Penn Arts & Sciences has named 20 students from the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Liberal & Professional Studies, and the Graduate Division as this year’s Dean’s Scholars.

The honor is presented annually to students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise.

College of Arts & Sciences

Naseebullah Andar, C’26, Mathematics, Economics, and Biochemistry; Minor in Statistics and Data Science and Creative Writing

Glynn Boltman, C’26, Political Science; Minor in Data Science and Analytics  

Nina Dilworth, C’26, Political Science and Economics; Minor in Hispanic Studies

Griffin Pitt, C’26, Urban Studies and Environmental Studies  

Norah Rami, C’26, Political Science and English; Minor in History 

Amanda Rodriguez, C’26, Art History and Latin American and Latinx Studies

Colby Alan Snyder, C’26, ENG’26, Physics & Astronomy and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Isaiah Weir, C’25, Classical Studies 

Ruiyao (Jojo) Zhu, C’26, G’26, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Submatriculation in Chemistry, Minor in Data Science and Analytics 

College of Liberal & Professional Studies—Undergraduate Programs

Carley Leedy, Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences 

Professional Master’s Programs

Sijie Chen, Master of Chemical Sciences, Organic Chemistry 

Graduate Division—Doctoral Programs

Kristina Donnally, Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World  

Claire Elliot, Religious Studies 

Maya Moritz, Criminology 

Ankita Reddy, Anthropology 

Harrison Reiter, Chemistry 

Marc Ridgell, Africana Studies 

Ran Tao, Physics & Astronomy

Ezekiel Vergara, Philosophy 

Zhiheng You, Economics