Undergraduate Student Awards

During the final weeks of the academic year, the University will recognize members of the Class of 2023 who have made an impact during their four years at Fairfield University. We are asking for your help in identifying our outstanding seniors.

Nominated students from the Class of 2023 will be awarded the St. Ignatius Loyola Medal, the William J. Kramer ’60 Humanitarian Award, and the Student Achievement Awards. 

Undergraduate Nominations

Graduate Student Service Awards

During the final weeks of the academic year, the University will have the opportunity to recognize one graduate student within each academic school and within Graduate Student Life who made an impact during their time at Fairfield University. Graduate students can be recognized for their exceptional dedication to, and enhancement of, a specific program, activity, organization, or project (or group of activities or projects) within the Fairfield University and/or greater community.

The graduate student’s commitment to this activity must have resulted in the activity attaining a new level of achievement (a) not possible without the student’s participation and (b) above and beyond any work completed to satisfy a specific course or program requirement. The student should have clearly maximized opportunities for emotional, social, and intellectual growth throughout the duration of their program and best exemplifies the true spirit of a Jesuit education.

Graduate Nominations

St Ignatius Loyola Medal

Instituted in 1952, the St. Ignatius Loyola Medal recognizes one senior who has committed her/himself to the ideals of maintaining high academic standards and substantial involvement in community service and/or extracurricular activities. The student maximized opportunities for emotional, social, and intellectual growth throughout all four years on campus and best exemplifies the true spirit of a Jesuit education.

  • 2024 Kate McGrady (Graduate)
  • 2024 Nicholas Calabrese (Undergraduate)
  • 2023 Vincent Rotondo
  • 2022 Nwachukwu Ibekwe
  • 2021 Seamus Digan
  • 2021 Jessica Castillo
  • 2020 Courtney Krechel
  • 2019 Elisa Castelli
  • 2018 Zavon Billups
  • 2017 Brendan McNamara
  • 2016 Jacqueline Aquino
  • 2015 Nicole Davidow
  • 2014 Eric Lynch
  • 2013 Daniel Jones
  • 2012 Gregory Burke
  • 2011 Eric Clayton
  • 2010 Sarah Gatti
  • 2009 Ahna Johnson - Undergraduate
  • 2009 Maryann LaBella - Graduate
  • 2008 Timothy Dee
  • 2007 Ashley Toombs
  • 2006 John Gallagher III
  • 2005 Meghan Flanagan
  • 2004 Robert D. Keder
  • 2003 Karen Donoghue
  • 2002 Aimee V. Wagner
  • 2001 Kevin C. Hayes
  • 2000 Gregory E. Newman
  • 1999 Christine Kelleher
  • 1998 Robert Harrison, III
  • 1997 Melissa J. Conroy
  • 1996 Mark C. Reed
  • 1995 James A. Sulzer
  • 1994 James P. McDonnell
  • 1993 Stephen C. Shannon
  • 1992 Edward Hardiman
  • 1991 Robert McCann
  • 1991 Julie Ruggiero
  • 1990 Laura Keenan
  • 1989 Christopher Chiodo
  • 1988 Karen O'Rourke
  • 1987 Honora Willcutts
  • 1986 John Mancini
  • 1985 Fran Kenneally
  • 1984 Mary-Margaret Walsh
  • 1983 Karen Hill
  • 1983 Elizabeth Kramer
  • 1982 Janet Canepa
  • 1981 Valerie Johnson
  • 1980 Stephen Chessare
  • 1980 Carolen Fette
  • 1979 Thomas McLarney
  • 1978 Geraldine Morrissey
  • 1977 Patrick Cleary
  • 1977 James Johnson
  • 1976 Clare Carney
  • 1975 Richard Canel
  • 1975 Sean Harrigan
  • 1974 Gary Dittrich
  • 1973 Timothy Grace
  • 1972 Richard Umbdenstock
  • 1971 John Fallon
  • 1971 Robert Murphy
  • 1970 J. Peter Notch
  • 1969 Thomas Josefiak
  • 1968 James DeFronzo
  • 1967 Gerard Smyth
  • 1966 William McCarthy
  • 1965 Frederick Lorensen
  • 1964 Charles Bialowas
  • 1963 William Reidy
  • 1962 Michael Kiernan
  • 1961 Louis Parent
  • 1960 Joseph Annunziata
  • 1959 Randolph Harper
  • 1958 Paul Nagy
  • 1957 David McCarthy
  • 1957 James Rourke
  • 1956 Peter DeMarco
  • 1955 William Prendergast
  • 1954 Joseph Macary Jr.
  • 1953 Thomas Bepko
  • 1952 John Relihan Jr.

William J. Kramer '60 Humanitarian Award

The William J. Kramer '60 Humanitarian Award recognizes one senior and is based solely on the senior's commitment to volunteerism and service to an external community activity that best exemplifies the Ignatian tradition of being men and women for others. This award is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. James J. Daly, P '85, '92, '93 in memory of their dear friend William J. Kramer '60, the first Fairfield University alumnus who served as the chairman of the Fairfield University Board of Trustees.

  • 2024 Lilly Lashar
  • 2023 Nya Jones
  • 2022 Jasmine Nguy
  • 2021 Luckario Alcide
  • 2020 Christina Bogacz
  • 2019 Eunsun "Sunny" Hong
  • 2018 Camille Giacovas
  • 2017 Alexandra Weiss
  • 2016 Claretta Mills
  • 2015 Katherine Pitz
  • 2014 Astrid Quinones
  • 2013 Sarah Joseph
  • 2012 Julianne Whittaker
  • 2011 Janet Latuga
  • 2010 Steven Parker
  • 2009 Colleen Gibson
  • 2008 Megan Steel
  • 2007 Marco Ambrosio
  • 2007 Jennifer Miller
  • 2006 Mikaela Conley
  • 2005 Jill Macari
  • 2004 Todd J. Pelletier
  • 2003 Reesa Antony
  • 2002 Kathryn M. O'Connell
  • 2001 Kerry E. Schardien
  • 2000 Gregory E. Newman
  • 1999 Aileen Ryder
  • 1998 Angelica Fontanez
  • 1997 Robbie L. Bleggi
  • 1996 Maria Joy Santomauro
  • 1995 Christopher M. Pilkerton
  • 1994 Michael E. McCormack
  • 1993 Lauren A. Nowicki

Student Achievement Awards

The Student Achievement Awards recognize seniors who have shown exceptional dedication to, and enhancement of, a specific Fairfield University program, activity, organization, or project. The senior's commitment to this activity must have resulted in the activity attaining a new level of achievement not possible without the student's participation.

  • 2024 Charlotte Delmonico
  • 2024 Habibul Huq
  • 2024 Paul LoGrippo
  • 2024 Caroline Sweeny
  • 2023 Laura Adams
  • 2023 Kafo Bagagnan
  • 2023 Jillian Bauknecht
  • 2023 Jordan Gale
  • 2023 James Vizzard
  • 2022 Gabriel Rodrigues
  • 2022 Lou Lopez Sénéchal
  • 2022 Mahfouz Soumare
  • 2022 Tobenna Ugwu
  • 2021 Erin Curtis
  • 2021 Holly McGarrigle
  • 2021 Phuc Nguyen
  • 2020 Shawn Hall
  • 2020 Pablo Idrovo
  • 2020 Domenick Laperuta
  • 2020 Claire Monahan
  • 2020 Fallon Sullivan
  • 2019 Kathleen Curry
  • 2019 Lauren Hart
  • 2019 Brian Daley
  • 2019 Sydney Williams
  • 2018 Aura Cristina Agudelo Rivera
  • 2018 Justine Ferrara
  • 2018 Brendan Hunt
  • 2017 Napali Bridgelall
  • 2017 Marc Lee
  • 2017 Kayla Valente
  • 2017 Kasey McNamara
  • 2016 Blanca Aca-Tecuanhuehue
  • 2016 Erin Connors
  • 2016 Daniel Horstmann
  • 2016 Allison Scheetz
  • 2015 Lindsey Hanley
  • 2015 Storm Miller
  • 2015 Alan Pelaez Lopez
  • 2015 Danielle Tullo
  • 2014 Bayan Abunar
  • 2014 Spencer Colpitts
  • 2014 Alex Long
  • 2014 Cody Reinold
  • 2014 Vincent Romano
  • 2014 Laura Stakey
  • 2013 Michael O'Keeffe
  • 2013 Courtney Onofrio
  • 2013 Alexandra Tarabour
  • 2013 Morgan Zachary
  • 2012 Alicia Bissonnette
  • 2012 Kelley Brady
  • 2012 Jasmine Fernandez
  • 2012 Ivey Speight
  • 2011 Dana August
  • 2011 Joseph Calvaruso
  • 2011 Lauren Johnson
  • 2011 Shawne Lomauro
  • 2010 Megan Hallissy
  • 2010 Magarita Jules
  • 2010 Jeffrey Seiser
  • 2010 Christoper Staysniak
  • 2009 Anne Krane
  • 2009 Jessica Vigliotti
  • 2009 Galen Vinter
  • 2008 Frank Fraioli
  • 2008 Erin Hickey
  • 2008 Hutchinson Williams
  • 2007 Kevin Donohue
  • 2007 Jared Mezzocchi
  • 2007 James Scholl
  • 2006 Jacqueline Leclair
  • 2006 Alejandro Martinez
  • 2005 Jillian Grant
  • 2005 Alison Hildenbrand
  • 2005 Kevin Neubauer
  • 2004 Michael A. Ciavaglia
  • 2004 Gregory S. Iorio
  • 2004 Jessica R. Michael
  • 2003 Sarah Courtney
  • 2003 Christopher Dill
  • 2003 Edward Seavers
  • 2003 Jordan Schibler
  • 2003 Jeffrey Stone
  • 2002 Kevin M. Horne
  • 2002 Amy L. Hurford
  • 2002 Emily A. Sciascia
  • 2002 Kristen A. Yochum
  • 2001 Courtney A. Darts
  • 2001 Timothy P. Healy
  • 2001 Felipe J. Polanco
  • 2001 Sheniqua V. Rowe
  • 2001 Stephen G. Winkel
  • 2000 Karen M. Affinito
  • 2000 Lynda D. Jackson-Sealy
  • 2000 Jennifer L. Mazzo
  • 1999 Mary Conk
  • 1999 Michael Franz
  • 1999 Kimberly Holmes
  • 1999 Brian Mello
  • 1998 Christopher Cipriano
  • 1998 Robert Parmach
  • 1998 Elizabeth Slimmon
  • 1998 Bethany Walcott
  • 1997 Christopher C. Deis
  • 1997 Emi Kondo
  • 1997 Elena M. Pienkowski
  • 1997 Alyssa E. Serino
  • 1997 Gregory Vierheilig
  • 1996 Stephen A. Borla
  • 1996 Mark R. Mahoney
  • 1996 Mark W. Potter
  • 1996 Frank J. Riccio
  • 1995 Lyra O. Espineli
  • 1995 Erica Lyn French
  • 1994 Johnnie Jones
  • 1994 Edith M. Navia
  • 1994 Patricia M. Sullivan
  • 1994 Kirstin P. Wadewitz
  • 1993 Valery Dufka
  • 1993 John Fink
  • 1993 Susan Jacavanco
  • 1993 Kathleen Latek
  • 1993 RoseAnn Ponticello
  • 1992 Camille Banks
  • 1992 Matthew Hart
  • 1992 Christina Hennessy
  • 1992 Mark Justin
  • 1992 Colleen Leavitt
  • 1992 Kevin Talz
  • 1992 John Tedesco
  • 1991 Kelly Anne Conlisk
  • 1991 Matthew Gallagher
  • 1991 Andrea Ottaviano
  • 1991 John Schratwieser
  • 1990 Scott Arnold
  • 1990 Carrie Dodge
  • 1990 Heidi Donahue
  • 1990 Frank Jefferson
  • 1990 Deborah Leibold
  • 1990 Sean Leyden
  • 1990 Brenda McGowan
  • 1990 Louise Moon
  • 1990 Ann Perez
  • 1989 Karen Beedenbender
  • 1989 Anne Betchkal
  • 1989 Anne Petrides
  • 1988 John Cardinali
  • 1988 John Courtmanche
  • 1988 Dana Pellegrino
  • 1988 Christopher Ritchie
  • 1987 Thomas Hulseman
  • 1987 Timothy Martin
  • 1986 Tony George
  • 1986 John Habetz
  • 1986 Stephen Humes
  • 1986 Brian Sutton
  • 1986 Barbara Valentine
  • 1986 Gina Zarlengo
  • 1985 Marybeth Curtis
  • 1985 Anne Dezendorf
  • 1985 Catherine Mulry
  • 1985 Delia Smith
  • 1984 Kerrie Boyhan
  • 1984 Jane Conover
  • 1984 Ellen Gallagher
  • 1984 Bryan LeClerc
  • 1984 Joan Watt
  • 1983 Cynthia Imbro
  • 1983 Kevin Keegan
  • 1983 Mary Kay Wysocki
  • 1982 Michael Bentivegna
  • 1982 Kenneth Daniels
  • 1982 Carl Gustafson
  • 1982 John Ricci
  • 1981 D'Arcy Ann Clark
  • 1981 James Haley
  • 1981 Gregory Mathis
  • 1980 Bernadette Curry
  • 1980 Patrick McCabe
  • 1980 Michael Navarro
  • 1980 John Smith
  • 1980 Joseph Timpone
  • 1979 R. Michael Dougherty
  • 1979 James J. O'Shaughnessy
  • 1979 Stephen T. Paulone
  • 1979 Anthony J. Pucillo