West Chester University1871 Award
The 1871 Award was established in 2018 to recognize West Chester University juniors and seniors who are high-achieving in both the academic and co-curricular realms.
Each year, up to 71 students will be honored for their outstanding accomplishments related to Academics, Leadership, Community Engagement, and Career Readiness.
List of Honorees
2025 Honorees
- Cecilia Asplen
- Julia Barrett
- Alivia M. Bentley
- Casey M. Best
- Nicole Powell Blackburn
- Emma Brennan
- Qasim Bukhari
- Shannon Byrnes
- Danielle Cabibbo
- Lilyana Joy Campbell
- Mackenzie Carothers
- Danielle Jade Ciliberto
- Amija Coleman
- Maura Corkery
- Mia Corsaro
- Eleni Demetriades
- Mya Feldman
- Katrina Fleckenstein
- Olivia Flickinger
- Gracie Elizabeth Gehring
- Jordan Groeber
- Jayden Hartlaub
- Lucas Henke
- Emily Nicole Higgins
- Kaitlyn Horn
- Lee Irvine
- Rachel Jason
- Olivia Klein
- Rebekah Lange
- Faith Lebling
- Nicholas Marino
- Makenna Marr
- Victoria Ochanda
- Augustina Onubogu
- Gianna M. Parrish
- Rachel A. Raspanti
- Amber Elizabeth Riley
- Samantha Rudner
- Gabriella Sasso
- Kalysta Sauder
- Matthew Schuler
- Brianne Sell
- Jack R. Sheasley
- Gracen S. Shepps
- Alexis Stakem
- Reagan Steiner
- Danielle Stewart
- Caroline Straw
- Marnie String
- K.C. Thoman
- Abigail Thomas
- Ashley Nicole Tinervia
- Isabel Torres
- Kathy Tran
- Rachel Gabrielle Treffeisen
- Glorya M. Zigani
- Cassandra Zimmerman
2019 Honorees
2019 Honorees
- Samantha M. Barnett
- Kelsey Margaret Behrndt
- Samantha Bouton
- Nicole M. Boylan
- Jacob S. Brycki
- Heather Ann Bushover
- Noor Butt
- Nicole Caffey
- Kathleen Ann Calvin
- Spencer Camacho
- Katelin Coyle
- Marissa DeLoria
- James A. Devor
- Anna L. Dyska
- Alex L. Failing
- Nicole Lynn Faiola
- Katherine Helene Fisher
- Brianna L. Garber
- Erin C. Gleason
- Kaitlin E. Hatch
- Megan L. Horsell
- Erica S. Knorr
- Caleb Kupa
- Kimberly Kutzler
- Hannah R. Laboski
- Matthew J. Leinhauser
- Rossy H. Uscamayta Linares
- Tyler J. Lonergan
- Jacob J. Mann
- Ellen McCauley
- Allena R. McCloud
- Heidi E. McCollester
- Claire J. McCreavy
- Helena M. McKendrick
- Melissa Morgan
- Jenica K. Narducci
- Benjamin A. Popp
- Kelly M. Schmoock
- Maya Sengha
- Madeline M. Shaw
- Becca Lynn Shoemaker
- Kathleen T. Shultz
- Juah Toe
- Brenna M. Waters
- Demetrius Woodard
2020 Honorees
2020 Honorees
- Emily Andrulonis
- Lindsey Anna
- Jai-La Aponte
- Calista Balbierer
- Brandon Barker
- Elizabeth Brunnquell
- Kristina Burdumy
- Catherine Byrnes
- Lipika Chandrashekar
- Nicholas Clark
- Olivia Cunningham
- Gabrielle Davidheiser
- Olwen DeSarno
- Cameron Ducey
- Elizabeth Edwards
- Julia Edwards
- Marissa Elizardo
- Micaela Fennell
- Abby Forlino
- Andrew Gallagher
- Mitchell Garber
- Erin Gilligan
- Amari Gilmore
- Madison Gladfelter
- Devon Godek
- Gabrielle Haines
- Savannah Hake
- Alyssa Harvey
- Samantha Harwood
- Tyler Healy
- Sarah Hoath
- Lauren Horan
- Mychelle Huynh
- Payton Ingiosi
- Madison James
- Michaela Karlesses
- Brianne Kerrigan
- Jane Kim
- Lauren Kirkpatrick
- Elise Klingaman
- Jennifer Knerr
- Kartik Kumar
- Allison LaBella
- Samantha LaRocca
- Lexi Laskowski
- Isaac Linton
- Kristen Loughlin
- Darby MacAdams
- Nicholas Marcil
- Brianna McCabe
- Abigail McMahon
- Alexandra McQuillen
- Jessica Meakim
- Breanna Micolupo
- Meredith Miller
- Alexandra Moore
- Lena Morella
- Michael Nangle
- John Nowicke
- Mary Parkes
- Caitlin Pedersen
- Jaime Pompe
- Courtney Purdy
- Kaylee Richard
- Joyce Romero
- Christoforos Sassaris
- Carrie Smith
- Cassandra Tiburcio
- Rebecca Weaner
- Laura Willem
- Jeremy Wolfberg
2021 Honorees
2021 Honorees
- Tanya Adkins
- Yeseena Alli
- Joseph Bevilacqua
- Skylar Brightbill
- Blair Broad
- Kaitlyn Cannon
- Barbara Chen
- Carley Cirafesi
- William Claudio
- Amondo Clayton
- Mitzi Colin Lopez
- Katherine Cooney
- Hannah Crespy
- Emily Dwyer
- Nebiyou Elias
- Shannon Emery
- Sydney Fritz
- Erica Fus
- Lauryn Gaston
- Jessica Hazell
- Allison Herbst
- Madison Justice
- Erin Kaliszak
- Sophie Koval
- Bianca Maggio
- Dunya Markovic
- Samantha Moser
- Kathryn Mosser
- Mae Prasch
- Courtney Rothman
- Elizabeth Schultz
- Hayley Sholansky
- Allison Short
- Megan Streich
- Julia Strohl
- Shreya Sukur
- Hannah Wagner
- Samantha Yothers
- Amber Young
- Mikayla Zeigler
2022 Honorees
2022 Honorees
- Jalyss Agosto
- Sasha Alvarado
- Evan Brooks
- Jocelyn Brown
- Justin Caniz
- Victoria Clayton
- Faaith Crawford
- Carlyn Crisi
- Zaire Cuspud
- Emily Dawson
- Jacklyn DiPietro
- Jared Flora
- Grace Fuller
- Daniel Gauntlett
- Steven Kendikian
- Ali Kochik
- Casey Lehmann
- James Lingman
- Brian Lynch
- Madison MacLean
- Gabrielle Mahoney
- Lionel McCulloch
- Ronan McDermott
- Shannon McKee
- Cheyanne McManus
- Chelsey Moore
- Holland Morgan
- Agostino Nigro
- Selda Oktay
- Fanny Ortiz
- Julien Margareth Padillo
- Constantina Pappas
- Quinaysia Payne
- Andrew Sharp
- Kayla Smith
- Grace Soldacki
- Aaron Stoyack
- Lauren Torres
- Caitlin Viespoli
- Erica Westcott
- Catherine Young
- Zachary Zajkowski
2023 Honorees
2023 Honorees
- Jalyss Lyann Agosto
- Lindsay Allison
- Jessica Aniloff
- Lauren Shae Beachy
- Sara Bendrihem
- Abigail Boquist
- Jadyn Branch
- India Cannon
- Anna Carroll
- Nicole Caruso
- Olivia Christina Carzo
- Joetta Lynn Casey
- Sarah Renee Chambers
- Sharon Gia Chen
- Owen Cutler
- Kamryn Davis
- Tiara DeTommaso
- Colleen Donnelly
- Winter Elvin
- Gianna Fazio
- Joshua Filer
- Nicole Fish
- Katelyn Fowler
- Grace Gilmore
- Victoria Grace
- Patriece Halton
- Julia Hood
- Kelly Ann Johnson
- Ananiya Jones
- Lauren Kozicki
- Kaitlyn Marnien
- Olivia Marquardt
- Brenna McGowan
- Morgan L. McKeon
- Joe McSweeney
- Courtney Medwin
- Lauren Kate Michaels
- Samantha Miller
- Jessica Mitchell
- Julia Mueller
- Luke Mundorf
- Sadie Patterson
- Dana Pratt
- Jenna Pypiak
- Katelyn Rittenbaugh
- Vanessa Rodriguez Segovia
- Lope Rojas III
- Emma Rolecki
- Andrew Rubas
- Morgan Sanderson
- Jenna Schreiber
- Damaris Silva-Lopez
- Josephine Szczyrbak
- Cecilia Tabor
- Samantha Tellez
- Karrine Tucker
- Journey Washington
- Kristina Westervelt
- Zoe Elizabeth Yarosz
- Rachel Yeung
- Anthony Zunno
2024 Honorees
2024 Honorees
- Julia Barbier
- Jonathan Booz
- Paige Buchwald
- Austin Carbone
- Zoe D'Angelo
- Kamille Dombrowski
- Aubrey Eason
- Lindsey Edwards
- Mya Garrett
- Laina Bethany Harding
- August J. Harlow
- Brianna Joseph
- Amy Klinger
- Stephanie Kobulsky
- Kadison Landes
- Corey Lane
- Isabella M. LaVia
- Holly Liebenberg
- Violet Elizabeth Lindsey
- Haley Mattes
- Kathryn Mazzitelli
- Paige Mervine
- Emily Nicole Miller
- Isabella Nimmerichter
- Mckenna Nugent
- Kathleen O'Callaghan
- Adriana Palumbo
- Courtney Parker
- Ashley Margaret Scott
- Chloe Sindaco
- Hannah Stanhope
- Renee C. Stevenson
- Julie Stinson
- Anne E Stuart
- Lauren Wicker
1871 Awards: 2021 virtual Ceremony
About the 1871 Award
Who is eligible to apply?
- Undergraduate students who have completed at least 60 credits (30 of those must have been earned at WCU) at the time their application is submitted
- Must be in good standing with regard to personal and academic conduct
- December graduates are welcome to apply and return for the spring award ceremony
- Students who have already recieved the award are not eligible to reapply
On what criteria will students be evaluated?
- Academics (GPA): 25%
- Leadership: 25%
- Community Engagement: 25%
- Career Readiness: 25%
View the selection criteria rubric here .
What materials will be requested for the application?
- Personal information (e.g., name, contact information, major)
- Responses to five short-answer questions
- Resume
- Ram Plan Co-curricular Transcript (recommended)
- Two letters of recommendation: One must be from a WCU faculty or staff member, the second an individual of their choice (e.g., supervisor, mentor, advisor). WCU students should not write recommendation letters for their peers unless they directly supervise another student. These letters should be submitted to the student who will upload them to the application.
- View the 1871 Award application
- Click here to complete the application
Who will evaluate the applicants?
Applications will be evaluated by a committee of WCU faculty and staff, as well as one student, representing the following areas:
- Student Affairs senior leader (chair)
- College of Arts & Humanities
- College of Health Sciences
- College of Business & Public Management
- College of the Sciences & Mathematics
- College of Education & Social Work
- Division of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
- Division of Student Affairs
- Division of University Advancement & External Affairs
- School of Music
- Student
- University College
How will award recipients be honored?
- 1871 Award honorees will be recognized at a spring award ceremony that will be attended by WCU senior leadership.
- They will receive a certificate and a special “1871 Award” pin.
- They will receive a special designation next to their name within the commencement program.
- Their names will also be published and archived on the WCU website.
What is the timeline for this process?
- October 1, 2024: Application opens
- November 3, 2024: Deadline to apply
- December 2024: Selections made
- January 2025: Applicants notified
- March 20, 2025: Recipients honored at an award ceremony