Sarah Wilson ‘20, a theatre and English double major, was awarded Denison’s President’s Medal, the college’s highest student honor.
Denison annually recognizes graduating seniors who have demonstrated exemplary leadership and service to the University through their involvement in student organizations, in co-curricular activities, on Denison’s staff, and as athletes and scholars.
Wilson’s President’s Medal Citation:
“Fearless enthusiasm” are two wonderful words to have said about you, Sarah. Your nominators, and they were many, spoke of how your gifts in writing, acting, speaking, directing, and teaching have consistently been deployed in ways that open up possibilities for other students. One faculty member said, “I have never met another student who so consistently climbed the ladder and then diligently sent the ladder back down after working to make the rungs more accessible.”
You’ve been called creative, energetic, and original, but it’s those two words, “fearless enthusiasm,” that we keep coming back to. Your gift for improv certainly helps to open up what that phrase means, and you’ve been president of Burpee’s Seedy since 2016.
Your theatre credits at Denison are too numerous to mention but include Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as Margaret and the Dance Captain in Sense and Sensibility, and as the Bride and Dance Captain in Denison’s mainstage production of Big Love. You have directed on the Denison mainstage as a student and are twice the first-prize winner in fiction in the All Denison Writing Competition. We look forward to reading and seeing more from as you fearlessly embark on your future.
