Two Maxwell School | College of Arts and Sciences students are among 12 seniors who have been named as the 2025 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. 

Abigail Greenfield, a history and political philosophy major, and Sierra Kaplan, a political science and health humanities major were among those selected by the Syracuse University Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee. Greenfield and Kaplan are also members of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. 

Scholars are selected using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement, independent research and creative work, evidence of intellectual growth or innovation in their disciplinary field, a personal statement and faculty letters of recommendation. “We are proud to recognize our University Scholars for their many accomplishments. Not only have they achieved academic success, they have also embraced opportunities—like research and community service—to enhance and expand their undergraduate experience and make the most of their time here. As they prepare to graduate, we are looking forward to celebrating their future accomplishments and success,” says Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew.

In addition to Greenfield and Kaplan, the 2025 Syracuse University Scholars are: 

Jonathan Collard de Beaufort, a biochemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Charlotte Ebel, a public relations major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, a women and gender studies and German language, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Yuming Jiang, a mathematics and physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Emmy Njue, a finance and business analytics majors in the Whitman School of Management;

Kerrin O’Grady, a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences;

Morgan Opp, a chemistry and biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;

Timothy Paek, a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Skyla Ross-Graham a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;

Yifan Shen, an architecture major in the School of Architecture, a music history and cultures major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program; and

Sophia Znamierowski, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.