News & Events 2004-2005

Prizes and Honors 2005 – Senior Class

The following prizes and honors were presented to members of the Class of 2005 during assemblies on Monday, May 23, and Friday, May 27, as well as at Commencement and School Meeting.

THE BLAIR ACADEMY TROPHY is awarded in recognition of the member of the senior class with the highest all-around achievement. It is presented by the Class of 1950 in memory of Mrs. Peter F. Troy, mother of a member of the class.
J. Stewart  Buck
Kathryn Gillian Hood

THE HEADMASTER’S PRIZE is awarded to the student in the senior class who has conspicuously displayed loyalty to the school, outstanding leadership, a fine influence in sportsmanship and Blair spirit in athletic competition.
Jonathan Slawson
Evelyn Barbara Tilney

THE GEORGE P. JENKINS ’32 PRIZE is awarded each year to the Valedictorian of the graduating class.
Katherine Brandwood

THE FRANKLIN PRIZE is awarded to the student in the senior class who has shown the greatest development and improvement throughout the course. It is presented in memory of Dr. Louis Franklin.
Benton W. Connor

THE HAROLD F. WALKER MEMORIAL PRIZE is awarded to a senior who is deserving of recognition not provided in other awards.
H. Hudson Taylor

THE SELENA AND JAMES HOWARD PRIZE is awarded to a senior who is deserving of recognition not provided in other awards.
Faith Constance Evans
Marion Osborne McAdoo

THE ELAINE AND JAMES KELLEY PRIZE is awarded to that student who best represents the spirit of the postgraduate program by strengthening academic skills and his or her horizons through meaningful participation in the life of the community.
Christopher W. Cobb

THE LEE ROSE MEMORIAL TROPHY is awarded to the senior who, while performing with merit in the classroom, has made significant contribution to Blair life.
Jennifer Christi Welsh

CUM LAUDE SOCIETY membership is awarded to students having achieved good character development and high academic standing.
Christopher W. Cobb
Mary Jo Hall
Sara Jerome
Jonathan Francis Kruse
Marion Osborne McAdoo
Lia B. Simeone
Evelyn Barbara Tilney
Geoffrey Edward Weyl
Jessica Carroll Young

THE HARDING MEMORIAL PRIZE is awarded to that student who has contributed most to musical organizations.
Jonathan Francis Kruse

THE ROBERT F. HARRIS MEMORIAL TROPHY is awarded to a member of the senior class for special interest and outstanding achievement in the study of English literature.
Sara Jerome
Brooke Rebecca Gates

THE ROBERT F. HARRIS DRAMATICS AWARD is presented to that member of the student body who has shown the highest standard of excellence in dramatics.
Marion Osborne McAdoo

THE SCHMELZER-SELINGER RELIGION PRIZE is awarded to that student of religion who has been most challenged by the material encountered and who has demonstrated an effort to re-evaluate the philosophy of life accordingly.
Hee-Hwan Lee

THE PAUL R. WHITE HISTORY PRIZE is awarded to that student who is considered to be the most proficient history student in the senior class.
Katherine Brandwood
Deborah McClure Clarke

THE CHARLES H. BREED LATIN PRIZE is awarded to an outstanding student in Advanced Latin.
Elizabeth Grace Davis

THE CHARLES H. BREED MEMORIAL PRIZE IN AMERICAN HISTORY is awarded to that student who is considered most proficient in American history.
Hector Alejandro Maquieira

THE DUMONT ENGLISH PRIZE is awarded to the member of the senior class who ranked highest in English. It is presented in memory of the late Senator Wayne Dumont and his father, Wayne Dumont, Sr., by Mrs. Helen Dumont.
Katherine Brandwood
Elizabeth Grace Davis

THE JOSEPH F. EBERLE MEMORIAL PRIZE to that student who exhibits outstanding achievement in music.
Jonathan Slawson

AN ART PRIZE is awarded to the student who, through his art, has broadened his perceptions of life.
Benton W. Connor

THE JOHN WYETH YEARBOOK PRIZE
Elizabeth Ann Hall
Mary Jo Hall

THE WINSON D. EWING PRIZE is awarded to that student who is considered to be the most outstanding mathematics student in the senior class.
Claire Cooper McConnell

THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE STUDY OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE is presented to the student who has demonstrated such
achievement.
Stephanie Collens
Rachel Lauren Campbell

THE DURLAND PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE is awarded to that student who has demonstrated extraordinary ability and interest in computer programming or computer applications while at Blair.
Hector Alejandro Maquieira

MARGUERITE DEYSSON HABERMANN MEMORIAL FRENCH PRIZE is awarded to a senior who has done exceptionally well in French.
Sara Jerome

AP SCIENCE
Katherine Brandwood

THE WILLIAM ZESTER MEMORIAL AWARD is presented to the female athlete who has best represented Blair Academy in athletic competition.
Martha Chandler Dawson

THE ROBERT DALLING PRIZE is presented to the male athlete who has best represented Blair Academy in athletic competition.
J. Stewart Buck
Adam Wesley Frey

THE HERBERT J. SIEGEL PRIZE is presented to that senior whose sportsmanship, spirit and selfless dedication to his or her teams best represents Blair Academy athletics.
H. Hudson Taylor
Rachel Lauren Campbell

BLOUSTEIN SCHOLARS
Katherine Brandwood, Joseph Buck, Jonathan Carroll, Nicholas Case, Desiree Ficula, Nicolas Gordon, Hyung Kim, Jonathan Kruse, Avishek Kumar, Andrew Samuel

Click on images to view larger.

Return to 2004-2005 Table of Contents