The Dedication Award: Ethan Davies '26 and Mya Tortora '26
Presented to juniors whose contributions and efforts have been in a range of school undertakings and who show promise of excellence in those endeavors.
The Faculty Prize for the Eleventh Grade: Kaitlyn Chisamore '27
This prize is presented to a junior who shows outstanding intellectual and personal promise.
The Jill Bearman '88 Award: Quinn Nye '29
Presented to the underclass student who has demonstrated determination, enthusiasm, and courage in meeting the challenges of life, setting an example for classmates, faculty, and friends.
The Blanche A. C. Wells Award: Chisom Akali '28 and Christian Hill '28
This award is presented to two sophomores who have most nearly lived up to the ideals taught by Louis E. Lamborn during his 26 years as Headmaster.
The Underclass Leadership Award: Juliana Smith '29, Sommer Stablein '29, Amber Holt '28, Angad Sood '28, Huy Le '27, and Emnet Tesfayohannes '27
This award is presented to those students who, throughout the year, have exerted a major positive influence on the life of the School through conduct as a person and capacity as a leader.
The Gary '58 and Peter Dimling '63 Award: Layla Cortez '29
This award is presented to the freshman who has been the greatest inspiration to fellow students throughout the year.
The Class of '40 Award: Maxine Koymen '28 and Ming Li '28
This award is presented to the sophomores who have been the greatest inspiration to fellow students throughout the year.
The Louis E. Lamborn Award: Alexa Gamber '27 and Cole Genua '27
This award is presented to the junior who best exemplifies the ideals taught by Louis E. Lamborn, Headmaster 1926–1952.
The Excellence in English Award: Anya Viswanathan '26
This award is presented to a senior who has excelled in the study of English.
The Eustace Straughn Glascock 1879 Award: Sophie Winter '26
This award is presented to a senior who has excelled in creative writing.
The English Achievement Award: Milie Singh '26
This award is presented to the senior who has combined outstanding achievement and extraordinary passion in the study of English over the past four years.
The Shirley Klein Journalism Award: Lucy Zhang '27
This award is presented to the underclass student who has demonstrated interest in and enthusiasm for school journalism and student publications to attend a journalism seminar.
The Charles C. Kinard Award: Jolie Citron '26, Cameron Holt '26, and Emma Riley '26
This award is presented to the seniors who, through writing, leadership, energy, and concern for others, have contributed most consistently to high standards of school journalism.
The Photojournalism Award: Cole Genua '27
This award is presented to a student who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to and talent for photojournalism in the service of school publications.
The Underclass Chinese Award: Ni-Ni Manukyan '27
This award is presented to the underclass student with the most achievement in and enthusiasm for the Chinese language, both inside and outside the classroom.
The Senior Chinese Award: Landon Tamaddon '26
This award is presented to the senior with the most achievement in and enthusiasm for the Chinese language, both inside and outside the classroom.
The French Award: Aaron Blam '27
This award is presented to the underclass student who has shown the most achievement and interest in French, both inside and outside the classroom.
The Marion Sparks Prize: Anya Viswanathan '26
This prize is presented to the senior who has shown marked proficiency in French.
The Underclass Latin Award: Marianna Rafailides '27
This award is presented to the underclass student who has shown the most achievement and interest in Latin.
The Senior Latin Award: James Lu '26
This award is presented to the senior who has shown the greatest achievement and interest in Latin.
The Spanish Award: Anissa Shah '27
This award is presented to the underclass student who has shown the most achievement and interest in Spanish, both inside and outside the classroom.
The Ruth Keebler White Award: Maya Rodriguez '26
This award is presented to the senior who has shown outstanding promise in the study of the Spanish language.
The World History Award: Jesse Zhao '28
This award is presented to the student who has shown outstanding appreciation of, curiosity about, and achievement in the study of world history.
The Paul Carre '21 Award: Sammie Keane '27 and Tobin Paterson '27
This award is presented to the student who has excelled in the study of United States history.
The Martin H. McKibbin, Jr. Excellence in History and Social Studies Award: Aryan Prabhakar '26
This award is presented to the seniors who have excelled in the study of history and social studies.
The General Excellence in Mathematics Award: Eva Bisset '27 and Bhavya Reddy '27
This award is presented to the juniors who have shown outstanding proficiency and interest in mathematics.
The Francis L. Fenwick '68 Award: Lizzy Albertine '26, Philemon Kuo '26, and Anya Viswanathan '26
Presented to the senior who has shown outstanding excellence in mathematics in the last two years at McDonogh.
The Alvin S. Chilcoat Award: Brooks Bolduc '26 and Tristan Brewer '26
This award recognizes the senior who has shown the greatest improvement in the subject of mathematics over the course of their Upper School experience.
The Robert C. Smoot III '51 Award: Alicia An '28
Presented to a freshman or sophomore who has shown outstanding ability and understanding in chemistry.
The Howard B. Henry, Class of 1951 Award: Caleb Gray '27 and Maxwell Jackson '27
Presented to an upperclass student who has shown outstanding ability and understanding of chemistry.
The Robert C. White Award: Lizzy Albertine '26
This award is presented to the senior who exhibits outstanding appreciation of and achievement in physical science.
The Alfred Ogden Ramsay Award: Landon Tamaddon '26
This award is presented to the student who exhibits outstanding appreciation of and achievement in biology.
The Dr. Herbert E. Wilgis '53 Award: Minoo Nassiri '26 and Maya Rodriguez '26
This award is presented to upperclass students of biology whose interest, application, and proficiency suggest that good use will be made of those talents in medicine or some related field of endeavor.
The Robert E. Seigman '64 Excellence in Science Award: Amy Luo '27
This award is presented to a junior in recognition of outstanding academic achievement, good character, and superior intellectual promise in the field of science.
The Albert C. Schauman '31 Award: Philemon Kuo '26
This award is presented to a senior who has shown promise in the field of science, been actively involved in science, and demonstrated a sensitivity to the spirit of the discipline.
The Engineering Award: Jeffrey Ciano '26
This award is presented to the senior who has shown achievement and promise in the field of engineering.
The Computer Science Award: Arvin Bozorgi '27
This award is presented to the student who exhibits outstanding achievement and interest in computer science.
The Huether-McClelland Foundation Award: Balwyn Jing '26
This annual scholarship award ($15,000) is presented to one McDonogh senior who will major in engineering in college.
The Underclass Dance Award: Ethan Davies '27
This award is presented to the underclass students who have demonstrated outstanding proficiency and interest in dance.
The Dance Award: Allie Moore '26 and Bridget Schaeffer '26
This award is presented to the seniors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement as performing artists and dedication to the McDonogh dance program.
The General Excellence in Instrumental Music Award: Alicia An '28 and Tony Traglia '27
This award is presented to the underclass students who have excelled in instrumental music.
The Marshall C. Anders, Jr. Instrumental Music Award: Nathan Huang '26 and Philemon Kuo '26
This award is presented to the seniors who have excelled in instrumental music.
The General Excellence in Vocal Music Award: Claire Seligson '27
Presented to the underclass student who has excelled in vocal music.
The Marshall C. Anders, Jr. Vocal Music Award: Hannah Berkowitz '26 and Stanley Kabenge '26
This award is presented to the seniors who have excelled in vocal music.
The Theatre Arts Award: Zoe Reicher '26 and Riv Wagner '27
Chosen by their peers, the award is presented to those students who have made significant contributions to the theatre productions of the School.
The John Van Meter Award for Technical Theatre: Lizzy Albertine '26
This award is presented to students who have demonstrated excellence in technical theatre and made significant contributions to the performing arts.
The Stewart Senior Honors Award: Isabelle Freiburg '26 (Dance), Philemon Kuo '26 (Instrumental Strings), Anya Viswanathan '26 (Classical Voice)
This honor is given based on a student's overall contribution to the Upper School Performing Arts program.
The Robert Eric Farmer '81 Art Achievement Award: Erin Livermore '27 and Wilson Smith '27
This award is presented to the art students who have evidenced the most improvement in expressing their artistic talent.
The Cleveland Award: Annie Guan '26, Gennie Matanoski '26, and Cat Zanti '26
This award is presented to the seniors whose enthusiasm, effort, and talent have contributed to the encouragement of the visual arts at McDonogh.
The Simon Minkove Debate Award: Noah Krichbaum '29 and Henry Label '28
This award is presented to the underclass students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the School's debate program.
The North-Edwards Award: Aryan Prabhakar '26 and Arjun Sood '26
This award is presented to the seniors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the School's Allan Debating Society.
The Willis K. Lynch '28 Award: Leila Geller-Pawlak '26
This award is presented to the student who has made the greatest contribution to the School's equestrian tradition.
The Technology Service Award: Olivia Rivera '26
This award is given to the student who has made significant contributions to the School in technology.
The Robotics Technology Award
- FRC Team: Tristan Brewer '26, Olivia Rivera '26, and Duncan Sciubba '26
- FTC Team: Sam Faloni '27, Chandler Julianelle '26, and Thomas Rapalski '28
This award is presented to the students whose leadership and dedicated contributions have promoted and fostered the continued growth of the robotics technology program.
The Admissions Ambassador Service Award: Cameron Holt '26 and Camille Schwarb '29
This award is presented to students who embody the McDonogh Spirit of "giving something more than we take" and are outstanding ambassadors for the Admissions Office to new and prospective families.
The Golden Eagle Award: Jansen Craig, Leila Geller-Pawlak, Annie Guan, Ayiana Hammonds-Rippin, Collin Harris, Kayla Hertzberg, Kit Laake, Austin McNair, Leigh Meehan, Tess Mester, Jon Daniel Oster, Chrissy Vourlos, Maddie Welykoridko, and Sophie Winter
This award is presented to the dedicated senior athletes who have participated in an interscholastic sport every season of their Upper School careers.
