Student honors and awards 2024

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Campus-wide awards

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Center for the Study of Ethics

2024 Ethics Essay Contest

First place: Claire Martino, "Artificial Intelligence Could Probably Write This Essay Better than Me"
Second place: Morgan J. Janes, "The Relevant History and Medical and Ethical Future Viability of Xenotransplantation"
Third place: Alyssa Scudder, "The Ethicality of Gene Alteration in Human Embryos"
Honorable mention: Grace Palmer, "The Ethiopian Coffee Trade: Is Positive Change Brewing?"
Honorable mention: Sarah Marrs, "Dating Apps as an Outlet to Promote Sexual Autonomy among Disabled Individuals: an Intersectional Approach to Change"

Arthur E. and Dorothy Dahl Leadership Scholarship

Isabella Olalde

Freistat Center

Freistat Student Language Award

Zachary Blair
Aidan Bolen
Josiah Hull
Abigail Morales
Leslie Moreno
Kajsa Murphy
Madelyn Overstreet
Adeline Titzel
Samira Khobdeh

Freistat Center Peace & Justice Studies Award

Fernando Munguia
Cynthia Relgado
Morgan Schroeder

The Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies

First place: Morgan Schroeder, research paper, "Dogma: How a Convenient Narrative Led to the Holocaust"
Second place: Anna-Maria Hüebel, short story, "Panoramic View in front of and behind my façade: Perceptions of a Viennese Palace"
Third place: Lexi Golab, poem, "shades of memory"
Honorable mention: Rebekah Kalmbach, research paper, "Jewish Women as Subjects and Creators of Holocaust Art"
Honorable mention: Regan Recklaus, research paper, "Sonic Salvation: A Neuroscientific Exploration of Music's Role in Cultural Preservation in the Wake of the Holocaust"

Nils Hasselmo Award for Academic Pursuit

Alexis Lee
Erik Bergren

Honor Council Service Recognition

Benjamin Aumuller
Paloma Martinez-Palomares
Isaac McConnell
Alexis Qualls
Amanda Quinn
McKenzie Reser
Krisha Silwal
Lihn Tran
Adi Walker
Kara West

Audre Lorde Writing Prize

Short Analytical Essay

First place: Paige Meyer, "Inside the Glass Closet: Analyzing the Representation of Queer Romantic Relationship in the Literature of Virginia Woolf" (Dr. Laura Greene, ENGL 355)
Second place: Kazi Uzayr Razin, "The Future is Here" (Dr. M. Wolff, RELG 203)
Third place: Audre Lewis, "Care Ethics for Neurodiverse Students — Rethinking the Approach to Accommodations" (Dr. Jane Simonsen, WGSS 330)

Long Analytical Essay

First place: Lainey Terfruchte, "Escaping from Myth: Denver’s Reclamation of Love in Toni Morrison’s Beloved" (Dr. Ashley Burge, ENGL 401)
Second place: Bethany Abrams, "Sinning as Empowerment: Reclaiming God as a Black, Queer Woman in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple" (Dr. Ashley Burge, ENGL 401)
Third place: Krisha Silwal, "Navigating Nepal’s Legal Requirements for Transgender Inclusion Beyond Labels" (Dr. Kiki Kosnick, WGSS 350)

Creative Expression

First place: Ava Jackson, "Exploring the Stereotypes of Gender and Sexuality in Ballet and its Impact on the Dance Community" (Dr. Jennifer Heacock-Renaud, WGSS 130)
Second place: Allison McPeak, "Mad Young Creature: A Photostory" (Dr. Jennifer Popple, THEA 306)
Third place: Sarah Welker, "We All Bleed the Same Blood" (Dr. Jennifer Popple, WGSS 130)

SAGA Art and Literary Magazine Awards

Art Award

First place: Dash Crow, "The Green Light"
Second place: Kayla Palliser, "Almost Perfect"
Third place: Marlene Cabada, "Deep in Thought"
Honorable mention: Emmie Kulak, "A Vivid Embrace"

Prose Award

First place: Gaia Splendore, "Leopard Watch"
Second place: Lainey Terfruchte, "In the Garden"
Third place: Lainey Terfruchte, "Prairietown"
Honorable mention: Bethany Abrams, "Observance"

Poetry Award

First place: Phoebe Fuller, "a love poem to the male entity"
Second place: Phoebe Fuller, "i am sex"
Third place: Keela Sawyer, "I Hope"
Honorable mention: Anya Giordano, “Oh, to be a deer!"

Barbara Anderson Miller Award for Best All-Around Piece in the Magazine

Kobe West, "The Factory on 8th"

Cover Art Award

Lindsay DeBuhr

Texas Medical Center Summer Research Internship Program 2024

Erik Bergren
Morgan Buchek
Caitlyn Collier
Clay DeBaille
Yanet Gezu
Christina Harvey
Rachel Jocson
Abigail Jones
Heather Michalski
Kira Nelson
Charlotte Newport
Sam Vasich

Tredway Library Prize for First-Year Research

Ethan Gabrys, "AI Art: Artists' Best Friend or Mortal Enemy?"

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Departmental awards

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Business Administration

Seniors: Business Honors

Joseph Addison
Rei Aoki
Luke Cowan
Laine Degnan
Jennifer Dunder
Dymitri Kanellakis
Lu Ha Phuong
Kobe Magee
Alec McGinnis
Blake Oliver
Kayla Palliser
Logan Pearce
Alexis Qualls
Joseph Sottile
Jalane Tsague Nguepi

Juniors: Harold E. and Louise Lage Swanson Scholarship

Sally Boutaleb
Han Bui
Albert Buvary
Julianna Byrne
Yanet Gezu
Mikey Hamilton (honorary)
Bryn Hansmeier
Riva Kansakar
Lu Ha Phuong
Matthew Maurer
Maisie McNamee
Bemnet Melesse
Nicolas Navarro Pinilla
Quang Nguyen
Kelsey O’Connor
Omar Perez
Timothee Philip
Sangamitra Shakya
Kyra Swearingen
Adam Thorsen

Sophomores: Thomas C. Montgomery Scholarship

Grant Carkner (honorary)
Nicolas Delgado Rodriguez
Philip Exl
Mikayla Kelly
Kayden Liebscher
Benjamin Ludlum
Kyi Man
Brock Obmascik
Ayuj Paudel
Ronish Sangachhe
Sundeep Shrestha
Kacie Swanson
Rojeena Thapa
Kaleab Worku

Economics

Thomas C. Montgomery Scholarships

Erik Bergren (honorary)
Joseph Langridge
Arnav Shrestha
Zain Shrestha

Bruce R. Milligan Scholarships

Diya Adhikari
Nicolas Delgado Rodriguez
Gabriel Foster
Sonam Gurung
Claire Martino (honorary)
Nicolas Navarro Pinilla
Sambriddhi Pandey
Ayuj Paudel
Shuvam Shrestha
Krisha Silwal

English

Tom and Wanda Hanson Scholarship in English Studies

Zachary Blair

Math and Computer Science

Pi Mu Epsilon Honors Society (PME)

Van Bui
Kelly Devert
Joshua Dolph
Colin Hogan
Mackenzie Lauridsen
Noah Rettig

al-Khwarizmi Honors Society (aK)

John Bigler
Jack Brandt
Joshua Dolph
Shazil Farhan
Joshua Fosu-Agyemang
Nhi Le
Joon-Soo Lee
Gavin McCorry
Drake Misfeldt
Jay Francis Nolledo
Anubhav Rayamajhi
Corey Reagan
Alexander Thomson
William Unyi
John Warhank

Music

Webster Vocal Competition

The Webster Vocal Competition was established through a memorial fund in honor of former Augustana student and film industry musician Steven Boone Webster. The competition was adjudicated by Dr. Alyssa Becker, Drake University.

Classical, 1st and 2nd year
- Winner: Grace Fuechtmann
- Runner-up: Georgi Feigley
- Honorable mentions: Maggie Meyers, Morgan Wehling
Classical, 3rd and 4th year
- Winner: Tamara Sneddon
- Runner-up: Jessica Cotturone
- Honorable mentions: Hannah Wiyrick
Musical Theatre, 1st and 2nd year
- Winner: Kaden Micklos
- Runner-up: Maggie Meyers
- Honorable mentions: Kristin Rundle, Grace Fuechtmann, Sidney Underwood, Maya Pagel, Morgan Wehling
Musical Theatre, 3rd and 4th year
- Winner: Julie Tarling
- Runner-up: Ainsley Rothery
- Honorable mentions: Anya Giordano, Bailey Hacker
Louise Nathanson Scholarship
- Sean Abracia-Wendel
- John Flannery
- Nicole Grafon
- Ryan Jones
- Savonia Mahr-Threw
- Issac McConnell
- Alex Sell

Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy

Sigma Pi Sigma, Physics and Astronomy Honor Society

Hung Tran
Abigail Kimber
Arthur Hermange
Luke Dalzell
Motti Kelbessa

Scandinavian Studies

Excellence in Swedish – Beginning Level

Cera Denton

Excellence in Swedish – Intermediate/Advanced Level

Hannah Colbert