ARHU Students Honored at Fall 2025 Dean's Scholars Awards Ceremony

Outstanding students joined faculty, staff, family and friends for a celebration recognizing their academic excellence.

At a ceremony at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan, Associate Dean Audran Downing and staff of the Office of Student Affairs honored dozens of outstanding students for their academic accomplishments and research and service successes. View event photos in the Flickr album below.

ARTS AND HUMANITIES FIRST YEAR 4.0 SCHOLARS

FALL 2024 - SPRING 2025

Angelina Andreano, English Language and Literature 
Annalise Bachmann, History | Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 
Collin Blackman, Music Education 
Devin Bowman, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 
Isabella Choong, Studio Art 
Lilah Cohen, History | Cinema and Media Studies 
Nicholas Cosgrove, Communication | American Studies 
Jeannie Cronise, Studio Art 
Rose Deguet Delury, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 
Daniella Froimzon, Communication | Classics 
Connor Grabowski, Studio Art | Art History 
Abigail Hummel, English Language and Literature 
Ella Jensen, Studio Art | Public Health Science
Zoe Jones, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 
Mira Karpati, Art History 
Sophia Maheu, Communication | Criminology and Criminal Justice 
Francis McCluskey, Music Performance 
Josey Merolli, American Studies | Cinema and Media Studies 
Melanie Pantalone, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 
Claire Ravel, English Language and Literature | Nutrition and Food Science 
Kayla Rocco, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 
Charlotte Scanlon, Music Performance | Hearing and Speech Sciences 
Kriya Shah, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Elizabeth Shepley, English Language and Literature 
Zachary Silverman, History | Real Estate and the Built Environment 
Cyrilla Truong, English Language and Literature | Secondary Education 
Otto Vanskike, History 
Rebeca Ventura, English Language and Literature
 

ARTS SCHOLARSHIP

Morgan Brown, Studio Art | Psychology 
Shoshana Birn, Studio Art 
Étienne Meléndez-Santiago, Music Performance | Spanish Language, Literatures, and Cultures 
Brant Miller, Music Performance 
Min Mon, Studio Art 
Madelyn Mixter, Theatre | Neuroscience 
Stephanie Noland, Studio Art | Education 
Autumn Whetstone, Theatre | Communication
 

ARUNDEL MILLS SCHOLARSHIP

Heidi Lehan, Theatre
 

CHT TRAVEL AWARD

Sophie Bagheri, Theatre | English Language and Literature 
Layla Chrysanthis, Studio Art 
Nicholas Gonzalez, Music Performance | Music Education 
Seth Johnson, Cinema and Media Studies | Music Performance 
Claire Nicholson, Studio Art 
Mia Smith, Immersive Media Design
 

COLE SCHOLARSHIP

Emily Craig, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | Management 
Rachael Ingobo, Immersive Media Design | Information Science 
Jenniffer Menendez Solorzano, Studio Art 
Lucas Rossetti, History | Education
 

DACOR BACON HOUSE FOUNDATION METRO SCHOLARSHIP

Alexandra Kostakis, French | International Relations
 

HARRIS SCHOLARSHIP

Jeannie Cronise, Studio Art 
Samantha Linares, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 
Jasmine Sonpar, English Language and Literature | Public Policy
 

JACOBS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Kylie Chreky, Studio Art
 

MACKIN SCHOLARSHIP

Nicholas Cosgrove, Communication | American Studies 
Emmanuel Dean, English Language and Literature | Education 
Arleen Galarza, Spanish Language, Literatures, and Cultures | Education 
Juliana Messinger, Immersive Media Design 
Mira Schulman, Dance | Kinesiology 
Cyrilla Truong, English Language and Literature | Education 
Madison Weil, Music Education
 

MINESINGER SCHOLARS ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP

Elizabeth Dorokhina, English Language and Literature | History 
Inti Prada Enzmann, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | International Relations
 

PATZ SCHOLARSHIP

Amrutha Alibilli, Spanish Language, Literatures, and Cultures | Neuroscience 
Yonah Gross, History | Government and Politics 
Ryan Kirkendall, Spanish Language, Literatures, and Cultures | Biochemistry
 

STRINGER SCHOLARSHIP

Trent Bowman, Music Performance | Information Science 
Isabella Genuardi, Music Education 
Xavier Lee-Llacer, Music Performance 
Beatriz Moreira Leite, Dance | Biological Sciences 
Gerber Reyes, Theatre 
Madison Weil, Music Education 
Autumn Whetstone, Theatre | Communication
 

VUOZZO SCHOLARSHIP

Bahij Said, Arabic Studies | Persian Studies | International Relations
 

DEAN’S SENIOR SCHOLARS

NOMINATING DEPARTMENT IS LISTED FIRST

Rosa Amaya López, Spanish Language, Literatures, and Cultures | Education 
Tula Lock, History | Arabic Studies 
Sydney Mitchell, English Language and Literature 
Drew Okoye, Theatre | Psychology 
Elena Picatagi, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Psychology 
Lauren Riley, Music Performance | Psychology 
Willow Whitaker, American Studies | English Language and Literature 
 

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE ARHU SCHOLARSHIPS AND SENIOR SCHOLAR SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Cécile Accilien (School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) 
Shantelle Aidoo (Immersive Media Design) 
Oludolapo Demuren (ARHU Living-Learning Programs) 
Jeffrey Kodis (Office of the Dean) 
Jessica Krenek (Office of the Dean) 
Tiara Lowe (Office of the Dean) 
Bayley Marquez (Department of American Studies) 
Paula Nadler (Office of the Dean) 
Dana Persaud (Department of Art History and Archaeology) 
Katherine Wasdin (Department of Classics) 
Hannah Wegmann (School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)

Photos by David Andrews