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2010–11 Extension School award and prize winners

Notice
May 25, 2011

The following is a list of recipients of awards and prizes presented at Commencement 2011 to deserving Extension School graduates and dedicated faculty members.

To read an explanation of each award, thesis titles and thesis director comments (where applicable), and additional information, see the extended award and prize winner list.

Reginald H. Phelps Prize

First prize:

  • Douglas T. Woodhouse, ALB, cum laude

Second prize:

  • Gretchen B. Bennet, ALB, cum laude

Third prize:

  • Scott A. Blue, ALB, cum laude

Santo J. Aurelio Prize

Winner:

  • Ingeborg Hagner Burgess, ALB, cum laude

Derek Bok Public Service Prize

Winner:

  • Miranda Vitello, ALM Museum Studies

Commencement Speaker Prize

Winners:

  • Linda H. Dudaryk, ALB, cum laude
  • Therésa-Jennifer M. Stritch, ALM Mathematics for Teaching
  • Alexander Speredelozzi, ALM Journalism
  • Michael G. Doorley, ALM Management

Thomas Small Prize

First prize:

  • Ezekiel J. Panitz, ALM

Second prize (tie)

  • Inga Brege, ALM
  • Shoshana R. Gordon Guedalia, ALM
  • Erika C. Scopino, ALM

Dean’s Prize for Outstanding ALM Thesis

Winners:

  • Willem VanEssendelft, behavioral sciences
  • Andrew F. Kelner, biological sciences
  • Peter Thielen, biotechnology
  • John Powell Chambers, humanities
  • Kaustubh Sharma, information technology (tie)
  • Michael Tracey Zellmann, information technology (tie)
  • Alex Speredelozzi, journalism
  • Pedro Ivo Odon, mathematics for teaching
  • Jane Musselman Mason, museum studies
  • Robert Michael Casale, social sciences
  • Elissavet A. Psilou, sustainability and environmental management

The Harold V. Langlois Outstanding Scholar Award

Winners:

  • John I. Levy, ALM Management
  • Emily Shewchuk, ALM Management
  • Denise E. Simion, ALM Management

The Katie Y.F. Yang Prize

Winner:

  • Sandro Herrera, ALM Management

Carmen S. Bonanno Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching Award

Winner:

  • Mostafa Atamnia, Arabic

James E. Conway Excellence in Teaching Writing Award

Winner:

  • Julie Anne McNary, expository writing and creative writing

Petra T. Shattuck Excellence in Teaching Award

Winners:

  • Davíd L. Carrasco, anthropology and religion
  • Allyson Sherlock, computer science
  • John Hamilton, humanities and foreign literature and culture

The Joanne Fussa Distinguished Teaching Award

Winner:

  • Bruce D. Watson, finance and economics