AWARDS AND HONORS

Awards

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Department gives five awards for outstanding achievement:

Recognizes outstanding academic performance by a graduating psychology major each year. Usually given to the graduating senior with the highest GPA.

2023 - Mikayla Covello

2022 - Francesca Iucolino

2021 - Rayann Jaryszak

2020 - Amanda Rose Noonan

2019 - Erica Ferrara 

2018 - Margaret Louise Chorlian

2017 - Megan Appleton

2016 - Danielle Beaudette

2015 - Brian Emmert

2014 - Jessica Noyes

2013 - Christine Bosco

2012 - Nicholas J. Petrosino

2011 - Elena Cucco

2010 - Shannon A. Topper

2009 - Noel L. Shadowen

2008 - Tiffany Brown

2007 - Michael Hughes

2006 - Tina P. Montalbano

2005 - Lorinn M. Insera

2004 - Thomas M. Grace

2003 - Christopher Knoerlein

2002 - Megan Sandoe

2001 - Sarah Caprioli

2000 - Leah Gallo

Recognizes outstanding academic performance by a graduating psychology major each year. Usually given to the graduating senior with the highest GPA.

2023 - Lauren Pezzi

2022 - Daniela Di Carlo Gonzalez

2021 - Heidi Simons

2020 - Rahma Faisal Goran

2019 - Sara Vaughan 

2018 - Hanwen Wong

2017 - Caroline Hamilton

Recognizes outstanding academic performance by a graduating cognitive and behavioral neuroscience major each year. Usually given to the graduating senior with the highest GPA.

2023 - Abby Patchell

2022 - Sofia Nicole Leone

2021 - Christopher White

2020 - Leah Waltrip

2019 - Amanda Summers 

2018 - Emily Ann Folse

2017 - Elena Georges

Recognizes an outstanding thesis project by a graduating MS student each year.

2022 - Allison Warner

2021 - Jenah Black

2020 - Aidan Flynn

2019 - Anne Mozel

2018 - Erin Hughes

2017 - Ben De Corte

2016 - Heather-Anne Phelan

2015 - Kelsey Heslin

2014 - Teagan Bisbing

2013 - Zvi Shapiro

2012 - Brittany Jakubiak

2011 - Justin M. Sayde

2010 - Allison Kurti

2009 - Brian A. Anderson

2008 - Wendy C. Eichler

2007 - Michael Cohen

2006 - Edward Ester

Recognizes distinguished contributions to psychology, other fields, or society by an alumnus or alumna of the undergraduate or graduate programs in psychology.

2018 - Gregory Demas (MS 1993)

2011 - Vincent Trosino (BA 1962)

2011 - Raymond DiGiuseppe (BA 1971)

2011 - George Rebec (BA 1971)

2011 - Frank Zemlan (BA 1970. M.S. 1971)

2011 - David Penn (MS 1986)

2011 - Barbara Fiese (MS 1981)

2010 - Phillip Davidson (MS 1968)

2007 - Daniel J. Ziegler (BS 1960)

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