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Every year, the College holds an Awards Convocation to recognize outstanding merit and achievement among students and faculty members. It is an honor to celebrate the award recipients that were announced on April 19, 2023.

Full award descriptions are available in the catalog on page 178.


Award TitleAward Recipient
Achievement Award in AnthropologyMegan Steffes
Achievement Award in Art and Art HistoryAftyn Reinwand
Achievement Award in BiologyJulia Scharinger
Achievement Award in Chemistry-BiologyCormac Madigan
Achievement Award in CommunicationAmanda Barlow, Madeline Clark
Achievement Award in Computer ScienceAndrew Ratayczak
Achievement Award in Educational Studies (Elementary)Emma Spalding
Achievement Award in Educational Studies (Secondary)Mikayla Flyte
Achievement Award in Environmental StudiesSebastian Egan
Achievement Award in Exercise ScienceLarissa Rowley
Achievement Award in HistoryAndrew Dowling
Achievement Award in Physical ScienceCydney Pittenger
Achievement Award in Political ScienceParker Velte
Achievement Award in PsychobiologyPaige Nickel
Achievement Award in PsychologyDeana Johnson, Olivia Mandel
Achievement Award in SociologyAlondra Castillo
Achievement Award in SpanishAmanda Barlow
Achievement in FinanceJonah DeCleene
Alumni Association Senior AwardKiana Fall, Maythe Salcedo, Julia Scharinger
American Association of University Women Awards: Mary Eva Webster Junior AwardKatelynn Kruse
American Association of University Women Awards: Mary Eva Webster Senior AwardJulia Scharinger
Bruce Martz Endowed Music AwardEvan Jensen
Class of 1991 AwardJacob Oppeneer
Clifford Crump, Phi Beta Kappa AwardBraeden Krueger, Aaliyah Robinson
David L. Harris Memorial Award (Student Senate)Abigail Urbina
Deans' AwardTamera Holland
Donald Bruening, Class of 1962, PrizeAndrew C. Faucher
Dr. Charles Nichols Award in BiologyLily Lustig
Dr. Edwin W. Webster, Class of 1919, Scholarship (History)Lauren Bahr, Aaron O’Halloran
Erroll B. Davis Minority Achievement AwardEsteban Borja Peña
Ethel E. Lyon '12 Graduate Scholarship In EnglishJacqueline Hanson
Faculty/Staff Mentor AwardAssistant Professor of Biology Benjamin Grady
Franzen Center for Academic Success Outstanding Tutor AwardCydney Pittenger
Guy and Maud Russell, Classes of 1911 and 1917, Chemistry AwardCaroline Flesch
Harry A. Cody, Jr., Class of 1933, Memorial Award in Military ScienceMitchell Lipinski
James Underkofler Award for Excellence in Undergraduate TeachingAssociate Dean for Faculty, Ralph Hale Ruppert Distinguished Professor of History Rebecca Matzke
Jeff A. Thompson AwardDesmond Murphy
John Storzer Graduate Study AwardTamera Holland
Lucile Mosling Grams Music ScholarshipIsaac Tomaschefsky
Lucy Smith Morris Shakespeare Prize (English)Aftyn Reinwand
May Bumby Severy '08 AwardAssociate Professor of Educational Studies Matthew Knoester
Milton H. Westhagen Award In EconomicsZacharias Olstinske, Jonah DeCleene
Pierre Guiet Prize in EnglishKaitlyn Walas
Presidential Staff AwardDirector of Residence Life Mark Nicklaus
Ripon College Mathematics and Computer Science AwardBenjamin McFarland
Samuel N. Pickard AwardChristian Schmidt, Kiana Fall
“Sarge” Peters Award (Military Science)Jada Johnson
Senior Business Management PrizeRyan Steffes
Senior Class AwardAssociate Professor of History, Chair of History Department, Director of Environmental Studies Sarah Frohardt-Lane
Student Leadership AwardKalan Narance, Maythe Salcedo, Levi Keen
Student Organization Leadership AwardBlack Student Union (BSU), Asian Student Association (ASA), Alpha Chi Omega
The James M. Haney ’76 Communications Achievement AwardAmanda Barlow, Madeline Clark
The Peter Mattiacci '58 AwardCharles Schultz
Theatre Achievement AwardRebecca Steinkamp
William Harley Barber Award (Physics)Jacob Lange