Yale Bulletin and Calendar

April 28, 2000

Volume 28, Number 30

Yale College juniors selected
for honors by Council of Masters

Seven Yale College juniors have received honors in recognition of their scholarship, contributions to college life and their character.

The undergraduates were selected by the Council of Masters as the winners of annual awards for members of the junior class. These awards are the F. Wilder Bellamy Jr. Memorial Prize, the John C. Schroeder Award and the Joseph Lentilhon Selden Memorial Award.

Following are the names of the honored students and their prizes, as well as a citation of their achievements by residential college masters and Stanton Wheeler, master of Morse College and chair of the Council of Masters Awards Committee.

F. Wilder Bellamy Jr. Memorial Prize

The F. Wilder Bellamy Jr. Memorial Prize is presented to a junior or juniors "who best exemplify the qualities for which F. Wilder Bellamy is remembered, including personal integrity, loyalty to friends and high-spiritedness in athletics, academics and social life." This year's winners are:

Michael Hoevel of Morse College. "Michael Hoevel is warm, good-humored and well-respected. In 1998-99 as president of the Morse College council, time and time again his role was that of motivator and organizer. This year as chair of the Housing Committee he has impressed us with his sensitivity, energy and helpfulness. Last summer, Michael studied in Beijing. His enthusiasm for China was quite extraordinary. Whenever he encountered a cyber-café he sent periodic e-mails describing his impressions of the country. His jottings were filled to the brim with the joy of discovery and verve for living that can only be described as infectious. Those unsolicited e-mails seem to capture his essence and speak to his Bellamy-like qualities of high spirits and loyalty."

Alice Liu of Saybrook College. "Alice Liu, an anchor of the varsity women's softball team and a fixture on countless intramural sports, is legendary for her good humor and general bonhomie at Saybrook College, where she is now vice president of the Saybrook College Council. She has been key to the revival of the Saybrook Sele, the in-house newsletter that had not been seen at Saybrook for over a year. Her attractive design has guaranteed that the newsletter flies out of the dining hall faster than the Yale Daily News."

David Valdez of Davenport College. "David Valdez has been a productive citizen of Yale and Davenport. Upon his arrival, David introduced himself not only to the master, but to all adults in our Davenport family -- dining hall and custodial employees included. David is a serious theater studies major and a member of the Fifth Humor. This spring he was an actor and director of 'The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)' and acted in the Yale Dramat's production of 'Macbeth.' David produced the Yale Symphony Orchestra's Halloween show this fall. He has been a valuable master's aide in Davenport and has been our enthusiastic Green Cup coordinator. David Valdez is a wonderful young person who inspires all who know him."

John C. Schroeder Award

The John C. Schroeder Award is given to a member or members of the junior class who "will find his or her place and play a part in the good labor of the world." The award honors contributions to residential college life and demonstrates the award committee's confidence in the recipient's later contribution to the community or world.

Christopher Edwards of Ezra Stiles College. "Christopher (Chris) Edwards is one of the stalwarts of Yale Habitat for Humanity. For two years, he has run the New Haven Habitat Bicycle Tour and Walk. He has made it a permanent event. Chris also started the Habitat for Humanity Midnight Mile in 1997, his freshman year, and has run it for the last three years. For Habitat, Chris also serves as the chair of Family Partnership, the committee that works to build bonds between the family for whom Yale Habitat is building the house and its new community. In recognition of the qualities of character (his generosity, his humor, his discipline and organization, his willingness to do scut work and his imagination), he was named this month as one of the Ezra Stiles Freshman Counselors for next year."

Joseph Lentilhon Selden Memorial Award

The Joseph Lentilhon Selden Memorial Award is given to a junior or juniors whose "verve, idealism and constructive interest in music and the humanities exemplify those qualities for which Joseph Lentilhon Selden is remembered." In recent years the award has gone to students especially notable for their contributions in the field of music.

Jay Augsburger of Saybrook College. "Jay Augsburger is a fine clarinetist and composer, a music major whose interests have ranged across the Yale smorgasbord of offerings. His drive for music goes well beyond wanting to be a clarinetist: Jay Augsburger is the local organizer for musical events, and has put together Saybrook's third annual music marathon. He is an idealist about both his studies and about what music can do for the humanities."

Samuel Carner of Branford College. "Samuel Carner is a songwriter, composer and producer of musical comedy. His musical 'Just Call me Eli,' modeled on the musical style of Cole Porter, won the Dramat's John Golden Prize and has been performed at the Yale Dramat and in New York. Other musical work has been performed at the Children's Theater of Maine and the University of Southern Maine. Sam is a special divisional major with a concentration in music, verse and drama. A native of Maine, he likes baseball and writes songs for birthdays, weddings and other special events in his spare time."

Andrew Koehler of Calhoun College. "A double major in German Studies and music, Andrew Koehler speaks German and Ukrainian and is a distinguished undergraduate conductor and violinist. Andrew is involved as music director, conductor or violinist in seven orchestras or ensembles in the area, including the New Haven Symphony, the Orchestra New England, the Yale Symphony Orchestra and other residential college-based chamber groups. He is the principal second violinist of the Yale Symphony Orchestra. The Department of Music notes: 'We are extremely impressed with the balance of musical performance and academic achievement that has characterized his work at Yale.' The department also notes his conducting skills on behalf of the Yale Bach Society Orchestra, where his 'superb rehearsal skills, energy and attention to details of the score have helped that entirely student-run organization to attain an impressive level of performance.'"

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