On Friday, April 10 we held our 65th Annual Senior Regents’ Honor Awards Banquet, led by Provost Black, to celebrate the academic achievements of some of our most outstanding seniors.
Awards + Recipients:
UNIVERSITY INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AWARD:
This award is bestowed to a student who exhibits intellectual curiosity and motivation in areas outside their major, is able to look at issues through multiple perspectives, and has demonstrated scholarly or creative accomplishments in UIS courses:
- Aicha Konte: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Finance with a minor in Business Analytics, Barney School of Business.
- Cally Hafner: Major in Dance Performance with an emphasis in Ballet Pedagogy
PART-TIME BACCALAUREATE AWARD:
This award was established to honor a baccalaureate recipient studying on a part-time basis while at the University of Hartford with the highest-grade point average of those eligible:
Alan Lowe: BA in University Studies with concentration in Business Studies
ERNEST A. DUDLEY AWARD:
The Ernest A. Dudley Award was established by the Class of 1968 in honor of Dr. Ernest A. Dudley, who was the Director of the University Evening College (now the Office of Graduate & Adult Services) from 1946 to 1969. Dr. Dudley received an honorary doctorate from the University of Hartford in 1969:
Devon Julien: BA in University Studies with concentration in Psychology & Human Services; Minors in Psychology and Sociology
SOLOMON ELSNER AWARDS:
The Solomon Elsner Award was established in 1962 by the Moses Fox Club in honor of Judge Solomon Elsner, who received an honorary doctorate from the University in 1962. This award recognizes the outstanding full-time graduating seniors with the highest GPA, a perfect 4.0 over all four years. The award includes the presentation of a plaque and a cash prize to the below recipients:
- Tyler Brigham, Major in Exercise Science BS/DPT
- Taylor DePaolo-Daily, Major in Digital Media and Journalism w/Focus on Sports Production, Minor in Communications
- Vanden Haviland, Dual major in Electrical Engineering & Robotics Engineering
- Oais Idlibi, Major in Biology
- Caroline Koziol, Dual major in Finance and Business Analytics & Managerial Economics
- Rhiannon Lara, Major in Biology
- Mikayla Mathews, Major in Exercise Science BS/DPT
- Grace Mohr, Major in Exercise Science BS/DPT
- David Priest, Major in Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Acoustics
- Esther Schweinberg, Major in Illustration
HILLYER ASSOCIATE DEGREE AWARDS:
The Hillyer Associate Degree Awards are presented to two full-time students who have a GPA of at least 3.0 and who have completed at least 30 credits in Hillyer College:
- Daniel Bowden: Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts continuing on to Cinema
- Zachary Kristol: Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts continuing on to Health Sciences
SENIOR REGENTS’ HONOR AWARDS:
Each year we honor two seniors from each college who not only have high grade point averages but who also have demonstrated excellence and accomplishments directly related to their studies in activities such as performances, artistic works, research projects and papers, presentations, publications, designs, independent studies, and more. The below seniors were selected by a faculty committee in each of their colleges:
- William Kilcoyne, The Hartt School
- Michael Widjaja, The Hartt School
- Marina Bak, Hartford Art School
- Rally Bryan, Hartford Art School
- Rhiannon Lara, College of Arts and Sciences
- Rhoddean Opinya, College of Arts and Sciences
- Jonah Bailis, College of Engineering, Tech. & Architecture
- Brianna D’Urso, College of Engineering, Tech. & Architecture
- Laura Martin, College of Ed., Nursing & Health Professions
- Mikayla Mathews, College of Ed., Nursing & Health Professions
- Averi McCoy, Barney School of Business
- Andrew Julius, Barney School of Business