Colby-Sawyer College

The Class of 2016 Commencement Speaker Medal is presented to a student who represents the character of the graduating class and will give an inspirational and engaging speech that represents the college's values and learning outcomes.

Baccalaureate awards are presented to the graduating students in each baccalaureate program who are selected by the faculty for their interest and excellence within the major. Recipients must be full-time students and have completed at least 50 percent of their credits for graduation while attending Colby-Sawyer.

The David H. Winton Baccalaureate Award is presented to the baccalaureate degree graduate or graduates who rank highest in scholarship among those in the graduating class.

The Graduate Award is presented each spring to the member of the graduating class whose character and influence most constructively affected the majority of the junior class members. The recipient of this award is chosen by the junior class.

The capstone experience is interdisciplinary and differs for each student. In the capstone each graduating student demonstrates his or her knowledge by effectively communicating that knowledge to others during the Susan Colby Colgate Scholars' Symposium.

The Barbara Johnson Stearns Award honors a member of the senior class who best demonstrates exemplary leadership and dedication to the college community. The award was established in 1982 by Barbara Johnson Stearns, a member of the Class of 1932, who was an outstanding example of the characteristics she chose to support and reinforce in others.

The Senior Achievement Award is presented each year to a graduate who has distinguished himself or herself through leadership in the co-curricular life of the college. The recipient of this award is nominated by faculty and staff.

Awards are presented by the college each spring to the sophomore and junior students who rank highest in scholarship in the appropriate class. The recipients of these awards must be full-time students who have completed at least 50 percent of their credits at Colby-Sawyer College.

This award is granted to the student or students who have distinguished themselves through the exercise of spiritual and/or moral leadership in the college community, or through academic work informed by their religious commitments.

The Alpha Chi Award is given to one or more graduating students who, in the eyes of the members of Alpha Chi, best exemplifies the ideas of the society - truth and character - through work at the college in support of chapter activities.

The Guy Floyd Williams Award is presented to a graduating science major who has helped to maintain and perpetuate the ideals of the college during the graduate's years at Colby-Sawyer and who, through appropriate conduct, scholarship and decorum, has exemplified the spirit of the college.

Caroline Barry was selected by the Colby-Sawyer College Admissions Department as the Student Ambassador of the Year.

Each year Campus Compact announces the Newman Civic Fellows, named after the late Frank Newman, a founder of Campus Compact. Theresa Edick '18 will represent Colby-Sawyer among a nationwide network of student leaders.

Alpha Chi is a national honor society that promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students. Its name derives from the initials of the Greek words ALETHEIA (truth) and CAPAKTHP (character).

Awards are presented by the college each spring to the sophomore and junior students who rank highest in scholarship in the appropriate class. The recipients of these awards must be full-time students who have completed at least fifty percent of their credits at Colby-Sawyer College.

The Capstone experience differs from major to major, but its purpose is to ensure that all seniors demonstrate their accumulated knowledge through action and effectively communicate their knowledge and actions to others in an interdisciplinary setting.

Baccalaureate awards are presented to the graduating students in each baccalaureate program who are selected by the faculty for their interest and excellence within the major. Recipients must be full-time students and have completed at least 50 percent of their credits for graduation while attending Colby-Sawyer.

Alpha Chi is a national honor society that promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students. Its name derives from the initials of the Greek words ALETHEIA (truth) and CAPAKTHP (character).

Awards are presented by the college each spring to the sophomore, junior, and senior students who rank highest in scholarship in the appropriate class. The recipients of these awards must be full-time students who have completed at least fifty percent of their credits at Colby-Sawyer College.

Nicole Bent, Hannah McPhedran, Erin Swanson, and Abigail Wurtele received the 2014 Nursing Capstone Award for their year-long experience with the Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice (LSRVNA).

Adrienne Bender, Nicole Courtney, Ashley Fruzzetti, and Ryleigh Osborne received the 2014 Exercise and Sport Sciences Capstone Award for their project "Nutritional Knowledge, Behaviors, and Intake in College-Aged Females."

Nicholas Ciarlante, Rebecca Ferman, Cong Geng, Hang Nguyen, and Alexander Scribner received the 2014 Business Capstone Award for their management of Stelaire, a fictitious airline.

The Capstone experience differs from major to major, but its purpose is to ensure that all seniors demonstrate their accumulated knowledge through action and effectively communicate their knowledge and actions to others in an interdisciplinary setting.

Baccalaureate awards are presented to the graduating students in each baccalaureate program who are selected by the faculty for their interest and excellence within the major. Recipients must be full-time students and have completed at least 50 percent of their credits for graduation while attending Colby-Sawyer.

The David H. Winton Baccalaureate Award is presented to the baccalaureate degree graduate or graduates who rank highest in scholarship among those in the graduating class.

Awards are presented by the college each spring the sophomore, junior, and senior students who rank highest in scholarship in the appropriate class. The recipients of these awards must be full-time students who have completed at least fifty percent of their credits at Colby-Sawyer.

Baccalaureate awards are presented to the graduating students in each baccalaureate program who are selected by the faculty for their interest and excellence within the major. Recipients must be full-time students and have completed at least 50 percent of their credits for graduation while attending Colby-Sawyer.

The Graduate Award is presented each spring to the member of the graduating class whose character and influence most constructively affected the majority of the junior class members. The recipient of this award is chosen by the junior class.

Baccalaureate Awards honor graduating students who are chosen by the faculty and who have shown the highest degree of dedication and excellence in their fields of study.

Baccalaureate Awards honor graduating students who are chosen by the faculty and who have shown the highest degree of dedication and excellence in their fields of study.