2026 President's Awards Convocation held at SFU
Highlights from the 2026 President’s Awards Convocation
The President’s Awards Convocation was held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 in the Maurice Stokes Athletics Center, with the following awards presented.
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Campus Ministry Stewardship Award
- Damian Tobias
Act 101 Program Academic Achievement Award
- Jessen Poullos
Margaret M. Tobin Research Award
- Maci Shirey
- Alexis Marcotte
Malcolm S. Knowles Continuing Education Award
- Ashley McCoy
- LeeAnn Weslager
Rhea Gaunt Memorial Award
- Madyn Allison
Anne Sloan Borland Award
- Desire’ Morris
Mark N. Shank Award
- Lauren Heinrich
Kaylee Harford Award
- Joshua Dell
- Nathan Martin
- Noah Michael
Dr.Aniruddha Bose Memorial Award
- Nathaniel Schrichfield
Livingston Award
- Ava Rhoades
Mary and Paul Zovinka Undergraduate Research Award
- Colton Chathams
- Richard Kirsch
- Cole Weiland
Angela (Bionas) Damin, R.N. Nursing Award
- Katelyn Klein
Theresa Wild Memorial Award
- Tyler Cadwallader
John P. and Mary E. McGrenra Scholarship
- Helena Lynn
James W. and Helen Marie Lieb Award
- Nathan Cammarata
Rev. Gabriel J. Zeis, T.O.R., Franciscan Values Award
- Kylie Innes
Mary A. Hinman Memorial Award
- Veronica Crum
Torie's Journey Award
- Scott Montler
Christopher A. Collier Memorial Award
- Luke Mullen
Class of 1961 Heritage Award
- Angelina Kasak
Karin Hoerlein '82 Physician Assistant Award
- Elizabeth Kovalchik
Joseph D. Tomlinson Memorial Award
- Allison Nyanko
Richard Dorsey Muller Memorial Scholarship Award
- Jordyn Farabaugh
M. Jayne Kimlin Award in Physical Science
- Elizabeth Diehl
- Alyssa Weidlich
- Natalie Wyant
Ursula Pawlowski Memorial/Dr. Vincent and Joyce Remillard International Scholars Award
- Dakota Corle
Armond A. Manfredi Junior Awards
- Accounting—Laryssa Webster
- Business Analytics: Matthew Hall
- Finance: Morgan McNaughton
- Management: Shane Graziosi
- Marketing: Megan Marlin
Anthony and Mary Pekala Award
- Jennifer Spacht
Paul Deskevich Outstanding Mathematics Student Award
- Noah Hall
Gunard B. Carlson Memorial Foundation/Creating Writing and Visual Arts Contest
Creative Writing Winners
- 1st place: MacKenzie Haskell
- 2nd place: Kennedy Barbin
- 3rd place—Ava Cioffari
- 4th place: Alexandra Valentine
- Honorable Mentions: Madyn Allison, Veronica Crum, Simon Greene, Cerys O’Sullivan, Sophie Stophel, and Alexis Stoppe
Visual Arts Winners
- 1st place—Reghan McChesney
- Honorable Mentions: Austin Wagner and Reghan McChesney
Dr. William B. and Patricia L. Furlong Endowment
- Madyn Allison
E.G. "Bud" Shuster Memorial Scholarship and Congressional Internship
- Jelana Boldizar
- Nick Kupniewski
Ann Eppard Memorial Scholarship for Women in Leadership
- Jordyn Farabaugh
Academic Achievement Awards
- Matthew Hall
- Matthew Hargittai
- Jeffrey Hoenstine
- Hunter Myers
- Delaney Quinn
- Coby Romanchock
- Laryssa Webster
Honors Program Graduates: Amelia Abell, Nathan Cammarata, Matthew Hall, Kaitlyn Kasisky, Nicholas Marcino, Gabrielle Miller, Morgan Moniz, Reace Myers, Abigail Seese, Natalie Vogt, Abby Yahner
Mr. and Ms. Frankie for 2025
- Kaylin Rose and Matthew Hall
- Finalists: Mary Bukowski, Naomi Cho, Jordan Henehan, Ellen Kennedy, Kaylin Rose, Abigail Seese, Ryan Frank, Joel Godissart, Matthew Hall, Mason Hoque, Luke Lamb, Joshua Wos
Saint Francis Honor Society Distinguished Faculty
- Dr. Kent Tonkin
- Finalists: Michelle Beck, 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. Ashley Smith-Diemler
- Finalists: Dr. Brennan Thomas, Dr. Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg, Dr. Arthur Remillard, Dr. Camille Wendekier, Dr. John Miko
Faculty Emerita/Emeritus Award
- Dr. John Woznak
Dr. Lening Zhang