Beaver Chancellor Jenifer Cushman presents communications major Alexa Di Pietrantonio with the Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award, which recognizes students whose outstanding qualities of character, scholarship, leadership and citizenship contribute to the prestige and well-being of their campus.
MONACA, Pa. — Last year, communications major Alexa Di Pietrantonio won Beaver’s Outstanding Student Award, one of the two highest honors handed out on campus.
This year, she received the other one.
Di Pietrantonio was chosen as the recipient of the 2018 Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award, which recognizes Penn State students whose outstanding qualities of character, scholarship, leadership and citizenship contribute to the prestige and well-being of their campus.
This year’s outstanding student award went to junior administration of justice major Marissa Bufalini.
Here’s the full list of 2018 award winners:
Walker Award:
Alexa Di Pietrantonio
Outstanding Student Award:
Marissa Bufalini
Administration of Justice Baccalaureate Award:
Amanda Leseman
Business Baccalaureate Award:
Cody Anderson
Communications Baccalaureate Award:
Alexa Di Pietrantonio
Information Sciences and Technology Baccalaureate Award:
Evan McStay
Project Supply Chain Management Baccalaureate Award:
Nikola Rakic
Psychology Baccalaureate Award:
Chelsea Zagorski
College of Education, Secondary History Education Department Award:
Kathryn Cek
College of Engineering, Engineering Science Department Award:
Shaun Manatt
College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department Award:
Ian Senior
College of the Liberal Arts, Communications Arts & Sciences Department Award:
Sarath Santhoshkumar
Eberly College of Science, Chemistry Department Award:
Jonah Sally
University College Administration of Justice Department Award:
Brianna Fabyanic
University College Biology Department Award:
Mariah Mack
University College, Management Marketing Department Award:
Nicholas Pelino
University College, Communications Department Award:
Molly Verone
University College, Information Sciences and Technology Department Award:
Kenneth Sofranko
University College, Project Supply Chain Management Department Award:
John Groff
University College, Psychology Department Award:
Brad Nelson
President’s Freshman Award:
Elizabeth Begley
Patrick Byers
Kelan Fogarty
Sichao Qu
Madison Rosemeier
Honors Program Awards:
Walter Baker
Elizabeth Begley
Leonard Feil
Jacob Goodlin
Alyssa Graham
Joshua Hetzer
Mariah Mack
Siu-Len Navarro
Bryce Roscoe
Madison Rosemeier
Jonah Sally
Alexey Stern
Katy Walcott
Paige Williams
Student Life Leadership Awards:
Marissa Bufalini
Brenna Cepull
Ty Cole
Alexa Di Pietrantonio
Community Service Award:
Blue and White Society
Outstanding Club Advisor Award:
Amy Gartley
Academic Advisor Award:
Karen Barr
Advisory Board Award, Faculty Excellence in Teaching:
Dr. Robin Bower
Kimberly Moulos
Advisory Board Award, Faculty Excellence in Research:
Dr. John Chapin
Advisory Board Award, Staff Excellence:
Rachel Zughaib
Advisory Board Award, Staff Service:
Mona DeLisio
April Johnston
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