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Whittier College 2009 Spring Honors Convocation
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Rhodes Scholarship Competition
Ashley Phipps, Nominee
Lara Hurlburt, Nominee
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Nicole Greer, Nominee
Marshall Scholarship
Jessica A. Cerda, Nominee
James R. Parks Fellowship
Abraham Solorzano
James R. Park Prizes
Juliana Baez
Terees Dowd
Melissa Campos
Noretta Morales
Steven Olvera
Gabriel Papa
2009 Newsom Awards in Fiction and Poetry
Fiction
1st Place (tie)
Martina Miles — Everysmell
Lee Beltrand Chan — A Story to Be Submitted For the Newsom Award
Poetry
1st Place
Martina Miles —Yours
2nd Place
Martina Miles — Last Moment
3rd Place
Alexander L. Johnson — Trenton Boogie
Honorable Mention
Martina Miles — In Order
Brandon Halcomb — On the Edge of Time With a Man Called Lonely
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
Ashley Barton
Eric Borja
Celia de Sa
Lea Jimenez
Veronica Moreno
DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS
HUMANITIES DIVISION
Art and Art History
Outstanding Students in Art And Art History
Desiree Stewart
Farrin Ochoa
English Language and Literature
Outstanding Graduates in English
Martina Miles
Andrea Orwoll
First-Year Student Writing Prize
First Place
Catherine Faris King — Muses of Poetry, Muses of Poison
Second Place
Carlyn Werderman — Is Electroconvulsive Therapy Ethical?
Third Place
Julia-Ellen Spruill-Smith — Utopia in Modern America
Modern Languages and Literatures
The Martin Ortiz Award for Academic Excellence In Spanish
Teresa Hidalgo
Annette Trujillo
The Tara Molloy Service and Leadership Award In Spanish
Elizabeth Lutton
Ernesto RÃos-Oropeza
Outstanding Students in French
Haven Carey
Awndrea Lassiter
Abraham Rocha
Outstanding Research in French Language and Literature
Erica Travers
Outstanding Student in Chinese
Alexander Maupin
Music
Outstanding Performance in Music
Ashley Delzell
Jessica Farrell
Janice Lopez
Jane Rasch
Outstanding Leadership and Service In Music
Adrian Perez
Whitney Cane
Outstanding Scholarship in Music
Josh Wood
Outstanding Creativity in Music
Will Dickerson
Philosophy
Outstanding Student in Philosophy
Callan Martinez
Religious Studies
C. Milo Connick Award In Recognition Of Outstanding Work in The Field Of Religion
Azaam Samad
Outstanding Student in Religious Studies
Corey Howell
Theatre and Communication Arts Outstanding Student in Theatre
Vanessa Gonzalez
NATURAL SCIENCES DIVISION
Biology
Outstanding Student in Biology
Brittany Kunz
Nicole Soliven
Outstanding Contribution to The Biology Department
Brittany Kunz
Nicole Soliven
Outstanding Contribution in Research
Brittany Kunz
Chemistry
The W. Roy Newsom Award in Chemistry
Gabriel Nazaroff
Ashley Phipps
Undergraduate Research Award in Chemistry
James Edwards
Nancy Pineda
Physics and Astronomy
Outstanding Student in Physics and Astronomy
Christopher Marvin
SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION
Business Administration
Outstanding Graduate in Business Administration
Arturo Rubio
Outstanding Student in the Finance Concentration
Conner Schryver
Outstanding Student in Accounting Concentration
Arturo Rubio
Outstanding Student in The International Business Concentration
Benjamin Foden
Outstanding Student in The Management Concentration
Kimberly Fattorini
Outstanding Student in the Marketing Concentration
Blake Noriega
Murdy Writing Award
Conner Schryver
Richard T. Clawson Service And Leadership Award
Blake Noriega
Economics
Outstanding Student in Economics
Priya Punatar
Education and Child Development
Outstanding Service in Education
Alexandra Guevara
Teresa Hidalgo
Lauren Sierra
Matthew Vasquez
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Child Development
Michele Loewy
Jacqueline Ragusa
Outstanding Service in Child Development
Laura Naumann
Kelsey Raleigh
Danielle Boland
Outstanding Research in Child Development
Michele Loewy
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Secondary Education
Nicole Soliven
Kinesiology and Leisure Science
Outstanding Student in Kinesiology
And Leisure Science
Vanessa Cazas
Political Science
Ben G. Burnett/Pi Sigma Alpha Awards For Outstanding Academic and Leadership
Contributions by Seniors
Steve Addezio
Caitlin Finley
Yuki Miyagiwa
Dan Strauss
Psychology
Outstanding Student in Psychology: Academics
Joselynn Cruz
Michele Loewy
Outstanding Student in Psychology:
Research and Scholarship
Heather Toledo
Outstanding Student in Psychology: Service
Michele Loewy
Whittier Psi Chi Review Award For Exemplary Research and Writing In Psychology
Christina Barba
Joselynn Cruz
Michele Loewy
Katherine Ore
Jacqueline Ragusa
Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Outstanding Sociologist in Political Praxis
Lynnzi Brianza
Outstanding Student In Anthropology
Jessica Hencier
Outstanding Leadership In Service To Anthropology
Nozomi Umenai
Academic Excellence in Social Work
Vanessa Iniguez
Aracely Iniguez
Outstanding Student
In Field Education in Social Work
Sasha Trejos
Outstanding Contribution to The Social Work Profession
Enrique Saldana
Yesica Sanchez
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS
Global And Cultural Studies
Contribution To The Major
Alexander Maupin
Whittier Scholars
Outstanding Student In The Whittier Scholars Program
Amanda Settlage
Award for Service To The Writing Program
Jacqueline Ragusa
Calli Welsch
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Student Life Leadership Awards
Steve Addezio
Martina Miles
Clarissa Schomer
Student Life Community Service Awards
Nadine Barragan
Michele Loewy
Student Life Diversity Awards
Gabriel Papa
Student Life Emerging Leader Award
Spencer Beck
Jennice Ontiveros
Maria Pizana
Broadoaks Service to Children And Families Award
Daniel Covarrubias
Madeleine Hass
Alianza De Los Amigos Leadership Award
Nadine Barragan
Alianza De Los Amigos Academic Achievement Award
Arturo Rubio
