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The following is a selection of recent media coverage of Lafayette:
Spotlight on Students in Their Hometown Newspapers
DailyLocal.com, May 30
Rachel Heron ’09 of Downingtown, a sophomore at Lafayette College in Easton, received numerous honors at the All-College Honors Convocation in the spring. She was honored with the Jean Corrie Poetry Prize, awarded annually to first-, second-, and third-year students who submit the best poetry in a contest conducted by the Academy of American Poets; the Gilbert Prize, awarded annually to students who, in the judgment of the department of English, have demonstrated superiority in English; and the Eugene P. Chase Phi Beta Kappa Prize, awarded to a sophomore who has demonstrated scholarship as a first-year student.
Daily News Sunday (Mass.), May 27
Metro West Daily News (Mass.), May 27
Kyle Hoover ’07 of Westborough received the Paul Bernon Memorial Prize in Sociology at the annual All-College Honors Convocation on April 29 at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. Hoover, a member of the Class of 2007 at Lafayette, is double-majoring in American studies and anthropology and sociology.
Sharon Advocate (Mass.), May 25
Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., honored students for academic excellence April 29 at the annual All-College Honors Convocation. The college presented awards and prizes to more than 100 students who have attained outstanding academic success including Sharon resident Abra S. Berkowitz ’09, an English major, who received the Gilbert Prize in the Department of English.
Times News (Pa.), May 25
Scott Crown ’08 of Effort, a chemical engineering student at Lafayette College, was inducted April 2007 into the Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society. He was also invited to become a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most exclusive honor society in the country. At Lafayette’s Honors Convocation on April 29, he was awarded the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Donald F. Othmer Award. Scott was also selected for Honorable Mention excellence in mathematics, science, and engineering in the 2007 Barry Goldwater Scholarship Competition. This summer, he will be one of 12 students from across the country participating in the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate students in Biomolecular Engineering at Penn State, University Park.
Tri-Town Extra (N.J.), May 24
Matthew A. Weiss ’07, son of Carol and Barry Weiss of Manalapan, has recently been awarded the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award in the Department of Economics and Business at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. Weiss is a graduate of Howell High School.
Mahwah Suburban News (N.J.), May 23
Ramsey Suburban News (N.J.), May 23
Waldwick Suburban News (N.J.), May 23
Bryan Abessi ’07 of Franklin Lakes received the Willis Roberts Hunt Biology Prize at Lafayette College’s All-College Honors Convocation on April 29.
Atlantic County Record (N.J.), May 23
Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., honored students for academic excellence April 29 at the annual All-College Honors Convocation. Bonnie Ka-Mun Hoy ’07 of Smithville was awarded the Charles Duncan Fraser Prize and the Dr. E.L. McMillen-K.K. Malhotra ’49 prize in the department of chemical engineering.
Towson Times (Md.), May 23
Joshua Earl Smith ’07 of Anneslie received the Moles Student Award in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College.
Oneida Daily Dispatch (N.Y.), May 22
Carey Allison Wilson’07 of Hamilton, a senior at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., was recently honored at the All-College Honors Convocations. Wilson received her Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience. She also received the William C. Rappolt 1967 and Walter Oechsle 1957 Neuroscience Prize.
Regional Standard (Conn.), May 17
Lafayette graduate Lisa Lovallo ’07 of Hebron was among the students honored for academic excellence April 29 at the annual All-College Honors Convocation. She was awarded the Institute of Management Accountants Award and Frank Kline Baker Spanish and Latin American Civilization Award. Lovallo majored in economics & business and Spanish.
Voices (Conn.), May 16
Lafayette graduate Katherine Okon ’07, a resident of Monroe, was awarded the Minerva and Emil V. Novack Prize in Government and Law on April 29 at the annual All-College Honors Convocations. She majored in government and law
Teaneck Suburban (N.J.), May 16
Lafayette honored students for academic excellence April 29 at the annual All-College Honors Convocation. Teaneck resident Jenna Leslie Firshein ’08 received the Reverend J.W. and R.S. Porter Bible Prize in the Department of Religious Studies.
Alexandria Gazette Packet (Va.), May 15
The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley recently honored Lafayette senior and Marquis Scholar Jonathan Farrar ’07 of Alexandria with a Someone Special Volunteer Award. Farrar, who is pursuing a B.S. physics and A.B. with a major in mathematics, was recognized for his work as a mentor at the Firth Youth Center in Phillipsburg, N.J., an organization that serves local youth with after-school and drop-in recreational programming, including homework help, music, computers, and games. He is the Firth Youth Center team leader for students volunteering through Lafayette’s Landis Community Outreach Center.
Sunday Advocate (Conn.), May 13
Lafayette College senior Margaret E. Garcia of Stamford, who is pursuing bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering and international studies, received the Carroll Phillips Bassett Prize at the All-College Honors Convocation April 29 at the college in Easton, Pa. The prize is awarded annually to seniors deemed most outstanding by the department of civil and environmental engineering. Garcia previously worked with Sharon Jones, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, to revamp a course on Global Information Systems.
Daily Journal (N.J.), May 12
Lafayette graduate Stephen J. Discepola, Jr., of Millville, received the John H. Allen Prize at the All-College Honors Convocations April 29. The prize is awarded to the author of the best essay in public finance within the department of economics and business. Discepola previously developed a system to estimate the cost of complying with the state regulations under the guidance of Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy.
Boyertown Area Times (Pa.), May 10
Lafayette graduate Matthew Coughlin ’07, of Boyertown, received three awards for achievements in chemistry at the All-College Honors Convocations. Coughlin accepted the American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award, the William Forris Hart Chemistry Prize, and J. Hunt Wilson Prize in Analytical Chemistry. He previously used electrochemistry with Tina Huang, assistant professor of chemistry, to detect the presence of an amino acid in enzymes.
Herald News (N.J.), May 5
There’s more than one way to pronounce the name Artie. Just ask Kelly Hess ’07. She can say Artie with dialects originating in Queens, N.Y., Ireland or Down East New England. Learning how to do it with a Queens intonation was a necessity. She played the mistress of lead character Artie Shaughnessy in a production of John Guare’s play “House of Blue Leaves,” which is set in Queens. As part of an independent study program at Lafayette, she learned to perfect all those accents. Michael O’Neill, associate professor of English and director of theater, advised Hess to study dialects. “It’s important to note that this was not simply research. Kelly actually learned to make the proper sounds so that she could convincingly speak in the three accents she chose to study,” he says. “Kelly is an excellent student. She is responsible, well-organized and highly motivated. She is combining her interests in the theater and psychology by creating her own major, drawing from both fields.”
Southern Forecaster (Maine), May 4
Adam Callaghan ’07 of South Portland, an English-German graduate, will take his knowledge to Germany, where he will teach English to high school students until May 2008, thanks to a Fulbright Grant. Callaghan first became aware of the Fulbright Program when he returned to school last fall. In addition to gathering references and taking test, he had to write two essays: one stating what he could offer the program; another on what he hoped to get out of the experience. His application was then reviewed by a U.S. committee, which in turn, recommended him to a German committee. Callaghan hopes to expose young Germans to a world outside their own and encourage them to study abroad.
Suburban News/Village Gazette (N.J.), April 18
Kiira Benzing ’07of Ridgewood not only wants to act, but also aspires to be a “theater maker,” creating theater in every aspect from directing to writing to crafting scene design. A performance studies and French double major, Benzing has translated the 16th century French play “Sotise a Huit Personnaiges” from Middle French into English. Olga Anna Duhl, associate professor of foreign languages and literature, guided Benzing through the translation. Now that the translation is complete, her thesis shifts to a more theatrical aspect under the guidance of Michael O’Neill, associate professor of English and director of theater. Benzing was accepted to present her work at the 21st annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research April 12-14 at Dominican University of California in San Rafael.
Daily Journal (N.J.), April 5
Stephen Discepola ’07of Millville, son of Lisa and Stephen Discepola, Sr. of Millville, studied the economic development of Guatemala through the three-week interim-abroad course Guatemala: Innovations in Development, taught by Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy and chair of policy studies, and Nicole Crain, visiting professor of economics and business. In his first-person account of his experiences, Discepola states, “If I had to sum up my entire experience in Guatemala in one word, I think I’d say ‘eventful.’”
Sharon Advocate (Mass.), March 24
This past summer, civil engineering major Lee Vanzler ’07 of Sharon proposed a research project that he would spearhead as part of the college’s Society of Environmental Engineers and Scientists, a student-founded organization established to promote interdisciplinary collaborative research on environmental issues. Vanzler and a group of five other students are scheduled to present the project, “In-Situ Soil Remediation Using Geothermal Energy,” and its results at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research on April 13.
The Post-Standard (N.Y.), March 15
Kristen Mazur ’08, of Fayetteville, presented research at a national mathematics conference in New Orleans. Mazur is a junior at Lafayette College and graduate of Jamesville-DeWitt High School.