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2008 Whittier College Academic Achievement Awards
Rhodes Scholarship Competition
Lesley Cole, Nominee
Marshall Scholarship
Branden Boyer-White, Nominee
Richard M. Nixon Fellowship
Stephen Addezio
Teresa Baranowski
Caitlin Finley
Daniel Strauss
Neslie Tumulac
NEWSOM AWARDS IN FICTION AND POETRY
Fiction
First Place — Martina Miles
"Sharks & Bathtubs"
Second Place — Jeremy Lum
"Is this the End of Zombie Shakespeare?"
Third Place — Anthony Bursi
"The Belle from Bellbuckle"
Poetry
First Place — Andrew Leggett
"While You Read"
Second Place — Branden Boyer-White
"Looking Like a Piece"
Third Place — Alex Johnson
"In Dreams"
Honorable Mention — Jeremy Lum
"the depressionist"
Martina Miles
"Plastic and Purple"
DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS
HUMANITIES DIVISION
Art and Art History
Outstanding Student in Art and Art History
Conner J. McClure
English Language and Literature
Outstanding Graduates in English
Branden Boyer-White
Whitney Gorton
Lauren Stracner
Scholarly Writing Prize in English
First Place — Branden Boyer-White
"That Divided and Rebel Mind: Encountering the
American Satan in Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and Herman Melville's Moby-Dick"
Second Place — Lauren Stracner
"Melville and Whitman: 'Wicked' Writers Defying the Imposter God"
Third Place — Chris Kennison
"Trouble in Paradise: The Contradictory Nature of
Individuality and Community in Democracy"
Honorable Mention — Martina Miles
"The Archetype of Judaism: Examining Robert Cohn and
Anti-Semitism in The Sun Also Rises"
First-Year Student Writing Prize
First Place — Devika Ghai
Rwanda and the Limits of "Conventional Thinking"
Second Place — Brittanie Waller
"Fighting Back: Women's New Roles in a Developing Democracy"
Third Place — Rachel Bushman
"Congestion Parking or Parking Space Taxes: Which Would You Choose?"
History
Outstanding Graduate in History
Nicole Greer
Modern Languages and Literatures
The Martin Ortiz Award for Academic Excellence in Spanish
Karla Cortez
The Tara Molloy Service and Leadership Award in Spanish
Maritza Cobian
Kathryn Maiorano
Outstanding Students in French
Josefina Campos
Lesley Cole
Heidi Rohling
Outstanding Student in Chinese
Gladys Mac
Music
Outstanding Performance in Music
Eydie Aguilar
Lesley Cole
Quila Doyle
Outstanding Leadership and Service in Music
Samuel Bremen
Karen Chan
Michael Limber
Ronald Price
Outstanding Scholarship in Music
Eric Rivera
Outstanding Creativity in Music
Abram Siegel-Rivers
Philosophy
Distinction in Philosophy Major
Andrew Royal
Religious Studies
C. Milo Connick Award in Recognition of Outstanding Work in the Field of Religion
Heidi Rohling
Distinction in Religious Studies Major
Matthew Baker
Theatre and Communication Arts
Outstanding Student in Theatre
Cody Goulder
NATURAL SCIENCES DIVISION
Biology
Outstanding Biology Major
Diana Mateos
Lauren Shellard
Outstanding Contribution to the Biology Department
Diana Mateos
Jessica Schlegel
Outstanding Contribution in Research
Esther Chan
Jessica Schlegel
Chemistry
The W. Roy Newsom Award in Chemistry
Christa Rainville
Undergraduate Research Award in Chemistry
Tenzing Doleck
Christa Rainville
Mathematics
Distinction in the Major
Carlos A. Back
Jose H. Ceniceros
Desislava B. Petrova
Physics and Astronomy
Outstanding Leadership Award in Physics and Astronomy
Carlos A. Back
SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION
Business Administration
Distinction in the Major
Elliott Burr
Christian Coffey
Dicky Doleck
Hansen Hunt
Edward Kitaoka
Blake Luitwieler
Nadia Medina
Chelsea Simcox
Outstanding Graduates in Business Administration
Blake Luitwieler
Nadia Medina
Outstanding Student in the Finance Concentration
Samuel Livits
Outstanding Student in Accounting Concentration
Dicky Doleck
Outstanding Student in the International Business Concentration
Ashwin Chandra
Outstanding Student in Leadership, Dedication and Service
Chase Dujenski
Keith Hernandez
Nadia Medina
Chelsea Simcox
Outstanding Student in the Management Concentration
Blake Luitwieler
Outstanding Student in the Marketing Concentration
Nadia Medina
Murdy Writing Award
Christian Coffey
Richard T. Clawson Service and Leadership Award
Charles Acker
Brian Cymbolin
Economics
Outstanding Students in Economics
Dan Aas
Jordan Nishida
Education and Child Development
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Elementary Education
Terisa Do
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Child Development
John Deurmeier
Jessica Santoyo
Outstanding Service in Child Development
Amanda Gardiner
John Deurmeier
Kinesiology and Leisure Science
Outstanding Students in Kinesiology and Leisure Science
Cassidy Lake
Shannon Parker
Robbie Smith
Political Science
Ben G. Burnett/Pi Sigma Alpha Awards for
Outstanding Academic and Leadership Contributions by Seniors
Lesley Cole
Whitney Gorton
Adam Steinbaugh
Psychology
Distinction in the Major
Laurel Brown
Maritza Cobian
Niles Cook
Brittany Kernagis
Gladys Mac
Michael Nguyen
Kacie Oviedo
Jessica Santoyo
Christopher Villanueva
Outstanding Students in Psychology: Academics
Laurel Brown
Jessica Santoyo
Outstanding Students in Psychology:
Research and Scholarship
Christine Arrington
Laurel Brown
Maritza Cobian
Niles Cook
Brittany Kernagis
Outstanding Students in Psychology: Service
Christine Arrington
Niles Cook
Whittier Psi Chi Review Award for Exemplary
Research and Writing in Psychology
Christine Arrington
Laurel Brown
Maritza Cobian
Niles Cook
Angela Pietrantoni
Sharlene Silva
Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Outstanding Sociologist in Political Praxis
Nicole Schmidt
Frank Fuentes
Charles J. Browning Prize for
Outstanding Student in Sociology
Crystal Cedillo
Academic Excellence in Anthropology
Lia V. Kozatch
Rachel M. Tassano
Yesenia Alaniz
Janina Maniaol
Outstanding Contribution to Anthropology
Tara B. O'Dea
Outstanding Student in Field Education in Social Work
Ashley Wagstaff
Outstanding Contribution to the Social Work Profession
Robert Graham
Enrique Saldana
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS
Global and Cultural Studies
Contribution to the Major
Janina Maniaol
Whittier Scholars
Outstanding Student in the Whittier Scholars Program
Stefano Fierro
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Robert M. Treser Sophomore Leadership Award
Melanie Abe
Caroline Cox
COLLEGE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARDS
Student Life Leadership Awards
Cassey Ho
Adam Steinbaugh
Student Life Community Service Awards
Shezad K. Bruce
Daniel Strauss
Student Life Diversity Awards
Erasmo Fuentes
Arturo Rubio
Broadoaks Service to Children and Families Award
Isabel Burrows
ALIANZA DE LOS AMIGOS
Leadership Award
Carlos Salazar
Academic Achievement Award
Jessica R. Santoyo
