ADLER AWARDS

The Adler Awards Luncheon is held each year in spring.  The Adler Luncheon honors the memory of E.P. Adler, one of the department's founders.  The annual event was established and endowed through the generosity of the late Philip and Henrietta Adler, with ongoing support provided by the family of Lloyd and Betty Schermer. Full information on awards and awardees can be found here.

The Department of Religious Studies would like to congratulate the following awardees:

Spring 2023

Alice Doherty - Helen Goldstein Undergraduate Research Paper Award
Sophie Gray - Charles Shoen Interfaith Scholarship
Jacob Martin - Sonia Sands Award
Sara Mozena - Barbara W. and Rex Montgomery Award
Lauren Philips - Islamic Studies Award
Evren Sasmazer - Karl Hoffman Award
Sami Simon - E.P. Adler Award

Spring 2022

Mattison Belardo - Sonia Sands Award
Eleanor Bryant - Barbara W. & Rex Montgomery Award
James Cummings - Sonia Sands Award
Sam Frost - Charles Schoen Interfaith Scholarship Award
Kendall Hostetler - E. P. Adler Award 
Rio Monk - Karl Hoffman Award
Emma Perkins - Sonia Sands Award
Cinnamon Roe - Barbara W. & Rex Montgomery Award

Spring 2021

Catherine Freeman - Karl Hoffman Award
Liam Kaboli - Sonia Sands Award
Eliza Link - Barbara W. & Rex Montgomery Award
Luz Martinez - Catholic Studies Scholarship
Lauren Philips - Islamic Studies Award
Grant Tapken - Helen Goldstein Undergraduate Research Paper Award
Kaitlyn Timke - Charles Schoen Interfaith Scholarship Award
Sydney Uhlman - E. P. Adler Award 
Jessica Vogel - Barbara W. & Rex Montgomery Award
Peter Westlund - Sonia Sands Award

Spring 2020

Holly Alessio - Barbara W. and Rex Montgomery Award
Traci Cruz - Sonia Sands Scholarship Award
Natalie Holmes - Charles Schoen Interfaith Scholarship Award
Clara Reynen  - Helen Goldstein Undergraduate Research Paper/Project Award
Kaityn (Val) Timke - Karl Hoffman Award
Jocelyn Williams - E.P. Adler Award 

Spring 2019

Lillian De La Cruz - E. P. Adler Award
Anne Fish - Charles Schoen Interfaith Award
Molly Kelly - Barbara W. and Rex E. Montgomery Award
Zohar Nadler - Leo W. Schwarz Memorial Award
Marija Pritchard - E. P. Adler Award
Makenzie Putz - E. P. Adler Award
Andrea Rice - Helen Goldstein Undergraduate Award
Jessica Vogel - Karl Hoffmann Award

Spring 2018

Alexander Gourley - Barbara W. and Rex E. Montgomery Award
Michael Hayes - Sonia Sands Award
Leon Hedstrom - Sonia Sands Award
Molly Kelly - Charles Schoen Interfaith Award
Marija Pritchard - Karl Hoffman Award
Mackenzie Putz - Barbara W. and Rex E. Montgomery Award
Spencer Silver - Helen Goldstein Research Paper Award

Spring 2017

Rebecca Breazeale - Charles Schoen Interfaith Award
Leon Hedstrom - Helen Goldstein Research Paper Award
Katie Hitchcock - E.P. Adler Award
Andrea Lynch - Islamic Studies Award
Nickie Nguyen - Theta Alpha Kappa Undergraduate Achievement Award
Lillian Pypes - Sonia Sands Award
Katherine Seagrove - John P. Boyle Award
Spencer Silver - Karl Hoffman Award

Spring 2016

Mark Alatalo - Karl Hoffman Award
Ahmed Elkhaldy - Charles Schoen Interfaith Scholarship
Leon Hedstrom - Sonia Sands Award
Katherine Seagrove - John P. Boyle Award
David Spanier - Sonia Sands Award
Emma Weddle - Islamic Studies Award

Spring 2015

Ashley Byrd - E.P. Adler Award
Emily Eilers - Charles Schoen Interfaith Award
Ahmed Elkhaldy - Karl Hoffman Award
James Laursen - Sonia Sands Scholarship
Paige Wilkinson - Helen Goldstein Award

Spring 2014

Andrew DeLoucas - Helen Goldstein Research Paper Award
Broderick DeBettignies - E.P. Adler Award
Penelope Hedden - Charles Schoen Interfaith Scholarship
Jacob Havel - Islamic Studies Award
Trevor Riley - Sonia Sands Award
Paige Wilkinson - Karl Hoffman Award

Spring 2013

Alyssa Boltinghouse - Charles Schoen Interfaith Scholarship
Leah DeGrazia - Helen Goldstein Undergraduate Research Paper Award
Andrew Deloucas - Karl Hoffman Award
Jacob Hopes - Sonia Sands Award
Jenna Miller - E.P. Adler Award

Spring 2012

Tiffany Colegrove-Best - Charles Schoen Interfaith Scholarship
Leah DeGrazia - Karl Hoffman Award
Amr El-Bokl - Sonia Sands Award

Spring 2011

Frederick Blodi - Ellen and John Buchanan Award
Kelsey Dallas - Sonia Sands Award
Hanna Henscheid - Charles Schoen Interfaith Scholarship
Katherine Fohn - John P. Boyle Award
Michael Joyce - Ellen and John Buchanan Award
Shay O'Reilly - Sonia Sands Award
Jon Weinand - Karl Hoffman Award
Navid Zarrinnal - Islamic Studies Award

Spring 2010

Amanda Bartusek - Barbara W. and Rex E. Montgomery Award
Abigail Burkhart - Schoen Interfaith Award
Marci Nicole Doerr - Karl Hoffman Award
Emily Ehlers - Sonia Sands Award
Zeru Peterson - Sonia Sands Award
Susannah Stephens - Leo W. Schwarz Award

Spring 2009

Brian Buh - Karl Hoffmann Award
Abigail Burkhart - Karl Hoffmann Award
Jaimie Hoskins - Islamic Studies Award
Alison Mollman - Islamic Studies Award
Savannah Smith - John P. Boyle Award
Ashley Updegraff - Charles Schoen Interfaith Scholarship
Julian VanderVelde - Sonia Sands Award

Spring 2008

Lindsay Hocker - Karl Hoffmann Award
Jessica Nelson - Islamic Studies Award
Savannah Smith - Karl Hoffmann Award
Abigail Struck-Marcell -Charles Schoen Interfaith Scholarship
Patrick Weeg - Leo W. Schwartz Award 
Nicolle Wolken - Sonia Sands Award