2021 Dean’s Scholars Awards Recipients

ARHU students celebrated for academic excellence.

By ARHU Staff

Congratulations to the College of Arts and Humanities 2021 Dean’s Scholars Awards recipients. The following students are recognized for their academic excellence and scholarship. 

Arts and Humanities Freshman Scholars

4.0 GPA | Fall 2020 AND Spring  2021

Jason Amis, music | computer science

Isabella Baker, English language and literature

Samantha Brodsky, communication

Juliette Caban, communication | psychology

Nelson Chen, theatre

Carlos Choppin, history

Amanda Cooper, communication | studio art

Abigail Furman, English language and literature

Chloe Johnson, English language and literature | cinema and media studies

Naomi Lien, studio art

Joanna McInnes, classical languages and literature

Maxximus Murray, Classical Languages and Literature

Marlia Nash, music

Cassandra Rochmis, English language and literature

Jonathan Rotman, philosophy, politics, and economics | government and politics

Gaya Shechter, dance

Alexandra Shoemaker, communication

Alison Vo, English language and literature

Arts Scholarship

Devon Rafanelli, music education | music

Arundel Mills Scholarship

Viola Costen, dance | theatre

Catherine P. Mackin Memorial Scholarship

Blessing Akinsola, philosophy, politics, and economics

Ye Eun Chun, English language and literature

Nana Nyarko, philosophy, politics, and economics

Lailah Turnage, English language and literature

Jonathan Rotman, philosophy, politics, and economics | government and politics

Catherine F. Vuozzo Scholarship

Madison Wells-James, cinema and media studies | journalism

Elizabeth Cannon Scholarship 

Catherine Chatterton, cinema and media studies

Amy Christopherson, history

Dean's Freshman Scholarship

Antonio Barakat, philosophy

Mark Aguilar, cinema and media studies

Delaney Diehl, communication

Abraham Fich, history

Bella Fiery, Japanese

Robert Garza, immersive media design

Samuel Golumbek, history

Sean Kim, music (B.M. strings) |music (B.M. music theory and composition)

Perry Lu, philosophy, politics, and economics

Paulette Mathis, music education | music

Cassandra Meyer, music

Maxwell Ruby, philosophy, politics, and economics

Cailey Solano, dance

Sophie Stein, communication

Jane Wong, philosophy, politics, and economics

Dean's Senior Scholars 

(nominating department in bold)

Eunice Braimoh, English language and literature

Jacqueline Liu, women, gender, and sexuality studies | biological sciences

Erin Namovicz, Spanish | criminology and  criminal justice

Alicia Perkovich, history | art history

Molly Schreier, Arabic studies | government and politics

Karandeep Takhtani, American studies | materials science and engineering

Daisy Yu, communication | chemistry

Douglas and Holly Jacobs Memorial Scholarship

Alexandra Higgins, English language and literature

Heyward G. Hill Memorial Scholarship

Nabila Prasetiawan, philosophy, politics, and economics | women, gender, and sexuality studies

Humanities Scholars Endowment Scholarship

Queenie Jiang, cinema and media studies

Mina Nichols, linguistics

Danika Perez, immersive media design

James F. Harris Arts and Humanities Visionary Scholarship

Elizabeth Early, history | family science

Mandy Hsu, communication

Francis Maglaqui, philosophy, politics, and economics

Stringer Foundation Performing Arts Scholarship

Lauratu Bah, music education

Kayleigh Gallagher, theatre

Jordan Resnick, theatre