Student Awards

The Physics Department at Kent State University recognizes outstanding scholastic achievement in physics by annually offering various awards to undergraduates. (See our photo page recognizing recent award recipients.)

Addison-Wesley Award in Physics:

This award is presented to the physics major who, during the year of the award, graduates with the highest scholastic average in physics. The awards consists of a certificate, prepared and presented by Kent State University at its annual Honors Day, and the commemorative hardcover edition of the Feynman Lectures on Physics presented by Addison Wesley Longman. This three-volume set, by Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman, is valued at approximately $120.

John Wiley Award in Physics:

This award is presented to the student who, during the year of the award, achieves the most outstanding performance in the General University Physics sequence. This award consists of a certificate and approximately $250 worth of books presented by John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Recent Awardees:

Year	Addison-Wesley Award	John Wiley Award
2009	Danielle LaHurd    Richelle Teeling	Andrew Kubera
2008	Christopher Bruot	Andrew Konya    Danielle LaHurd    Richelle Teeling
2007	Stephen Drew    William Montanaro, Jr.    Lewis (Lee) Sharpnack	Christine Martincic    Ryan Weber    Nathanael Weigel
2006	Elizabeth Cole    Nathan Hudson    Robert Tandy	William Kinas    Scarlet Norberg
2005	Violeta Beleva    Stephen Daigle    Jeremy Nally	Lewis (Lee) Sharpnack    Amanda Yoho
2004	Jeffrey Musa    Don Norvell	Marshall Hyden    Robert Larke
2003	Mica Lyczek-Way    Dan Metzendorf	Stephen Daigle    David Watson
2002	Jennifer Dawson    John Morrison	Violeta Beleva    Jeffrey Musa    Don Norvell
2001	Isaac Arthur    John Tulpan	Jennifer Dawson    Laura Mihalacki
2000	Joseph Acar    Sarah Alfano	Greg Bieterman    John Morrison

Center for Nuclear Research Award:

This award was created to recognize undergraduate physics majors who achieve outstanding performance in one of the upper-level modern physics courses related to nuclear or particle physics (Intro. Modern Physics, Quantum and Atomic Physics, or Intro. Nuclear Physics). Students are eligible to win this award only once. The award consists of recognition and a monetary prize of $250. The following physics majors have been recent recipients of this award:

Semester	CNR Award
Fall 2008	Andrew Konya    Andrew Kubera
Fall 2007	Danielle LaHurd    Richelle Teeling
Spring 2007	Brian Dailey
Fall 2006	Jacob Shreffler
Spring 2006	David Jacobs
Fall 2005	Lewis (``Lee'') Sharpnack
Fall 2004	Robert Tandy
Spring 2004	Nathan Hudson
Fall 2003	Stephen Daigle
Spring 2003	John Hilbert
Fall 2002	Jeremy Nally

Physics Leadership Award:

This award recognizes outstanding service to the Department of Physics as President of the KSU Chapter of the Society of Physics Students. The award consists of recognition and a monetary prize of $50. The following physics majors have been recent recipients of this award:

Year	Leadership Award
2009	Ron Dear
2008	Brian Dailey
2007	Ryan Neubig
2006	Nathan Hudson
2005	Jeremy Nally    Kelly Hufford
2004	Katharine Hudson
2003	John Hilbert

College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Student Leader Award:

The Physics Department also regularly nominates students for other awards. One such award is the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Student Leader (DSL) Award. This award is sponsored by the Arts and Sciences Alumni Council of the Kent Alumni Association. It is given to graduating seniors who have an overall grade point average of 3.5 or higher and who have shown outstanding leadership abilities in academic areas, student organizations, special projects, university service, community service, and other leadership areas. The following physics majors have been recent recipients of this award:

Year	Arts & Sciences DSL Award
2009	Brian Dailey
2008	Christopher Bruot
2007	Ryan Neubig    Amanda Yoho
2006	Elizabeth Cole    Nathan Hudson
2005	Violeta Beleva    Stephen Daigle    Jeremy Nally
2004	Jeffrey Musa    Don Norvell
2003	Mica Lyczek-Way
2002	Dan Metzendorf    Jennifer Dawson    John T. Morrison
2000	Sarah Alfano

Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges:

``Who's Who'' is a national organization that recognizes students, including graduate students (GS), who have demonstrated competence in co-curricular and community activities while maintaining a strong grade point average. The following physics students have been recent recipients of this award:

Year	Who's Who Award
2005-2006	Luke Citro
2003-2004	Violeta Beleva    Stephen Daigle
2001-2002	Jennifer Dawson
2000-2001	Jennifer Dawson    Ben Norman (GS)
1998-1999	Joseph Acar    Sarah Alfano    Julie Schrall

Lillian A. Kroenke Scholarship:

Another award is the Lillian A. Kroenke Scholarship. This $1000 scholarship is named for Lillian Kroenke, a Kent State University alumna. Each department in the College of Arts and Science may nominate one student for the award each year. Four recipients are then selected by the Dean of Arts and Sciences. Beginning AY 2006-07, this award was renamed as the College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship. The following physics majors have been recent nominees or awardees:

Year	Lillian Kroenke Scholarship Nominee College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship Nominee
2006-07	Lewis (Lee) Sharpnack
2005-06	Lewis (Lee) Sharpnack
2004-05	Nathan Hudson
2003-04	Jeffrey Musa
2002-03	Violeta Beleva
2001-02	John T. Morrison
2000-01	Jennifer Dawson
1999-00	Sarah Alfano
1998-99	Joseph Acar

Honors Scholarship in Physics:

Please also visit our web page for the Honors Scholarship in Physics.

This page maintained by D. Mark Manley. Last updated on May 7, 2009.