May 15th 2021
The abundance of academic, athletic, and artistic talent among Cushing's students was on display at our 2021 Awards Ceremony. Below is the list of 55 Cushing students who were awarded for their hard work in the areas of science, mathematics, English, personal growth, and enthusiasm for learning, leadership in athletics, and more. Congratulations to these students and their faculty and staff supporters who made these achievements awards possible.
| Reciepient | Award Name | Award Description |
| Rachel M. Adegoke | Bennie E. Butler Prize | For excellence in freshman English |
| Emily A. Archuleta | Nancy Jean Cook Memorial Award | For exhibiting fine citizenship, academic and athletic success |
| Michael R. Bertin | Paul F. Dowling Mathematics Award | Awarded to the Senior who has improved and realized newfound confidence in mathematics by reaching their math potential |
| Jaden Philippe Bobbett | Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award | Awarded for personal growth and contribution to the life of Cushing Academy |
| Alisa Bobkova | Science Department Biology Prize | For excelling in the Study of Biology |
| Victor Carvalho Borges | Fred D. Lane 1908 Prize | Awarded for excellence in Mathematics |
| Alexis Nicole Browell | Arthur G. Johanningsmeier Biology Award | Awarded for excellence in the study of the Biological Sciences |
| Cooper William Caiozzo | Edward G. Watkins 1956 Scholar-Athlete Award Wayne F. Sanborn Award | Awarded for outstanding achievement in Academics and Athletics |
| Riley E. Carr | Margaret Spencer Marble 1915 Prize | Presented to that student who has excelled and has demonstrated the greatest overall competence in Chinese this year |
| Jeffrey Cheung | Rosabelle Temple Prize | For outstanding contributions in Music |
| Sajel C. Desai | Edward G. Watkins 1956 Scholar-Athlete Award Wayne F. Sanborn Award | Awarded for outstanding achievement in Academics and Athletics |
| William C. Devin | Class of 1888 Prize Wayne F. Sanborn Award | For that freshman who has achieved the highest academic average |
| Jackson S. Downey | Wayne F. Sanborn Award | For contributions in three seasons of competitive athletics and to who best demonstrate leadership, sportsmanship, and scholarship, and who uphold the highest standards of integrity and character, both on and off the field. |
| Jane E. Harmon | The Heslin Family Prize | Awarded annually to the Junior day student who has exhibited a high level of curiosity and an exceptional enthusiasm for learning |
| Brady P. Horgan | Marguerite Sawyer French Prize | Awarded to that student in French who has attained the greatest level of overall competence in both literature and language |
| Qiaosen Jonathan Huang | Thamnoon Wanglee English as a Second Language Prize | Awarded to a Senior for excellence in Advanced E.S.L. and who has attained the highest overall average |
| Kerry Jiang | L. Clyde Cook Chemistry Award | Awarded for excellence in the study of Chemistry |
| Christopher David Johnson | Mann Family Award for Excellence in the Arts | Awarded annually to the student in the graduating class who is passionate and talented in the arts, enrolled in both arts and Academic Support, engaged creatively in the Cushing Community, is a leader within Cushing Academy and has worked to overcome obstacles (learning or otherwise) |
| Rylie R. Jones | Wayne F. Sanborn Award | For contributions in three seasons of competitive athletics and to who best demonstrate leadership, sportsmanship, and scholarship, and who uphold the highest standards of integrity and character, both on and off the field. |
| Kyla Keating | Jane Coy Derr 1896 Prize | For excellence in junior English |
| Eunsoo Kim | Rensselaer Polytechnic Science & Mathematics Award | To that Junior with the highest degree of excellence in both Science and Mathematics |
| Steven B. Korian | Emily Fisher Landau Language Development Prize | Awarded to a senior for significant achievement in the Academic Support Program |
| Courtney G. Lilley | Wayne F. Sanborn Award | For contributions in three seasons of competitive athletics and to who best demonstrate leadership, sportsmanship, and scholarship, and who uphold the highest standards of integrity and character, both on and off the field. |
| Becca Ann Martin | Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award | Awarded for personal growth and contribution to the life of Cushing Academy |
| Kloe Elizabeth Martin | Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award | Awarded for personal growth and contribution to the life of Cushing Academy |
| Josephine D. McFadden | Delmar Wallace Algebra I Award | For outstanding achievement in Algebra I |
| Matthew A. McFadden | Ellen Osgood Award | Awarded for excellence in the study of French |
| Haruki Omori | E.S.L. Advanced Intermediate Prize | For attaining the highest academic average in the course |
| Yimo Billy Pan | Marion Huse Barstow 1915 Art Prize | For showing the greatest achievement and industry in art work |
| Joann Ramirez | Deborah Rhoten 1990 Award | Awarded for displaying excellence in the art of photography |
| Harrison Christopher Redkey | Classical and Modern Languages Department Prize - Latin | Awarded to that student who has demonstrated excellence in the study of intermediate Latin |
| Ruidie Emily Ren | Raymond E. Farwell 1896 Prize | For the sophomore who has achieved the highest academic average |
| Lillian M. Riley | Brown Book Award | For the student who best combines a high degree of ability in English expression with outstanding personal qualities |
| Erin Nicole Rutherford | Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award | Awarded for personal growth and contribution to the life of Cushing Academy |
| Evangeline Mayo Sanford | Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award | Awarded for personal growth and contribution to the life of Cushing Academy |
| Matisse A. Schutten-Burgess | Elmira College Key Award | To that Junior who has achieved academic excellence and who has also demonstrated outstanding school or community leadership |
| Benjamin U. Stone | Wayne F. Sanborn Award | For contributions in three seasons of competitive athletics and to who best demonstrate leadership, sportsmanship, and scholarship, and who uphold the highest standards of integrity and character, both on and off the field. |
| Lilja H. Stone | Joseph R. Curry Book Prize Wayne F. Sanborn Award | To that Junior who has demonstrated exemplary scholarship, leadership, character and service |
| Talia Trigg | Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences | For the Junior who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the humanities and social sciences |
| Tobias R. Trigg | Robert C. Hall History Prize | For the Freshman who has excelled in Social Science and History |
| Barisere Favor Tuka | Bette Davis 1926 Drama Award | Awarded for continuous dedication and effort and significant contribution to the Dramatics Program |
| Carmela L. Vontobel | Robert G. Hall 1930 and Eleanor Thurston Hall 1930 Language Development Prize | Awarded to an underclassman who has shown enthusiasm for learning, strength of character and significant achievement in the Academic Support Program |
| Milo F. Wessel | Helen Greenwood Prize | This award is for that student in Spanish who has attained the greatest level of overall competence during the academic year |
| Xincheng Derek Xiang | Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award | For excellence in all phases of Science at Cushing |
| Binghan Yan | David C. Lee History Prize | To that Sophomore who has excelled in Social Science and History |
| Hirokazu Yano | Herbert E. Nims 1893 Prize | For excellence in sophomore English |
| Clinton Yu | Cora Gilbert Lane 1885 Physics Prize | Awarded for excellence in the study of Physics |
| Anabelen Zaragoza | Jeanette Powell Curry Visual Arts Department Award | Awarded for showing outstanding works of art in fused and stained glass |
| Shane Salvatore Zarcone | Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award | Awarded for personal growth and contribution to the life of Cushing Academy |
| Cheng Cindy Zeng | Visual Arts Department Award for Excellence in the Arts | Awarded for showing excellence in the arts |
| Wenhan Zhang | Robert Alexander Blauner 1995 Technology Prize | Awarded for demonstrating outstanding skills in the study and pursuit of Technology |
| Qianyi Leslie Zhou | Advanced E.S.L. Prize | For attaining the highest academic average in the course |
| Anna Zueva | Catherine Mary Kenney Butler Advanced Mathematics Award | Awarded for outstanding achievement in Advanced Mathematics |
