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)
International students:
- Abdulla Alyasi, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – junior
- Arnab Kapuria, President's Freshman Award
- Caiyi Xiang, President's Freshman Award
- Chenjing Zheng, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – senior
- Cheng-Yin Wu, President's Freshman Award
- Chengyue Wang, President Sparks Award
- Deming Xu, Evan Pugh Scholar Award – senior
- Eunsol Jeong, President's Freshman Award
- Farah Adiba Auna Zainal Iskandar, President's Freshman Award
- Firdaus Choudhury, President's Freshman Award
- Hamad Hamadah, President's Freshman Award
- Jiayi Li, President Sparks Award
- Junming Gu, President's Freshman Award
- Kexin Wang, President's Freshman Award
- Minh Nguyen, President's Freshman Award
- Muhammad Bayu Prasetyo, President's Freshman Award
- Muhammad Khairul Ishak, President's Freshman Award
- Muhammad Yusri Zafri Mohd Yuri, President's Freshman Award
- Ngan Van, President's Freshman Award
- Niti Patel, President's Freshman Award
- Nur Adlina Muhammad, President's Freshman Award
- Rishi Garg, President's Freshman Award
- Rushal Srivastava, President's Freshman Award
- Tommaso Eugenio D'Attoma, President's Freshman Award
- Qingyu Dai, President's Freshman Award
- Viet Do, President's Freshman Award
- Wan Nur Syazwina Wan Razali, President's Freshman Award
- Xuanyu Liu, President's Freshman Award
- Yaqi Xue, President's Freshman Award
- Yichenxi Wei, President's Freshman Award
- Yihao Geng, President's Freshman Award
- Zhekai Zhang, President's Freshman Award
- Zhisheng Yang, President's Freshman Award
- Zian Lyu, President's Freshman Award
