July 9, 2014
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Fifty-seven Northwestern student-athletes from 15 different Wildcats programs have earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar awards, announced today (July 9) by the conference office.
These Wildcats scholars represent diverse fields of study that are truly representative of the academic pursuits offered at Northwestern. Included in these 57 award winners are:
- 10 engineering majors across seven different specializations (chemical, industrial, mechanical, manufacturing and design, civil, biomedical and engineering design innovation)
- 6 economics majors
- 12 student-athletes with majors in the School of Education and Social Policy
- 7 student-athletes with majors in the School of Communications
- 4 student-athletes with majors in the Medill School of Journalism
- 2 student-athletes majoring in the intense Integrated Science Program (ISP)
- 4 graduate school degree candidates
- 3 double majors
The award, in its sixth year of existence, was established by the Big Ten Faculty Representatives to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, this award encompasses only student-athletes with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school.
The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for their academic career; in 2013-14, Northwestern earned a school-record 220 total Academic All-Big Ten honors to put it over the 200 number for the fourth-consecutive year.
Baseball (3)
Luke Dauch, Jr. Economics AND Learning and Organizational Change (double major) Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Cody Libman, Jr. Political Science Glenview, Ill.
Jack Quigley, Gr. Public Policy and Administration Birmingham, Mich.
Men's Basketball (1)
Drew Crawford, Gr. Sports Administration Naperville, Ill.
Women's Basketball (1)
Karly Roser, Jr. Cognitive Science Hamilton, Ontario
Cross Country (5)
Elena Barham, So. Undeclared Madison, Wis.
Julia Buford, Sr. Civil Engineering Longmeadow, Mass.
Michelle Moriset, Sr. Communication Studies Troy, Mich.
Charlotte ter Haar, Sr. Biomedical Engineering Davis, Calif.
Renee Wellman, So. Social Policy Carmel, Ind.
Women's Fencing (2)
Charlotte Sands, Sr. Learning and Organizational Change New York, N.Y.
Jen Yamin, So. Communication Studies Allendale, N.Y.
Field Hockey (7)
Kelsey Gradwohl, So. Psychology Ann Arbor, Mich.
Maria Kovalchuk, Sr. Classics Pittsburgh, Pa.
Lena Phillips, So. Communication Studies Bethlehem, Pa.
Julia Retzky, Sr. Biological Sciences and Psychology (double major) Lake Forest, Ill.
Kelley Stump, So. Journalism Allentown, Pa.
Kelsey Thompson, Sr. Psychology Ann Arbor, Mich.
Kristin Wirtz, Sr. Secondary Teaching Oak Park, Ill.
Football (5)
Hayden Baker, Sr. Anthropology Trout Valley, Ill.
Jeff Budzien, Gr. Sports Administration Hartland, Wis.
Tim Hanrahan, Sr. Chemical Engineering Frankfort, Ill.
Brandon Vitabile, Sr. Economics Edison, N.J.
Brandon Williams, Gr. Engineering Design Innovation Nappanee, Ind.
Women's Lacrosse (6)
Haydyn Anigian, Jr. Journalism Dallas, Texas
Nancy Dunbar, So. Psychology Baltimore, Md.
Emily Eichner, So. Biological Sciences Rochester, N.Y.
Kerri Harrington, Sr. Learning and Organizational Change Westwood, Mass.
Paige Jones, Jr. Communication Studies Edina, Minn.
Kate Macdonald, Sr. Communication Studies Norwell, Mass.
Men's Soccer (5)
Zak Allen, So. Computer Science Chicago, Ill.
Peter Beasley, Jr. Economics Naperville, Ill.
Connor Holloway, Jr. Economics Deerfield, Ill.
Peter Horner, Jr. Economics Brookfield, Wis.
Connor Jacobson, Jr. Economics Avon, Conn.
Women's Soccer (6)
Kate Allen, Sr. Communication Studies Whitehouse, Ohio
Jackie Alyinovich, Jr. Human Communication Sciences Burr Ridge, Ill.
Ali Herman, Jr. Journalism Villanove, Pa.
Katie Landgrebe, Jr. Journalism Madeira, Ohio
Nandi Mehta, So. Undeclared Lexington, Mass.
Julie Sierks, Sr. Industrial Engineering Edina, Mass.
Softball (5)
Sammy Albanese, Sr. Political Science Belmont, Calif.
Marisa Bast, Sr. Learning and Organizational Change Orange, Calif.
Andrea DiPrima, Jr. Human Development and Psychological Services Arlington Heights, Ill.
Julia Kuhn, Jr. Human Communication Sciences Middletown, N.J.
Paige Tonz, Sr. Communication Studies Peoria, Ariz.
Men's Swimming and Diving (3)
Nick Pinkerton, Sr. Chemical Engineering Hudson, Ohio
Aaron Sears, Jr. Mechanical Engineering Neenah, Minn.
Matt Wilcox, Sr. Mechanical Engineering Bemidji, Minn.
Women's Swimming and Diving (4)
Megan Goss, Sr. Psychology Brentwood, Tenn.
Madeleine Klichowski, Jr. Manufacturing and Design Engineering Chicago Ill.
Jackie Powell, Sr. Social Policy and Global Health Studies (double major) Madison, Wis.
Erin Sosdian, Sr. Mechanical Engineering The Woodlands, Texas
Men's Tennis (1)
Raleigh Smith, Sr. Learning and Organizational Change Miami, Fla.
Wrestling (3)
John Coukos, Sr. Integrated Science Program (ISP) Framingham, Mass.
Robert Coukos, So. Integrated Science Program (ISP) Framingham, Mass.
Dylan Marriott, Sr. History Excelsior Springs, Mo.
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