Penn State Harrisburg recognizes student achievement

Student Award Winners
Credit: Penn State Harrisburg

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Penn State Harrisburg recently honored students for accomplishments in academics, service and leadership at the 2016 Student Awards Ceremony.

View the award descriptions and photos of the event, and a gallery of award winners.

Award winners with hometowns, by county, include:

Adams:

  • Jefferson D. Odom, Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, The Robert J. Bresler and Carol R. Nechemias Outstanding Political Science Senior Award

Bucks:

  • Ira I. Golthi, Furlong, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Tim Whicker, Hartsville, Pennsylvania, Electrical Engineering Technology Scholastic Achievement Award

Chester:

  • Zachary Walker, Landenberg, Pennsylvania, Honors Certificate of Achievement

Cumberland:

  • Ana Patricia Aguilera Hermida, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, The Learned Society of Whispering Pines Graduate Student Award in Adult Education
  • Suril Amin, Enola, Pennsylvania, Master of Health Administration Academic Excellence Award
  • Austin M. Barket, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Computer Science Graduate Student Award
  • Austin M. Barket, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Senior)
  • Edward Holroyd, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, President Sparks Award
  • Steven T. Lee, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Richard E. Ziegler and Stephanie A Ziegler History Scholarship
  • Alexandra L. Mauger, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, President Sparks Award
  • Kevin Scharlau, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Roy W. Allison Outstanding Education Alumni Award
  • Melissa Kroll, Enola, Pennsylvania, Betty Fortner Literacy Education Award
  • John-Patrick Mullen-Lujan, Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, The Robert J. Bresler and Carol R. Nechemias Outstanding Political Science Senior Award
  • Naseem Zomorodi, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Junior)

Columbia:

  • Samuel S. Miller, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award

Dauphin:

  • Shrinand Aggarwal, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Rebecca Allen, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Joshua M. Antolick, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Christopher R. Arney, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Baha Bachnak, Hershey, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Sikander Babwani, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Outstanding M.S.I.S. Student Award
  • Kodie L. Brumbach, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Kenneth W. Masters Award in Public Policy
  • Alexander L. Buterbaugh, Middletown, Pennsylvania, CE Outstanding Senior Award
  • Alexander L. Buterbaugh, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Senior)
  • Benjamin J. Cohen, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior Award
  • Kayla L. Confer, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Outstanding Graduate Student in Health Education Award
  • Connie Cook, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Excellence in Secondary Education Award
  • Connie C. Cook, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Senior)
  • Stephanie Cosgrove, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, William J. Mahar Award of Excellence in the Performing Arts
  • Brandon A. Daubenspeck, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Brandon S. Davis, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Computer Science Outstanding Student Award
  • Taylor Doyle, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Media Arts Award-Undergraduate
  • Zachary Einhorn, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Outstanding Undergraduate Psychology Student Award
  • Cole T. Fasick, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Jake Fox, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Rafael Fulton Fernandes, Middletown, Pennsylvania, National Defense Transportation Association Scholarship
  • Ashley Gillmor, Highspire, Pennsylvania, Outstanding Graduate Student in Applied Psychological Research
  • Joseph Hochstetler, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Senior)
  • Meghan Jones, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Outstanding Undergraduate Creative Writing Award
  • Valerie A. LaCerra, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Outstanding Graduate Student in Applied Behavior Analysis Award
  • Meng Li, Middletown, Pennsylvania, FEI Central PA Chapter Outstanding Student Award and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Outstanding Senior Award
  • Alan Lin, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Susana A. Madrigal, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Criminal Justice Outstanding Graduate Student Award and Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
  • Joseph R. McClure, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, John S. Patterson Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (M.A.)
  • Lisa McCorkel, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Outstanding M.B.A. Student Award
  • Michael L. Minnaugh, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Beta Gamma Sigma Graduate Student Award
  • Jesus Moreno, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Excellence in Elementary Education Award
  • Eric Moser, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Erica Noss, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Pablo E. Orellana, Middletown, Pennsylvania, President Sparks Award
  • Kaitlyn  Rhubright, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Emily R. Sano, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Thomas G. Bowers Award for Excellence in Applied Clinical Psychology
  • Christopher A. Shearer, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Martin Luther King, Jr. Poster Design Contest
  • Joshua R. Smay, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, President Sparks Award
  • Christopher R. Spittle, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, SDCET Outstanding Senior Award
  • Collin M. Swartz, Middletown, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Diana J. Swartz, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Clem E. Gilpin Award for Outstanding Social Science Student
  • Sarah Szekely, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Outstanding Analytical/Scholarly Research Writing Award
  • Lilian Uzokwe, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Outstanding Achievement Award in Journalism-Undergraduate
  • Eric A. Walker, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Master of Health Administration Academic Excellence Award
  • Charles R. Weller, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Beta Gamma Sigma Undergraduate Student Award
  • Joshua A. Wycheck, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Electrical Faculty Outstanding Senior Award
  • Rosemary K. Yee, Hershey, Pennsylvania, George Wolf Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (B.A.)
  • Craig A. Zemitis, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award

Franklin:

  • Andy R. Dessel, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Training and Development Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Lancaster:

  • Michael A. Armold, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Noah D. Burger, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, President Sparks Award
  • Amanda S. Burton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Outstanding Graduate Student in Applied Behavior Analysis Award
  • Mikayla J. Eby, Gordonville, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Dylan J. Garber, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Mechanical Engineering Technology Outstanding Senior Award
  • Jonathan Garber, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award
  • William Keller, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Electrical Engineering Scholastic Achievement Award
  • William A. Keller, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Senior)
  • Sarah Kennedy, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Outstanding Writing Award-Graduate
  • Clintin D. Knouse, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Senior)
  • Elisha R. Kossove, Lititz, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Caleb J. Krauter, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, CE Outstanding Senior Award
  • Caleb J. Krauter, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Senior)
  • Thomas Miele, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Elizabeth L. Miller, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Science Outstanding Student Award
  • Jacob A. Myers, Lititz, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Anthony Nguyen, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • An Minh Phan, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Samantha R. Rishell, Lititz, Pennsylvania, President Sparks Award
  • Nathan L. Weaver, Lititz, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Maria Wilson, Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, Academy of American Poets Prize at Penn State Harrisburg
  • Gabriel N. Witmer, Conestoga, Pennsylvania, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Junior)

Lebanon:

  • Kenneth M. Alquist, Palmyra, Pennsylvania, President Sparks Award
  • Mark A. Snesavage, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Criminal Justice Scholar Award

Luzerne:

  • Brandon M. Wright, Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, Criminal Justice Community Service Award

Lehigh:

  • Carol  Obando-Derstine, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, Award for Distinguished Service in Community Psychology and Social Change

Philadelphia:

  • Zhaoshen Huang, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mathematical Sciences Outstanding Student Award
  • Matthew F. Singer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dunn Family Award for Jewish Studies and Sue Samuelson Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (Ph.D.)

Schuylkill:

  • Zachary Adams, Frackville, Pennsylvania, Honors Certificate of Achievement

Tioga:

  • Emma J. Heyd, Morris, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award

York:

  • Jeffrey E. Bartley, Etters, Pennsylvania, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Junior)
  • Raechel Gramm, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, Andrew S. Donahue Award
  • Kelly S. Mefford, Dover, Pennsylvania, H. Edgar Wisehaupt Outstanding Principal Award
  • Dakota J. Melton, Hanover, Pennsylvania, President's Freshman Award
  • Richard A. Pittinger II, Hanover, Pennsylvania, Clem E. Gilpin Award for Outstanding Social Science Student
  • Amy M. Thompson, York, Pennsylvania, Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching and Curriculum Award

Out of State:

  • Karan Alimchandani, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Tyler A. Amaral, Danbury, Connecticut, President's Freshman Award
  • Emilee L. Bonifay, San Clemente, California, Criminal Justice Online Student Award
  • Mikeya R. Dunnigan, Landover, Maryland, President's Freshman Award
  • Alejandro Genis Gutierrez, Chaparral, New Mexico, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Pranav Jain, Fremont, California, President's Freshman Award
  • Kyungha Kim, Alexandria, Virginia, Master of Health Administration Academic Excellence Award
  • Jonathan M. Korbeil, Stewartsville, New Jersey, President's Freshman Award
  • Hannah Lee, Ellicott City, Maryland, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Athreya Nagesh, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Evan Pugh Scholar Award (Junior)
  • Camila Proano, Clarksburg, Maryland, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • J. Jeanine Ruhsam, South Hadley, MA, Penn State Harrisburg Student Diversity Award
  • Melody Tilford, Portage, Indiana, Irving and Mildred Hand State, Urban and Regional Affairs Award
  • Zoe Yu, Bayside, New York, Honors Certificate of Achievement

International:

  • Shenyun Chen, Hangzhou, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Sai Pravallik R. Gujjula, Singapore, Singapore, President's Freshman Award, President Sparks Award and Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Wensi Guo, Beijing, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Jahanavi Gupta, New Delhi, India, President's Freshman Award
  • Jingpeng He, Wuhan, Hubei, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Tianheng Huang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Samitinjayasim Kak, Gurgaon, India, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Yi Liao, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Zhiyuan Liu, Shanghai, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Quynh T. Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam, President Sparks Award and Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Vivek Dhananjayan Sathyanarayana, Chennai, India, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Yao-Ching Sun, Kaosiung, Taiwan, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Akiho Suzuki, Okazaki, Japan, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Kaustubh Vemuri, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Weiqi Wang, Shanghai, China, President Sparks Award
  • Yidan Wang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Ziyuhan (Ariel) Wang, Nanjing, China, Honors Certificate of Achievement
  • Jianhong Xiao, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Jingyi Xu, Zhengzhou, Henan, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Rong Ye, Dongguan City, Guangdong, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Zizhou Zhang, Shanghai, China, President's Freshman Award
  • Zhaozhuo Zheng, China, President's Freshman Award