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The
Students
We have approximately 180 majors in
psychology (including "pure" majors and interdepartmental
majors).
Generally, students become psychology majors after they have
taken a couple of psychology courses -- but they rarely come
to Skidmore knowing that they want to major in psychology.
Thus, more seniors are psychology majors than are first-year
students. For instance, for "pure" majors, in a recent year,
we had 73 majors in the senior class and 73 majors in the
junior class, but only 6 majors in the sophomore
class.
Student
Organizations and Awards
Students who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in psychology (in at least 4 courses) and a grade point average of 3.3 or higher in all college courses are eligible for induction into Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology. Seniors are eligible for departmental honors if they graduate with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in psychology, 3.0 or higher overall, and complete either the PS375-PS376 sequence or PS378.
For 2007-2008,
the Psi Chi officers are:
President: Garth Coombs
Vice-President: Rebecca Lawrence
Secretary: Greta Spoering
Treasurer: Carrie Wolfson
In addition to Psi Chi and
departmental honors, the department annually confers awards
on a small number of students. The prizes and recent
recipients are seen below:
The Amy Eisenberg '72 Memorial
Award
(established by Mr. and Mrs. Stanford E. Eisenberg in memory
of daughter, Amy Eisenberg '72, and awarded to a junior or
senior who submits a proposal for research in Educational
Psychology)
- Genna
Durante (2008)
Jennifer French (2007)
Katie Clark (2006)
Jennifer
Gross (2004)
Mirka Vomela (2003)
Abigail
Bond (2002)
Holly Yacko (2001)
- Katherine
Michos (2000)
- Leah
Bokenkamp (1999)
- Stephanie
Ehrman (1998)
- Megan
McGilloway (1997)
- Jennifer
Toran (1997)
- Emily
Leckman (1996)
- Kim
Wornian (1995)
- Danielle
Weiss (1994)
- Andrea
Bastiani Archibald (1993)
- Robin
Martin (1992)
- Wendy
Rice (1991)
- Elizabeth
Haber (1990)
The Michele Kelly '72 Memorial
Award
(established by Amy Eisenberg '72 in honor of Michelle Kelly
'72, and awarded annually to a student in the Department of
Psychology on the basis of excellence in independent
research within the Department)
- Sarah
Pociask (2008)
Carly Hughes (2007)
Brian Gaudino (2006)
Alison
Infield (2005)
Colleen
Barber (2004)
Karl Schweitzer (2003)
Mary Bates (2002)
Marissa Krukowski (2001)
- Niki Michaelson (2000)
- Mara Shulman (1999)
- Wanda Vargas (1998)
- Shana Pallotta (1997)
- Patrick Rath (1996)
- Katy Kimer (1995)
- Cindy Belch (1994)
- Jennifer
Pryzyblinski Peluso (1993)
- Allison Armstrong
(1992)
- Braden Josephson
(1991)
- G. Warner Williams
(1990)
Krawiec Psychology
Prize
(established in honor of Theophile S. Krawiec, Professor of
Psychology, 1945-1978, and awarded to a Psychology major at
the end of the junior year who has achieved excellence in
work in the field)
- Chelsie
Cushman (2008)
Garth Coombs (2007)
Carrie Adair (2006)
Sara
Shiffman (2005)
Emily
Gentes (2004)
Colleen Barber (2003)
Erica Silberstein (2002)
Mary Bates (2001)
- Marissa Krukowski
(2000)
- Niki Michaelson (1999)
- Leah Bokenkamp (1998)
- Micah Alpern (1997)
- Susan Rivers (1996)
- Kerri Johnson (1995)
- Kim Wornian (1994)
- Danielle Weiss (1993)
- Janine
Przybylinski Buckner (1992)
- Jennifer Przybylinski Peluso
(1992)
- Naomi Vladeck (1991)
- Shaker Khayatt (1990)
Krawiec Scholar
(established in honor of Theophile S. Krawiec, Professor of
Psychology, 1945-1978, and awarded annually to a graduating
Psychology major to support advanced study in the
field.)
- Garth
Coombs (2008)
Danie King (2007)
Sara Shiffman (2006)
Kristin Weibust (2005)
Sarah
Thompson (2004)
Katherine Page (2003)
Susan Smith (2002)
Joshua Hart (2001)
- Brooke Miller (1999)
- Kamila O'Neill (1998)
- Amy Natale (1997)
- Amy Manning (1996)
- Amanda Schweder (1995)
- Marcie
Wartel Handler (1994)
- Janine Przybylinski
(1993)
- Jennifer Desiderio
(1992)
- Chris O'Connell (1991)
- Rebecca Friedman
(1990)
Caren Lane Sass '35 Psychology
Prize
(established by Doris Hochstadter Haas '35 in memory of her
classmate, Caren Lane Sass '35, and awarded to the senior
major in the Department of Psychology who shows greatest
promise for future achievement)
- Carrie
Wolfson (2008)
Carrie Adair (2007)
Amanda Russo (2006)
Emily
Gentes (2005)
Jessica
Simon (2004)
Catherine Bookhout (2003)
Eileen Klein (2002)
Sara Hougen (2001)
- Antonia Batalias
(2000)
- Micah Alpern (1998)
- Susan Rivers (1997)
- Kerri Johnson (1996)
- Michele Kasoff (1995)
- Christopher Gregory
(1994)
- Jennifer Pittman
(1993)
- Tracey Mayers (1992)
- Janna Swanson (1991)
- Jeff Meyers (1990)
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