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Abington honors student scholars and leaders

Abington leadership award winners and Student Life staff celebrated their success at the annual dinner. Credit: Pamela Brobst / Penn StateCreative Commons

The Penn State Abington community celebrated the diverse talents and successes of its students at the annual Awards and Leadership Dinner last week. Families and friends applauded the scholars and the student leaders who succeeded academically and in areas such as public service and campus diversity.

The winner of the most prestigious honor of the evening, the Eric A. and Josephine Walker Award, is always a closely guarded secret until the end of the evening. Corporate communication major Fallyn Maleski was selected as the 2014 Walker winner for exhibiting outstanding character, scholarship, leadership and citizenship.

“Fallyn is an inspiring and action-oriented student leader who learns from her challenges. Her integrity and unwavering work ethic bring her to campus hours before and after class to meet with students, faculty and staff,” Gale Siegel, Abington senior director of Student Affairs, told the audience. "She is well prepared and does her research to ensure she is well versed in the issues and concerns of the constituents she meets.”

The Walker award is presented to students at locations other than University Park and was established by the former Penn State president and his wife.

The complete list of the 2014 Awards and Leadership winners:President’s AwardsPresented to first- and second-year students who achieved 4.0 cumulative averages and juniors and seniors in the upper 0.5 percent of their class.Freshman Award: Rachel Bohl, Meizi Chen, Larissa Cheristin, Irene Ho, Zohab Javed, John McGlynn, Darshan Patel, Sasha Thomas, Renata Zavyalova, Zhiyuan Zhao, Brianna ZiglerSparks Award (sophomores): Tiange Chen, Spencer LinEvan Pugh Scholar Award (juniors and seniors): Amy Datiz Estevez, Meredith McLaren

Abington Honors Program Awards: David Agia, Eman Alkurdi, Matthew Ford, Melanie Greenwood, Desirae Holmes, Magni Hussain, Alexander Kane, Claire Kutzler, Spencer Lin, Matthew McGurk, Sarah Panea, Carly Powell, Priya Samuel

Division of Arts and Humanities The Bertha Lear Art Exhibition Awards: Max Berrios, Erica Lampe, Fristo Marc, Kate Roche, Sue StantonBeverley Wright McHugh Award for English: Sheila JonesMichael T. Plam Memorial Prize for History: Christopher Franklin

Division of Social Sciences Susquehanna Bank Business Award: Patricia PetrasSamuel J. DiRoberto Award: Sophavandy IvSamuel J. DiRoberto Memorial Scholarship in Accounting: Abdullah Bas, Ekaterina Kogai, Debrhea Vaiana-CavanaghSusan Lynne Keiser Scholarship: Konstantinos MavrakisLouis C. Riggs Jr. Scholarship: Brian SargradWesley A. Olsen Memorial Scholar Athlete Award: Jacqualyn Horbury, Alex KaneWesley A. Olsen Memorial Scholarship: Raymond Horn, Spencer Lin, Priscilla WongOutstanding Administration of Justice Student: Mariah SweeneyDr. Jeanne Smith Psychological and Social Sciences Award: Janet Stock

Division of Science and Engineering AwardsAnglescy-Todd Award for an Outstanding Engineering Student: Matthew SmithAyoub Mathematics Achievement Award: Rittu RajuDr. Robert A. Bernoff Award for Women in Science and Engineering: Vanessa LopezGerald P. Kessler Scholarship: Dennis SingmasterDr. Harvey S. and June T. Koch Scholarship: Wing Yan LeeSanford F. Nicol Award for Engineering: Gregory Edelman, Michael FendlerOutstanding Freshman Chemistry Student Award: John McGlynnDavid B. Peterson Jr. Memorial Award: Chasidy McLaurinLillian Rankin Science Award: Danilo LamounierEleanor Wilson Award for Physics: Robert Thome

Leadership Recognition AwardsCampus Exemplary Leader Award: Carter Bowman, Ryan Douglas, Alex Kane, Arriana Martin, Benjamin McIntyre, Stacy WanermanStudent Diversity Award: Joanell TaverasEric A. and Josephine Walker Award: Fallyn Maleski

Last Updated April 28, 2014

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