A celebration of excellence, in and out of the classroom

Huge congratulations to all of the students and staff members who were honored for their achievements inside and outside of the classroom at the annual Student Awards Celebration on Friday, April 22.

Bernae DySart and Em Swain are this year’s recipients of the Daniel J. and W.J.K. Snyder Price, awarded to the two top graduating seniors who faculty have judged to have excelled during their four years at Heidelberg in leadership based on character and scholarship. Wednesday Conley was this year’s recipient of the Berghalter Memorial Award, given to a student who best exemplifies the spirit of the Good Samaritan.

Graduating senior McCartney Betz was chosen to give the student remarks at the celebration. She titled her speech Imposters? Sus. It was a nod to Among Us, a game that took off during the pandemic, in which there are “imposters” and other players have to figure out their identities. McCartney covered her experience at Heidelberg, particularly in regard to Imposter Syndrome, describing her remarks as “an inspirational pep talk about relying on others and trusting oneself.” In it, she delivered the now-famous closing line, “Haters gonna hate, potaters gonna potate, I’m just glad we get to graduate!”

Here is a list of this year’s award recipients as presented on Friday:

ACS Chemistry Club Underclassman Award – Averi Hunt
Alexander and Christina Garver memorial Prize – Kylie Hendrix, first place; Makenna Finnegan, second place
Allan King Zartman Prize in Biology – Courtney Temple
Arnold “Skip” Oliver Award (political science) – Emma Baughman and Bernae DySart
Arthur E. and Helen M. Bean Award (instrumental music) – Kortland C. Andrews
Berg Bravo! Prize (School of Music & Theatre) – Zachary M. Abraham and Ashtyn R. Wolph
Berg Falcon Master of Accountancy Scholarship – Kaitlyn Ferrario
Charles M. Legally Prize in Speech – Kelsey Stanfield
Clyde Lamb—Ohio Athletic Conference Award in Athletics – Sarah Oney and Dylan Woods
Curtis A. Helman Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior in Criminology – Alessandra A. Piazza
Dr. A. G. McQuate Award in Field Biology – Zac Belko and Kelly Spence
Dr. Andrew J ’81 and Anne Hering Gase Medical School Award – Caleb Gerber
Dr. Rose Moore Education Award – Samantha M. Blake
Dr. John W. Groce Prize in Chemistry – Anamya Truex
Edward Lamb Foundation Prize (business and economics) – Delaney Gill
E.I.F. Williams Memorial Prize in Elementary & Secondary Education: Chelsey T. Higgins and Anna M. Zeller (elementary education) and Riley T. Bartels and Sophia K. Jackson (secondary education)
E. J. Shives Prize in Chemistry – Kayla Buck
Elizabeth Conrad Zartman Prize in Philosophy – Chayenne Powers
Emerging Leader Award – Isaiah Young and Kelsey Stanfield
Ernest & Martha Hammel Research Awards – Emma Baughman and Kayla Mullinax (tie for first) and Kathleen Brady (third)
Ferris and Dorothy Ohl Prize (musical performance) – Seth Eisenhower
F.J. Brand Prize in Physics – Nicholas Hausman
Frederick D. Lemke Award in English – Sarah Zapola
G.A. Stinchcomb Prize in Natural Science or Mathematics – Brynlee S. Vermillion
H. Dana Hopkins Award (communication, media, theatre) – McCartney Betz
Helmut Fischer Prize in German-American Studies – Kirsten Kracht
Herman E. Sayger Award (male, female athlete) – Seth Hohman, Maddie Szawranskyj
Ira and Robert Wilson Memorial Prize (biology/grad school) – Ryan Newman, Chayce Schaub
Jane Frost Kalnow Memorial Fund Career in Accounting Award – Guy Tibbels
Jane Frost Kalnow Memorial Fund Career in Industry Award – Lillian Whitcomb
John Allen Krout Prize in American History – James Williams
John C. Shinn Memorial Award (history, political science, economics) – Isabel Chasney, Gavin Robison, Noah Paris
John I. Kolehmainen Scholarship (political science) – Tristin Buurma, Siera Octaviano
J. Robert Allman Award in Theatre Arts – Riley Gibson
Leanne O. Wolff Award in Communication – Lily A. Roth
Lenore Osterholm Prize in Spanish – Victoria Bunevich and Lillian Whitcomb
Lewis E. Miller International Ambassador Award – Spencer Tredwell
Liston Award (water quality, environmental studies) – David Harbaugh
Martin A. Reno Emerging Scholar Prize in Computer Science – Alex F. McRandal
Martin A. Reno Senior Scholar Prize in Computer Science – William R. Bohlen
Martin Walker Smith Prize in History: Best Paper – Haley Martin
Martin Walker Smith Prize in History: Highest GPA – Bernae DySart
Nancy Rhodes Shanklin ’66 Endowment for International Study – Hayley Kumel
Outstanding Freshman in Criminology – MaKenzie L. Brooks
Outstanding First-Year Student in Psychology Award – Taylor S. Ratliff
Outstanding senior Employee of the Year – Emma Wright
Pancoast Family Scholarship of the Tiffin Community Foundation (natural sciences) – Melanie Cohn, Kristina Confesor and Madison Flory
Paul H. Hoernemann Prize in Athletics – Jace Grossman and Kathleen Brady
Paul H. Hoernemann Memorial Prize for Voice – Rebecca A. Eppard
Prugh Prize in Athletics – Isaiah Flood and Bailey Walter
Psi Chi Outstanding Senior Award (psychology) – Brooke Franz
Ralph & Sue Quellhorst Community Service and Civic Engagement Award – Em Swain
Robert E. Oleson Outstanding Student Leader Award – Lauren Mussig
Student Leader for Diversity – Jasmine Ridler
Student Organization Advisor of the Year – Julie Arnold
Student Organization of the Year – Excelsior Men’s Society
Wickham Prize in Business – Sarah Shoots
William F. Steele Prize in Mathematics – Jacob Logsdon
William Henry and Harriet Jane Gibson Prize (Concert Choir) – Nycholas E. Martinez