students smiling in front of Scholars program gonfalons

Citation and Awards Ceremony

Each fall, we celebrate the accomplishments of Scholars in our recent citation class. Each program recognizes students for outstanding achievement and outstanding citizenship. In addition, several students are honored for exemplifying the founding ideals and values of College Park Scholars with our Founders Circle Awards and scholarships.

View the 2025 Awards Program Book

2025 Citation and Award Winners

Each program selects a total of four students for these honors – two Outstanding Achievement awards and two Outstanding Citizenship awards.

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Arts

Citizenship Award: Kaitlyn Krok and Isabelle Altman Ferrell
Achievement Award: Noah Milholland and Val Martins (not pictured)

bse certificates — BSE Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

Business, Society and Entrepreneurship

Citizenship Award: Nicholas Shidle and Michelle Yuen
Achievement Award: Jack Campbell and Alejandra Sandomirskiy (not pictured)

cesg certificates — CESG Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

Civic Engagement for Social Good

Achievement Award: Vasisht Ishwar and Eshal Ahmed
Citizenship Award: Latrelle Cook and Tara Hug

ete certificates — ETE Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

Environment, Technology and Economy

Achievement Award: Diego Henriquez and Natalie Rosenthal
Citizenship Award: Yereni Butcher and Andrew Wagger

gph certificates — GPH Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

Global Public Health

Achievement Award: June Dorsam and Joi Kenner
Citizenship Award: Katherlyn Le and Brayden Wallace

is certificates — IS Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

International Studies

Achievement Award: Jadon Walker and Joy Kim
Citizenship Award: Shyne Carter and Aditi Nampurthiripad (not pictured)

jlt certificates — JLT Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

Justice and Legal Thought

Achievement Award: Mia Scabis (not pictured) and Isabel Mathews
Citizenship Award: Jayson Lee (not pictured) and Diamond Venson

ls certificates — LS Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

Life Sciences

Achievement Award: Raya Arora and Jonathon Meyer
Citizenship Award: Ella Breslin and Emily Meadows

media certificates — Media Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

Media, Self and Society

Achievement Award: Audrey Mitchell and Alex Wu (not pictured)
Citizenship Award: Serenity Figgins and Caleb Winters

pl certificates — PL Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

Public Leadership

Achievement Award: Jack Szyprowski and Anna Wendt (not pictured)
Citizenship Award: Alicia Barnett and Roni Scheffer (not pictured)

sgc certificates — SGC Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

Science and Global Change

Achievement Award: Rahul Arora and Kitty Shi (not pictured)
Citizenship Award: Katy Banovic and Zie Goodman

sts certificates — STS Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Awardees

Science, Technology and Society

Achievement Award: Brandon Kiv and Michelle Twene
Citizenship Award: Deval Bansal and Ari Packer

2025 Founders Circle and Scholarship Recipients

College Park Scholars who have received a Citation are eligible to be nominated or apply for our Founders Circle awards and Scholarships.

Ten students were selected to receive some of Scholars’ highest honors: six Founders Circle Awards plus the Meghan Price Scholarship for Leadership and Public Service, the Beth and John Pattison Award for Creativity, the Martha and Ira Berlin Legacy Fund Scholarship, and the Rebecca Basena Kampi Memorial Scholarship.

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Ira Berlin Writing Award

Award recipient Kate Quintana and family with Tim Knight, program director of Environment, Technology and Ecology

Phyllis Peres Award for Study Abroad

Award recipient Ru Subramaniam with Nicholas Fletcher, program director of Life Sciences

Rebecca Basena Kampi Memorial Scholarship

Award recipient Sydney Allen with Robert Koulish, program director of Justice and Legal Thought

Martha and Ira Berlin Legacy Fund Scholarship

Award recipient Zehra Syeda and Lis Maring, program director of Global Public Health

Beth and John Pattison Creativity Award

Award recipient Kaleigh Allen with Jessica Krenek, friend of Arts Scholars

Katherine McAdams Leadership Award

Award recipient Isha Rajani and Nicholas Fletcher, program director of Life Sciences

Meghan Price Scholarship for Leadership and Public Service

Award recipient Diego Henriquez and Tim Knight, program director for Environment, Technology and Economy

College Park Scholars Tri-Star Award

Award recipient Joi Kenner with Global Public Health program director Lis Maring and assistant director Haley Clark