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Annual Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholar Convocation to Be Held April 30

Thursday, April 22, 2021, By News Staff
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The annual Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholar Convocation will be held virtually on Friday, April 30, at 4 p.m. ET.

The convocation honors the achievements of the 2020-21 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, and pays tribute to the Syracuse University students, Lockerbie residents and all those lost in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.

The Remembrance Scholarship, awarded to 35 Syracuse seniors chosen for distinguished scholarship, citizenship and service to the community, is one of the highest honors a Syracuse University student can receive. The Lockerbie-Syracuse Scholarships are awarded annually to two students from Lockerbie Academy to study at Syracuse University for one year.

The service will be offered on a Zoom webinar, and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided. Register online.

Requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at chapelevents@syr.edu by Monday, April 26.

The 2020-21 Remembrance Scholars are:

  • Vasundhra Aggarwal of Delhi, India, a student in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Andrew Benbenek of Cicero, New York, studying broadcast and digital journalism through InclusiveU in the School of Education;
  • Isaiah Brooks of Springfield, Virginia, an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
  • Cara Christian of Manhattan Beach, California, a theater management major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
  • Linzy Dineen of Walkill, New York, a triple major in forensic science, biology and psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Amelia Dome of North Potomac, Maryland, a double major in public health in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and in policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs;
  • Alimat Durodola of Brooklyn, New York, a double major in economics and policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
  • Anna Feldman of New York, New York, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Alexander Giudice of Nesconset, New York, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Tighe Gugerty of Homer, New York, a double major in physics and philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Annelise Hackett of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, a public relations major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Justine Hastings of Brooklyn, New York, a dual major in English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and secondary English education in A&S and the School of Education and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Jewél Jackson of Louisville, Kentucky, a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School;
  • Elizabeth Kunnel of Glenview, Illinois, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Sarah Li of Chongqing, China, a triple major in policy studies and economics in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and in philosophy in A&S;
  • Patrick Linehan of Derry, New Hampshire, a dual major in newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School and policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Lauren Miller of Arlington Heights, Illinois, a photojournalism major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Simran Mirchandani of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, a triple major in biochemistry and Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences and in economics in A&S and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Victoria Munley of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education;
  • Miranda Nemeth of Grand Island, New York, a triple major in international relations in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, psychology in A&S and citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Kylie Nikolaus of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, an electrical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Josie O’Gorman of Knoxville, Tennessee, an advertising major in the Newhouse School;
  • Osatohanmwen Onaghinor of Miami, Florida, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
  • SehYeon Park of Sacramento, California, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Gabrielle Phillips of Rockville, Maryland, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education;
  • Haley Robertson of Plymouth, Massachusetts, a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School;
  • Alec Rovensky of Oceanside, New York, a student in the School of Architecture and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Sameeha Saied of Orlando, Florida, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
  • Pritika Seshadri of Simsbury, Connecticut, a double major in women’s and gender studies and English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
  • Andrew Seymour of Northbrook, Illinois, a dual major in public relations in the Newhouse School and sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
  • Canab Sheekh Nuur of Syracuse, New York, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
  • Gursimar Singh of Warwick, New York, a public health major in the Falk College;
  • Daijha Thompson of East Cleveland, Ohio, a dual major in public relations in the Newhouse School and political philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences;
  • D’Angelo Valdez of Miami-Dade County, Florida, a sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School; and
  • Louisa Williams of Delran, New Jersey, a dual major in supply chain management in the Whitman School of Management and information management and technology in the School of Information Studies.

The 2020-21 Lockerbie Scholars are Aidan Kevans of Lockerbie, Scotland, and MaryAnn McVey of Templand, Lockerbie, Scotland.

 

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