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Johnny Tsu ’22 with Professors Afshad Irani, Colin Reid, and Lloyd Tanlu

The Williams School Congratulates Class of 2022 Award Winners The Williams School congratulates the Class of 2022 graduates who received awards and honors for academic excellence during their time at W&L.

The faculty and staff of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics recently celebrated members of the Class of 2022 who received awards and honors for academic excellence during their time at W&L.

We are pleased to honor the following outstanding individuals with Williams School awards and departmental awards in accounting and finance, business administration, economics, and politics.

General Williams School Awards

Glynn Family Scholarship

The Glynn Family Scholarship was established in 1996 by John W. Glynn Jr., of Atherton, CA, and Charlottesville, VA, and his daughter, Alexandra D. Glynn ‘92. The Scholarship is given to rising juniors who are taking a major in the Williams School and, when possible, to those who have shown interest in an entrepreneurial business career and community.

Olivia M. Jones

L. K. Johnson-Rosasco Scholarship

This scholarship was created by friends and former students honoring the memory of Lewis Kerr Johnson, longtime professor of business administration. Former L.K. Johnson student, William S. Rosasco III ’51, increased the scholarship fund in 1981. 

The scholarship is awarded to rising juniors majoring in business administration and accounting who possess the basic characteristics of integrity, initiative, independence, self-discipline, drive and leadership.

Jonathan T. Hsu
Grace A. Pelosky
Chloe E. Rapier

Accounting & Finance

Accounting & Finance Department Award

The Accounting & Finance Department Award is presented to a graduating senior in commendation of outstanding academic performance.

Jonathan T. Hsu

Adrian L. McCardell Scholarship

The Adrian L. McCardell Scholarship was established in 2002 through the will of Adrian L. McCardell, Class of 1929. The scholarship is awarded to a junior with an interest in banking and finance in the Williams School.

Coleman R. McPheeters

James Robert Wingert III ’85 Award

The James Robert Wingert III ’85 Award is awarded to a graduating senior to recognize academic excellence in accounting.

Coleman R. McPheeters

Joseph & Georgiana Topinka Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established by Joseph Topinka ’63 in honor of his parents. It is awarded to at least one accounting major who plans on a career in accounting after graduation.

Anna C. Bitter

Business Administration

Business Administration Department Award

The Business Administration Department Award goes to the graduating senior with the highest cumulative GPA.

Christian E. Mize

L.K. Johnson Marketing Management Excellence Award

John W. Sinwell ’57 created the L.K. Johnson Marketing Management Excellence Award in 1998 to recognize the achievements of a graduating senior and honor the memory of  L.K. Johnson, a longtime professor of business administration.

Grace A. Pelosky

Economics

Economic Academic Excellence Award

The Economics Academic Excellence Award, given to a rising senior or seniors, is based on the excellence of academic work in the major. The faculty of the Economics Department select the recipients.

Elle M. Boyd
John W. Curtis
Jacob A. Levenson
Coleman R. McPheeters
Lingyu Xia

Edwin Claybrook Griffith Scholarship

Edwin F. Schaeffer established this scholarship in honor of Edwin Claybrook Griffith, professor emeritus of economics. It is awarded to an economics major who demonstrates academic excellence and leadership in student activities.

Eric M. Dragon

Elizabeth B. Garrett Scholarship in Economics

The Elizabeth B. Garrett Scholarships were founded through a bequest made by Elizabeth B. White in 1918. This fund provides for department scholarships in Economics, English, French, History, and Politics.

Syed Rafay Hassan

John McKenzie Gunn Scholarship

This scholarship was created in 1994 by Professor John Gunn’s former students in honor of his retirement after more than 30 years of distinguished teaching. The scholarship is awarded to rising seniors majoring in economics on the basis of outstanding achievement, leadership, and character.

Sarah A. Hollen
Abigail L. Pinkerton

Kim Family Prize

The Kim Family Prize recognizes the senior economics major with the top research paper in the Economics 399 Advanced Research Seminar class. The students, selected by the Economics 399 faculty team, receive a cash prize in addition to a medallion.

Elle M. Boyd

Politics

Elizabeth B. Garrett Scholarship in Politics

The Elizabeth B. Garrett Scholarships were founded on a bequest made by Elizabeth B. White in 1918. This fund provides for department scholarships in Economics, English, French, History, and Politics. The Garrett Scholarship recognizes the student with the best politics seminar paper.

Yuhan Liu

Milton Colvin Scholarship

The Milton Colvin Scholarship Endowment was created in 1997 by his sister, Katharine Colvin Hart, and other members of the Colvin family to honor this distinguished teacher and his 30-year career as a professor of politics at Washington and Lee. Upon the recommendation of the head of the Politics Department, an award from the Colvin Scholarship Endowment is made to a rising senior majoring in politics.

Mayahuel V. “Maya” Hernandez
Aoife M. Chow

John W. Warner ’49 Public Service Award

The Warner Public Service Award honors Washington Term students who will be staying on for the summer to serve in a second political internship, thereby manifesting a serious interest in public affairs and potentially a serious interest in future public service.

Ian R. Bodenheimer
Krystsina “Kristina” Lozinskaya
Jackson R. Sharman IV

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