On May 3, for the spring 2023 Honors and Awards Ceremony, we celebrated 37 Trinity College students for their tremendous work and outstanding achievements in various categories such as academics, service, and ministry.
President Perrin personally awarded four outstanding students for their hard work and dedication. The first was the 2023 Lincoln Laureate, Abigail Olsson (BA Communications ’23). Following that, the Vechery Scholarship was awarded to Waverly Swanstrom (BA History/ Education ’23). The Outstanding Senior Award went to Gabriela Clarke (BA English/Communications ’23), and Annie Knowlton (Communications & Graphic Design ’23) was awarded the President’s Leadership Award.
The faculty for each department at Trinity College presented the following awards to the students who studied under them:
Business:
Academic Distinction in Business – Sarah Davis
Academic Distinction in Business – Logan Shears
Outstanding Graduate in Business – Caleb Wells
Bible:
Biblical Studies Award – Josh Coffman
Jana Sundene Award – Hannah Byun
Greg Carlson Award – Carson Swanstrom
James N. Lew Memorial Scholarship – Parker Lundberg
Living Faith Foundation Scholarship – Grant Swanstrom
Communications:
Lambda Pi Eta Inductees – Rebecca Barak & Ethan Oskroba
Trinity Digest Award – Ethan Oskroba
Trinity Digest Award – Abigail Bond
Gwendolyn N. Voss Memorial Scholarship – Rebekah Badal
Computer Science:
Outstanding Senior in Computer Science-Peter Lu – Andrew Dills
Education:
Stanley Bristol Memorial Award for Educational Excellence – Nicole Buschek
English:
Doris Roethlisberger Memorial Literary Award – Lydia Sommer
Williams Award for best honors contract – Anna Skrzypchak
Graphic Design:
The Julia Petersen Scholarly Excellence in the Arts Award – Annie Knowlton
History:
History Student of the Year – Hannah Gilchrist
Psychology:
Graduating Psi Chi Member – Kemon Reese
Mathematics:
Outstanding Senior in Mathematics – Benjamin Jenkins
Music:
Choir member of the Year – Elisabeth Dragomir
Paul Satre Award for Comprehensive Musicianship – Ruth Santiago
Science:
Biology/Pre-Physicians Assistant Student of the Year – Renee Hahm
Freshman Biology Award – Lily Crosby
CRC Freshman Chemistry Award – Izabella Hernandez
Double Helix Award – Steven Largent
Exercise Science Student of the Year – Morgan Busick and Emily Soriaga
Sports and Wellness Major of the Year – Dominik Olech
Peter Lu Memorial Science Scholarship – Haakon Fiedler
Peter Lu Memorial Science Scholarship – Madison Feagans
Outstanding Research Scientist – Alicia Carlson
Student Life:
Racial Reconciliation Award – Thailin Johnson
Honors Students:
Ethan Ashworth, Hattie Black, Gabriela Clarke, Carl Johnson, and Anna Skrzypchak
University Awards:
Lincoln Laureate – Abigail Olsson
Vechery Scholarship – Waverly Swanstrom
Outstanding Senior Award – Gabriela Clarke
President’s Leadership Award – Anna Knowlton