French Majors, Certificators, Concentrator, and Student Council Member Collect Plethora of Awards

2 June 2015

Major Lindsay Szper ’15 (French & Francophone Studies and Spanish) was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  This national honorary scholastic fraternity was founded in 1776.  The Carleton chapter was established in 1913 and elects its membership from students who rank in the highest 15 percent of their graduating class and meet other prescribed criteria.

Major Ellie Durling ’17 received the Class of 1885 Prize, the Mortar Board Prize, and the Phi Beta Kappa First Year Prize.

Certificators Camille Braun ’16 (Spanish) and Courtney Lunger ’16 (Chemistry) will join Mortar Board, a national honor society that recognizes students who have combined distinguished scholarship, leadership, and service to their colleagues and the College community.

Other honors for our Certificators: for Justin Berchiolli ’15 (History), the Dana Award for Personal Achievement; for Taylor Mayhall ’15 (Environmental Studies), the Stimson Prize, and to Charlie Bloom ’15 (Environmental Studies), Honors in Music Performance.

Concentrator Sophie Buchmueller ’16 (American Studies) was awarded the Class of 1963 Fellowship. 

French Student Council member Morgan Raffray ’16 (Chemistry) received the Kolenkow Reitz Fund for Undergraduate Research.

For more information:

Phi Beta Kappa:  https://www.pbk.org/home/index.aspx

Mortar Board:  http://www.mortarboard.org/

Carleton College Fellowships and Prizes:  http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/registrar/catalog/current/funds/fellowships/

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