Awards

Penn’s new Schwarzman Scholars are senior Andrew Howard (left), master’s student Zinan Chen (center), and 2017 graduate Malik Abdul Majeed.

Penn has three new Schwarzman Scholars

A University of Pennsylvania senior, a master's student, and an alumnus were chosen to receive the Schwarzman Scholarship, which funds a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

In his shoulder pads, Karekin Brooks of the Penn football team poses with his arms folded on the track at Franklin Field.

By the Numbers

Karekin Brooks, a career retrospective

The senior running back on the football team ends his career with stats that place him high in the Penn record books.

Quarterback Eddie Jenkins runs onto the field with his teammates at Franklin Field.

Jenkins unanimously selected CSFL Player of the Year

The senior quarterback led the Collegiate Sprint Football League in touchdowns, total offense, and yards per game.

Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah (left) and Stephen Damianos

Penn senior and May graduate win 2020 Rhodes Scholarship

Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah and Stephen Damianos have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships for graduate study at the University of Oxford.

Suspending in the air against Iona at the Palestra, freshman Kayla Padilla shoots the ball between to opponents.

Padilla puts up numbers not seen since Reagan, Clinton eras

Impressive numbers by the freshman guard on the women’s basketball team have garnered Ivy League Rookie of the Week praise.

At Ellen Vagelos Field, Alexa Schneck of the field hockey team poses on the field hockey field in a net with her stick across her shoulders.

Schneck earns extraordinary fourth All-Ivy honor

The senior forward is only the third player in Penn field hockey history to be awarded All-Ivy recognition in each of her four years.

Freshman Autumn Leak of the volleyball team serves the ball against Yale at the Palestra.

Leak named Ivy Rookie of the Week

The freshman led the Quakers in kills during Penn’s defeats of Harvard and Dartmouth.

Penn honors seven alumni including Creative Spirit awardee, composer Jennifer Higdon

The University of Pennsylvania will honor seven distinguished alumni at the 2019 Alumni Award of Merit Gala on Friday, Nov. 8., including Higdon and Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw.

From left, Ariana Gardizy, Maddie Villalba, and Nia Akins of the Penn women’s cross country team stand together at the Ivy Heps in the Bronx.

Trifecta of runners awarded All-Ivy honors

Three runners on the women’s cross country team are All-Ivy selections, the most in school history.

Playing at Franklin Field against Sacred Heart, Brian O’Neill rushes the quarterback.

Showstopper O’Neill named Ivy Defensive Player of the Week

The junior linebacker had two sacks, two picks, a fumble recovery, and a touchdown against Brown.

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