Undergraduate Student Awards

Undergraduate Man and Woman of the Year—A special committee selected an outstanding male student for recognition annually, beginning in 1952. From 1952‑64 the selection was called “Campus Man of the Year.” Selection of a “Campus Woman of the Year” commenced in 1965. In 1971 the committee selected three men and one woman as outstanding, but the selection of one man and one woman resumed in 1972. The selections, which are now called “Man of the Year” and “Woman of the Year,” include the following, with male winners listed first for each year beginning in 1965: 

1952  James L. Short
1953  Al Hardy
1954  J. P. Baker
1955  R. H. Giles
1956  W. Ernest Norcross
1957  John L. Wright
1958  William K. Barlow
1959  Clifton D. Cullum Jr.
1960  John B. Obenchain
1961  William E. Lambert
1962  Roger A. Shaw Jr.
1963  William W. Lewis Jr.
1964  Floyd M. M. Dickinson Jr.
1965  James H. Powell and Carol P. Schuck
1966  Lewis R. Dixon and Sara Ann Hale
1967  Marvin E. Cardoza and Andrea M. Flagg
1968  William L. Coulbourne Jr. and Sue Ann Shertzer
1969  Mark D. Musick and Mary Anne Marshall
1970  Donald M. Norris and Donna L. Price
1971  James R. Mustard, Alan N. Stager, Richard E. Browning, and Rebecca H. Ellsworth
1972  Robby G. King and Constance M. Malone
1973  Jim Mahon and Kathy Huffman
1974  James S. Crockett and Jean Harshbarger
1975  Robert C. Butcher Jr. and Janet C. Kerr
1976  W. Thomas Clark and Brenda J. Kennedy
1977  Bert Poole and Christine Rotchford
1978  Steve Mathews and Laura Stein
1979  Stephen Wright and Kathleen Lautermilch
1980  Edward M. Stowe and Judy L. August
1981  Jay M. Jacobsmeyer and Helene C. Combs
1982  Glenn A. Sieber and Cheryl A. Henderson
1983  Steven S. Grey and Julia E. Little
1984  Arthur T. Hart III and Regina L. Kopera
1985  Richard J. Mailloux and Carol A. Conrad
1986  James D. Rizzo and Susan R. Reller
1987  Derek A. Jeffries and Victoria D. Rockecharlie
1988  Rex A. Donnelly IV and Carol S. Irvine
1989  Joseph W. Guthrie and Leslie P. Arrington
1990  Stephen F. Massott and Barbara J. Ouellette
1991  Ian P. Sobieski and Natalie A. Appatta
1992  John E. Darnell and Theresa M. Gidley
1993  Kevin W. Mottley and Sandra L. Phillpott
1994  Scott C. Cappiello and Amy E. Coates
1995  Kevin W. Leclaire and Carla Dee Moravitz
1996  Mark P. Embree and Cynthia T. Kraft
1997  Robert M. Ballenger and Robyn H. Moore
1998  Castigliano M. Bhamidipati and Rachael K. Hash
1999  Edward J. Maggio and Susan P. Grubbs
2000  Scott D. Lippert and Katherine R. Snyder
2001  Eric J. Ruggiero and Molly Mustard
2002  Bahari Harris and Rebecca Weber; 2003, Brian Montgomery and Melissa Stuart
2004  Jason M. Reese and Nicole Reynolds
2005  Aaron Barr and Jessica Morris
2006  Benjamin J. Thomas and Shelby McDonald
2007  Gregory J. Sagstetter and Alison A. Smith
2008  Ryan C. Smith and Kaitlyn N. Hercik
2009  David William Grant and Carla Anne Rood
2010  Shashank Sharma and Jennifer Nicole Lamb
2011  Ryan A. Anderson and Camille M. DaDamio
2012  Kayvon Izadpanah and Carly Stephens
2013  Nicholas Onopa and Darya Nesterova
2014  Timothy Duffy and Cassidy Grubbs

(In 2015, this award was changed to "Undergraduate Student of the Year" with one recipient.)

2015  Jessica K. Li
2016  Nneoma Nwankwo
2017   Abigail Smith
2018   Maria Jernigan

Outstanding Student Awards—First conferred in 1975, the Outstanding Student Awards—variously called the Outstanding Senior Awards—are given by the Alumni Association and the Senior Class in recognition of exceptional performances by a graduating student from each college. The outstanding students are selected by students and faculty of their respective colleges.

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