2025 President's Awards Convocation held at SFU
Highlights from the 2025 President’s Awards Convocation
The President’s Awards Convocation was held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 in the Maurice Stokes Athletics Center with the following awards presented.
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Campus Ministry Stewardship Award
- Lucy Fink
Dorothy Day Outreach Humanitarian Award
- Kody Krug
Act 101 Program Academic Achievement Award
- Emily Conklin
Margaret M. Tobin Research Award
- Georgia Ellison (freshman/sophomore)
- Ava Dzurenda (junior/senior)
Malcolm S. Knowles Continuing Education Award
- Shannon Eckenrode
- Leslie Himes
Rhea Gaunt Memorial Award
- Aubree Burkhimer
Anne Sloan Borland Award
- Alia Camacho
Mark N. Shank Award
- Brenna Kerr
Kaylee Harford Award
- Joshua Dell
- Gavin Gatone
- Cole Weiland
Mary and Paul Zovinka Undergraduate Research Award
- Matthew Hargittai
- Naveen Sirsikar
Angela (Bionas) Damin, R.N. Nursing Award
- Annelise Davis
Theresa Wild Memorial Award
- Chloe King
John P. and Mary E. McGrenra Scholarship
- Molly Kelly
James W. and Helen Marie Lieb Award
- Nathan Cammarata
Rev. Gabriel J. Zeis, T.O.R., Franciscan Values Award
- Griffin Burt
Mary A. Hinman Memorial Award
- Jennifer Spacht
Torie's Journey Award
- Abby Yahner
Christopher A. Collier Memorial Award
- Thomas Urbain
Class of 1961 Heritage Award
- Sophia Reitz
Karin Hoerlein '82 Physician Assistant Award
- Julianne Dee
Joseph D. Tomlinson Memorial Award
- Lindsay Nyanko
Richard Dorsey Muller Memorial Scholarship Award
- Nathaniel Scritchfield
M. Jayne Kimlin Award in Physical Science
- Samantha Dodson
- Abigail Seese
Ursula Pawlowski Memorial/Dr. Vincent and Joyce Remillard International Scholars Award
- Morgan Vogel
Armond A. Manfredi Junior Awards
- Accounting—Patrick Reese
- Business Analytics—Nathan Hayes
- Economics —Miranda Weiland
- Finance—Matthew Kearney
- Global Business Management—Ethan Pendarvis
- Management—Grace Raquel
- Management Information Systems—Hailey Selvage
- Marketing—Kaitlyn Lauer
Anthony and Mary Pekala Award
- Evan Mardis
Paul Deskevich Outstanding Mathematics Student Award
- Brennan Michael
Gunard B. Carlson Memorial Foundation/Creating Writing and Visual Arts Contest
Creative Writing Winners
- 1st place—Annah Lovette
- 2nd place—Georgia Ellison
- 3rd place—Jillian Hodge
- 4th place—Hailey Selvage
- Honorable Mentions: Ava Dzurenda, Taylor Kennedy, Erin Pyle, Meghan Roach, Sophie Stophel, Alexandra Valentine, and McKenzie Woods.
Visual Arts Winners
- 1st place—Matthew Violett
- Honorable Mentions: Jake Harris, Annah Lovette, and Matthew Violett
Dr. William B. and Patricia L. Furlong Endowment
- Avery Beunier-Lucas
E.G. "Bud" Shuster Memorial Scholarship and Congressional Internship
- Riley Knox
Ann Eppard Memorial Scholarship for Women in Leadership
- Laryssa Webster
Academic Achievement Awards
- Gracie Azzato
- Adrianna Boldizar
- Connor Clarke
- Sienna Fiorenza
- Joshua Koval
- Patrick Reese
- Caleb Stivanelli
Honors Program Graduates: Grace Callahan, Toby Cree, Christine Covello, Paige Debias, Julianne Dee, Victoria DiRenno, Eliana Eicher, Chyler Espino, Natalie Glessner, Ty Mallin, Madelyn Marzina, Ami Mattingly, Makenna Murphy, Innocende Patterson, Jenna Ramsey, Meghan Roach, Lindsay Schank, Ethan Spade, and Miranda Weiland
Mr. and Ms. Frankie for 2025
- Nicole Himes and Jackson Hudkins
- Finalists: Julianne Dee, Emma Fleck, Sienna Fiorenza, Alice Hoover, Caleb DeBass, Carson Elbin, Matthew Harris, Joel Hogue
Saint Francis Honor Society Distinguished Faculty
- Dr. John Woznak
- Finalists: Dr. Suzanne Black, Dr. Mark Buckwalter, Dr. Jill Cavalet, Ms. Kelly Garanich, Dr. Amy Hudkins, Dr. John Miko, Dr. Angela Seidel, Dr. Michelle Stehman, Mr. Tyke Steiner, Dr. Kent Tonkin
Gerald and Helen Swatsworth Faculty Award Finalists
- Dr. Patrick Farabaugh
- Finalists: Dr. Matthew Birk, Dr. Rose Clark, Dr. Denise Damico, Dr. Gail Drus, Dr. Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg, Dr. Arthur Remillard, Dr. Ashley Smith-Diemler, Dr. Brennan Thomas, Dr. Camille Wendekier
Faculty Emerita/Emeritus Award
- Dr. Rita Trofino
Dean Emeritus and Faculty Emeritus Award
Dr. Donald Walkovich