Yale Bulletin and Calendar

June 7, 2002Volume 30, Number 31Three-Week Issue



Catherine Armstrong



Sky Brosi



Matan Koch




David Everett Chantler Prize

Three members of the Class of 2002 were presented David Everett Chantler Awards during Senior Class Day exercises on March 26.

The Chantler Award is given to a graduating senior (or seniors) "who best exemplifies the qualities of courage, strength of character and high moral purpose."

The three winners were: Catherine Armstrong of Silliman College, who hails from Alexandria, Virginia, and majored in linguistics; Sky Brosi of Davenport College, a psychology major from Berea, Kentucky; and Matan Koch of Berkeley College who is from New Milford, Connecticut, and majored in religious studies.

Their citations follow:

Catherine Armstrong

Her commitment to be a full and contributing member of any community she joins is evident in all that she does. What she is lacking in sight she makes up for in vision -- whether it be in the pursuit of linguistics research or the visualization of the sweet sounds that emanate from her trumpet. She reminds us that there are many ways to see the world, and she has the admiration of all who know her for her personal motivation and everyday courage.


Sky Brosi

Coming from one of the poorest counties of Appalachia and graduating from a high school that had never sent a student to an Ivy League institution, she came to Yale without many of the advantages that support success. She has demonstrated tremendous strength and courage in overcoming these and other obstacles, earning the respect of classmates and professors for her academic work and our admiration for her steadfast determination to return her gifts as a social scientist and artist to the place she calls home.


Matan Koch

His influence on change for practical benefit knows no bounds. As president of Students for Disability Awareness at Yale, he did more than anyone in recent memory to raise awareness about the challenges of disability. His reach extends not only to Yale and New Haven but to the higher echelons of public policy in Washington, D.C. He has our admiration and gratitude for making Yale a more inclusive community and will be a force in the disabilities community for years to come.


C O M M E N C E M E N T2 0 0 2

Yale Celebrates 301st Graduation

Baccalaureate Address

Honorary Degrees

Senior Class Day

Teaching Prizes

Scholastic Prizes

David Everett Chantler Prize

Roosevelt L. Thompson Prize

Elliott and Mallory Athletic Awards

Robert E. Lewis Award for Intramural Sports

Wilbur Cross Medals

Other Undergraduate Awards and Honors

Graduate Student Awards and Honors

Commencement Photos


T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Yale Celebrates 301st Graduation

Biodiversity expert named new director of Peabody

Renowned architect Maya Lin elected to Yale Corporation

Two faculty members named to Sterling professorships

Drama School/Yale Rep to receive 2002 Governor's Arts Award

Two pioneering researchers are elected to the NAS

Peptide promotes nerve growth in damaged spinal cords

Exhibit shows how publisher 'cooks up' his books

Yale to join Elm City in celebration of world's arts & ideas

Nursing school marks retirement of its former dean

Center honors former director Dr. Donald Cohen

Divinity dean Rebecca Chopp steps down

Schools of Medicine, Nursing host class reunions

Library's Franklin Papers and Fortunoff Archive win NEH grants

Undergraduates named Dean's Research Fellows

City's downtown will heat up with 'hot sounds' this summer

Yale professor granted award to study TSC

Bulldogs aim to out-row Crimsons in 150th regatta

Artist who portrays black life in the rural South to discuss his work . . .

Campus Notes



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