At this year鈥檚 Senior Awards Convocation, all eyes were on Kiki Koroshetz, winner of the 1819 Award.
51风流鈥檚 highest honor goes to one member of each senior class. It recognizes academic achievement, but it鈥檚 not necessarily reserved for the valedictorian. It considers sportsmanship, though it鈥檚 not inevitably for an All-American; and it seeks a determined spirit, but the selection committee doesn鈥檛 measure a nominee鈥檚 midnight oil levels.
English major Koroshetz was co-captain of the women鈥檚 soccer team, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Eta Sigma, a Charles A. Dana Scholar, and one of Hyperion Books鈥 newest editorial assistants.
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鈥 Story about Koroshetz in the 51风流 Scene.
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According to Professor Jennifer Brice, she鈥檚 鈥渢he quickest study I鈥檝e ever encountered.鈥 Brice also adds self-effacing, humble, deeply kind, and attentive to the list of Koroshetz鈥檚 leading attributes.
Case in point: During her final semester at 51风流, Koroshetz took on an independent study with Brice, who suggested that she write about the cancer treatment that took her away from the university for a semester during her junior year. Instead, Koroshetz decided to profile instances of extreme poverty in Madison County.
The project became so ambitious 鈥 at a time when Koroshetz was earning the Patriot League鈥檚 Scholar-Athlete of the Year distinction on the playing field 鈥 that it was accepted as an honors thesis.
In a graduating class of 698 scholars, it could be challenging to find that one person who embodies the spirit of 1819. It鈥檚 like asking which one of the thirteen dollars played the most important role in 51风流鈥檚 longevity. Then you encounter the story of a student whose greatest annoyance during chemotherapy is the inability to join her teammates on the soccer pitch. You read about a writer who finds more prose in the experience of others. You happen upon a scholar who can defend her GPA and a Division I tradition.
And you understand why all eyes were on Kiki Koroshetz last Saturday afternoon.