Congrats to 2025 A&S Award Winners!

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 A&S Department Awards, which were given out at Honors Convocation May 4th!

Paul Bernon Memorial Prize in Sociology: Blake Hyatt and Grace Comfort

Awarded each year by the faculty in the department of anthropology and sociology to the graduating senior most outstanding in sociology.

Carolyn Byington ’15 Award for Global Citizenship: Ella Dalgleish

This award is given to a senior A&S major selected by department faculty for outstanding service and/or scholarship aimed at enhancing transnational and intercultural understanding. This departmental award is in memory of Carolyn Byington ’15, a double IA/A&S major passionate about responsible global citizenship.

Amanda Miner ’18 Award for Campus and A&S Department Leadership: Kat Flanders

This award is given to a senior A&S major selected by A&S majors and minors in recognition of their significant engagement in the A&S Department and Lafayette campus and their leadership in promoting the welfare of others. This award is in memory of Amanda Miner ’18, an A&S major with a contagious love of learning about the world, exploring community, and fostering positive change through anthropology and sociology.

In addition, at the Hoff Awards Ceremony and the Honors Convocation, Isabella Lu won the Rothkopf Award in Art History, Grace Comfort and Rylee Bordwick won the Lafayette Alumni of the Lehigh Valley Scholarship Award, Rylee won the Malinconico Award, Ella Dalgleish won the Novak Prize in Government & Law, Lauren Daniels won the Cohen Memorial Prize in Psychology, Grace Comfort won the Rogers Psychology Prize,

We are so proud of all of you and your well-deserved recognition!

Grace Comfort ’25 and Blake Hyatt ’25