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The annual event included student presentations and performances, a spring poster session, and the traditional Honors Awards Ceremony. 

Held April 28, the day-long program united members of the B-W community–students, parents, benefactors, alumni, faculty and staff, and the general public.

Ovation 2012 Winners

Research

Synthesis and Acute Aquatic Toxicity of Imidazolium Ionic Liquid Carbon Side Chains Containing Alcohol and Diols
Author(s): Adam Assink
Faculty Sponsor(s): Raymond Shively
Department: Chemistry

Tissue specific expression of pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase (PPDK) in maize
Author(s): Nicholas McGinty
Faculty Sponsor(s): Natalie Barratt
Department: Biology

Telomerase from immortalized HeLa cells may aid in identifying anti-cancer
Author(s): Christopher L. Cramer, Nathan Howell
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Diana Barko
Department: Chemistry

Risk of Violent Death: Applying a Gendered Life Course Perspective
Author(s): Mary Frame
Faculty Sponsor(s): Carol Gregory
Department: Sociology

Inhibition of Danio Rerio Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase-2 by Cl-amidine
Author(s): Jessica McClarren
Faculty Sponsor(s): Diana Barko
Department: Chemistry

Professional

Public Health Community Based Participatory Research in Lubec, Maine
Author(s): Jennifer Evans, Elise Wallis, Daniela Muhaj, Luke Nath, Amanda Feairheller, Kathryn Mehlow
Faculty Sponsor(s): June Romeo
Department: Health and Physical Education

Creative

Nielsen Quintet
Author(s): Laura Pillman, Rina Sugawara, Andrew Genemans, Emily Long, Ian Woodworth
Faculty Sponsor(s): Daniel McKelway
Department: Conservatory of Music

Costume Design for Hamlet
Author(s): Susanne Miller
Faculty Sponsor(s): Charlotte Yetman
Department: Theatre & Dance

2012 Honors Day Award Recipients

Student Recognition

A.Fred Crossman Leadership Prize

Laura Dunson

Alan Blumenthal Prize in Student Government

Patrick Mahoney

Dr. Mark G. Noffsinger Award for Leadership

Kristal Kramer

Mark G. Noffsinger Award for Outstanding RA

Tessa Cardoza

Barbara H. Fortin Award for Outstanding First-Year RA

Kaylee Burke
Marija Mijailovic

Bonnie Raye Scholar/Athlete Award

Judy Patterson

Clyde Lamb Scholar Athlete Awards

Catherine Spisak
Alexander Trzeciak

Kenneth F. Steingass Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award

Carlin Vandensriessche

Outstanding Senior Woman Athlete Award

Sarah Baker

Overmyer Achievement Award

Joseph Luchsinger

Will Richmond Prize in Photography

Benjamin Meadors

Outstanding Senior Awards Class of 2012

Tessa Cardoza
Margaret Haragan
Rodney Hildebrand
Emily Thomas
Caroline Bach
Morsheda Akhter
Julianne Mier
Samantha Martin
Daniel Borato
Kristopher Smeage

Student Senate Faculty Excellence Award

Thomas Sutton

Student Senate Staff/Administrator Excellence Award

Carolyn McCluskey

The Professor David Prok Humanitarian Award for Social Justice in Sex and Gender Diversity

Mike Dwyer

Academic Recognition

Michael Keith Dwyer Art Scholarship

Christian Wentland

Dr. Harold Cole Scholarship

David Silvernail

Biology Merit Award

Andrea Horvath

Ruegsegger Prize in Biology

Michael McGinty
Nicholas McGinty

John W. Miller Zoology Prize

Chelsea Nissen

The Mark Gorman Scholarship

Kate Tylicki

Kenneth & Lucy McCauliff Scholarship

Kara Gawelek

Amling Investment Award

Cory McComas

Dr. Jacob O. Kamm Award

Franco Diliberto

Lubrizol Foundation Business Administration Award

Beatrice Tec

Ralph M. Dunbar, Jr. Scholarship

Mauricio Duarte
Jeffrey Raycher
Janice Monda

Walter & Elaine Mueller Scholarship

David Flegal

Willard E. and Donna J. Carmel Scholarship

Anthony Zingale

Chemistry Department Memorial Scholarship

Regina Discipio
Taylor Shreve

Lubrizol Foundation Chemistry Award

Nathan Howell

Harry and Louise Kiefer Chemistry Scholarship

Justin Rios

Dr. Sardari L. and Sunita Arora Scholarship

Bradley Minrovic

Adult Senior Academic Awards

Matthew Briggs
Jamie Ryan
Jessica Daniel
Brent Taylor
Christopher Hicks

Pavsek Award for Excellence in Economics

Michael Hrenko Joshua Stobinski

Dr. Albert L. Gray, Jr. Prize in Economics

Yuriy Boyko

Greg Pett Award

Julieanne Bryant

Jess & Arline Petty Scholarship

Rachel Scagnetti

Division of Education Scholarship Fund

Sunaina Bedi
Samantha DeCarlo

Alice Benedict Gagen Prize in Elementary Education

Mary Enos

Harold A. & Louise Cramer White Prize

Adrian Sanchez

Ted & Irene Theodore Scholarship

Leah Majernik
Daniel Reed

A. W. "Bud" Collins, Jr. Prize for Creative Writing

Kathleen Reidel

Amelia & Clara Harding Scholarship

Samantha Ania
Katylyn Kuchta
Julie Castanien
Juliana Lytkowski

Bertha L. Stiefel Scholarship in English

Jenna Burnett
Brandon Romano
Nicole Campeotto
Kayse Schmucker

English Department Essay Prize

Matthew Gesicki

Ruby Redinger Prize in English

Molly Gabriel
Elizabeth Wells
Lisa Kundmueller

Dr. Neille & Jeanne Shoemaker English Scholarship

Alexandra Farone
Julienne Hayes
Emma Gasperak
Mary Beth Harral-Tweardy
Matthew Gesicki

Robert Howells Memorial English Scholarship

Brooke Hamilton

Twila Haines Coxon and A. William Coxon, M.D. Scholarship

Sarah Borror
Talia Dirocco

A.B. & Georgianna Bonds Scholarship

Brooke Hamilton

Dr. William D. and Mary Pendell Memorial Scholarship

Lena Buttkus
Selena Ventura
Paige Livengood

Hower/Stover Award

Emily Thomas

Dr. Robert H. Lechner Memorial Service Award

Emily Dvorak

Lee Tressel Scholarship

Brian Ellis

David R. and June Demmerle Scholarship

Becky Miner

Dr. Cornelius D. Penner Memorial Award

Kristy Miller

George R. Grame Award

Zachary Humphrey

J. E. Adams Scholarship

Hannah Shoemaker

Dr. E. S. Loomis Mathematics Prize

Katherine Crossen
Kristen Szutkowski

Lubrizol Foundation Mathematics Award

Suhyun Choi

Sullivan/Schmidt Prize

Anna Marchuk

Toni and Max Dehn Prize in Mathematics

Melissa Fannon

Robert E. & Rita M. Schlea Mathematics Scholarship

Jessica Ziegler

Charles & Elsie Little Scholarship Fund

Shawn Biesan
Mario Giacomazzo
Drew Binkley
Alexander Trzeciak

Dr. Anthony & Patricia Lauria Scholarship in Computer Science and Information Systems

Kyle Yokiel

Dr. Emory C. Unnewehr Award

Terrell Blake
Kelly Gabor

O. L. Dustheimer Astronomy Prize

Kaitlin Sweany

Laura Anders Canis Philosophy Scholarship

Sabrina Pyles

Dr. Delo C. Grover Award

Rachel Brunner
Michelle Kupiec

Dr. Ernest L. Welborn Scholarship in Psychology

Annamarie Berg

Pitcher Psychology Award

Gabrielle Mizner
Whitney Yoder

Vogel Psychology Scholarship

Martha Portman

William Prokasy Psychology Alumni Award

Sarah Hummel
Joseph Luchsinger
Kate Tylicki

Dr. Ernest Knautz Award

Joshua Daum

Fred E. Harris Award

Laura Dunson

Mary & Hugh Burtner Student Prize in Religion

Gina Huschka

Hertzler Sociology Scholarship Award

Katelyn Assion

Hertzler Applied Sociology Award

Jessie Jones

Dana & Marie Burns Drama Scholarship

Lindsey Gradwohl

Douglas Hall Memorial Theatre Scholarship

Hannah Shoemaker

William & Mary Lou Allman Drama Scholarship

Kelly Smith

Lillian and Larry D. Bibbee Scholarship

Elise Wallis

John F. and Ida E. Gibler Scholarship

Tyler Alban
Brooke Hamilton

Sustainability Scholarship Award

Madeline Ashwill

Sustainability Achievement Award

Rebecca Newbould

Charles G. Irwin Memorial Scholarship

Keith Blazek

David B. Allman Award in Broadcasting

Mary Kate Kennedy

Edith A. White Speech Scholarship

Lauren Shivak
Sarah Thaxton
Nicole Sidoti

Thomas “Jake” Beyer Award

Marika “Jo Beth” Roll