STUDENT RECOGNITIONS
The Medallion for Academic Excellence Awards
The Medallion for Academic Excellence is an annual award given to recognize the accomplishments of select graduates. Department Chairs and faculty consider criteria including cumulative grade point average, excellence in research, academic creativity and demonstrated commitment to the values of a liberal arts education. Academic departments have named their medallion for a luminary from the past, or after someone who has deeply affected the discipline or for an outstanding person who helped to shape the course of study at ĂŰĚŇTV.
The Damas-Senghor-CĂ©saire Award; Africana Studies
The Abd Al-Qadir Al-Jazairi Medallion; Arab and Islamic Studies
The Edward F. Jenkins, OSA, Award; Founder of Villanova’s Astronomy Department; Astrophysics and Planetary Science
The Rosalind Franklin Award; Noted DNA Crystallographer; Biochemistry
The John M. Mcclain Award; Outstanding Educator and Administrator in Biology; Biology
The G.N. Quam Award; Professor and Innovator in Safety Research in Chemistry; Chemistry
The Howard A. Grelis, OSA, Award; Outstanding Educator and Classical Scholar; Classical Studies
The Medallion of Excellence Award In Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience; Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
The Edward R. Murrow Award; Distinguished Broadcast Journalist; Communication
The James J. Markham Award; Founder of the Comprehensive Science Program; Comprehensive Science
The Robert E. Beck Medallion; Respected Professor and Founding Chair; Computing Sciences
The Edwin Sutherland Award; Father of Modern Criminology; Criminology
The John Maynard Keynes Award; Founder of Modern Macro-Economic Theory; Economics
The Joseph A. Burns, OSA, Award; Beloved Professor; Education
The Edward Mcgrath Award; Esteemed Professor in Literature; English
The Rachel Carson Award; Founder of the Contemporary Environmental Movement; Environmental Science
The Rev. Joseph J. Gildea, OSA, Award; Eminent Scholar in Medieval French; French and Francophone Studies
The Alexander Von Humboldt Award; Early Geographer and Scientist; Geography
The Cosmas Award; Cosmas Indicopluestes—“Cosmas the Indian Ocean Traveler”—A Sixth-Century Egyptian Monk; Global Interdisciplinary Studies
The Christopher Dawson Award; Renowned Historian of Religion and Culture
The Karol Wojtyla Award; Priest, Pope, Poet and Defender of Human Dignity; Humanities
The Dante Alighieri Award; Poet, Mystic, and Philosopher; Italian
Medallion Of Excellence Award In Latin American Studies; Latin American Studies
The Emil Amelotti Award; Founder of Villanova’s Mathematics Department, Mathematics
The Gustavo Gutiérrez, Op Award; Peace and Justice Education
The Robert Russell, OSA, Award; Philosophy
The William Driscoll Award; Founder of Villanova’s Physics Department; Physics
The Fritz Nova Award; Respected Professor of Political Science; Political Science
The Bernard L. Bonniwell Award; Innovative Educator and First Chair of the Department; Psychology
The Alexander Pushkin Award; Russian Studies
The John E. Hughes Award; Founder of Villanova’s Sociology Department; Sociology
The Teresa Of Avila Award; Saint, Mystic Poet, Carmelite Nun, and Doctor of the Church; Spanish
Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
Phi Beta Kappa (ΦBK) is a National Honors Fraternity for Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It was founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776. Since that time, its rigorous and comprehensive standards have made election to it a premier sign of excellence. The Sigma of Pennsylvania Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was created at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova in April 1986.
The Phi Beta Kappa standards reflect the highest ideals of liberal education at Villanova—education that is concerned with values and facts, as well as wisdom and knowledge; education that seeks freedom from ignorance, alienation, and inhumanity; that values intellectual integrity and tolerance over expediency, and breadth of scholarly achievement over specialized expertise. Juniors and seniors who are candidates for a degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, whose academic achievements reflect the goals of Phi Beta Kappa, and who meet specific criteria shall be eligible for consideration for election to Phi Beta Kappa.
Chloe Abo ’25 CLAS
Maria Andraos ’25 CLAS
Mikaela Anthony ’25 CLAS
Lauren Arnold ’25 CLAS
Olivia Bancel ’26 CLAS
Nathaniel Bevins ’25 CLAS
Hailey Bierling ’25 CLAS
Liz Bojdak ’25 CLAS
Kaleigh Brendle ’25 CLAS
Jane Brenninkmeyer ’26 CLAS
Brenna Bruffey ’25 CLAS
Darcy Byrne ’25 CLAS
Caroline Casey ’25 CLAS
Gabe Chang ’25 CLAS
Alan Cheung ’25 CLAS
Katie Chuss ’25 CLAS
Angelica Ciofalo ’25 CLAS
Caite Cohen ’26 CLAS
Julia Conforti ’25 CLAS
Gillian Conlan ’25 CLAS
Bridget Duffy ’25 CLAS
Daniel Gueyikian ’25 CLAS
Sophia Gunderson ’25 CLAS
Emily Hanlon ’25 CLAS
John Hare ’25 CLAS
Kiera Higgins ’25 CLAS
Lezlie Hilario ’25 CLAS
Thomas Hogan ’25 CLAS
Cassidy Hruz ’25 CLAS
Sydney Hutchison ’25 CLAS
Rebecca Jackson ’26 CLAS
Victoria Karcz ’25 CLAS
Kirti Kaur ’25 CLAS
Hai-yan Koenig ’25 CLAS
Peter Kowenhoven ’25 CLAS
Emma Kronenberg ’25 CLAS
Maddix Landahl ’25 CLAS
Sarah Lockett ’25 CLAS
April Luders ’25 CLAS
Matthew Magloire ’25 CLAS
Abdullah Al Rafi Mahmud ’25 CLAS
Grace Maresca ’25 CLAS
Abby Maroun ’25 CLAS
Sam Matro ’25 CLAS
Shay McDowell ’25 CLAS
Madeline McGovern ’25 CLAS
Amanda McKean ’25 CLAS
Cara Minter ’25 CLAS
John Mologne ’25 CLAS
Erin Mulvey ’25 CLAS
Bella Neal ’25 CLAS
Ethan Newman ’25 CLAS
Patrick O’Hara ’25 CLAS
Kate O’Malley ’25 CLAS
Luke Ohr ’25 CLAS
Olivia Palmieri ’25 CLAS
Elaineh Paulino Fernandez ’25 CLAS
Isabella Quatela ’25 CLAS
Emily Robinson ’25 CLAS
Hannah Roszko ’25 CLAS
Alivia Scerba ’25 CLAS
Jack Schelin ’25 CLAS
Jack Schloss ’25 CLAS
Frank Schlupp ’25 CLAS
Katie Shattuck ’25 CLAS
Jason Sopko ’25 CLAS
Amitha Soundararajan ’25 CLAS
Jane Spencer ’25 CLAS
Emma Stecher ’25 CLAS
Ethan Sternbach ’25 CLAS
Sophie Stevens ’25 CLAS
Tessa Storr ’25 CLAS
Mary Swartzberg ’25 CLAS
Allyson Szabo ’25 CLAS
Kaylee Tate ’25 CLAS
Rachel Taylor ’25 CLAS
Ava Tower ’25 CLAS
Lillian Tracy ’25 CLAS
Elise Tugander ’25 CLAS
Robert Vagnini ’25 CLAS
Alyson Verga ’25 CLAS
Becca Wang ’25 CLAS
Mackenzie Weidel ’25 CLAS
Mickey Wilcox ’25 CLAS
Lexie Zuluaga ’25 CLAS