SPRING 2016-17 ACADEMIC AWARDS

College Book Awards Corinne Van Dame Davis Award • Bryn Mawr College — Jade DuVal • Kali Chapas • Chatham University — Ghassan Hamzeh • Dartmouth College — Benjamin Slotnik Kurdziel Award for Excellence in Music • Harvard University — Matthew Groll • Sasha Davis • Kenyon College — Kayla Siladi • Oberlin College — Charlie Kolodziej Eastman Award • Princeton University — Fangzhou Qiu • Casey Semple • St. Lawrence University — Alexandra Randazzo • Smith College — Xing Gao 2016-17 Morgan Leaders • University of St. Andrews Scotland — Angela Jaballas • George Wiggam: Student Body President • Wellesley College — Aeri Hong • Francisco Blanco: Student Body Vice President • Williams College — Peter Campanelli • Jade DuVal • Yale College — Chloe Beggs • Katherine Elkind • Kevin Escott Rensselaer Medal Award • Ghassan Hamzeh • See Yoon Lee • Aeri Hong • Abigail King The University of Rochester Awards • Alicia Ma • Bausch & Lomb Science — Ran Tao • Seongho Shin • Frederick Douglas & Susan B. Anthony — Casey • Alexis Shoemaker Semple • Benjamin Slotnik • George Eastman Young Leaders — Kali Chapas

National Merit Recognition Franklin ‘30 & Mary Barlow Award • Peter Campanelli • Sasha Davis • Sasha Davis • Matthew Groll Joel B. Hayden Prize • Aeri Hong • Kevin Escott • Aidan Johnson • Dana Lake Faculty Recognition • Jayune Lee • Class of 1950 Fellowship – Sasha Maseelall • Kayla Siladi • Hallowell Sabbatical – Richard Hoffman • Mickel Jones Fellowship – Beth Pethel History Writing Contest • William Moos Jr. Travel Fellowship – Christine • American Borrmann • 1st – Dana Lake • 25 Years of Service – Midge Karam • 2nd –Angela Jaballas • 3rd – Kayla Siladi • World • 1st – Yiwen Ning • 2nd – Matthew Bloom • 3rd – Jessica Tannehill • Honorable Mention • Jihyeon Je • Afnan Karim ACADEMIC AWARDS

In order as presented at the Academic Awards program on May 19, 2017

College Book Prizes • Bryn Mawr College: The recipient of this award should be “a young woman in the junior class who exhibits an intense intellectual commitment, a purposeful vision and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to the world.” • Chatham University Rachel Carson Healthy Planet Award: This book award, honoring Chatham University’s famous alumnae’s legacy, is presented to a junior student who “is passionate and committed to improving the environment and their community through sustainability.” • Dartmouth College: This book award is presented to a member of the junior class who “ranks in the top 10 percent of their class, demonstrates strong character, has made a positive contribution to the school community, excels in at least one nonacademic area, and is a candidate for entrance to a competitive college or university.” • Harvard University: This book is awarded to the outstanding junior who combines excellence in scholarship with achievement in other fields. • Kenyon College: This book award is given to a member of the junior class who embodies the highest level of intellectual engagement, creativity, and commitment to community that are central to the liberal arts and sciences. • Oberlin College: This book award is presented to an exceptional student in the junior class who has shown a commitment to one of the following four areas in the high school or local community. • Achievement in Social Justice – shown commitment to activism • Achievement in Environmental Awareness – commitment in areas that may include recycling, sustainability or environmental protection • Achievement in the Arts – commitment to the arts • Achievement in Science – commitment to science • Princeton University: This book is awarded to that member of the junior class who has achieved the highest record of distinction within the five core academic disciplines: English, history, language, mathematics and science. • St. Lawrence University: This book is awarded to that junior who has displayed a significant commitment to community service. • Smith College: This award should “recognize a young woman in the top tenth of the junior class who has academic achievement, leadership qualities, and concern for others.” • University St. Andrews (Scotland): “Awarded to an outstanding junior who has shown, by his or her deeds, a commitment to international engagement and understanding.” • Wellesley College: Awarded to a junior girl who has contributed most to the life of the school through leadership and good citizenship while maintaining a high scholastic achievement. • Williams College: Awarded to a junior in the top 5% of the class who has demonstrated intellectual leadership and has made a significant contribution to the extracurricular life of the school. • Yale University: Awarded to a junior who “through persistence and effort has set an example for his/her classmates in the totality of intellectual, athletic and extracurricular endeavors. The recipient should embody those elements of determination and hard work that are so much a part of one’s educational and life-long experience.

Rensselaer Medal Award For more than 90 years, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in conjunction with high schools around the world, has awarded the Rensselaer Medal. The Medal was first presented in 1916 with two purposes: to rec- ognize the superlative academic achievement of young men and women, and to motivate students toward careers in science, engineering, and technology. It is awarded to promising secondary school juniors who have distinguished themselves in mathematics and science.

University of Rochester • Bausch & Lomb Science: Every year since 1933, Bausch & Lomb has honored outstanding high school science students with the Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award. The awardee is recognized for outstanding academic achievement and intellectual promise in the field of science. • Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony: Rochester natives Frederick Douglass and Susan B. An- thony led the fight to end inequalities, through dialogue and action. The University is proud to continue the tradition of these pioneers through extensive research and study devoted to social justice and human rights. Students must demonstrate commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues; have leadership skills and dedication to community action; strong grades and take rigorous courses in the humanities and social sciences. • George Eastman Young Leaders: In founding the Eastman Kodak Company, George Eastman’s goal was to make the camera “as convenient as a pencil.” By the end of his life, he had created one of the largest and most successful companies in America. Eastman’s leadership lives on today through Kodak and through his philanthropy, including a gift of over $50 million that helped transform the University of Rochester into an internationally celebrated institution. The George Eastman Young Leaders Award seeks to recognize future leaders who may have a similar impact on our world today. Students must have strong leadership experience at school and in the community; High grades and challenging courses; and exten- sive involvement in extracurricular activities.

National Merit Recognition Students in the junior class who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ NMSQT) and met requirements to enter the National Merit Scholarship Program.

History Writing Contest In 2002, an anonymous alumnus endowed a fund to establish an annual History Writing Contest at WRA. Now in its fourteenth year, the contest consists of two categories: American and World History. Reserve students may submit historical research papers of 3,000 to 7,500 words (approx. 10 to 25 pages). Papers written for a Reserve course are eligible, as are papers that were written exclusively for the contest. Within each category, three winning papers are selected. The three are then bound and presented to the Ong Library, and the first place papers in each category are published in the subsequent year’s issue of Viewpoints. In the past, exemplary papers have also been submitted for possible publication in The Concord Review, the only national journal that publishes history research papers written exclusively by high school students.

Corinne Van Dame Davis Award The award is given to a rising junior who has demonstrated, in his or her sophomore year, a strong commitment and dedication to the drama and/or public speaking programs at Reserve. The award will continue into the senior year as long as the recipient’s commitment to drama and/or public speaking – as well as his or her overall academic achievement – remains strong. If, after a good faith review by the selection committee a candidate who is a rising junior is not recommended for the award, rising senior candidates may be considered for this award.

Kurdziel Award for Excellence in Music The Kurdziel Award is given to a junior who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to and excellence in instrumental music. The student must have made significant contributions to the WRA music program and be a positive role model for other students. The student must have demonstrated excellence in his or her instrument.

Eastman Award The Eastman Award is given to a rising senior student musician who has made a positive contribution to the mu- sical life of his or her school through personal musical excellence and participation in the school’s ensembles.

Morgan Leaders 2017-2018 Thanks to the generosity of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, Western Reserve Academy has developed a dis- tinctive program that provides students with meaningful and appropriate leadership experiences.

Franklin ’30 & Mary Barlow Award This award is presented to a junior “who displays an energetic perseverance and a positive dedication and com- mitment to his/her studies and who truly maximizes the benefits afforded by Western Reserve Academy. This individual, through solid citizenship and enthusiasm, provides an inspiration to his/her classmates.”

Joel B. Hayden Award Awarded to “the best all-around student in the junior class, considering scholarship, student activities and leader- ship”.