College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Psychology
Department of Psychology

Undergraduate Awards

The Psychology Department awards two medals to undergraduates each year. Awardees are nominated by one or more faculty members, and are selected by a vote of the faculty.

This medal, established in honor of Sebastian Brenninkmeyer (C’94), is awarded by the Department of Psychology in recognition of uncommon accomplishments by an undergraduate major.

  • 2024: Dexter King
  • 2023: Olivia Young
  • 2022: Kate Freda
  • 2021: Maureen Tibbetts
  • 2020: Julia Harris
  • 2019: Shivani Goyal & Madeline Lui
  • 2018: Robert Alexander Cortes
  • 2017: Eleanor Julia Fanto
  • 2016: Amy Soo Gyung Lee
  • 2015: Shannon Elizabeth Reilly
  • 2014: Jennifer Lauren Hammer
  • 2013: Jenna Elizabeth Finch
  • 2012: Hannah Elizabeth Frank
  • 2011: James Anthony Barnao & Hae Min Byeon
  • 2010: Rodolfo David Saenz
  • 2009: Stephanie Elizabeth Bean
  • 2008: Samantha Ann Goodrich
  • 2007: Andrea Burak Moderi
  • 2006: Erica Molly Lessem
  • 2005: Mim Ari & Jeanmarie Arcilla Barnhart
  • 2004: Hilary Clair Forster & Paul Jason Muentener
  • 2003: Melissa Dianne Fujimoto & Lauren Aimee Kaplan
  • 2002: Kristin Lea Valentino
  • 2001: Amanda Leigh Thompson
  • 2000: Elizabeth Grace Hanley & Erin Marie Shockey
  • 1999: Darren Michael Fiore
  • 1998: Phillip L. Hammack, Jr. 
  • 1997: Tiffany Gail Goodman

The Rosenzweig Medal is awarded in memory of Bess E. Rosenzweig (C’13), a beloved Psychology Major who was deeply committed to humanitarian work in Africa. Bess and her mother died in a plane crash in Kenya two months after her graduation.  The Rosenzweig Medal is presented annually to the Psychology major who in the judgment of the faculty best exemplifies humanitarian ideals, social responsibility, and a compassionate spirit.

  • 2024: Michael Parker
  • 2023: Claire Cushman
  • 2022: Katie Woodhouse
  • 2021: Denzell Brown
  • 2020: Emma Berk
  • 2019: Emily Zuckerman
  • 2018: Marie Ann Frolich
  • 2017: Kendall Ann Torpey
  • 2016: Caroline Marie Musslewhite
  • 2015: Alison Marie McRae & Rae Alexandra Underberg
  • 2014: Bridget Anne McElroy

The Excellence in Research in Psychology is awarded annually to the graduating Psychology major who in the judgment of the faculty has demonstrated significant  accomplishments in empirical psychology research.

  • 2024: Heather Doherty