Awards &
Honors
The university encourages leadership, service, and worthy
citizenship through the promotion of extracurricular activities in student
organizations. Students may merit awards by participation in these activities.
Significant among these are:
Beaudry Award
The award, in memory of alumnus Robert Beaudry, is given
annually to the student who, in the opinion of members of the senior
class, has contributed most in the way of loyalty and service to the
university throughout his or her years at John Carroll. Campus Ministry
sponsors this award and conducts an annual election to determine the
winner.
The Carroll News Person of the
Year
The Carroll News Person of the Year is chosen by The Carroll
News editorial staff. Candidates are nominated for exemplary service
to the John Carroll community and are recognized for their achievement
at The Carroll News banquet at the end of the year.
Millor Orator Award
In honor of the late Reverend William J. Millor, S.J.,
who served the university in a variety of posts over twenty-eight years,
the officers of the senior class along with a panel of faculty and administrators
each year select a member of the graduating class to make a presentation
at the commencement ceremony.
Student Union Top 10 Leaders and
Person of the Year
The awards are given annually to the students who contribute
the most by way of activity, service, and leadership to the student
body. The recipients are announced at the Presidential Inauguration
Ceremony each January.
Student Union Organization of the
Year
This annual award is given by the Student Union to the
internal and external organization that by its activity and service
has contributed the most to the Student Union. The recipients are announced
at the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony each January.
Academic Awards
Accountancy
American Express TBS/Hausser + Taylor Award; Ciuni & Panichi Award;
Cleveland Public Accounting Firms Awards; Cohen & Co. Awards; Crowe
Chizek Award; Deloitte Alumni Awards; Ernst & Young Awards; Grant
Thornton Award; Howard Wershbale Awards; Institute of Internal Auditors
Award; KPMG LLP Awards; Lubrizol Corporation Awards; Paragon Advisors
Awards; Plante and Moran Award; PricewaterhouseCoopers Awards; Robert
T. Sullens Awards; Skoda, Minotti and Company Award; Walthall, Drake
and Wallace Award.
Art History and Humanities
Walter F. Friedländer Award for outstanding scholarship in art
history; Geoghegan Award for outstanding scholarship in the humanities;
Roger A. Welchans Award for outstanding achievement in the arts.
Biology
Outstanding Biology Major Award for superior academic performance and
achievements by a graduating major.
Boler School of Business
John F. Michael Award for the essay which best develops an issue related
to the interface of business and philosophy; Frank J. Devlin Academic
Scholarships, tuition grants to outstanding business students; Student
Business Advisory Council Award to the outstanding Boler School of Business
graduating senior; the Patricia Relyea Boland/Ernst & Young Scholarship
for Women in Business, awarded to a senior female student in the Boler
School of Business who has exhibited exceptional academic performance
and leadership; the Fiftieth Anniversary Scholarship, awarded to a senior
student in the Boler School of Business who has exhibited exceptional
academic performance and financial need.
Chemistry
Edmund B. Thomas Scholarship for the outstanding incoming freshman chemistry
student; American Institute of Chemists Award for excellent achievement
in chemistry; Lubrizol Award for distinctive achievement in chemistry;
Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry (American Chemical Society);
Honor Awards for outstanding freshman and sophomore students; Senior
Chemistry Award for outstanding achievement in chemistry; American Institute
of Chemists Award (senior) for scholastic achievement, leadership ability,
and character; Undergraduate Award in Biochemistry; Clare Boothe Luce
Scholarship for an outstanding female chemistry major.
Classical Languages
Joseph A. Kiefer, S.J., Award for outstanding achievement in Latin or
Greek by a graduating senior.
Communication and Theatre Arts
Communication and Theatre Arts Department Scholastic Achievement Award
and Outstanding Senior Award; Dean’s Cup and President's Cup award
for proficiency in debate; Plain Dealer Scholarship for significant
contributions to collegiate journalism; Reardon Theatre Award; Patti
Rosenfeld Scholarship for an outstanding senior; James T. Breslin Scholarship
for television production; Alpha Psi Omega Award for contributions to
theatre; Communications Department Theatre Production Award; General
Electric Public Relations Scholarship; WJCU Outstanding Broadcaster
Award; Joan Louise Cunniff Award in Interpersonal Communications; Hyde
Park Forum Award for Public Speaking; Lee Andrews Broadcasting Award;
William F. Buckley Award in Catholic Journalism; Kathryn Dolan Award
for Department Service; Lawrence Druckenbrod Scholarship in Media Ethics.
Economics and Finance
John Marshall Gersting Award to an outstanding graduating major in economics;
Omicron Delta Epsilon Award to the outstanding junior economics major
with at least eighteen hours of economics; Sonia S. Gold Award for achievement
and service to the department; David M. Benacci Award for promising
investment managers; Joseph and Nina Bombelles Award for meritorious
achievement and involvement in international, environmental, or global
economic affairs; Finance Faculty Student Service Award; Financial Executive
Institute Award to recognize scholastic achievement of a senior finance
or accounting major planning a career in financial management; Wall
Street Journal Award to an outstanding senior in finance.
Education
Francis Ted Huck Award for Excellence in Early, Middle Childhood, Adolescent
and Young Adult, and Multi-Age Education; Joseph P. Owens, S.J., Scholarship
Award (junior status); Fr. Joseph O. Schell, S.J., Award for math and/or
science (senior status).
Health Professions Advisory Committee
Terence H. Ahearn, S.J., Award to the outstanding graduating pre health
professions student.
History
Scholastic Achievement Award to the outstanding graduating major; Fr.
Howard T. Kerner, S.J., Scholarship Award.
Management, Marketing, and Logistics
Outstanding Management Student Award; Outstanding Marketing Student
Award; Outstanding Business Logistics Student Award; Walter F. Plattle
Total Quality Management Scholarship; Plain Dealer Scholarship; Joseph
P. Feeley Scholarships awarded to outstanding business logistic majors.
Mathematics and Computer Science
Eugene R. Mittinger Award in Mathematics; Raymond W. Allen, S.J., Award
in Teaching Mathematics; Brother Raymond F. Schnepp, S.M., Mathematics
Scholarship; Academic Achievement Award in Computer Science; Mathematics/Computer
Science Prize Scholarship; Frank and Frances Guinta Scholarship for
mathematics or computer science majors.
Military Science
Department of the Army Superior Cadet Awards; National Sojourners Award;
Professor of Military Science Award; Retired Officers Association Award;
AMVETS Award; Military Order of the World Wars Awards; Sons of the American
Revolution Award; American Legion Scholastic Excellence and Military
Excellence Awards; Reserve Officers Association Award; ROTC Instructor
Group Award; Daughters of the American Revolution Award; Association
of the U.S. Army Award; Catholic War Veterans Award; Daughters of Founders
and Patriots of America Award; 82nd Airborne Association Award; American
Defense Preparedness Award; George C. Marshall Award.
Modern Languages
Scholastic Achievement Awards in the elementary, intermediate, and upper-division
categories; Lucien A. Aubé Award for outstanding achievement
in French by a graduating senior; J. W. von Goethe Award for outstanding
achievement in German by a graduating senior; René Fabien Scholarship
for outstanding students of German; Robert Corrigan Award for outstanding
achievement in Spanish by a graduating senior. Outstanding students
in French are inducted into the Kappa Eta Chapter of Pi Delta Phi, the
national French honor society. Outstanding students in German are inducted
into the Lambda Delta chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the national German
honor society. Outstanding students in Spanish are inducted into the
Pi Lambda Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the national Spanish honor society.
Philosophy
Paul Johnson, S.J., Award for distinctive achievement in philosophy
by a graduating senior; William J. and Honoré M. Selhorst Award,
based on grade point average and recommendations, to the outstanding
junior or juniors majoring in philosophy; the David Matthew Bonnot Award
in recognition of outstanding writing done by seniors or juniors majoring
in philosophy.
Physics
Lawrence J. Monville, S.J., Award to the outstanding graduating major;
Joseph L. Hunter Award for outstanding scholarship by a major; Lubrizol
Award for distinctive achievement in physics; Lawrence J. Monville,
S.J., Scholarship for exceptional incoming physics students; Edward
T. Hodous, S.J., Physics Scholarship for an exceptional physics student.
Political Science
Scholastic Achievement Award to the outstanding graduating major.
Psychology
Psychology Distinguished Achievement Award for psychology students who
have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and research; Psychology Achievement
Award for psychology students who have demonstrated exceptional commitment
to the Department of Psychology.
Sociology
Robert B. Carver Outstanding Senior Achievement Award; Allen Zeaman
Memorial Award for highest achievement in sociology by a major in junior
year; John R. Carpenter Award for academic and field work experience
in criminology; Sandra Friedland Gerontology Award for commitment and
dedication in the field of gerontology; Ruth P. Miller Award for outstanding
undergraduate achievement in human service. Outstanding students are
also inducted into the Tau Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the national
sociology honorary society, and are nominated for the honors program
of the American Sociological Association.
