Every year, the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics celebrates the best and brightest students during the annual Honors Day Celebration. Awards go to our top undergraduate students each year.
The Class of 2024 Honors Day Celebration will take place on Friday, April 19, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.
In Recognition of Academic Excellence: Major Awards
The Major Awards are presented to graduating seniors as nominated by and chosen by the CDAE faculty in Community Entrepreneurship, Community Centered Design, Public Communication, and Community and International Development.
CENT Major Award Winners
- Daniel T. Hibbs
- Lucy Faye Powell
CCD Major Award Winner
- Aidan E. Connolly
PCOM Major Award Winners
- Chantal Finlay
- Elizabeth C. Dawkins
CID Major Award Winners
- Matthew Deeble
- Summer McGuire
Engaged Scholar Award Winners
This award is presented to an outstanding student who has translated their high level of academic achievement into meaningful contributions to “real world” community development. The Class of 2024 winners are:
- Sabine Maria Love
- Marcus A. Aloisi
CDAE Ambassador Award Winner
This award is presented to an outstanding student who has demonstrated the department's values rooted in community engagement, effective communication, teamwork, sustainability, empathy, and responsibility within and beyond the UVM community.
- Marcus A. Aloisi
Thomas F. Patterson Jr. Teaching Assistant Award
This award is presented to an outstanding student(s) exhibiting excellence in the classroom as an undergraduate teaching assistant. In 2024, the winners of this award are:
- Katherine Lipari
- Leah Delaney Veprek
Scholastic Achievement Awards:
CENT Scholarship Achievement Award
- Daniel T. Hibbs
- Ella Claire Ferguson
CCD Scholarship Achievement Award
- Finlay Cameron Miller
PCOM Scholarship Achievement Award
- Mykala R. O'Farrell
- Jane Patricia Sanders
- Paige Emily Fisher
- Elizabeth C. Dawkins
- Mary Lenihan
- Leah Delaney Veprek
CID Scholarship Achievement Award
- Matthew Deeble
- Ava Jolie Perryman