GORHAM — The University of Southern Maine’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences honored its best students recently with its annual Student Recognition Day awards ceremony.

A total of 70 students were acknowledged for their individual scholarship and academic achievement during the event on April 28.

The following local students received awards:

Department of Art Discipline Awards: Yelena Fiske, Windham; Dean McCrillis, Roxbury; Tessa Jeffers, Windham.

The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Dean’s Scholarship for Criminology: Krissinda Palmer, Brunswick.

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Dean’s Insight Scholarship: Skyla Gordon, Minot.

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Outstanding Graduating Seniors in the Department of Communication and Media Studies: Michael Allen Maurice, Oxford.

Emerging Scholar in Philosophy Award: Stephen Ross Wisutskie, Raymond.

The Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Study: Matthew Oliver Carter, South Paris.

Grannia Theatre Scholarship: Martin Bodenheimer, Oxford.

William Mackenson Philosophy Award: MaLinda Benson, West Paris.

Bronwyn Millard Memorial Scholarship for theatre: Pamela Smith, Brunswick.

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Musical Theatre Scholarship: Matthew West, Farmington.

Music Honors Recital: Carolyn Glaude, Topsham; Matthew West, Farmington.

The Audway Stuart and Phyllis Lord Treworgy Scholarship Fund for arts and sciences: MaLinda Benson, West Paris.

Warren Memorial Foundation Scholarship for fine and performing arts: Elinor Strandskov, Brunswick.

Esther Wood Scholarship for history: Stephen Ross Wisutskie, Raymond.