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.
The F. Wilder Bellamy Jr. Memorial Prize is presented to a junior or juniors "whose high spirits, capacity for enjoyment, integrity and loyalty exemplify the qualities for which F. Wilder Bellamy Jr. is remembered." This year's winners are:
Vanessa Herald of Ezra Stiles College. "Vanessa Herald is a varsity volleyball player who has also remained at the center of life in Ezra Stiles College. Since 1999, she has been chair of the Thomas W. Ford '42 Community Outreach Committee. In Ezra Stiles, she is at the heart of a varied and lively body of friends whose common trait is the support of the college. She supports intramurals, donates time to events and participates in everything from the auction to the arts festival. Vanessa has succeeded in being both a first-class athlete and a first-class citizen. Among the seasons of temperaments, hers is spring in full bloom."
Robert W. Mutter of Calhoun College. "Robert W. Mutter has been a varsity hockey defenseman since his freshman year. Within Calhoun, Rob is known for his ability to circulate among many groups of people, for his easiness, warmth, his evident compassion and concern for others. Some of these attributes have translated quite naturally into his involvement with the Varsity Athletics Community Outreach Committee, as an officer during his sophomore year and chair this year. This spring Rob was chosen to be a freshman counselor for the Class of 2005. His open-mindedness, generosity, excellent judgment of character, ability to communicate and great spirit made him an easy choice."
Colin Reingold of Davenport College. "Colin's winning personality and positive attitude made him a natural leader for Davenport College events. As a master's aide for several years, he was a spark plug for our social events and for our intramural program. He worked in the local food bank, for the Student Legal Action Movement and in the TEAMS program. He was selected to be overall coordinator of the Freshman Outdoor Orientation Trips program. In addition, Colin spent each summer working in public service organizations. We could go on, but the pattern of good works and concern for the unfortunate dominate every part of Colin's life."
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
Allison Brundige of Davenport College. "Allison not only feels for the sufferings of others, but she goes out and acts to make the world a better place. A consistent 'A' scholar, Ally somehow found time to accomplish many socially-oriented projects. Over several years she rose to be director of the TEAMS program at Dwight Elementary School. She was a key worker in a local hunger project and a leader in the Freshman Outdoor Orientation Program. She worked building and helping to operate a clinic in Zimbabwe in the summer of 1996. There is simply no limit to the generosity of this woman's spirit."
Susan Tuddenham of Calhoun College. "Susan Tuddenham, a creative, energetic, enthusiastic member of Yale College Class '02, won the Social Entrepreneurship Prize (2000) for her plans to start Touch Base, a non-profit advocacy and resource group for homeless people. As cofounder and president of this entity, she has become deeply immersed in the provision of services for homeless people in New Haven. In addition, she is now the codirector of the Y2K-50K Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship competition. Sue is committed to issues of the preservation and protection of the environment, social justice, and the provision of services and opportunities for people less fortunate than she."
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.
Evan Arthur Johnson of Berkeley College. "Evan Arthur Johnson is the most advanced undergraduate music composer of the 2002 class here at Yale University and one of the most motivated and original talents among the impressive undergraduate Yale composers of the last 10 years. His music is emotionally, technically and intellectually rich and assured. The world premiere of 'Scesis Onomaton' was given by Michael Lewanski conducting with Chiao-Han Liao as piano soloist on Feb. 18. Mr. Johnson was one of eight young composers, of more than 500 national contestants, who were honored with BMI Student Composers Awards in March 2000."
Adrian T. Slywotzky of Jonathan Edwards College. "Adrian is a junior majoring in architecture who has a truly outstanding scholastic record and is an excellent violinist. He combines the 'constructive interest in music and the humanities' that is expected of the Selden awardee, i.e., a high degree of music competence, interests and a major outside of music, and is a contributor to community service. He is assistant principal second violinist with the Yale Symphony Orchestra, director of the Jonathan Edwards Chamber Players and first violinist with Quartet 0100 (Yale undergraduate string quartet)."
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