Honors and Awards

The Jack Padgett Award, named for Professor Emeritus Jack Padgett of philosophy, is presented each year to the outstanding senior major in the department. The recipients of this award have demonstrated exceptional scholarship and accomplishments in philosophy. Past recipients of this award are:

Mark Edington, 1983
Julie T. Quiroz, 1984
Terry Holmes, 1986
Linda Pedelty 1987
Richard VanRooyen, 1987
Michelle Williamson, 1988
Brent Sullenbarger, 1989
Thomas Rasmussen, 1990
Heather Morrison, 1991
Jordan Lindberg, 1991
David Holden, 1992
Matthew Altman, 1994
Evan Tiffany, 1995
Christopher Lee, 1995
Anthony Williams, 1997
Nicole Bielawski, 1997
Robert Jagerman, 1998
Ruth Rashid, 2000
James Greening, 2000
Alexis Sandford, 2002
Kurt Medland, 2002
Alyssa Montgomery, 2004
Breanne Rabish, 2006
Brent Clore, 2006
Shawn Latchford, 2007
Rachel McKinney, 2007

 

The Ned S. Garvin Endowed Scholarship in Philosophy was established in honor and in tribute to the life of philosophy and neuroscience professor, Dr. Ned S. Garvin.  The endowed scholarship was first awarded in April of 2007.  Dr Garvin, or "Dr. G" as students called him, was a member of Albion’s faculty since 1974.  He passed away in June 2006 following a brief battle with cancer. He was a beloved and outstanding teacher and colleague.

 

 

 

 

The Susan J Liioi Memorial Scholarship in Ethics was established in 1989 in memory of Susan J. Liioi, a student at Albion College, who's life ended suddenly.  It is awarded to an upperclassman who has shown interest and excelled in the study of applied ethics, regardless of major, sex, financial need or overall grade point average.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students may elect to complete an Honors Thesis making them eligible to graduate with honors. This project is usually undertaken in connection with one or more directed studies and represents an opportunity for the student to pursue, in depth, a topic of particular interest to them.

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