Batten Students Recognized for Excellence

The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy would like to recognize recent student accomplishments across University of Virginia Grounds and beyond.

The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy would like to recognize recent student accomplishments across University of Virginia Grounds and beyond. Congratulations to our student award recipients and to all of the members of the Class of 2016.

Batten School Undergraduate Legacy Awards 

  • “Fearless Frank” Integrity Award: Meredith Berger
  • Leader Among Leaders Award: Thomas Turner
  • Perseverance Award: Patricia “Scout” Beron
  • Pioneer Award (“The Coffee Cup Award”): Haley Lawrence
  • Virginian-Pilot Intellectual Curiosity Award: Rebecca Edelstein

Batten School Master of Public Policy Pilot Awards

  • Michelle Cho
  • Charlotte Halbert
  • Benjamin Paul
  • Ian Prum
  • William Schwieder

Air Force ROTC Cadet of the Year
Fourth-year student Nathaniel Jewell was selected as the U.S. Air Force Cadet of the Year for his leadership in the ROTC program and in the classroom.

Kishore Memorial Scholarship
Third-year student Maggie Gratz was awarded the $10,000 scholarship which “aims to enable a rising fourth-year student to continue leading a life of public service that inspires others and brings lasting, beneficial change to the community.”

Ernest H. Ern Distinguished Student Award
The UVA Alumni Association awarded Batten MPP student Malcolm Brogdon the Ernest H. Ern Distinguished Student Award, which is presented annually to a student who has “demonstrated outstanding academic and leadership performance and for preserving the tradition of the University.”

Phi Beta Kappa
The following undergraduate students have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most distinguished honor society in the country.

  • Alison Bentley
  • Branson Berger 
  • Patricia “Scout” Beron   
  • Louis Gruber  
  • Madeline Hundley 
  • Nathaniel Jewell 
  • Jeremy Jones
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