Lawrence University

Lawrence University senior Maggie McGlenn, having long blended her interests in fashion and environmental sustainability, will have an opportunity to explore those passions in unison as the recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. A biology major from Madison, Wisconsin, McGlenn becomes the 77th Lawrentian over the past 53 years to be awarded a Watson, which provides $36,000 in funding for a year-long wanderjahr of independent travel and exploration. She is one of 42 graduating college seniors across the country selected as part of the 2022 Watson class.

Quinn Vincent was honored at Lawrence University's recent 2022 Honors Awards & Prizes ceremony.

Anayeli Alejandra Herrera was honored by Lawrence University at its 2022 Honors Awards & Prizes banquet.

Marion Hermitanio, a Lawrence University senior from De Pere, Wisconsin, majoring in Spanish and linguistics, is the recipient of a Fulbright award that will take her to Mexico to teach for a year. She is one of two Lawrence seniors named 2022 Fulbright scholars, continuing a string of success over four decades for Lawrence students in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Alex Chand, a Lawrence University senior from Southlake, Texas, majoring in English and physics, received a Fulbright award to support her pursuit of a master's degree in English literature at the University of Leeds in the U.K.

Cantala, a Lawrence University women's choir, was honored with a recent invitation to perform at the American Choral Directors Association's Midwest Conference at Chicago's Harris Theatre. Cantala was joined by Concert Choir, another Lawrence choral group, giving Lawrence the distinction of being the only school with two entries.

Nearly 40 Lawrence University students worked together as the cast and crew in presenting "Moliere Inspired," a Winter Term production from Lawrence's Department of Theatre Arts in celebration of the French playwright's 400th birthday. It included three one-acts: one by Moliere and two inspired by Moliere. The production also was a celebration of collaborations across academic departments, as well as collaborations between faculty and students.

Lawrence University men's basketball player Brad Sendell is named Midwest Conference Player of the Year.

The Lawrence University Concert Choir was honored with a recent invitation to perform at the American Choral Directors Association's Midwest Conference at Chicago's Harris Theatre. The Concert Choir was joined by Cantala, another Lawrence choral group, giving Lawrence the distinction of being the only school with two entries.

Lawrence University women's basketball star Kenya Earl etched her name in the school's record book Saturday, and she did it in winning fashion. Earl broke Lawrence's career scoring record as part of the Vikings' 66-48 Midwest Conference victory over Grinnell College at Alexander Gymnasium. Earl scored 12 points to push her career total to 1,489 points and broke the record of 1,487 set by Lawrence Hall of Famer Claire Getzoff in 2006.

Three members of the Lawrence University women's tennis team earned 2021 All-Midwest Conference honors.

Lawrence University women's soccer players Natalie Linebarger and Emma Vasconez have both been chosen for the All-Midwest Conference team. Linebarger (Verona, Wis./Verona) and Vasconez (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) were both chosen for the second team.

Lawrence University students were named to the 2021 Dean's List, an annual honor roll of students demonstrating exemplary academic performance. The Dean's List is compiled at the end of the academic year once all grades have been recorded. To make the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 36 units in Lawrence courses during the academic year and have earned a GPA of at least 3.5

Three Lawrence University men's soccer players and the coaching staff were honored by the Midwest Conference. Defender Sean McLaughlin (Kalamazoo, Mich./Paw Paw) and forward Konstantinos Fardellas (Thermi, Greece/1st Lyceum) were named first-team all-conference, and defender Rodrigo Angulo (Trujillo, Peru/Cesar Valejo Club) was chosen for the second team.

Six Lawrence University football players have been chosen for the All-Midwest Conference team in a vote of league coaches. Linebacker Eder Bellegarde and receiver/returner Cameron Wicks were both first-team selections. Safety/returner Terrell Myers was chosen for the second team on both defense and special teams, and quarterback D'Andre Weaver, receiver Tanner Morris and defensive lineman Zachary Adams were second-team picks.

The Lawrence University community gathered virtually in June for a Commencement celebration unlike any other in the school's 171-year history. Held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic that moved Spring Term classes to distance learning, the ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of nearly 270 Lawrentians in the Class of 2020. "We are at a time like no other, when both far too much-and not nearly enough-has changed," President Mark Burstein told the graduates and their families, all looking in from locations around the world. Congratulatory messages from faculty and staff, shared via video and an online chat, were mixed with the traditional speeches and the conferring of degrees. Commencement speaker Natasha Trethewey, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose book, "Native Guard," has been on the Freshman Studies reading list at Lawrence for five years, implored the graduates to find inspiration in the arts as they make sense of a world that has changed mightily since they first stepped on campus four years ago.

Lawrence University students were named to the 2020 Dean's List, an annual honor roll of students demonstrating exemplary academic performance. The Dean's List is compiled at the end of the academic year once all grades have been recorded. To make the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 36 units in Lawrence courses during the academic year and have earned a GPA of at least 3.5.

Lawrence University's Travis Dillon '21, a mathematics major who has done significant research both on and off campus, has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar.

Willa Dworschack '20 is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, providing full funding for up to three years of research at any institution of her choice.

Congratulations on being part of the Opera Pit Orchestra that was an important piece in the staging of "The Marriage of Figaro" at Lawrence University's Stansbury Theater. The comic opera was presented March 5-8.

Congratulations on helping to bring "The Marriage of Figaro" to the Stansbury Theatre stage. The comic opera was performed March 5-8 at Lawrence University.

Congratulations on being part of the chorus for the Lawrence University production of "The Marriage of Figaro." The comic opera was presented March 5-8 in Stansbury Theater.

Congratulations on being part of the cast as the Lawrence Conservatory's Opera Theatre brought "The Marriage of Figaro" to the Stansbury Theater stage March 5-8.

Congratulations to the production crew that helped bring "Richard III" to the stage at Lawrence University. The production was presented by Lawrence's Department of Theatre Arts Feb. 20-22 in Cloak Theatre.

Congratulations on being a member of the cast in Lawrence University's production of "Richard III." Presented by the Department of Theatre Arts, three performances were given Feb. 20-22 in Cloak Theatre.

Lawrence University student Allan Garcia '23 of Chicago has been selected to receive a CIC/UPS Scholarship provided by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, D.C.

Cathleen Greene of Milwaukee, a freshman at Lawrence University, has won a $1,000 SAGE Scholars scholarship in a nationwide essay contest. She was one of 100 recipients.

Lawrence University students were named to the 2019 Dean's List, an annual honor roll of students demonstrating exemplary academic performance. The Dean's List is compiled at the end of the academic year once all grades have been recorded. To make the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 36 units in Lawrence courses during the academic year and have earned a GPA of at least 3.5.

Congratulations to the Lawrence University students who were honored at the 2019 Honors Award Ceremony and the Honors Convocation.

More than 330 Lawrence University graduates received their diplomas in a spring Commencement ceremony. Commencement speaker Lee Shallat Chemel, a 1965 alumna who found success as the director of numerous television sitcoms and dramas over the past three decades, challenged the graduates to use their liberal arts education to always push forward and to embrace the chaos of life.