Honors Week Scholarships and Awards

Honors Week Scholarships and Awards Wednesday, April 25, 2018 3:30 pm Rondileau Campus Center Ballroom 418FP170

C O L L E G E OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES C O L L E G E OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES Dear friends, Honors Week is truly one of the highlights of the academic year for me. At Bridgewater State University, we are focused on ensuring the success of each and every student. The students who are being recognized this week stand out for their dedication, hard work, commitment to academic excellence, leadership and service to others. These students are not only model students, but model citizens. I am proud of what our students have accomplished, both individually and collectively. I am inspired by this generation s public spiritedness and desire to improve the world around them. Honors Week provides the opportunity to recognize our very deserving students and also those who guide them on their journey to educational, professional and personal success - their families and friends, and BSU faculty, staff, alumni and donors who have mentored and encouraged them along the way. On behalf of everyone at the university, I thank each of you for all you have done and will continue to do to support our students. Bridgewater State University would not be where it is today without your invaluable contributions. To all the student honorees, you have reason to be very proud of your accomplishments, and I wish you well as you continue to take what you have learned at BSU and bring it to the world. With warmest regards, Welcoming Remarks Arnaa Alcon, PhD Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Greetings Frederick W. Clark Jr., Esq., 83 President Presentation of Awards Assisted by Dr. Michael McClintock Interim Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Ms. Robin Sullivan Administrative Assistant, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Concluding Remarks Dr. Karim Ismaili Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Reception Frederick W. Clark Jr., Esq., 83 President 1

C o l l e g e of Humanities & Social Sciences C o l l e g e of Humanities & Social Sciences Dr. Wallace L. Anderson Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is presented to a student in the humanities and creative arts, namely, art,, foreign languages, philosophy, communication or theater arts, who has an excellent academic record and who has shown evidence of artistic or literary ability or has demonstrated leadership in the academic major. David Hooker** Holliston Centennial Class Award in History This award is presented by the Department of History in memory of Dr. Jordan Fiore, distinguished professor of history, and in honor of the Class of 1940. It is awarded to the highest-ranking senior student in the field of history. Emily Jette History and Secondary Education North Attleboro Dr. Barbara Chellis Memorial Fellowship Awarded by the Chellis memorial trustees, in honor of a gifted teacher, awarded to a graduating senior or recent BSU graduate, majoring in art,, foreign languages, history, music, philosophy or theater arts, who will be commencing graduate level study. Madison Forbes* and Philosophy North Attleboro The Choral Society Senior Leadership Award This award is presented to a senior who has been an active participant in at least one choral group, demonstrating loyalty, dependability and unselfish cooperation during membership. Angela Maloney Psychology and Whitman Gretchen Stone Cook Teaching American History Fund Through the generosity of the Gretchen Stone Cook Charitable Foundation, multiple scholarships are awarded to students who are in a degree program that prepares them to teach American history. Preference is given to history majors with a secondary education minor, history and elementary education double majors or postbaccalaureate students with a BSU history degree who are doing student teaching in the current academic year. Luisfelipe Gutierrez History and Secondary Education Taunton Emily Jette History and Secondary Education North Attleboro Maria Linnehan History and Elementary Education Bedford Kaitlyn Peterson History and Elementary Education Barre Sonia Tsilis History and Spanish Norton Rose Leonard Coveney, 39, Scholarship This scholarship was established in 1997 by family and friends of Rose Leonard Coveney. Preference is given to majors entering their junior year who intend to teach in the field of upon graduation. Gabrielle Rosson* Osterville Professor Thomas M. and Ann M. Curley Scholarship Established and endowed in 1999 by Louis M. Ricciardi, 81, and Cynthia Ricciardi, 81, to honor Dr. Thomas M. Curley for the extraordinary roles he has fulfilled in their lives, from adviser to friend, this award recognizes a student who has demonstrated the same excellence in championed by Dr. Curley, from research, to scholarship and to writing. This award is the first scholarship permanently endowed to honor an active faculty member during their tenure at BSU. Sarah Netto** and Secondary Education East Sandwich * Commonwealth Honors 2 3

C o l l e g e of Humanities & Social Sciences C o l l e g e of Humanities & Social Sciences Jeanne E. Doherty, 61, Memorial Scholarship Established by former classmates of Jeanne E. Doherty as a tribute to her spirit and courage, this scholarship is awarded to a deserving student going into his/her junior or senior year who wishes to teach. The recipient is also actively involved on campus in cocurricular activities. Maria Ponte and Secondary Education New Bedford Founders Award This award is dedicated to those whose hard work and commitment led to the establishment of the women s and gender studies minor at Bridgewater State University. The award is given to a student whose scholarly or artistic work most successfully articulates the complex challenges and achievements of those striving for a world based on the principles of equality across gender, race, class and other forms of oppression Sarah Fender* and Plymouth Judith Glynn Memorial Drama Award Kelsey Leuenberger* Art and Sociology Bridgewater The Judith Glynn Memorial Drama Award, in memory of Miss Judith Glynn, a graduate of the Class of 1963 is given to a student who has promoted excellence in the theater. Nomination and selection of a candidate will be done by the Department of Theater faculty. Meredith Madden Communication Studies Braintree Professor Achille Joyal Humanities Memorial Award To honor a gifted teacher in the Department of Philosophy and a friend of the university, this award recognizes the qualities and interests of a liberally educated person. Candidates for the award are junior or senior students majoring in and excelling in the humanities. Meghan Damiano Avon Phyllis Wells Klock History Scholarship This scholarship was established in the memory of Professor Jordan Fiore and is given to a history major who demonstrates academic excellence. Erin Best** History Brockton Dr. Harold G. Ridlon Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established in 1989 by the colleagues, friends and family of Harold Ridlon who was a member of the faculty for more than 20 years, 14 of which he served as chairperson for the Department of. This scholarship is awarded to a junior major who demonstrates academic excellence and originality. Joshua Wright** Great Barrington Edith G. Shoolman Award This award is sponsored by Edith G. Shoolman, Class of 1925, and awarded to a senior who has shown creative excellence in the study of. The recipient of this award is nominated by faculty in the Department of. Janene Johnson** and Secondary Education Hanson Messier Family Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student at Bridgewater State University. Preference is given to full-time students in theater and theater education. Karly Foster Psychology and Communication Studies Taunton Nancy Moses Scholarship for Dance This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student at Bridgewater State University. Preference is given to a junior or senior majoring in dance who has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the dance program. Kailey Schneider Dance and Elementary Education Hanover * Commonwealth Honors 4 5

C o l l e g e of Humanities & Social Sciences C o l l e g e of Humanities & Social Sciences Barbara Shakespeare LaFrance Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a music major or minor, preferably a pianist, who is a junior or senior with a GPA of at least 3.0. The recipient of this award is selected through audition. Lannah Fitzgerald Millis Tristen Fuller East Bridgewater Elsie P. Johnson Memorial Scholarship The Elsie P. Johnson Memorial Scholarship was established through a bequest from Elsie P. Johnson, 47. This scholarship will benefit a student or students majoring in music, with a preference for a student with a concentration in music education. Selection is based upon an essay, an audition with faculty from the Department of and academic excellence. Lannah Fitzgerald Millis Frieda Rand Endowment Fund for Performance Studies The Frieda Rand Endowment Fund for Performance Studies was established by Amelia Leconte, 52, in honor of Professor Frieda Rand, who taught her students to know and love music during her tenure at Bridgewater from 1918 until 1954. This fund will be used to benefit music majors with their performance studies. Students must audition to be considered for this award and the selection of the recipient(s) will be decided upon by a committee of professors from the Department of. Michaela Chan Wakefield Abigail Macleod Duxbury Grace Soonjoo Moon Ashland Stephane Philippeaux Brockton Dr. Michael Kryzanek Research Methods Award This award is given to a junior or senior undergraduate student majoring in political science who demonstrates excellence in the application of research methods within the discipline. The awardee must exhibit a commitment and appreciation of research methods in political science defined broadly, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study of politics. Chanel Lopez Mashpee Marina Smoske* Franklin Dr. Robert N. Larson Memorial Award This award is given to a graduating political science major of high academic standing who intends to enter a professional field related to the discipline. Marina Smoske* Franklin Elizabeth Luster, Class of 1980, Award This award is presented to a political science major who intends to continue his or her studies in a school of law. The recipient must exemplify the qualities exhibited by Elizabeth Luster while an undergraduate student at the university as defined by the faculty of the Department of. Sarah Fender* Plymouth Peter J. Shea, 02, Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a deserving junior or senior student who has maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 with preference given to a nontraditional student majoring in political science. Joseph Zmuda Falmouth * Commonwealth Honors 6 7

C O L L E G E OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES C O L L E G E OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES Dr. MorGan c. BroWn MeMorial scholarship In recognition of Dr. Morgan Brown s service to Bridgewater as professor of sociology and anthropology and dean of the Division of Behavioral Sciences, this scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior in the Department of Sociology who plans to pursue graduate or professional study in the field of sociology. James Wheeler III* Sociology and History Northfield Dr. clay Greene MeMorial scholarship This scholarship is presented to an undergraduate sociology major that has demonstrated exceptional academic performance and has shown commitment to humanistic values through efforts to promote progressive social change. professor lester G. houston MeMorial award This award is presented annually to a junior or senior social work major in the memory of Professor Lester Houston and his dedication and accomplishments in the field of social work. Emily Brodsky Social Work Cotuit school of social Work scholarship FunD This Scholarship is awarded to a social work major who exhibits academic strength and significant community engagement. This student has demonstrated his or her commitment to enhance the well-being of individuals, families and communities and to social justice. Jillian Resendes Sociology East Bridgewater Cindia Arsenault Social Work Taunton Candice Hallinan Social Work and Sociology Kingston Dr. GeorGe horner award This award goes to a superior graduating senior in memory of George Horner, founder of Bridgewater State University s program in anthropology. Kelsey Pereira Anthropology Somerset Joanna Richards Anthropology Pembroke Sofiya Shreyer** Anthropology Sharon edward t. Donovan MeMorial social Work scholarship The friends and coworkers of Edward T. Donovan, executive director of Old Colony Elderly Services for almost 20 years, established this scholarship in 2007 to honor his memory. The recipient is a junior or senior social work major from Plymouth County or the surrounding communities with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Candice Hallinan Social Work and Sociology Kingston Maudeline Hilaire Social Work Avon * Commonwealth Honors The College of Humanities & Social Sciences extends a special note of thanks to Sodexo for their generosity in providing refreshments for this important student recognition ceremony. 8