Celebrating Chatham Students' Successes: Student Awards 2023
Below you’ll find the recipients of our 2022-2023 Student Awards, a wide range of leaders who exemplify academic excellence, campus leadership, and innovative thinking. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
Student and Staff/Faculty Leadership and Undergraduate Academic Awards
Click on the individual’s picture to read more about them and their award!
![Montgomery Psychology Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681400899283-PDG363FY5Q10264YEG6O/c6e027ae4f204e28bbd03773f52c89f9.jpeg.jpg)
![Anna Dravo Parkin Award & Anna Randolph Gillespie Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681401139111-UCESNBHHXEYCVVELOIUY/img_5078.jpeg.jpg)
![William J. Strassburger Music Award & Mihail Stolarevksy Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681401244310-GY9P7J5JDQMAGD8KXVZ5/20220604_114918.jpg)
![Chatham Excellence in Writing, First Year](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681401522862-9CYCPTP86BC5IYJQUE48/ff39e9013cf5493d9b4e411bdbc6c584.jpeg.jpg)
![Chatham Excellence in Writing, Junior Year](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681402060282-X4W8L5G2QTLXTD64EJZI/45cb9258470842728d0cd6a5fb7ece6c.jpeg.jpg)
![Chatham Excellence in Writing, Senior Year](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681402212850-OQFV3U9KDFGK3MDP6YFH/img_5034.jpeg.jpg)
![Lackner Prize](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681402383598-T97YBCYJJLWOL97U3UXD/harouse_img.jpg)
![Anne Harris Aronson Prize in English & Sigo Falk Award for International Awareness and Citizenship](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681404983598-07FMNQMDJFOVN8RGY2WF/official_headshot.jpg)
![Dollar Bank Nimick Scholarship](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681405100380-4ESKTND7H11VBXENEV5Z/tighe_rachel_copy.jpeg.jpg)
![Maggie Hobbs Social Work Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681405269490-M311T6U962AJV4ESKHZL/906bf3aa3f5e48629eb5a2d36ed50847.jpeg.jpg)
![Maggie Hobbs Social Work Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681405463217-YBQC267WIXLM028Z2FFH/6ff9784010e94e40a8653edbd8ccd60f.jpeg.jpg)
![Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh College Chemistry Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681405697545-UJTCR7AJYJRU67WDWCJ0/img_2960.jpg)
![American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681406042536-8G1OZ4C814BG4NCV9OQX/img_0059.jpg)
![ACS Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681406193684-ZO8A4UVAK116SORD7HRK/5fc5aebae7e241b29dda6918bc1cd6fa.jpeg.jpg)
![CRC First-Year Chemistry Achievement Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681406340639-9UR7A8P3EJW3WUD4363F/crc_award_picture.jpeg.jpg)
![Pennsylvania Female College Association Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681406591657-YJC2LQ3UDYZ7TBQQGCMV/image+%283%29.png)
![Susan Elwell Student Alumna Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681408799392-B1J0N0PYNOQBXI34U3ZQ/0bed183db9ab4c18bcd181671d0be90a.jpeg.jpg)
![Student Organization Advisor of the Year](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681409117331-J8836079J5MKY8LA0VJH/murakami_headshot.jpg)
![Community Advocate Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681409247364-8OWA7XGUT7DFS1FNXSF6/lauren_cox_headshot.jpg)
![Cougar Fanatic Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681409571358-YT8WUHXTWRJI3OGQN57G/image.jpeg.jpg)
![Emerging Leader Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681409667703-55SUZMQWE8RE0EDLGMI8/carson.png)
![Emerging Leader Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681409886472-Z904GD8GRU12LD8PT8GL/ba889d8d947a41c9b0a9777fd54c5c5c.jpeg.jpg)
![Rachel Carson Sustainability Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681409951731-QFUUNYH2RN57C7FITQ4X/img_6777.jpg)
![Rachel Carson Sustainability Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681410171320-AVUHOT1D3MGYDLPBWAOJ/baljunas_profile.jpg)
![Spiritual Leadership Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681410841197-TUZ7CSOTSNUFXKUYTMSG/bonzojweb.jpg)
![Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leader Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681411074125-61TWXYF7ZL4GAHO0KLC4/img_3730.jpg)
![Barbara Stone Hollander ’60 Student Leadership Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681411296433-28N9VQ6NSDN4RD28Q0HW/234411017_1285392631918332_2791107744536042404_n.jpg)
![International Advocate Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681411440780-FWSEOX0BVXE2I0W2TM6X/img_1627.jpg)
Award Winners Not Pictured:
Beatrice Lewis Creative Writing Award — Abby Yeager ’24
The Beatrice Lewis Creative Writing Award goes to the student who has most distinguished themselves in creative writing during the academic year.
Chatham Excellence in Writing Award, Sophomore — Grace Amick ’25
The Chatham Excellence in Writing Awards recognize superior achievement in writing. Through the generosity of Diane Neiman ’65, Chatham has presented the Excellence in Writing Awards since the 1993-94 academic year.
Graduate Student Awards
Click on an individual’s picture to see their name.
![Outstanding Graduate Student Leader Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681410499813-LFLIGJ8P6FKWECUBEEYU/img_7594.jpg)
![Graduate Excellence Award for Creative Excellence](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681411917317-XCPNGBL8NUUF6SH5I5QH/4786edb953324362b2cf11c63718fdfa.jpeg.jpg)
![Graduate Excellence Award for Professional Excellence](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681412087050-D5DAJXQBQ4PY016XL6SN/six_6bf773f800414454bd119ca5b424ea04.jpeg.jpg)
Award Winners Not Pictured:
Graduate Excellence Award for Empirical Evidence— Damilola Fagade
Student Organization Awards
Click on the organization’s picture to read more about their award!
![Big Thinking Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681412291040-TKRN8QDNBOHCC8G4ES0R/serphoto.png)
![Most Spirited Organization](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681412387258-XV4TRD0YR9VGMRS95LK4/1e48f1c780384999b542f1f1742bccbe.jpeg.jpg)
![Outstanding Community Service Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681412433130-TIC1S8728M7YOXPX97HU/image_1170.0x879.0.jpg)
![Outstanding Diversity Award](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681412529644-G4CLXOI1FFUG1V0TOOGH/bsu_nomination_photo.jpeg.jpg)
![Outstanding Student Organization](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681412635975-3C9Q5KGSEJB58BQDOZ8O/img_8434.jpg)
![Outstanding New Student Organization](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627a6ef0f125404091392104/1681412846146-QH0YYFF7ZLO0ORP0HJRV/logo_w_whit_bckgrnd.png)