2023 Awards Recognize Student Achievements
Students were recognized for their outstanding contributions to KUA at the annual Awards Ceremony and Commencement.
This year’s awards were announced during two events; the Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 26, and Commencement on Saturday, May 27. Please visit KUA Live to view recordings of The Awards Ceremony and Commencement, and Flickr for images from each event.
Graduation Awards
Valedictorian
Fiona Spence '23
Wenshi Zhao '23
Henry Mann Silver 1867 Award
Mica McGinley-Smith '23
Misora Hashiramoto '23
Ho Yu "Alvin" Ku '23
Class of 1895 Award
Annelise V. Seligmann '23
Royal Burnham Townsend 1911 AwardHenry Mann Silver 1867 Award
Mica McGinley-Smith '23
Misora Hashiramoto '23
Ho Yu "Alvin" Ku '23
Class of 1895 Award
Annelise V. Seligmann '23
Mica McGinley-Smith '23
Charles Alden Tracy Award
Fiona M Spence '23
Porter Award
Zhiyu "Sam" Liu '23
The Class of 1920 Award
Burke Ryder
Awards Ceremony
Dartmouth College Book Prize
Hunter Nesbitt '24
Harvard Book Prize
Michelle Chang '24
9th Grade Distinction
Wisdom Badgett '26
Aidan Whitfield '26
10th Grade Distinction
Stella Kozak '25
Leo Barta '25
11th Grade Distinction
Teegan Duffy '24
Alyssa "Lulu" Leppard '24
Jim Schubert Visual Art Award
Tianyi "Thomas" Li '23
Music Award
Jacob Hebbel '23
Dance Award
Anna Woo-Sam '23
Theatre Award
Annelise Seligmann '23
Simon Harrold Memorial Award
Michelle Chang '24
Karen Custer Mathematics Department Award
Wenshi Zhao '23
Rensselaer Medal
Hanyoung "Michael" Jung '24
Senior Science Award
Ryan Ayers '23
E.E. Just Environmental Science Award
Luke Nufer '23
Advanced World Language Award
Theo Murray '23
Stephen B. Bishop Award
Fiona Spence '23
Lionel Mosher Award
Eva Kelly '23
Flora Clough Composition Prize
Henry Carter '23
Outstanding Athletes
Jack Maynes '23
Jackson Kyrkostas '23
Emma Lapsley '23
George C. Akerstrom Award
Maureen "Mo" McBride '23
Colby Berard '23
Flora Clough Library Prize
Kylie Donovan '23
Fire Brigade Firefighters Award
Odin Lundstam '23
Ray Freeman Jenney Good Citizen Award
Odin Lundstam '23
Hong-Jin Kim International Student Award
Zhiyu "Sam" Liu '23
Georg Feichtinger Community Service Award
Louella Seo '23
Wenshi Zhao '23
Hunter Nesbitt '24
The Faculty Cup
Henry Ponnefz
