West Chester University 1871 Award
The 1871 Award was established in 2018 to recognize West Chester University juniors and seniors who are high-achieving in both the academic and co-curricular realms.
Each year, up to 71 students will be honored for their outstanding accomplishments related to Academics, Leadership, Community Engagement, and Career Readiness.
Who is eligible to apply?
- Undergraduate students who have completed at least 60 credits (30 of those must have been earned at WCU)
- Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25
- Must be in good standing with regard to personal and academic conduct
On what criteria will students be evaluated?
- Academics (GPA): 25%
- Leadership: 25%
- Community Engagement: 25%
- Career Readiness: 25%
View the selection criteria rubric here .
What materials will be requested for the application?
- Personal information (e.g., name, contact information, major)
- Responses to five short-answer questions
- Resume
- Two letters of recommendation:
One must be from a WCU faculty or staff member, the second an individual of their choice (e.g., supervisor, mentor, advisor), but may NOT be another WCU student. - View the 1871 Award application
- Click here to complete the application
Who will evaluate the applicants?
Applications will be evaluated by a committee of WCU faculty and staff, as well as one student, representing the following areas:
- Student Affairs senior leader (chair)
- College of Arts & Humanities
- College of Health Sciences
- College of Business & Public Management
- College of the Sciences & Mathematics
- College of Education & Social Work
- School of Music
- Student Affairs staff members (2)
- Student (senior, former 1871 Award recipient)
- University College
How will award recipients be honored?
- 1871 Award honorees will be recognized at a spring award ceremony that will be attended by WCU senior leadership.
- They will receive a certificate and a special “1871 Award” pin.
- They will receive a special designation next to their name within the commencement program.
- Their names will also be published and archived on the WCU website.
What is the timeline for this process?
- October: Call for nominations
- Deadline to apply: November 7, 2021 at 11:45 pm
- December: Selections made
- January: Applicants notified
- April 19, 2022: Recipients honored at an award ceremony
List of Honorees
Jalyss Agosto
Sasha Alvarado
Evan Brooks
Jocelyn Brown
Justin Caniz
Victoria Clayton
Faaith Crawford
Carlyn Crisi
Zaire Cuspud
Emily Dawson
Jacklyn DiPietro
Jared Flora
Grace Fuller
Daniel Gauntlett
Steven Kendikian
Ali Kochik
Casey Lehmann
James Lingman
Brian Lynch
Madison MacLean
Gabrielle Mahoney
Lionel McCulloch
Ronan McDermott
Shannon McKee
Cheyanne McManus
Chelsey Moore
Holland Morgan
Agostino Nigro
Selda Oktay
Fanny Ortiz
Julien Margareth Padillo
Constantina Pappas
Quinaysia Payne
Andrew Sharp
Kayla Smith
Grace Soldacki
Aaron Stoyack
Lauren Torres
Caitlin Viespoli
Erica Westcott
Catherine Young
Zachary Zajkowski
- Samantha M. Barnett
- Kelsey Margaret Behrndt
- Samantha Bouton
- Nicole M. Boylan
- Jacob S. Brycki
- Heather Ann Bushover
- Noor Butt
- Nicole Caffey
- Kathleen Ann Calvin
- Spencer Camacho
- Katelin Coyle
- Marissa DeLoria
- James A. Devor
- Anna L. Dyska
- Alex L. Failing
- Nicole Lynn Faiola
- Katherine Helene Fisher
- Brianna L. Garber
- Erin C. Gleason
- Kaitlin E. Hatch
- Megan L. Horsell
- Erica S. Knorr
- Caleb Kupa
- Kimberly Kutzler
- Hannah R. Laboski
- Matthew J. Leinhauser
- Rossy H. Uscamayta Linares
- Tyler J. Lonergan
- Jacob J. Mann
- Ellen McCauley
- Allena R. McCloud
- Heidi E. McCollester
- Claire J. McCreavy
- Helena M. McKendrick
- Melissa Morgan
- Jenica K. Narducci
- Benjamin A. Popp
- Kelly M. Schmoock
- Maya Sengha
- Madeline M. Shaw
- Becca Lynn Shoemaker
- Kathleen T. Shultz
- Juah Toe
- Brenna M. Waters
- Demetrius Woodard
· Emily Andrulonis
· Lindsey Anna
· Jai-La Aponte
· Calista Balbierer
· Brandon Barker
· Elizabeth Brunnquell
· Kristina Burdumy
· Catherine Byrnes
· Lipika Chandrashekar
· Nicholas Clark
· Olivia Cunningham
· Gabrielle Davidheiser
· Olwen DeSarno
· Cameron Ducey
· Elizabeth Edwards
· Julia Edwards
· Marissa Elizardo
· Micaela Fennell
· Abby Forlino
· Andrew Gallagher
· Mitchell Garber
· Erin Gilligan
· Amari Gilmore
· Madison Gladfelter
· Devon Godek
· Gabrielle Haines
· Savannah Hake
· Alyssa Harvey
· Samantha Harwood
· Tyler Healy
· Sarah Hoath
· Lauren Horan
· Mychelle Huynh
· Payton Ingiosi
· Madison James
· Michaela Karlesses
· Brianne Kerrigan
· Jane Kim
· Lauren Kirkpatrick
· Elise Klingaman
· Jennifer Knerr
· Kartik Kumar
· Allison LaBella
· Samantha LaRocca
· Lexi Laskowski
· Isaac Linton
· Kristen Loughlin
· Darby MacAdams
· Nicholas Marcil
· Brianna McCabe
· Abigail McMahon
· Alexandra McQuillen
· Jessica Meakim
· Breanna Micolupo
· Meredith Miller
· Alexandra Moore
· Lena Morella
· Michael Nangle
· John Nowicke
· Mary Parkes
· Caitlin Pedersen
· Jaime Pompe
· Courtney Purdy
· Kaylee Richard
· Joyce Romero
· Christoforos Sassaris
· Carrie Smith
· Cassandra Tiburcio
· Rebecca Weaner
· Laura Willem
· Jeremy Wolfberg
- Tanya Adkins
- Yeseena Alli
- Joseph Bevilacqua
- Skylar Brightbill
- Blair Broad
- Kaitlyn Cannon
- Barbara Chen
- Carley Cirafesi
- William Claudio
- Amondo Clayton
- Mitzi Colin Lopez
- Katherine Cooney
- Hannah Crespy
- Emily Dwyer
- Nebiyou Elias
- Shannon Emery
- Sydney Fritz
- Erica Fus
- Lauryn Gaston
- Jessica Hazell
- Allison Herbst
- Madison Justice
- Erin Kaliszak
- Sophie Koval
- Bianca Maggio
- Dunya Markovic
- Samantha Moser
- Kathryn Mosser
- Mae Prasch
- Courtney Rothman
- Elizabeth Schultz
- Hayley Sholansky
- Allison Short
- Megan Streich
- Julia Strohl
- Shreya Sukur
- Hannah Wagner
- Samantha Yothers
- Amber Young
- Mikayla Zeigler