Transylvania University on Friday celebrated members of its Class of 2020 during a virtual Senior Awards ceremony. These honors recognize achievements in academics, leadership and campus involvement.
2020 Senior Award winners
Senior Class Award — Rachel Fine, Rebecca Fine, Sarah Hall and Ruby Smith
Dean’s Purchase Award — Zachary Pulliam
Student Government Association President’s Award — Candace Cox
Monroe Moosnick Memorial Award (student and faculty-staff) — Amanda Claire Moberly and Sherry Spencer
Omicron Delta Kappa Leader of the Year Award — Diaka Grace Savané
Transylvania Bands Outstanding Service Award — Shawna Morton
Transylvania Orchestra Outstanding Service Award — Bradlee Valandra
Transylvania Choir Outstanding Senior Award — Sydney Dunaway
Transylvania University Education and Social Change Award — Lauren Willard
Ruchman English Award — Candace Cox
The Helen Deiss Irvin Prize — Candace Cox
Ruchman Foreign Language Award (Chinese) — Gabriella Oldendick
Ruchman Foreign Language Award (French) — Kira Marie Bruno
Ruchman Foreign Language Award (Spanish) — Hadley Trenaman
Ruchman Mathematics Award — Sarah Hall
Ruchman Biology Award — Harper Zeitz
Whitehouse Premedical Award — Alex Voelker
Dr. Loman Trover Health Sciences Award — Taylor Gray
American Institute of Chemists Award — Andrew J Grisham
Monroe Moosnick Chemistry Award — Amanda Claire Moberly
The James E. Miller Computer Science Award — Adriaan Mortimor Engelbrecht
Ruchman Physics Award — Hailey Patno and Zachary Pulliam
Health and Exercise Science Major of the Year — Grace Galyon
Excellence in Accounting Award — Sarah Hall
Distinguished Student in Accounting Award — Meredith Mason
The Sociology Scholar-Citizen Award — Jordan Noell Horne
Omicron Delta Epsilon “Rara Avis” Economics Award — Ryan Hughes
Outstanding Business Administration Award — Kenzy Moore
Ruchman History Award — Isaac Settle
Ruchman Political Science Award — Isaac Settle
Holleian Society Awards
Creative Work Outside of Class — Shawna Morton
Contributions to the Intellectual and Cultural Life of the University — Makayla Dublin, Maggie Muehleman and Diaka Grace Savané
Holleian Honor Society inductees
Andrew Angel, Samantha Barefield, Sara Bidarian, Kira Marie Bruno, Brody Carpenter, Candace Cox, Kristen Glass, Sarah Haerle, Katherine Lewellen, Megan Little, Zachary James Minion, Gela Pamukova, Zachary Pulliam, Diaka Grace Savané, Isaac Settle, Ruby Smith, Zachary Womack and Zachary Yacobozzi