Georgetown College Celebrates Academic Honors Day
Submitted on May 7, 2021
As the academic year winds down, outstanding student achievements are rewarded at Academic Honors Day, which was celebrated on May 5 in Davis-Reid Alumni Gym.
Along with the presentation of departmental awards, the Dean’s Honor Award, the top academic recognition for seniors, highlights the day. This year’s recipients of the Dean’s Award are Stanford Broadwater and Josiah Haller.
Provost and Dean of the College Dr. Rosemary Allen, who announced this year’s recipients, said of the first honoree, Stanford Broadwater, “He is a true renaissance man, a top student in math and physics but also gifted in music, fascinated with philosophy, and immersed in the world of literature.”
Broadwater, who plans to attend graduate school in physics at the University of Louisville, said, “It feels amazing to receive the award. I feel like it's the culmination of my work at GC.”
The second honoree, Josiah Haller, was described by Dr. Allen as “combining extraordinary capacity for analytical research, academic research, and effective writing, with a joyous love for discussion in an academic environment. He’s the sort of student faculty members fight for, as they want him in their class discussions.”
“Receiving the Dean's Honor Award feels surreal,” said Haller. “As I have attended Honors Days over my four years, I have developed the impression that whoever wins the Dean's Award each year are the students who go above and beyond in every way, doing so much more than what is expected of them in every situation. While I always admired those students, I never had the thought that it could be me some day.”
Academic Honors Day also featured the inaugural presentation of the Stephon D. Burton Courage, Character, and Leadership Scholarship.
Presented by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the scholarship is awarded to a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior who is a STEM major. The recipient is someone who displays courage, character, and leadership. This year’s honoree was Micah Cummings ’22.
Micah is a member of Phi Mu sorority and serves as its diversity and inclusion chair. She is a peer educator, student ambassador, president of the chemistry honor society Gamma Sigma Epsilon, a member of the student mental health advisory council, and a member of the Black Student Union. Micah also participates in Science Honors, Health Scholars, and Christian Scholars Program.
To see the full photo gallery of award winners, visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgetowncollege/albums/72157719122208287.
