Convocation 2007

Clark kicks off the new academic year with Fall Convocation August 29. Orientation and move-in are under way at Clark, where approximately 580 first-year students are joining the campus for fall classes, which start on Monday, August 27. The fall Convocation and Salute to Student Scholars mark the official opening of the academic year and will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 in the Daniels Theater, Atwood Hall. A short, formal ceremony will include opening remarks by President John Bassett and the awarding of university-wide awards and fellowships to outstanding faculty and students (see below for listing). Dean of the College and Associate Provost Walter Wright will give the Convocation address, "Why Are We Here?" A Salute to Student Scholars reception will follow Convocation at 3 p.m. in Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center.

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University Honor Societies

2007-2008 Members of Gryphon and Pleiades

2007-2008 Members of Fiat Lux

New Members of the Societies of Anton and Steinbrecher Fellows 2007

Thomas Wisniewski ’87 Undergraduate Award for Creativity and Research

Lily Acunzo

University-Wide Awards

Howard Bonar Jefferson Prize

Paula Zimmerman

The Marshall Geer McKim Memorial Fund

Robin Barron Elizabeth Fox

Thomas M. Dolan ’62 Outstanding Service Award

Daniel De Santis Michael Woodruff
Bridget Millman
Emily Zoback

John W. Lund Community Service Award

Mika Kuwahara ’07
Laurie B. Ross

President’s Service Award

Police Officer Michael Palermo

Faculty Awards

Outstanding Academic Advisor

Michael Bamberg

Outstanding Teacher Award

Scott Hendricks

Seymour N. Logan Faculty Fellowship

Patty Ewick

University Senior Faculty Fellowship Award

Patrick Derr

Oliver and Dorothy Hayden Junior Faculty Fellowship Award

John Rogan

Hodgkins Junior Faculty Awards

Abbie Goldberg | James Murphy

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

Sara Bothun

Salute to Student Scholars

Biology

David Potter Prize for Excellence in Biology
Anna Maione

Chemistry

American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry
Kelley Shortsleeves

Chemical Rubber Company Press Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award
Samantha Palace | Devon Saliga

Organic Chemistry Prize
Shyamal Asher

Communication and Culture

Foundation Course Award
Davide Gualandi | Elizabeth Walden

Economics

David R. Porter ’35 Prize for Excellence in Economics
George Keppler

The Roger Van Tassel Book Prize
Hannah Perlmutter

English

Betty ’79 and Stanley Sultan Short Story Contest
Samuel Mattern-Schain (2nd prize)

Loring Holmes & Ruth Dodd Drama Contest
Leah Henoch (2nd prize)

William H. Carter, Jr. Prize in English
Lana Petersson

Geography

Strabo Prize
Daniel De Santis Paula Zimmerman

International Development, Community Planning, and Environment

Theodore Von Laue Undergraduate Prize in International Development
Elizabeth Fox

Math/Computer Science

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Computer Science
Virginia Gray

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Mathematics
Alina Taus

Philosophy

“Outstanding Achievement in Logic” Prize
Danielle Coles

Physics

Albert C. Erickson ’30 Award
Michael Robitaille

Roy S. Andersen ’43 Award
Joseph DeGeorge

Psychology

Colin Award for Creativity
John Borghi

Herman A. Witkin Undergraduate Scholar Award for Creativity
Genevieve Ballinger

Student Summer Research and Internship Awards

James ’39 and Ada Bickman Summer Science Research Internships

Elisha Buhler | Lincoln Muhoro | Kelley Shortsleeves

Frederick M. and Alice Murdock Summer Science Internship

Morgan Provost

Maurine H. Milburn Fund for the Sciences Summer Internship

Susan Herringer

PolyCarbon Industries Chemistry Summer Fellowship

Melissa Loving

Albert C. Erickson ’30 Summer Research Award

Igor Partola | Michael Robitaille

Sara Bickman Music and Arts Summer Internship Award

Seah Chickering-Burchesky | Mary Townsend

Lois MPA ’78 and Robert ’49 Green UDSC Undergraduate Summer Internship

Carolyn Kriso

International Studies Stream Internships

Emma Juniper | Rachel Rampil

Peter Condakes Research Fellowship

Michelle Bozeman

H.E.R.O. (Human Environmental Regional Observatory) Fellowships:

Sam Blanchard | Nicholas Bumbarger | Nagraj Rao | Alina Taus | James Wilson

Henry J. Leir Summer Research Scholarship

Nathan Fowle | Amital Sachs

Student Research Projects and other Creative Activities

Fall Fest 2006 and Academic Spree Day 2007 Participants, Classes of ’08, ’09, ’10

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