2018 Skidmore College Honors Convocation

| 20 | ACADEMIC AWARDS MUSIC Herman Joseph Muller Prize Established by Helen T. Muller Rigo ’39 in memory of her father, and awarded to the outstanding senior major in the Department of Music. Taylor Louise Fohrhaltz-Burbank ’18 Barbara Gruntal Allen ’35 Prize Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in the study of voice and has made a considerable contribution to the Department of Music and to the furtherance of musical activities at the College. Killian J. Grider ’18 Louis Edgar Johns Award Established in honor of Louis Edgar Johns, professor of music, 1923–56, by Mrs. Johns, and awarded annually by the Department of Music to the outstanding music major or minor in piano. Hannah Courcy Knaul ’18 NEUROSCIENCE Hartnett Prize in Neuroscience Established in honor of Bill and Teresa Hartnett, who were strong proponents of undergraduate education, by their daughter, professor of psychology Mary Ann Foley, and awarded annually to a senior who conducts neuroscience research of outstanding quality. Brianne Luz Cook ’18 PHI LOSOPHY Cooper-Barnett Prize in Philosophy Established by E. Darnell Rucker, professor of philosophy, 1968–91, and Joy Barnett Rucker, and friends of Mary Cooper Barnett, and awarded to an outstanding senior student with a major or combined major in philosophy. Elliot Caron Vera ’18 PHYSICS Eleanor A. Samworth Prize in Physics Established in honor of Eleanor A. Samworth, professor of chemistry, 1964–94, by her colleagues and friends, and awarded to an outstanding senior major in physics. Akaylia A.K. Morgan ’18