Linnaean Nominees

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Ethan Acevedo

Academic Positions and Activities:
Biology Department PLA (Spring 2023-Fall 2024)
Health Science Department PLA (Fall 2025- present)Global Leader for Gettysburg Center for Global Education-CIEE Seville (2025-present)

Co-Curricular Activities:
Latin American Student Association (Member) Fall 2023-present; Treasurer (2025-present)
Minorities in STEM (Treasurer/Member) - Fall 2024-present
American Cancer Society-Relay for Life (Treasurer) - 2023-2024 (member) 2022-present

Service Activities:
Program Coordinator- IU5 Migrant Education Program (Literacy Nights) & Student Coordinator of "Celebra Tu Salud" Health Fair- (2023-2024)
Center for Public Service - Program Coordinator- South Central Community Action Programs (SCCAP) Food Pantry & Gleaning Project- Student Coordinator of ThanksForGiving Drive & Empty Bowls Fundraiser- Center for Public Service - Big Brother- Big Brothers Big Sisters at Vida Charter School (Fall 2022-Present)

Awards/Honors:Eagle Scout of America Award (2021)
Eagle Scout of America Award (2021)
STEM Scholar Program Participant (Fall 2022-Present)
Dean's Honors List recipient (every semester Fall 2022-Fall 2025, Spring 2026
Elected Service Affinity Leader (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
Gettysburg College Student Senate - Selected Safety & Wellness Committee Chair/ Student Representative on Wellness Advisory Committee (Fall 2025)- Gettysburg College Student Senate - Selected Senator for the Class of 2026- Gettysburg College Student Senate

Ethan Acevedo

Saiman Adhikari

Academic Positions and Activities:
Independent Researcher at the Dieter Lab: August 2025 - Present
Summer Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: June 2025- Aug 2025
Chemistry 107/108 PLA: Aug 2023 - May 2024

Co-Curricular Activities:
Leadership Educator (Outdoor and Coaching Community of Practice): Jan 2023-Present
Rock Climbing Attendant: Jan 2023 - Present
Communications and Marketing Internship (Gettysburg College Marketing Department): Oct 2023-May 2024

Service Activities:
Service through Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) Xi Chapter Painted Turtle Farm: 2022

Awards/Honors:
Johns Hopkins 2025 C.A.R.E.S. Scholarship (awarded by Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Pathway Program) B-BRITE Summer Research Fellowship, Knight Cancer Institute: 2024
Gettysburg College Dean's Honor List: Fall 2023, Spring 2024
X-SIG Summer Research Fellowship: 2023
Presidential Scholar at Gettysburg College: 2022-2026

Saiman Adhikari

Yashima Adhikari

Academic Positions and Activities:
Employer and Alumni Engagement Intern, Aug 2025 – Present

Co-Curricular Activities:
Finance and Investment Club, President, Spring 2024 - Present
Hindu Student Association, Vice President, August 2024 - May 2025
Campus Tour Guide, Summer 2023

Service Activities:
Center for Public Service, Program Coordinator for Painted Turtle Farm, March 2023 - May 2025
Career Ambassador, Center for Career Engagement, August 2023 - May 2025
South Central Community Action Programs (SCCAP) Food Pantry, Volunteer, 2024-2025

Awards/Honors:
William F. Muhlenberg Award - Fall 2023
Rising Star Award - OME - Fall 2025
Gettysburg College Dean's List- Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025

Yashima Adhikari

Yashaswe Amatya

Academic Positions and Activities:
Computer Science Department PLA, 2023-2024
Calc Aid PLA, 2023-2024
Gownaris Lab Computer Scientist, 2024-Presen

Co-Curricular Activities:
ACM, President, 2024-2025
Sangam, Vice President, 2023-2024

Service Activities:
Alpha Phi Omega (APO), Active Member, 2023-2024

Awards/Honors:
None

Yashaswe Amatya

Alexis Berkey

Academic Positions/ Activities:
Environmental Studies Department, Lab Member (Dr. Gownaris Lab), Spring 2024-Present
Mathematics Department, Math Grader, Fall 2025 (Math 225) & Present (Math 211)
X-SIG, Fellow for US Fish and Wildlife Service on Petit Manan Island (Dr. Gownaris), Summer 2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
Gettysburg College Ultimate Frisbee Club, Safety Officer, Spring 2024 - Fall 2024, Vice President, Fall 2024 – Present
Gettysburg College Climbing Club, Member, Fall 2023 – Present

Service Activities:
Vida Charter School, Volunteer, Fall 2022
Lambs Knoll Whet Owl Banding Station, Volunteer, Fall 2025

Awards/Honors:
Dean's List, Fall 2022 - Present
Gettysburg College Presidential Scholar, Fall 2022 - Present
Gettysburg College Award, Fall 2022 - Present
Nominated for Edwin & Leander M. Zimmerman Senior Price, Spring 2026

Alexis Berkey

Annie Bolenbaugh

Academic Positions and Activities:
History Department Writing PLA (2024-present)
CWI Brian C. Pohanka Intern at Catoctin Mountain Park (NPS) and Catoctin Furnace Historical Society (2025)
Student Representative, IES Abroad - Rome, Italy (2025)

Co-Curricular Activities:
The Gettysburg Cinematics (2024-present) - Treasurer (2025-present)
The Gettysburg College Historical Society (2022-present) - Treasurer (2024)
The Newman Association (2022-present)

Service Activities:
Residential Assistant (2025-present) 
House Leader - RISE House (2023-2024)

Awards/Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honors Society (2025)
Dr. Carl Hanson, President Emeritus, Leadership Award (2025)
Anthony Di Palma Memorial Prize for History (2025)
Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society (2025)
Kathryn D. Tarr ’82 Residence Life Student Leadership Award (2025)

Annie Bolenbaugh

Gia Bona

Academic Positions and Activities:
Psychology Department, Research Assistant, 2023-Present
Psychology Summer Research, May-July 2024
Psychology Summer RA/TA - Summer 2024

Co-Curricular Activities:
Club Sports Coordinator, 2022-Present
Alpha Omicron Pi, VP of Community Relations, Jan-Dec 2025
Alpha Omicron Pi, Membership Integrity Board, Jan 2024-May 2025

Service Activities:
Campus Kitchen, Volunteer, 2024-25

Awards/Honors:
Order of Omega Honors Society, 2024
Psi Chi Honors Society, 2025
Psychology Honors Research, 2025
Dean's List, 2022-Present

Gia Bona

Lillian Boudreau

Academic Positions and Activities:
Political Science Department PLA, 2025-Present
Environmental Studies Student Advisory Board Member, 2024–Present
Eisenhower Institute Programs (Foundations of Strategy & Leadership; Building America: Reinventing Education), 2022 & 2023

Co-Curricular Activities:
Pi Sigma Alpha, 2024-Present, secretary 2025-2026
Alpha Omicron Pi, 2023-Present
Track and Field Team, 2022-Present

Service Activities:
Challah for Hunger, Volunteer, 2024–2025
Tree Planting & Environmental Restoration Initiatives, Volunteer, 2022

Awards/Honors:
Dean’s List, 2022–Present
CSC Academic All-District, 2024-2025
Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll 2023-Present
All-Academic Athlete by USTFCCCA 2023

Lillian Boudreau

Malachi Briscoe

Academic Positions and Activities:
None

Co-Curricular Activities:
Fashion Initiative, President, 2024-Present
Jaeger Center Fitness Desk, Co-Coordinator, 2023-Present
Men's Basketball Team, Captain, 2024-Present

Service Activities:
Painted Turtle Farm, Volunteer, Spring 2025

Awards/Honors:
Dean's List, Spring 2023-Present

Malachi Briscoe

Alessia Buoso

Academic Positions and Activities:
Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society, 2026
Pi Alpha Alpha Public Policy Honor Society, Secretary, 2025-present
Lincoln Scholar, pre-orientation mentor, 2023

Co-Curricular Activities:
Garthwait Leadership Center, Leadership Educator, 2022-present
Tour Guide, 2023-present
Club Equestrian Team, co-captain, 2022-present

Service Activities:
Refugee Resettlement Tutor, Coordinator, 2023-2025 Women’s Right and Islam Morocco Immersion Project, participant, 2024
Project Libertad, legal intern and camp counselor, 2024-2025

Awards/Honors:
Franklin T. Moore Award, 2026
Dean’s List/ Academic Honor Roll

Alessia Buoso

Hannah Collins

Academic Positions and Activities:
Cafe Symposium Research participant/presenter 2023
Health Sciences Department PLA 2025-2026

Co-Curricular Activities:
Sigma Sigma Sigma Philanthropy Chair 2024-2025
Executive Board, Challah for Hunger Fundraiser co-chair 2024-2025, Event Manager 2025-2026

Service Activities:
Campus Kitchen, Volunteer, 2024-2025

Awards/Honors:
David Wills Scholarship, 2022
Cafe Symposium participant, 2023
Cupola Scholarship, 2023

Hannah Collins

Anthony Comeau

Academic Positions and Activities:
Honor Roll

Co-Curricular Activities:
Honor Commission, Co-Chair, 2022, Calendar Year and Student Advisor, 2024
Student Senate,College Life Advisory Co- Chair, 2023, Senator at large, 2023-2024
Gettysburg College Global Leader, 2023-2024

Service Activities:
Volunteer for Gettysburg Youth Football Program (2023-2024)
Raised around $800 for SAAC Thanksgiving care packages (2024)

Awards/Honors:
All Conference Sportsmanship Award for Football

Carol Delena

Academic Positions and Activities:
Spanish Department PLA, 2023-Present
Kolbe Research Fellowship, Summer 2025
Eisenhower Institute Undergraduate Fellowship Program, 2025-2026

Co-Curricular Activities:
Senate, Inclusion Officer, 2025-Present
Office of Residential Life, Residential Coordinator, 2023-Present
Alpha Delta Pi, Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Social Chair, 2024-2025.

Service Activities:
Salsa on the Square, Volunteer, 2023-2025
Project Gettysburg Leon, Volunteer, 2025
Give Ideas to Gettysburg (GIGS) Program, 2025

Awards/Honors:
Dean's List, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, all semesters from Spring 2024-Present
Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honor Society in Economics, 2025
Order of Omega, Honor Organization for Fraternity/Sorority Leaders, 2024
Fall Honors Day, Miguel de Cervantes Award in Spanish, 2024
Sigma Delta Pi, Hispanic Honor Society, 2026

Carol Delena

Vito Gallello

Academic Positions and Activities:
Universidad Pablo de Olavide – Study Abroad Program, Fall 2024
Completed an immersive Spanish language and culture program in Seville

Co-Curricular Activities:
Gettysburg College – NCAA Division III Baseball Student-Athlete, Fall 2022–Present Team Captain (2026); Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team (2024, 2025). SAAC Representative (2025-Present)
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity – Treasurer, Spring 2025–Fall 2025
Interfraternity Council – Marketing Manager, Spring 2025

Service Activities:
Saints John and Paul Catholic Church – Youth Basketball Referee, December 2016–Present
Take ALS Yard – Community Fundraising & Awareness, August 2025–Present
Dillsburg Baseball Clinic - Volunteer Coach. January 2023-Present

Awards/Honors:
Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team, 2024 – 2025
Team Captain – Gettysburg College Baseball, 2026

Vito Gallello

Bruno Garcia

Academic Positions and Activities:
Leadership Educator, GLC, 2023-2026
Student Outreach Ambassador, Alumni Office, 2023-2025
Fielding Fellow, Eisenhower Institute, 2025-2026

Co-Curricular Activities:
Senior Class Gift Committee, Co-chair, 2026

Service Activities:
Painted Turtle Farm, Volunteer

Awards/Honors:
Gettysburg College Dean's List 2022

Bruno Garcia

Kyla Garrison

Academic Positions and Activities:
Psychology Department PLA, 2026

Co-Curricular Activities:
Newman Association, Vice President, 2022-2023
Newman Association, President, 2023-2024
Thing Ukrainian at Gettysburg, Vice President and Secretary, 2023-2025

Service Activities:
Resident Assistant,2025-206
House Leader, 2025

Awards/Honors:
Psi Chi, 2024 Phi Alpha Theta, 2024

Kyla Garrison

Conor Grubb

Academic Positions and Activities:
Chemistry Department NanoLab Research Assistant, 2025 - Present
Chemistry Lab PLA, Present Calculus Aid PLA, 2023 – 2024

Co-Curricular Activities:
Gettysburg College Student Senate, 2022 – Present
Sceptical Chymists, 2023 – Present
German Club, 2022 - Present

Service Activities:
Hummelstown Area Historical Society, Volunteer, 2019 - Present

Awards/Honors:
Dean's List, 2022 - Present
Organic Chemistry Award, 2024
American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Award, 2024 
The Susan Gibble Wolf Fellowship, 2025

Conor Grubb

Bramley Hawkins

Academic Positions and Activities:
Environmental Health Researcher, ES Department, 2025 - Present
Health Sciences Research Fellow, HS Department, 2024 - Present
Biology Research Fellow, Biology Department, 2023 - 2024

Co-Curricular Activities:
Captain, Women's Swimming, 2022 - Present
Campus Tour Guide, 2023 - Present
NCAA, PIAA, and USSF Soccer Referee, 2018 – Present

Service Activities:
HCasa Swim Volunteer, 2022 - 2026
Earl Besch Food Pantry Volunteer, 2021 - Present

Awards/Honors:
J. Andrew Marsh Memorial Award Recipient, 2024
Eisenhower Scholar, 2022 - 2026
Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2025
Scholar All-American First Team, 2024

Bramley Hawkins

Rachel Herr

Academic Positions and Activities:
Public Policy Department PLA, 2024-2025
Public Policy Department Student Worker, 2025-Present

Co-Curricular Activities:
Public Policy Student Council Co-Chair, 2024-Present
Class of 2026 Treasurer, 2022-Present
Chi Omega Co-Philanthropy Chair, 2025

Service Activities:
El Centro Volunteer, 2022
Fall Relay for Life Event Planning Chair, 2023-2025

Awards/Honors:
Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society, 2025
Order of Omega Honor Society, 2024
Sigma Delta Pi, 2026
Public Policy Department Senior Award, 2025
Dean's List, 2022-Present

Dejah Hill

Academic Positions and Activities:
Research Assistant -Gettysburg College Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute (X-SIG), Summer 2025
Peer Learning Associate (PLA) | Gettysburg College Department of Biology (Biology 103), Fall 2025
Academic Poster Published: Keefer SE, Soukup M, Flinn K, Le H, Siddiqui S, Hill D, Rijal B. Orexin and dopamine signaling differentially alter outcome devaluation between male and female rats. Program No. 32rd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
President- Minorities in STEM (MIS), 2025-present
Inclusion Committee Chair| Gettysburg College Student Senate, 2025-present
Senate Representative & Public relations- Gettysburg African Student Association and Anti-Racist Collective, 2025-present

Service Activities:
Community GIGs Representative, Gettysburg College Give Ideas to Gettysburg, 2024
Equipment Room Student Worker, Gettysburg College Equipment Room (Jaeger Center), 2022-present
Physical Therapy Intern, Gettysburg, Pa (Gettysburg Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine), 2024

Awards/Honors:
Gettysburg College Commendation List, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023

Dejah Hill

Mary Huegel

Academic Positions and Activities:
Organic Chemistry TA, 2024-2026
X-SIG Research Fellow, 2024-202

Co-Curricular Activities:
Volleyball Team, Student-Athlete, 2022-2025, Leadership Team Member, 2024-2025
ADPi, Director of Academic Affairs and Director of Alumnae Engagement, 2025
Sceptical Chymists, Treasurer, 2023-2024, VP, 2024-2026

Service Activities:
Casa Swims, Volunteer, 2026
Rise Against Hunger, Volunteer, 2022-2025
LVB LLC, Volunteer Volleyball Coach, 2022-2025

Awards/Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa, 2025
Order of Omega, 2025
Centennial Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2024-2025
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, 2025
Third-Team Academic All-America, 2025

Mary Huegel

McKenzie Huff

Academic Positions and Activities:
Schuman Challenge, Contestant, 2023
Senate, Academic and Career Affairs Committee Chair, 2025
Academic Program and Policy Committee, Student Representative, 2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
Model United Nations, Secretary-General, 2023-Present
Women's Rugby, Match Secretary, 2024-Present
OSAGL, Student Programmer, 2023-Present

Service Activities:
Students for Ballot PA, Co-chair/leadership team, 2023-Present
Fair Districts PA, Volunteer, 2024-Present

Awards/Honors:
Dean's List 2023-Present
Pi Sigma Alpha – The National Political Science Honor Society, 2023-Present

McKenzie Huff

Saleha Iftikhar

Academic Positions and Activities:
Eisenhower Institute Undergraduate Fellow, 2025 - 2026
Eisenhower Institute Washington Summer Fellow, 2025
Ex Computer Science PLA, 2023 - 2024

Co-Curricular Activities:
ResEd Staff Member, Residential Assistant and Coordinator, 2023 - 2026
Student Life Committee Member, 2025 - 2026
Campus Tour Guide, 2024 - 2026

Service Activities:
Casa Swim Volunteer, 2022 - 2023
ESL Volunteer, 2022

Awards/Honors:
Dean's Honors List, Fall 2022
Dean's Commendation List, Fall'23, Spring'24, Fall'24, Spring'25, Fall'25
Keith Pappas Memorial Award
Fall Honors Day, Fall 2025
Pi Mu Epsilon, Math Honors Society, 2025

Courtney Kelly

Academic Positions and Activities:
Women's Basketball Varsity Athlete 2022-2024
1863 Magazine (Fashion, Lifestyle, and Pop Culture Blog) Editor in Chief 2024-2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
Panhellenic Council Public Relations Chair 2023-2024
Delta Gamma Director of Public Relations 2023-2024
Delta Gamma Chapter President 2024-2025

Service Activities:
SCCAP, Volunteer, Spring 2025

Awards/Honors:
Sorority Chapter President of the Year 2025
Most Improved Chapter & Best Parent Engagement Award 2025

Courtney Kelly

Jan P. Klinger

Academic Positions and Activities:
Camp Psych RA (2025)
German PTA (2025)

Co-Curricular Activities:
Phi Gamma Delta - President, Corresponding Secretary, New Member Educator, Social Chair, Recruitment Chair, Brotherhood Chair, 2023-Present
Life Guard (2022), Head Life Guard, 2024- Present
Manager Plank Bar and Eatery, 2024- Present

Service Activities:
Helping out at Scraps to Soil, 2024-present
Swim lessons to underprivileged children - 2023-2024

Awards/Honors:
Brian K Weller Change Leadership Award
Deans List

Jan P. Klinger

Jerry P. Kulah II

Academic Positions and Activities:
Senior Class Gift, Committee, 2026
Community GIGs (Give Ideas to Gettysburg), Consultant, 2023

Co-Curricular Activities:
Gettysburg African Student Association, 2023 - Present (President)
IM league Supervisor, 2024 – Present
Admissions Tour Guide, 2023-Present

Service Activities:
ESL Volunteer, 2024
Painted Turtle Farm, 2023-2024
Program Coordinator for Immersion Project, 2023- present

Awards/Honors:
Mara T Herron, 2023
Eisenhower Institute Summer Fellow, 2025
Project for Peace Grant, 2023
Dean's List, 2023

Jerry P. Kulah II

Aynsley Lane

Academic Positions and Activities:
Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, 2023-present
Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society, 2024 - present
Harry C. and Catherine Noffsinger Hartzell Award in Sociology, 2025-present

Co-Curricular Activities:
Class President, 2022-present
Women's Rugby President, 2024-present, other positions other years
Bullets Marching Band Section Leader/Woodwind Captain, 2023-2025, member all 4 years

Service Activities:
Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, 2023-present
English as a Second Language, 2022-2024
Big Brothers Big Sisters, 2022-2023

Awards/Honors:
Presidential Scholarship, 2022-present
Psi Chi Honor Society, 2023-present
Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society, 2024-present
Harry C. and Catherine Noffsinger Hartzell Award in Sociology, 2025
Dean's List, 2022-present

Aynsley Lane

Kyla Lorden

Academic Positions and Activities:
Kolbe Research Fellow, 2024
Glatfelter Research Fellow, 2025
Pi Alpha Alpha Public Administration Honors Society member, inducted 2025
Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society member, inducted 2026

Co-Curricular Activities:
NCAA Cross Country and Track and Field athlete

Service Activities:
Casa de Cultura (ESL Classes & El Centro), Volunteer, 2022-2025

Awards/Honors:
Dean's list (2022-present)
Captain Michael D. Scotton Award for outstanding athletic and academic performance (2024)

Sarah Marcus

Academic Positions and Activities:
General Chemistry Teaching Assistant Fall 2023-Spring 2025
General Chemistry PLA 2025-2026
Eisenhower Institute Undergraduate Fellow

Co-Curricular Activities:
None

Service Activities:
None

Awards/Honors:
None

Maimuna B Mustafiz

Academic Positions and Activities:
Academic and Career Affairs Committee, Chair, 2024 – 2025
Peer Learning Associate for MATH107, ECON104, MATH212, CS111, DS220, DS256, 2024 – Present
Economics Student Advisory Committee, Research Coordinator, Sept. 2025 – Present

Co-Curricular Activities:
Office of Residential Education, Residence Coordinator, 2025-2026
Honor Commission, Co-Chair, 2025-2026
Plank Basement Eatery and Bar, Manager, 2025-2026

Service Activities:
Center for Student Success, Orientation Leader, 2024, 2025
Title IX: It's On Us Fellowship, Student Fellow, Sept. 2023 – Present
Office of Sexual Respect and Title IX, Student Office Assistant, Aug. 2024 – Present

Awards/Honors:
Gettysburg Leadership Award, 2023 - Present
Digital Technology Summer Fellowship 2024 Pool, 2024
Mattson Summer Experience Fund, Summer 2024
Dean's List, 2023, 2024, 2025
Upperclass Student Staff of the Year, Office of Residential Education, 2025

Maimuna B Mustafiz

Minh-Thu (Sarah) Nguyen

Academic Positions and Activities:
XSIG research - Dr. Benka-Coker's lab, Summer 2025
Individual research - Dr. James' lab, 2026

Co-Curricular Activities:
GLC - Leadership Educator, 2023-2026
Residential Education - Community Advisor, 2024-2026
Vietnamese Student Association, 2024-2025

Service Activities:
WellSpan Gettysburg – Volunteer, 2023-2026
Campus Safety – EMT, 2025

Awards/Honors:
Senior Scholarship Award - 2026

Minh-Thu (Sarah) Nguyen

Riley Nolan

Academic Positions and Activities:
Environmental Studies Department PLA, fall 2025
Quaternary Geology Research Assistant, 2024-2025
Honors Research Student, 2025-present

Co-Curricular Activities:
Climbing Club Secretary, 2024-present
Leadership Educator at the GLC, 2023-present
Routesetter and Den Staff, 2023-present

Service Activities:
Student Sustainability Coalition representative, 2023-2025
varied PTF volunteer shifts 2022-2023

Awards/Honors:
John Alfred Hamme Award, 2024
Gettysburg College Deans List, 5 semesters

Andres Nunez-Castaneda

Academic Positions and Activities:
None

Co-Curricular Activities:
Men's Track and Field Team Captain, 2024-2026
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Risk Manager, 2025
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House Manager, 2024

Service Activities:
Athletics Communications Event and Video Staff, 2022-2025

Awards/Honors:
Track and Field Beyond Great Barnes Award, 2026
Men's Track Most Outstanding Athlete, 2025
Men's Track Most Outstanding Athlete, 2024
Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2023-2025

William Oehler

Academic Positions and Activities:
French PLA - 2025-2026
Leadership Educator GLC - 2023-2026
Art & Art History Dept Promotions Photographer - 2024-2026

Co-Curricular Activities:
TIPS Supervisor The Attic/OSAGL - 2023-2026

Service Activites:
Staff Writer/Staff Photographer/Director of Photography The Gettysburgian - 2022-2026
Campus Kitchen Volunteer - 2024
Waldo's & Co Volunteer 2022-2024

Awards/Honors:
None

William Oehler

Cynthia Ortiz-Sanchez

Academic Positions and Activities:
First-Generation Student Research Fellow, Office of Multicultural Engagement, 2025–Present
CPS Summer Research Fellow, Center for Public Service, Summer 2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
President, The Butterfly Coalition, 2024–Present
PEEP (Peer Educator), Counseling & Wellness Center, Spring 2023–Present
Immersion Project Leader, Center for Public Service, Fall 2025–Spring 2026

Service Activites:
Program Coordinator, Adult ESL Classes (CPS & Casa de la Cultura), Spring 2023–Present
GIV Day Coordinator, Center for Public Service, Summer 2025
Summer Fellow, Center for Public Service, Summer 2024

Awards/Honors:
John A. Hauser Meritorious Prize in Business, 2025
Dean Frank B. Williams Memorial Prize, 2025
PA Maslow Mental Health and Wellness Student Stipend Award, 2025

Cynthia Ortiz-Sanchez

Norell Paluska

Academic Positions and Activities:
None

Co-Curricular Activities:
G-Tech Student Support Assistant, 2022-2026
Vice President of Event Management, Alpha Delta Pi 2025
Sisterhood Program Specialist, Alpha Delta Pi 2024

Service Activites:
El Centro, 2022-2023
Casa Swim, 2022-2023
Alpha Delta Pi Philanthropy Event Committee, 2025

Awards/Honors:
None

Ella Prieto

Academic Positions and Activities:
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies PLA, Fall 2025
Pi Alpha Alpha Honors Society, 2025 - Present
Order of Omega Honors Society President, 2025 - Present

Co-Curricular Activities:
The Gettysburgian Editor-in-Chief, 2025-Present
Panhellenic President, 2024
Gettysburg Borough Junior Council Member, 2025 - Present

Service Activites:
Casa Swim Volunteer, 2022 - Present

Awards/Honors:
Outstanding Member - Sorority Sophomore, Issued by Order of Omega, Dec 2023
William F. Muhlenberg Award, Issued by Gettysburg College, Oct 2024
Council Officer of the Year, Issued by Order of Omega, Feb 2025

Ella Prieto

Bishruti Rijal

Academic Positions and Activities:
Biology Department, Genetics PLA, Present Research Assistant, Keefer Lab, 2025-Present
X-SIG Research Fellow, 2024 & 2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
Residence Coordinator, 2025-Present, Resident Assistant, 2023-2024
Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, 2024-Present, Vice President of Programming and Enrichment, Recruitment Data Coordinator & Membership Integrity Board, Fall 2025
Admissions Tour Guide and Information Session Presenter, 2023-2025

Service Activites:
Philanthropy with Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, 2024-Present
Painted Turtle Farm, Volunteer CGE, Global Leader, 2025-Present

Awards/Honors:
Order of Omega, 2025
Dean Frank B. Williams Memorial Prize, 2025
Rev. George N. Lauffer (1899) and M. Naomi Lauffer (1898) Scholarship Award, 2024
Residence Life, Rookie of the Year, 2024
Dean's Honor List, 2022-2025

Bishruti Rijal

Megan Robles

Academic Positions and Activities:
Program Coordinator for Project Gettysburg Leon, Center for Public Service, August 2024-Present
Prep-Crew for Genetics and Microbiology, Biology Department, August 2024- Present
Immersion Project Leader, Center for Public Service, August 2024-January 2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
Summer Intern for the Painted Turtle Farm, Summer 2025
Treasurer and Senate Representative of the STEMinists Club, 2023-2024
EMS Club Senate Representative, Spring 2024

Service Activites:
Volunteering: Adult ESL Classes and Childcare 2022 -Present
Campus Kitchen 2024-2025
El Centro and Vida Charter School 2022-2023

Awards/Honors:
The Myra Taylor Herron Memorial Fund Award, Spring 2025
Miguel de Cervantes Award in Spanish, Spring 2025 STEM Scholar, 2022

Megan Robles

Emma Rokoszak

Academic Positions and Activities:
VP of Sustainability - Student Council

Co-Curricular Activities:
Gettysburg College Softball Team 2022-2026
Alpha Delta Pi - Former Executive Member 2023-2026

Service Activites:
Safe Home Gettysburg - 2022-2024

Awards/Honors:
Deans List 
Academic Honor Roll

Alfredo Román Jordán

Academic Positions and Activities:
Society of Physics Students VP, 2024-2025
X-SIG Researcher, 2023-2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
Student Senate, President of The Student Body, Treasurer, Senator, 2023-Present
Residential Education, Resident Assistant, 2023-2025
Admissions, Tour Guide, 2023-Present

Service Activites:
None

Awards/Honors:
Emerging Leader Award, Order of Omega, 2025
East Quad Member of the Year, ResEd, 2025
James Chiurug Award, 2025

Alfredo Román Jordán

Caitlin Rubsamen

Academic Positions and Activities:
Research in Objectivity in Sports Journalism with Steve Gimbel, 2024-2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
Field hockey, Leadership Council Member ('25 season), 2022-2025
Club Ice Hockey, Team Manager, 2022-2026
Admissions Office, Tour Guide, Info Presenter, and Intern, 2023-2026

Service Activites:
Ruth's Harvest, 2024-2026

Awards/Honors:
Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team, 2025

Caitlin Rubsamen

Rebecca Ruggles

Academic Positions and Activities:
History Department PLA, 2025-Present
Math Department PLA & Editing Assistant, 2023-2024, Present
Office of Teacher Education and Certification, Student Ambassador, 2024-Present

Co-Curricular Activities:
Admissions Office Tour Guide, 2023-Present
Blue Note Jazz House, House Leader, 2025-2026
Sunderman Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, 2022-Present

Service Activites:
SCCAP Support Circles, Volunteer, 2023-Present
Gleaning Project, Volunteer, 2025

Awards/Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa, inducted Fall 2025
Anthony di Palma Memorial Award, Fall 2025
Greninger Award in History, Fall 2024
James Hamilton and Lucretia Irvine Boyd Hartzell, Fall 2024
Phi Alpha Theta, Fall 2023

Rebecca Ruggles

Saima Rafeeque Siddiqui

Academic Positions and Activities:
Personality Lab Psychology Department - Lab RA., August 2023-2025
Brain Lab Psycholgy department (Summer Shand Fellow), May 2025- Present
PSYCH 236 Brain and Behavior PLA, August 2025- Present

Co-Curricular Activities:
Active Member of Chi Omega RA, May 2023 - Present
Gettysburg College Writing Center - Peer tutor, May 2023 - Present

Service Activites:
El Centro, August 2022-Dec 2022

Awards/Honors:
Member of Psi Chi Honor society Psychology department Honors research

Kenzie Smith

Academic Positions and Activities:
Senior Admissions Intern at Admissions Office, Aug. 2025-Present
Research Assistant for the English Department, May 2025-Aug. 2025
Writing Tutor, Aug. 2023-May 2024

Co-Curricular Activities:
The Mercury, Editor-in-Chief, Sept. 2025-Present
OME, Orientation Ambassador, Aug. 2023, 2024, & 2025
The Gettysburgian, Arts & Entertainment Editor, Aug. 2023-May 2025

Service Activites:
United Way of Washington County, Extern (unpaid), Aug. 2024
Painted Turtle Farm, Volunteer, 2023

Awards/Honors:
English Honors Thesis Cohort, 2025-2026
Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society, Initiated Spring 2025
Deans List (all semesters)
Presidential Scholarship, featured in 2024
Donor Relations Annual Scholarship Brochure

Kenzie Smith

Clare Sottile

Academic Positions and Activities:
None

Co-Curricular Activities:
Chi Omega Philanthropy Chair 2025
Member of the Softball team 2022-2026
Chi Omega DIB Chair 2026

Service Activites:
As philanthropy chair, organized a car wash and Chi O night live benefitting Greater Pennsylvania Make a Wish (2025)
Team Impact supporter through Softball team

Awards/Honors:
None

Gracie Spataro

Academic Positions and Activities:
General member (2023-present) and Secretary (2025-present) of the Honor Commission

Co-Curricular Activities:
Tour Guide (2023-present) and Leadership Team of Admissions, 2025-present
Member of Gettysburg College Swim Team, 2022-2026
Member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority

Service Activites:
None

Awards/Honors:
Phi Alpha Theta History honors society, inducted 2024
Dean's List, 2022-2026

Gracie Spataro

Isabelle Stehle

Academic Positions and Activities:
Psychology Department PLA (PSYCH 205, PSYCH 101), 2023-2025
First Year Seminar PLA (Crossing Borders: Immigration, Identity, and Development), Fall 2024
Lead RA Camp Psych, 2024-2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
The Center for Public Service Program Coordinator for Vida Charter School, 2023-present
Center for Public Service Immersion Project Leader - Morocco trip focusing on Women's Rights and Islamic Feminism, 2025-2026
Sigma Alpha Iota Vice President of Membership, 2025-present

Service Activites:
Campus Kitchen, Volunteer, 2025
Salsa on the Square, Volunteer, 2025

Awards/Honors:
J. Andrew Marsh Memorial Award, 2024
The Silent Leader Award, 2025
Psychology Department Honors Research Thesis, 2025-present
Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, 2025
Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society, 2026

Isabelle Stehle

Madeline Swicord

Academic Positions and Activities:
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, Chapter President, 2024-Present
Residential Education, Art House Leader, 2024-Present
The Writing Center, Writing Tutor, 2024-2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
Artem Art and Art History Club, Vice President, 2025-Present
The Mercury Art and Literary Magazine, Lead Art Editor, 2024-Present
Alpha Omicron Pi, Director of New Member Education, 2025

Service Activites:
Casa Swim, Volunteer, 2023-2024
Walt Whitman Birthplace, Volunteer, 2023-2024
Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Volunteer, 2021-2023

Awards/Honors:
Lincoln Scholarship Award, 2023
Eisenhower Memorial Scholarship, 2023
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, 2024
Yale Writer's Workshop Participant, 2024

Madeline Swicord

Esther Tejevbo

Academic Positions and Activities:
Calculus I PLA, Fall 2023

Co-Curricular Activities:
DiscipleMakers Christian Fellowship, Leadership Team, Fall 2023-Spring 2025

Service Activites:
Campus Kitchen, Volunteer, Fall 2022

Awards/Honors:
Malcolm R Dougherty Award, Fall 2023

Esther Tejevbo

Simon Taylor

Academic Positions and Activities:
Real Estate Finance PLA, 2025 Omicron
Delta Epsilon: 2025-Present

Co-Curricular Activities:
Wrestling Team: 2022-2026

Service Activites:
Campus Kitchen volunteer: 2022 SCCAP Food Drive: 2025

Awards/Honors:
None

Morgan Unger

Academic Positions and Activities:
Psychology Department PLA, Fall 2025
Student Senate Class of 2026 Representative, Fall 2025
Student Senate member, 2024-2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
Honor Commission Secretary, 2024-2025
Honor Commission Co-Chair, 2024- 2025

Service Activites:
Casa Swim member, 2024-2025

Awards/Honors:
None

Morgan Unger

Scott Vakiener

Academic Positions and Activities:
Biology Department PLA 2023-2025
Environmental Studies Department PLA 2023-2024

Co-Curricular Activities:
Leadership Team of Admissions 2025-Present
GEEC President-2025-Present
Center for Public Service Program Coordinator 2025-Present

Service Activites:
Painted Turtle Farm Volunteer 2022-Present

Awards/Honors:
None

Holly Vollman

Academic Positions and Activities:
Environmental Studies Department PLA, January 2026-Present
ES Department Honors Thesis Student, August 2025-Present
ES Department Quaternary Geology Research Assistant, May 2024-December 2024

Co-Curricular Activities:
ES Department's Student DEIBJ Advisory Board, Chairperson, January 2023- January 2026
Climbing Club, President, August 2025-Present
Club Ultimate Frisbee, Assistant Captain, August 2024-Present

Service Activites:
Painted Turtle Farm, Volunteer, February 2024-May 2024

Awards/Honors:
Nominated for the J. Andrew Marsh Memorial Award, 2024
Nominated for the William F. Muhlenberg Award, 2024
Dean's List 2022-Present

Holly Vollman

Nicole Watson

Academic Positions and Activities:
Student Worker for the Center for Student Success, September 2024-present
Archaeological Excavation with Professor Farah in Chan Chich, Belize, June 2024
Washington Summer Fellowship with the Eisenhower Institute, Summer 2025

Co-Curricular Activities:
Vice President of Recruitment for the Panhellenic Council, November 2023 to December 2025
Campus Ambassador and Vice President of Finance for the Women's Network, 2024
Vice President of Member Development for Alpha Delta Pi, 2025

Service Activites:
Community GIGS Participant, November 2022 to April 2023
Volunteer for Archaeology in the Community, Summer 2025

Awards/Honors:
Order of Omega: Awarded November 2024
Alpha Lambda: Awarded March 2025
Institute for American Universities' Excellence in Art History Award: Awarded May 2025
Pi Delta Phi: Awarded February 2026
Dean's List: Awarded all semesters

Nicole Watson

Riley Yorke

Academic Positions and Activities:
German Studies Department PLA, 2025-Present
Special Collections and College Archives (various positions), 2024-Present
Admissions Tour Guide, 2023-Present

Co-Curricular Activities:
German Club, President, 2023-Present
Climbing Club, Member, 2023-2025
Half Sole Dance Company, Member, Fall 2023

Service Activites:
Alpha Phi Omega, Member, 2024-Present

Awards/Honors:
Susan Gibble Wolf Global Study Fellowship, 2025
Delta Phi Alpha Award, 2024
Gilder Lehrman History Scholar, 2022-Present
Abraham Lincoln Scholar, 2022-Present

Riley Yorke