2024 Honoring the Exceptional Accomplishments of Our Outstanding Students
At Pitt-Johnstown, our motto of "real world ready" is not just a slogan but a commitment to prepare our students for successful futures. The Academic Honors Convocation is one example of how we recognize and reward their outstanding academic achievements.
This prestigious ceremony provides a unique opportunity for the student's families and members of our vibrant campus community to come together in a spirit of celebration and recognition. At Pitt-Johnstown, we believe in acknowledging our students' dedication and hard work and the Academic Honors Convocation serves as a platform to honor their exceptional accomplishments and inspire others to follow in their footsteps.
Honorees
- 2024 Honorees
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College Scholar in Accounting
Howard M. Picking, Jr. Award
Trevor Harrison
Trevor is an Accounting major.
College Scholar in Economics
Jenna Moore
Jenna is a Finance major with an Economic minor.
College Scholar in Finance
Bailey Kist
Bailey is a Finance and Accounting graduate.
College Scholar in Information Systems
Academic Achievement in Business
Kelsey Josephson
Kelsey is a Management and Information Systems major with a Communication minor.
College Scholar in Management
Zane Blackburn
Zane is a Management major.
College Scholar in Marketing
Will Small
Will is a Marketing major with a Management minor.
1st Summit Bank Accounting Award
Joshua Sherdel
Josh is an Accounting major with an Information Systems minor.
Julie Shinavski
Julie is an Accounting major.
Academic Achievement Award in Business
Lauren Hawthorne-Rogers
Lauren is an Accounting major with an Information Systems minor.
CTC Award in Honor of Congressman John P. Murtha
Alex Barch
Alex is an Accounting and Management major.
Emglo Accounting Award
Kylah Franklin
Kylah is an Accounting and Information Systems major.
G. Fesler Edwards Award
Andrew Buettner
Andrew is an Accounting major.
Mallory Pinske
Mallory is a Marketing and Information Systems major.
George E. Letcher, Jr. Accounting Award
Emily Shelow
Emily is an Accounting major with a Spanish minor.
Evan Gardenhour
Evan is an Accounting major.
Gregory Howard
Gregory is an Accounting major.
Howard M. Picking, Jr. Award
Garrett Prosper
Garrett is a Management and Marketing major.
James V. and Concetta M. Saly Award
Abby Lohr
Abby is an Accounting major.
Sally A. Sargent Award
Morgan Pesi
Morgan is an Information Systems major.
College Scholar in Environmental Studies
Dr. Robert J. Hunter Scholarship
Hannah L. Frizzell
Hannah is an Environmental Studies and Geography major.
College Scholar in Geography
Nicholas E. Goldyn
Nicholas is an Environmental Studies and Geography mjaor and is pursuing a Geographic Inofrmation Systems certificate.
College Scholar in History
Jostin A. Solnosky
Jostin is a History major and is pursuing a Public and Applied History certificate.
College Scholar in Justice Administration and Criminology
Hannah L. Brehm
Hannah is a Justice Administration amd Criminology major.
College Scholar in Political Science
Logan M. Wolfe
Logan is a Political Science and History Major.
Sgt. Baserman Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth I. Shirley
Elizabeth is a Justice Administration and Criminology major.
Samuel S. Hicks Memorial Award
Isaac A. Bellomo
Issac is a Justice Administration, Criminology and Political Science major.
Jean Sedlar Book Award
Josie P. Hutzler
Josie is a History major with a minor in Writing and is pursuing a Public and Applied History certificate.
Dr. Albert P. Vannucci International Studies Award
Mariam M. Moaz
Miriam is a Political Science and History major and is pursuing an American Democracy Scholar certificate.
College Scholar in Early Childhood
Riley Hanley
Riley is an Early Childhood Education major and is in the English as a Second Language Specialist program.
College Scholar in Secondary Education-Biology
Julianna Klein
Julianna is a Secondary Education Biology major with a STEM endorsement.
College Scholar in Secondary Education-Mathematics
Taylor Harrity
Taylor is a Secondary Mathematics Education major.
College Scholar in Secondary Education-Social Studies
Erin Shaffer
Erin is a Secondary Social Studies Education major.
College Scholar in Middle Level Education
Benjamin Livingston
Benjamin is a Middle Level Mathematics major with a STEM endorsement.
College Scholar in Early Childhood with Special Education
Ashley Pauley
Ashley is an Early Childhood with Special Education major.
Upper Level Early Childhood Education Student of the Year
Lily Keslar
Lily is an Early Childhood Education major.
Upper Level Secondary Education Student of the Year
Casey Cruse
Casey is a Secondary Mathematics Education Major.
Upper Level Middle Education Student of the Year
Gracy Dryer
Gracy is a Middle Level Education major.
Melissa M. Roberts Way Early Childhood Education Award
Kalei Carson
Kalei is an Early Childhood Education major with a STEM endorsement.
College Scholar in Chemical Engineering
Megan E. Gray
Megan is a Chemical Engineering major.
College Scholar in Civil Engineering
Benjamin D. Young
Benjamin is a Civil Engineering major.
College Scholar in Computer Engineering
Nicholas J. Dematteis
Nicholas is a Computer Science major.
College Scholar in Computer Science
Christopher M. Perrone Jr.
Christopher is a Computer Science major.
College Scholar in Electrical Engineering
Dominic V. Fasolo
Dominic is an Electrical Engineering major.
College Scholar in Mechanical Engineering
Jakob C. Felton
Jakob is a Mechanical Engineering major.
C. Bruce Baker Memorial Award
Drake M. Ketcham
Drake is a Mechanical Engineering major.
Wilson Construction Co. Award
John S. Wolfe
John is a Civil Engineering major.
WJAC Television Award
Brady R. Siegel
Brady is an Electrical Engineering major.
Dr. Kamal Gella and Dr. Jyothi Gella Award
Reagan Amponsah
Regan is a Chemical Engineering major.
College Scholar in Communication
Hunter Albert
Hunter is a Communication major.
College Scholar in English Literature
Dawn Miller
Dawn is an English Literature major.
Black/Dickerson/Stevens Memorial Award in Journalism
Brady Veney
Brady is a Journalism and Communication major.
Journalism Award
Owen Kane
Owen is a Communication and Foreign Language major.
Humanities Creative Prose Award
Tylor McTavish
Tylor is a Writing major.
College Scholar in MMDC
Chianna "CJ" Boburchock
CJ is a Multimedia and Digital Culture (MMDC) major.
Louise Letizia Meile Award
Morgan Hill
Morgan is a Writing major.
Hazel Lansberry Award in French Language
Marcello Legister
Marcello is a Writing major.
Rose Anne Liska Award in Foreign Language
Emily Shelow
Emily is a Spanish major.
Humanities Faculty Scholarship
Kaylee Kolonich
Kaylee is an English Literature and Writing double major.
Virginia Koumoungis Golubic Poetry Award
Olivier Petrosky
Olivier is an English Literature major.
Colleen M. Brown Memorial Prize in Poetry
Fernando Disla
Fernando is a Writing major.
Dr. Robert Duca Scholarship in Humanities and Romance Languages
Kaylee Kolonich
Kaylee is an English Literature and Writing double major.
College Scholar in Theater Arts
Larisa West
Larisa is a Theater Arts major.
Carroll Grimes Award for Writing in Humanities
Autumn Hogan
Autumn is a Multimedia and Digital Culture (MMDC) major.
The Thomas H. Russell Memorial Award in Journalism
Brady Veney
Brady is a Journalism and Communication major.
Garbarino Family Theatre Award
Mitchell Kubasko
Mitchell is a Theatre Arts major.
Kamal Verma Humanities Award for South African Studies
Olivier Petrosky
Olivier is an English Literature major.
College Scholar in Biology
The Morgan-Korch Scholar Award
Astrid Muir
Astrid is a Biology major with a minor in Writing.
College Scholar in Energy and Earth Resources
Isabelle Boyer
Isabelle is an Energy and Earth Resources major.
College Scholar in Psychology
Haley Crum
Haley is a Psychology major.
Dr. Meyer Bloom Award
Zachary Connor
Zachary is a Biology major with a minor in Chemistry.
Bremer Family Scholarship Award
Caleb Bean
Caleb is a Biochemistry major with minors in Psychology, Music and Business.
Dr. Kamal Gella and Dr. Jyothi Gella Award
Megan Aranha
Megan is a Biology major with minors in Chemistry and Communication.
Dr. Uldis Kaktins Memorial Field Methods Award
Christopher Howard
Christopher is an Energy and Earth Resources major with a minor in Geography.
Dr. Harry M. Rhodes Scholarship Award
Mayah Charity
Mayah is a Biology major with minors in Chemistry and Psychology.
Terry Shustrick Memorial Book Award
Kalei Carson
Kalei is an Early Childhood Education major.
Emily Oliver
Emily is an Early Childhood Education major.
Louis M. Ulery Award
Jesse Hall
Jesse is an Applied Mathematics major.
College Scholar in Nursing
Cara M. Augustine
Cara is a Nursing graduate.
College Scholar in Allied Health
Jordyn A. Kris
Jordyn is a Respiratory Therapy major.
Movene L. Ponas Award
Cara M. Augustine
Cara is a Nursing Graduate.
Samantha E. Maust
Samantha is a Nursing major.
UPJ Nursing Alumni Student Award
Anna K. Weber
Anna is a Nursing major.
Dr. Lowell D. Shaffer Student Athlete Award
Mallory A. Pinske
Mallory is an Information Systems and Marketing major.
Molly R. Wagoner
Molly is a Biochemistry major.
Faculty Senate Scholar Athlete Award
Krista R. Troyer
Krista is an Early Childhood Education with Special Education major.
Nicholas J. Dematteis
Nicholas is a Computer Engineering major with a Mathmatics minor.
Campus Association Rosella Blackington Award for Outstanding Senior Student and Mrs. Henry Idzkowsky Golden Candel Medal
Isa A. Panebianco
Isa is a Secondary Education English major.
Joseph J. Rapoport Memorial Award
Benjamin T. Worsnup
Benjamin is a Biochemistry and Chemistry major with a Mathmatics minor.
Stanton Chapman Crawford Memorial Award
Korina J. Pebley
Korina is a Chemistry and Applied Mathmatics major.
Dr. Jem Spectar Award
Eryn N. Marsh
Eryn is an Early Childhood Education with Special Education major .
Campus Association of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Ruby Biddle Award
Rebecca E. Hutchcraft
Rebecca is a Nursing major.
Charles Kunkle Jr. Leadership Award
Brianna E. Guenther
Brianna is a Biology major with a Chemistry minor.
Pitt-Johnstown Alumni Association Achievement Award
Anthony E. Vargo
Anthony is a Nursing major.