2025 Campus Award Winners

Every year, students, faculty, staff, and campus groups are recognized at Chatham University’s Campus Awards for their academic excellence and other contributions to campus life.

Here are this year’s winners.

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American Chemical Society (ACS) Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry – Syba Ismail ’25

Anna Dravo Parkin Award - Haley Drass ’26

Anna Randolph Gillespie Award – Rhegan Henry ’25

Anna Randolph Gillespie Award – Gabrielle Slovikosky ’25

Anne Harris Aronson Prize in English – Douglas Bensch ’25

Barbara Stone Hollander '60 Student Leadership Award – Kiera Baker ’25

Beatrice Lewis Creative Writing Award – Rae Kraybill ’25

Chatham Excellence in Writing First Year – Gianna Stay ’28

Chatham Excellence in Writing Junior – Tiana Eicher ’26

Chatham Excellence in Writing Senior – Sebastian Mull ’25

Community Advocate Award – Sydney Altfather ’25

Cougar Fanatic Award – Nikka Ghorieshi ’25

CRC First-Year Chemistry Achievement Award – Maryam Al Mrayani ’28

Dollar Bank Nimick Scholarship – Macy Johnston ’27

Emerging Leader Award – Dominic Randall ’27

Graduate Excellence Award for Empirical Excellence – Lindsey Disler, MAFS ’25

Graduate Excellence Award for Professional Excellence – Matthew Oriente, MSUS ’25

Maggie Hobbs Social Work Award – Rhegan Henry ’25

Mihail Stoalarevsky Award – Madison Stokes ’26

Montgomery Psychology Award – Hannah Fischer ’25

Outstanding Graduate Student Leader Award – Clarissa Klostermann, MAFS ’25

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leader Award – Abigail DiLoreto ’25

Pennsylvania Female College Association Award – Sofia Pinto ’25

Rachel Carson Sustainability Award – Nathalie Burgeff Lopez, MSUS ’26

Resident Advisor of the Year: Evelyn Fay ’25

Sigo Falk Award for International Awareness and Citizenship – Chelsea Mananguite ’25

Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh College Chemistry Award – Samantha Beall-Dennell ’25

Spirit of Chatham Award – Cindy Kerr

Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award – Toyaii Rutherford and Tiara Lucas

Creativity & Innovation Award – Pittsburgh Feminist Student Summit

Most Spirited Organization Award – Students for Pennsy

Outstanding Diversity Program Award – Jazz & Verse

Outstanding New Organization Award – Splashing Seals

Outstanding Student Organization Award – Chatham Coffeehouse Committee

Outstanding Community Service Program Award – Chatham Planned Parenthood Generation Action

CAS Outstanding Student in Immersive Media — Abby Vendura ’25

CAS Outstanding Student in Communication — Abigail Hakas ’24

CAS Outstanding Student in English — Arden Begley ’25

CAS Outstanding Student in Biochemistry — Sam Beall-Dennell ’25

CAS Outstanding Student in Biology — Allie Rutledge ’25

CAS Outstanding Student in Psychology & Criminology — Marlee Richards ’26

CAS Outstanding Student in Political Science — Ava Krepp ’25

CAS Outstanding Student in MFA Creative Writing, Poetry — Ashley Christian, MFACW ’25

Not pictured:

• ACS Award for Biochemistry & Chemical Biology – Ben Brown ’25

• ACS Award in Organic Chemistry – Thomson Phinney ’25

• William J. Strassburger Award – Dahlia Saenz ’25

• Pre-K-4 Major Award in Education – Kaitlin Marcus ’25

• Lackner Prize – Rhiannon Lamb ’26

• International Advocate Award – Jada Jenkins ’26

• Chatham Excellence in Writing Sophomore – Maya Walker ’27

• Cougar Fanatic Award – Daniel Miller ’27

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This story was updated on May 1, 2025.