John Cabot University Celebrates 2018 Student Award Winners

John Cabot University students, faculty, and staff gathered on the Secchia Terrace for the annual Student Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. The awards, presented by President Franco Pavoncello, Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Mary Merva, and Dean of Students Deanna Mayer, recognize academic and service excellence among graduating seniors. President Pavoncello opened the ceremony by observing that John Cabot’s growth is propelled by the excellence of its student body and supported by the quality of faculty and staff.

Student Awards Winners

Student Awards Winners

Congratulations to all the winners!

Academic Awards
The Lloyd Dodd Award in Art History: Caterina Franciosi
The Luciano Battelli Award in Business Administration: Anastasiia Shmatina
Communications and Media Studies: Monica Ioana Lungeanu, Sabrina Mancini
Creative Writing: Aubrey Layne Givens, Polina Kuznetsova
Media Production: Morgan Collins, Susanna Di Martino, Lucia Gallo
Economics and Finance: Andrea Foschi, Flavio Garinei
English Literature: Stefania Piccialli
The Brian Williams Award in History: Emily Ann Funston, Stefano Longobardi, Kiriko Mechanicus
International Affairs: Maria Vittoria Albezzano, Manuela Amadori, Elettra Ferrari
International Business: Paul Richard Anthony, Jr.
Marketing: Valeria Di Muzio
Mathematics: Andrea Foschi, Flavio Garinei
Political Science: Federica Biasin
Psychology: Sabrina Mancini
Study of Contemporary Italy: Katherine Kehoe

Outstanding Service Awards
Presidential Award for Outstanding Service to John Cabot University: Anastasiia Shmatina
The Alessandro Mioni Student Award: Kiriko Mechanicus
Student Leadership Award: Katherine Kehoe
Service to the John Cabot University Community: Andrei Mihai Marcu
Community Service Award: Omar Abdel Latif
Student Professional Award: Valeria Di Muzio
Sports Award: Marco Fortuna
The Albert Walker Fuller Prize for Op/Ed Articles: Janet Wanjiru Kimani (“You Were Fat but Now, You’re Hot!”)