Penn State Harrisburg recognizes student achievement at 2021 awards ceremony

Credit: Penn State Harrisburg

April 23, 2021

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Penn State Harrisburg recently honored students for accomplishments in academics, service and leadership at the virtual 2021 Student Awards Ceremony.

View the awards ceremony online.

Award winners by county include:

Adams:

Stephanie Rickman, Criminal Justice Online Student Award
Sydney Trostel, President's Freshman Award

Blair:

Jared Frederick, Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Bucks:

Anthony Austin, Beta Gamma Sigma Undergraduate Student Award
Autumn Walden, Criminal Justice Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Roger Yu, President's Freshman Award

Cambria:

Jordan Shostek, President's Freshman Award

Carbon:

Gianna Steber, President's Freshman Award

Cumberland:

Adeela Kanwal, President's Freshman Award
Albert Arustamyan, Electrical Engineering Technology Scholastic Achievement Award
Alex Hedly, William J. Mahar Award of Excellence in the Performing Arts
Azaria Mehanovic, President's Freshman Award
Brandon Cruz, Kenneth W. Masters Award in Public Policy and the Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award
Chitra Patel, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – junior
Dante Dodds, President's Freshman Award
Fazeela Kanwal, President's Freshman Award
Joanne Albert, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – senior
John Russo, President's Freshman Award
Joseph Bourdon, President's Freshman Award
Lawrence Kastriba, Clem E. Gilpin Award for Outstanding Social Science Student
Louis DeCordova, President's Freshman Award
Makenzie Kuhn, Excellence in Honors Award
Meghan Gonzales, Criminal Justice Community Service Award
Michael Wolfe, George D. Wolf Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (B.A.)
Olivia Hawkins, President's Freshman Award
Pavithra Vaideeswaran, Outstanding MBA Student Award
Robert Yasalonis, President's Freshman Award
Sibgha Amin, Excellence in Honors Award
Vy Dinh, President's Freshman Award
Yasmeen Benamar, President Sparks Award

Dauphin:

Aaishay Haque, Outstanding Graduate Student in Applied Behavior Analysis Award
Aayushi Patel, President Sparks Award
Amanda Walton, Higher Information Group Business Excellence Award and the PA Institute of Certified Public Accountants Senior Award
Amelia Rundle, Outstanding Analytical/Scholarly Research Writing Award
Andrew Butch, Outstanding Undergraduate Psychology Student Award and the Clem E. Gilpin Award for Outstanding Social Science Student
Atticus Bierbaum, The Gerald Brey Award Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology - Outstanding Senior Designer
Austin Cook, President's Freshman Award
Aleeza Zahid, President's Freshman Award
Brandon Curry, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – senior
Brianna Carricato, President Sparks Award
Cameron Fornwald, President's Freshman Award
Collin Murphy, President's Freshman Award
Corinna Dienner, President's Freshman Award
Daniel Kim, Criminal Justice Outstanding Master's Thesis Award
Daryn Kingsborough, Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology – Outstanding Senior Award
Dhruv Patel, President's Freshman Award
Duryodhan Magar, President's Freshman Award
Emily Dempsey, Outstanding Undergraduate Creative Writing Award, the William J. Mahar Award of Excellence in the Performing Arts, and the Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society Outstanding Senior Award
Erika Shellhamer, President's Freshman Award
Erika Willis, Roy W. Allison Outstanding Education Alumni Award
Flamur Berisha, President Sparks Award
Flandra Berisha, President Sparks Award
Hannah Jacobs, President's Freshman Award
Hari Subedi, President's Freshman Award
Haris Ahmad, President's Freshman Award
Jared Miles, John S. Patterson Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (M.A.)
Jediah Burkhart, President's Freshman Award
Jeffrey Wampler, President's Freshman Award
Joseph Marshall, Composition Writing Award
Joshua Macomber, President's Freshman Award
Julia Wanner, Creative Achievement Award in the Visual Arts – undergraduate
Julpa Rajyaguru, President's Freshman Award
Kassandra Schuyler, President's Freshman Award
Kevin O'Brien, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – junior
Lauren Gusherowski, President Sparks Award
Lisa Rogers, President's Freshman Award
Logan Galloway, President Sparks Award
Maria Rovito, Outstanding Writing Award – graduate
Mariah Johnson, Science Outstanding Student Award and the Evan Pugh Scholar Award – senior
Mark Gangaram, Graduate Student Engagement Award
Molly Richardson, President's Freshman Award
Monica Knoll, Betty Fortner Literacy Education Award
Molly Richardson, President's Freshman Award
Nabin Adhikari, Academy of American Poets Prize at Penn State Harrisburg and the Criminal Justice Scholar Award
Naomi Detwiler, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – senior
Natchaya Srisai, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – junior
Nathaniel Diener, President's Freshman Award
Nori Schalles, President's Freshman Award
Patricia Titus, President's Freshman Award
Ritu Bhalodia, President's Freshman Award
Rocco Lawrence, President's Freshman Award
Roger Perkey III, Outstanding Graduate Student in Health Education Award
Sarah Kettell, Computer Science Outstanding Student Award
Sushant Gc, President's Freshman Award
Tanav Patel, President's Freshman Award
Thomas Perry, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – senior
Tram Anh Pham, President Sparks Award
Tristan Shaffner, President's Freshman Award
Victoria Panfilovskiy, President Sparks Award
Zainab Akef, Thomas G. Bowers Award for Excellence in Applied Clinical Psychology
Zuleyka Folk, President's Freshman Award

Franklin:

Christopher Bryan, Electrical Faculty Outstanding Senior Award and the Electrical Engineering Scholastic Achievement Award

Lancaster:

Alexander Groff, The Robert J. Bresler and Carol R. Nechemias Outstanding Political Science Senior Award
Ava Miller, President's Freshman Award
Cailey Greenwald, Outstanding Achievement Award in Journalism
Huihui Wu, Mathematical Sciences Outstanding Student Award
Jesse Goranson, Outstanding Graduate Student in Community Psychology and Social Change
Joshua Wysokowski, President's Freshman Award
Karim Girgis, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – senior
Mark Schnupp, Mechanical Engineering Technology Outstanding Senior Award
Michael Gingrich, Beta Gamma Sigma Graduate Student Award and the Outstanding MSIS Student Award
Rebekah Long, Higher Information Group Business Excellence Award
Ryan Buchwalder, President's Freshman Award
Samuel Becker, President's Freshman Award
Taylor Bolinder, President's Freshman Award
Trenton Schlemmer, President Sparks Award
Tyler Jordan, President's Freshman Award

Lebanon:

Amanda Walton, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – senior
April Demsko, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – senior
Justin Hearn, President Sparks Award
Kristen Capion, Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching and Curriculum Award
Matthew Robinson, Computer Science Graduate Student Award
Morgan Shirk, President's Freshman Award
Olivia Hitz, President's Freshman Award
Olivia Mish, President's Freshman Award

Lehigh:

Benjamin Lerch, President Sparks Award
Ryan Himes, President's Freshman Award

Lycoming:

Eli Kilburn, President's Freshman Award
Ella Simcox, Excellence in Secondary Education Award

Monroe:

Alexander Owens, Media Arts Award
Moises Larregui, President's Freshman Award

Montgomery:

Nathan Russek, President Sparks Award
Sarah Toche-Manley, President's Freshman Award

Northampton:

Shannon McMickle, President's Freshman Award

Perry:

Madison Bowen, President's Freshman Award
Ryan Smith, Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior Award

Philadelphia:

Joanne Albert, Doris Hughes Memorial Award
Liufei Chen, President's Freshman Award

Schuylkill:

Gavin Chen, President's Freshman Award
Gina Whalen, The Learned Society of Whispering Pines Graduate Student Award in Adult Education

Snyder:

Noah Schiro, President's Freshman Award

Susquehanna:

Audrey Shay, Civil Engineering – Outstanding Senior Award

York:

Abigail Dockery, Jane Blakely Keat Excellence in Elementary Education Award
Connor Brennan, President's Freshman Award
Kristin Renfro-Pettet, President's Freshman Award
Kyla Brossoit, President's Freshman Award
Rebekah McCauley, H. Edgar Wisehaupt Outstanding Principal Award

Out of State:

Ethan Lee, President Sparks Award (California)
Hannah Arnold, President's Freshman Award (Maryland)
Ismael Youssef, President's Freshman Award (New York)
Indrayan Banerjee, President's Freshman Award (Illinois)
Kathryn Compton, President Sparks Award (Virginia)
Jailyn Figueroa, Martin Luther King Jr. Design Contest (Illinois)
James Gonroski II, Higher Information Group Business Excellence Award (New Jersey)
Javon Wright, The Robert J. Bresler and Carol R. Nechemias Outstanding Political Science Senior Award (Washington, D.C.)
Julian Belardo, President's Freshman Award (New York)
Jun Zhang, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – junior (Washington)
Justin Purnamasidi, President's Freshman Award (Illinois)
Kartikey Singh, President's Freshman Award (Tennessee)
Kierra Billingsley, Andrew S. Donahue Award (Washington, D.C.)
Kirstin Schwasnick, President's Freshman Award (New York)
Nardos Bizuneh, President's Freshman Award (Virginia)
Peter Lehman, Sue Samuelson Award for Academic Excellence in American Studies (Ph.D.) (Kansas)
Steven Yan, President's Freshman Award (Virginia)
Subathie Koggala, President's Freshman Award (Florida)
Thomas Westers, President Sparks Award (New York)
Qiqi Chen, President's Freshman Award (Louisiana)
Zhenting Huang, President's Freshman Award (New York)