Duke Kunshan announced the winners of this year’s Student Awards on May 6 at a ceremony on campus attended by students, faculty and staff.
The ceremony, which was livestreamed for students and faculty members overseas, recognized undergraduates, professors and academic advisors for their outstanding performance in the fall and spring semesters.
Chancellor Youmei Feng and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Scott MacEachern provided the opening and closing remarks, with both praising students for their hard work, dedication and courage in a difficult year.
Prizes were awarded by Marcia France, dean of undergraduate affairs; Raphael Moffett, dean of student affairs; and senior staff from the Office of Undergraduate Advising, Athletics, Residence Life, and Counseling and Psychological Services.
Click images to enlarge. Photos by Student Media Center fellow Tom Zhang ’23.
Chancellor Youmei Feng shares her appreciation for the students, faculty and staff at Duke Kunshan
Yueqian Lin receives the Natural and Applied Sciences Division Award from Dean Marcia France
Tianyu Zhang receives the Arts and Humanities Division Award from Dean Marcia France
Rane Hill, who attended the ceremony via Zoom, receives the Chinese as a Second Language Award, presented by Dean Marcia France
Jingxi Cui receives the English for Academic Purposes Award from Dean Marcia France
Daisy Zhang-Negrerie, senior lecturer in chemistry, receives this year’s Undergraduate Teaching Award
Annemieke van den Dool, assistant professor of environmental policy, receives the Academic Advisor of the Year Award from Dean Marcia France
Jennifer Kuang, senior coordinator for academic advising, announces the winners of the Outstanding Peer Mentors and Outstanding Peer Tutors awards
Charlie Clausen, residential education and programs manager, presents the Best Resident Assistant of the Year award to Bihui ‘Honey’ Huang, who attended the ceremony via Zoom
Zarko Krkeljas, director of athletics, presents the Best Sports Club award to the DKU Football Club, represented by Ruihan Wan (center) and Haowen Ji
Stephanie Wang, assistant dean of student affairs, presents a certificate of appreciation to the Duke Kunshan Home Program, represented by Xingchen Liu
Yan Li, director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), and associate dean of student affairs for CAPS and the Student Accessibility Service Office, presents a certificate of appreciation to the Peer for You Program, represented by Kuanfu Chen
Rebecca Chen (center right), campus programs coordinator, presents a certificate of appreciation to students on the Campus Activities Board, (from left) Annie Cui, Yidan Luo, Chenhao Hsu, Yutong Hu, Ziyi He
Students receive certificates of appreciation on behalf of their general-interest student clubs and organizations, presented by Dean Raphael Moffett
Students receive certificates of appreciation on behalf of cultural and community-service clubs and organizations, presented by Dean Raphael Moffett
Students receive certificates of appreciation on behalf of their professional and academic clubs, presented by Dean Raphael Moffett
Students receive certificates of appreciation on behalf of their sports clubs, presented by Dean Raphael Moffett
Students (from left) Yanfei Mao, Haitong Lin and Xinyue Ji receive a certificate of appreciation on behalf of the 2020 orientation leaders, presented by Dean Raphael Moffett
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Scott MacEachern closes the awards ceremony with words of thanks for the students, faculty and staff
2020-21 Duke Kunshan University Student Awards
Arts and Humanities Division Award: Tianyu Zhang ’24
Social Science Division Award: Nino Nadirashvili ’24
Natural and Applied Sciences Division Award: Yueqian Lin ’24
Chinese as a Second Language Award: Rane Hill ’24
English for Academic Purposes Award: Jingxi ‘Catherine’ Cui ’24
Academic Advisor of the Year: Annemieke van den Dool, assistant professor of environmental policy
Undergraduate Teaching Award: Daisy Zhang-Negrerie, senior lecturer in chemistry
Outstanding Peer Mentors of the Year: Zhiyuan ‘Zack’ Liu ’23, Nomunaa Ganbold ’23, Qingyu Gan ’23
Outstanding Peer Tutors of the Year: Jincheng He ’22, Qisen Guo ’22, Yishui Sun ’22
Best Resident Assistant of the Year: Bihui ‘Honey’ Huang ’22
Best Sports Club: DKU Football Club
Certificates of Appreciation:
Campus Activities Board
Duke Kunshan Home Program
Peer for You Program
Orientation leaders 2020
Student clubs and organizations
