The
Day
of
Excellence
is
the
signature
event
of
the
Ovation
Festival.
Held
April
26,
the
vibrant
celebration
of
student
achievement
and
creativity
presented
the
best
of
BW
and
highlighted
student
work
from
every
school
of
the
University
through
posters,
displays,
live
presentations
and
performances.
The
day
concluded
with
a
campus-wide
Honors
Award
Ceremony
that
recognized
students
with
scholarships
and
awards.
2018
Ovation
Winners
Student
Recognition
A.
Fred
Crossman
Leadership
Prize
Peyton
Flasco
Alan
Blumenthal
Prize
in
Student
Government
Olivia
Murphy
Susan
Zanetti
Family
Scholarship
Sarah
Bellish
Melissa
Trifiletti
Award
in
Women's
Leadership
Maya
Ajtun-Castillo
Bonnie
Raye
Scholar/Athlete
Award
Kaitlyn
Smith
Clyde
Lamb
Scholar
Athlete
Awards
Spencer
Badia
&
Anna
Poptic
Overmyer
Achievement
Award
Kaitlyn
Geyer
Will
Richmond
Prize
in
Photography
Joseph
Rini
The
Professor
David
Prok
Humanitarian
Award
for
Social
Justice
in
Sex
and
Gender
Diversity
Kerry
Mullen
&
Christy
Walkuski
Outstanding
Senior
Awards
Class
of
2018
William
Anastasiadis,
Andrew
Bianco,
Michael
Brown,
Dylan
Cook,
Kirsten
Goddard,
Kevin
Kaufhold,
Madison
McNeil,
Olivia
Murphy,
Manolo
Sandoval
&
Katherine
Simonis
Academic
Recognition
Dr.
James
M.
Ruegsegger
Biology
Prize
Emily
Johnson
&
Savanah
Craig
Amling
Investment
Award
Christopher
Guest
Dr.
Jacob
O.
Kamm
Award
Corrinne
Horvath
Ralph
M.
Dunbar,
Jr.
Scholarship
Jennifer
Lavelle,
Angela
Gibbons
&
Noe
Garza
Walter
&
Elaine
Mueller
Scholarship
Joshua
Kidd
Carmel
Family
Business
Scholarship
Gwyn
Dubel
Concerto
Competition
Award
Andrew
Jonah
Vicente
&
Michael
Ciniglia
Mel
and
Jenna
Hakola
Prize
for
Academic
and
Vocal
Excellence
Ethan
Burck
Adult
Senior
Academic
Awards
Meghan
Jenkins,
Leah
Varner
&
Adam
Ramsey
Jess
&
Arline
Petty
Scholarship
Corrinne
Horvath
Alice
Benedict
Gagen
Prize
in
Elementary
Education
Shannon
Krise
Harold
A.
&
Louise
Cramer
White
Prize
Susan
Saler
Ruby
Redinger
Prize
in
English
Christopher
Dreger
A.B.
&
Georgianna
Bonds
Scholarship
Leandra
Patton
&
Andrew
DeValve
Dr.
William
D.
and
Mary
Pendell
Memorial
Scholarship
Samantha
Gallaher
&
Samantha
Dean
Hower/Stover
Award
Athena
Ridgley
Dr.
Robert
H.
Lechner
Memorial
Service
Award
Morgan
Hoffman
Lee
Tressel
Scholarship
MacKenzi
Matthews
George
R.
Grame
Award
Julia
Halamek
Dr.
Emory
C.
Unnewehr
Award
Brandon
Shipley
Robert
and
Dorothy
Bell
Memorial
Award
in
International
Studies
Madison
McNeil
Robert
and
Dorothy
Bell
Memorial
Award
in
Political
Science
Ada
Bemis
Robert
and
Dorothy
Bell
Memorial
Award
in
National
Security
Michael
Brown
Dr.
Delo
C.
Grover
Award
Shelby
Helmick
William
Prokasy
Psychology
Alumni
Award
Hannah
Albrechta
Dr.
Ernest
Knautz
Award
Elizabeth
Reed
Thomas
"Jake"
Beyer
Award
Alexandra
Winkelfoos
Lillian
and
Larry
D.
Bibbee
Scholarship
Samantha
Illius
John
F.
and
Ida
E.
Gibler
Scholarship
Sharmika
Primm
Dr.
Maria
Marin
Memorial
Scholarship
Maya
Ajtun-Castillo
Michael
Keith
Dwyer
Art
Scholarship
Jake
Knowlton
David
R.
&
June
Demmerle
Scholarship
Jeffrey
Farkas-Ondo
&
Clarence
Griffin
Outstanding
B.S.
in
Mathematics
Stephanie
Eagler
Outstanding
B.A.
in
Mathematics
Jennifer
Burdick
Outstanding
B.S.
in
Computer
Science
Christian
Ford
Outstanding
B.S.
in
Software
Engineering
Paul
Peters
Outstanding
B.S.
in
Computer
Information
Systems
Analyst
Daniel
Jesensky
Outstanding
B.S.
in
Computer
and
Network
Security
Analyst
Theodore
Waddell
