John Cabot University Celebrates 2023 Student Award Winners
John Cabot University held its annual Student Awards Ceremony in the Aula Magna on April 13, 2023. The Academic Excellence Awards, presented by JCU President Franco Pavoncello and Dean of Academic Affairs Stefano Arnone, are awarded to graduating students who have attained a high level of academic excellence in, and made a significant contribution to, the field of the award. The Dean of Students, Carla Wiegers, presented two Outstanding Service Awards.
2023 Student Awards Ceremony
President Franco Pavoncello commented on the high quality of the students being honored as JCU celebrates its 50th anniversary as an American university in Rome: “Many of the students in the Class of 2023 started their university career during the pandemic, under lockdown and wearing masks. But through hard work and determination, they reached their goals with flying colors.” He also stressed that student success would not be possible without the dedication of JCU’s professors: “I’m sure that each of you knows the name of a professor without whom your time here would have not been the same, someone who made the difference by being an inspiration or by helping out in a moment of difficulty. Today we also celebrate our exceptional faculty.”
Congratulations to all the winners!
Academic Awards
The Lloyd Dodd Award in Art History: Francesca Barone
The Luciano Battelli Award in Business Administration: Valentina Gozzi
Classical Studies: Margaret Louise Henry and Ethan James Watson
Communications and Media Studies: Lindsey Amoruso Rippert
Creative Writing: Angelica Luzzi
Economics: Antea Di Legge and Elettra Scianetti
The Alan Christensen Award in English Literature: Giulia Leo and Irene Palermo
Finance and Accounting: Elisabetta Maria Moretti and Anthony Tricarico
The Brian Williams Award in History: Lucio Antonio Bianchi
Humanistic Studies: Justin Caterina and Sofia Bianca Radtke
International Affairs: Eleonora Lucia Cammarano and Giulia Elisa Petroni
International Business: Barbara Casciano
Italian Literature: Vanessa Braun and Mary Rose Curran
Journalism: Ilenia Reale
Legal Studies: Giulia Elisa Petroni
Marketing: Giorgia Mares and Camilla Rapone
Mathematics: Valentina Gozzi
Media Production: Lorenzo Polverari
Philosophy: Eleonora Lucia Cammarano and Alexander Charles Kriz
Political Science: Daria Kozlova and Lindsey Amoruso Rippert
Psychology: Francesca Mirabile
Studio Art: Costanza Mancuso
Anthony James Casling ENLUS Award: Alice Finno
The Albert Walker Fuller Prize for Op/Ed Articles: Professor Nicholas Startin “The ‘generational genie’ is out of the bottle: Why this does not bode well for the Populist Radical Right” and Julissa Raquel Castro Ruiz “10 Seconds to Impress: Global Change through Likes and Retweets”
Outstanding Service Awards
Presidential Award for Outstanding Service to John Cabot University: Courtney Nicole Smith
Student Leadership Award: Assunta Mareschi
