At the end of each academic year, Knox faculty, staff, and students traditionally gather to recognize student achievement with a variety of academic awards. Recognition of student achievement covers three main categories: honor societies, awards and prizes for special achievement, and academic department awards and prizes.
All awards and recipients are listed below.
Honor societies
Phi Beta Kappa: Founded in 1776, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious scholarly honor society, Phi Beta Kappa, recognizes “the principles of freedom of inquiry and freedom of thought and expression” that underlie liberal learning . Only 10% of colleges and universities nationwide have a PBK chapter. The Delta Chapter of Illinois was founded at Knox College in 1916, the first chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at a liberal arts college in Illinois. Seniors and a small number of juniors distinguished for their high academic achievement are elected each year.
Seniors (*Elected as Junior)
Choudry Abdul Rehman
Daniel Cong Bien
Sophia Rose Bowley*
Abigail Noel Breslin
Charles Caden Washington Broomfield*
Rosemary Xiang-Chen Cheng
Mizuho Chiba
Rachel Nicole Ditty
Tegan McGloin Doherty
Samuel Arthur Lendle Estep
Alyx Elizabeth Farris
Marion Opale Frank*
Rebecca Belle Gadiel*
Maggie Kay Garrett
Amritha George
Elizabeth Michelle George
Ajay Khosla Gustafson
Alyssa Rose Habschmidt
Beatrice Kordesh Hartman
Arisa Alyssa Kawano
Brittany Carol Koch
Rudraj Koppikar
Rose Louise Martines
Aditi Parag Parikh
Phuong Nguyen Ha Phan
Daniel Vincent Rafac
Tenzin Sangpo
Ghazi Joseph Saud
Scriver Elleri Alton
Fast Faeryn
Ransom Lee Swinney
Christa Lee Vander Wyst
Akihiro Wakayama*
Nelson Zhong
Rosaline Janet Zucker*
junior
Addison James Anderson
Kaitlyn McKenzie Cashdollar
Kayla Marina Hope
Minh Thy Nguyen Le
Jia Yi Soi
National Nu Rho Psi Honor Society in Neuroscience: Membership is by invitation and is open to graduate and undergraduate students who have the study of neuroscience as one of their primary interests and who have other academic qualifications.
Senior members:
Amritha George
Sarah E. Hoffmann-Weitsman
Deline Huang
Camryn H. Hutchins
Tori Johnson
Marie Khanzada Kurbanova
Emily McParland
Jon Schneider
Amira L. Siddique
Psi Chi – National Honor Society in Psychology: Students are selected on the basis of their academic results and their interest in psychology as a science.
Brooklyn Michele Deming
Nhi Ngoc Thao Do
Hala M. Halabi
Nhi Hanh Hoang
Thu Phuoc Anh Nguyen
Smith River
Ingrid Marie Wasmer
Miranda R. Zuckerman
Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Society: Membership in Sigma Xi is by invitation. The most promising young scientists and students with demonstrated research potential are invited to become associate members.
New nominees
Laurelee Mist Boon
Brooklyn Deming
Jonathan Doriscar
Sung Min Jin
Victoria R Johnson
Lucie Elizabeth Weyer Johnson
Allison LaSalvia
Hina Matsuzaki
Tuan Nguyen
Choudry Abdul Rehman
Garrett Quinn Trimble
Zeina Sbay
Awards and Prizes for Special Achievements
Bookfellow Library Award: Isabelle P. Scott
College Marshal: Os Cianja
William Fern Award in honor of Thalia Manganari Papavas: Isabelle C. Brennan
Steve Floyd – Ford Memorial Award: Charles M. Ericksen
Inman Fox Award: Akihiro Wakayama
Philip Haring and John Houston Award: Shuchita Poddar
Pearl Harris Award: Addison J. Anderson
James and Helen Huntington Johnson Award: Ava D. Vaccarella
Knauss Student Research Fellowship for Lincoln Studies Center: William D. Gatesman, Nora P. Glowacki, Marion M. Schweitzer, Kapiolani T. Williams
Lincoln Academy Laureate Student: Rebecca B. Gadiel
Mogbo Sustainability Fund Awards: Cadence I. Eischens
Laszlo J. Nemeth Memorial Fellowship: Rebecca G. McAtee Baird
Outstanding Senior Degree: Shuchita Poddar
Charles & Arvilla Timme Fellowship: Hala M. Halabi, Ngoc Minh Bao Ho, Reagan G. Keeney, Rose Ellen Marshall, Mouhcine Oubih
Lizzy Warner Award for Women in STEM: Jacqueline C. Pavlovsky
John C. Weigel Award: Charles CW Broomfield, Akihiro Wakayama
Dean Deborah Wing Award: Sophia R. Bowley
Anthropology & Sociology
Howell Atwood Award: Angel J. Blanchard, Mizuho Chiba, Bea K. Hartman, Rose L. Martines, Olivia J. Palepoi, Nelson Zhong
Art
Beverly Bender Fellow in Art: Amelia T. Walz
Beverly Bender Fellow in Sculpture: Zomina BE Peterson
Blick Art Materials Prize in Ceramics: Zomina BE Peterson
Blick Art Materials Award in Drawing: Kevin D. Cox
Blick Art Materials Award in Graphic Design: Rose E. Marshall
Blick Art Materials Award in Non-Traditional Media: Solis R. Scriver, Sadie R. Cheney
Blick Art Materials Prize in Painting: Ingrid M. Wasmer
Blick Art Materials Prize in Photography: Eleanor S. Lindenmayer
Blick Art Materials Senior Award: Cyan A. Oelklaus
Elda Crichton Campbell Print Award: Ellen SM Garrett
Isaac O. Peterson Studio Award: Kevin D. Cox
asian studies
Mikiso Hane Asian Studies Prize: Nicholas D. Burbules, Mercedes L. Swinney
Biology
Inn-Siang Ooi Award: Olive M. Colangelo
Alvah Peterson Biology Prize: Emily D. McParland
David “Burney” Dunn for Student Field Research: Alexandre Marcoullier
Biochemistry and Chemistry
Leland Harris Prize in Chemistry: Allison D. LaSalvia
Russell P. Sutton Award in Organic Chemistry: Carlotta J. Horvath
Excellence Award in General Chemistry: Isabel S. Negash, Kiely M. Thompson, Ainara Rivera, Autumn E. Crow
ACS Illinois Heartland Local Collegiate Scholastic Award: Allison D. LaSalvia
ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry: Garrett Q. Trimble
ACS Analytical Chemistry Division Awards: Roman Jacob Liedtke
ACS Division of Physico-Chemistry: Minh TN Le
ACS Organic Chemistry Prize: Janelle M. Athans
Classics
Lawrence Prize in Greek: Casey B. Foubert, Carlotta J. Horvath
Lawrence Prize in Latin: Hannah L. Tannas, Jean L. Patton
Computing
Paul Prize in Computing: Charles CW Broomfield
Dance
John Hofsas Dance Awards: Ramona B. Maple, Jamahra J. Richardson
Economy
Sylvia and Irwin Jaffe Memorial Award: Sijal Dhakal, Bethlehem Mulualem Assegid
Vinton C. Johnson Award: Daniel V. Rafac, Ngoc MB Ho
Education
Dr. Diana Beck Senior Honor Award: Brooklyn M. Deming, Gabriella M. Diaz
English and creative writing
Nina Marie Edwards Memorial Award: Amy Magana
William E. Brady Fund in English Literature: Lily E. Gates, Nora P. Glowacki
Eugene & Ella Stewart Davenport Literary Prize in Fiction: Lila G. Siering, Natalie R. Ivaniszek, Aditi P. Parikh
Eugene & Ella Stewart Davenport Literary Award in Non-Fiction: Sage B. Lundquist (1), Kailin R. Cutliff (2), Ashley M. Lipe (3), Owen F. Hamlin and Josephine S. Franklin (Honourable Mention)
Eugene & Ella Stewart Davenport Literary Prize in Poetry: Marin G. Hart, Shuchita Poddar, Kari Quintana
Eugene & Ella Stewart Davenport Literary Award in Playwriting: Cianja K. Bone, Porter, Abigail M. King
The Scripps Prize: Elizabeth M. George, Aditi P. Parikh
Proctor Fenn Sherwin Short Story Award: Owen F. Hamlin, Tenzin Sangpo
Lorraine Smith Prize in English: Lola J. Chamberlain
Beverly K. White & Friends Creative Writing Award: Avery C. O’Brien
Howard A. Wilson Award: Lola J. Chamberlain (1), CJ Johnson (2), Jasmine Lamb (3)
Audrey Collet-Conard Prize: CJ Johnson
Environmental studies
Desmond Fortes Prize for Environmental Studies: Tegan McGloin Doherty, Song Yan Li
Lawrence L. DeMott Award: Samuel R. Barouch
Story
Dennis E. Donham History Award: Isabelle P. Scott
Stanford’s Dorothy Inness Award: Isabelle P. Scott
Szold Prize for History: Rosemary Maggie Xiang-Chen Cheng
Journalism
Theodore Hazen Kimble Memorial Award in Journalism: Jenna E. Schweikert
Ida M. Tarbell Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism: Deborah E. Bonales, Shuchita Poddar
Math
Donald L. Benedict Student Research Award: Son Mahn Tran
Clark Mills Carr Prize in Mathematics: DustinMichael Cates
Mathematics Department Endowment Fund Research Grant: Samantha Marie Loren
modern language
Lorraine Smith Prize in French: Sage J. Yoerger
Lilly Lindahl Award in German: Samuel AL Estep
Sally Coleman Prize for Spanish Literature: Rose L. Martines
Music
Don CM Bracker Prize in Music: Beatrice K. Hartman
Clarence Hubert Johnson Award: Jasmine J. Lerner
Ruth Lockwood Goodsill Award: Garrett R. Sprinkle
Lucile Sudbury Award: Gippeum Kang, Phuong Nguyen Ha Phan
David Lowry Jazz Prize: Daniel C. Bien, Casey B. Foubert, Brandon D/Roberts
Eric Martin Berg Memorial: Sophia A. Agupugo, Hadley T. Mollman, Finnegan N. Hautau, Meridian K. Lattig, Isabel B. Oliver, Cyrus X. Tallman
Philosophy
Merritt H. Moore Prize for Philosophy: Sayan V. Trisal
Physics
Robert R. Mariner Family Research Fellowship: Michael J. Fisher
Porter Prize and Andreas Prize: Rachel M. Corzine
Smith Prize in Physics: Rachel M. Corzine, Ashton CV Zeringue
Political science and international relations
Dean Acheson Award: Aditi P. Parikh
John W. Burgess Prize in Political Science: Rudraj Koppikar
Robert F. Seibert Award: Abigail N. Breslin
Preceptorial writing
Proctor Fenn Sherwin Award in Freshman Writing: Anokhi C. Molligoda
Pre-Med (Medical Sciences)
Sylvia and Irwin Jaffe Memorial Award: Makailee S. Brown
Psychology
Robert Stevens Harper Award for Graduate Studies in Psychology: Jonathan E. Doriscar, Madeline G. Tucker
Robert Stevens Harper Award for Outstanding Graduate Research Poster in Psychology: Kathryn Sue AndersonRiver Smith
Edith Powers Van Dyke Memorial Prize in Psychology: Jonathan E. Doriscar
Theater
Colton Award for Excellence in Public Performance: Nicodemus Baron Meade-Greenman
Linda Elizabeth Karger Award in Theater Arts: Zachary V. Farmer
Van Clute Award: Jena M. Bettner
Jean Bloomquist McBath Memorial Production in Studio Theater Award: Kate E. Pepper
Research grants
David R. Arnold Fellowship: Elise O. Hanson
General ASSET Award, supported by the Richter Memorial Trust: Minh Thy Nguyen Le, Jia Yi Self
Baker-Velde Student Research Fund: Carlotta J. Horvath
Special price
Stroben Prize for Entrepreneurship: Eli J. Adamson, Behrooz Dinyarian, Kelly E. Fisk, Hieu U. Quach, Akihiro Wakayama
