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Faculty, staff, friends, and family came together to celebrate members of the Class of 2025 and other 吃瓜网 students and recent alumni during this year鈥檚 Honors Convocation, a longstanding 吃瓜网 tradition that recognizes achievements in academics, leadership, service, and creativity. 

鈥淥ur students鈥� creativity and academic curiosity continue to astonish. Honors Convocation is an opportunity for our faculty to recognize their accomplishments here at 吃瓜网,鈥� Joseph Cermatori, associate professor of English and director of the Periclean Honors Forum, said of the event, held May 1 on the second floor of Murray-Aikins Dining Hall. 

The annual ceremony is poignant in its personalization and celebration of the whole student. Faculty prepare written statements about each award recipient that pay tribute to both their accomplishments and their character. 

This year鈥檚 event opened with performances by Emaline Relyea-Strawn 鈥�25 on piano and Alex Ciardullo 鈥�25 with his original composition, 鈥淔alling Up.鈥� To close, Relyea-Strawn, Ciardullo, and Rhea Fitzpatrick 鈥�25 led the singing of the alma mater. 

Dorothy Mosby, dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs, and President Marc Conner delivered remarks, and Beau Breslin, professor of political science and Joseph C. Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government; Jennifer Mueller, associate professor of sociology and associate director of intergroup relations; and Peter von Allmen, professor of economics, presented the academic awards. 

Here鈥檚 a look at , by the numbers:  

26 national merit scholarship and fellowship honorees were recognized. Rachel Hambuchen 鈥�26 was the recipient of a Goldwater Scholarship and four other students were nominees; 11 students were semi-finalists or nominees for Fulbright Scholarships; and 10 students were nominated or received honorable mentions for the Gaither Junior Fellows Program, Marshall Scholarship, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Rhodes Scholarship, and Truman Scholarship. 

9 department and program prizes and opportunity awards were given to a total of 15 students. These awards are given for papers, competitions, field and laboratory research, experiences abroad, artistic projects, and other creative endeavors, and they build on close faculty-student collaborative work.  

72 academic awards and prizes were bestowed across all areas, from the Scholar Athlete Award to the Interdisciplinary Award in Science and Art and many disciplines in between.  

29 senior class members of the National Honor Society of Phi Beta Kappa were acknowledged. The society exists to encourage and recognize outstanding achievements in liberal arts education, and 吃瓜网 was granted a charter in 1970. 

30 senior class members of the Periclean Honors Forum were acknowledged. Through honors-designated courses, planned co-curricular activities, and participation in community service, the forum strengthens intellectual life at Skidmore and provides positive leadership on and off campus.  

297 memberships in national and international honor societies for specific areas of study, from the National Honor Society in Mathematics to the International Honor Society in Sociology, were recognized.