Penn Arts & Sciences has named 20 students from the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Liberal & Professional Studies and the Graduate Division as 2016 Dean’s Scholars. This honor is presented annually to students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise. The 2016 Dean’s Scholars will be formally recognized tomorrow as part of the Levin Family Dean’s Forum (Almanac March 22, 2016).

College of Arts & Sciences

Hannah Bucklin, biochemistry & biophysics

Lucia Calthorpe, health & societies 

Neil Cholli, mathematical economics and political science

Laura Christians, Russian

Jennifer Hebert, biological basis of behavior

Zachery Iton, chemistry & materials science

Nicholas McGreivy, physics

Kate Samuelson, political science

Xeno Washburne, English and gender, sexuality & women’s studies) 

College of Liberal & Professional Studies—Undergraduate Program

John Paul Hagan, psychology

Professional Master’s Programs

Anthony Kacmarsky, organizational dynamics

Graduate Division—Doctoral Programs

Megan Boomer, history of art

Kai-Young Chan, music

Betsie Garner, sociology

Andrea Gazzoni, Romance languages

Karen Kovaka, philosophy

Anusha Krishnan, mathematics

Elaine LaFay, history & sociology of science

Nathaniel Shils, political science

John Tellis, chemistry