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 Villanova University.
The Damas-Senghor-Césaire 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.
Sylvia Aalund ’23 CLAS
Natalie Anderson ’23 CLAS
Tina Aron ’23 CLAS
Allison Bajada ’23 CLAS
Molly Baker ’23 CLAS
Erin Brockmeier ’23 CLAS
Anna Bryce ’23 CLAS
Katherine Burke ’23 CLAS
Dottie Callard ’23 CLAS
Jordan Case ’23 CLAS
Maddie Cerulli ’23 CLAS
Cynthia Choo ’23 CLAS
Mikayla Covello ’23 CLAS
Ryan Crowley ’23 CLAS
Eleanor Dalsass ’23 CLAS
Michael Davis ’23 CLAS
Jenna DeLeo ’23 CLAS
Tommy DeStefanis ’23 CLAS
Julia Diamandi ’23 CLAS
Cory Dottor ’23 CLAS
Nick Downing ’23 CLAS
Kaitlyn Eddy ’23 CLAS
Aidan Fecko ’23 CLAS
Alexander Fezza ’23 CLAS
Sara Hecht ’23 CLAS
Allison Heltz ’23 CLAS
Julia Herrman ’23 CLAS
Dominic Holcomb ’23 CLAS
Anna Jankowski ’23 CLAS
Anna Kaye ’23 CLAS
Olivia Kunitsky ’23 CLAS
Joey LaMorte ’23 CLAS
Kylie Lawlor ’23 CLAS
Josh Leppien ’23 CLAS
Keely Likosky ’23 CLAS
Ava Lundell ’23 CLAS
Grace Lundell ’23 CLAS
Morgan MacCartney ’23 CLAS
Aubrey Mackay ’23 CLAS
Julia Mastino ’23 CLAS
Becca McDonough ’23 CLAS
Will McNey ’23 CLAS
Estefania Mendoza ’23 CLAS
Julia Micklo ’23 CLAS
Katherine Moffa ’23 CLAS
Bronwyn Mogck ’23 CLAS
Julia Moon ’23 CLAS
Belle Morgan ’23 CLAS
Anh Nguyen ’23 CLAS
Eleanor Noone ’23 CLAS
Kevin O'Donnell ’23 CLAS
Adrianna Ogando ’23 CLAS
Abby Patchell ’23 CLAS
Lauren Pezzi ’23 CLAS
Olivia Pistella ’23 CLAS
Hannah Pontari ’23 CLAS
Caroline Ramundo ’23 CLAS
Rachel Reardon ’23 CLAS
Julia Redpath ’23 CLAS
Gray Ricca ’23 CLAS
Ajee Robinson ’23 CLAS
Nathan Ruddy ’23 CLAS
Olivia Sabalaskey ’23 CLAS
Sarina Sandwell ’23 CLAS
Claire Schroder ’23 CLAS
Cecile Schuller ’23 CLAS
Madeline Scolio ’23 CLAS
Peyton Stauffer ’23 CLAS
Noah Swan ’23 CLAS
Ander Swartz ’23 CLAS
Stephen Terry ’23 CLAS
Morgan Torre ’23 CLAS
Megan Tumelty ’23 CLAS
Isabella Valentino ’23 CLAS
Caitlin Van Goeverden ’23 CLAS
Sarah VanFleet ’23 CLAS
Ryan Vaughan ’23 CLAS
Daniel White ’23 CLAS
Sarah Whynott ’23 CLAS
Nina Williams ’23 CLAS
Daniel Wisniewski ’23 CLAS
Bolu Adesanmi ’24 CLAS
Nikki Holmes ’24 CLAS
Jacob Johnston ’24 CLAS
Rachel Rhee ’24 CLAS
Megan Rigione ’24 CLAS
Alice Wu ’24 CLAS