2018 Skidmore College Honors Convocation

| 17 | ACADEMIC AWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCES Environmental Studies Faculty Award Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior in environmental studies who, through academic achievement, community engagement, and leadership, demonstrates exceptional promise in addressing environmental issues. Rafaela Iturralde ’18 Environmental Science Faculty Award Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior in environmental sciences who, through academic achievement, community engagement, and leadership, demonstrates exceptional promise in addressing environmental issues. Carolyn Koestner ’18 GENDER STUDIES E. Beverly Field Gender Studies Award Established in honor of E. Beverly Field, professor of biology, 1943–74, by Sabra J. Hook and the Women’s Studies Committee, and given annually to a student who submits the most outstanding paper or project in the area of gender studies. Laila Maria Morgan ’18 GEOSCIENCES Roy T. Abbott III ’78 Memorial Prize Awarded to the senior geosciences major who has demonstrated the most enthusiasm and improvement in the undergraduate program. Samuel Xavier Hudziak ’18 HEALTH AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Margaret Paulding Award in Human Physiological Sciences Established in memory of Margaret Paulding, professor of physical education, 1937–73, and chair of the Department of Physical Education, 1958–68, to recognize outstanding student research in human physiology. Alexs A. Matias ’18