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 2025 Honors Day Celebration will take place on Friday, April 18, 2024 at 2:00 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

  • Claire Montgomery 

CCD Major Award Winner

  • Zoe Ebner
  • Elijah Ghia

PCOM Major Award Winners

  • Rebecca Sullivan
  • Emma Haberman
  • Kira Schaefer

CID Major Award Winners

  • Ayden Carpenter
  • Miranda Degreenia

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 2025 winners are:

  • Miranda Degreenia
  • Jana Murphy

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.

  • Elijah Ghia
  • Ayden Carpenter

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 2025, the winners of this award are:

  • Amelia Walsh
  • Luka Joffray

Scholastic Achievement Awards:

CENT Scholarship Achievement Award

  • Claire Montgomery
  • Molly Sanderson

CCD Scholarship Achievement Award

  • Sofie Goldman
  • Stella Petras

PCOM Scholarship Achievement Award

  • Kira Schaefer
  • Emma Haberman
  • Claire Montgomery
  • Annika Safford
  • Amanda Hutson
  • Casey Slepian

CID Scholarship Achievement Award

  • Jana Murphy