This year, the WGSS Department selected two fabulous graduating students to receive Academic Excellence Awards: Emily Ferrante and Arwen Fluit.

Emily Ferrante

Emily Ferrante maintained an impressive 3.97 GPA as a double major in Business Management and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. At Stony Brook, she weaved together her study of feminist theories and methodologies with her specialized training in the field of accounting. Prof Ritch Calvin was especially dazzled by her performances in his feminist theory class and in the senior research seminar. We wish Emily the best of luck as she pursues a career in accounting and brings a critical gender and sexuality perspective to the financial world.

Arwen Fluit & Prof Mary Jo Bona

Arwen Fluit also maintained a near-perfect GPA of 3.94 during his time at Stony Brook. He paired his double major in Linguistics and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with a minor in History. Prof Mary Jo Bona was blown away by his brilliant senior research project on the comic book series The New Teen Titans, which he turned into a poster presentation for the 2023 URECA Celebration. Arwen is heading to Boston this fall to begin work on an MA in WGSS and English at Brandeis University. Good luck!