Adrienne Carmack of Veazie Wins Colby's Highest Student Award

2018 May 9

Adrienne Carmack of Veazie, a senior at Colby College, has been awarded the Condon Medal, Colby's highest student award.

Only one student award is traditionally noted at Colby's commencement ceremony-the Condon Medal. The coveted honor for engaged citizenship, chosen by the senior class, this year goes to a deeply involved senior whose four years at Colby have been marked by her passion for activism and civic engagement as well as her academic excellence.

Adrienne Carmack '18 was announced as the winner at the 2018 student awards ceremony May 8. "She has a contagious desire to improve the lives of those around her, and a gifted ability to communicate with others," said President David A. Greene. He noted that through her many involvements, she has made remarkable contributions to campus culture, especially around issues of racial diversity and gender equality.

In April Carmack received the Heart & Soul Student Award from the Maine Campus Compact.

Numerous other students from across Colby were also recognized for their academic, service, and leadership achievements at the 10th annual student awards ceremony in Lorimer Chapel. More than 30 academic departments and programs-including the Oak Institute, the Colby College Museum of Art, and the Farnham Writers' Center-acknowledged student scholarship, service, and activism with awards and prizes.