Ivy Day ’21Awards Convocation May 29, 2021 Order of Exercises Invocation Matilda Rose Cantwell, M.S.W. ’96 Director of Religious & Spiritual Life and College Chaplain Welcome Remarks Kathleen McCartney President of Smith College Expression of Student Gratitude Esther Rose Mejia ’21 Student Government Association President Prizes to Degree Candidates Baishakhi Taylor Dean of the College and Vice President for Campus Life Honors Michael Thurston Provost and Dean of the Faculty Planting of the Ivy President McCartney Jane Yuanyuan Casey-Fleener ’21 Senior Class President and Class of 2021 Alumnae Class President Closing Remarks Denise Wingate Materre ’74 Vice President for Alumnae Relations Conclusion Prize Awards Africana Studies The Elizabeth Killian Roberts Prize for the Program in Buddhist Studies best drawing by an undergraduate to Anna The Ida B. Wells Prize for Distinguished Levine ’22 and Betty Wang ’23 The Subul Sunim Prize for the best Work in Africana Studies to a senior for academic paper written by a Smith or Five- excellence in an essay or other project to The Enid Silver Winslow ’54 Prize in Art College undergraduate for a class taken at Camille Gallogly Bacon ’21 History for the best student paper written in Smith on a subject in the field of Buddhist an art history course taught at Smith to Zoe studies to Olivia C. Hay-Rubin ’21 Alumnae Association Rayner ’22J, with Honorable Mention for Isabel Maria Ruiz ’21 and Catherine Juliane Helen Hills Hills Chapel The Nancy Cook Steeper ’59 Prize to a Sensenig ’21 senior who, through involvement with the The Mollie Rogers/Newman Association Alumnae Association, has made a significant Museum of Art Prize to a student who has demonstrated a contribution to building connections dedication to humanity and a clear vision between Smith alumnae and current The Tryon Prize for Art to a Smith student for translating that dedication into service students to Camille Gallogly Bacon ’21 for installation, performance, video, sound, that fosters peace and justice among people digital, internet and interactive art of a high of diverse cultures to Caterina Pia Baffa ’21 American Studies level of artistic expression and presentation to Lucy Xiaochuan Liu ’21, Yingke Wang ’23 The Newman Association Prize is awarded The Donald H. Sheehan Memorial Prize for and Liliana Wollheim-Martinez ’23 annually to a student for outstanding outstanding work in American studies to leadership, dedication and service to Claire Louise Bunn ’21 The Tryon Prize for Writing to a Smith Caterina Pia Baffa ’21 and Eleonore student for outstanding work in any written Elisabeth Kugener ’21 The Eleanor Flexner Prize for the best piece form that examines art or ideas associated of work by a Smith undergraduate using with the museum to Alyssa Schams ’22 Chemistry the Sophia Smith Collection or the Smith Archives, or the Rare Book room, only if the Astronomy The American Chemical Society Division work itself takes U.S. women as its subject of Organic Chemistry Award in Organic to Claire Louise Bunn ’21 The Astronomy Department Prize for Chemistry to Mae Lan Pryor ’21 and Marva Excellence in Astronomy and Astrophysics Tariq ’21 The Gladys Lampert ’28 and Edward for honors theses, special studies projects, Beenstock Prize to a student for the best outreach or other educational projects, The American Chemical Society honors thesis in American studies or STRIDE/AEMES projects, especially if Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry American history to Sky Karp ’21 and Ruby they lead to continued involvement in the for outstanding achievement by an Treinen Lowery ’21 department, or exceptional performance undergraduate student in physical chemistry in classes without any of the above to Iver and to encourage further pursuits in the The Nancy Boyd Gardner Prize, awarded Sadie Jane Warburton ’21 field to Aysha Afzal ’21 for a single outstanding paper or other project by a Smithsonian intern during The American Institute of Chemists/New the current year for work related to the Athletics England Division Prize to an outstanding Smithsonian Internship Program to Jamie The Sarah Winter Pokora Prize to a senior chemist, biochemist or chemical engineer in Mastrogiacomo ’22 who has excelled in athletics and academics the graduating class to Ying Tong Yue ’21 The Newton Arvin Prize in American Studies to Dayln Elizabeth Gillentine ’21 and The American Chemical Society Award in for the best long paper in the introductory Katarina Feng Yuan ’21 Inorganic Chemistry to a chemistry major course on the Study of American Society for excellence in inorganic chemistry and to and Culture to Adrie Rose AC Biochemistry encourage further study in the field to Urvi The Excellence in Biochemistry S. Savant ’21 Anthropology Prize for a senior biochemistry major The American Chemical Society Analytical The Samuel Bowles Prize for the best paper who has demonstrated excellence in Chemistry Award to a junior chemistry on an anthropological subject to Faith biochemistry coursework and research major who has excelled in analytical Kathryn de Castro ’21 and Madeline Augusta with a high potential for advanced study in chemistry to Christine Park ’22 Turner ’21 biochemistry to Sofia Grace Baptista ’21 and Sarah Rose Billings ’21 The Connecticut Valley Section of the American Chemical Society Award to a Art Biological Sciences student who has done outstanding work The Megan Hart Jones Studio Art Prize for in chemistry, biochemistry or chemical judged work in drawing, painting, sculpture, The Amey Randall Brown Prize in Botany engineering to Betemariam Sharew ’21 and photography, graphic arts, printmaking to Quinton Oliver Celuzza ’21, Clara Rojan Arianna Ratih Tidball ’21 or architecture to Lucy Xiaochuan Malekshahi ’21, Giovanna Sylvia Sabini- Leite ’21 and Katarina Feng Yuan ’21 The Hellman Award in Biochemistry for Liu ’21, Mary Roisin McGing ’21 and Jenna outstanding achievement in the second Southerland ’23 The Esther Carpenter Biology Prize in semester of biochemistry to Rachel The Phyllis Williams Lehmann Travel Award general biology to a first-year woman Pietrow ’22 graduate student to Ilemona Ameadaji GR, to a graduating senior majoring in the history The C. Pauline Burt Prize to a senior of art to be put toward travel to further their June Arriens GR, Adrianna Grow GR and Louis Schlecker GR majoring in chemistry or biochemistry who studies, with preference given to students has shown high potential for further study interested in pursuing the study of art The Harriet R. Foote Memorial Prize for in science to Aysha Afzal ’21, Claire Jieun history, especially classical antiquity, at the outstanding work in botany based on a Park ’21, Urvi S. Savant ’21 and Jingwen graduate level to Alexandra Zerlina Dunn ’21 paper, course work or other contribution Yuan ’21 and Isabel Catherine Susan Monseau ’21 to the plant sciences at Smith to McKenzie Marie Swart AC ’21 2 The Rosenfeld Award in Organic Chemistry The David C. Burres Memorial Law Prize The Ford Motor Company Prize for for excellence in the first semester of to a senior or an alumna accepted at law Sustainability to a student who has organic chemistry to Arshiyan Alam Laaj ’23 school intending to practice law in the distinguished herself for her work in support and Quinn White ’23 public interest to Etty Singer AC ’21 of a sustainable environment to Ruth Penberthy ’21 and Jiwoo Seo ’21 The Hause-Scheffer Memorial Prize to a The Juliet Evans Nelson Award to senior majoring in chemistry with the best graduating seniors for their contributions The Nancy Hellman Prize to the Smith record in that subject to Marva Tariq ’21 to the Smith community and demonstrated engineering student who has made commitment to campus life to Molly St. extraordinary contributions to the Classics Clair Aber ’21, Cowiya Arouna ’21 and Sarah advancement of women in engineering to Jane Stapleton ’21 Christian America Madrigal ’21 and Sylvie The Alice Hubbard Derby Prize to a member Ling Pryor ’21 of the junior or senior class for excellence The Samuel Michelman Prize to a senior in translation of Greek at sight to Faith from Northampton or Hatfield with English Julianna Marie Wykle ’21; and for excellence a distinguished academic record and in the study of Greek literature in the year in who has contributed to the life of the The Anne Bradstreet Prize from the which the award is made to Faith Julianna college to Madison Bates ’21, Lisa Louise Academy of American Poets for the best Marie Wykle ’21 Glenowicz ’21 and Amalyah E. Leader ’21 poem or group of poems submitted by an undergraduate to Gael Julia Bemis ’21 The George E. Dimock Prize for the best The Victoria L. Schrager Prize to a senior essay on a classical subject to Annie Aurora who has maintained a distinguished The Clara French Prize to a senior who has Dobroth ’21 and Alyssa Schams ’22 academic record and has also taken an advanced furthest in the study of English important part in student activities to language and literature to Emma Julie The John Everett Brady Prize for Abigail Camille Butera ’21 and Ruby Treinen McDonough ’21, Finn McNeil Murray ’21, excellence in translation of Latin at sight Lowery ’21 Maeve Elizabeth Orlowski-Scherer ’21, to Hannah Rose Morriss ’21; and for the Emma Paradies ’21 and Katarina Feng best performance in the beginning Latin East Asian Languages and Yuan ’21 course to Selin Apaydin ’24 and Anna Literatures Tierney-Fife ’23 The Eleanor Cederstrom Prize for the The Ettie Chin Hong ’36 Prize to a senior best poem by an undergraduate