FDIAE caps fall semester with induction of 91 student scholars

More than 90 student scholars were recently inducted into the Frederick Douglass Institute for Academic Excellence at Bloomsburg, a Commonwealth University.

Under the inspiration of Frederick Douglass and other distinguished leaders of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, Bloomsburg’s FDIAE promotes academic excellence among students and enhances their understanding and appreciation of human diversity. The institute is part of PASSHE's collaborative to enhance the academic life and enrich the campus climate of participating universities. It enables those universities to identify with a man whose life and work embody American democratic ideals and educational excellence.

Requirements to become a part of the FDI Student Scholar Program are to maintain a GPA > 3.0, participate in at least two FDIAE events each semester, contribute to an FDI legacy project, and promote social justice and DEI ideals.

Inductees

• Hayley Anderson
• Jordan Augustine
• Kristina Bampfield
• Allison Beaver
• Kate Bilby
• Kathryn Blair
• Mary Ann Bogert
• Paige Borrell
• Madyson Brown
• Sarah Bubeck
• Nancy Bucci
• Rebecca Burlingame
• Jayla Burnett-Reeves
• Olivia Cabrera-Carter
• Searia Calhoun
• Sydney Cope
• Morgan Creek
• Colin Cronen
• Sophie Davenport
• Rosella Delgado
• Chloe Desanto
• Aaliah Dube
• Melannie Egan
• Brianna Estrella
• Daphne Fassett
• Haley Fiske
• Shaylyn Force
• Jacquelynn Formosa
• Elinor Frank
• Abigail Frey
• Ashley Garcia Mejia
• Harrell Geter
• Branden Goodrich
• Kali Haney
• Meredith Hankins
• Maya Heins
• Alexis Hill
• Allyson Hirneisen
• Zoe Horton
• Amariah Hudson
• Reilly Iles
• Colleen Jetter
• Jada Johnson
• Jessica Kaneski
• Sherry Kaylor
• Katelyn Kelchner
• Alexia Kirk
• Carly Kocher
• Breanna Koslowski
• Kennedi Kratzer
• Julia Kupillas
• Savannah Larkin
• Charlotte Lavender
• Emma Lavender
• Elizabeth Lee
• Olivia Lykens
• Parker Mann
• John Mccabe
• Leah Mccartney
• Kayla Mcmanus
• Grace Menko
• Natalie Miller
• Kaylin Najda
• Abigail Nye
• Sophia Oliver
• Kalie Peterson
• Devin Pietrucha
• Julie Ricciutti
• Shelley Rider
• Olivia Riek
• Serenity Rodriguez
• Ashley Rumpf
• Alexa Ryan
• Kayla Schmerfeld
• Emily Shaud
• Kyla Smith
• Amanda Stoll
• Kalie Tobin
• Jamie Torbik
• Gage Traugh
• Rachel Tuttle
• Ayushi Umrigar
• Angel Velazquez
• Serenity Vidot
• Kayleigh Vo
• Riley Vodicka
• Jessica Waycaster
• Kelly Wien
• Ryan Williams
• Kennedie Yagel
• Kaitlin Yorks

Current FDIAE faculty fellow Joseph Foley, serving in the history department, was the ceremony’s guest speaker.

In addition, Jack Heroux-Skirbst was named the 2021-22 winner of the Provost’s Award for the FDI Creative Expressions Competition. They closed the ceremony with their winning poem “Worn Skin” for the inductees.