During Friday's ceremony at the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Associate Professor of Environmental Science Cinzia Fissore was honored with the 2023 Harry W. Nerhood Teaching Excellence Award. Named for Professor Emeritus of History Harry W. Nerhood, the award recognizes overall excellence in teaching. Fissore's work focuses on understanding the role of soil carbon in offsetting CO2 emissions to the atmosphere and, therefore, mitigating climate change.
Ahmanson Veteran Fellowship Vitalyi Tractenberg
Alianza de los Amigos-Ortiz Fellowship Alexandria Amaya
Art & Technology Student Fellowship Maria Caceres Alejandro Chavez Macy Miller Misaki Saigusa
Jan and John ‘45 Cauffman Fellowship Maria Caceres
Mary Davis Fellowship in Public Service Lissa Castillo Higueros Galilea Landa-Posas
The Fletcher Jones Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Casandra Avila Ella Calder Adriana Cox-Gonzalez Riley Driscall Conner Hoemann Mursalle Khwajazada Palmer Patel Kiara Piaggio Hurtado de Mendoza Charlotte Umstead
Fellowship on the High Seas Aislinn Burley Adriana Cox-Gonzalez Gisselle Jimenez Geraldine Serna Leah Gibson Lucia Piner Veiva Piner Micalah Katurah Harris Roux Davies
Jan Lopez Wood Fellowship Estasia McGlothlin
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Damian Garcia Alejandra Ortega Shayla Sakkakhanaune
Richard M. Nixon Fellowship Samira Pintado-Falero
Barbara Ondrasik ’57 and David Groce Fellowship Kaelin Jacey Francisco Leah Gibson Madeline Ho Bekezhan Zhaxylykov
Cathy Standiford Fellowship in Creative Writing & Journalism Paige Meyer-Draffen
UniHealth Peer Health Educator Fellowship-Internship Sion Chae Lucy Corcoran Elise Johnson Sonali Ortiz-Casillas Emily Perez-Medina Ha My Pham Ioana Podarita Ian Ranches Anh Ngoc Quynh Tran
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honorees
Basketball Ethan Battistini Kyra Davis Alaina James Bryden Lovdahl Elizabeth Scriven
Football Mark Martinez
Soccer Michelle Abarca Lawrence Dydell Olivia Hamm Alexis Huff MacKenzie Reed Tommy Yarbrough
Swimming Geffen Chang Nick Coltrin Emily Loren Flores Chloe Fung Piper Guinn Jenna Marsh
Volleyball Analise Kusleika Della Trimble
Art & Visual Studies
Outstanding Students in Graphic Design Olivia Gloriana Esparza Jessica Kim Allison Willrich
English Language and Literature Outstanding Achievement in Creative Writing & Applied Media Studies Angelica Escobar
Outstanding Academic Achievement in English Literature Divya Rajagopalan
Outstanding Service to the Department Jai Battle
Global and Cultural Studies
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Global and Cultural Studies Jai Battle Hypatia Pine
History Outstanding Graduate in History Grace Ellen Arnsparger
The Paul Moore ’04 and Allison Moore-Smith ’00 Teaching Scholarship Grace Ellen Arnsparger
Modern Languages and Literatures
Outstanding Research in French Elise Marie Hansen Christian Alexander Payne
Outstanding Student in French Marcella Anne Davidson Shanti Nelson
The Martin Ortiz Award for Academic Excellence in Spanish Alejandra Castillo Talia Lauren Johnson Imena Murguia
The Tara Molly Service & Leadership Award Melanie Suzette Ortega
Music
Outstanding Performance in Music Rita Benjelloun
Outstanding Scholarship in Music Andrew R. Romero
Outstanding Service to the Department Kyle McAuliffe
Philosophy
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Philosophy Emilo Paredes Sara Silva
Religious Studies
C. Milo Connick Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Religious Studies Hypatia Pine Ellis Walker
Outstanding Contribution to the Department Hypatia Pine
Theatre, Film, and Communication Arts
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Design & Technology Zyanya Gomez
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Film Christian Alexander Payne
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Performance Elijah Judd
Biology
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Biology Rayba Shaw
Outstanding Academic Achievement & Research in Biology Thomas Lyle-Temple
Outstanding Service to the Department Jasmine Marron
Chemistry
The W. Roy Newsom Award in Chemistry Madeline Ho
Undergraduate Research Award in Chemistry Madeline Ho
Environmental Science
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Environmental Science Duncan Charboneau Alyssa Lesso
Outstanding Research in Environmental Science Catherine Acosta
Mathematics
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Integrated Computer Science-Math Pablo Alvarado
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Mathematics Raymond Hartig
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Mathematics-Economics Matthew Townsend
The Dr. Sharad V. Keny Memorial Endowed Scholarship Angela Abou Zaki
The Pyle Prize Outstanding Graduate in Mathematics Andrew Householder
Physics
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Physics & Astronomy Andrew Householder
Undergraduate Research Award in Physics & Astronomy Raymond Hartig
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Integrated Computer Science-Physics Lucia Piner Veiva Piner
Anthropology
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Anthropology Jona Niles Inniss Melanie Suzette Ortega
Business Administration
Outstanding Graduate in Accounting Fayze Rose Hindi
Outstanding Graduate in Finance John Budd
Outstanding Graduate in International Business Patrick Seelhorst
Outstanding Graduate in Management Matthew Woods
Outstanding Graduate in Marketing Kaden Timothy Symes
The Charles R. Laine Award for Outstanding Graduate in Business Administration Alexandra Burke
The Murdy Writing Award Payton Climer
The Richard T. Clawson Service Award Natasha Sterling
Economics
The Gregory Woirol Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Economics Amelia Bennett
Education and Child Development
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Child Development Demi Ruiz
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Education Angelica Maria Diaz Hailey Schneider
Kinesiology
Outstanding Graduate in Kinesiology Michelle Abarca
Outstanding Graduate in Pre-Physical Therapy Marcella Anne Davidson
Outstanding Service to the Department Lexy Rae Clark
Political Science
The Burnett-Bergerson Political Science Award Ashley Danielle Duenas Ocampo Angelica Escobar Melina Martinez
Psychological Sciences
Outstanding Academic Achievement in the Psychological Sciences Olivia Hamm Isabella Ortega Catherine Christina Yin
Outstanding Service to the Department Micaela Alysse Chavarin Beverly Kao Isabella Ortega
Social Work
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Social Work Darleen Jae Combate Berberabe Anna Disser
Outstanding Service in Social Work Ana Paola Saldana
Sociology
The Charles J. Browning Prize in Sociology Jayson Smith
Outstanding Student in Sociological Praxis Javier Macias Jr.
Africana & Black Studies
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Africana & Black Studies Larissa Belle Carr
Environmental Studies
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Environmental Studies Hypatia Pine
Gender Studies
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Gender Studies Jilly Crane-Mauzy Melina Martinez Coda Sturkie
Our Story Black Oral History
The Dr. Thelma Eaton Award for Scholarship in the African American Community Jai Battle
The Dr. Thelma Eaton Award for Service to the African American Community Jayson Smith
Public Health
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Public Health Amelia Bennett Fernando Ramirez
Whittier Scholars
Outstanding Graduates in the Whittier Scholars Program Lachlan Davidson Dayquan Moeller Ellis Walker
Outstanding Service to the Whittier Scholars Program Madeline Carmella Acosta Allison Willrich
The Whittier College Writing Program
First Year Writing Prizes Anna Gaber Monze Meraz-Lerma
Outstanding Writing Consultant Hypatia Pine
Outstanding Contributions to First Year Programs Marcella Anne Davidson Kaden Timothy Symes
Associated Student of Whittier College Awards
Key to the College Award Evan Josten
Marilyn Veich Award Francisco Gomez
Richard B. Harvey Award Patricia Pint
