William F. Allen (1895) Essay Prize – To the senior in any department for the best essay.
Mitchell Famulare
Ronald K. Amiraian (1980) Memorial Prize – To a student of modern languages who has performed with distinction on a Union term abroad.
Nathalie Gullo
Andrew W. Archibald (1872) Prize – To the senior earning a bachelor of arts degree with the highest scholastic standing.
Shea Delehaunty
Arnold I. Bittleman Memorial Prize– To a student who has studied drawing in the Visual Arts Department and whose work is outstanding.
Dhea Kothari
Fletcher (1947) and Grace Blanchard Memorial Prize in Bioengineering– To a senior who has excelled in bioengineering.
Oluwadamilola Oluwadara
William H. Bloom, M.D. (1945) and Jonathan R. Bloom (1988) Poetry Prize – For the best poem or series of poems by an undergraduate.
Jennifer Mutch
William H. Bloom, M.D. (1945) and Jonathan R. Bloom (1988) Poetry Prize– For the best poem or series of poems by an undergraduate.
Madison Holley
David Brind (1982) Memorial Prize in English– To one or more outstanding senior students in English.
Mitchell Famulare, Rebekah Lindsey
George H. Catlin (1867) Prize – To a graduating senior in liberal arts with the highest scholastic record and deemed most promising for graduate study and for eventual service in college teaching.
Charlotte Mineo
Hilda A. Colish Annual Prize in Sculpture – To a non-arts major for their achievement in sculpture.
Tyler Greenwood
Joseph D. Doty Prize – To the junior or senior who, in the judgment of the Department of History, has done work of outstanding merit.
Destiny Hallenbeck
Kerrie Droban (1987) Award for Writing Excellence – To a student who has demonstrated excellence in writing.
Rebekah Lindsey, Jennifer Mutch
Samuel S. Feuer (1925) Prize – To the senior premedical student with primary interest in dentistry and who has maintained the highest scholastic average over four years.
John Germinerio
Sarah A. Foster (2014) Memorial Prize – To a senior who demonstrates academic excellence, with first preference to a senior history major who plans to become a teacher; and a second preference to any senior who plans to become a teacher.
Jillian Flood
Frankel Prize – For outstanding achievement in a religion course.
Brian Huang, Jose Roman
Robert M. Fuller (1863) Sophomore Prize – To the sophomore who demonstrates outstanding work, ability, and promise in chemistry.
Aidan O’Brien
Robert M. Fuller (1863) Senior Prize – To the senior who demonstrates outstanding work, ability, and promise in chemistry.
Chris Avanessian
Bruce M. Garber (1971) Prize – To the student who best exemplifies the qualities of personal integrity and humane concern for the future practice of medicine or dentistry.
Nurupa Ramkissoon
General Electric Edison Mechanical Engineering Book Prize – To a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering who has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities.
Emily Abruzzese
General Electric Edison Mechanical Engineering Leadership Prize – To a senior majoring in mechanical engineering who has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities.
Jordan Kuhr
General Electric Energy Steinmetz Award – To a senior in mechanical engineering who completes the best senior project.
Christopher O’Brien, Allison Stanec
Geology Faculty Prize – To a senior who contributes most to the Geology Department and social morale.
Meghan Pearce, Kaylee Velasquez
Lisa S. Gerhan (1994) Memorial Award – For academic excellence, a commitment to the field of psychology, and the potential for future contributions to the field.
Nathalie Gullo
Ashraf M. Ghaly Geo Research Prize – To the senior who completes the best research study and reports original results in any geo field (geotechnical, geoenvironmental, geoengineering, geoscience, or geospatial).
Tyler Mar, Hailey Sinon
Celia Glaubach Prize – To the student who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship in the area of religious studies.
Luke Buckovich
Goodnow Neuroscience Endowed Prize – Awarded annually to the graduating neuroscience student who shows the most promise for success in graduate school and beyond.
Kylie Alberts
Harry Guttman Endowed Prize – To an outstanding student of classics.
Aikaterini Petridou
John S. Hadala (1928) Endowed Book Prize – To a senior majoring in mechanical engineering on the basis of academic, personal, and social achievement.
Joshua DaRosa, Hayden Qualls
Hans Hainebach Memorial Prize in German Literature – To a sophomore or junior who has demonstrated particular promise as a student of German literature.
Serina Beebe, Carolina Missura Salem
Hans Hainebach Memorial Prize in Judaica – To a student who has offered the best performance in the field of Judaica.
Melanie Goldman, Benjamin Weiss
Hedda Hainebach Memorial Prize in Music and Theater – To the best performer of classical music, to a student who has written the best short play, or to the best actor or actress.
Emma Cravo
Edward Everett Hale, Jr. Prize – For the best essay written by a sophomore or junior.
Amanda Blakeman
Oswald Heck (1924) - Irwin Steingut Prize – To the student who has consistently done the best work in political science.
Tawreak “Ty” Gamble-Eddington,
Cate Llewellyn
Eugene W. Hellmich (1923) Memorial Prize – To a senior who demonstrates excellence in mathematics and is planning to teach math.
Hayley Coakley, Dante Scott
Victor Herbert Prize – To the student who shows the most promise of making a contribution to American music.
John Hursh
Kurt W. Hillig (1975) Biochemistry Prize – To the senior who demonstrates outstanding work, ability and promise in biochemistry.
Charlotte Mineo
Julian B. Hoffman, M.D. Memorial Award – To the student, preferably premedical, for distinguished interest, devotion, and contribution to the arts or intellectual climate at Union College.
Ava Disavino
Charles B. Hurd Prize – To an outstanding student pursuing coursework in physical chemistry.
Lukas Baker
Ingvar V. Ingvarsson Prize– To a senior in electrical engineering chosen for high scholarship.
Herschel Norwitz
John Iwanik Prize– To an outstanding Russian language student.
Alexandra Appel
William B. Jaffe (1926) Art Award– For exceptional achievement by an art major, marked by excellence in the study of art history, independent scholarship, and interest in the work of the department.
Lilith Haig
Thomas J. Judson (1966) Memorial Book Prize– To a sophomore who has shown academic excellence as well as sincere interest in the study of modern languages.
Maeve Daby
Warner King (1906) Prize– To the senior in Engineering who has contributed most to the traditions and ideals of the College.
Conor Willsie
Ethel Kirchenbaum Memorial Prize– To the senior who possesses the best potential for furthering the ideals of the engineering profession.
Adam Hall, Herschel Norwitz
Harold A. Larrabee Prize – To the student who has done the best work in philosophy during the year.
Haley Salisbury, Luke Sandmann
William E. Lasnik (1968) Prize– To a junior or senior premedical student on the basis of scholarship and character.
Claudia Dalterio
Anthony C. LaVecchia (1998) Memorial Award – To a student who demonstrates a keen interest and passion in journalism, especially with a focus in political journalism.
Daniel Wilcox
Stephen F. Leo, M.D. (1884) Prize– To the student on scholarship who attained the highest grades in the graduating class and who has been accepted into medical school.
Joseph Bott
Alice P. and Donald C. Loughry (1952) Prize in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering– To the student completing the best senior project in computer engineering or electrical engineering.
Ryan Bosanko, Meesha Gupta
Alice P. and Donald C. Loughry (1952) Prize in Computer Science – To the student completing the best senior project in computer science.
Belissa Baez
Edith Emilee MacCoy Prize – To the student who excels in botany.
Charlotte Mineo
John Lewis March Prize – To a senior who has shown increased interest and ability in psychology during the final two years of college.
Bonelyn De Los Santos
Minerva Prize – To a female student whose work best combines the scholarly study of women or gender with activities that enhance the life of women on campus.
Samantha Epstein, Abigail Stack
Lewis Henry Morgan (1840) Prize – To the anthropology major who produces the best senior thesis.
Apryl Tovar
R. E. Morgan Memorial Award – To a senior in computer engineering chosen for high scholarship.
Amanda Ashmen
Harold and Ellen Nagorsky Memorial Prize – Awarded to a junior premedical student who contributes the most to the Union College community through extracurricular activities.
Katarina Zahedi
Alvin F. Nitchman (1924) Prize – To the most promising senior who plans to attend law school, with special consideration given to seniors planning to attend Albany Law School, Mr. Nitchman’s alma mater.
Timur Abdullayev, Erika Sanders
Ronald M. Obenzinger (1961) Prize– To a premedical student who is selected for high academic merit and personal worthiness.
Joseph Bott
Robert G. O’Neale (1878) Prize– To the senior with the highest standing in classics.
Erika Sanders
Hans Pasch Memorial Prize– Awarded for the best essay written about the Holocaust.
Justin Regis
Elias Peissner Prize– To an economics major who has done work of outstanding merit.
Matthew Toy
President’s Commission on the Status of Women Senior Scholarly Activity Award – To a senior who displays outstanding scholarly activity in her field.
Hailey Sinon
President’s Commission on the Status of Women Senior Thesis Prize – To a senior whose senior thesis makes the greatest contribution to scholarship on women.
Julianna Kramer
Daniel F. Pullman Classical Prize – To a senior of high scholastic standing in humanities.
Jennifer Mutch
Daniel F. Pullman Engineering Prize – To a senior of high scholastic standing in engineering.
Conor Willsie
Martin Terry Resch Prize – To the senior who shows the greatest promise for advanced study in pure or applied mathematics.
Zijie Hu, Jason Stack
Mrs. Edwin L. Rich Prize – To a student majoring in English who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship.
Shea Delehaunty
Charles Alexander Richmond Prize in Music – To a student who demonstrates excellence in music.
Ryan Bosanko
Charles Alexander Richmond Prize in Fine Arts – To a student who demonstrates excellence in fine arts or art history.
Mitchell Famulare
Mark Rosenthal (1976) Memorial Prize – To a senior involved in community activities who is planning to attend medical school.
Sayema Matin
Rotary Foundation Endowed Prize for International Study – To the senior who shows the greatest promise and interest in an area of international relations, with preference to a student from Schenectady County.
Marina Angelopoulos
Mortimore F. Sayre Prize– To the senior with the best potential for furthering the ideals of the mechanical engineering profession.
Adam Hall
Edward S.C. Smith Geology Prize– To a senior majoring in geology who demonstrates high professional potential.
Hailey Sinon
Freling H. Smith (1865) Prize– To the history major with the best senior thesis.
Julianna Kramer
Dr. Reuben Sorkin (1933) Award for Proficiency in Premedical Studies – To a senior demonstrating proficiency in undergraduate studies with an outstanding aptitude for continuing work leading to a degree in medicine.
Emma Cravo
Ralph W. Stearns (1907) Prize– To an outstanding student in electrical or computer engineering.
Conor Willsie
Milton Hymes Sternfeld (1916) Prize– For the best original essay in philosophy by a member of the senior class.
Elizabeth Nies Greeley
Roger Thayer Stone (1928) Prize– To the sociology major who produces the best senior thesis.
Johanna Sosa
William W. Thomas Award in French and Francophone Studies– To a senior who has excelled in and contributed most to French and Francophone Studies on the basis of academic, personal and extracurricular achievement.
David Bates
Joel D. Ticknor (1960) Prize– To the graduating senior who has demonstrated a capacity for long term thinking and who plans to use his/her career to help solve the world’s most pressing problems.
Kelsey Delaney
Charles M. Tidmarch Prize– To the senior political science student who has written the best senior thesis.
Tyler Greenwood
Professor Frank Titus Memorial Prize in Physics – To the senior who demonstrates outstanding work, ability, and promise in physics and/or astronomy.
Chris Avanessian, Jacob Feinstein
James Henry Turnbull (1929) Prize – To the outstanding sophomore in physics.
Aqeel Ahmed, Jia Wei
UNITAS Community-Building Award– To the student, administrator, staff or faculty member who best demonstrates leadership in bringing together the campus community for purposes such as community service, fundraising or celebration of College history.
Eva Erickson
Wessel Ten Broeck Van Orden (1839) Prize– To a first-year student excelling in English composition.
Ebyan Abshir
Horatio G. Warner (1826) Prize – To a student of high personal character who has the highest scholastic standing in the Bachelor of Arts program.
Shea Delehaunty
Mildred Wilder Prize– To the senior majoring in political science who has written the best piece of scholarly work on women and politics.
Eva Erickson
George H. Williams Prize– To a graduating senior for excellence in computer science.
Jonathan Caputo
The Lee, William, Dr. Norman ’43 and Dr. George ’53 Wrubel Memorial Prize– To a senior preparing for dentistry or medicine, based on both academic achievement and character.
Eeshan Kumar
Eugene I. Yudis (1955) Prize – To the student who has produced the best piece of prose fiction.
Jennifer Mutch
Service Awards
Alan Lake Chidsey (1925) Citizenship Award – To a senior for distinctive contributions to the advancement of responsible government in student affairs.
Matthew Toy
Joel A. Halpern (1961) Prize – To a student who has made a commitment in service to the local community.
Corina Lindsay
Albert Hill Recognition Award – To the senior who has held leadership positions and demonstrated exceptional commitment to enhancing the College community.
Marina Angelopoulos
Roger H. Hull Community Service Award – To the senior who has rendered the greatest sustained service to the greater Schenectady community by initiating or being actively engaged in an ongoing community service project.
Rachel Eisenberg
President’s Commission on the Status of Women Community Service Award – To a student who has contributed significantly to furthering the cause of women at Union.
Sarah Barbara Vanasse
Calvin G. Schmidt (1951) Prize – To the member of the junior class who has contributed most to the betterment of student life on campus.
Alexis Candido
J. Richard Shanebrook Prize – To a student who has contributed the most to the betterment of religious life on campus.
Hannah Epstein
Frances Travis Award – To a student who is working their way through college and who demonstrated unusual responsibility and self-reliance.
Apryl Tovar
UNITAS Diversity Leadership Award – To the student who has made a significant contribution toward fostering diversity on campus.
Tawreak “Ty” Gamble-Eddington
College Distinction Awards
Josephine Daggett Prize – To a senior of the best conduct and character.
Sarah Barbara Vanasse
Frank Bailey (1885) Prize – To the senior who has rendered the greatest service to the College in any field.
Tawreak “Ty” Gamble-Eddington