Wednesday, Nov 3, 2010
A highlight of Rider’s Family Weekend is the Founder’s Day Awards Ceremony, a tradition that honors Rider’s top students as Andrew J. Rider Scholars.
by Lauren Adams
A highlight of Rider’s Family Weekend is the Founder’s Day Awards Ceremony, a tradition that honors Rider’s top students as Andrew J. Rider Scholars. The award, named for the founder and first president of the institution, honors the top one percent of seniors, juniors and sophomores in each of Rider’s six academic colleges and schools – the College of Business Administration, the School of Education, the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Continuing Studies, Westminster Choir College, and the School of Fine and Performing Arts – based on their grade point averages.
President Mordechai Rozanski will award certificates to 57 students during the ceremony, which will be held on Saturday, November 6, at 11 a.m. in the Student Recreation Center. Dr. Michael G. Curran Jr., professor of Teacher Education, will present the faculty address. Alexandra M. Ward, a senior communication and journalism major, will give the student address.
This year’s Andrew J. Rider Scholars are:
College of Business Administration
| Seniors | Juniors | Sophomores |
| Tatana Ceptova Jesse L. Estok Christopher J. Fuccello John Holden Stacey Penczak |
Alexander Tavares Pinho* Antonio Schiano-Lomoriello Christopher Splaine* |
Chang Sung Bae Clarissa Beck Anam Khan |
College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences
School of Education
| Seniors | Juniors | Sophomores |
| Angela Marie DiFranco* Francesca DiMaria Leehive Shannon Martin Dana Nissen |
Patricia Ashmore* Brianne Bergen* Sarah Levandowski |
Jami Centrella Yolanda Leon Anthony R. Maddaluno |
College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
| Seniors | Juniors | Sophomores |
| Lauren Musumeci* Amanda Walker Alexandra Marie Ward** Carey Young |
Kristine Kelly Brandi Lukas Erin McCafferty* |
Abigail Bentley-Cottam Jessica Marie Canose Megan Elgin Thaiphi Luu |
College of Continuing Studies
| Seniors | Juniors | |
| Lisa Franzman Dawn McIntyre Timothy A. Petro Jeffrey Stratton |
Amy Loux William C. Smitheman Jr. Jennifer Whiting |
Westminster College of the Arts
Westminster Choir College
| Seniors | Juniors | Sophomores |
| Kathleen Echols** Alexander Krenz Anthony Serrao** Di Zhao* |
Alexander Glover Hannah Guerra* Maureen Hontanosas |
Kristian C. Kohler Thomas LaVoy Rachael Lipson |
Westminster College of the Arts
School of Fine and Performing Arts
| Seniors | Juniors | Sophomores |
| Melanie Andrejev Natalie Beck Matthew Cintron** |
Brittany Santos* Valerie Stevens* |
Andrea Cocozza James Lewis Audrey Yeager |
* Second-year scholar
** Third-year scholar