Darlington’s annual Honors Day and Commencement ceremonies were held Friday and Saturday, May 15-16. The following awards were presented:
Leadership and School Service Awards
The Headmaster’s Medal (outstanding contribution to school): Amanda Penn, John Scott Husser
The Worth Moser Award (unselfish dedication to others): Seung Min Choi
The Charles Joseph Orr Jr. Outdoor Leadership Award: John-Baptiste Vervaeck
The DAR Good Citizenship Medal: Emily Conrad
The Ray A. Kroc Youth Achievement Award: Harry Johnson IV
The Community Service Award: Seung Min Choi
The Randa F. Mixon Award (senior Student Council member): Harry Johnson IV
The Sydenham Howell Award (contribution to spiritual life): Joey Dodson
The Charles Scott Award (consideration of fellow students): Luis Machuca
The Angelyn Hollinsworth Johnson Memorial Awards (Christian ideals and commitment): Angelyn Waddell, Joey Dodson
The Alice Cooper Griffin Memorial School Service Awards: Helen Hsu, Robert Hortman
The Barbara Ware Book Award (contribution to minority awareness): Luis Machuca
The John Glenn Awards (boarding students showing most academic and social improvement): Maria Barboza, Chad Lumpkin
The Bo Satterfield Spirit of Life Award: Stewart Coxwell
The Wesley N. Coleman Jr. Memorial Award (scholastic achievement and school spirit): Daniel Hanks
The Walker-Smith Awards for Unselfish Service: Emily Conrad, Drew Doss
The Godfrey Smith Family Award (male senior exemplifying Darlington traditions): David Swift
The Bradford Gioia Leadership Award: Sara Baldauf-Wagner
The Edward Nixon McKay Memorial Scholarships: Rebecca Camp, Chris Motley
The Williamson Prize Fund: Camilla Yamada
Academic Achievement Awards
The Dartmouth College Book Award: Luke Farmer
The Harvard Club Award: Raul Gonzalez
The Sewanee Club Award: Adam Richardson
The Wellesley College Book Award: Maury Stegall
The Yale Book Award: Ken Edwards
The Class Scholarship Awards (underclassmen with the highest average in their class): Katie Gerhard (ninth grade), Lindsey Harbin (tenth grade), Luke Farmer (eleventh grade)
The Xerox Award (excellence in humanities): Luke Farmer
The Coca-Cola Award (academic excellence): Michael Sacher
The E. V. Regester Award (excellence in English): Sara Baldauf-Wagner
The Geoffrey M. Horsfield Scroll (excellence in history): John Scott Husser
The Outstanding Proficiency in American History Award: Ana Monroe Fitzner
The DAR Medal (excellence in American History): Raul Gonzalez
The Paul J. King – R.M. Yankee Award (excellence in mathematics): Ken Edwards
The American High School Math Exam Award: Adam Marcus
The John Rood Cunningham Jr. Award (excellence in physics): Michael Gordon
The Matthew Fontaine Maury Medal (excellence in science): Adam Marcus
The Everett E. Porter Award (excellence in chemistry): Diana Hamlin
The A. J. Huffman Memorial Award (excellence in chemistry): Christine Cordel
The Bausch and Lomb Science Medal: Adam Richardson
The Robert Henry Cobb Award (improvement and achievement in Latin): Molly Mathews
The E.L. Wright Awards
Presented to the student with the highest average in each area:
Mathematics: Melissa Jarrell, Algebra I; Katie Gerhard, Geometry; Lindsay Harbin, Algebra II; Raul Gonzalez, Pre-Calculus; Kelly Byington, Analytic Geometry/Beginning Calculus; Drew Parker, AP Math AB Level; May Theerattananoon, A.P. Math BC Level; Ken Edwards, AP Computer; Ashley Clark, Keyboarding/Computer Applications
English: Tara Nixon, English I; Lindsay Harbin, English II; Raul Gonzalez, English III; Emily Conrad, English IV
Language : Erin Pridgen, Spanish I; Tara Nixon, Spanish II; Luke Farmer, Spanish III; Drew Parker, Spanish IV; Michael Gordon, Spanish V; Kelli Gavant, French I; Sarah Tumlin, French II; Maury Stegall, French III; Gisa Springer, French IV; Alex Swartz, French V; Emily Griffin, Latin I; T.G. Bertoli, Latin II; Stewart Coxwell, Latin III; Adam Marcus, Latin IV; Nalin Siramolpiwat, German II; Allen Babcock, German III; Nick Draudt, German IV; Key Pinyawat, English as a Second Langauge II; Hisako Sakemoto, English as a Second Langauge Advanced
History: Lindsay Harbin, A.P. European History; Luke Farmer, A.P. American History; Ken Edwards, Military History; Jeff Hortman, Ancient World History; Amanda Penn, A.P. Government; Marie Hodge, World Cultures
Science: Alexis Adams, Environmental Science; Chris Jackson, Biology; Luke Farmer, A.P. Biology; Lindsay Harbin, Chemistry II; Rebecca Rhodes, A.P. Chemistry; Drew Parker, Physics II; Adam Richardson, A.P. Physics
Fine Arts: May Theerarattananoon, Art I; Elizabeth Logsdon, Art II; Helen Hsu, Art III; Rebekah Kerr, Art IV; Chip Johnson, Graphic Design I; Jean-Baptiste Vervaeck, Graphic Design II; Maury Stegall, Chorale; Adam Richardson, Concert Choir; Emily Conrad, A.P. Humanities; Jonathan Jones, Cinema; Emily Conrad, Drama; Jenny Wilde, Creative Writing; Morgan McCrary, Wind Ensemble; Chad Lumpkin, Communications; Petra Bosanska, Photojournalism; Raul Gonzalez, Web Authoring
Fine Arts Awards
The American Choral Directors Association National Student Award: Drew Doss
The Darlington Chorus Award: Christie Oh
The John Philip Sousa Award (excellence in band): Joey Dodson
The Inkslinger Creative Prize: Sara Baldauf-Wagner
The Inkslinger Adviser’s Award: Kelli Hutchinson
Jabberwokk Tray: Katie Farrar
The Darlingtonian Tray: Robert Hortman
The Scholar Bowl Award: Michael Gordon
Junior Varsity Scholar Bowl Award: Leif Patterson
The Chorus – Darlington Players Achievement Award: Drew Doss
The Darlington Players Award (acting): Emily Conrad
The Darlington Players Award (production): Shelby Sams
The George W. Awsumb Award (excellence in humanities): Petra Bosanska
The Rena Patton Award (excellence in creative writing): Kelli Hutchinson
Athletic Awards
The C.J. Wyatt Sr. Award (best male athlete): Sean Atkins
The Joe Mull Memorial Trophy (most versatile male athlete): Jim Pardue
The D. M. McNaull Awards (scholar athletes): Robert Hortman, Clare Goldfaden
The Outstanding Girl Athlete Award: Carolyn Seigler
The Most Versatile Girl Athlete Award: Camilla Yamada
Parents Association Awards
Presented to the boy and girl in each class, both resident and day, who have proven to be overall friends to the school and its success by loyalty, kindness, attendance, and allegiance:
Ninth grade: Sarah Rhodes, Charlotte Baker, Frank Stegall, Michael Glanton;
Tenth grade: Whitney Keene, Rhonda Wilson, Charles Conner, Hall Penn;
Eleventh grade: Bess Kelly, Lee Thomas, Patrick Dollar, Hermano Souto-Neto;
Twelfth grade: Sara Addison, Allison Taylor, Tyler Pearson, Roch Jagiello
Faculty Awards
The R.M. Yankee Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching: Marisa Ortega
The Excellence in Teaching Award: David Powell
The Significant Contributions to the Darlington Community Award: Mark Gibbons
