Commencement ceremonies speaker
Wilbraham & Monson Academy is pleased to announce that Ambassador Hyun Chong Kim will be the speaker at Commencement ceremonies to be held at 10:00 a.m. on May 29. After a nearly fifteen-year career in government service to the Republic of Korea, Kim is currently president and chief legal officer at Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.

Ambassador Kim holds a B.A. in political science from Columbia College, an M.A. in political science from the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law. He is a member of the New York Bar. His legal experience on the global stage is wide ranging, including positions as assistant professor at Hongik University, attorney at the World Trade Organization, Trade Minister at the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Korean Ambassador to the United Nations.

Ambassador Kim, a member of the Wilbraham & Monson Academy Class of 1977, is also a Trustee of the Academy. His older son Minsang, a member of the Class of 2010, will matriculate to Harvard University next fall. Kim resides in Korea with his wife Mrs. Geum Jin Kang and their younger son Ethan Jisang Kim.
 

Special Prizes
Davison Prize – Jeannette I. Viens
John L. Nepomuceno Prize – Sommer Mahoney
Phil Shaw Awards – Michaela A. Rollings and Adam J. Ginsberg
Class of 1977 Humanitarian Award – Teresa J. Kennedy
Trustees Cup – Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse Team 2010
Trustee Award – Sea Yoon Park
Alumni Award – Jacqueline M. Smith

Induction of Cum Laude Members
Class of 2010
William H. Bourgeois
Emma J. Camilleri
Caitlin C. Charette
Stephanie R. Duperre
Adrianne T. Hanson
Minsang Kim
Ayano Konakamura
Yun-Seong Landon Nam*
Amanda E. Pierce
Michaela A. Rollings
Hannah K. Tanguay
*Inducted in May 2009

Eveline Barber Departmental Awards
Academic Computing Department
Academic Computing – Tanit Durongkapitaya

The Center for Entrepreneurial & Global Studies
AP US History – Sommer Mahoney
Global Studies I – Heather K. Little
Honors Global Studies II – Nicholas C. Jalbert
AP Microeconomics – Minsang Kim
AP Macroeconomics – Jessica A. Duncan
US History for International Students – JianGuang Ding
Burt European History Prize – Caitlin C. Charette

English Department
English 9 – Emma A. Bourgeois
English 10 – YeonJoo Lee
George H. Hefflon Memorial Award – Jeremy L. Gilfor
English 12 – Steven P. Marcus
Howe S. Newell Senior English Award – Emma J. Camilleri

English as a Second Language Department
Excellence in ESL – Tayawat Chirathivat

Fine & Performing Arts Department
Visual Art – Emma J. Camilleri
Music – Chien-Hsiang Liao
Theatre – Priyanka T. George
Rhode Island School of Design Annual Art Award – Adrianne T. Hanson
Marilyn Erickson Memorial Prize – Moon-Kyung Hwang

Mathematics Department
Algebra I – Francisco A. Baltazar
Geometry – Kristen E. Klebart
Algebra II – Yanjiang Guo
Precalculus – James A. Bernardo
AP Calculus AB – Brian M. Carr
AP Calculus BC – Eric M. Ostrom
Multivariable Calculus – Di Mou
AP Statistics – Meng-Chien Wang
Ernest J. Lawton Memorial Award – Yun Woo Hong
Rensselaer Mathematics and Science Award – YeonJoo Lee

Science Department
Honors Biology – Jeremy L. Gilfor
AP Biology – Michaela A. Rollings
Honors Chemistry – Dongping Guo
AP Chemistry – Jessica A. Duncan
Honors Physics 9 – Jacob M. Royal
AP Physics B – Zi Wei Wang
AP Physics C – Siyao Shen
AP Environmental Science – Stephanie R. Duperre
Bausch & Lomb Science Award – Shuyi Zhang
Edward F. Morris Prize – Shuyi Zhang

World Languages Department
Intermediate Mandarin – Sea Yoon Park
Advanced Mandarin – Joshua L. King
Intermediate Latin – Priyanka T. George
Advanced Latin – Emma Camilleri
Intermediate Spanish – Teresa Kennedy
Advanced Spanish – Nicholas C. Jalbert
Intermediate French – Sarah E. Goolishian
Catherine Ingraham Award for Excellence in French – Caitlin C. Charette

Most Valuable Member Awards
Academy Players – Stephanie R. Duperre
Technical Theatre – Eric M. Ostrom
Atlas – Caitlin C. Charette
Yearbook – Zainab A. Sulaiman