U. to recognize eight seniors with Ivy awards

Winners chosen by peers The eight top members of the Class of 1995 have been selected by their peers. Notification letters were mailed last week to the winners of the Spoon, Bowl, Cane and Spade Awards for men and the Hottel, Harnwell, Goddard and Brownlee Awards for women -- some of the University's oldest and most prestigious honors. Scott Reikofski, assistant director of student life activities and facilities, officially released the winners' names yesterday. The students will be recognized for their achievements at the University's annual Ivy Day ceremony, to be held at 4 p.m. on May 20. The eight honorees were chosen by their classmates from a pool of 15 men and 15 women that a committee of students, faculty and staff generated earlier this semester. The selected students represent a diverse array of interests and talents, from involvement in Greek organizations and student government to members of athletic teams and those performing community service. College senior Hayden Horowitz, former president of the InterFraternity Council, said he is "thrilled" to be this year's Spoon recipient. "I'm ecstatic, it's definitely a great honor," he said, adding that he is happier about his success because his "best friend" and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity brother Manny Citron was chosen as the Bowl winner. Citron, a Wharton senior who served on the Junior and Senior Class Boards, said he feels "honored" to have been given a senior award by his classmates. "I appreciate how much fun I had doing all the things that I've done here and all the people I've met," he said. "In and of themselves, they were great experiences -- this just sort of adds, it's like icing." College senior Leigh Molinari, a Junior and Senior Class Board member who has also worked with the Student Health Advisory Board, won the Hottel Award. Molinari said last night she is proud to have been recognized with other seniors of such high caliber. "It's really rewarding to know that the peer group has appreciated the work I've put forth the past three years," she said. Harnwell winner Jordana Horn, former executive editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian, said she is also pleased with her selection. "I've really enjoyed The Daily Pennsylvanian and everything I've done at the University of Pennsylvania, but to be recognized for it by my peers and my classmates is something that's very special," she said. Former Bi-Cultural InterGreek Council President Wayne Wilson, a Wharton senior, will receive the Cane Award on Ivy Day. Engineering senior Ha Nguyen, who chaired the Senior Gift Drive and was also involved with the Social Planning and Events Committee and the Undergraduate Assembly, is this year's Goddard Award winner. College senior Michael "Pup" Turner, a co-captain of the Quaker football team last fall, is this year's Spade man -- as well as the winner of the Class of 1915 Award recognizing an outstanding student athlete. "It's great," he said, when asked about his reaction to the awards. "I'm really excited and obviously doubly honored." College senior and Reach-A-Peer Helpline President Tama Weinberg will receive the Brownlee Award on Ivy Day.