Wagner College recognized the academic achievement, leadership, and service of its graduating seniors during the 2025 Senior Awards Ceremony, held Thursday, May 15, in the Spiro Sports Center.
In his opening remarks, Wagner College President Jeffrey A. Doggett commended the Class of 2025 for their accomplishments and contributions across campus. “You have inspired me and driven your fellow students not only to dream, but also to achieve at the highest level,” Doggett said. “In every discipline, across every major or co-curricular activity, the Wagner students in this room made their mark, performing their best work and doing their college proud.”
Thomas D. Tressler-Gelok, Ed.D., dean of campus life, emphasized the significance of commemorating students at this moment in their academic journeys. “It is such an honor to celebrate our graduating students who have achieved so much in their academic and co-curricular experiences at Wagner,” he said. “The awards ceremony is a special reminder to cherish these times of celebration in honor of a group of students who have left such a profound mark on our campus.”
Among those recognized was Ximena De la Garza Contreras ’25, who delivered the student keynote address and received the Internationalization Action Award and the Robert deCsipkes Memorial Prize for Clinical Potential. Sydney Cox ’25 was also honored for her academic excellence and artistic achievement, receiving both the Dr. Donald W. Spiro Award for Best Academic Achievement and the Faculty Award in Theatre Performance.
Alumni Association
- Merit Award (outstanding service, loyalty, and dedication): Emma Lofstedt
Campus Life
- Weissglass Family Prize (community investment): Amanda Marko
- Internationalization Action Award: Ximena De la Garza Contreras
- Diversity Action Award: Paola Brizuela
- Resident Assistant Award: Andrew Cowie
- Alpha Delta Pi Leadership Award (Michele Connors Tellefsen ’71): Grace Giovannone
- Community Service Award: AG Carhart
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Agent of Change Award: Ruth-Ann Chambers
- Student Organization Leadership Award: Gavin Conner
- Student Government Association Award (in memory of Harry S. Jackson III ’09): Siobhan Brannigan
Civic Engagement
- Julia M. Barchitta Award for Civic Engagement: AG Carhart
- Periclean Senior Award: AG Carhart
- Periclean Community Agency Award: Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program
Nicolais School of Business
- Alpha Omicron Pi Award: Agathe Yabit Tita
- Wagner Investment Group Legacy Award: Andrew Cowie
- Sir Peter L. Cardiello Award for Entrepreneurship: Kendra Hall
- Janice M. Buddensick Award for Excellence in Accounting: Kathryn Siverson
- Business Administration Award: Kathryn Siverson & Emma Lofstedt
- Economics Department Award: Emma Lofstedt
- Douglas Gee Morton Award in Economics: Mattia Bognolo
- Sports Administration Award: Rebecca Desiderio
Education Department
- Chair Award – Distinction in Teaching: Willow Fallon
- Department Award: Victoria Dimino
- Culturally Responsive Award: Giulianna Paradiso
- Ann H. and Norbert H. Leeseberg Undergraduate Education Award: Willow Fallon
- Katherine & Egon Wendel Education Prize: Amanda Nicoletta
- 5 C’s Award: Kristina Colon
- Special Education Award: Julianna Lopez
Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing
- Constance Byron Award: Amanda Mascia
- Ellen Horrmann Award: Natalie Herrmann
- Jane Hadley Goldsack Nursing Prize: Amy He
- Mary Burr Award: Jaime Lauria
- Nursing Faculty Award: Liana Iannicelli
- Student Nurse Association Award: Abigail Sullivan
- Jules Elle Bittner Promising Pediatric Nurse Award: Emma Maroney
Physician Assistant Program
- Physician Assistant Award: Leila Caraos & Alec Signorile
Division of Humanities & Arts
- English Literature Prize: Amanda Galloza Faublas & Joanna Portuesi
- Christian P. Holmstrup History Award: Anthony Cantirino
- Verrazano Memorial Prize in History: Kendall Tabobandung
- Simone de Beauvoir French Award: Siobhan Brannigan
- Instrumental Music Award: Angela LoBello
- Margery Mayer & Sigvart J. Steen Award for Excellence in Music: Victoria Dimino
- Eva Lazar Gabriel ’49 Music Award: Molly Nemirow
- Academic Excellence Award in Music: Jo Orr
- Dr. Ronald Cross Music History Award: Jade Schoenfeld
- Faculty Award in Theatre for Design, Technology & Management: Micah Hale
- Dolly Award in Theatre for Performance: Emma Casertano & Katarina Andiel
- Bob Gabriel Memorial Endowed Award in Performance: Ralph Bologna
- Nathan and Ruth Wolff Award for Dance: Elle Ouimet
- Faculty Award in Arts Administration: Alexandra Cole
- Faculty Award in Theatre Performance: Sydney Cox
- Film and Media Award in Art: Miruna-Andreea Mihalcea
- Stephen Greenwald Award for Film: Hayden Hulser
- Robbie & Mary Boody Memorial Award in Art: AnnaMaria Petalas
- Rev. Piotr Pilch Prize in Fine Arts: Julianna Bevilacqua
Division of Sciences & Math
- Health Sciences Award: Katelyn Bouma & Bianca DiMarco
- Kevin Sheehy Award in Biology: Kristian Stanczewski
- Biopsychology Award: Juliana Kelly
- Dr. Natale Colosi Microbiology Award: Angela LoBello
- Dorothy Schaffer Memorial Award in Computer Science: Carlota Alonso
- Wagner College Prize in Mathematics: Mattia Bognolo
- Kappa Mu Epsilon Award: Eric Sander
- Dreyfus Prize in Chemistry: Robert Tipaldi
- Lee Yorgey Davidheiser Prize in Chemistry: Alexa Marzano
- Harvey Logan Memorial Award in Physics: Leo Benevedes
Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Political Science Award: Hayden Hulser
- International Affairs Award: Katerina Cervenkova
- Barna Csuros Memorial Award (pre-law): Dylan Haase
- Dr. Donald W. Spiro Award for Best Academic Achievement: Sydney Cox
- Robert deCsipkes Memorial Prize for Clinical Potential in Psychology: Ximena De la Garza Contreras
- Robert deCsipkes Memorial Prize for Research Potential in Psychology: Alanis Dejesus
- Dr. Rosemary A. Robbins Psychology Department Award: Christopher Romano
- Behavioral Economics Award: Emma Lofstedt
- Hertha Troll Meyer Memorial Award in Sociology & Anthropology: AG Carhart
For the full program and detailed award descriptions, please visit the Senior Awards Program.
