POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – A total of ten student-athletes were recognized Friday at the Honors Program and Baccalaureate Medal Ceremonies, which took place at McCann Arena.
 
A closer look at the eight student-athletes honored at the Honors Ceremony:
 

ABIGAIL CIEPLINSKI

• Major: Biology
• Honors Thesis: Nutrient Deficiencies in College Students
• Sport: Women's Rowing

 

CAROLINE VOORHIS

• Major: Biomedical Sciences & Spanish
• Honors Thesis: Nano-composite Films Based in Cellulose Acetate Prepared Using Solution Blow Spinning
• Sport: Women's Rowing

 

DANIEL CZOP

• Major: Biochemistry
• Honors Thesis: Sweeter Than Sugar: How do Natural and Artificial Sweeteners Bind to Our Taste Receptors?
• Sport: Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

 

AIDAN PECH

• Major: Biomedical Sciences
• Honors Thesis: Athletic Ability and Disposition to Achieving Flow States
• Sport: Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

 

KATHERINE GILL

• Major: Biomedical Sciences
• Honors Thesis: Racial Bias in Pain Perception
• Sport: Water Polo

 

TYLER WENZEL

• Major: Biology
• Honors Thesis: Identifying Post-Translational Modifications of LAMP-1 in AP-3 Deficient Cells
• Sport: Men's Swimming

 

WILLIAM HOLT

• Major: Data Science & Analytics
• Honors Thesis: Bayesian Data Imputation
• Sport: Men's Rowing

 

DYLAN MCDERMOTT

• Major: Business Administration
• Honors Thesis: The Impact of Sports Within a Community: Building a Semi-Pro Soccer Team in Poughkeepsie
• Sport: Men's Soccer

 
Two student-athletes also earned Baccalaureate awards at the College's ceremony. The honorees were Greta Stuckey (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field) and Tyler Wenzel (Men's Swimming & Diving).
 
Here is a closer look at each honoree, with write-ups courtesy of the official Baccalaureate program:
 

GRETA STUCKEY

Award for Excellence in Communication
This award is given to the graduating communication major who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and a significant level of service to the College and the community.
 
Greta Stuckey is the managing editor of the Marist Circle. During her time at Marist, she has held three journalism internships. She also writes freelance articles for Westchester Magazine and was an inaugural Marist Poll Fellow in the summer of 2022. She is the captain of the Division I women's cross country and track teams, a resident assistant, a board member of Ladies Empowering Athletics Program (LEAP), a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and a member of the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists. She has made the Dean's List every semester and was part of the MAAC All-Academic Team for multiple seasons.
 

TYLER WENZEL

The Boehringer Ingelheim Award for Excellence in Scientific Research
This award is given to a student selected by the School of Science faculty in recognition of overall academic performance with a primary focus on achievement in research.
 
Tyler Wenzel is a biology major with a chemistry minor and a member of the Honors program. He completed five semesters of research at Marist and spent two summers interning at Pfizer. Posters at regional and international meetings have featured his work, and he will be co-first author on an upcoming publication investigating protein glycosylation in mammalian cells. He competed as a member of the men's diving team for four years and as captain in his senior year. In the fall, he will pursue a PhD in molecular, cellular, and integrative biosciences at Penn State University