichwein, President's Freshman Award
Andrew J. Morris, President's Freshman Award
Andrew Caldwell, National Defense Transportation Association Scholarship
Angiemarit Garcia, President's Freshman Award
Baha Bachnak, Electrical Faculty Outstanding Senior Award
Bradlee D. Consevage, President Sparks Award
Bradley E. Murphy, Outstanding Undergraduate Psychology Student Award
Brianne Major, H. Edgar Wisehaupt Outstanding Principal Award
Brieanna Carr, President's Freshman Award
Cassidy L. Snyder, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – Junior
Catharine "Cady" Pinkerton, Creative Achievement Award in the Arts-Graduate
Cuong Bui, John S. Patterson Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (M.A.)
Daniel Hoffman, President's Freshman Award
Devon C. McMunn, President's Freshman Award
Dharm B. Vekaria, President's Freshman Award
Gexi Guo, Doris Hughes Memorial Award
Greggory Sullivan, Outstanding Undergraduate Creative Writing Award
Kasey Weston, Outstanding Graduate Student in Applied Behavior Analysis Award
Khanh Tran, Doris Hughes Memorial Award
Isabella G. Fontanella, President's Freshman Award
Jonathan A. Diller, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – Senior
Julia Isherwood, Betty Fortner Literacy Education Award
Justin J. Jones, Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award
Kadeem Willis, Penn State Harrisburg Student Diversity Award
Kayla Arnold, Andrew S. Donahue Award
Kenton J. Henshaw, President's Freshman Award
Kohl W. Merlina, President's Freshman Award
Leah Martin, Higher Information Group Business Excellence Award
Lucas Knoll, The Robert J. Bresler and Carol R. Nechemias Outstanding Political Science Senior Award
Lydia Williams, Excellence in Honors Award, The Robert J. Bresler and Carol R. Nechemias Outstanding Political Science Senior Award
Manasi R. Sathe, Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Mariah Johnson, President's Freshman Award
Matthew R. Ceneviva, President's Freshman Award
Micaiah D. Bulgrien, President's Freshman Award
Michael Mumper, Mathematical Sciences Outstanding Student Award
Michael D. Stephens, Beta Gamma Sigma Graduate Student Award
Michaela Bowers, Kenneth W. Masters Award in Public Policy
Michelle Yavoich, President Sparks Award
Naufal Murtadza, President's Freshman Award
Nicole Seacord, Creative Achievement Award in the Visual Arts-Undergraduate
Patrick S. Hamill, President's Freshman Award
Peter W. Kenny, Evan Pugh Scholar Award - Junior
Riki Sanghvi, Electrical Engineering Technology Scholastic Achievement Award
Ruhi Banerjee, Training and Development Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Shannon N. Kelly, President's Freshman Award
Shawn McPherson, Outstanding Graduate Student in Health Education Award
Steven Holman, Criminal Justice Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
Thomas H. Perry, President Sparks Award
Veronica A. Adams, President's Freshman Award
Zachary D. Maser, Evan Pugh Scholar Award - Senior

Franklin:

Christopher A. Bryan, Evan Pugh Scholar Award - Senior
Lindsey M. Sutton, President's Freshman Award

International Students:

Abhishek Prabhu, President's Freshman Award
Chengyu Qian, President's Freshman Award
Chen-Han Liu, President's Freshman Award
Chenjing Zheng, President's Freshman Award
Chenxi Zhu, President Sparks Award
Daniel Yoon, President's Freshman Award
Debashree Mitra, President's Freshman Award
Deming Xu, President's Freshman Award
Fangqi Yuan, President's Freshman Award
Harin Chhadva, President's Freshman Award
Hiroshi Arai, Computer Science Graduate Student Award
Jiaqian Wang, President's Freshman Award
Jiaxuan Yan, President Sparks Award
Jiayun He, President's Freshman Award
Jingyan Xu, President's Freshman Award
Joao Paulo Pera Mendes, President's Freshman Award
Lasya Priya Kapa, President's Freshman Award
Lianlian Lu, President's Freshman Award
Longsha Wei, President's Freshman Award
Marwan A. Fayed, President's Freshman Award
Param Somane, President's Freshman Award
Qingyun Cheng, President's Freshman Award
Shivansh Thakrar, President's Freshman Award
Shiwei Yang, President's Freshman Award
Siyu Chen, President's Freshman Award
Xinran Shi, President's Freshman Award
Xinyi Peng, President's Freshman Award
Xitian Zhu, President Sparks Award
Xiuqi Liu, President Sparks Award
Xuan He, President's Freshman Award
Xuechun Sun, President's Freshman Award
Yao Fang, President's Freshman Award
Yifan Xu, President's Freshman Award
Yihao Fu, President's Freshman Award
Yu-Hua Wang, President's Freshman Award
Yujie Chen, President's Freshman Award
Yunle Zhu, President Sparks Award
Yuntao Zhang, President's Freshman Award
Zhe Xu, President's Freshman Award
Zhizhuo Zhang, President's Freshman Award
Zhouyu Dong, President's Freshman Award
Ziyuan Qin, President's Freshman Award

Juniata:

Austin H. Burns, President's Freshman Award

Lancaster:

Bradley Konopka, George D. Wolf Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (B.A.)
Caitlin Black, Sue Samuelson Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (Ph.D.)
Elisha Kossove, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – Senior, Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior Award
Elisabeth E. Kitch, Excellence in Secondary Education Award
Isaac B. Shenk, President's Freshman Award
Jesse Goranson, Clem E. Gilpin Award for Outstanding Social Science Student, William J. Mahar Award of Excellence in the Performing Arts
Jessica Richardson, President's Freshman Award
John C. Fleming, William J. Mahar Award of Excellence in the Performing Arts
Karim Girgis, President's Freshman Award
Kendall Hertzler, Electrical Engineering Scholastic Achievement Award
Madeline E. Musser, President's Freshman Award
Nathan Weaver, SDCET Outstanding Senior Award
Philomena M. Behmer, The Learned Society of Whispering Pines Graduate Student Award in Adult Education
Stevens Jaquez Cabral, President's Freshman Award
Taylor A. Halbleib, President's Freshman Award, Composition Writing Award
Timothy J. Schmitt, President's Freshman Award

Lebanon:

Adam Shreve, Mechanical Engineering Technology Outstanding Senior Award
Alicia J. Hitz, Evan Pugh Scholar Award - Junior
Alicia Sterner, Roy W. Allison Outstanding Education Alumni Award
Amanda A. Walton, President's Freshman Award
April C. Demsko, President's Freshman Award
Felicia L. Wolf, President's Freshman Award
Kevin Winters, President's Freshman Award
Nicholas A. Millard, Evan Pugh Scholar Award - Senior

Lehigh:

Amy M. Follweiler, President Sparks Award

Monroe:

David J. Masaka, President's Freshman Award

Montgomery:

Chaise Cox-King, Criminal Justice Community Service Award
Dustin P. Derstine, Evan Pugh Scholar Award - Junior

Northampton:

Christopher R. Pambianchi, President's Freshman Award

Perry:

Camryn A. Shope, President Sparks Award
Joy Boettinger, Jane Blakely Keat Excellence in Elementary Education Award
Rebekah A. Smith, President's Freshman Award
Rowan G. Rumbaugh, President's Freshman Award
Ryan H. Smith, President Sparks Award

Schuylkill:

Kyle Z. Ruch, President Sparks Award

York:

Andrew Jacobs, President's Freshman Award
Bradley R. Conner, President's Freshman Award
Julia E. Twaddle, President's Freshman Award
Kendis Butler, President's Freshman Award
Mary Daman, Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Community Psychology and Social Change
Mitra Honardoost, Criminal Justice Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Nader S. Nazeem, Evan Pugh Scholar Award - Senior
Raven Vaughn, Higher Information Group Business Excellence Award
Tara Reis, Criminal Justice Scholar Award