Campus awards recognize Penn State Beaver students, faculty, staff

A female student is presented an award by campus staff member on stage

Penn State Beaver Director of Student Affairs Chris Rizzo presents the Eric A. & Josephine S. Walker Award to sophomore Aaliyah Booker during an April 29 ceremony in the campus auditorium.

Credit: Cathy Benscoter / Penn State Beaver

MONACA, Pa. — Students, faculty and staff were recognized April 29 at the 54th annual Penn State Beaver Campus Awards ceremony.

This year the Eric A. and Josephine Walker award was presented to sophomore Aaliyah Booker, and the Outstanding Student Award was presented to sophomore Mikayla MacQuarrie. The students were presented the awards for their contribution to the campus community.

Here is a complete list of award winners.

Baccalaureate Awards

  • Administration of Justice: Emily Keener
  • Business: Victoria Norton
  • Communication: Kristen Marshall
  • Information Sciences and Technology: Kaylee Gallagher
  • Product Supply Chain Management: Paige Brady
  • Psychology: Jimya Chambers

 

University College Department Awards  

  • Engineering

    • Electrical: Michael Yankello
    • Aerospace: Christopher Bannon
    • Chemical: Thomas Gonczi
  • Administration of Justice: Paige Niedbala
  • Biology: Rob Wahl
  • Chemistry: Thomas Gonczi
  • Criminal Justice: Kathryn Elkins
  • Health Policy Administration: Jania Early
  • Information Sciences and Technology: Liam Gleason
  • Business: Michael Radatovich
  • Product Supply Chain Management: Kelsie Hallum
  • Psychology: Bella Williams
  • Liberal Arts – Criminology: Arbri Gillis

 

President’s Freshman Award

  • Hannah Burau
  • Ethan Gates
  • Addison Goodman
  • Alaina Helbus
  • Brenna Manuel
  • Grant Martin
  • Anthony McGuire

 

Evan Pugh Scholar Award – Jr.

  • Paige Niedbala
  • Cassadie Speed

 

Evan Pugh Scholar Award – Sr.

  • Elleanna Farber

 

Adult Award 

  • Johnathan Orosz

 

Student Life Leadership Awards       

  • Aaliyah Booker
  • Deontae Golden
  • Heaven Bowman
  • Mikayla MacQuarrie

 

Campus Honors Certificates 

  • Brittany Bacorn           
  • Jessica Beightol-Mutz  
  • Alexandria Bemis  
  • Andrew Bollinger  
  • Aaliyah Booker            
  • Ana Luisa Buim Galante 
  • Joseph Campbell   
  • Jacob Cerneskie  
  • Addison Goodman  
  • Kristina Hogue  
  • Tony Kemp (Bryan Antonio Kemp-Ordonez)  
  • Nathaniel Luffey  
  • Brenna Manuel  
  • Hanna Mellor  
  • Caellin Miller  
  • Shaniah Miller  
  • Caitlyn O'Hara 
  • Johnathan Orosz  
  • Alex Pretka  
  • Kushal Ranpura           
  • Monique Skeete  
  • Charlie Snow   
  • Serpil Uzunoglu  
  • Inigo Vanaman 
  • Rob Wahl  

 

College Honors Certificates

  • Maria Slater
  • Bella Williams

 

Outstanding Club Advisor

  • Romina Vidal Martinez

 

Academic Advisor

  • Michelle Kurtyka

 

Outstanding Student

  • Mikayla MacQuarrie

 

Walker Award

  • Aaliyah Booker

 

Faculty excellence in teaching

  • Haifa Abulaiha

 

Adjunct faculty excellence in teaching

  • Dan Pinchot

 

Faculty excellence in research

  • Cassandra Miller-Butterworth

 

Faculty excellence in service

  • Kevin Bennett

 

Staff excellence

  • Amy Gartley

 

Staff service

  • Johnna Raffle