SU Florence announces finalists in the Academic Excellence Award
Florence, ItalySU Florence has announced the eleven recipients of this semester’s Academic Excellence Award, in the categories of Outstanding Students—for the Volunteer Program and the Internship Program—and the prestigious Coluccio Salutati Award.
The Outstanding Students from the Volunteer program are:
- Annemarie Finlan, Syracuse University
- Amanda Kanekuni, Syracuse University
- Nicole Stanek, Syracuse University
The Outstanding Students from the Internship program are:
- Simona Capisani, University of San Diego
- Chelsea Kelly, Vassar College
- Marissa Lorenzetti, Syracuse University
The Coluccio Salutati Award honors students with high academic achievement and engagement with the Italian culture. This is the highest recognition SU Florence can bestow upon its students. Says Prof. Matteo Duni, coordinator of the Coluccio Salutati Award, “This semester saw more nominations of students by professors, and more essay submissions, than on any other year I have served on the committee. We honestly had a difficult time narrowing the choices down, there were so many strong essays.”
SUF professors nominated forty-eight students and thirty-three of these students subsequently submitted an essay. Congratulations to:
- Ryan Doyle, Syracuse University, We Shall Not Cease
- Alyssa Gjedsted, USC, The Lessons of Looking Up
- Gwen Purdom, Lehigh University, Teach My Dog Italian
- Laura Santel, Tufts University, Brunelleschi at the Gift Shop
- Burak Unel, Syracuse University, A Surplus of Adjectives
These students will be honored in an award ceremony during the Student Day celebration on Thursday, April 24.