{"id":16869,"date":"2026-05-14T08:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/wilkinson\/?st-import=6991d672e60a1216f2c68413981a8c06"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:59:17","slug":"wilkinson-college-students-honored-at-annual-awards-and-campus-leadership-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/2026\/05\/14\/wilkinson-college-students-honored-at-annual-awards-and-campus-leadership-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilkinson College Students Honored at Annual Awards and Campus Leadership Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/index.aspx\">Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences<\/a> were recently honored across a series of events, including this year\u2019s annual Wilkinson College Senior Award Ceremonies and the 17th Annual Campus Leadership Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all of the recipients!<\/p>\n<p><b>James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Margaret Garcia (MFA in Creative Writing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Udall Undergraduate Scholarship<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16872\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16872 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/katie-clark-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/katie-clark-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/katie-clark-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/katie-clark-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/katie-clark-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/katie-clark-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katie Clark (&#8217;26 Women\u2019s and Gender Studies Minor) Udall Undergraduate Scholarship recipient.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Katie Clark (Women\u2019s and Gender Studies Minor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Paul S. Delp Outstanding Service Award\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jolina Hamdan (Political Science)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Ronald M. Huntington Outstanding Scholarship Award\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Analisa Vavoso (Political Science, Environmental Studies Minor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Cecil F. Cheverton Award Finalists<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ava Alberts (Political Science)<\/li>\n<li>Mandy Fang (Asian American Studies Minor)<\/li>\n<li>Tara Dunn (History)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outstanding First Year Awards<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audrina Vega (Political Science and English)<\/li>\n<li>Grace Granger (Global Communication and World Languages, Peace and Justice Studies, French Minor)<\/li>\n<li>Jackson Carmichael (Creative Writing)<\/li>\n<li>Mikey Lysiak (Global Communication and World Languages)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outstanding Sophomore Awards<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Seiler (History)<\/li>\n<li>Dehusa Pacheco Lapa (Creative Writing)<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Stokes (French)<\/li>\n<li>Ramon Arguelles-Castilla (Political Science)<\/li>\n<li>Shira Ehrlich (Spanish\u00a0 Minor)<\/li>\n<li>Sujung Cua (Political Science, Women\u2019s and Gender Studies Minor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outstanding Junior Awards<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Isabelle Killough (Political Science, Sociology)<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Henry (Women\u2019s and Gender Studies Minor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Jerry Price Campus Leadership Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Katie Clark (Women\u2019s and Gender Studies Minor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outstanding Senior Awards<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Devansh Mehta (Political Science)<\/li>\n<li>Emerson Ellis (Spanish)<\/li>\n<li>Keira Sarni (Graphic Design Minor)<\/li>\n<li>Kylee Schwartz (Creative Writing)<\/li>\n<li>Mandy Fang (Asian American Studies Minor)<\/li>\n<li>Nicole Kavros (English, Creative and Cultural Industries Minor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Henley Social Sciences Award Ceremony<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Ludie and David C. Henley have been underwriting the Annual Henley Social Sciences Awards Ceremony for over 25 years. The Henley Awards celebrate and recognize the top academic students in <b>History<\/b>, <b>Peace and Justice Studies, Political Science, Sociology, and \u00a0Interdisciplinary Minor Programs.<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16882\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16882 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-History-award-winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-History-award-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-History-award-winners-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-History-award-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-History-award-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-History-award-winners-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 History award winners.\u00a0Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><b>History<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brian Beck<\/li>\n<li>Tara Dunn<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Gunnarson<\/li>\n<li>Julianne Martin<\/li>\n<li>Abigail Stephens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Henley Phi Alpha Theta Service Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Piper Hanson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>History Award for Academic Excellence<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brian Beck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Lee Estes Best Conference Paper Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tara Dunn\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_16883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16883\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16883 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Master-of-Arts-in-War-Diplomacy-and-Society-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Master-of-Arts-in-War-Diplomacy-and-Society-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Master-of-Arts-in-War-Diplomacy-and-Society-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Master-of-Arts-in-War-Diplomacy-and-Society-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Master-of-Arts-in-War-Diplomacy-and-Society-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Master-of-Arts-in-War-Diplomacy-and-Society-2048x1395.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outstanding MA Student Award winner Christian Grevin (&#8217;26). Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Lee Estes Best Senior Thesis Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abigail Stephens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Master of Arts in War, Diplomacy, and Society<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Outstanding MA Student Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christian Grevin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Peace and Justice Studies<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sofia Ascencio<\/li>\n<li>Karli Lonnquist<\/li>\n<li>Sage McCarty<\/li>\n<li>Mallory Rieth<\/li>\n<li>Madeline Southern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Paul Delp Award in Peace and Justice Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16885\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16885 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Peace-and-Justice-Studies-award-winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Peace-and-Justice-Studies-award-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Peace-and-Justice-Studies-award-winners-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Peace-and-Justice-Studies-award-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Peace-and-Justice-Studies-award-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Peace-and-Justice-Studies-award-winners-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 Peace and Justice Studies award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Sage McCarty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Don Will Award in Peace and Justice Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gabi Fischthal<\/li>\n<li>Jolina Hamdan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Political Science<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ava Alberts<\/li>\n<li>Lily Ballou<\/li>\n<li>Alexander Bartels<\/li>\n<li>Gabriella Bartsch<\/li>\n<li>Emma Boyd<\/li>\n<li>Amilie Cai<\/li>\n<li>Sierra Carles<\/li>\n<li>Lorenzo Collier<\/li>\n<li>Matt Cristol<\/li>\n<li>Emma Davis\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_16886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16886\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16886 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Political-Science-award-winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Political-Science-award-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Political-Science-award-winners-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Political-Science-award-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Political-Science-award-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Political-Science-award-winners-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 Political Science award winners. Photo by\u00a0Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Cintya Felix Mendivil<\/li>\n<li>Zaphera Fidelis<\/li>\n<li>Jolina Hamdan<\/li>\n<li>Jiya Kathuria<\/li>\n<li>Sophia Kondo<\/li>\n<li>Thea Krause<\/li>\n<li>Kaitlyn Lee<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Lopez<\/li>\n<li>George Louis<\/li>\n<li>Julianne Martin<\/li>\n<li>Sage McCarty<\/li>\n<li>Devansh Mehta<\/li>\n<li>McKayla Mercado<\/li>\n<li>Remy Mickelson<\/li>\n<li>Grace Nordini<\/li>\n<li>Erick Rodr\u00edguez Cervantes<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Sacco<\/li>\n<li>Keira Shields<\/li>\n<li>Madeline Southern<\/li>\n<li>Timea Steingart<\/li>\n<li>Mia Truong<\/li>\n<li>Analisa Vavoso<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Vega<\/li>\n<li>Katerina Vlahopouliotis<\/li>\n<li>Donovan Young<\/li>\n<li>Zoe Zadah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Political Science Citizen-Scholar Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cintya Felix Mendivil<\/li>\n<li>Timea Steingart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Muhammad Karkoutli Political Science Top Scholar Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sage McCarty<\/li>\n<li>Grace Nordini<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Sociology<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16887\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16887 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Sociology-award-winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Sociology-award-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Sociology-award-winners-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Sociology-award-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Sociology-award-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Sociology-award-winners-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 Sociology award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mallory Akhlaghi<\/li>\n<li>Alyssa Attard<\/li>\n<li>Amy Bone<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Dawson<\/li>\n<li>Kristy Kitabayashi<\/li>\n<li>Madeline Klein<\/li>\n<li>Samuel Lawrence<\/li>\n<li>Sohia Lindner<\/li>\n<li>Katelyn Pohlman<\/li>\n<li>Coco Ridge<\/li>\n<li>Sahara Zuniga Fernandez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Sociology Award for Academic Excellence<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coco Ridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Interdisciplinary Minor Awards<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Africana Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in Africana Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taya Good-Smith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Asian American Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in Asian American Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mandy Fang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Creative and Cultural Industries<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in Creative and Cultural Industries<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Celia Rammel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Disability Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in Disability Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sarah Perkovic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Environmental Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in Environmental Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16888\" style=\"width: 383px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16888 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Interdisciplinary-Minor-award-winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Interdisciplinary-Minor-award-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Interdisciplinary-Minor-award-winners-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Interdisciplinary-Minor-award-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Interdisciplinary-Minor-award-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Interdisciplinary-Minor-award-winners-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 Interdisciplinary Minor award winners. Photo by\u00a0Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Analisa Vavoso<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Ethnic Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in Ethnic Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sarah Pangan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Health Humanities<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in Health Humanities<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joshua Cantwell-Nahrung<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Latinx and Latin American Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in Latinx and Latin American Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christian Trujillo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Law and the Liberal Arts<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in Law and the Liberal Arts<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Katarina Vlahopouliotis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>LGBTQ Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in LGBTQ Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mel Brisky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s and Gender Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Excellence in Women\u2019s and Gender Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caroline Kjeldgaard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Interdisciplinary Program<\/b><b>Master of Arts in International Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Outstanding MA Student Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mutasim Abuzeid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Kugelman Arts and Humanities Awards Ceremony<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Dulcie and the late Lawrence Kugelman have supported the Annual Kugelman Arts and Humanities Awards Ceremony for many years. The Kugelman Awards recognize the top academic students in the departments of <b>Art, English, Religious Studies, <\/b>and <b>World Languages and Cultures.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Art<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Art History\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16880\" style=\"width: 380px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16880 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Art-History-award-winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Art-History-award-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Art-History-award-winners-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Art-History-award-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Art-History-award-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Art-History-award-winners-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 Art History award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Maxim Carrel<\/li>\n<li>Forest Delaney<\/li>\n<li>Helena Gurri Molina<\/li>\n<li>Rylie Shimabukuro<\/li>\n<li>Mary Thompson<\/li>\n<li>Abigail Van Hoak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Purcell Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forest Delaney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Studio Art\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16879\" style=\"width: 380px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16879 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Studio-Art-award-winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Studio-Art-award-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Studio-Art-award-winners-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Studio-Art-award-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Studio-Art-award-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Studio-Art-award-winners-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 Studio Art award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Magdalena Alexander<\/li>\n<li>Janine Avery<\/li>\n<li>Ami Carrera<\/li>\n<li>Kristiana Cruse<\/li>\n<li>Cameryn Krauss<\/li>\n<li>Anders Little<\/li>\n<li>Reese Paddock<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Schelling<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Stein-Sigal<\/li>\n<li>Jackson Stewart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Purcell Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amanda Stein-Sigal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Graphic Design\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16878\" style=\"width: 383px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16878 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Graphic-Design-award-winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Graphic-Design-award-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Graphic-Design-award-winners-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Graphic-Design-award-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Graphic-Design-award-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-Graphic-Design-award-winners-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 Graphic Design award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Anisa Abdulkariem<\/li>\n<li>Lizzie Bork<\/li>\n<li>Fiona Bumgarner<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Burke<\/li>\n<li>Ella Doherty<\/li>\n<li>Evelyn Harding<\/li>\n<li>Gianna Iannarilli<\/li>\n<li>Crista Kowitski<\/li>\n<li>Rachel Nagashima<\/li>\n<li>Lucy Periale<\/li>\n<li>Jayden Ramirez<\/li>\n<li>Naomi Sato<\/li>\n<li>Nina Shaw<\/li>\n<li>Simon Vloon<\/li>\n<li>Cailyn Williams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The Legacy Award for Creative Practice<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anisa Abdulkariem<\/li>\n<li>Lizzie Bork<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Burke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Margo Pawell Design Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fiona Bumgarner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>English<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16877\" style=\"width: 389px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16877 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-English-award-winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-English-award-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-English-award-winners-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-English-award-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-English-award-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-English-award-winners-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 English award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Halle Ahn<\/li>\n<li>Rachael Bae<\/li>\n<li>Guinevere Buchanan<\/li>\n<li>Samantha Dobrovolny<\/li>\n<li>Riley Eaves<\/li>\n<li>Kellen Edwards<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Estrella<\/li>\n<li>Catherine Hanson<\/li>\n<li>Courtland Jeffries<\/li>\n<li>Nicole Kavros<\/li>\n<li>Alexandra Lindenberg<\/li>\n<li>Brendon Peng<\/li>\n<li>Kylee Schwartz<\/li>\n<li>Addison Steele<\/li>\n<li>Heidi Wakefield<\/li>\n<li>Cooper Wood<\/li>\n<li>Anika Yip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Award for Scholarly Excellence<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kylee Schwartz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Scott Marchutz Award for Excellence in Journalism<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nicole Kavros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outstanding BFA in Creative Writing Student<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anika Yip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outstanding BA in Literature, Rhetoric, and Culture Studies Student<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rachael Bae<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Award for Scholarship and Service\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Courtland Jeffries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>English Graduate Awards<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16875\" style=\"width: 366px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16875 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Amber-Lee-26-Dual-Degree-Outstanding-Student-award-winner-and-Julia-Ainley-26-MFA-Outstanding-MFA-Student-award-winner-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"366\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Amber-Lee-26-Dual-Degree-Outstanding-Student-award-winner-and-Julia-Ainley-26-MFA-Outstanding-MFA-Student-award-winner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Amber-Lee-26-Dual-Degree-Outstanding-Student-award-winner-and-Julia-Ainley-26-MFA-Outstanding-MFA-Student-award-winner-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Amber-Lee-26-Dual-Degree-Outstanding-Student-award-winner-and-Julia-Ainley-26-MFA-Outstanding-MFA-Student-award-winner-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Amber-Lee-26-Dual-Degree-Outstanding-Student-award-winner-and-Julia-Ainley-26-MFA-Outstanding-MFA-Student-award-winner-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/Amber-Lee-26-Dual-Degree-Outstanding-Student-award-winner-and-Julia-Ainley-26-MFA-Outstanding-MFA-Student-award-winner-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amber Lee (&#8217;26) Dual Degree Outstanding Student award winner and Julia Ainley (&#8217;26 MFA) Outstanding MFA Student award winner. Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Award for Outstanding MA Student<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Samantha Cottle<\/li>\n<li>Rachel Stucki<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Award for Outstanding MFA Student<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julia Ainley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Award for Outstanding Dual Degree Student<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amber Lee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Religious Studies<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Rose\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_16874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16874\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16874 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/IMG_3279-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/IMG_3279-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/IMG_3279-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/IMG_3279-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/IMG_3279-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/IMG_3279-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Rose (&#8217;26 Religious Studies) pictured Dr. Juyle Bidmead (Religious Studies). Rose is the 2026 Outstanding Student in Religious Studies. Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outstanding Student in Religious Studies Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Rose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>World Languages and Cultures<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>French<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Halle Ahn<\/li>\n<li>Benjamin Blatt<\/li>\n<li>Madeline Chu<\/li>\n<li>Caroline Claudson<\/li>\n<li>Kaiolu Mau<\/li>\n<li>Kaiden Quirk<\/li>\n<li>Annabelle Rowe<\/li>\n<li>Merlot Tunnell<\/li>\n<li>Scarlett VanderMeer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outstanding Achievement Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Halle Ahn<\/li>\n<li>Merlot Tunnel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Spanish<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Departmental Honors<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sofia Bottaro<\/li>\n<li>Morgan Delgadillo<\/li>\n<li>Emerson Ellis<\/li>\n<li>Cintya Felix Mendivil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outstanding Achievement Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emerson Ellis<\/li>\n<li>Cintya Felix Mendivil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outstanding Achievement in a Minor Award<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16876\" style=\"width: 359px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16876 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-World-Languages-and-Cultures-award-winners-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-World-Languages-and-Cultures-award-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-World-Languages-and-Cultures-award-winners-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-World-Languages-and-Cultures-award-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-World-Languages-and-Cultures-award-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/2026-World-Languages-and-Cultures-award-winners-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 World Languages and Cultures award winners. Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Chinese Minor<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mia Brumbaugh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>German Minor<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maksim Popov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Italian Minor<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olivia Sacco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Japanese Minor<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sebastian Waverly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>(Pictured in header: (left to right) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/mark-hopson.aspx\">Dr. <span class=\"outlook-search-highlight\" data-markjs=\"true\">Mark<\/span> C. Hopson<\/a> (<\/strong><\/em><b>Africana Studies) and Taya Good-Smith, who received the <\/b><b>Academic Excellence in Africana Studies. <\/b><em><strong>Photo by Ava Brandt (\u201927 Creative Writing, Documentary Film, and LGBTQ studies minor).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students from Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences were recently honored across a series of events, including this 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