HONOR S O C I E T I E S
ALPHA DELTA SIGMA
Communication
Alpha Delta Sigma is the national scholastic honor society for
graduating seniors majoring in advertising. Students must be
members of the university chapter of the American Advertising
Federation. Membership selection is based on high academic
achievement (3.25/4.00) and active participation in the student
advertising club. The American Advertising Federation has
represented the advertising profession nationally for more than
a century. There are more than 200 student advertising clubs
on college campuses. Graduates: James Brigham, Molly
Dempsey, Alyssa Huneke, Emily Johnson, Emily Kinskey,
Catelin Murphy, Tessa Rehkop, Jason Roche, Kelsey
Rodenbiker.
ALPHA EPSILON DELTA
Preprofessional Health
Alpha Epsilon Delta is the national premedical honor society,
founded in 1926. One of the main functions of AED is to
encourage and publicly recognize outstanding scholastic
achievement among premedical and predental students.
Membership is based on scholarship, character, general ability
and personality. AED seeks members who possess those
qualities, which are considered necessary for a physician. Arts
and Sciences Graduates: Justin Adams, Matthew Alexander,
Sumaya Ased, Mary Bernardin, Tracey Bertram, Catherine
Brownell, Amanda Cartee, Lauren Christman, Philip Clerc,
Jennifer Cottral, Nicholas Crews, Caroline Dowers, Theresa
Drallmeier, Joseph Eckelkamp Jr., Christopher Forsbach,
Adam Fritz, John Garlich, Kellie Gates, Sarika Gupta, Laura
Hamilton, Jeremy Hartman, Nimah Jamaluddin, Ann Janowski,
Sushma Jonna, Charity Kaiser, Neil Kalsi, Joseph Kohne,
Thomas Mazuranic, Tian Mi, Yasmin Mohabbat, Astha Mor,
Shravan Nadella, Meghna Nagabhushan, Amy Nuismer,
Teresa Ogrinc, Andrew Oster, Glenn Paetow, Akshar Patel,
Neena Patel, Niketa Patel, Niral Patel, Vanichpat
Prathuangsuk, Andrew Putnam, Amith Reddy, Kavya Reddy,
Michael Reddy, Rae Rohlfsen, Mark Sankoorikal, Kristen
Schroeder, Garrett Searcy, Paul Selvadurai, Anjali Shah, Urvi
Shah, Shahed Shams, Samir Sharma, Justin Sheehy,
Xiaoming Shi, Jillian Smith, Katherine Smith, Kyle Spradling,
Nicholas Summa, Manasa Tripuraneni, Kanika Turner, David
Uhls, Joban Vaishnav, Christopher Wedell, Madeline Werner,
Jamie Wicks, Sreeya Yalamanchali, Abigail Young, Amber
Zdanovec, Sharon Zhou.
ALPHA KAPPA DELTA Sociology
Alpha Kappa Delta is the international sociology honor society.
The society’s goals are to study humankind for the purpose of
service, to promote human welfare and to develop scientific
knowledge that may be applied to the solution of social
problems. To be inducted in AKD, students must have
exemplary academic records and exhibit leadership and
service commitments. Graduates: Leslie Goodenough, Adam
Hayes, Peri Herman, Andrea Lebb, Christopher Martin.
ALPHA PHI SIGMA Criminal Justice
Alpha Phi Sigma is a national criminal justice honor society for
students majoring in the criminal justice sciences. The society
recognizes academic excellence by undergraduates as well as
graduate students. There are more than 200 chapters of Alpha
Phi Sigma. Students must be recommended by a faculty
member and are evaluated on academic performance in all
their courses as well as their major area of study. Graduates:
Leslie Dunlap, Melissa Hill, Caleb Johnston.
ALPHA PSI OMEGA
Fine and Performing Arts
Alpha Psi Omega is the national theatre honor society.
Founded in 1925, the society acknowledges those
demonstrating a high standard of accomplishment in theatre.
Members of Alpha Psi Omega enhance their knowledge of
theatre and prepare for professional work through a variety of
theatrical activities. To be initiated, students must maintain a
level of academic excellence and participate in University
Theatre productions in multiple areas of theatre. Graduates:
Kathleen Grim, Danny Maly, Shannon Terrace, Lindsey Trout.
ALPHA SIGMA NU
Founded in 1915, the honor society of Jesuit colleges and
universities recognizes students who have distinguished
themselves in scholarship, loyalty and service. It is the only
honor society that initiates students from all colleges and
schools of the University. Nationally, Alpha Sigma Nu has
active chapters in all 28 Jesuit colleges and universities, and
at Songang University in Seoul, Korea. Graduates: Gabriel
Andrus, Ashlee Beck, Molly Berendt, Christopher Braud, Emily
Brennan, Joseph Burke, Amanda Cartee, Christopher Clow,
Jennifer Cottral, Caroline Dowers, Joseph Eckelkamp,
Kathrine Galligan, Laura Hamilton, Ava Lovato, Michael
Malone, Nicole Mers, Noah Messel, Amanda Meyer, Andrew
Nash, Ana Maria Paer, Akshar Patel, Kristen Percich,
Stephanie Perkins, Erin Reddy, Megan Russell, Garrett
Searcy, Casey Smith, Katherine Smith, Courtney Torres,
Kanika Turner, Anthony Zupancic.
AWARD FOR ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE Communication
This award is presented to graduating seniors in
communication who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or
higher for all their course work at Saint Louis University. This
year’s award winners are: Jennifer Awe, Melissa Bernard,
Luwani Cayetano, Kristen Deets, Molly Dempsey, Emily
Kinskey, Matthew Lehner, Kyle Lewis, Priscilla Lichty, Noah
Messel, Kelly Mischke, Keith Mokris, Janelle Moritz, Catelin
Murphy, Lauren Olson, Blake Paxton, Jason Roche, Kelsey
Rodenbiker, Charles Salembier, Matthew Smyser, Lauren
Stapel, Kerilyn Stawicki, Kelly Sweeney, Adam Tamburin,
Courtney Torres, Laura Westerheide.
BETA BETA BETA Biology
Tri Beta Biological Science Society seeks to encourage
scholarly achievement in this field of learning by reserving its
membership for those undergraduates who have superior
academic records and have a special aptitude and interest in
the life sciences. Graduates: Sumaya Ased, Kathleen Azueta,
Tracey Bertram, Anthony Besse, Muhammad Dalal,
Miles DeCoster, Caroline Dowers, Julia Higby-Naquin, Nimah
Jamaluddin, Sushma Jonna, John Kelly, Tian Mi, Astha Mor,
Shravan Nadella, Niketa Patel, Niral Patel, Carolyn Pike,
Kavya Reddy, Jacinta Robenstine, Ram Rohatgi, Leila
Thampy, Manasa Tripuraneni, Joban Vaishnav, Lindsey
Wynn, Abigail Young, Sharon Zhou.
DELTA PHI ALPHA German
The national German honor society, Delta Phi Alpha, seeks to
recognize excellence in the study of German. The society aims
to promote the study of German language, literature and
civilization, and endeavors to emphasize those aspects of
German life and culture, which are of universal value and
contribute to humanity’s eternal search for peace and truth.
Graduates: Sarah Hale, Paul Hanley, John Kornfeld, Katherine
Madges.
GOLDEN KEY NATIONAL
HONOR SOCIETY
Founded in 1977 at Georgia State University, the Golden Key
is a national interdisciplinary academic honors organization
established to recognize academic excellence among
undergraduate students. The Saint Louis University chapter
was chartered in 1993. Graduates: Matthew Alexander,
Ashlee Beck, Tracey Bertram, Anne Braeckelmann, Emily
Brennan, Megan Brown, Luwani Cayetano, Lauren Christman,
Jennifer Cottral, Leslie Dunlap, Kathrine Galligan, Adam
Hayes, Charity Kaiser, Andrew Kinghorn, Emily Kinskey, John
Kornfeld, Priscilla Lichty, Ava Lovato, Nichole McKinney,
Nicole Mers, Noah Messel, Akshar Patel, Stephanie Perkins,
Justin Sheehy, Gwennyth Stair, Kaitlyn Strycker, Courtney
Torres, Christopher Wedell, Jaime Wicks, Cassandra Yost,
Brandon Youngs, Anthony Zupancic.
JAMES D. COLLINS AWARD
FOR EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
The College of Arts and Sciences annually presents the
James D. Collins Awards for Excellence in Student Academic
Achievement to recognize scholarship and creative
achievements among undergraduate students. One student is
chosen by faculty in each department of the college. This
year’s recipients are: Carol Anderson (History); Travis
Andrews (Mathematics and Computer Science); Joseph
Eggleston (English); Kathrine Galligan (Psychology);
Stephanie Goodwin (Fine and Performing Arts/Art History);
Sarah Hale (American Studies); Spencer Kellum (Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences); Lauren Khouri (Sociology
and Criminal Justice); Jennifer Lay (Theological Studies);
Theresa Lisch (Communication Sciences and Disorders);
Jennifer Mertens (Political Science); Lauren Olson
(Communication); Sarah Richardson (Philosophy); Justin
Sheehy (Chemistry); Ashlyn Wedding (Modern and Classical
Languages); Donald Williams (Physics); Abigail Young
(Biology).
LAMBDA PI ETA Communication
Lambda Pi Eta, a national honor society for undergraduates in
communication, recognizes, fosters and rewards outstanding
scholastic achievement. Graduates: Emily Adams, Erin Barr,
Melissa Bernard, Molly Blaes, Margaux Bodet, Sharee Brown,
Luwani Cayetano, Emily Johnson, Megan Kenny, Emily
Kinskey, Kyle Lewis, Priscilla Lichty, Tyler Merkel, Catelin
Murphy, Jason Roche, Sarah Rouland, Tracy Skinner, Lauren
Stapel, Courtney Torres, Kathleen Wilcox, Kerry Wilson.
OMICRON DELTA EPSILON
Economics
Omicron Delta Epsilon, one of the world’s largest academic
honor societies, recognizes scholastic attainment and the
honoring of outstanding achievements in economics. The
society encourages closer ties between students and faculty in
economics within colleges and universities. Graduates:
Matthew Alexander, Richard Jarrold, Marty Little.
OUTSTANDING STUDENTS
IN COLLEGE PROGRAMS
Directors of college programs have named the following as
Outstanding Students: Kerry Wilson (AfricanAmerican Studies); Rachel Allen (Manresa Program); Emily
Komos and Jena Hollinshead (Micah Program); Charity Kaiser
(Preprofessional Health Program); Gabriel Andrus (Russian
and East European Studies Program); Emma Schartner
(Women’s Studies Program).
PHI ALPHA DELTA Prelaw
Phi Alpha Delta, the prelaw society, is a professional
organization whose purpose is to serve the law student, the
law schools, the legal profession and the community. It is the
largest legal society in the nation, with more than 164 law
school chapters chartered across the nation. The Saint Louis
University undergraduate chapter was organized and inducted
in 1985. It is the only one of more than 190 undergraduate
chapters to win the Chapter of the Year Award twice.
Initiations are held each semester, and membership averages
some 50 students each academic year. Graduates: Molly
Berendt, Nicole Bissel, Madelyn Buckley, Melissa Hall, Andrew
Kinghorn, Karen Linn, Michael Malone, Patrick McGinnis,
Nicole Mers, Jennifer Mertens, Amanda Meyer, Caitlyn Ozier,
Rachel Reagan-Purschke, Michelle Rich, Kim Soucy, Shay
Steelman, Ashlyn Wedding, Bill Winfrey, Catherine Wright,
Brandon Youngs.
PHI ALPHA THETA History
Phi Alpha Theta, founded in 1921, is an international honor
society in history. Its membership is composed of students and
faculty elected on the basis of excellence in the study and
writing of history. The society seeks to bring students,
teachers and writers of history together both intellectually and
socially and provides assistance in research and publication.
The Mu Alpha Chapter at Saint Louis University, was
chartered in 1966. Graduates: Carol Anderson, Joseph Burke,
Aaron Chappell, Maya Cheriyan, Ian Darnell, William Dooling,
Emily DeCenso, Ron Dreisilker, Bridget Farrell, Anne Jacobs,
Caleb Johnston, Brett Judkins, Daniel McGinnis,
Stephanie Perkins, Anthony Zupancic.
PHI BETA KAPPA
Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William
and Mary. It was the first society to have a Greek letter name.
The original society had an active life of only four years,
ending when the approach of Cornwallis’ army forced the
college to close its doors. The faith of these youthful founding
scholars in the permanence and future greatness of their
society is shown by their preparation of charters for branches
in other colleges: Harvard in December 1779 and Yale five
years later. Graduates now number more than 360,000. The
Saint Louis University chapter was chartered on January 7,
1968. Graduates: Carol Anderson, Travis Andrews,
Michelle Beckman, Molly Berendt, Mary Bernardin, Tracey
Bertram, Lauren Brown, Amanda Cartee, Kathrine Galligan,
Sarah Hale, Laura Hamilton, Adam Hayes, Meghan Hill,
Daniel Huebner, Nimah Jamaluddin, Sushma Jonna, Delia
King, Marty Little, Kelly Logue, Noah Messel, Matthew
Monahan, Lauren Olson, Stephanie Perkins, Andrew Putnam,
Kavya Reddy, Rae Rohlfsen, Susan Ryan, Garrett Searcy,
Shahed Shams, Justin Sheehy, Xiaoming Shi, Katherine
Smith, Kyle Spradling, Shannon Terrace, Joban Vaishnav,
Reena Varade, Subeer Wadia, Diane Whitson, Abigail Young.
PI DELTA PHI French
Pi Delta Phi is the national French honor society founded at
the University of California in 1906. The aim of the society is to
promote and recognize excellence in French studies. Students
initiated into the society must be enrolled in upper division
French courses and maintain at least a B average. Graduates:
Molly Berendt, Ana Maria Frontera, Meghan Hill, Kayla
McCullough, Rae Rohlfsen, Inna Shniter, Chinwe Uwalaka,
Ashlyn Wedding, Amanda Weis.
PI MU EPSILON Mathematics
The Missouri Gamma Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon was
established at Saint Louis University in 1945. Missouri Gamma
superseded a local mathematics honor society, Rho Theta,
that was founded in June 1936. Pi Mu Epsilon is a national
honor society whose aim is to promote scholarship and high
achievement in mathematics. Graduates: Travis Andrews,
Michelle Beckman, Christa Cloutier, Patrick Curran, Rebecca
Kies, Stephanie Perkins, Donald Williams.
PI SIGMA ALPHA Political Science
Pi Sigma Alpha is the national political science honor society.
Its chapters are established in colleges and universities
offering political science programs that meet the standards of
the society. Membership is determined by the political science
faculty solely on the basis of high academic achievement.
Graduates: Molly Berendt, Joshua Bickl, Madelyn Buckley,
Kaitlyn Burnell, Melanie Dominski, Emily Farinacci, Timothy
Granitz, Stefan Hausheer, Daniel Huebner, Katherine Krueger,
Matthew Lehner, Kate Maxwell, Daniel McGinnis, Patrick
McGinnis, Jennifer Mertens, Katherine Murphy, Andrew Nash,
Edward Pinnell, Amanda Regensburger, Amanda RingRissler, Susan Ryan, Emma Schartner, Kathleen Shea,
Katherine Sliney, Justine Veit, William Winfrey, Brandon
Youngs.
PSI CHI Psychology
Psi Chi is the national honor society in psychology, founded in
1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating and
maintaining scholarship in the field of psychology. Psi Chi
serves two major goals: to provide academic recognition to
students who excel in the field of psychology and to nurture
the spark of academic accomplishment by providing congenial
and stimulative environment for learning. Graduates: Allison
Ambre, Sumaya Ased, Ashlee Beck, AnnaMarie Bergman,
Anthony Besse, Katie Bradshaw, Lauren Christman, Edward
Chung, Robyn Creasy, Janelle Dawkins, Kenny D’Souza,
Adam Fritz, Kathrine Galligan, Stephanie Gerard, Brittany
Green, Roerica Green, Jasmina Hadzialic, Rachel Horwood,
Arielle Keener, Rebecca Keis, Courtney Laumann, David
LeFeve, Peagan Lin, Ava Lovato, Karelee Mantei, Emily May,
Alex Michael, Robert Mixa, Sara Mosher, Niketa Patel, Julie
Patti, Andrea Pizzolato, Julie Przywara, Erin Reddy, Kavya
Reddy, Brian Reilley, Sara Rimmerman, Alexandra Roth,
Maria Saracino, Travis Schaller, Kathryn Schiermeyer, Kristen
Schroeder, Anjali Shah, Urvi Shah, Inna Shniter, Jessica
Shultz, Casey Smith, Katherine Smith, Steve Stackhouse,
Caitlin Titzer, Maria Vitale, Alexandrea Ward, Diane Whitson,
Benjamin Wilson, Cassandra Yost.
SIGMA DELTA PI Spanish
Sigma Delta Pi is the national Spanish honor society. The
purpose of Sigma Delta Pi is to honor students who attain
excellence in the study of Spanish language, Hispanic
literature and culture. Students initiated into the society must
be enrolled in upper-division Spanish courses and maintain a
B average. Graduates: Catherine Brownell, Ian Darnell,
Richard Jarrold, Lauren Kadow, Andrea Lebb, Julia D’Ann
Lopez, Patrick McGinnis, Laura McGrath, Jennifer Mertens,
Suzanne Orf, Glenn Paetow, Bartlomiej Posnik, Michael
Reddy, Susan Ryan, Urvi Shah, Katherine Stapleton, Kerilyn
Stawicki, Mary Frances Snediker, Traci Steger, Ian Thomas.
SIGMA TAU DELTA English
Sigma Tau Delta is the national honorary society for students
of English. A select organization open to both undergraduate
and graduate students, Sigma Tau Delta recognizes significant
scholastic accomplishment and seeks to provide a context in
which students can find their interests in and enthusiasm for
the study of English nurtured and stimulated. Graduates: Ugo
Awa, Maryclare Diller, Alexandra Faulstich, Sarah Gallenberg,
Sarah Hale, Megan Kenny, Anthony Zupancic.
THETA ALPHA KAPPA
Theological Studies
Founded in 1976, Theta Alpha Kappa is the only national
honor society serving students of religion and/or theological
studies at both the baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate
levels of higher education. The primary purposes of the society
are to encourage, recognize and honor excellence in these
academic fields. Candidates must demonstrate outstanding
achievement in theological studies as well as overall academic
excellence. Graduates: Gabriel Andrus, Trevor Clark, Ryan
Clavelle, Jennifer Cottral, Nick Crews, Rachel Gosda,
Jennifer Lay, Rae Rohlfsen.
SPECIAL A W A R D S
BIOLOGY
The Medoff Teaching Award honors
Judith Medoff, Ph.D., Professor 1973-2004. The recipient of
this award is Andrew Oster.
The Keath Research Award honors Elizabeth J. Keath, Ph.D.,
Professor 1990-2004. The recipient of this award is Akshar
Patel.
CHEMISTRY
The 2009 recipient of the Merck Index Award in recognition of
high achievement by a senior chemistry student is Mary Burke.
The 2009 recipient of the Leopold Marcus Award for
outstanding achievement in undergraduate research is
Xiaoming Shi.
The 2009 recipient of the Hypercube Scholar Award given by
Hypercube Inc., for a top B.S. student in chemistry
planning to attend graduate school is Mary Burke.
The 2009 recipient of the American Institute of Chemists
Outstanding Senior Chemistry Award in recognition of an
outstanding student in the fourth year of studies is John
Breeden.
COMMUNICATION
The Johnston Award is named in honor of the Rev. Robert A.
Johnston, S.J., who was the first chairperson of the
Department of Communication. It is an annual award given to
the outstanding graduate of the department chosen by the
faculty. The recipient of this award is Blake Paxton.
The John Pauly Award for Outstanding Student Achievement
honors graduating seniors who hope to put their
communication education in the service of democracy. To be
considered for this award, students must demonstrate
academic excellence as well as interest in a career that
enhances the quality of public life. The recipient of this award
is Matthew Lehner.
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
The Donald G. Brennan Award is presented in recognition of
excellence in academic achievement, personal growth and
commitment to the Department of Communication Sciences
and Disorders. The recipient of this award is Theresa Lisch.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
The John Elder Computer Science Award is given for
achievement in computer science and is named for the late
John Elder, a member of the department and a pioneer in
computational number theory. This year’s recipient is Ananth
Mohan.
EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC
SCIENCES
The Ross R. Heinrich award for an outstanding senior in
meteorology recognizes the contributions made to the
department by Emeritus Professor Ross Heinrich. The award
is for academic excellence with a clear demonstration of
leadership and involvement with the undergraduate
meteorology program. This year’s recipient is Benjamin Zib.
ENGLISH
The recipient of the Mandeville Award, presented annually by
the English Department to the student judged by the English
faculty as the outstanding senior English major is Ugo Awa.
The Albert J. Montesi Achievement Awards recognize
undergraduate promise in the area of creative and artistic
achievement. This year’s award winners are Spencer Brown,
“Fishing” (poem); Tony Burwinkel, “The Humble Intentions of a
Hummingbird” (prose); Annie Cosby, “The Poplar Street
Bridge” (prose); Samuel Floyd, “A Ripple and a Splash in the
Forest” (poem).
The William Blake and Helen Blake Scholarship ($1,200) is
awarded to a declared English major with a minimum GPA of
3.5. The Blake Scholar for 2008-2009 is Samuel Floyd, a
graduate in English and Film Studies.
FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Art History: The Maurice B. McNamee, S.J., Award is named
in honor of Father McNamee, founder of the program in art
history. This award is presented each year in recognition of
outstanding achievement in art history. The 2009 recipient of
this award is Eugene De La Rosa and Matthew DeWitt.
Studio Art: The Maurice B. McNamee, S.J. Award is named in
honor of Father McNamee, founder of the program in studio
art. This award is presented each year in recognition of
outstanding achievement in studio art. The 2009 recipient of
this award is James Lochhead.
Music: The Arion Award For Outstanding Graduating Senior in
the Music Program. Chosen by the full-time music faculty, the
winner of this award exemplifies the highest attributes of a
Saint Louis University graduate in the areas of scholarship,
citizenship, leadership and musicianship. The 2009 recipient is
Andrea Hibbeler.
Theatre: The Wayne Loui Award For Outstanding Senior in
Theatre is presented annually in honor of Mr. Wayne Loui,
former chair of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts.
The 2009 recipient is Shannon Terrace.
HISTORY
Phi Alpha Theta presents an Outstanding History Student
Award in recognition of conspicuous attainments and
scholarship in the field of history. The 2009 award has been
granted to William Dooling.
MATHEMATICS
The Garneau Award is given each year for achievement in
mathematics and was established in 1924 by Mrs. James
Garneau in memory of her husband. This year’s recipient of
the Garneau Award is Travis Andrews.
The Francis Regan Scholarship is given each year to
outstanding Mathematics majors, who are members of Pi Mu
Epsilon. The scholarship was established in honor of Francis
Regan on his retirement in 1971. The 2009 recipient is Donald
Williams.
The James G. Costigan Scholarships were established in
2005 for outstanding majors in mathematics or computer
science. The 2009 recipients are Travis Andrews, Stephanie
Perkins.
MICAH PROGRAM
Recipients of the Micah Program Senior Leadership Award are
Christa Cloutier, Erin Holland, Jena Hollinshead, Charity
Kaiser, Sabrina Keck, Emily Komos, Andrea Pizzolato, Cristina
Salvador. They have distinguished themselves as leaders in
long-term service projects among the poor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Departmental Honors Theses:
Melanie Dominski, “Chechnya’s Path to Ethnic Conflict”;
Susan Ryan, “Coercive Diplomacy in the Cuban Missile Crisis
and in the Tolling-Thunder and Linebacker Bombing
Campaigns in Vietnam.”
PRE LAW SCHOLARS
This year’s recipients of a guaranteed first-year seat as Saint
Louis University School of Law students are: Molly Berendt,
Tom Bussen, Ian Darnell, Ron Dreisilker, Paul Hanley, Nicole
Mers, Matthew Monahan, Andrew Nash, Michaela O’Connor,
Caitlyn Ozier, Michelle Rich, Katherine Sliney, Kim Soucy,
Shay Steelman, Bill Winfrey.
PRE LAW
This year’s recipient of the Phi Alpha Delta Dr. Charles
Fleener Memorial Book Scholarship Award for $750 for use in
the first semester of the first year in law school is Amanda
Meyer.
PSYCHOLOGY
The Psi Chi Sayons Award for Scholarship in Psychology is
awarded to the outstanding psychology senior as determined
by overall grade point average, service to Saint Louis
University, and service to the community. This year’s Sayons
Award recipient is Kathrine Galligan.
The Psi Chi Research Award is given for the outstanding
psychological research study by an undergraduate
during the past year, as judged by a panel of psychology
faculty members. This year’s Research award recipient is
Kathrine Galligan.
THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
The Peter Verhaegen, S.J., Award is given to the senior who
demonstrates outstanding potential for theological research. At
the age of 29 years, Father Peter Verhaegen, S.J., became
the first Jesuit president of Saint Louis College in 1829. He
raised the status of the college to a university by acquiring the
first charter from the State of Missouri in 1832. This year’s
recipient is Trevor Clark.
The Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne Award is given to the
senior who has most exemplified collaborative learning in
assistance to student peers. Missionary Philippine Duchesne
arrived in the St. Louis area in 1818, established the first free
schools west of the Mississippi and worked with the
Pottowatomie people in her later years. This year’s recipient is
Ryan Clavelle.
The Mev Puleo Scholarship in Latin American Theology and
Culture was established by Peter and Evelyn Puleo in memory
of their daughter, Mev, who was a social change activist with a
special love for Latin America. The scholarship provides an
immersion experience in Nicaragua. Recipients: Ryan
Clavelle, Amy Nuismer, Jessica Trout.
UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM
Covering all four undergraduate years, the University Honors
Program provides special opportunities and challenges for all
students by creating and intensifying intellectual and cultural
interests early in one’s college career. Acceptance into the
program is determined by achievement on the college
entrance examination and evidence of interest in the program.
A student must maintain a 3.3 grade point average.
Graduates: Brittany Accardi, Justin Adams, Matthew
Alexander, Rachel Allen, Andrew Beahm, Michelle Beckman,
Molly Berendt, Stephanie Bergeman, Annamarie Bergman,
Mary Beth Bernardin, Shannon Bixler, Brendan Bizot, Spencer
Brown, Rachel Buckley, Madelyn Buckley, Mary Burke, Kaitlyn
Burnell, Courtney Canman, Maya Cheriyan, Ian Darnell,
Melanie Dominski, William Dooling, Theresa Drallmeier, Kevin
Dwyer, Joseph Eggleston, Emily Farinacci, Timothy Flynn,
Christopher Forsbach, Kellie Gates, Morgan Gray, Sarah
Hale, Laura Hamilton, Ashley Hanewinkel, Timothy Hassall,
Meghan Hill, Daniel Huebner, Austen Hufton, Richard Jarrold,
Kathryn Jonas, Julia Kennelly, Jennifer Lay, Matthew Lehner,
Katherine Madges, Patrick McGinnis, Jennifer Mertens, Kelly
Mischke, Andrew Nash, Lauren Olson, Andrew Oster,
Theodore Parran III, Julie Patti, Stephanie Perkins, Carolyn
Pike, Vanichpat Prathuangsuk, Andrew Putnam, Michael
Reddy, Erin Reddy, Amanda Regensburger, Michelle Rich,
Sara Rimmerman, Sarah Rouland, Susan Ryan, Adam
Tamburin, Manasa Tripuraneni, Chinwe Uwalaka, Christopher
Wedell, James Weishaar, Madeline Werner, Jaime Wicks,
William Winfrey.
WHO’S WHO AMONG
STUDENTS IN AMERICAN
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
Since 1934, Who’s Who Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges has furthered the aims of higher
education by rewarding and recognizing individual excellence
on the national level. With the support of prominent
educational institutions in all sections of the country, this
program reflects the caliber of the American undergraduate
students. At Saint Louis University the selection process
begins early in the fall semester when administrators and
departmental chairpersons nominate outstanding seniors for
election to Who’s Who Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges. Graduates: Carol Anderson, Gabriel
Andrus, Ugo Awa, Molly Berendt, Mary Burke, Luwani
Cayetano, Trevor Clark, Ryan Clavelle, Jennifer Cottral,
Joseph Eggleston, Alexandra Faulstich, John Garlich,
Melissa Gleason, Stephanie Goodwin, Kristina Griffin, Andrea
Hibbeler, Meghan Hill, Daniel Huebner, Richard Jarrold,
Charity Kaiser, Lauren Khouri, Andrew Kinghorn, Andrea
Lebb, Tristan Lee, Theresa Lisch, Jim Lochhead, Matthew
Monahan, Katherine Murphy, Ana Paez, Stephanie Perkins,
Matthew Plese, Andrew Putnam, Garrett Searcy, Justin
Sheehy, Shannon Terrace, Eleanor Wester.
A L U MN I M E R I T A W A R D S
Through the alumni merit nomination process, many moving
and inspirational stories have been shared and the College of
Arts and Sciences is once again reminded of the work that
alumni are doing to live the SLU mission every day. We
congratulate our four tremendous award recipients and thank
them for their contributions.
Gerard Glynn
Class of 1985, B.A. Political Science
After receiving a B.A. in Political Science from SLU in 1985,
Gerard (Gerry) Glynn went on to work for Habitat for
Humanity, beginning a career of amazing public service work.
Gerry continued his education by obtaining a master’s degree
and J.D. from American University and a master’s in legal
letters degree from Georgetown Law Center. A respected law
school professor and director of clinical programs at Barry
University, School of Law, Gerry serves on a number of legal
committees and non-profit boards to protect the interest of the
underserved, foster children in particular. His phone has been
known to ring at all hours of the day and night, as Gerry is a
constant resource and source of support to his clients and the
legal communities he serves. His commitment to children does
not stop in the courtroom or classroom. Gerry has been an
elementary school basketball coach, a YMCA Indian Guide
and a true role model for his family. This year, he took his
teenage son on a church work trip to the Dominican Republic
to expand his horizons and root him in the Jesuit spirit and
experience. Ajali Kramer, Executive Director of the Florida
Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office stated, “I became a better
lawyer under Gerry’s supervision. Gerry is an asset to the
University, the field of child advocacy, and the community at
large.”
John Edward Weidlich
Class of 1968, B.A. English
Class of 1970, Master’s Degree in Education
Born in St. Louis in 1946 with congenital blindness, John
Weidlich has been a true pioneer at SLU. While John was a
SLU student, he kept up with his studies by taking class notes
in Braille. His career began at KPLR where he was a news
writer and assignment editor who worked his way up to
reading the news on air during the morning program. After
KPLR discontinued its news program, John went to Radio
Information Service (now Minds Eye Information Service which
provides commercial-free information to more than 11,000
blind and print disabled persons living in the St. Louis area).
Currently, John hosts Talkback (a listener call in/discussion
program about topics in the blind community) and The Blind
and Disability Hour, a weekly program that airs across the
country. John is the program director, coordinating 200
volunteers associated with Minds Eye. He is president of the
United Workers for the Blind of Missouri and has held a variety
of positions for the Missouri Council of the Blind. In addition to
the work he has done for the sight-impaired community, John
is active in his church, Southwest Baptist, where he has
served on the church council, teaches Christian education
class and is part of the worship ensemble.
Jane Hanson
Class of 1972, B.A. Psychology
and French
Jane Hanson has come full circle since her graduation from
SLU in 1972. Building upon her college experiences in
community service, she taught elementary and pre-school for
10 years after college. She then shifted to the law, graduating
from Rutgers School of Law in 1984. Jane was in private
practice and later moved to Prudential Financial, Inc., where
she served as Vice President and Corporate Counsel for
nearly 15 years. She made the decision to return to public
service in 2002, when she co-founded Partners for Women
and Justice and became Executive Director.
Through a variety of programs, the non-profit offers free legal
assistance in domestic violence and family law matters and
guidance to promote financial competence and independence.
Jane also serves on Domestic Violence Working Groups at the
state and county levels, is a member of the Pro Bono
Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association and was
instrumental in forming an initiative to study the feasibility of
establishing a family justice center for victims of domestic
violence in Essex County. Jane’s volunteer activities include
the United Way’s Housing Coalition, her town’s Senior
Housing Advisory Committee, and various parent groups that
support local public schools.
Jack Fishman, Ph.D.
Class of 1974, M.S. in Meteorology Research
Class of 1977 Ph.D. in Meteorology
Dr. Jack Fishman’s contributions to the atmospheric
community are truly spectacular. Since 1979, Dr. Fishman,
has worked at the NASA Langley Research Center in
Hampton, Va. and has established himself as a pioneer in the
use of satellite measurements to study the composition of the
lower atmosphere (troposphere). As the first scientist in the
world to recognize the potential use of measurements from the
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instrument to
study processes in the lower atmosphere, Dr. Fishman has
published many professional articles on atmospheric chemistry
and meteorology. He has written two books for the lay person,
earning him the American Meterological Society’s Outstanding
Author Award in 1997. In 2006, he was a member of a team
that received the prestigious Pecora Award given for
contributions of remote sensing to the field of earth science
awarded jointly by NASA and the U.S. Department of Interior.
He was chosen as one of two NASA representatives to
develop the integrated observing strategy for atmospheric
chemistry. His accomplishments and leadership as a scientist
made him a worthy recipient of NASA’s Exceptional Scientific
Achievement Medal. Dr. Fishman’s contributions are not all
professional. Jack and his wife, Sue, were both very active in
special education, leading the effort to make Poquoson’s
special education advisory committee a proactive organization
during the 1980s and 1990s. Their efforts helped establish the
Parent Resource Center, which still serves the community. For
the last 10 years, Jack has been active in Special Olympics
where he coaches the York County Swim Team in addition to
coordinating fund raising activities and hosting several parties
each year for the athletes. He has been a member of the
Poquoson Kiwanis since 2000 and helps Sue oversee the
SHARE program that works with the Poquoson Food Pantry,
one of the ministries of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church
of Poquoson and York Counties in Virginia.