Each year, the College of Letters and Science honors two outstanding graduating seniors, one in Letters and one in Science, for the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence. To be eligible for the award, the nominee must have graduated in the Fall, or will graduate this Spring/Summer. 

Pushya Kirshna

Pushya Krishna, majoring in English, won a Dean's Award for Academic Excellence in 2022.

2022

  • Pushya Krishna, Department of English
  • Charlie Siders, Department of Physics

2021

  • Quincy Balius, Department of History & Philosophy
     
  • Will Rogers, Department of Ecology

2020

  • Hannah Telling, Department of English
  • Anna French, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Department of Ecology
 

2019

  • Colin Hammock, Microbiology & Immunology
  • David Holzer, Psychology
  • Abigail Lake, History & Philosophy and English

2018

  • Magdelena (Maggie) Russell, Cell Biology & Neuroscience
  • Todd Jennings, History & Philosophy

2017

  • Heather Olsen, Sociology & Anthropology
  • Riley Shearer, Economics, Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering

2016

  • Kelsey Weyerbacher, English
  • Cassia Wagner, Chemistry & Biochemistry

2015

  • Patrick Anthony, History & Philosophy
  • Emma Hannigan, Chemistry & Biochemistry

2014

  • Dustin Dallman, History & Philosophy and English
  • Patrick Murphy, Mathematical Sciences

2013

  • David Halat, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Mathematical Sciences
  • Derek Brouwer, History & Philosophy

2012

  • Elizabeth “Bizz” Browning, English, Modern Languages & Literatures
  • Daniel Barta, Earth Sciences

2011

  • Deborah Blanchard, English, Modern Languages & Literatures
  • Emily Kobos, Chemistry & Biochemistry

2010

  • Zuzu Feder, English
  • Emily Buckhouse, Chemistry & Biochemistry

2009

  • Stephenie Davison, Cell Biology & Neuroscience
  • Kathrine Baldwin, History & Philosophy, Modern Languages & Literatures

2008

  • Tara Alley, English, Modern Languages & Literatures
  • Luke Oltrogge, Chemistry & Biochemistry

2007

  • Christopher Renner, Physics, Mathematical Sciences
  • Elise Hogenson, Agricultural Economics & Economics

2006

  • Robert Mealer, Cell Biology & Neuroscience
  • Dan Huebner, Political Science, Sociology & Anthropology

2005

  • Brett Schandelson, Political Science
  • Jason Scott, Physics

2004

  • Kathryn Conner, English
  • Britney Moss, Chemistry & Biochemistry

2003

  • Hailey Haffey, English
  • Sara Maccagnano, Physics