Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences recognizes alumni for their exceptional contributions to their fields and their dedication to others in their community. By honoring graduates of the college and its predecessor institutions, we reaffirm a legacy of excellence, and we encourage and inspire future alumni—students who look to the award recipients and see the value of an education in the arts and sciences.
When historical musicology graduate student Rafique Illyas-Watson started learning how to write electronic music, he relied on his roots in hip hop. His techniques and an ear for music led producers from two local films to ask Watson to write and produce original music scores for their films, which were both featured at local film festivals.
Meet Jiara Sanders, sociology and social work major, psychology and geriatric studies minor.
After serving the Department of Chemistry for almost 40 years in many capacities including acting department chair and chair on separate occasions, Anthony J. Pearson, Rudolph and Susan Rense Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded the Department of Chemistry’s Morton L. Mandel Award for Outstanding Chemistry Faculty for 2021.
The challenges of keeping COVID-19 off the continent of Antarctica have lengthened the stay of CWRU Department of Physics fourth-year PhD student Allen Foster, currently at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station for what was originally a 10-month research assignment.