University Names 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars.

The scholarships, now in their 32nd year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing. The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.

Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Life Trustee Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; by Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants submitted an essay and a reflective response in multimedia, artistic, musical or written format as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists were interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the community.

Additionally, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse each year for one year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, also in their 32nd year. The scholarships are jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust. Lauren Carruthers and Alicia Pagan were recently selected as the 2021-22 Lockerbie Scholars.

“The students selected as the 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars represent a diverse range of majors, interests and life experiences,” says Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu. “They will bring leadership, scholarship and service to the community, continuing the important tradition of remembrance at Syracuse University in the coming academic year.”

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars plan the Remembrance activities held at the University each year. The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in the 2021-22 academic year.

The 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, majors, and schools and colleges are:

Elizabeth Acquaah-Harrison of Charlton, Massachusetts, a neuroscience and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Samantha Armetta of West Islip, New York, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Elizabeth Billman of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, a photojournalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Ava Breitbeck of Cicero, New York, a physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a political science major in A&S and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Julia Chou, of Eugene, Oregon, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Ashley Collado of Copiague, New York, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School.

Morgan Eaton of Colchester, Vermont, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School.

Elena Figler of Bedford, New Hampshire, a biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Madeleine Gordon of Norwalk, Connecticut, a modern foreign language major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Shiori Green of Honolulu, Hawaii, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Alyssa Grzesiowski of South Bend, Indiana, a triple major in chemistry, forensic science and Spanish language, literature and culture in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Coreynne Henry of Glenview, Illinois, an art photography major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Ryo Ishioka of New York, New York, an architecture major in the School of Architecture.

Jared Khan-Bagley of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an inclusive special education major in the School of Education.

Dylan King of Durango, Colorado, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School.

MaryKate Krege of Delmar, New York, an architecture major in the School of Architecture.

Zainab Kumandan of Valley Stream, New York, a biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Kathleen Lane of Hawley, Pennsylvania, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School.

Caitlyn Langille of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Estheralice Lopez of Miami, Florida, a photography major in the Newhouse School.

Micayla MacDougall of Syracuse, New York, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education.

Lindy Melegari of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Madeline Messare of Ballston Lake, New York, a forensic science and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Justin Mitchell of Ridgefield, Connecticut, an international relations and history major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, Russian language, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Nathena Murray of Ossining, New York, a chemistry and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Ifeyinwa Ojukwu of Guilderland, New York, a biology and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

John Ramza of Mission Woods, Kansas, an accounting major in the Whitman School of Management, an advertising major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Jazmine Richardson of Buffalo, New York, an African American Studies and biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Cassandra Rodriguez, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Matthew Sala, of Old Bethpage, New York, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Caleb Sheedy of New Paltz, New York, an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Abigail Tick of Syracuse, New York, a triple major in sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and women’s and gender studies in A&S.

Caroline Whinney of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a real estate, finance and accounting major in the Whitman School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

David Williams of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 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.

Kevin Wu of New York, New York, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.