Trinity College recognized students for outstanding achievements in academics, community service, and leadership at the close of the 2024–25 academic year.
The 74th Honors Day included the presentation of dozens of student awards by faculty and staff members representing academic departments and College offices. At the ceremony in the Chapel on May 2, President Joanne Berger-Sweeney welcomed students, families, and friends, and congratulated everyone who received recognition.
The prizes were presented by Sonia Cardenas, dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs and Scott M. Johnson ’97 Distinguished Professor of Political Science; Mitchell Polin ’96, associate dean for curriculum and professor of theater and dance; and Sarah A. Raskin, associate dean for faculty development and Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience.
Trinity began the tradition of Honors Day in the spring of 1950, introducing an occasion when all Trinity prizes and awards—with the exception of those given out at Commencement—could be celebrated in the presence of the entire College community.
View the full Honors Day program for a complete list of the student award recipients and read descriptions of the department and program prizes.
See a photo gallery of the event and award recipients here.
A video recording of the ceremony is below.
Open through April 3, 2026, at the Widener Gallery in Trinity College’s Austin Arts Center, Reshaping Tradition: Contemporary Explorations in East Asian Art is the gallery’s first fully student-curated art exhibition.
Marta Mazzocchi ’28 is representing her home country of Italy on its women’s national ice hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
As part of this year’s focused efforts to strengthen a thriving first-gen community at Trinity, the College recently hosted its first National First-Gen Students Day programming, bringing together students, staff, faculty, and alumni.
Jessica Cruz ’26 was announced recently as a recipient of the 2025–26 Newman Civic Fellowship from Campus Compact. The fellowship is a yearlong program that recognizes students for their leadership potential and commitment to creating positive change in communities.
