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The Roderick BoydÌýPorterÌýScholarship Committee, with the approval of Dr. Bonnie Gunzenhauser, the Vice President of Academic Affairs, congratulatesÌýOlivia Buckel '27ÌýandÌýMarie Kanzinger '27 for being co-winners of the 2025ÌýPorterÌýScholarship. Congratulations as well to runners-upÌýIsabella Congelio '26,ÌýMaggie Rumelfanger '26, and Paige Smith '26.

From their intriguing essays to interview reflections, from their excellence in the classroom to their passion for and leadership in the Humanities on campus and in the community, these students model reflective, expressive, creative, and active engagement that other students can aspire to. We are grateful for all that our students do to make ºÚÁÏÍø a place where we encounter, reflect on, create, and celebrate the Humanities.ÌýWe are enormously proud and grateful for these students' contributions to this university!

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Olivia Buckel Porter Scholarship Winner

Olivia Buckel is an English student from Erie, Pennsylvania. She has a concentration in creative writing as well as a minor inÌýprofessional writing. She works as a consultant in the ºÚÁÏÍø Writing Center and previously wrote and edited articles and monthly newsletters for the Peace, Justice, and Human Rights program. She has edited Prose, Poetry, and Visual Arts for The Carroll Review, occupies a Media Beat Reporter position for The Carroll News, has worked as an Assistant Organizer for the Honors Service Board, conducted research for the Women and Allies Coalition, and just completed a research poster and presentation focused on anxiety disorders in writing centers for ºÚÁÏ꿉۪s Discover Research Day. She enjoys giving back to the Cleveland community she has found a home in, particularly through tutoring students through the CHUH District Options Program, and will be an intern this summer for CSSA’s Summer in the City Nonprofit Placement program. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, going to the movie theatre, and exploring local cafes and bookstores. Olivia hopes to take her experiences, education, and writing skills in the humanities and work in nonprofits or professional writing full-time after graduation.Ìý

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Marie Kanzinger Porter Scholarship Winner

Marie Kanzinger is a junior English major with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in gender, sexuality, & women’s studies. From Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Marie has loved writing since her preschool teacher took her aside to write a story about a runaway horse. She works as a consultant in the university’s Writing Center, as an editor for The Carroll Review, and is the financial officer for the Women and Allies Coalition. She has acted as a workshop leader for the ºÚÁÏÍø Young Writers Workshop, volunteered for Writers in Residence, and conducted research for the Writing Center over the summer on how consultants can best approach creative writing in the Writing Center. In her free time, Marie enjoys reading anything from horror to graphic novels, along with playing piano, drawing, and writing.

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Bella Congelio Porter Scholarship

Bella Congelio is an English major with a concentration in professional writing. She also has minors in gender, sexuality, andÌýwomen's studies and sociology & criminology. She is the president of the Sweet Carrollines, the opinion section editor forÌýThe Carroll News,Ìýand is a writing center consultant.Ìý

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Paige Smith Porter Scholarship

Paige Smith is a Professional Writing major, with minors in business and Ancient Greek/Roman Studies. She is also the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion chair for Chi Omega. She has participated in the Young Writers Workshop and volunteered for communityÌýservice through ºÚÁÏÍø. She is excited to soon start her journeyÌýto become an English Teacher for grades 7-12.Ìý

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