Darlington’s annual honors day ceremony was held Friday, May 19. The following awards were presented:
Leadership and School Service Awards
The Headmaster’s Medal (outstanding contribution to school): Katie Van Es, Will Thuston
The Worth Moser Award (unselfish dedication to others): Maury Stegall
The George A. Dorsey Memorial Award: Meredith Ansley
The Charles Joseph Orr Jr. Outdoor Leadership Award: Charles Conner
The Good Citizenship Medal: Luke Farmer
The Ray A. Kroc Youth Achievement Award: Kelli Gavant
The Community Service Award: Keith Ramsey
The Randa F. Mixon Award (senior Student Council member): Will Thuston
The Sydenham Howell Award (contribution to spiritual life): Maury Stegall
The Charles Scott Award (consideration of fellow students): Stewart Coxwell
The Angelyn Hollingsworth Johnson Memorial Awards (Christian ideals and commitment): Leslie Leddy, Luke Farmer
The Alice Cooper Griffin Memorial School Service Award: Savannah Mills, Allen Babcock
The Barbara Ware Book Award (contribution to minority awareness): Connie Lee
The John Glenn Awards (boarding students showing most academic and social improvement): Lee Thomas, Alex Swartz
The Bo Statterfield Spirit of Life Award: Acquania Gibbs
The Wesley N. Coleman Jr. Memorial Award (scholastic achievement and school spirit):
The Walker-Smith Awards for Unselfish Service: Stewart Coxwell, Raul Gonzalez
The Godfrey Smith Family Award (male senior exemplifying Darlington traditions): Will Thuston
The Bradford Gioia Leadership Award: Beth Mooney
The Edward Nixon McKay Memorial Scholarships: Katie Van Es, Kelli Gavant, Rebecca Griffin
The Williamson Prize Fund: Ana Monroe Fitzner
The Leon Red Wade Memorial Scholarship: Trammell Starr
Academic Achievement Awards
The Dartmouth College Book Award: Rebecca Rhodes
The Harvard Club Award: Morgan McCrary
The Sewanee Club Award: Page Thomas
The Wellesley College Book Award: Joanna Mundy
The Yale Book Award: Lindsay Harbin
The Class Scholarship Awards (underclassmen with the highest average in their class): Melissa Jarrell (ninth grade), Katherine Gerhard (tenth grade), Lindsay Harbin (eleventh grade)
The Xerox Award (excellence in humanities): Lindsay Harbin
The Coca-Cola Award (academic excellence): Liz Levy
The E. V. Regester Award (excellence in English): Maury Stegall
The Geoffrey M. Horsfield Scroll (excellence in history): Luke Farmer
The DAR Medal (excellence in American History): Rebecca Rhodes
The Paul J. King – R.M. Yankee Award (excellence in mathematics): Raul Gonzalez
The American Mathematics Competitions Award: Adam Richardson
The John Rood Cunningham Jr. Award (excellence in physics): Maury Stegall
The Everett E. Porter Award (excellence in chemistry): Katherine Gerhard
The A.J. Huffman Memorial Award (excellence in chemistry): Ken Edwards
The Bausch and Lomb Science Medal: Linsday Harbin
The Robert Henry Cobb Award (improvement and achievement in Latin): Osler Bedingfield
The E.L. Wright Awards
Presented to the student with the highest average in each area:
Mathematics: Carter Vick, Algebra I; Melissa Jarrell, Geometry; Sarah Rhodes, Algebra II; Young Jae Lee, Pre-Calculus; Jennifer Poley, Calculus; Young Jae Lee, AP Math AB level; Raul Gonzalez, AP Math BC level; Raul Gonzalez, AP Computer; Jennifer Crews, Computer Applications
English: Elyse Moody, English I; Chris Jackson, English II; Lindsay Harbin, English III; Kelli Gavant, AP English
Language: Branton De Armoun, Latin I; Charlotte Baker, Latin II; William Krueger, German I; Adam Moy, German III; Ruth Kivastik, German IV; Kana Mori, ESL II; Sukasom Chaiyakul, ESL III; T. G. Bertoli, Spanish I; Ruth Kivastik, Spanish II; Katherine Gerhard, Spanish III; Kelli Hutchinson, Spanish IV; Lindsay Harbin, AP Spanish; Liz Fine, French I; Kelli Gavant, French II; Sarah Tumlin, French III; Alexis Adams, French IV; Maury Stegall, French V
History: Jeff Hortman, AP Modern European History; Lindsay Harbin, AP U. S. History; Young Jae Lee, World Cultures; Melissa Jarrell, Ancient World History; Ana Monroe Fitzner, AP Government
Science: Mary Kathryn Harrison, Biology; Lindsay Harbin, AP Biology; Erin Pridgen, Chemistry; Sarah Rhodes, AP Chemistry; Rob Lanier, Physics; Raul Gonzalez, AP Physics; Page Thomas, Environmental Science
Fine Arts: Luke Farmer, AP Humanities; Philip Floyd, Cinema; Stephanie Bowen, Drama; Duke Butler, Creative Writing; Philip Floyd, Wind Ensemble; Rebecca Edwards, Art I; Alexis Adams, Art II; Stephanie Booker, Art III; Young Jun Choi, Art IV; David Kim, Graphic Design I; Chris Thomas, Graphic Design II; Blake Tharp, Graphic Design III; Kelli Gavant, Communications; Hall Penn, Desktop Publishing; Tom Algai, Web Authoring; Elizabeth Logsdon, Chorale; Jordano Williams, Concert Choir
Fine Arts Awards
The American Choral Directors Association National Student Award: Leslie Leddy, Adam Richardson
The Darlington Chorus Award: Allen Babcock
The John Philip Sousa Award (excellence in band): Sennay Tewolde
The Inkslinger Creative Prize: Raul Gonzalez
The Inkslinger Adviser’s Award : Josh Nix
Jabberwokk Tray: Savannah Mills
The Darlingtonian Tray: Raul Gonzalez
The Scholar Bowl Award: Jon Burr
JV Scholar Bowl Award: Dax Griggs
The Chorus-Darlington Players Achievement Award: Luke Farmer
The Darlington Players Award (acting): Spencer Warren
The Darlington Players Award (production): Catherine Lawler
The George W. Awsumb Award (excellence in humanities): Morgan McCrary
The Rena Patton Award (excellence in creative writing): Kelli Hutchinson
Athletic Awards
The C.J. Wyatt Sr. Award (best male athlete): Blake Rolan
The Joe Mull Memorial Trophy (most versatile male athlete): Chris Presley
The D.M. McNaull Awards (scholar athletes): Katie Van Es, Trammell Starr
The Outstanding Girl Athlete Award: Beth Mooney
The Most Versatile Girl Athlete Award: Mary Foss
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 Mooney, Griffin Duncan, Claire Nicholas, Justin Albury
Tenth grade: Helen Davis, Trip Barnes, Lily Ingram, Charles Thomas
Eleventh grade: Nazia Bandukwala, Kellen Spivey, Katie Dennis, Brian Harrison
Twelfth grade: Kary Eaton, Mack Tallent, Sarah McCoy, Chris Mouron
Faculty Awards
The R.M. Yankee Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching: Jodi Barton
The Excellence in Teaching Award: Kevin Purpura
The Significant Contributions to the Darlington Community Award: Mike Carswell
