2024 President's Awards Convocation held at SFU
Highlights from the 2024 President’s Awards Convocation
The President’s Awards Convocation was held on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in the Maurice Stokes Athletics Center with the following awards presented.
Campus Ministry Stewardship Award
- Katrina Zerbee
Dorothy Day Outreach Humanitarian Award
- Tara Young
Act 101 Program Academic Achievement Award
- Lauren Bender
Margaret M. Tobin Research Award
- Mallory Thomas
- Lillie Schanck
Malcolm S. Knowles Continuing Education Award
- Johanna Stock
- Alyssa Kvarta
Rhea Gaunt Memorial Award
- Victoria Petrie
Anne Sloan Borland Award
- Cecelia Groman
Mark N. Shank Award
- Hailey Selvage
Kaylee Harford Award
- Matthew Hargittai
Mary and Paul Zovinka Undergraduate Research Award
- Gavin Ross
Angela (Bionas) Damin, R.N. Nursing Award
- Jordyn Farabagh
Theresa Wild Memorial Award
- Brooke Alexander
John P. and Mary E. McGrenra Scholarship
- Gretchen Wilmer
James W. and Helen Marie Lieb Award
- Andrew Christoff
Rev. Gabriel J. Zeis, T.O.R., Franciscan Values Award
- Madelyn Kline
Mary A. Hinman Memorial Award
- Jessen Poullos
Torie's Journey Award
- Emily Liebal
Christopher A. Collier Memorial Award
- Isabella Pesce
Class of 1961 Heritage Award
- Vivian Sciarello
Karin Hoerlein '82 Physician Assistant Award
- Madeline Kuchta
Joseph D. Tomlinson Memorial Award
- Benjamin Dodson
Richard Dorsey Muller Memorial Scholarship Award
- John Graessle
- Isaac Johnsen
Armond A. Manfredi Junior Awards
- Accounting—Anna Sholtes
- Business Analytics—Elena Pontzius
- Economics —Paige Theobald
- Finance—Savannah Schoonmaker
- Management—Nicholas McGowan
- Marketing—Elizabeth Fry
Anthony and Mary Pekala Award
- Madyn Allison
Paul Deskevich Outstanding Mathematics Student Award
- Austin Wheeler
Gunard B. Carlson Memorial Foundation/Creating Writing and Visual Arts Contest
Creative Writing Winners
- 1st place—Jillian Hodge
- 2nd place—Ava Dzurenda
- 3rd place—Madison Soellner
- 4th place—Nathaniel Scritchfield
- Honorable Mentions: Paige Kistner, Anna Lovette, Hailey Selvage and Jakob Sherman
Visual Arts Winners
- 1st place—Anna Lovette
- Honorable Mentions: Cassidy Bezek and Jose Garcia Ortega
Dr. William B. and Patricia L. Furlong Endowment
- Colette Costlow
E.G. "Bud" Shuster Memorial Scholarship and Congressional Internship
- Isaac Johnsen
- Matthew Kearney
Academic Achievement Awards
- Brynn Hershbine
- Kaitlyn Maxwell
Honors Program Graduates: Katie Addison, Owen Bartlebaugh, Rachel Bills, Emily Brown, Emily Bucher, Mary Jane Dugery, Sarah Evans, Priya Gupta, Isaac Johnsen, Holly Jones, Riley Kromer, Kaitlyn Maxwell, Samantha Murphy, Alexandra Ochs, Hannah Primm, Kaden Rightenour, Rebekeh Schlager, and Ethan Walker
Mr. and Ms. Frankie for 2024
- Isaac Johnsen and Isabella Tuttoilmondo
- Finalists: Katie Addison, Anna Bernasconi, Priya Gupta, Elena Pontzius, Hugh Flanagan, Mitchell Miko, Samuel Pilcher, and Connor Weaver
Saint Francis Honor Society Distinguished Faculty
- Ms. Jane Gleason
- Finalists: Ms. Michelle Beck, Dr. Brian Besong, Dr. Mark Buckwalter, Dr. Jill Cavalet, Dr. Denise Damico, Ms. Jessica Dunlap, Dr. Amy Hudkins, Dr. Angela Seidel, Dr. Kent Tonkin, Dr. John Woznak
Gerald and Helen Swatsworth Faculty Award Finalists
- Dr. Aniruddha "Ani" Bose
- Finalists: Dr. Mark Buckwalter, Dr.. Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg, Dr. Ashley Smith-Diemler, Dr. Edward Zovinka
Faculty Emerita/Emeritus Award
- Dr. Robin Cadwallader
- Dr. Daniel Wetklow
Dean Emeritus and Faculty Emeritus Award
Dr. Peter Skoner