2016 President’s Engagement Prize Winners Announced at Penn 2016 President’s Engagement Prize Winners Announced at Penn Seniors Vaishak Kumar, Melanie Mariano and Kriya Patel have been named recipients of the 2016 President’s Engagement Prizes at the University of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann.
Penn Alum Puts President’s Engagement Prize to Good Use in Ghana Penn Alum Puts President’s Engagement Prize to Good Use in Ghana With the help of a 2015 President’s Engagement Prize (PEP), recent Penn graduate Shadrack Frimpong is working to fill an unmet need in his hometown of Tarkwa Breman, Ghana.
President's Engagement Prize-Winners Launch Social Impact Projects President's Engagement Prize-Winners Launch Social Impact Projects Though they graduated mere weeks ago, five members of Penn’s Class of 2015 have already begun projects destined to make a profound impact on individuals and communities around the world, with support from the President’s Engagement Prizes.
Penn Senior Katlyn Grasso Works to Empower Girls to Become Leaders Penn Senior Katlyn Grasso Works to Empower Girls to Become Leaders (This is the third in a series of features introducing the inaugural Penn President’s Engagement Prize winners.) Through strong support and encouragement from her family, Katlyn Grasso always knew she’d become a leader.
Celebrating Inaugural President’s Engagement Prize Recipients Celebrating Inaugural President’s Engagement Prize Recipients Penn President Amy Gutmann said she vividly remembers the afternoon she called the five recipients of the new
President Gutmann Announces 2015 President’s Engagement Prize Winners at Penn President Gutmann Announces 2015 President’s Engagement Prize Winners at Penn President Amy Gutmann today announced the selection of five undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania as the inaugural President’s Engagement Prize recipients. Awarded annually to Penn students to design and undertake fully-funded local, national or global engagement projects during the first year after they graduate, the President’s Engagement Prizes underscore the high priority that Penn places on educating students to put their knowledge to work for the betterment of humankind.
A 2021 Rhodes Scholar for Penn Penn’s 2021 Rhodes Scholar is Mackenzie Fierceton from St. Louis, who earned her bachelor’s degree in political science in May and is currently completing her clinical master’s in social work degree. A 2021 Rhodes Scholar for Penn May graduate Mackenzie Fierceton from St. Louis been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and is currently completing her master’s degree in clinical social work.
Two Penn juniors named Truman Scholars Penn juniors Annah Chollet (left) and Camilo Duran have been named 2020 Truman Scholars. Two Penn juniors named Truman Scholars Two juniors, Annah Chollet and Camilo Duran, have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships, a merit-based award of as much as $30,000 for graduate or professional school to prepare for careers in public service.
Penn senior Nicholas Thomas-Lewis is a 2022 Rhodes Scholar Penn senior Nicholas Thomas-Lewis is a 2022 Rhodes Scholar Senior Nicholas Thomas-Lewis has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford. The captain of the varsity cheer team, he is majoring in cognitive science with a concentration in cognitive neuroscience.