UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Each year, Penn State honors several undergraduate students for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2025 student award recipients exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn State students, reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.
This year's Undergraduate Student Awards Ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. The Student Awards Recognition Ceremony is not open to the public; however, the ceremony will be livestreamed here.
The award recipients are listed below by category.
Student achievement awards
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Ardeth and Norman Frisbey International Student Award: Muhammad Nazaruddin bin Mohd Salleh
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Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Award: Nate Carey
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Marshall Scholarship Award: Nate Carey
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Churchill Scholarship Award: Kueyoung Kim
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Goldwater Scholarship Award: Nate Carey, Bridget Reheard and Mabel Tong
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Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memorial Award: Tyler Stickles
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Eric A. Walker Award: Teagan Mayr
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John W. Oswald Award: Sukainah Aldarweesh, Nate Carey, Parth Gosar, Julienne van Bekkum
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Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award: Jess Mruzik, Tyler Warren
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Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award: Emmanuel Kraft, Sean Martin
A full description of each of the student awards can be found here.