Lawrence University

Congratulations to Andrew Larson, a senior majoring in economics at Lawrence University, for being a recipient of the college's Philip and Rosemary Wiley Bradley Achievement Scholarship in Economics.

Congratulations to Jordan Simons, a senior majoring in mathematics and physics at Lawrence University, for being the recipient of the college's J. Bruce Brackenridge Prize in Physics. It is awarded annually to an outstanding junior or senior physics major with a strong academic record and great promise for continued work in physics.

Eli Elder, who graduated in June from Lawrence University with a bachelor of musical arts (B.M.A.) degree, is the recipient of the college's Andrew C. Berry-James C. Stewart Prize in Mathematics, awarded to an outstanding graduating senior in mathematics. As a B.M.A. student, he chose mathematics as his cognate. The program offers students a 50-50 split between music studies and their choice of another field in the liberal arts landscape.

Bohao Xu, a student at Lawrence University, is a recipient of the college's Louis C. Baker Memorial Award in Modern Languages.

Isabel Dorn, a student at Lawrence University, is a recipient of the college's Louis C. Baker Memorial Award in Modern Languages.

Leighton Frater, who graduated in June from Lawrence University, is the recipient of the college's Paul V. Bacon Prize in Latin.

Mariah Schaumberg, a Lawrence University senior, is the recipient of the college's Charles F.L. Anderson Opera Performance Scholarship. She is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, majoring in music performance (voice).

Reese Pike, a double-degree student at Lawrence University, is the recipient of the John J. and Graciela Alfieri Tuition Scholarship in Spanish, recognizing exceptional ability in Spanish language and literature.

Lawrence University senior Paola Saldana Galvan of Chicago will go from the Commencement stage into a fellowship with the Foreign Agricultural Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Evan Ney, a Lawrence University fifth-year dual degree student, won the annual Lawrence University Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition. He then presented a recital featuring newly commissioned music.

Lawrence University junior Isabel Dorn, active in student leadership since arriving on campus three years ago, is enjoying new responsibilities as she begins work as president of the Lawrence University Community Council.

Senior Adnan Sarancic, an international relations major from Gurnee, Illinois, has left his mark in both academics and athletics at Lawrence University. Now he's eyeing a career in the paralegal field.

Monique Johnson, a government major from Brooklyn, New York, with plans to pursue law school after graduation, has been named the 2024 senior class speaker for Lawrence University's June 9 Commencement.

Lawrence University senior Eli Elder has pursued a Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.) degree as a means to study both music and mathematics. The B.M.A. was unveiled as a degree option in 2019.

Lawrence University senior Safiya Grant, a biology major, won LU Launch, an annual business startup competition for Lawrence students. That qualified her for The Pitch, a regional competition for students from five colleges and universities. She finished third, placing in the money. Grant pitched her idea for Muse, an all-natural skin-care line of products.

Lawrence University senior Jonathan Bass is one of four Lawrence students or recent graduates to be named 2024 Fulbright Scholars, a prestigious honor that provides funding to study or teach abroad. Bass is heading to Paris, where he will enroll in the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris to pursue a graduate degree in piano performance.

Maddy Tevonian, a senior religious studies and art history double major from Wilmette, Illinois, studied in India and Nepal. She is now preparing a senior capstone analyzing Buddhist art through the lens of religious studies.

Diana Van Gilder, a Lawrence University history major from Moraga, California, is heading to France this summer to present a paper at a conference that explores links between tourism and fiction.

Following graduation in June, Lawrence University biochemistry major Charlie Bunch of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is headed to International Space University in France to pursue a master's program in space science and exploration.

Joseph Carpenter, a Lawrence University junior studying mathematics and physics, is the recipient of a Goldwater Scholarship. He is the third Lawrentian to earn that honor in the past five years.

Two Lawrence University students, Sydney Closson and Kat McClain, are working with geosciences professor Jeff Clark in building 10 handheld spectrometers for use in research and hands-on instruction. The work is funded by a $10,000 grant from the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium.

Lawrence University junior Annika Schmidt excels in her academic pursuits: cello and linguistics. She was recently named the co-winner of the annual Concerto Competition for the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra.

Lawrence University sophomore David Smith sought a college path that would allow him to study math and physics at a high level while remaining immersed in music. He found just that at Lawrence. His talents on the cello have earned him honors as co-winner of a Concerto Competition with the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra.

During the 2020-21 academic year, women's hockey started as Lawrence University's 22nd varsity athletics program. Four years later, nine seniors who were present since the beginning are preparing to graduate. Those seniors will play their final game as Vikings on Feb. 10 at the Champion Center in Appleton. They were recently honored at the program's first ever Senior Day.

Eitan Price was keeping good company last summer. The Lawrence University sophomore linguistics major from Carmel, Indiana, attended the Linguistics Society of America's (LSA) Summer Institute, a program mostly attended by graduate students. It is described as an "intellectual summer camp" by its organizers, made to forward the study of linguistics by gathering the foremost professionals and students in linguistics studies. Midway through his sophomore year at Lawrence, Price is now building on what he learned at the Summer Institute.

Owen Brady, a Lawrence University senior from Barrington, Rhode Island, had his commissioned music, "Bear in Mind," performed during the recent Fred Sturm Jazz Celebration Weekend at Lawrence. Brady was handpicked for the annual student commission by Patty Darling, a Lawrence instructor of music and one of the organizers of the annual jazz festival. The piece was performed by high school bands taking part in the festival.

Five Lawrence University piano students were honored in the Young Artist Performance Piano division in a statewide competition of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). The annual competition was held Oct. 14 at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Jonathan Bass, a Lawrence University fifth-year senior, was named the winner in the Young Artist Performance Piano division in a statewide competition of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). By winning the state competition, Bass moves on to represent Wisconsin at the division level, with a chance to compete nationally at the annual MTNA Conference in March 2024.

Lawrence University has announced its 2022-23 Dean's List, an annual honor roll of students demonstrating exemplary academic performance. The list is compiled at the end of the academic year once all grades have been recorded.

Four Lawrence University students were awarded a Henry Merritt Wriston Scholarship. The award was first established in 1975 to honor the eighth president of Lawrence. It is given to those students whose "academic excellence is reflected by their wide-ranging interests, balanced personalities, and the multiple abilities one associates with a truly educated person." The 2023 recipients include Sydney Closson, Shira Hanovich, Colin Hutton, and Taylor Svoboda.