Syracuse University established the in 1989, one year after the December 1988 bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that claimed the lives of all 270 people on board, including who were returning from a semester studying abroad. Each Remembrance Scholar is paired with a victim and is tasked with honoring that individual and keeping their memory alive.

Miriam Luby Wolfe

When Sutherland found out she was accepted, she was studying abroad in India.

“I looked at my email and just immediately started crying,” says Sutherland, a public health major from St. Louis, Missouri. “It was instant honor and gratitude, but then as soon as you’re happy and excited, the next feeling that comes in is that weight and that heaviness of what that means to officially be a Remembrance Scholar.”

The news was equally emotional for Hulme, a public health major from Saratoga, California, whose grandfather had worked as a Pan Am pilot.

“I was on the phone with tech support for a computer problem when I got the email that I was selected as a Remembrance Scholar and I was so emotional I had to tell tech support I’d call them back,” Hulme says.

Miriam Luby Wolfe’s mother, Rosemary, sent this heartfelt note to Remembrance Scholar Alyssa Sutherland.

Sutherland’s scholarship is in honor of , a student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts who had spent her semester in London interning at King’s Head Theatre and studying dance, dramatic literature, acting, voice and art history. Sutherland has connected through email with Miriam’s mother, Rosemary, who now lives in Hawaii. Rosemary sent Alyssa a copy of her book, “,” with a handwritten note, “For Alyssa, May life bring you many blessings. With love and Aloha! Rosemary.”

Hulme’s scholarship is in honor of , a student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. He was an actor and athlete who competed on the Syracuse University men’s lacrosse team. Tabitha learned about Turhan’s life by spending time in the and having conversations with his friends, and she discovered almost kismet connections.

“There were so many commonalities between my life and his that I never expected to experience,” Hulme says. “In high school, he did journalism, and he got a national award for the type of journalism he did. It ended up that my father had actually received that same award when he was in high school.”

Turhan Michael Ergin

Sutherland and Hulme both share a strong dedication to service and intend to keep Miriam’s and Turhan’s memories with them throughout their lives. At this year’s , the two shared the following remarks:

Sutherland: “I lay this rose in memory of Miriam Luby Wolfe. I am acting forward by being a leader on campus and beyond. I am using my skills to promote and teach cultural competency as well as the importance of inclusivity and interdependence in every community.”

Hulme: “I lay this rose in honor of Turhan Michael Ergin. When I think of the profound impact of Pan Am Flight 103, I am reminded of the quote, ‘Grief is love with no place to go.’ This flight–meant to bring together family members, friends, beliefs, stories, cultures, and, above all else, love–has changed my perspective on action. As a pre-medical student studying public health and health humanities, I plan to act forward by pursuing a career as a physician focused on patient equity and forever a dedication to service.”

The annual Pan Am Flight 103 memorial service will be held at 2:03 p.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 21, at Hendricks Chapel (that is the time of the incident over Lockerbie). The service will begin in the chapel’s Noble Room, with attendees then processing to the Place of Remembrance.

Learn more about the and to be a Remembrance Scholar.

The annual Pan Am 103 memorial service will honor the 270 people, including Syracuse University study abroad students, who were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb on Dec. 21, 1988.

The service will honor the 270 people, including Syracuse University study abroad students, who were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, on that date and at that time 36 years ago. Chaplains will offer prayers and reflections.��The event will also be offered virtually;�� is required to receive the YouTube link.

Personal reflections and memories, which can be submitted upon registration, may be included in the ceremony. Closed captioning will be provided.

Requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at��chapelevents@syr.edu.

This service is offered in partnership with the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, Hendricks Chapel and the Office of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving.

A memorial service at the Pan Am 103 memorial cairn at Arlington National Cemetery, organized by the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 families group, will also be held that afternoon.

The application deadline for the 2025-26 Remembrance Scholarship cohort is Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

The Remembrance Scholarship is one of the highest honors a Syracuse University student can receive. Those selected are chosen on the basis of leadership, creativity, thoughtful academic inquiry and community impact, including through service to the military, ROTC, first responder, student government, campus clubs or other community organizations.

The 35 rising seniors chosen are each awarded a $5,000 Remembrance Scholarship, and are charged with helping to educate the campus community about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988.

Scholars are expected to undertake meaningful service and to promote initiatives to combat hatred and extremism.��Through education, all 270 lost in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, especially our 35 students, are remembered and honored. The motto of the Remembrance Scholars is “Look Back and Act Forward.”

Who Can Apply?

Any Syracuse University undergraduate student who is in good academic standing and will graduate in either December 2025, May 2026 or summer 2026 is eligible to apply. Students self-nominate for this scholarship. This award is not tied to financial need.

Information Sessions

Information sessions will be held on the following dates and times:

• Thursday, Dec. 5, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 104, Whitman School of Management
• Tuesday, Dec. 10, from 4 to 5 p.m. on (registration required)

At each session, current Remembrance Scholars will provide an overview of their experience, from the application stage to their participation in Remembrance Week.

To request accommodations for the information sessions, contact Melissa Welshans at mlwelsha@syr.edu.

Application Deadline

The application deadline is Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Questions may be directed to remember@syr.edu.

This year marks the 36th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2024-25 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities to look back and remember the 270 people who lost their lives in the tragedy, and to educate on the ways they are acting forward.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events, will be held Sunday, Oct. 20, through Saturday, Oct. 26. Remembrance Week events are meant to memorialize the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit .

Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Radell Roberts at��315.443.0221 or��rrober02@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

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• Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle:��The Empty Seats Display is a visual representation of the Syracuse University students lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present. This year’s Remembrance Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs for 35 minutes on Wednesday, Oct. 23, beginning at 2 p.m.
• Pen-and-ink drawings of the Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in Hendricks Chapel.
• Blue and white flags, one for each of the 270 Pan Am 103 victims, will be on display in the area between the Newhouse School and Schine Student Center. Also, the Hall of Languages, Hendricks Chapel and the JMA Wireless Dome will be lit in blue in honor of Remembrance Week.

Sunday, Oct. 20

• “Each Moment Radiant,” Hendricks Chapel 4 p.m.: The Malmgren Concert Series will feature the world premiere of “Each Moment Radiant,” a newly commissioned chamber work by composer Kurt Erickson and poet Brian Turner commemorating the Pan Am Flight 103 air disaster. Setnor School of Music faculty and guest musicians will perform Erickson and Turner’s song cycle “Here, Bullet” and Johannes Brahms’ piano trio in C minor.
• “Healing Trauma Through Poetry and Music,” National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, 5:30 p.m.: Composer Kurt Erickson and poet Brian Turner will lead a reception and discussion on the genesis and creative process behind “Here, Bullet” and “Each Moment Radiant.”

These events are co-sponsored by the Syracuse Symposium, the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, the Society for New Music, the Setnor School of Music and the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. The commission for “Each Moment Radiant” was made possible through the CNY Arts Grants for Regional Arts and Cultural Engagement regrant program thanks to a New York State Senate Initiative supported by the NYS Legislature, the Office of the Governor and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts.

• , Place of Remembrance, 7 p.m.: The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will begin Remembrance Week activities with a candlelight vigil to remember the 270 victims of Pan Am 103.

Wednesday, Oct. 23

• “Sitting in Solidarity,” Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, 2 p.m.: The Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars will sit in the empty chairs on the Quad for 35 minutes.

Thursday, Oct. 24

• Act Forward Symposium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall atrium (outside Gifford Auditorium), 7 p.m.: The Remembrance Scholars will present posters that share their plans to “act forward” through outreach, research, education and creative projects designed to benefit the community.
• , Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, 8 p.m.: An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) will be available for this event.

Friday, Oct. 25

• “In The Aftermath: Documenting and Researching Victim Support Groups,” Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library, and Zoom (), 10 a.m.: A panel discussion focusing on the collection, preservation and use of important records of the aftermath of tragedies and disasters. Organized by the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at the Special Collections Research Center and moderated by Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn, Pan Am 103 archivist and assistant University archivist. Panelists are Jelena Watkins, co-director of the Centre for Collective Trauma in the United Kingdom and member of the Archiving Disaster Support Group Records project team, and Ezra Rudolph, research associate for Contemporary and Cultural History at the University of Göttingen in Germany. Both will talk about their work and experiences and share insights into the lasting significance and unique challenges of victim support group records in documenting the aftermath of tragic events. A question-and-answer session will follow the moderated discussion. CART will be provided. If you require accessibility accommodations, email Max Wagh at mlwagh@syr.edu by Friday, Oct. 18.
• , Place of Remembrance, 2:03 p.m.: This annual ceremony remembers the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002. American Sign Language interpretation will be available for this event.
• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m.: ​This annual convocation will honor the 2024-25 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and CART will be available for this event. A reception in the Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall, will immediately follow.

Thirty-five students have been chosen as the 2024-25 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars.

The scholarships, now in their 35th year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the students studying in London and Florence through Syracuse University who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing. The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.

Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Life Trustee Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; by Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; by The Syracuse Association of Zeta Psi in memory of Alexander Lowenstein; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a competitive selection process. Applicants submitted an essay and a reflective response in multimedia, artistic, musical or written format as part of a comprehensive application. The application evaluation committee is composed of University faculty and staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the community.

Additionally, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse each year for one year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, also in their 35th year. The scholarships are jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust. Cameron Colville and Anna Newbould were recently selected as the 2024-25 Lockerbie Scholars.

“Remembrance Scholars represent Syracuse University at its best through their academic achievements, their leadership skills and their contributions to the University,” says Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter. “They reflect the talent and promise of those students whose memories they honor. We are very proud to call them members of our University community.”

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars plan the Remembrance activities held at the University each year. The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in the fall.

The 2024-25 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, majors and schools and colleges are the following:

• Alba Aljiboury of Syracuse, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Linda Baguma of Iowa City, Iowa, a double major in international relations and political science in the Maxwell School and A&S and member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Adam Baltaxe of Arlington, Virginia, an international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a Spanish major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Tanner Boshart of Jackson, New Jersey, an economics major and history major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a finance major in the Whitman School of Management and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Danis Cammett of Washington, D.C., an international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S, applied data analytics major in the School of Information Studies, a member of the Crown Honors Program and a member of the University’s Army Reserve Officer Training Program;
• Natalie Dolenga of Lincolnshire, Illinois, an international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Charlotte Ebel of Urbana, Illinois, a public relations major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, a women’s and gender studies and German major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Luke Elliott of Leesburg, Virginia, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, a public relations major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Mason Garbus of Hannibal, New York, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and the School of Education;
• Joshua Garvin of Houston, Texas, a music industry major in VPA;
• Tabitha Hulme of Saratoga, California, a public health major in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and health humanities major in A&S;
• Abigail Jones of Mashpee, Massachusetts, a public relations major in the Newhouse School, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Rajan Joshi of Dallas, Texas, an economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Sierra Kaplan of New York, New York, a health humanities major in A&S; a political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Kelsey Leary of Mahopac, New York, an art photography major in VPA;
• Nadia Lyngdoh-Sommer of Singapore, a sociology major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a law, society and policy major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Sophia Moore of Burbank, California, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School, a sociology major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Zachary Murray of Kingston, Jamaica, a political science and policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a modern foreign languages major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Ryan Myers of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, a public relations major in the Newhouse School, a psychology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Mark Nzasi of Scranton, Pennsylvania, a neuroscience and psychology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Cheryl Olanga of Nairobi, Kenya, a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS);
• Adya Parida of Odisha, India, a computer science major in ECS and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Jenna Poma of Queens, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Tia Poquette of Brooklyn, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S:
• Alekhya Rajasekaran of Visalia, California, a biotechnology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Olivia Reid of Richmond, California, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Mason Romero of Olathe, Kansas, a music education major in VPA and the School of Education, a music history and cultures major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Alie Savane of Bronx, New York, a biology major in A&S;
• Abigael Scott of Plattsburgh, New York, a neuroscience and biology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Yifan “Ivan” Shen of Shanghai, China, a student in the School of Architecture, a music history and cultures major in A&S, and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Justine Smith of Somerville, New Jersey, a political science and policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Joshua Spodek of Wayne, New Jersey, a history major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a social studies education major in the Maxwell School and the School of Education and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Alyssa Sutherland of St. Louis, Missouri, a public health major in the Falk College; a women’s and gender studies major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program;
• Evelina Torres of Houston, Texas, a political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Crown Honors Program; and
• Leondra Tyler of Cicero, New York, a neuroscience and psychology major in A&S.

Remembrance Scholar Jovanni Mosca lays a rose on the Wall of Remembrance during the Rose-Laying Ceremony on Oct. 20. (Photo by Jeremy Brinn)

The service will honor the 270 people, including Syracuse University study abroad students, who were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, on that date and at that time 35 years ago. Chaplains will offer prayers and reflections. The event will also be offered virtually;�� to receive the Zoom webinar link.

Personal reflections and memories, which can be submitted upon registration, may be included in the ceremony. Closed captioning will be provided.

Requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at��chapelevents@syr.edu.

This service is offered in partnership with the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, Hendricks Chapel, and the Office of Alumni Engagement.

A memorial service at the Pan Am 103 memorial cairn at Arlington National Cemetery, organized by the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 families group, will also be held that afternoon.

Members of the Syracuse University Wind Ensemble and Hendricks Chapel Choir perform at St. Paul’s Church in London. (Photo by Jennifer Klock)

These performances had a special meaning for the musicians and their directors—they were a way to pay tribute to the 270 people lost in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988. Among those lost were 35 students returning home after a semester abroad through Syracuse University’s Division of International Programs Abroad (now Syracuse Abroad).

The tour, planned by the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) in the lead up to the tragedy’s 35th anniversary, was meant to honor those who were lost in the bombing, strengthen the bonds that have grown between Syracuse and Scotland in the ensuing years, and give the student musicians the experience of an international tour.

Milton Laufer, associate professor and director of the Sentor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, offers welcoming remarks prior to the Wind Ensemble concert at St. Paul’s Church in London. (Photo by Jennifer Klock)

Planning and curating the remembrance tour began in the summer of 2021 with a conversation between Milton Laufer, associate professor and director of VPA’s Setnor School of Music, and Bradley Ethington, professor of applied music and performance (conducting) and Timothy Diem, assistant professor of applied music and performance (conducting), about meaningful performance experiences for the wind ensemble.

“They suggested curating a performance centered around the 35th anniversary of the Flight 103 bombing during 2023—that the numeric significance of the year and the number of students we lost that fateful day should be memorialized somehow,” Laufer says.

Anne Laver, associate professor of applied music and performance (organ) in the Setnor School and University organist, and Joseph-Ossei Little, Hendricks Chapel Organ Scholar, rehearse at the organ at St. Paul’s Church in London. (Photo by Jennifer Klock)

After conversations with college and University leadership and with Hendricks Chapel Choir Director Jose “Peppie” Calvar and Dean Brian Konkol, and extensive planning by Setnor School administrators Michelle Taylor and Megan Carlsen, the tour was born. The trip was made possible with the support of Chancellor Kent Syverud; Vice Chancellor Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter and Trustee Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56.

Student musicians and Michael Tick, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, pose for a photo outside of Buckingham Palace in London. (Photo by Jennifer Klock)

“Two concurrent tours of two distinct ensembles; six concerts in three cities at five venues culminating in Lockerbie over the course of eight days. After nearly two years of planning, the day finally came for us to depart,” Laufer says. “I was overcome with emotions throughout the trip—from hearing these incredible students perform beautifully in venues of historical consequence to experiencing the Remembrance Garden alongside them. It was one of the most deeply personal and beautiful, gratifying experiences of my life. I could not have been prouder.”

The Hendricks Chapel Choir, 35 members strong, was led by Calvar, associate professor of applied music and performance (conducting) and assistant director of choral activities in the Setnor School. The Wind Ensemble, 65 members strong, was directed by Ethington and Diem. Anne Laver, associate professor of applied music and performance (organ) and University organist, and Joseph Ossei-Little, a graduate student and Hendricks Chapel Organ Scholar, provided organ accompaniment to the choir.

Brian Konkol, dean of Hendricks Chapel, was the guest preacher at Tundergarth Church prior to the Hendricks Chapel Choir performance.

Laufer; Michael Tick, dean of VPA; Dean Konkol; Elisa Dekaney, professor of music education and VPA associate dean for research, graduate studies and internationalization; and Taylor, assistant director for operations in the Setnor School and “tour mom,” also accompanied the group. Travel arrangements were facilitated by Kipling Tours.

The musical selections performed on the tour were carefully chosen. “Energy and Light,” a celebration of and a reflection on life, was specifically composed for the Wind Ensemble by Natalie Draper, assistant professor of music composition, history and theory in the Setnor School. The St. Paul’s performance was the piece’s European premiere.

“Such Splendor,” performed by the choir, was created by U.K.-based composer Cecilia McDowall, based on a poem written by Pan Am 103 victim and Syracuse student Nicholas Vrenios.

Peppie Calvar, associate professsor of applied music and performance (conducting) in the Setnor School and Hendricks Chapel Choir director, leads the choir performance at Tundergarth Church. (Photo by Jennifer Klock)

“The text happens to evoke significant meaning when contextualized with Pan Am 103,” says Calvar. “We are grateful to Elizabeth Vrenios, Nicholas’ mother, for her graciousness in allowing us to use this text. We hope the piece and our performance serve as a lasting monument to the Remembrance Scholars Program mission to ‘Look Back and Act Forward.’”

“Angels Rising,” a piece commissioned by the Setnor School and performed by the Wind Ensemble, was composed by prominent American composer Frank Ticheli.

“This work is composed as a deeply moving tribute to the memories of those whose lives were lost on that tragic day in 1988,” says Ethington. “It is a work of sorrow and of hope, a transcendent musical portrayal of the human condition and the beauty and fragility of life itself. This remarkable work will be forever associated with Syracuse University as it is performed around the world in the years to come.”

Bradley Ethington, professor of applied music and performance (conducting) in the Setnor School of Music, offers remarks prior to the Wind Ensemble performance at the Lockerbie Town Hall. (Photo by Jennifer Klock)

“Such Splendor” and “Angels Rising” were performed by the Hendricks Chapel Choir and Wind Ensemble, respectively, at the annual Remembrance Scholar Convocation, held in Hendricks Chapel on Oct. 20.

For Ronald Ditchek ’23, a member of the choir, the trip was especially poignant. Ditchek was one of three Remembrance Scholar alumni, including Micayla MacDougall ’22, G’23 and Tyler Youngman ’20, G’21, a Ph.D. student in the School of Information Studies, who performed as part of the Hendricks Chapel Choir (MacDougall also played the bassoon with the Wind Ensemble). During his year as a Remembrance Scholar, Ditchek represented Nicholas Vrenios and continues to do so.

A piper plays outside the Remembrance Room at Tundergarth Church in Lockerbie, Scotland. (Photo by Jennifer Klock)

One of Ditchek’s best memories of the trip is signing the book that was kept in a dedicated Remembrance room at Tundergarth Church. “Signing it meant so��much to me because it represented how a piece of me was left in Lockerbie. It signified a vow as to my commitment to looking back and acting forward for the 270 lives lost on Pan Am Flight 103,” he says.

Ditchek says visiting the Pan Am Flight 103 memorial in Dryfesdale Cemetery in Lockerbie was another major moment. “I saw a new way of remembering. I was able to lay stones for people who were just like us and learn new stories about the SU students and other passengers who were on the flight,” he says. “When I paid tribute to the victims at the garden, I did everything: said prayers for the lives lost, told stories to other SU students about those who were on the flight and thought about how my experiences in Lockerbie should be told to others, so the legacies of those on the flight are not lost.”

Student musicians outside Edinburgh Castle (Photo by Jennifer Klock)

Ben O’Connell, a graduate student in choral conducting in the Setnor School, says the trip left him speechless. “I can’t put to words the kindness and embrace we experienced from the people in Lockerbie. It is truly inspiring how welcoming and gracious the people are after all these years,” he says. “Seeing the memorials in person in the environment where the tragedy occurred put a true humanistic aspect that was missing from my experience with Remembrance Week, one that I wish all people could experience.”

O’Connell even found a personal connection to one of the victims, Colleen Brunner, who grew up in the same town as his mom.

Alie Fitt, an oboist in the Wind Ensemble, says she gained a deep appreciation for Remembrance Week and for the Syracuse students who represent the lives that were lost.

“When Dr. Ethington and Dr. Diem were preparing us to go abroad, we had many conversations about the importance of why we were going and the impact that this had on the Syracuse community. The true weight of the attack, though, didn’t really hit me until I was standing in front of the memorial in Lockerbie,” she says. “In that moment, I realized that these victims were the same age as me, enjoying college life and friends, and had goals and dreams just as I do. … Taking part in this Remembrance Tour was such a moving experience and one I will never forget.”

Peppie Calvar leads the choir at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. (Photo by Jennifer Klock)

Joseph Ossei-Little, graduate student, Hendricks Chapel Organ Scholar and member of the Hendricks Chapel Choir, says the trip connected him on a personal level with the incident that happened nearly 35 years ago.

“Singing in Tundergarth Church, which overlooks the field where the nose cone of the plane fell that day, signified a true connection for me. I was able to share in their grief and comfort everyone present with my voice and music,” he says. Performing “Such Splendor,” he says, brought him to tears.

“It gave me that resolve, in my heart, that never again should such acts of violence be allowed to happen and how I, can in my small way, share kindness and love to make the world a better place,” Ossei-Little says.

Ben Vermilyea, a graduate student, trombonist and graduate associate conductor with the Wind Ensemble, says the whole week was an extremely powerful and moving experience. “I was fortunate enough to conduct one of the pieces at the concert in the Lockerbie Town Hall. It was amazing to feel the connection between the students and the audience in the room,” he says. “Even though we had never met before, we were bonded by the music being made in remembrance to the events of 35 years earlier. I have never had as powerful of a music making experience than I had performing in the Lockerbie Town Hall, particularly when we performed ‘Angels Rising.’”

Timothy Diem, assistant professor of applied music and performance (conducting) in the Setnor School and Michelle Taylor, assistant director of operations in the Setnor School and “tour mom,” are pictured with members of the Wind Ensemble in St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.

The trip was the first experience of traveling outside of North America for percussionist�� and graduate student Alex Talerico G’24.

“The thing that stood out to me the most was just how accepting and friendly the people of Lockerbie were when we visited. The positive relationship between the town and the University was palpable and I was approached and accepted with open arms despite being a stranger to every person I met,” he says. “Performing musical works in Lockerbie Town Hall��specifically dedicated to the tragedy was incredibly poignant and evoked feelings I’m not sure I’ll ever experience again.”

Allison Pasco, a graduate student in orchestral conducting and music education and a flutist, has long felt a connection to Remembrance. She grew up in Oswego, New York, with Remembrance Scholar alumnus Tyler Youngman. “The trip was one of the most special and memorable opportunities throughout my years at Syracuse,” she says.

Pasco had two prominent solos in “Angels Rising.” “It made me think of all of the Remembrance Scholars I have known throughout the years and of Lynne Hartunian and Colleen Brunner, the two SUNY Oswego students who were victims in the tragedy,” Pasco says.

“The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble’s concert tour of the United Kingdom with the Hendricks Chapel Choir was a remarkable and memorable experience for our students,” says Ethington. “The concerts in London, Lockerbie and Edinburgh were once-in-a-lifetime performances before enthusiastic audiences.”

“Our hosts in Lockerbie were gracious and welcoming, and our shared history in remembering the tragic events of December 1988 resonates from generation to generation,” he says.

Video by Nick Dekaney ’26, a broadcast journalism major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Hendricks Chapel Choir

The two sought comfort and community at , the spiritual heart of campus, mourning the tragic loss of life with the remaining students, faculty and staff members who hadn’t departed for winter break.

Friend would eventually become part of the first cohort of and the traditions surrounding Remembrance Week.

“Remembrance Week is such a wonderful way to pay tribute to the students and their families, and to instill the impact of the event on Syracuse as an institution. Syracuse could have decided to quietly give out scholarships and not acknowledge the incident, but I’m so proud of the institution for going the other way, embracing the people impacted by this tragedy and embracing the impact this had on our campus community. By making this a celebration of the lives lost means their memories will last forever,” says Friend, who represented .

“Look back. Act forward.”

Those words influence how Syracuse University’s Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars honor and celebrate the lives of the people who were killed during the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the bombing, which claimed the lives of 270 people, including 35 Syracuse students who were on their way home following a semester abroad.

Julie Friend ’92

Each October, the University community comes together during Remembrance Week events and activities—planned by that year’s cohort of Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars—to memorialize the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism.

The impact of being a Remembrance Scholar lives on in Friend and her fellow scholars.

Today, as director of global safety and security at Northwestern University, Friend developed a comprehensive, universitywide approach to international risk management, including for the university’s students who study abroad. She wrote the industry standard on how colleges and universities respond to the death of a student abroad.

“Absolutely there’s a tie between my work and my time as a Remembrance Scholar. I think about that whenever I’m dealing with a student in crisis abroad. Knowing the parents of the Pan Am Flight 103 victims experienced the ultimate tragedy a parent can experience when their student goes to college, I think about these family members too, and what they might be going through. It is important for me to put myself in the shoes of those parents so I can be the best I can at my job,” Friend says.

Luke ’16 and Hannah Rafferty ’16

Hannah (Visnosky) Rafferty ’16 and Luke Rafferty ’16 firmly believe they never would have met were it not for the Remembrance Scholars program. The encounter had life-changing ramifications for both Hannah, who earned a sport management degree from the , and Luke, who earned a photography degree from the .

Today, the two are happily married and co-run a video production company, Filmiamo Productions, that tells the stories of successful companies, brands and individuals. They’re also raising their Orange goldendoodle, “Waverly,” named for the street where their Remembrance Scholars meetings took place inside Bird Library.

“When terrorists perform acts of terror, their goal is to instill fear and terrorize a community. The students that we represent didn’t get their chance at love, they didn’t get their chance at having an adulthood. While the terrorists were trying to harm and hurt people, Syracuse, in creating the Remembrance program, created something good out of this terrible situation. This allows us to talk about the victims of Pan Am 103 and honor their lives through us telling our story of how we met,” says Hannah, who represented .

“People of a certain generation remember Pan Am 103, but people of the newer generation don’t really know what happened that day. We get to provide that context and tell them that story to make sure those 35 Syracuse University students are always remembered and never forgotten. The student I represented [] wanted to be a photojournalist telling the types of stories Hannah and I do with our video production company. The Remembrance Scholar program gave me something powerful, and I’ve carried that with me well past graduation,” adds Luke.

On this “’Cuse Conversation,” these alumni reflect on the significant impact the Remembrance Scholars program had on them, share their stories of why they wanted to become Remembrance Scholars, and explain how they continue to honor the lives of the University students who died on the flight.

Friend recalls what it was like on campus in the aftermath of the incident and how there was an empty feeling when students returned to campus to start the spring semester. She also describes how powerful and emotional it was when the University marked the 30-year anniversary of the incident in 2018.

Hannah and Luke share how being Remembrance Scholars helped their Orange love story blossom. They also discuss the personal significance of both the Place of Remembrance—where each year the Syracuse community gathers for a candlelight vigil and rose-laying ceremony—and the Remembrance Wall—which features the names of the 35 Syracuse students who died.

Check out episode 152 of the . A transcript [PDF]��is also available.

Dec. 21, 2023, will mark the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The bombing claimed the lives of 259 people on the plane, including students returning from a semester of study abroad through Syracuse University, and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie.

The Remembrance Scholar and Lockerbie Scholars programs were established one year later. Since that time, the University has awarded 1,190 Remembrance Scholarships to Syracuse University students and welcomed 68 students from Lockerbie to Syracuse for a year as Lockerbie Scholars. Now, in this community and throughout the world, they act forward on behalf of all the promising lives lost too soon.

Now until the anniversary on Dec. 21, we will feature some of the alumni who were named Remembrance or Lockerbie Scholars over the past 34 years, to learn how they are impacted by their Remembrance experience and how they continue to live the Remembrance mission to “Look Back. Act Forward.”

The first vignette features Leo Wong ’14, a native of San Gabriel, California, and current resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. Wong earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and was a Remembrance Scholar during the 2013-14 academic year.

Subsequent vignettes will be featured on .

The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony memorializes the 270 people, including several students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at the Rose-Laying Ceremony, and ASL and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the convocation. The convocation will be��.

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; Deborah Barnes and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven W. Barnes ’82, H’19; and the Syracuse Association of Zeta Psi in remembrance of our brother, Alexander Lowenstein.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship are asked to highlight their academic achievements, creative pursuits, leadership activities and community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at Syracuse University on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Joshua Halliday and Tristan Woolley, will be recognized at the convocation.

Lois Agnew, associate provost for academic affairs and professor of writing and rhetoric in the College of Arts and Sciences, will preside over the convocation. Messages will be delivered by the Rt. Honorable David Mundell, member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

The 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns and majors are the following:

• Nicole Aponte of Franklin Square, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications;
• Christian Bevilacqua of Norwich, Connecticut, a social studies education and geography major in the School of Education, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Nina Chen of Palo Alto, California, a fashion design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Dominic Chiappone of Miami, Florida, a history major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Sophie Creager-Roberts of Charlottesville, Virginia, an environment, sustainability and policy major and history major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Daniela Dorado of Bogotá, Colombia, an advertising major in the Newhouse School;
• Mia-Marie Fields of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Guerdyna Gelin of Port Chester, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Alison Gilmore of South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, a sport analytics major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics;
• Miguel Guzman of Lima, Peru, a biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Ka’ai Imaikalani I of Nu’uanu, Hawaii, a policy studies and international relations major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Benjamin Johnson of Stafford, Virginia, a computer engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and member of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps;
• Kyle Kalmar of Fort Collins, Colorado, a student in the School of Architecture;
• Beizhou Li of Jiangsu, China, a political science and economics major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Lucio Maffei of West Orange, New Jersey, a political philosophy and ethics major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Grant Maxheimer of Linden, Michigan, an international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Thomas Mitchell Mazza of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a neuroscience and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Aiden McGorry of New York, New York, a student in the School of Architecture;
• Jovanni Mosca of Corinth, New York, a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Aidan O’Connell of Manchester, New Hampshire, a political science major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Motolani Oladitan of Lagos, Nigeria, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Sofia Rodriguez of Miami Gardens, Florida, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Emily Saad of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a finance major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, a creative advertising major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Katarina Sako of Buffalo, New York, a neuroscience and biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Elliot Salas of Houston, Texas, an electrical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Mary Schieman of Mentor, Ohio, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Emily Shuman of Durham, New Hampshire, a human development and family science major in the Falk College;
• Hannah Skelton of North Caldwell, New Jersey, a political science and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Hannah Starorypinski of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, a political science major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Otto Sutton of Corning, New York, a political science, political philosophy and history major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Anna Terzaghi of Sydney, Australia, an anthropology and international relations major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Madison Wallace of Bedford, New Hampshire, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Emily Weaver of Mount Morris, New York, an Earth and environmental sciences and forensic science major in the College of Arts and Sciences; an anthropology major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences; a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program and a member of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps;
• Xibo Xu of Jiangsu, China, an applied data analytics major in the School of Information Studies and an international relations major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences; and
• Zhiyun (Alita) Zhang of Shanxi, China, a psychology and linguistic studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Roses and stones on the Wall of Remembrance (Photo by Angela Ryan)

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 15, through Saturday, Oct. 21. Remembrance Week events are meant to memorialize the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit��. Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Heather Ryerson at��315.443.5725 or by email at��hmryerso@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

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• , sixth floor of Bird Library, on display through Jan. 6, 2024: Curated by Pan Am 103 Archivist Vanessa St. Oegger-Menn, the exhibition documents the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The exhibition features materials donated to the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at the Special Collections Research Center by the victims’ loved ones and members of the investigative teams. The exhibition provides an overview of the disaster, investigation and first trial at Kamp van Zeist in the Netherlands. For more information or to request a tour, email pa103archives@syr.edu or call 315.443.0632.
• Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle: The Empty Seats are the visual representation of the Syracuse University students lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present. This year’s Remembrance Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs on Wednesday, Oct. 18, beginning at 9:15 a.m.
• Pen-and-ink drawings of the Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in Hendricks Chapel.
• Blue and white flags, one for each of the Pan Am 103 victims, will be on display in the area between the Newhouse School and Schine Student Center. Also, the Hall of Languages, Hendricks Chapel and the JMA Wireless Dome will be lit in blue in honor of Remembrance Week.

Sunday, Oct. 15

• , Place of Remembrance, 6 p.m.: The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will begin Remembrance Week activities with a Candlelight Vigil to remember the 270 victims of Pan Am 103. In the event of rain, the vigil will be held inside Hendricks Chapel.

Monday, Oct. 16

• , Shaw Quad, 9 a.m.: Members of the University community are invited to paint stones that will be placed on top of the Wall of Remembrance during the Rose-Laying Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 20.

Wednesday, Oct. 18

• “Sitting in Solidarity,” Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, 9:15 a.m.: The Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars will sit in the empty chairs on the Quad for 35 minutes.
• 7 p.m., Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall: The documentary tells the story of “Dark Elegy,” the memorial created by Suse Lowenstein, whose son, Alexander, was killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing. A question-and-answer session with filmmaker Jill Campbell will follow.

Thursday, Oct. 19

• , Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, 8 p.m.: An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Real-Time Translation will be available for this event.

Friday, Oct. 20

• ​, Place of Remembrance,��2:03 p.m.: This annual ceremony remembers the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002. American Sign Language interpretation will be available for this event.

• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m.​: This annual convocation will honor the 2023-24 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be available for this event. A reception at the Syracuse University Art Museum Galleria in the Shaffer Art Building will immediately follow.

Saturday, Oct. 21

• Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars will perform community service in downtown Syracuse with We Rise Above the Streets.

Maggie Sardino ’23

Recent graduate Maggie Sardino ’23 authored an article,��, featured recently in��, an online initiative of the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) Foundation highlighting higher ed-based humanities projects. She graduated in May 2023 with two bachelor’s degrees: one in writing and rhetoric from the College of Arts and Sciences, and a second in citizenship and civic engagement from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

The article shares the impacts of her experience as a student research assistant with the����(EHN), founded and directed by��, associate professor of writing and rhetoric and Dean’s Professor of Community Engagement in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). An initiative for publicly engaged research, teaching and creative work, EHN supports and connects teams of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff working on community-based arts, humanities and STEM projects with historically marginalized communities in Syracuse and Central New York.

In her article, Sardino describes what engagement in community-based humanities can look like. To tell the story of residents living in Syracuse’s public housing, she shared some lessons learned through the process of writing and directing��. The documentary used local storytelling to present the history of Syracuse’s 15th ward, a neighborhood that was razed in the 1930’s to make room for new public housing, Pioneer Homes, originally intended for white families. By the 60’s the area was a thriving community with Black and Jewish families and businesses that was largely demolished for the construction of I-81, a highway cutting through downtown Syracuse. The documentary exposes current resident frustrations about the proposal to redevelop the area again. Sardino used the process of making the documentary to engage the community directly through panel discussions, gaining coverage by local news outlets. The project provided a voice to under-represented individuals in the renewal process. This led to increased accountability and input on the redevelopment project from a wider range of stakeholders.

Sardino was recently named a 2023 recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. Funded by the British government beginning in 1953, the Marshall Scholarship finances outstanding American students to study in the United Kingdom. Sardino is Syracuse University’s fifth Marshall Scholar. With this scholarship, she will pursue a master’s degree in digital humanities at King’s College London, followed by a master’s degree in applied anthropology and community arts at Goldsmiths, University of London.

In addition to her work with EHN, Sardino, raised in Syracuse, is both the Coronat and Remembrance Scholar, was named a����Research Assistant in 2020 and studied in Victoria, British Colombia as a����Intern in 2022. She is also a member of the��.

While at Syracuse University, Sardino maximized the opportunities these awards and scholarships presented to further her research, scholarship and civic engagement. In her article, she describes how her student experiences solidified her commitment to pursuing community-based storytelling as a career path. In particular, she cites how the collaborative relationships with EHN faculty, students, staff and community partners helped her realize the power of public humanities to expand important cultural discussions to effect change.

The scholarships, now in their 34th year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the students studying in London and Florence through Syracuse University who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing. The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.

Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Life Trustee Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; by Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; by The Syracuse Association of Zeta Psi in memory of Alexander Lowenstein; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a competitive selection process. Applicants submitted an essay and a reflective response in multimedia, artistic, musical or written format as part of a comprehensive application. The selection committee is composed of University faculty and staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the community.

Additionally, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse each year for one year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, also in their 34th year. The scholarships are jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust. Joshua Halliday and Tristan Woolley were recently selected as the 2023-24 Lockerbie Scholars.

“The Remembrance Scholars represent the future while honoring the past, which is both a great privilege and a great responsibility,” says Vice Chancellor and Provost Gretchen Ritter. “This year’s students, who have demonstrated strong leadership skills and a commitment to service, are up to the task. As with those who were tragically lost nearly 35 years ago, we are proud that these students are members of our University community.”

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars plan the Remembrance activities held at the University each year. The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in the fall.

The 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, majors, and schools and colleges are the following:

• Nicole Aponte of Franklin Square, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
• Christian Bevilacqua of Norwich, Connecticut, a social studies education major in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and School of Education, a geography major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.
• Nina Chen of Palo Alto, California, a fashion design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA).
• Dominic Chiappone of Miami, Florida, a history major in the Maxwell School and A&S and broadcast journalism major in the Newhouse School.
• Sophie Creager-Roberts of Charlottesville, Virginia, an environmental, sustainability and policy major and history major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Daniela Dorado of Bogotá, Colombia, an advertising major in the Newhouse School and creative writing major in A&S.
• Mia-Marie Fields of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS).
• Guerdyna Gelin of Westchester, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Alison Gilmore of South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, a sport analytics major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
• Miguel Guzman of Lima, Peru, a biotechnology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Ka’ai I of Nu’uanu, Hawaii, a policy studies and international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S.
• Benjamin Nicholas Johnson of Stafford, Virginia, a computer engineering major in ECS and a member of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps.
• Kyle Joseph Kalmar of Fort Collins, Colorado, a student in the School of Architecture.
• Beizhou Li of Jiangsu, China, a political science and economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S.
• Lucio Maffei of West Orange, New Jersey, a political philosophy and ethics major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Grant Maxheimer of Linden, Michigan, an international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Mitchell Mazza of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a neuroscience and psychology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Aiden McGorry of New York, New York, a student in the School of Architecture.
• Jovanni Mosca of Corinth, New York, a computer science major in ECS and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Aidan O’Connell of Manchester, New Hampshire, a political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S.
• Motolani Oladitan of Lagos, Nigeria, a psychology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Sofia Rodriguez of Miami Gardens, Florida, a communication and rhetorical studies major in VPA.
• Emily Saad of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a finance major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, a creative advertising major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Katarina Sako of Buffalo, New York, a neuroscience and biology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Elliot Salas of Houston, Texas, an electrical engineering major in ECS.
• Mary Schieman of Mentor, Ohio, an environmental engineering major in ECS.
• Emily Jo Shuman of Durham, New Hampshire, a human development and family science major in the Falk College.
• Hannah Skelton of North Caldwell, New Jersey, a political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School.
• Hannah Starorypinski of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, a political science major in Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Otto Sutton of Corning, New York, a political science, history and political philosophy major in the Maxwell School and A&S.
• Anna Terzaghi of Sydney, Australia, an anthropology and international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Madison Wallace of Bedford, New Hampshire, a biochemistry and neuroscience major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Emily M. Weaver of Mount Morris, New York, an Earth and environmental sciences and forensic science major in A&S, an anthropology major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program.
• Xibo Xu of Jiangsu, China, an applied data analytics major in the School of Information Studies and an international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S.
• Zhiyun (Alita) Zhang of Shanxi, China, a psychology and linguistic studies major in A&S.

The service will honor the 270 people, including Syracuse University study abroad students, who were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, on that date and time 34 years ago. Chaplains will offer prayers and reflections.

The event will also be offered virtually; . Personal reflections and memories, which can be submitted upon registration, may be included in the ceremony. Closed captioning will be provided. Requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at chapelevents@syr.edu.

This service is offered in partnership with the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, Hendricks Chapel, and the Office of Alumni Engagement.

A memorial service at the Pan Am 103 memorial cairn at Arlington National Cemetery, organized by the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 families group, will take place simultaneously.

The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony memorializes the 270 people, including several students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at the Rose-Laying Ceremony, and ASL and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the convocation. The Rose-Laying Ceremony and convocation will be .

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; Deborah Barnes and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven W. Barnes ’82, H’19; and the Syracuse Association of Zeta Psi in remembrance of our brother, Alexander Lowenstein.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship are asked to highlight their academic achievements, creative pursuits, leadership activities and community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at Syracuse University on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Zach Blackstock and Natasha Gilfillan, will be recognized at the convocation.

Chris E. Johnson, associate provost for academic affairs and professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, will preside over the convocation. A message will be delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud and a Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

The 2022-23 Remembrance Scholars and their hometowns and majors are:

• David Barbier Jr. of Miami, Florida, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and an international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences (A&S);
• Diane Benites of New Providence, New Jersey, a biology major in A&S;
• Mira Berenbaum of Los Angeles, California, an accounting major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, a public relations major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Olivia Budelmann of Fayetteville, New York, a mathematics major in A&S; a Spanish language, literature and culture major in A&S; an environment, sustainability and policy major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Emma Dahmen of East Wenatchee, Washington, an economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S; a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School; a Spanish language, literature and culture major in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Cori Dill of San Diego, California, a political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a public relations major in the Newhouse School;
• Ronald Ditchek of Brooklyn, New York, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and School of Education;
• Dara Drake of Highland Park, Illinois, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Fabryce Fetus of Brooklyn, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a public health major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics;
• Karina Freeland of Burke, Virginia, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Kinley Gaudette of Salisbury, New Hampshire, a public health major in the Falk College; a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Riya Gupta of San Ramon, California, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Jaime Heath of Bridgeton, New Jersey, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S; a political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School;
• Sifan Hunde of Washington, D.C., an international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a psychology major in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Amanda Lalonde of Baldwinsville, New York, a psychology and forensic science major in A&S, a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program and a U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve veteran;
• Adam Landry of Nashua, New Hampshire, a civil engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) and member of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps;
• Ivy Lin of New York, New York, a creative writing major in A&S, a history major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Julianna Mercado of Holbrook, New York, a biochemistry and forensic science major in A&S;
• Jenna Merry of Overland, Kansas, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Josh Meyers of Livingston, New Jersey, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Ofentse Mokoka of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, an economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a writing and rhetoric major in A&S;
• Riley Moore of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, a communication and rhetorical studies major in VPA; a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a creative writing major in A&S;
• Nadia Nelson of Suffern, New York, a policy studies and political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Janice Poe of Atlanta, Georgia, a chemistry major in A&S, a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and a member of the U.S. National Guard;
• Mackenzie Quinn of Fredonia, New York, a sociology and political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Maggie Sardino of Syracuse, New York, a writing and rhetoric major in A&S; a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Brielle Seidel of Hillsborough, New Jersey, a public health major in the Falk College;
• Car Shapiro of Lake Worth, Florida, an entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises major in the Whitman School;
• Aidaruus Shirwa of Syracuse, New York, a policy studies and economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Louis Smith of Seneca Falls, New York, a biology major in A&S; a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Emily Steinberger of Burlingame, California, a photojournalism major in the Newhouse School; a management major in the Whitman School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Taylor Stover of Amherst, New York, an international relations and history major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Alesandra “Sasha” Temerte of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, an economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S; a writing and rhetoric major in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Amreeta Verma of Green Brook, New Jersey, an architecture major in the School of Architecture; and
• Jared Welch of Endicott, New York, an electrical engineering major in ECS and computer science and physics major in A&S.

This year marks the 34th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2022-23 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities to remember the 270 people who lost their lives in the tragedy.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 16, through Saturday, Oct. 22. Remembrance Week events are meant to memorialize the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit��. Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Heather Ryerson at��315.443.5725 or by email at hmryerso@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

��All Week��

• 35 Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
  The 35 Empty Seats are the visual representation of the 35 Syracuse University students lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present. This year’s Remembrance Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs on Monday, Oct. 17, beginning at 1:28 p.m.
• Pen-and-ink drawings of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in Hendricks Chapel.
• Blue and white flags, one for each of the Pan Am 103 victims, will be on display in the area between the Newhouse School and Schine Student Center. Also, the Hall of Languages, Hendricks Chapel and the JMA Wireless Dome will be lit in blue in honor of Remembrance Week.

Sunday, Oct. 16

• Music and Message, Hendricks Chapel, 4 p.m. and��Candlelight Vigil, Hendricks Chapel to the Place of Remembrance, 5:30 p.m.
  The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will begin Remembrance Week activities with a Music and Message collaboration with Hendricks Chapel that addresses themes of hope, resilience and action in the face of tragedy. The evening will conclude with a Remembrance Candlelight Vigil beginning at Hendricks Chapel and concluding at the Place of Remembrance.

Monday, Oct. 17

• “Sitting in Solidarity,” Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, 1:28 p.m.
  The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will sit in the 35 empty chairs on the Quad for 35 minutes.

Tuesday, Oct. 18

• “Look Back, Act Forward Mural,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Schine Student Center

Wednesday, Oct. 19

• “Look Back, Act Forward Mural,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Schine Student Center
• Screening of “Seat 20D,” 7 p.m., Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall
  The documentary tells the story of “Dark Elegy,” the memorial created by Suse Lowenstein, whose son, Alexander, was killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing.

Thursday, Oct. 20

• Celebration of Life​, K.G. Tan Auditorum, National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
  An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars. American Sign Language interpretation will be available for this event.

��Friday, Oct. 21

• Lecture on “Trauma, Identity, Community and the 1988 Lockerbie Bombing,” Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library, 10 a.m.
  Researchers/criminologists Andy Clark of Newcastle University and Colin Atkinson of the University of the West of Scotland will discuss their recent criminological oral history research with first responders to the Lockerbie disaster site. This presentation is sponsored by the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at the Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center. Communication Access Real-Time (CART) will be provided.

• Rose-Laying Ceremony​, Place of Remembrance,��2:03 p.m.
  This annual ceremony remembers the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002. ASL interpretation will be available for this event.
• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m.​
  This annual convocation will honor the 2022-23 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and CART translation will be available for this event. A reception at the SU Art Museum Galleria in the Shaffer Art Building will immediately follow.

Additionally, please look for upcoming dialogue-based events to be announced soon.

The scholarships, now in their 33rd year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing. The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.

Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Life Trustee Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; by Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants submitted an essay and a reflective response in multimedia, artistic, musical or written format as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists were interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the community.

Additionally, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse each year for one year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, also in their 33rd year. The scholarships are jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust. Zack Blackstock and Natasha Gilfillian were recently selected as the 2022-23 Lockerbie Scholars.

“The Remembrance Scholars take on a great responsibility. They represent the legacy of each student lost in a horrific tragedy, looking back to ensure that they are remembered and honored. Along with the Lockerbie Scholars, they act forward by participating in leadership, scholarship and service activities that leave a lasting impact on our community and on their lives after Syracuse,” says Vice Chancellor and Provost Gretchen Ritter. “These 2022-2023 scholars represent a broad spectrum of disciplines, personal backgrounds and career aspirations. What brings them together is the desire to make the world better through leadership and service.”

The Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars plan the Remembrance activities held at the University each year. The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in the fall.

The 2022-23 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, majors, and schools and colleges are the following:

• David Barbier Jr. of Miami, Florida, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, an international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Diane Benites of New Providence, New Jersey, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Mira Berenbaum of Los Angeles, California, an accounting major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, a public relations major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Olivia Budelmann of Fayetteville, New York, a mathematics and Spanish languages, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences; an environment, sustainability and policy major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Emma Dahmen of East Wenatchee, Washington, an economics major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences; a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School; a Spanish language, literature and culture major in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Cori Dill of San Diego, California, a political science major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and public relations major in the Newhouse School;
• Ronald Ditchek of Brooklyn, New York, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education;
• Dara Drake of Highland Park, Illinois, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Fabryce Fetus of Brooklyn, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a public health major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics;
• Karina Freeland of Burke, Virginia, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Kinley Gaudette of Salisbury, New Hampshire, a public health major in the Falk College, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Riya Gupta of San Ramon, California, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Jaime Heath of Bridgeton, New Jersey, a policy studies and political science major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School;
• Sifan Hunde of Washington, D.C., an international relations major in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences, a psychology major in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Amanda Lalonde of Baldwinsville, New York, a psychology and forensic science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Adam Landry of Nashua, New Hampshire, a civil engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Ivy Lin of New York, New York, a creative writing major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a history major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Julianna Mercado of Holbrook, New York, a biochemistry and forensic science major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Jenna Merry of Overland Park, Kansas, a student in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Josh Meyers of Livingston, New Jersey, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Ofentse Mokoka of Pretoria, South Africa, an economics major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and writing and rhetoric major in A&S;
• Riley Moore of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, a political science major in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences and a creative writing major in A&S;
• Nadia Nelson of Suffern, New York, a policy studies and political science major in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Janice Poe of Atlanta, Georgia, a chemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Mackenzie Quinn of Fredonia, New York, a political science and sociology major in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Maggie Sardino of Syracuse, New York, a writing and rhetoric major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Brielle Seidel of Hillsborough, New Jersey, a public health major in the Falk College;
• Car Shapiro of Lake Worth, Florida, an entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises major in the Whitman School;
• Aidaruus Shirwa of Syracuse, New York, a policy studies and economics major in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Louis Smith of Seneca Falls, New York, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Emily Steinberger of Burlingame, California, a photojournalism major in the Newhouse School, a management major in the Whitman School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Taylor Stover of Amherst, New York, an international relations and history major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Alesandra “Sasha” Temerte of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, an economics major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a writing and rhetoric major in A&S, and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Amreeta Verma of Green Brook, New Jersey, a student in the School of Architecture; and
• Jared Welch of Endicott, New York, an electrical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at the Rose-Laying Ceremony, and ASL and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the convocation.

The Rose-Laying Ceremony and convocation will be livestreamed; .

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; and Deborah Barnes and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven W. Barnes ’82, H’19.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship are asked to highlight their academic achievements, creative pursuits, leadership activities and community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at Syracuse University on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Lauren Carruthers and Alicia Pagan, will be recognized at the convocation.

Tanisha M. Jackson, professor of practice of African American studies and executive director of the Community Folk Art Center in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, will preside over the convocation. A message will be delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud and a Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

The 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars and their hometowns and majors are:

• Elizabeth Acquaah-Harrison of Charlton, Massachusetts, a neuroscience and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Kenneth J. Bissett;
• Samantha Armetta of West Islip, New York, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Alexander Lowenstein;
• Elizabeth Billman of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, a photojournalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training, representing Timothy M. Cardwell;
• Ava Breitbeck of Cicero, New York, a physics and political science major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Julianne F. Kelly;
• Julia Chou of Eugene, Oregon, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing John P. Flynn;
• Ashley Collado of Copiague, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences, representing Steven Russell Berrell;
• Morgan Eaton of Colchester, Vermont, a citizenship and civic engagement and policy studies major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences, representing Amy Elizabeth Shapiro;
• Elena Figler of Bedford, New Hampshire, a biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Stephen J. Boland;
• Madeleine Gordon of Norwalk, Connecticut, a modern foreign languages major (Arabic and Chinese) in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, representing Sarah S.B. Philipps;
• Shiori Green of Honolulu, Hawaii, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Nicole Elise Boulanger;
• Alyssa Grzesiowski of South Bend, Indiana, a chemistry, forensic science and Spanish language, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Louise “Luann” Rogers;
• Coreynne Henry of Glenview, Illinois, an art photography major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Miriam Luby Wolfe;
• Ryo Ishioka of New York, New York, an architecture major in the School of Architecture, representing Peter R. Peirce;
• Jared Khan-Bagley of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education, representing Shannon Davis;
• Dylan King of Durango, Colorado, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a political science major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences, representing Mark Lawrence Tobin;
• MaryKate Krege of Delmar, New York, an architecture major in the School of Architecture, representing Wendy A. Lincoln;
• Zainab Kumandan of Valley Stream, New York, a biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Suzanne Marie Miazga;
• Kathleen Lane of Hawley, Pennsylvania, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School, representing Jason M. Coker;
• Caitlyn Langille of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a policy studies and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Christopher Andrew Jones;
• Estheralice Lopez of Miami, Florida, a photography major in the Newhouse School, representing Alexia Kathryn Tsairis;
• Micayla MacDougall of Syracuse, New York, a music education major in the School of Education and College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Nicholas Andreas Vrenios;
• Lindy Melegari of Irwin, Pennsylvania, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Frederick “Sandy” Phillips;
• Madeline Messare of Ballston Lake, New York, a forensic science and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, representing Richard Paul Monetti;
• Justin Mitchell of Ridgefield, Connecticut, an international relations, history, and Russian language, literature and culture major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Anne Lindsey Otenasek;
• Nathena Murray of Ossining, New York, a medicinal chemistry and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Kesha Weedon;
• Ifeyinwa Ojukwu of Guilderland, New York, a biology and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Gretchen Joyce Dater;
• John Ramza of Mission Woods, Kansas, an accounting major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and advertising major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Thomas Britton Schultz;
• Jazmine Richardson of Buffalo, New York, an African American studies and biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Scott Marsh Cory;
• Cassandra Rodriguez of Miami, Florida, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Karen Lee Hunt;
• Matthew Sala of Old Bethpage, New York, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program; representing Turhan Michael Ergin;
• Caleb Sheedy of New Paltz, New York, an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts; representing Theodora Cohen;
• Abigail Tick of Syracuse, New York, a citizenship and civic engagement, sociology and women’s and gender studies major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences, representing Pamela Elaine Herbert;
• Caroline Whinney of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a real estate, finance and accounting major in the Whitman School of Management and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Gary L. Colasanti;
• David Williams of Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Cynthia J. Smith; and
• Kevin Wu of East Elmhurst, New York, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Eric M. Coker.

This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2021-22 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities—from exhibitions to screenings to a candlelight vigil—to honor the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the tragedy.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 17, through Saturday, Oct. 23. Remembrance Week events are meant to honor the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit . Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Kelly Rodoski at��315.443.5381 or kahoman@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

All Week��

• 35 Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
  The 35 Empty Seats are the visual representation of the 35 Syracuse University students lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present. This year’s Remembrance Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs on Monday, Oct. 18, beginning at noon.
• Remembering Through Multimedia, Schine Student Center Atrium
  A video wall display with a variety of content including videos from alumni, statements from current scholars, news coverage from Remembrance events and photo slideshows.
• A Drive to Remember, drop-off in Schine Student Center, Room 232
  The scholars, in partnership with InterFaith Works, are hosting a drive to collect seasonally appropriate new and recycled clothing to benefit Afghan refugees in Syracuse. Items may be dropped off now until Oct. 22 at 232 Schine or in dean’s offices. For more information, contact Abigail Tick at ajtick@syr.edu.
• Pen-and-ink drawings of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in Hendricks Chapel.
• Blue and white flags, one for each of the Pan Am 103 victims, will be on display in the area between the Newhouse School and Schine Student Center. Also, the Hall of Languages and Hendricks Chapel will be lit in blue in honor of Remembrance Week.

Sunday, Oct. 17

• Music and Message, Hendricks Chapel, 4 p.m. and Candlelight Vigil, Place of Remembrance, 6:15 p.m.
  The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will begin Remembrance Week activities with a��Music and Message collaboration with Hendricks Chapel that addresses themes of hope, resilience and action in the face of tragedy.��The evening will conclude with a Remembrance Candlelight Vigil at the Place of Remembrance at 6:15 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 18

• “Sitting in Solidarity,” Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, noon
  The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will sit in 35 empty chairs on the Quad that will be arranged in the formation of the seats on the plane that the 35 students they represent were sitting in.
• Screening of “IMPACT,” Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library, 7 p.m.
  An original work by playwright Amy Engelhardt ’87, “IMPACT” tells the story of a chain of remarkable “follow-signs” that led Engelhardt to Lockerbie, Scotland, shortly after the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. What starts out as a bucket-list trip quickly evolves into a personal and global exploration of grace, kindness and simplicity. An open discussion session with Engelhardt and Remembrance Scholar Caleb Sheedy will follow the screening. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be available for this event.

Tuesday, Oct. 19

• Screening of “Seat 20D,” Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, 7:30 p.m.
  The documentary tells the story of Suse Lowenstein, mother of Syracuse University student and Pan Am 103 victim Alexander Lowenstein, and “Dark Elegy,” the sculpture collection she created as a memorial to the victims.

Thursday, Oct. 21

• Celebration of Life​, Schine 304 A, B and C, 7:30-9 p.m. (doors open at 7:15 p.m.)
  An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan��Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars. ASL interpretation will be available for this event.

Friday, Oct. 22

• Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives Pop-Up Exhibition, Hillyer Room, Sixth floor of Bird Library, 10 a.m. to noon
  This pop-up exhibition will include selections highlighting the Archives’ holdings related to the Dec. 21, 1988, terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, its aftermath, and the lives and legacies of the victims. Selections include contemporary media coverage of the disaster; records of the investigation, trial and victims’ services; materials related to Syracuse University memorials; and examples of the types of personal belongings that have been donated by the victims’ families. The pop-up exhibition is open to the public. For more information, email pa103archives@syr.edu.

• Rose-Laying Ceremony​, Place of Remembrance, 2:03 p.m.
  This annual ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying��abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am��Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar��Andrew McClune, who died in 2002. ASL interpretation will be available for this event.
• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m. ��​
  This annual convocation will honor the 2021-22 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and Communication Access Real-Time (CART Translation) will be available for this event. The convocation will also be livestreamed; .

Post-Remembrance Week Activities

Following Remembrance Week, two Remembrance events will be held during Orange Central:

• Friday, Oct. 29: Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholar Alumni Gathering, Noble Room Hendricks Chapel, 4:30-6 p.m. .
• Sunday, Oct. 31: Race to Remember, 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. race (check-in table at Schine Student Center on the Einhorn Family Walk)
  A 3.5-mile fun run, roll or stroll. Proceeds from this event will support the Remembrance Scholarship Fund. .

For more information on Remembrance Week 2021, visit .

The scholarships, now in their 32nd year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing. The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.

Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Life Trustee Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; by Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants submitted an essay and a reflective response in multimedia, artistic, musical or written format as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists were interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the community.

Additionally, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse each year for one year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, also in their 32nd year. The scholarships are jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust. Lauren Carruthers and Alicia Pagan were recently selected as the 2021-22 Lockerbie Scholars.

“The students selected as the 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars represent a diverse range of majors, interests and life experiences,” says Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu. “They will bring leadership, scholarship and service to the community, continuing the important tradition of remembrance at Syracuse University in the coming academic year.”

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars plan the Remembrance activities held at the University each year. The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in the 2021-22 academic year.

The 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, majors, and schools and colleges are:

Elizabeth Acquaah-Harrison of Charlton, Massachusetts, a neuroscience and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Samantha Armetta of West Islip, New York, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Elizabeth Billman of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, a photojournalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Ava Breitbeck of Cicero, New York, a physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a political science major in A&S and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Julia Chou, of Eugene, Oregon, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Ashley Collado of Copiague, New York, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School.

Morgan Eaton of Colchester, Vermont, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School.

Elena Figler of Bedford, New Hampshire, a biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Madeleine Gordon of Norwalk, Connecticut, a modern foreign language major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Shiori Green of Honolulu, Hawaii, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Alyssa Grzesiowski of South Bend, Indiana, a triple major in chemistry, forensic science and Spanish language, literature and culture in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Coreynne Henry of Glenview, Illinois, an art photography major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Ryo Ishioka of New York, New York, an architecture major in the School of Architecture.

Jared Khan-Bagley of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an inclusive special education major in the School of Education.

Dylan King of Durango, Colorado, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School.

MaryKate Krege of Delmar, New York, an architecture major in the School of Architecture.

Zainab Kumandan of Valley Stream, New York, a biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Kathleen Lane of Hawley, Pennsylvania, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School.

Caitlyn Langille of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Estheralice Lopez of Miami, Florida, a photography major in the Newhouse School.

Micayla MacDougall of Syracuse, New York, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education.

Lindy Melegari of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Madeline Messare of Ballston Lake, New York, a forensic science and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Justin Mitchell of Ridgefield, Connecticut, an international relations and history major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, Russian language, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Nathena Murray of Ossining, New York, a chemistry and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Ifeyinwa Ojukwu of Guilderland, New York, a biology and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

John Ramza of Mission Woods, Kansas, an accounting major in the Whitman School of Management, an advertising major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Jazmine Richardson of Buffalo, New York, an African American Studies and biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Cassandra Rodriguez, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Matthew Sala, of Old Bethpage, New York, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Caleb Sheedy of New Paltz, New York, an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Abigail Tick of Syracuse, New York, a triple major in sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and women’s and gender studies in A&S.

Caroline Whinney of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a real estate, finance and accounting major in the Whitman School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

David Williams of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Kevin Wu of New York, New York, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

The convocation honors the achievements of the 2020-21 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, and pays tribute to the Syracuse University students, Lockerbie residents and all those lost in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.

The Remembrance Scholarship, awarded to 35 Syracuse seniors chosen for distinguished scholarship, citizenship and service to the community, is one of the highest honors a Syracuse University student can receive. The Lockerbie-Syracuse Scholarships are awarded annually to two students from Lockerbie Academy to study at Syracuse University for one year.

The service will be offered on a Zoom webinar, and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided. .

Requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at chapelevents@syr.edu by Monday, April 26.

The 2020-21 Remembrance Scholars are:

• Vasundhra Aggarwal of Delhi, India, a student in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Andrew Benbenek of Cicero, New York, studying broadcast and digital journalism through InclusiveU in the School of Education;
• Isaiah Brooks of Springfield, Virginia, an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Cara Christian of Manhattan Beach, California, a theater management major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Linzy Dineen of Walkill, New York, a triple major in forensic science, biology and psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Amelia Dome of North Potomac, Maryland, a double major in public health in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and in policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs;
• Alimat Durodola of Brooklyn, New York, a double major in economics and policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Anna Feldman of New York, New York, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Alexander Giudice of Nesconset, New York, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Tighe Gugerty of Homer, New York, a double major in physics and philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Annelise Hackett of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, a public relations major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Justine Hastings of Brooklyn, New York, a dual major in English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and secondary English education in A&S and the School of Education and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Jewél Jackson of Louisville, Kentucky, a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Elizabeth Kunnel of Glenview, Illinois, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Sarah Li of Chongqing, China, a triple major in policy studies and economics in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and in philosophy in A&S;
• Patrick Linehan of Derry, New Hampshire, a dual major in newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School and policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Lauren Miller of Arlington Heights, Illinois, a photojournalism major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Simran Mirchandani of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, a triple major in biochemistry and Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences and in economics in A&S and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Victoria Munley of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education;
• Miranda Nemeth of Grand Island, New York, a triple major in international relations in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, psychology in A&S and citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Kylie Nikolaus of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, an electrical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Josie O’Gorman of Knoxville, Tennessee, an advertising major in the Newhouse School;
• Osatohanmwen Onaghinor of Miami, Florida, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• SehYeon Park of Sacramento, California, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Gabrielle Phillips of Rockville, Maryland, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education;
• Haley Robertson of Plymouth, Massachusetts, a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Alec Rovensky of Oceanside, New York, a student in the School of Architecture and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Sameeha Saied of Orlando, Florida, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Pritika Seshadri of Simsbury, Connecticut, a double major in women’s and gender studies and English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Andrew Seymour of Northbrook, Illinois, a dual major in public relations in the Newhouse School and sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Canab Sheekh Nuur of Syracuse, New York, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Gursimar Singh of Warwick, New York, a public health major in the Falk College;
• Daijha Thompson of East Cleveland, Ohio, a dual major in public relations in the Newhouse School and political philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• D’Angelo Valdez of Miami-Dade County, Florida, a sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School; and
• Louisa Williams of Delran, New Jersey, a dual major in supply chain management in the Whitman School of Management and information management and technology in the School of Information Studies.

The 2020-21 Lockerbie Scholars are Aidan Kevans of Lockerbie, Scotland, and MaryAnn McVey of Templand, Lockerbie, Scotland.

Q: In March 2020, you learned your on-campus experience was ending abruptly—no typical celebrations closing out your senior year and, importantly, no capstone album completed. How did you get to where you are today, continuing your Syracuse experience as a graduate student?

A: There are days I think of what my college career could have been—moments I missed with friends and events we dreamed of, but never attended. Most heartbreaking was work left behind; I never finished my capstone album as planned. When leaving campus, my work felt half-baked and there was no finished product of which I could be proud. Coming back to Syracuse, I really put my head down and tried to learn everything I could, from how sound relates to picture, to how to direct and collaborate with others.

I came back to campus hungry—there was so much left to do and I needed to be more vulnerable with myself. I am self-critical to a fault, which affected my productivity in undergrad. With this chance to come back to Syracuse, I recorded and learned with reckless abandon. I feel like I am becoming a better artist and human being. You don’t realize the value of time until it’s been taken away from you.

Q: What is the backstory of your album? How, if at all, has that story changed and what were the factors influencing that change?

A: Some pieces of the album are still in the works, but this album has been an awakening for me. I essentially scrapped a lot of my senior capstone album; kept the gems I couldn’t bear to leave behind and re-recorded some of the songs that had been keeping me up at night. A lot of this album feels like letting go of fear—I was so worried that my music would gather dust on hard drives of old work. There were songs I was afraid of letting other people hear. Imagine a memory or a moment of your life that shaped you, and when you finally find the courage to say it aloud, nobody listens. That’s what showing my music feels like.

You want people to listen when you speak your truth, you want people to feel something when you speak, you want people to connect to what you are saying. This album is about change, falling in love and wanting to feel alive. I kept a few songs about going abroad and I’m really excited for people to hear about those experiences and to feel like they traveled with me, even if we spent the past year stuck inside our homes.

Q: How has your Syracuse experience as a graduate student differed from that of your time as an undergraduate?��

A: I graduated in the spring of 2020 after the University shifted to online in March. I came into graduate school with the right mindset. Some classmates congratulated me saying I had a second chance at a “proper” senior year, but I knew coming into school I wouldn’t have the dream year they imagined for me.

My undergraduate course load as a sound recording technology and music student was rigorous, but quite restricting. Juggling music rehearsals and 20-plus credit course loads, I didn’t have the time or credits available to take other courses of interest. Having experience in audio prior to the audio arts program has given me the freedom to take courses outside of music technology.

As an instructional assistant, I’ve met and taught some amazing undergraduate students. They are unbelievably funny and excited to learn, and their work constantly reminds me how important it is to love what you do. Their questions challenge me to look at media and workflow differently, and how vital it is to be an enthusiastic and open-minded mentor. I would never admit it to them, but I think I learn more from them than they do from me.

Q: How have your graduate studies influenced your professional and personal outlook?

A: My B.M. in sound recording technology has given me a strong foundation in music, technology and electrical engineering. In Newhouse, my immersion in film and business courses such as production management, sound for picture and courses rooted in cinematography and editing have broadened my employability. I’d always been interested in these avenues, but not necessarily qualified on an academic level to possible employers. I feel like a triple threat now, cementing my abilities in music, visual storytelling and pre-production planning and management.

Q: It’s been quite a year. How has it underscored your music and film work? Is there one piece of your work that encapsulates your experiences over the year?

A: After I threw myself a pity party when COVID-19 rained on my senior year parade, I let myself mourn. I tuned the world out and I walked the empty streets of my hometown every night, listening to my Spotify playlists. As I walked, I wrote down thoughts in my phone’s Notes app. My senior year, in all its amazing chaos, hadn’t left me time to reflect like the pandemic had. These thoughts started to find their way into all my songs and scripts, and informed my writing this past academic year.

Right before the pandemic, my brother, Chase, and his girlfriend, Aurora, moved to Denver for grad school and neither had jobs yet. This young couple, who had never lived together before, had a wisp of a plan and they were moving to this new city alone to try to make it work. When home for a visit months later, they looked pale and tired from their time cooped up, white as ghosts. My mother looked on in awe. “Look at them,” she sighed. “They look like flowers in the attic.” I understood the reference, smiled to myself and thought about how much had changed in my life: a senior year cut short and being catapulted into job searching. I was saying good-bye to relationships that had just begun and trying to put plans together in a world that seemed to be falling apart. I thought about Chase and Aurora, how everyone had thought they were crazy. I thought about planting flowers in an attic; knowing that you’re cutting down something beautiful before it has the chance to bloom. In a beautiful, tragic epiphany, I realized I was like a seed being planted in an attic. And that’s when I wrote my song .

Q: As we mark a year of life impacted by COVID, have you found any silver linings? What do you find most hopeful coming out of all this?

A: COVID-19 has affected everyone and every industry in both positive and negative ways. If we measure this pandemic by deaths, lost income, or missed opportunities, we come out on a losing end. There has been tremendous loss, but in a global sense, I think it’s forced people to re-evaluate what’s important. People are recognizing the value that health—both physical and mental—has on our society and economy. Mental health and wellness are finally entering into mainstream conversation; we are becoming conscious of how important it is to listen to our bodies and take care of our minds.

The service will honor the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students, who were killed in the bombing. The students were returning home from a semester of study abroad in London and Florence.

Chancellor Kent Syverud, Hendricks Chapel chaplains, and Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars will offer reflections. The names of the 35 Syracuse University students whose lives were lost that day will be read. Personal reflections and memories, which can be submitted upon registration for the service, may be included in the ceremony.

Registration is open now and is available on��. Upon completing registration, you will be provided the Zoom link for the service.

Closed captioning for the service will be provided, and requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at chapelevents@syr.edu by Wednesday, Dec. 16.

Thirty-five empty chairs have been placed in the area stretching from the Place of Remembrance to the Hall of Languages. The seats are arranged in the formation of the seats on Pan Am Flight 103 that the 35 Syracuse University students they represent were sitting in for 38��minutes, up until the exact time the Pan Am 103 bombing occurred on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Thirty-five empty chairs have been placed in the area stretching from the Place of Remembrance to the Hall of Languages, representing the 35 Syracuse University students who died in the Pan Am 103 bombing on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Several of the 2020-21 scholars sat in the chairs for 38 minutes on Tuesday, adhering to social distancing guidelines.

“The 35 chairs serve as physical reminders of the people we lost on Pan Am 103. On some of the chairs, you may see messages written by previous scholars noting ways in which they have honored the person the chair represents,” says Remembrance Scholar Miranda Nemeth, a senior psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School. “By displaying them in this way, the chairs remind us not only to look back on the lives we lost that day but also to act forward in carrying on their legacies.”

This year marks the 32nd��anniversary of the bombing. In previous fall semesters, the scholars have remembered those lost on Pan Am Flight 103 with events and activities held during a single week, Remembrance Week. These activities honor the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the tragedy and further educate the campus community about terrorism.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the need to limit in-person gatherings, Remembrance will look different during 2020-21 academic year. The annual Rose-Laying ceremony and Remembrance Convocation have been postponed. It is the scholars’ hope and intention to hold these two events during the Spring 2021 semester, as health and safety circumstances allow.

“This year’s Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have been faced with the challenge of honoring the 270 victims of Pan Am Flight 103 while continuing to cope with the many ways in which the pandemic has changed our day-to-day lives,” says Vanessa St. Oegger-Menn, the University’s Pan Am 103 archivist, assistant University archivist and Remembrance advisor. “Although it’s not possible for us all to be together in person this semester or to welcome the victims’ and scholars’ families to campus for Remembrance Week ceremonies as we have in Octobers past, this year’s cohort has truly risen to the occasion by imagining new ways to bring the community together in the spirit of remembrance. My colleagues and I could not be more proud of how they’ve adapted to these changes.”

The scholars began meeting remotely in late August to plan virtual events and programs that will occur each month throughout the 2020-21 academic year. Additionally, the scholars will hold a virtual Orange Central panel discussion on Oct. 29 and collaborate with Hendricks Chapel and the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. family group for virtual annual memorial services on Dec. 21.

Information on Remembrance events and activities will be posted on the����page of the Remembrance website as details become available. Those who require accommodations to fully participate in Remembrance events should contact Kelly Rodoski at��kahoman@syr.edu.

The scholarships, now in their 31st year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing. The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.

Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Life Trustee Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; by Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants submitted an essay and a reflective response in multimedia, artistic, musical or written format as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists were interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the community.

Mamoudou Camara, a 2019-20 Remembrance Scholar, places a rose at the Wall of Remembrance during the 2019 Remembrance Week.

“The students selected as the 2020-21 Remembrance Scholars represent a diverse range of majors, interests and life experiences,” says Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Chris Johnson. “They will bring scholarship, leadership, service and passion to their work of continuing the important tradition of remembrance at Syracuse University in the coming academic year.”

Additionally, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse each year for one year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, also in their 31st year. The scholarships are jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust. Aidan Kevans and Mary Ann McVey were recently selected as the 2020-21 Lockerbie Scholars.

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars plan the Remembrance activities held at the University each year. The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in the 2020-21 academic year.

The 2020-21 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, majors, and schools and colleges are:

Vasundhra Aggarwal of Delhi, India, a student in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Andrew Benbenek of Cicero, New York, studying broadcast and digital journalism through InclusiveU;

Isaiah Brooks of Springfield, Virginia, an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;

Cara Christian of Manhattan Beach, California, a theater management major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;

Linzy Dineen of Walkill, New York, a triple major in forensic science, biology and psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Amelia Dome of North Potomac, Maryland, a double major in public health in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and in policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs;

Alimat Durodola of Brooklyn, New York, a double major in economics and policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;

Anna Feldman of New York, New York, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Alexander Giudice of Nesconset, New York, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Tighe Gugerty of Homer, New York, a double major in physics and philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Annelise Hackett of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, a public relations major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Justine Hastings of Brooklyn, New York, a dual major in English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and secondary English education in A&S and the School of Education and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Jewél Jackson of Louisville, Kentucky, a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School;

Elizabeth Kunnel of Glenview, Illinois, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Sarah Li of Chongqing, China, a triple major in policy studies and economics in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and in philosophy in A&S;

Patrick Linehan of Derry, New Hampshire, a dual major in newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School and policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Lauren Miller of Arlington Heights, Illinois, a photojournalism major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Simran Mirchandani of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, a triple major in biochemistry and Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences and in economics in A&S and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Victoria Munley of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education;

Miranda Nemeth of Grand Island, New York, a triple major in international relations in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, psychology in A&S and citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Kylie Nikolaus of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, an electrical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Josie O’Gorman of Knoxville, Tennessee, an advertising major in the Newhouse School;

Osatohanmwen Onaghinor of Miami, Florida, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;

SehYeon Park of Sacramento, California, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Gabrielle Phillips of Rockville, Maryland, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education;

Haley Robertson of Plymouth, Massachusetts, a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School;

Alec Rovensky of Oceanside, New York, a student in the School of Architecture and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Sameeha Saied of Orlando, Florida, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;

Pritika Seshadri of Simsbury, Connecticut, a double major in women’s and gender studies and English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Andrew Seymour of Northbrook, Illinois, a dual major in public relations in the Newhouse School and sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;

Canab Sheekh Nuur of Syracuse, New York, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;

Gursimar Singh of Warwick, New York, a public health major in the Falk College;

Daijha Thompson of East Cleveland, Ohio, a dual major in public relations in the Newhouse School and political philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences;

D’Angelo Valdez of Miami, Florida, a sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School; and

Louisa Williams of Delran, New Jersey, a dual major in supply chain management in the Whitman School of Management and information management and technology in the School of Information Studies.

The Remembrance Scholarship is one of the highest honors a Syracuse University student can receive. Those selected are chosen on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the community, including service to the military, ROTC, first responder or other community organizations.

The 35 rising seniors chosen are each awarded a $5,000 Remembrance Scholarship, with recipients each representing one of the 35 Syracuse University students lost in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988.

Those selected will help educate the campus community about terrorism by relating Syracuse University’s Pan Am Flight 103 experience to current events. Through education, all 270 lost in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, especially the University’s 35 students, are remembered and honored. The motto of the Remembrance Scholars is “Look Back and Act Forward.”

Who Can Apply?

Any Syracuse University undergraduate student who is in good academic standing and will graduate in either December 2020 or May 2021 is eligible to apply. Students self-nominate for this scholarship. This award is not tied to financial need. The application may be found on the .

Information Sessions

Information sessions will be held:

• Monday, Dec. 2, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library
• Friday, Dec. 6, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in 550 Bird Library

At each of these sessions, current Remembrance Scholars will provide an overview of their experience from the application stage to their participation in Remembrance Week.

To request accommodations for the information sessions, email Melissa Welshans at mlwelsha@syr.edu.

Application Deadline

The application deadline is Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.

Questions may be directed to remember@syr.edu.

The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at the Rose-Laying Ceremony, and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the convocation.

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; and Deborah Barnes and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven W. Barnes ’82, H’19.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship are asked to highlight their academic achievements, leadership activities and community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at Syracuse University on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Brodi Chambers and Rowan Chisholm, will be recognized at the convocation.

Linda Rougeau Euto, associate director for research and evaluation at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families and a member of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, will preside over the convocation. Messages will be delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud and Corri Zoli, associate teaching professor in the College of Law, director of research in the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism and a member of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

The 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars and their hometowns and majors are:

• Hassina Adams of Johannesburg, South Africa, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Pamela Elaine Herbert;
• Adam Bayer of Chappaqua, New York, an information management and philosophy major in the School of Information Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Steven Russell Berrell;
• Mamoudou Camara of Queens, New York, a policy studies and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Thomas Britton Schultz;
• Gabrielle Caracciolo of Franklin Square, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism and political science major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Mark Lawrence Tobin;
• Sarah Crawford of York, Pennsylvania, a writing and rhetoric and public relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Richard Paul Monetti;
• Lauren Crimmins of Woodside, New York, a public relations and psychology major in the Newhouse School and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Miriam Luby Wolfe;
• Michael DiNardo of Thornwood, New York, a supply chain management and psychology major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Frederick “Sandy” Phillips;
• Charlene Fowajuh of Newark, Delaware, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Turhan Michael Ergin;
• Erin Gavle of Wiesbaden, Germany, a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School, representing Alexia Kathryn Tsairis;
• Julia Gregoire of Wethersfield, Connecticut, a communications sciences and disorders major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Anne Lindsey Otenasek;
• Cleo Hamilton of Syracuse, New York, a sport management major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and member of InclusiveU in the School of Education, representing Eric M. Coker;
• Ahlam Islam of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a sociology and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Suzanne Marie Miazga;
• Taylor Krzeminski of West Haven, Connecticut, an international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Shannon Davis;
• Rachel Lange of Carrollton, Virginia, a biochemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing John P. Flynn;
• Joann Li of Shanghai, China, a broadcast and digital journalism and information management and technology major in the Newhouse School and the School of Information Studies, representing Gary L. Colasanti;
• Marshall Lipsey of West Orange, New Jersey, a political science and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, representing Timothy M. Cardwell;
• Sabrina Maggiore of Pelham, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism and political science major in the Newhouse School, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Karen Lee Hunt;
• Alizée McLorg of San Diego, California, a public health and neuroscience major in the Falk College and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Wendy A. Lincoln;
• Bethany Murphy of Seekonk, Massachusetts, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, representing Alexander Lowenstein;
• Molly Murphy of Leicester, Massachusetts, a social work major in the Falk College, representing Stephen John Boland;
• Hanna Nichols of Latham, New York, a policy studies and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Cynthia J. Smith;
• Francesca Ortega of Miami, Florida, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, representing Louise “Luann” Rogers;
• Anna Poe of Stevensville, Maryland, an international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Nicole Elise Boulanger;
• Daniel Preciado of Panama City, Panama, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School, representing Theodora Cohen;
• Alex Rouhandeh of Crystal Lake, Illinois, a magazine, policy studies and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Newhouse School, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Christopher Andrew Jones;
• Sally Rubin of Evanston, Illinois, a television, radio and film and English and textual studies major in the Newhouse School and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Sarah S.B. Philipps;
• Ghufran Salih of Chicago, Illinois, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies, representing Kenneth J. Bissett;
• Gaelyn Smith of Washington, D.C., an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Kesha Weedon;
• Izmailia Sougoufara of Cleveland, Ohio, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Gretchen Joyce Dater;
• Morgan Trau of Moreland Hills, Ohio, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School, representing Amy Elizabeth Shapiro;
• Hanz Valbuena of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Manila, Philippines, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, representing Peter R. Peirce;
• Mary Kate Washburn of Syracuse, New York, a health and exercise science major in the School of Education, representing Julianne F. Kelly;
• Allison Westbrook of Binghamton, New York, a sound recording technology major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Nicholas Andreas Vrenios;
• Azarius Williams of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a finance and sociology major in the Whitman School, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Scott Marsh Cory; and
• Tyler Youngman of Oswego, New York, an information management and technology and music history and cultures major in the School of Information Studies and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Jason M. Coker.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 20 through Saturday, Oct. 26. Remembrance Week events are meant to honor the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit��.

Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Kelly Rodoski at��315.443.5381 or kahoman@syr.edu.

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. The schedule is as follows:

All Week��

Pledge to Remember—in collaboration with Hendricks Chapel Office of Engagement Programs, the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service and the Renée Crown University Honors Program. Members of the campus community are encouraged to pledge 35 hours of service to a local organization in the spirit of the Remembrance.����Make the pledge .

35 Empty Seats on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle.��Created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, the 35 Empty Seats juxtapose the visual representation of the 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present.

Pen-and-ink drawings and candid posters of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in buildings throughout campus.

The Hall of Languages will be lit in blue.

Sunday, Oct. 20

Music and Message​, Hendricks Chapel, 4 p.m.
Dinner, Hendricks Chapel, 5 p.m.
​Candlelight Vigil​, Place of Remembrance, 6:15 p.m.

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars commence Remembrance Week activities with a��Music and Message collaboration with Hendricks Chapel that addresses themes of hope, resilience and action in the face of tragedy.��The Hendricks Chapel Choir, Hendricks Handbell Choir and other student groups will perform. The program will conclude with a dinner in Hendricks Chapel and a vigil at the Place of Remembrance Wall.

Monday, Oct. 21

Ribbon Tying in the Orange Grove, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

​Terror in the Digital Age Panel​ Discussion, Watson Theater, 6 p.m.
A panel discussion on terrorism in the digital age. Panelists include Jennifer Stromer-Galley, professor in the School of Information Studies; ​Admiral Robert B. Murrett, professor of practice in public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and deputy director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism; and Sean O’Keefe, University Professor and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership in the Maxwell School. Remembrance Scholars Adam��Bayer and Hassina Adams will moderate the discussion.

Tuesday, Oct. 22

​Sitting in Solidarity​, 1:28-2:03 p.m., Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will sit in 35 empty chairs on the Quad that will be arranged in the formation of the seats on the plane that the 35 students they represent were sitting in for 35��minutes, up until the exact time the Pan Am 103 bombing occurred.

Wednesday, Oct. 23

​Mirror Me​ Display, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
A display featuring mirrors on the Quad to emphasize that the Syracuse University students who lost��their lives in the bombing were just like the Syracuse University��students of today. The rain location for this display will be Bird Library.

All-American Terrorism Panel​, Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, 7 p.m.
A panel discussion on how domestic terrorism is seen through the lens of white supremacy,��anti-immigrant sentiment and xenophobia, and its portrayal in the United States media. The panel��will feature Lt. Brian Novitsky from the Syracuse Police Department; Rev. Dr. Bruce Burns, pastor of Hopps Memorial CME Church in Syracuse; Jillian Juni, executive director of Syracuse Hillel; and Elliott Lewis, professor of practice in broadcast and digital journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a former lawyer. The panel will be��moderated by Remembrance scholar Gabrielle Caracciolo.

Thursday, Oct. 24

Open Archives, 1-4 p.m. Spector Room, 608 Bird Library.
Selections from the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be available for viewing. ​

Celebration of Life​, Slocum Auditorium, 7-9 p.m.
An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan��Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars.

Friday, Oct. 25

Open Archives, 9 a.m. to noon, Spector Room, 608 Bird Library.
Selections from the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be available for viewing. ​

Rose-Laying Ceremony​, Place of Remembrance, 2:03 p.m.
This annual ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying��abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am��Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar��Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m. ��​
This annual convocation will honor the 2019-20 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars.��A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Building.

For more information on Remembrance Week 2019, visit http://remembrance.syr.edu.

Cleo Hamilton

If you ask his friends what makes Cleo Hamilton an outstanding example of Orange spirit, his dedication and determination are two characteristics that stand out. Hamilton is entering his senior year at Syracuse University this fall with one of the highest honors a student can receive, being named a Remembrance Scholar, defying odds along the way.

Hamilton is attending Syracuse University through University College as an InclusiveU student, a School of Education initiative to enroll students with intellectual and developmental disabilities into a fully inclusive setting at Syracuse University. He audits classes with his peers, ranging from Managing the Sport Organization to Religion in Sports, has a part-time job off campus and volunteers for leadership roles with OttoTHON, Relay For Life, Student Association and more. He chose to major in sport management and will earn a certificate through Falk College next year.

After graduating from Nottingham High School in the City of Syracuse, Hamilton began receiving services from Onondaga Community Living (OCL), a community agency that supports people with disabilities to be able to live, learn and work in the community. He had always wanted to go to Syracuse University and, through OCL, was able to enroll in InclusiveU in 2016.

Hamilton, outgoing, independent and engaging, immediately participated in leadership opportunities in the program, advocating on Capitol Hill with his classmates, collaborating with the Executive Director Beth Myers on an article in a national journal on inclusive education and receiving the “Person of the Year” Award from OCL. He is active in the community and on social media and is quick to recruit others to volunteer on campus, often tabling at Schine Student Center for various organizations.

Hamilton says he decided to apply to be a Remembrance Scholar because he wanted to help the campus spread more awareness about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 Syracuse University study abroad students who perished in the bombing. The sense of community was also a big appeal. “When I was a freshman, my friend Tori invited me to the vigil, where I saw everyone singing songs,” Hamilton says. “I went again last year.”

Cleo Hamilton enjoys athletics and wants to work with a professional team after graduation.

Tori Cedar, his friend and former Peer Trainer through InclusiveU, supported Cleo in his freshman year as he acclimated to college, attending football games and OttoTHON committee meetings together.

“When I got the news that Cleo would become one of the 35 Remembrance Scholars for the 2019-2020 school year, a wave of emotion came over me. A part of me was like ‘well yes of course, Cleo is a rockstar this makes so much sense.’ However, the bigger part of my emotion came over as I started thinking about what this all means,” Cedar says. “At InclusiveU, we all know Cleo is incredible, passionate, dedicated, hard-working, kind, strong, resilient, funny and the most caring man you’ll probably ever meet. But this proves that our students, our faculty, our administration, our society, and our world also see what we see. When Cleo got named as a Remembrance Scholar they saw the man we knew could get this scholarship and deserved the honor of being named a Remembrance Scholar from the beginning.”

At Hillel’s Israel Fest this past April, Hamilton asked for the Remembrance logo to be silk-screened onto a T-shirt, even before next year’s scholars had been selected. This type of deep passion for Syracuse University and for service was reflected in Hamilton’s application.

Lawrence Mason Jr., professor of visual communications in the Newhouse School and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, says that selection committee members were impressed by Hamilton’s undeniable school spirit.

“He volunteers for many service-oriented organizations and activities.��Because service to others is a key factor for successful��Remembrance Scholars, Cleo emerged as a strong contender for the award. His level of support from both faculty/staff and outgoing Remembrance Scholars on the selection team was outstanding,” Mason says.

Rick Burton, David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in the Falk College, was one of those faculty members who supported Hamilton in his application process.

“Cleo was a great joy to have in my SPM 225 class. We would often talk before class started and he filled me in on campus events and activities. I knew immediately he had dedicated himself to our Orange family,” Burton says.

Hamilton says one of his favorite classes so far was with Professor Burton. “We had to do a class project and presentation. This was one of my first times doing one in front of a class,” Hamilton says. “We chose the Philadelphia Phillies.”

Cleo Hamilton with Otto

Going to games and meeting Head Football Coach Dino Babers inspired him to choose a major in sport management. Hamilton enjoys athletics and wants to work with a professional team after graduation. When asked what his favorite things about Syracuse are, he says going to games, making good friends and Mayfest stand out. He also spends time at Hendricks Chapel, and is an active member of the Syracuse Community Choir.

Hamilton joins his InclusiveU peers in a handful of “firsts” at Syracuse University in recent years; the program had its first student to live in a residence hall in 2017, its first out-of-state student in 2018 and its first graduate to be hired at Syracuse University that year. As campus awareness about InclusiveU continues to grow, the support does also.

Professor Beth Myers, executive director of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education and InclusiveU, was not surprised to learn that Hamilton was the first InclusiveU student to receive the prestigious award.

“When you meet Cleo, what stands out is his genuine commitment to the University and to his community,” Myers says. “Cleo’s passion to learn, to grow and to connect with others makes him an outstanding addition to the group.”

Hamilton is in disbelief that his senior year is coming up, but maintains his always positive outlook. When asked what the future holds, he says, “I want to move to New York City and work with athletes at Columbia University.”

The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing. The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.

Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; by Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Steven Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants submitted an essay and another response in multimedia, artistic, musical or written format as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists were interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the community.

“This year’s Remembrance Scholars are an extraordinary group of Syracuse University’s outstanding rising seniors,” says Lawrence Mason, Jr., professor of visual communications in the Newhouse School and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee. “They demonstrate excellence in scholarship, representing a wide diversity of academic interests, and come to Syracuse University from both local and global locations. As Remembrance Scholars, they are bound together through their lifelong commitment to serving others. We are excited to work with this wonderful group in the coming academic year.”

The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in Hendricks Chapel on Friday, Oct. 25.

Additionally, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse each year for one year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust. Brodi Chambers and Rowan Chisholm were recently selected as the 2019-20 Lockerbie Scholars.

The 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, colleges and majors are:

• Hassina Adams of Syracuse, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Adam Bayer of Chappaqua, New York, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies, a philosophy major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Mamoudou Camara of Queens, New York, a policy studies and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Gabrielle Caracciolo of Franklin Square, New York, a broadcast journalism major in the Newhouse School,��a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences��and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Sarah Crawford of York, Pennsylvania, a public relations major in the Newhouse School, a writing and rhetoric major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Lauren Crimmins of Woodside, New York, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a public relations major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Michael DiNardo of Thornwood, New York, a supply chain management major in the Whitman School, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Charlene Fowajuh of Newark, Delaware, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Erin Gavle of Wiesbaden, Germany, a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Julia Gregoire of Wethersfield, Connecticut, a communication sciences and disorders and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Cleo Hamilton of Syracuse, a sport management major in the Falk College;
• Ahlam Islam of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a citizenship and civic��engagement major in the Maxwell School and a sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Taylor Krzeminski of West Haven, Connecticutt, a citizenship and civic��engagement major in the Maxwell School, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Rachel Lange of Carrollton, Virginia, a biochemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Joann Li of Shanghai, China, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School and an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies;
• Marshall Lipsey of West Orange, New Jersey, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC);
• Sabrina Maggiore of Pelham, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Alizée Mclorg, of San Diego, California, a neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a public health major in the Falk College and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Bethany Murphy of Seekonk, Massachusetts, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Army ROTC;
• Molly Murphy of Rochdale, Massachusetts, a social work major in the Falk College;
• Hanna Nichols of Latham, New York, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Francesca Ortega of Miami, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School;
• Anna Poe of Stevensville, Maryland, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Daniel Preciado of Panama City, Panama, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School;
• Alex Rouhandeh of Crystal Lake, Illinois, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, a magazine major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Sally Rubin of Evanston, Illinois, an English and textual studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences, ��a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Ghufran Salih of Chicago, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies;
• Gaelyn Smith of Washington, D.C., an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Izmailia Sougoufara, of Cleveland, Ohio, an integrated biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Morgan Trau of Moreland Hills, Ohio, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Hanz Lionel Valbuena of Manila, Philippines, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School;
• Mary Kate Washburn of Syracuse, a health and exercise science major in the School of Education;
• Allison Westbrook of Binghamton, New York, a sound recording technology major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Azarius Williams of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a finance major in the Whitman School and a sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School; and
• Tyler Youngman of Oswego, New York, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies, a music history and cultures major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

The student-led discussion, “New Zealand: An Honest Discussion on Islamophobia,” will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium and is open to the public. Students will share personal stories and the struggles that young��Muslims��face here in the United States, and relate��them back to the March 15 terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand.

The event is co-sponsored by Hendricks Chapel and the Remembrance Scholars.

“Please come show your solidarity and learn how to be an effective ally to your Muslim community,” says Muslim Students’ Association member and Remembrance Scholar Dina Eldawy, a senior international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences.

For more information or to request accommodations, email chapel@syr.edu or call 315.443.2901.

Katie Berrell during Remembrance Week Scholars Convocation

Even though he passed away nearly a decade before she was born, Steven Russell Berrell has always been a strong presence in the life of his niece, Katie, a Syracuse University senior.

His smile radiates from the family pictures in her home, and from the pin that her grandmother, Sally Berrell, wears on her shoulder every day. He is always present in family stories.

Steve was killed in the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. He was among the 270 victims of the disaster and one of 35 students returning from a semester of study abroad through the Division of International Programs Abroad (now Syracuse Abroad).

This year, Katie has had the opportunity to create a new special bond with her Uncle Steve. A native of Orono, Minnesota, Katie is an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education, a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program and a 2018-19 Remembrance Scholar. She is representing Steve during her scholar year, and she is the first direct relative to represent one of the 35 Syracuse University student victims in the Remembrance Scholar Program’s 29-year history.

Steve, from Fargo, North Dakota, was a dual major in communications in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and marketing in the Whitman School of Management and a brother in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was just 20 years old and returning home from spending the fall 1988 semester in London when he died.

Katie’s father, Rob Berrell, describes his younger brother as a natural leader—an outgoing person with a big and diverse group of friends. He had a natural affinity for tennis and the trumpet.

In “On Eagles Wings,” a memorial book published after the bombing, Steve is described as a loyal friend—a sensitive, considerate and caring person who reached out in a special way to many people.

“He loved to explore new places and ideas with imagination and an open mind,” his memorial statement says. “Steve had a deep respect and love for his family. He set high goals for himself and worked hard to attain them. His sense of humor and warm smile were always present.”

Katie grew up in a family in which her Uncle Steve was always there. “I don’t remember a specific moment in time when we became aware he was not physically with us,” Katie says. “I never felt like he was someone that I didn’t know.”

Steve had followed his older brother, Rob, to Syracuse. Katie’s parents, Rob and Karen, met at the University and both graduated in 1987. Her brother, Andy, is a prospective Syracuse student.

Katie grew up in a home infused with Syracuse spirit. She remembers her Syracuse cheerleader Barbie doll and how her parents would find a way to tune into Syracuse basketball games during their spring break family vacations.

Katie Berrell

Her parents encouraged her to explore her options when it came to selecting a college, but emphasized the importance of attending a school you can be proud of. Syracuse was her choice. She was impressed with the School of Education and its offerings and the campus—a big school with a smaller campus feel, she says. “I loved everything about Syracuse when I came here,” Katie says.

In high school, Katie volunteered with after school activities for students with disabilities and on her school’s Special Olympics team. “Those were some of my fondest memories from high school—working with and learning from students who were differently abled and who came from different backgrounds of my own,” she says.

In the School of Education, she has had an incredible experience learning about the inclusive model of teaching.��“I had not been formally introduced to inclusive classrooms until college and I have been��fascinated��by how impactful and��meaningful��a student’s experience can be in the classroom when their teacher is equipped with the resources and the knowledge of how to teach to their specific needs,” she says.

As a first-year student, Katie had intimate knowledge of the Pan Am 103 tragedy and the ways that Syracuse remembers those who were lost. Leo Wong ’14 was the Remembrance Scholar who represented Steve during the 2013-14 academic year. He developed a close connection with the Berrell family and had a strong influence on Katie.

“I met Leo Wong even before I was on campus,” Katie says. “He comes back to campus every year to remember, and put together this incredible scrapbook for my family this year with photos and reflections from scholars who represented my Uncle Steve in years past.”

“Leo has become a real part of our family, and I think that is a real hallmark of the Remembrance Scholars Program—the connection between the Scholars and the families,” she says.

Spending the Rose-Laying Ceremony with Katie each year that she has been a student at Syracuse, leading up to this year’s milestone moment to when she laid a rose on behalf of her Uncle Steve,��has been a true privilege,” Wong says.

Katie says this year’s Remembrance Week, held Oct. 28-Nov. 3, was overwhelming—in a good way. “I don’t even know how to describe my experience. I have seen it the past three years as it’s something I have been connected to and have helped out in different ways. This year I got a totally different, full circle understanding of the experience,” she says.

“I have such a deeper respect for the students that represent the victims; “I have never met more incredible people in my life,” Katie says of her fellow Remembrance Scholars. “Being a family member, I have always grown up knowing how important this was. Then, to see 34 other people with not as much of a personal connection but still wanting to be a part of carrying this legacy forward is very heartwarming. The Scholars really bond with the people they are representing.”

One of the highlights for Katie during Remembrance Week was the opportunity to meet several Syracuse alumni who were in London in the fall of 1988 with Steve. “That was a great moment for me,” she says. “I got to meet people who were his friends and could describe him and his experiences in other ways than what I have heard from my family.”

Rob Berrell represented the victims’ families at the Remembrance Scholar convocation in Hendricks Chapel on Nov. 2 and presented pins to each of the 35 Remembrance Scholars. It was a mix of emotions for him. In that role, he was remembering his brother, carrying the duty of representing the Pan Am 103 families, and watching as a proud parent as Katie was honored for her achievements as a student and a Remembrance Scholar. “We are very proud of her and were excited for her to have this experience,” she says.

Recently, Katie’s parents were cleaning out their basement and came across a box of postcards that Steve had sent from his travels abroad, including to Amsterdam. “I had all of those same experiences when I studied abroad in Madrid,” Katie says, yet another connection to Steve.

Katie plans to act forward, in the spirit of the Remembrance Scholars, in her role as a future inclusive elementary and special education teacher. Her desire to be a teacher was inspired by her grandmother, who was teacher in New Jersey for more than 35 years and won the state’s first Teacher of the Year award. “After three years of learning and practicing in the Syracuse City School District, that means so much more to me now,” she says. “I have seen firsthand the immense struggles that both my students and fellow teachers have had to go through just to provide meaningful learning opportunities for their students. Inclusivity is something that I will constantly strive to achieve in all��aspects��of my life after college.”

She one day hopes to create a summer program that follows the inclusive model of teaching so that students from all walks of life can come to learn and make connections to their community.��“Most importantly I want to be a teacher who helps students understand each other and respect the uniqueness in their peers,” she says. “Sometimes students learn the most from each other rather than only from their teacher.”

One thing that will stay with her forever is her experience as a Remembrance Scholar—an experience that is hard to put into words, she says.

“I have felt an even closer connection to my family since I have had the opportunity to sit down and talk about my uncle and the many incredible things that his legacy still leaves behind today,” she says.�� “This scholarship has blessed��me with��a��community of people who care so deeply about this tragedy and the families who were affected.

Katie says she was challenged and supported all at once with the responsibilities of being a scholar.��“I was challenged to better our University’s remembrance of the 35 Syracuse victims of Pan Am 103, as well as to sustain a legacy for all of the 270 people that were lost that day.”

“This scholarship has given me so much love and joy amidst all of the sorrow and sadness that comes with each passing year,” she says. “I have always looked up to the Remembrance Scholars each year, in awe of their individual accomplishments and their collective integrity.��I feel so honored to be a part of that legacy as both a scholar and as Steven’s niece.”

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 28, through Saturday, Nov. 3. Remembrance Week events are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit .

Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Kelly Rodoski at��315.443.5381 or kahoman@syr.edu.

Activities include:

��Ongoing

��“We Remember Them: The Legacy of Pan Am Flight 103”—A commemorative exhibition of archival materials from the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives curated by Pan Am 103 Archivist and Assistant University Archivist Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn. This exhibition consists of materials donated to the Archives by the victims’ families, friends, advocates and affected communities, as well as photographs by Remembrance and Lockerbie Ambassador and Professor Lawrence Mason Jr., selected from his work for the book “Looking for Lockerbie.” The exhibition documents the terrorist act itself, as well as the many ways in which all 270 victims have been remembered. Through June 2019, sixth-floor galleries at E.S. Bird Library. Reproductions will be on display at Lubin House.

Distributed Photography Exhibition—An installation of photographs by Remembrance and Lockerbie Ambassador and Professor Lawrence Mason Jr. pertaining to Lockerbie, Scotland, and Pan Am Flight 103. On display at locations on main campus, Lubin House in New York City, Greenberg House in Washington, D.C., and Faraday House in London through mid-December.

Throughout Remembrance Week

Empty Chairs Exhibition—Thirty-five empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, an installation created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, juxtaposes the visual representation of the 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present.

Miniature Cairn Exhibition—A miniature cairn, a traditional Scottish marker of remembrance, will be placed on the Shaw Quad.

Remembrance Week Pop-Up Museum and Art Displays—The museum, with information about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and Remembrance Week activities, will be located on the Einhorn Family Walk, outside of the Schine Student Center. Pen-and-ink drawings of the 35 student victims will be on display in the Panasci Lounge, located on the third floor of the Schine Student Center. Candid posters of the victims will be displayed in buildings throughout campus.

Education and Community Service—Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars are visiting classes around the Syracuse University campus to educate fellow students about the tragedy. They will also do informational tabling in the Schine Student Center and volunteer with the Food Recovery Network.

The following events will take place during Orange Central and in the lead up to Remembrance Week:

Saturday, Oct. 20—“Look Back, Act Forward,” a panel program and breakfast

with Remembrance Scholar alumna Alyssa Limberakis Milili ’06, Pan Am 103 family member Kara Monetti Weipz and Pan Am 103 Archivist Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn during Orange Central Weekend. Schine Student Center Room 304, 9-10:30 a.m.

��Sunday, Oct. 21—Race to Remember, a 3.5-mile fun run, roll or stroll during Orange Central Weekend. Proceeds will benefit the Remembrance Scholarship Fund. Einhorn Family Walk, 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. race. Registration and more information is available at .

Thursday, Oct. 25—“Demystifying Islam,” a panel discussion in partnership with the Muslim Student Association; 6:30 p.m., Room 204 of Maxwell Hall.

Friday, Oct. 26—Commemorative Tree Planting. Thirty-five saplings will be planted on the University’s South Campus to commemorate the 35 Syracuse study abroad students lost on Pan Am Flight 103. The activity is a collaboration of University College, Campus Planning, Design and Construction and Physical Plant. Planting will take place between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and volunteers are needed. Register to volunteer.

Saturday, Oct. 27—Family Weekend tours of the “We Remember Them: The Legacy of Pan Am Flight 103” exhibition will be given from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in E.S. Bird Library’s sixth floor galleries.

The Remembrance Week schedule includes:

Sunday, Oct. 28—A candlelight vigil will begin at Hendricks Chapel at 7 p.m., as part of the chapel’s weekly Dean’s Convocation, and proceed to the Wall of Remembrance, where the names of the 35 SU student victims will be read. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided.

Monday, Oct. 29
A panel discussion on “Overcoming the Traumas of Terrorism,” moderated by Karen Hall, assistant director of civic engagement and academic advising for the Renée Crown University Honors Program, will be held at 6 p.m. in 214 Slocum Hall. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided.

Tuesday, Oct. 30—The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars host 30 minutes of meditation at the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room at 10 a.m.

“A Conversation with James Kreindler,” sponsored by the Syracuse University Libraries and the College of Law. Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom, Dineen Hall, College of Law, 4 p.m. Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided. Kreindler was the architect of the $2.7 billion settlement against the Libyan government on behalf of the families of the victims.

Wednesday, Oct. 31—Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will tie commemorative ��ribbons on trees in the Orange Grove, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 1—Cycle to Syracuse Welcome Reception, Einhorn Family Walk, 3 p.m. Five cyclists from Lockerbie will conclude the Lockerbie Memorial Tour 2018, an event to honor the victims of Pan Am 103 and highlight emergency services. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided.

“A Celebration of Life Open Mic Night,” honoring the Pan Am 103 victims through the artistic talents of current scholars and students, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Panasci Lounge in the Schine Student Center. Doors open at 7 p.m.; event begins at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 2
The Annual Rose-Laying Ceremony, to remember the Syracuse students killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing, will be held at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided.

The Remembrance Convocation, honoring the 2018-19 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided. A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Laboratory.

Rose-laying ceremonies will happen at the University’s study abroad centers around the world during Remembrance Week. Additionally, members of the University community will wear commemorative buttons honoring all 270 victims of the tragedy during the Syracuse rose-laying and Remembrance convocation activities.

Angie Pati, a 2017-18 Remembrance Scholar, lays a rose in memory of Frederick “Sandy” Phillips during the Rose-Laying Ceremony in 2017.

The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing.
The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.

Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Steven Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process
Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants write three essays as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists are interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of distinguished academic achievement, citizenship and service to the community. More than half of the new scholars are members of the distinguished Renée Crown University Honors Program.

“The Remembrance Scholars are a wonderful, eclectic mix of all that’s great on the Syracuse University campus,” says Pamela Brandes, associate professor in the and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee. “We look forward to seeing how they blend their creativity and talents in memory of those lost, not only during Remembrance Week, but also throughout the year.”

The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in Hendricks Chapel on Friday, Nov. 2.

Additionally, the 2018-19 Lockerbie Scholars, Harriet Graham and Joseph Holland, were recently selected. Each year, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse for a year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust.

The 2018-19 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, colleges and majors are:

• Katie Berrell of Long Lake, Minnesota, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the and member of the ;
• Kenneth Buckner of Newnan, Georgia, a finance major in the Whitman School of Management and an information management and technology major in the ;
• Abigail Covington of Bowie, Maryland, a writing and rhetoric major in the ;
• Dina Eldawy of Pensacola, Florida, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the , a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Simone Girma of Miami, Florida, a television, radio and film major in the ,��and a citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Grace Gugerty of Cortland, New York, an anthropology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Arva Hassonjee of Cranbury, New Jersey, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Claudia Heritage of Saratoga Springs, New York, a biochemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Lorena Kanzki of Miami, Florida, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School, a women’s and gender studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Marcus Lane Jr. of Hartford, Conn., a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Yongna Lei of Alexandria, Virginia, a bioengineering major in the and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Julia Leyden of Newton, New Jersey, and English and textual studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a magazine major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Audra Linsner of Clifton Springs, New York, an advertising major in the Newhouse School, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Hairol Ma of Fremont, California, an advertising major in the Newhouse School, and information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• William Massie of Jackson, Ohio, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a public relations major in the Newhouse School;
• Kyra Meister of Ashburn, Virginia, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the , a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Madeline Merwin of Clarksburg, California, a political philosophy major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Mary Mik of Syracuse, New York, a nutrition major in the and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Idris Mohamed of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, a health and exercise science major in the ;
• Martina Morris of Bethpage, New York, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Kathryn Munster of Northridge, California, an applied mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Abigail Neuviller of Lackwaxen, Pennsylvania, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and an international relations and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Abigail O’Reilly of Hopedale, Massachusetts, a computer art and animation major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
• Dominika Peko of Jordanville, New York, an international relations and policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• David Robusto of Short Hills, New Jersey, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School;
• Jezrel Sabaduquia of Jamaica, New York, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies;
• Danielle Schaf of Shelby, Nebraska, an anthropology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School; a forensic science and writing and rhetoric major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Nathan Shearn of Amherst, New York, an anthropology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Jake Smith of Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, a magazine major in the Newhouse School and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Brianna Stahrr of Syracuse. New York, an English and textual studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and an English education major in Arts and Sciences and the School of Education.
• Melanie Tacher of San Juan, Puerto Rico, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Julia Trainor of Holden, Massachusetts, an political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School; a public relations major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Jacob Urban of West Chicago, Illinois, an energy and its impacts and finance major in the Whitman School and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Ankita Varman of Johns Creek, Georgia, a management major in the Whitman School and a public relations major in the Newhouse School; and
• Brooke Waldon of Romulus, Mich., a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Professor Lawrence Mason Jr. (right) pauses while photographing at the Lawn Bowling Club in Lockerbie, Scotland, to pose next to Jimmy Pagan, perhaps Lockerbie’s best-known resident. Photo by Jeff Costello.

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Lawrence Mason Jr., professor of multimedia, photography and design in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, as the first Syracuse University Remembrance and Lockerbie ambassador. In this new capacity, Mason will play leadership roles with the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, Lockerbie Scholar selection, defining and enhancing the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholar experience, and continuing to deepen and strengthen sustainable bonds between Syracuse University, the families of Pan Am Flight 103 victims and the Lockerbie region of southern Scotland.

“Our collective remembrance is critical to Syracuse University and to me,” says Chancellor Syverud. “It is important that the legacy of Pan Am 103 continues to live and thrive well on the Syracuse University campus in the years and decades to come. With his 44 years at SU��as a graduate student, professor and scholar, and��with the last 29 years focused��on��the legacy of Pan Am 103, Professor Mason��is the right person to help us put a strategy in place to ensure that happens.”

In the nearly 30 years since Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, Mason has been a staunch guardian of the Pan Am 103 legacy on the Syracuse University campus and around the globe. For Mason, the tragedy—and the importance of the victims’ legacy—is personal. He was a faculty member at SU on Dec. 21, 1988, when the bombing took the lives of 259 passengers and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie. Eight of Mason’s students were among the victims.

Mason has worked tirelessly to teach others that Lockerbie should not solely be defined by the 1988 tragedy. Mason is a well-known and loved visitor in Lockerbie. He has traveled there 15 times and developed strong relationships with local community members. Using the deep connections he has built, Mason has taken over 100 students to Lockerbie, including some who studied with him at the Syracuse University London Centre. He and fellow Newhouse professor Melissa Chessher co-authored the book, “Looking for Lockerbie.” The book, through Mason’s writing and photographs, Chessher’s writing and editing, and extensive student reporting and photography, tells stories of the town that extend beyond the global disaster spotlight.

In the ensuing years, Mason has helped to choose the students who earn the University’s prestigious Remembrance scholarship; has been part of the planning of University commemorations; and has built a strong relationship between the town of Lockerbie and Syracuse University.

The Remembrance and Lockerbie scholarships were established in 1990 to honor the victims of the tragedy. Each spring, 35 rising seniors are awarded Remembrance Scholarships through a competitive interview process based on academics, service, leadership and their knowledge of the tragedy.

Two Lockerbie Academy seniors are awarded Lockerbie Scholarships each year to study at Syracuse University for one year. They are enrolled for a full slate of courses and participate fully in the life of the University. Together, the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars plan the University’s annual Remembrance Week activities. Since the inception of the two programs, 980 Remembrance Scholars and 56 Lockerbie Scholars have been selected and have worked to further the Pan Am 103 legacy.

“I am deeply honored that Chancellor Syverud has asked me to shepherd the University’s efforts to ‘look back and act forward’ on behalf of Remembrance,” says Mason. “It’s important that our lost 35 student colleagues continue to live on, not only in the hearts of their families, but also at the University they loved. They are a vital part of our unique history. The loss of our students has unexpectedly fostered deep bonds between Syracuse and Lockerbie, proving that love ultimately triumphs over hate. Over time, I hope to increase traffic back and forth between Syracuse and the lovely town of Lockerbie to continue to develop these bonds.”

This fall, Syracuse University will honor the 30th anniversary of the Pan Am 103 tragedy. More information about the events surrounding the anniversary will be available later this semester.

About Syracuse University

Founded��in 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research university��dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching��excellence,��rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11��academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence��in the liberal arts, sciences and��professional disciplines that prepares��students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly��changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main��campus and��extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three��continents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for an��institution of its��kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent��all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy of��supporting veterans and is home to��the nationally recognized Institute for��Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the��U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their��families.

Sudan Zhuang

“When such a tragedy happens, restoring faith in humanity becomes a little tougher, yet it creates closeness in the community,” Zhuang says. “It is hard to win over fear and violence; however, it is possible to make those who have been affected feel loved and appreciated by continuing to remember the Pan Am 103 tragedy.”

Inspired by the lives of the students lost, Zhuang has made it a priority to be heavily involved in the Syracuse University community. She has fulfilled her desire by becoming the president of the Association of Computing Machinery in the School of Information Studies and president of the Multicultural Greek Council. She also served as the Whitman student representative for the Student Association during her first three years at Syracuse University.

Now she has become a Remembrance Scholar, one of 35��Syracuse University seniors chosen each year, based on their distinguished scholarship, citizenship and service to the community. This week she is helping��the University host��Remembrance Week��in honor of the 270 people, including 35 SU students studying abroad, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

According to Zhuang, the curriculum at the Whitman School has taught her the importance of professionalism and good communication. She applies that knowledge to every interaction she has, from engaging with the community to working with other professionals.

This past summer, Zhuang held two separate positions where she was able to use her skills. The first was with the Social Computing Lab at Syracuse University, where she worked as a research assistant. In that role, she used her quantitative skills to turn data insights into improvements in the development of a mobile app. She also served as an intern with Basics Syracuse, a comfort food and grocery delivery company. With the startup, she worked closely with the founder to build the company’s brand ambassadorship program. Prior to these positions, Zhuang was a marketing intern for the United Way and worked as a digital marketing intern in Hong Kong with Compass Offices, a company that provides office space and professional services. She designed and built out the company’s social media and blog posts, using her trilingual ability.

“I really enjoyed my internship in Asia, because it has opened up my eyes to the digital marketing world and how much digital marketing strategies can help to promote in a cultural world,” explained Zhuang.

Zhuang is now on to the next step in her career, as she is set to graduate in May. She looks forward to finding an opportunity to work full-time as an IT consultant.

Katherine Barymow, a 2016-17 Remembrance Scholar, lays a rose on the Wall of Remembrance during Remembrance Week 2016.

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2017-18 Remembrance Scholars.

The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing.
The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.

Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Steve Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process
Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants write three essays as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists are interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of distinguished academic achievement, citizenship and service to the community. Nearly half of the new scholars are members of the distinguished Renée Crown University Honors Program.

The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in Hendricks Chapel on Friday, Oct. 27.

Additionally, the 2017-18 Lockerbie Scholars, Andrew Dorrance and Heather Mutch, were recently selected. Each year, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse for a year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust.

The 2017-18 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, colleges and majors are:

• Zainab Abdali of Houston, Texas, an English and textual studies and mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Ali Abdullah of Ewing, New Jersey, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Alex Alvarez of Caguas, Puerto Rico, a Latino-Latin American studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications;
• Cierra Britton of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs;
• Madeleine Buckley of Owings, Maryland, a magazine major in the Newhouse School and policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School;
• Elissa Candiotti of Hewlett, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Kathryn Cassidy of Framingham, Massachusetts, a history major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, social studies education major in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education, and Spanish language, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Tori Cedar of Hazlet, New Jersey, a communications sciences and disorders and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Bryan Cereijo of Hialeah, Florida, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a photography major in the Newhouse School;
• Katherine Conti of Erie, Pennsylvania, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Ricky Diep of Quincy, Massachusetts, a systems and information science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Jacob Gedetsis of Cleveland, Ohio, an English and textual studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Amya Tulipe Hosenn of Boston, Mass. and Dhaka, Bangladesh, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Kylie Kerker of Snohomish, Washington, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Tessa Latrenta of Colts Neck, New Jersey, an advertising major in the Newhouse School;
• Raymond Levine of Erie, Pennsylvania, a policy studies and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Madeline Lorang of Bigfork, Montana, a geography major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School;
• Leonardo Marino of Pulaski, New York, a linguistic studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and music composition major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Joshua McMaster of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, a computer art and animation major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Kelsey Montondo of Depew, New York, a public health major in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics;
• Evanna Ojeda of Miami, Florida, an international relations and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Jacqueline Page of Potomac, Maryland, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School;
• Anjana Pati of Millstone Township, New Jersey, a neuroscience and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Kennedy Patlan of Fort Worth, Texas, an advertising major in the Newhouse School, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, and a women’s and gender studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Justine Paul of Ashland, Pennsylvania, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Megan Phan of Sylmar, California, a chemistry and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Kiran Ramsey of Indianapolis, Indiana, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies;
• Hannah Rebar of Hilton, New York, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Brittany Reed of Rexford, New York, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Bronte Schmit of Syracuse, New York, a magazine major in the Newhouse School;
• Marisa Torelli Pedevska of New York, New York, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School;
• Xintong Wang of Handan, China, an applied mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and an economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Erin Welsh of Clarence, New York, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Melissa Wherry of East Windsor, New Jersey, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and studio arts major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts; and
• Sudan Zhang of Queens, New York, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and marketing management major in the Whitman School of Management.

The service will include prayer and music by University Organist Anne Laver and the Hendricks Chapel Choir.

The names of those who have passed away will be read and candles will be lit collectively in their memory. Remarks will be offered by Chancellor Kent Syverud; Remembrance Scholar Ilana Siegel; Jonathan Peatfield, representing Fraternity and Sorority Affairs; and Isabella Falcione, a member of Orange Seeds.

The service will be held annually and is inspired by the Remembrance Scholars’ motto of “Look Back, Act Forward,” a call to action to remember those we have lost and act forward in their memory. Peatfield and Falcione will offer information about upcoming days of service sponsored by the Interfraternity Council and Orange Seeds.

“We have planned a service that, in the spirit of Remembrance that is so much a part of our campus culture, looks back and acts forward,” says Samuel Clemence, interim dean of Hendricks Chapel. “We will honor those we have lost in 2016 and be inspired in how we can make a positive difference in our communities.”

A reception will follow in the chapel’s Noble Room. There, a remembrance book will be available for inscription.

For more information on the service, contact Hendricks Chapel at 315.443.2901.

Remembrance Scholar Lisa Kranz lays a rose at the Place of Remembrance during a ceremony in October 2015.

The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Steve Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process
Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants write three essays as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists are interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of distinguished academic achievement, citizenship and service to the community.

The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in Hendricks Chapel on Friday, Oct. 28.

Additionally, the 2016-17 Lockerbie Scholars, Shona Beattie and Sian McLaughlin, were recently selected. Each year, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse for a year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust.

The 2016-17 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns and colleges are:
• Clayton Baker of Milton, Mass., , and
• Charlotte Balogh of Sudbury, Mass,
• Amber Barrow of Houston, Texas, College of Arts and Sciences
• Katherine Barymow of Wilton, Conn., , Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences
• Jourdann Borski of Indianapolis, Ind.,
• Farrell Brenner of Sugar Loaf, N.Y., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences
• Rachel Brown-Weinstock of Gloversville, N.Y., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences
• Lynsey Cooper of West Chester, Pa., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences
• Emily Dang of Hull, Mass., School of Information Studies, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences
• Malik Evans of East Stroudsburg, Pa., and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Ryan Gibson of Glenmore Landings, N.Y., College of Visual and Performing Arts and College of Arts and Sciences
• Kimberly Juarez of Los Angeles, Calif., and College of Arts and Sciences
• Joyce LaLonde of Albion, N.Y., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences and Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Emily Lindberg of Holden, Mass.,
• Paola Louzado-Feliciano of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
• José Marrero-Rosado of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, College of Arts and Sciences
• Kelsey May of Buffalo, N.Y., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences
• Nigel Miller of Lauderdale Lake, Fla., College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering and Computer Science
• Megan Minier of Webster, N.Y., School of Information Studies
• Claire Moran of Wayne, Pa., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences and Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Francis Morency of North Miami, Fla., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences
• Genevieve Pilch of Ambler, Pa., College of Arts and Sciences and Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Andrew Ramos of San Diego, Calif., College of Engineering and Computer Science
• Alexis Rinck of Pacifica, Calif., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences
• Miracle Rogers of Hialeah, Fla.,
• Nedda Sarshar of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences
• Elaine Sartwell of Baldwinsville, N.Y., Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
• Kelly Sheptock of Berwick, Pa., Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Ilana Siegal of Beachwood, Ohio, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences
• Samantha Steinert of Penn Yan, N.Y., Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
• Patricia Terhune of Manahawkin, N.J., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences and Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Jamie Weiss of McKinney, Texas, Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Terence Wells of Abington, Mass., Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Sarah Whittaker of Allentown, Pa., Whitman School of Management and College of Arts and Sciences
• Soleil Young of Syracuse, N.Y., Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences

A convocation for the 2015-16 Remembrance Scholars will be held Oct. 30 in Hendricks Chapel.

The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among 270 people who perished in the bombing.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents, and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants write three essays as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists are interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and students. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of distinguished academic achievement, citizenship and service to the community.

The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in Hendricks Chapel on Friday, Oct. 30.

Additionally, the 2015-16 Lockerbie Scholars, Joanna Barrie and Ellen Boomer, were recently selected. Each year, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse for a year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, jointly funded by Syracuse and the Lockerbie Trust.

The 2015-16 Remembrance Scholars (and their colleges/schools) are:

• Mehak Ali, and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Samuel Bailey,
• Julie Bengis, and
• Cheyenne Cheathem, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Whitman School of Management
• Sarah Dalusma, Whitman School of Management
• Fanta Dicko,
• Jessica Faunce, and College of Arts and Sciences
• Kenyon Fitzpatrick, College of Arts and Sciences and Whitman School of Management
• Katherine Frega, College of Arts and Sciences
• Leah Garlock, and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Virginia Giannini, College of Arts and Sciences and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Taylor Henry, College of Visual and Performing Arts
• Daniel Hopkins, and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
• John Huang, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science and Whitman School of Management
• Jennifer Hylkema, College of Arts and Sciences
• Lisa Kranz, College of Visual and Performing Arts and
• Haley Kulakowski, College of Arts and Sciences
• Christina LiPuma, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and College of Arts and Sciences
• Cameron MacPherson, College of Arts and Sciences and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Sara McNamara, College of Arts and Sciences
• Alexis Pena, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
• Luke Rafferty, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences
• Juan Rangel, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences
• Jacqueline Reilly, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences
• Nina Rodgers, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences
• Heather Rounds, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences
• Shannon Salem, College of Arts and Sciences
• Summer Schneider, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences
• Anthony Schramm, College of Arts and Sciences
• LaVerne Sessler, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science and Whitman School of Management
• Molly Smith, Whitman School of Management and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Kanique Swinson, Whitman School of Management
• Hannah Visnosky, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and College of Arts and Sciences
• Yuqing (Tessa) Xie, College of Arts and Sciences and School of Information Studies
• Hugh Yang, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science and Whitman School of Management

Marwa Eltagouri, a 2013-14 Remembrance Scholar, speaks during last year’s convocation in Hendricks Chapel. At the convocation, one scholar is chosen to speak on behalf of the group of 35 scholars.

The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the University, were founded as a tribute to the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents, and the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship were asked to highlight their academic achievements and University activities, including community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

“What a privilege and honor it has been to serve as chair of the committee that has selected these 35 outstanding scholars. They are indeed SU’s and the world’s best and brightest,” says Mark Glauser, professor and associate dean in the and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee. “They all embody the powerful theme of looking back and acting forward to positively impact others.”

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at SU on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both SU and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, William Beech and Megan Noble, will be recognized at the convocation.

Michael D. Veley, Rhonda S. Falk Endowed Professor and director and chair of the Department of Sport Management in the , will preside over the convocation. Messages will be delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud and by Veley, a member of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, on behalf of the committee. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group, and Veley will present the scholars. To see all of this year’s Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars, click here.

The 2014-15 Remembrance Scholars, and their hometowns and majors, are: Maryann Akinboyewa of Bowie, Md., a marketing management major in the and writing and rhetoric major in the ; Jacqueline Barr of Cupertino, Calif., a management and technology major in the and public relations major in the ; Fergus Barrie of Lockerbie, Scotland, a sport management major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics; Tonya Bauer of Bismarck, N.D., a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School and history major in A&S and the ; Brittany Beyer of North Woodmere, N.Y., a history and international relations major in A&S and the Maxwell School, and Katherine Bunch of Cochecton, N.Y., a biology and neuroscience major in A&S.

Other scholars include Rachael Burke of Lower Gwynedd, Pa., a biology, psychology and ethics major in A&S; Katelyn Edel of Lily Dale, N.Y., a neuroscience and linguistic studies major in A&S; Emma Edwards of Barrington, R.I., a policy studies and geography major in A&S and the Maxwell School; Casey Fabris of Ashburn, Va., a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School; and Matthew Feibert of Syosset, N.Y., a biology major in A&S.

Also, Alexandra-Marie Figueroa Miranda of San Juan, Puerto Rico, an anthropology and international relations major in A&S and the Maxwell School; Isabel Firpo of Oak Park, Ill., an industrial and interaction design major in the ; Miho Hatanaka of Cresskill, N.J., a nutrition and dietetics major in the Falk College; John (Jack) Kaczmarczyk IV of Wilton, Conn., an earth science, policy studies and Energy and Its Impacts major in A&S and the Maxwell School; and Tenzin Lama of Old Saybrook, Conn., an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Other scholars include Jonathan Lee of Moon Township, Pa., an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a policy studies major in A&S and the Maxwell School; Karolina Lubecka of Blairstown, N.J., a civil engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and earth science major in A&S; Victoria Miles of Millbury, Mass., an advertising major in the Newhouse School; Sara Mileski of Oneonta, N.Y., a child and family studies major in the Falk College, psychology minor in A&S and exercise science (dance) minor in the ; Rebecca Moore of Canandaigua, N.Y., an aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science; and Natalie Rebeyev of Flushing, N.Y., a biology and modern Judaic studies major in A&S.

Also, Gabriela Riccardi of Paramus, N.J., a magazine major in the Newhouse School; Jeffrey Rich of Stamford, Conn., a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School; John Samuel (Sam) Rodgers of State College, Pa., a nutrition major in the Falk College and entrepreneurship minor in the Whitman School; Nikolay Rodionov of Conroe, Texas, a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and MBA student in the Whitman School; Elliott Russell of Ames, Iowa, a biotechnology major in A&S and biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science; and Anastasia Selby of Olympia, Wash., an English major in A&S.

Other scholars include Chelsea Stephens of Los Angeles, Calif., a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science; Bo Stewart of Bolivar, Pa., an economics and political science major in A&S and the Maxwell School and a Spanish language, literature and culture major in A&S; Lauren Strand of Branchburg, N.J., a sport management major in the Falk College and finance major in the Whitman School; Hailey Temple of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., a public relations major in the Newhouse School and information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies; John Tummino of River Edge, N.J., a political science major in A&S and the Maxwell School and broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School; Kristin Weeks of Akron, N.Y., a biology major in A&S and a sociology and political science major in A&S and the Maxwell School; and Angel Winston of Dorchester, Mass., a pre-law major in A&S and political science and policy studies major in A&S and the Maxwell School.

Remembrance Scholar William Fletcher speaks about Syracuse University student Stephen Boland during the Rose-Laying Ceremony in 2013.

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2014 will be held on campus Sunday, Oct. 19, through Saturday, Oct. 25.

The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the 35 student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The Remembrance Week events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism. Remembrance Week activities are all free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

All week
Pen and ink drawings of the 35 student victims will be on display in the Panasci Lounge, located on the third floor of the Schine Student Center. Portraits of the victims will be on display at various locations around campus.

An exhibition of 35 empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, an installation created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, juxtaposes the visual representation of 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a lost past can inspire positive actions in the present. Members of the community can record their good deeds and demonstrate how they “act forward” by visiting the Remembrance information table in the atrium of the Schine Student Center on Friday, Oct. 17, and Monday, Oct. 20.

Remembrance Scholars will visit classes around the Syracuse University campus to educate fellow students about the tragedy.

Monday, Oct. 20
Dove Balloon Release, Walk for Peace and Candlelight Vigil—The event will begin at 6:15 p.m. on the Quad in front of Hendricks Chapel. A choir of a cappella groups will sing “In Remembrance” from Requiem as 35 bio-safe, dove-shaped balloons are released. Those assembled will then walk to the Wall of Remembrance, where a candlelight vigil will be held at 7 p.m. in honor of all lost in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing.

Tuesday, Oct. 21
Acting Forward–The scholars will make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the Oxford Inn and Bishop Foery Foundation to help those in need. Members of the campus community are invited to join in this effort starting at 3:30 p.m. in the Whitman Atrium.

Wednesday, Oct. 22
Open Mic Night—A night of poetry, music, dance and more to remember the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 and act forward for peace. The event will be held from 7-9 p.m. in the Slocum Hall Auditorium.

Thursday, Oct. 23
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives Open—Items from the archives will be on display from 2-5 p.m. in the Spector Room, Room 608 of Bird Library.

Documentary Film Screening and Panel Discussion—“We Were Quiet Once,” a documentary produced by SU alumna and former Remembrance Scholar Laura Beachy ’12, will be screened. The film tells the story of 9/11, specifically the crash of United Flight 93 into the Pennsylvania countryside and how the tragedy affected the small town of Shanksville. Before the screening, a panel will discuss the effects of terrorism on small towns such as Lockerbie, Scotland, and Shanksville. The event will be held in the Slocum Hall Auditorium; panel starts at 7 p.m. and film screening begins at 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives Open—Items from the archives will be on display from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Spector Room, Room 608 of Bird Library.

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Convocation—The annual Rose-Laying Ceremony will begin at 2:03 p.m. at the Wall of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. The Remembrance Scholar Convocation, honoring this year’s scholars, will begin at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

For more information on Remembrance Week activities, visit http://remembrance.syr.edu or Twitter at #RW2014 or #actforward.

Remembrance Scholars lay flowers on the University’s Remembrance Wall each December in honor of the 35 SU students who died in the bombing of Pan 103.

The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among 270 people who perished in the bombing. Last December marked the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents, and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants write three essays as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists are interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and students. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of distinguished academic achievement, citizenship and service to the community.

“What a privilege and honor it has been to serve as chair of the committee that has selected these 35 outstanding scholars,” says Mark Glauser, professor and associate dean in the and chair of the Remembrance Scholars Selection Committee. “They are indeed SU’s and the world’s best and brightest. I am confident they will collectively utilize their demonstrated leadership skills and seemingly infinite talents to enhance the culture of remembrance on our great campus while simultaneously increasing its visibility at SU, in the region and worldwide.”

The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in Hendricks Chapel on Friday, Oct. 24.

Additionally, the 2014-15 Lockerbie Scholars, Will Beech and Megan Noble, were recently selected. Each year, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse for a year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, jointly funded by Syracuse and the Lockerbie Trust.

The 2014-15 Remembrance Scholars (and their hometowns, majors and colleges/schools) are:

• Maryann Akinboyewa of Bowie, Md., a marketing management and writing and rhetoric major in the .
• Jacqueline Barr of Cupertino, Calif., an information management and technology major in the and public relations major in the .
• Fergus Barrie of Lockerbie, Scotland, a sport management major in the .
• Tonya Bauer of Bismarck, N.D., a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School and a history major in the and the .
• Brittany Beyer of North Woodmere, N.Y., a history and international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School.
• Katherine Bunch of Cochecton, N.Y., a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Rachael Burke of Lower Gywnedd, Pa., a biology and ethics and psychology integrated learning major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Katelyn Edel of Lily Dale, N.Y., a linguistic studies and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Emma Edwards of Barrington, R.I., a geography and policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School.
• Casey Fabris of Ashburn, Va., a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School.
• Matthew Feibert of Syosset, N.Y., a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Alexandra Figueroa Miranda of San Juan, P.R., an anthropology and international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School.
• Isabel Firpo of Oak Park, Ill., an industrial and interaction design major in the .
• Miho Hatanaka of Cresskill, N.J., a nutrition major in the Falk College.
• John Kaczmarczyk of Wilton, Conn., an Earth sciences, energy and its impacts integrated learning and policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School.
• Tenzin Lama of Old Saybrook, Conn., an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
• Jonathan Lee of Moon Township, Pa., an information management and technology and policy studies major in the School of Information Studies.
• Karolina Lubecka of Blairstown, N.J., a civil engineering and Earth sciences major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
• Victoria Miles of Millbury, Mass., an advertising major in the Newhouse School.
• Sara Mileski of Oneonta, N.Y., a child and family studies major in the Falk College.
• Rebecca Moore of Canandaigua, N.Y., an aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
• Natalie Rebeyev of Flushing, N.Y., a biology and modern Judaic studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Gabriela Riccardi of Paramus, N.J., a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School.
• Jeffrey Rich of Stamford, Conn., a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School.
• John “Sam” Rodgers of State College, Pa., a nutrition major in the Falk College.
• Nikolay Rodionov of Conroe, Texas, a bioengineering and business administration major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Whitman School.
• Elliott Russell of Ames, Iowa, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering�� and Computer Science and biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Anastasia Selby of Olympia, Wash., an English and textual studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences
• Chelsea Stephens of Los Angeles, Calif., a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
• Bo Stewart of Bolivar, Pa., an economics, policy studies, political science and Spanish language, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School.
• Lauren Strand of Branchburg, N.J., a sport management and marketing management major in the Falk College and the Whitman School.
• Hailey-Margaret Temple of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a public relations major in the Newhouse School.
• John Tummino of River Edge, N.J., a broadcast and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School.
• Kristin Weeks of East Amherst, N.Y., a biology, political science and sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School.
• Angel Winston of Dorchester, Mass., a political science and policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School.

This stained glass mural in the Lockerbie Town Hall represents the 32 nationalities of victims aboard Pan Am Flight 103.

When people first hear of Lockerbie, Scotland, they learn about the tragedy that is Pan Am Flight 103. When people first envision Lockerbie, Scotland, they picture the devastation of a plane crash. When people first visit Lockerbie, Scotland, however—they experience a quiet, humble and welcoming town—a town that was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

After being named a 2013-14 Remembrance Scholar in late April, I was overwhelmed by SU faculty and friends who reached out to congratulate me on the achievement. I was even more touched, though, by the effort that SU faculty made to coordinate a visit for me to Lockerbie toward the end of my semester abroad in Germany.

Claire Dorrance, a 2012-13 Lockerbie Scholar, connected with me and offered to host my parents, who were visiting at the time, and myself for a day in Lockerbie. The perspective I thought I had on the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing completely changed as my parents and I drove into the quaint but bustling town.

Claire, her father Colin Dorrance, who was the first off-duty police officer on the scene of the disaster, and Graham Herbert, the rector of Lockerbie Academy, greeted us upon our arrival. By merely stepping out of the car, we were only steps away from the town hall. The small size of Lockerbie is a lot of its charm. As we climbed up the staircase of the town hall, Mr. Herbert and the Dorrances were greeted with ‘hellos’ and ‘how ya doing’s.’ Everyone is everyone’s neighbor in Lockerbie, Scotland.

Inside the town hall is a beautiful stained glass window, composed solely of flags representing the 32 different nationalities of the victims aboard Pan Am 103. Victims hailed from Israel, Canada, Jamaica and everywhere in between. The Lockerbie Town Hall was used the night of the disaster and for many weeks following as an information center for residents. The building, now back to its original use, still symbolizes that sense of community to Lockerbie residents.

Afterward, we drove to the Lockerbie Garden of Remembrance, just a few minutes from the heart of the town. The garden, dedicated to the victims of Pan Am Flight 103, is lush green with growing trees and blooming flowers. But its beauty can’t hide the sorrow planted in its roots. Once we entered and began reading memorials and signs throughout the garden, the mood changed. Everything silenced. I began searching the plaques for Syracuse names. Karen Lee Hunt and Alexia Kathryn Tsairis have plaques that read “innocent victim of terrorism” and “They never die, who have the future in them.” Walking through the garden’s visitor center and seeing framed SU press releases and mini Ottos was saddening and comforting all at the same time, much like my entire visit to Lockerbie.

Before arriving in Scotland, I had heard nothing but good things about Scottish hospitality. The Dorrance family proved this stereotype to be true when they opened their home to my parents and me for lunch. I truly watched the world grow smaller as Claire with her parents, and I with mine, connected over cultural differences, English accents and Syracuse basketball.

Meeting for the first time, 2012-13 Lockerbie Scholar Claire Dorrance, right, and 2013-14 Remembrance Scholar Emily Pompelia spent the day together in Lockerbie, Scotland this past June. The two pause for a picture together in front of the Remembrance Room on the grounds of Tundergarth Church, directly across from the sheep pasture where the nose cone of Pan Am Flight 103 landed on December 21, 1988.

After lunch, Colin and Claire escorted my parents and me to Tundergarth Church, to see where the nose cone of the plane had landed that December evening and to visit the remembrance room tucked in the church cemetery. As I stood on top of a hill overlooking the town of Lockerbie, a few bends and curves down the road from Tundergarth, I felt smaller than I ever have. Behind me was the iconic spot where the nose cone of Pan Am 103 landed in an open pasture, and in front of me was a town with so much to offer but its reputation already sealed. Perhaps that is what made my day in Lockerbie so meaningful. I was given a glimpse into the life and personality of this humble town and its residents, and saw the beauty of Lockerbie for what it really is beyond the tragedy 25 years ago.

I left with three things that day: a British flag from Claire, much like the one painted into the glass of the town hall; a copy of “Looking for Lockerbie,” a book written by Newhouse professors Lawrence Mason, Jr., and Melissa Chessher, and new-found respect, admiration and humility. This visit defined my experience as a Remembrance Scholar, and taught me what it truly means to act forward.

Emily Pompelia is a 2013-14 Remembrance Scholar and a work-study student in the Office of News Services.

Remembrance Scholars honor the lost students they represent during the 2012 Remembrance ceremony.

The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the University, were founded as a tribute to the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. This year marks the 25^th anniversary of the tragedy.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents, and the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship were asked to highlight their academic achievements and University activities, including community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

“What a privilege and honor it has been to serve as chair of the committee that has selected these 35 outstanding scholars. They are indeed SU’s and the world’s best and brightest,” says Mark Glauser, professor and associate dean in the and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee. “Their theme for Remembrance Week, “This is How We Act Forward,’’ is especially gratifying since it embodies taking action … Scholarship in Action.”

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at SU on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both SU and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Callum Johnstone and Caroline Caddell, will be recognized at the convocation.

Glauser will preside over the convocation, and messages will be delivered by Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Edward L. Galvin, director of archives and records management and Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster archivist, representing the selection committee. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group, and Glauser will present the scholars.

The 2013-14 Remembrance Scholars, and their hometowns and majors, are: Janessa Bonti of Bronx, a nutrition major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics; Victoria Charlotte Brewster of New York City, an architecture major in the School of Architecture; Colin Gregory Brown of Annandale, N.J., a broadcast and digital journalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a political science major in The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S); Jona Cano of Bronx, a communication sciences and disorders major and neuroscience integrated learning major in A&S; and Erin Genevieve Carhart of Minoa, N.Y., a policy studies major and women’s and gender studies major in A&S.

Also, Billy Ceskavich of Wrentham, Mass., a political science major in A&S and an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies (iSchool); Darcy Shauna Cherlin of Sydney, Australia, an anthropology major in A&S; Henry Chu of Middletown, N.Y., a finance major in the Whitman School of Management and a psychology major in A&S; Kyle Brandon Coleman of Hilton, N.Y., an information technology major in the iSchool, an accounting and finance major in the Whitman School and an economics major in A&S; and Alexandra Deanne Curtis of East Greenwich, R.I., a political science major in A&S and a public relations major in the Newhouse School;

Also, Ariella M. Davis of Narragansett, R.I., a child and family studies major in the Falk College and a policy studies major in A&S; Marwa Eltagouri of Grand Island, N.Y., a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School and a political science major in A&S; Micki Joan Fahner of Berwyn, Pa., a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School and an English and textual studies major in A&S; William Granberg Fletcher of Latham, N.Y., a policy studies major in A&S; and Clifford Daniel Jacobs of Lewiston, N.Y., a child and family studies major in the Falk College.

Also, Alison Margaret Joy of Stratham, N.H., a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School and an Italian language, literature and culture major in A&S; Amanda Kullman of West Seneca, N.Y., a civil engineering major in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science; Jessica Kimberly Lam of New York City, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education; Megan Elizabeth LeBlanc of Reading, Mass., a neuroscience and psychology major in A&S; and Garrett A. Lee of Kirkland, Wash., an environmental engineering major in LCS and a mathematics major in A&S.

Also, Molly Katherine Carroll Linhorst of Manlius, N.Y., an international relations and political science major in A&S; Sonia Lopez of Houston, a psychology and forensic science major in A&S; Sieglinder Mkandoe Mghenyi of Syracuse, a public health major in the Falk College; Leann Jade Miles of Tucson, Ariz., a biochemistry major in A&S; and Ellen B. Moore of Elmira, N.Y., an international relations and policy studies major in A&S.

Also, Emily M. Pompelia of Ligonier, Pa., a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School and German and policy studies major in A&S; Allison Roberts of Hebron, Conn., a biochemistry major in A&S; Francesca Rose Santoro of St. Charles, Ill., a musical theater major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA); Bradley Dean Slavin of Rockville Centre, N.Y., a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School and an information and systems management major in the iSchool; and Danielle Steinberg of East Falmouth, Mass., an inclusive elementary with special education major in the School of Education.

Also, Carlie Alyssa Thompson of Norwich, N.Y., a psychology and biology major in A&S; Korey William Tillman of Schenectady, N.Y., a computer science major in LCS; Leo Wong of San Gabriel, Calif., an advertising major in the Newhouse School; Zhi Q. Yang of New York City, an information technology major in the iSchool and management/finance major in the Whitman School; and Jamie Yavorsky of Whitehouse Station, N.J., a music education major in VPA and the School of Education.

Empty chairs on the Quad in the configuration of the seats on Pan Am 103 symbolizes SU’s 35 lost students.

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2013 is being held on the SU campus Oct. 6-12. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people—including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University—who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the 35 SU student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The Remembrance Week events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism.

This year’s Remembrance Week was preceded by a panel discussion on Oct. 4 (during Orange Central) on “The Legacy of Pan Am 103 at SU” and a moment of silence at the Oct. 5 football game vs. Clemson to honor the 270 victims. Remembrance Scholars also handed out bracelets to students before the football game.

An exhibition, “Lockerbie and Disasters,” photographs by Larry Mason, a professor in the , is currently on display in the lobby of Newhouse 1 through Oct. 24.

Remembrance Week activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Planned Remembrance Week and 25th Anniversary activities include:

All week

Portraits of the SU student victims will be on display in the Panasci Lounge of the Schine Student Center.

An exhibition of 35 empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, an installation created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, juxtaposes the visual representation of 35 students lost with the good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a lost past can inspire positive actions in the present. Individuals are invited to share their good deeds in blue boxes in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall and Bowne Hall.

The has designed and constructed an installation in the atrium of Slocum Hall that remembers and honors those who were lost. The collaborative effort of the students and faculty demonstrates the ability of architecture to act as an agent of change through both cooperative participation and physical expression. A closing reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m. in the atrium of Slocum Hall.

The Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives has created a virtual TIMELINE that includes almost 150 events relating to the tragedy and its aftermath. From the search and rescue efforts to the current inquest in Libya, all pertinent dates related to the bombing are presented along with a relevant document, image or video found in the archives collection. An exhibition, titled “Twenty-Five Years of the Pan Am 103 Saga,” has also been installed on the sixth floor of Bird Library and highlights the most crucial events found in the larger online��TIMELINE. The related materials may be viewed alongside a brief footnote explaining the importance of that event in the history of Pan Am 103. The exhibition in Bird Library will run through the end of the year. To see the full TIMELINE, visit .html.

Beginning on Monday, Oct. 7, and continuing through Saturday, Oct. 12, individuals are invited to share their perspectives on Pan Am 103 through “Telling the Stories: The Pan Am 103 Story Archives Project,” a collaboration of the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, the 25th Anniversary Commemoration Committee and Syracuse Symposium 2013: Listening. Interviews will be done in 611 Bird Library by appointment. Call 315-443-0632 or email pa103archives@syr.edu to schedule an appointment.

Monday, Oct. 7

A candlelight vigil will be held on the steps of Hendricks Chapel at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 8

Remembrance Scholars will engage in a community service project to make sandwiches for the Rescue Mission at 6 p.m. at the Marshall Square Mall (upstairs). Members of the University community are invited to join in.

Wednesday, Oct. 9

“Since,” a documentary film on the Pan Am 103 tragedy by journalist Phil Furey, will be screened at 7:30 p.m. in Room 207 of the Hall of Languages. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Thursday, Oct. 10

The Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, located on the sixth floor of Bird Library, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lesley Thomson, solicitor general of Scotland, will speak at noon in the Heritage Lounge in the College of Law.

A panel discussion on “25 Years Later: Reflecting on Pan Am 103 and the Media” will be held in Watson Theater at 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 11

The Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, located on the sixth floor of Bird Library, will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Remembrance Scholars will hold the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at the Place of Remembrance, in front of the Hall of Languages, at 2:03 p.m.

The Remembrance Scholars will be honored at the Remembrance Scholar Convocation at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Laboratory.

A tribute to the Pan Am 103 victims through live performances and art will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Panasci Lounge in the Schine Student Center.

Saturday, Oct. 12

The 25th Anniversary Commemoration Committee and University College will sponsor a reception for current and former Remembrance Scholars.

For more information on Remembrance Week activities, visit .

Other scheduled 25th anniversary activities include a University Lecture by former Sen. George J. Mitchell, in conversation with James B. Steinberg, dean of the on “Pan Am 103 and Our World 25 Years Later” (Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel); a panel discussion and photo exhibition by the Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Alexia Foundation for World Peace (Thursday, Nov. 14); and a photo exhibitions by Larry Mason—“The Healing of Lockerbie,” Oct. 25-Nov. 15 and “Forward Lockerbie” (Nov. 16-Dec. 21).

For more information on 25th anniversary activities, visit .

Cara Howe, right, assistant archivist for the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University, speaks to retired Chief Constable John Boyd at Cornwall Mount, Police Scotland headquarters in Dumfries. Boyd contributed an oral history earlier this month to the “Telling the Stories” Pan Am 103 Story Archive Project.

“Telling the Stories: The Pan Am 103 Story Archive Project” is an attempt to gather oral histories from those who have firsthand knowledge of Pan Am Flight 103, those who have experienced the impact of the tragedy over the years and those who draw lessons from it. Faculty, staff and students, alumni, former Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars and family and friends of the victims are encouraged to participate.

The Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives and the Pan Am 103��25th Anniversary Commemoration Committee, with Syracuse Symposium 2013: Listening, are sponsoring the project.

The oral histories collected will become a part of the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, a center located in Bird Library that is dedicated to research and scholarship on the tragedy and to remembering the 270 victims.

The collection of oral histories will be done during Remembrance Week, Monday, Oct. 7, through Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. An appointment is required. For more information or to make an appointment, call 315-443-0632 or e-mail pa103archives@syr.edu.

More information can also be found at .

The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among 270 people who perished in the bombing. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents, and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants write three essays as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists are interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and students. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of distinguished academic achievement, citizenship and service to the community.

“Working with current Remembrance Scholars along with dedicated faculty and staff to select this year’s outstanding scholars has been a most rewarding experience for me,” says Mark Glauser, associate dean for research and doctoral programs in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee.

“These 35 new scholars represent the best and brightest from across Syracuse University, highlighting what a wonderful, talented and diverse student body that we have,” Glauser says. “They have a deep understanding of the tragedy that was Pan Am 103 and the importance of honoring those we have lost while looking to the future to help make our world a better place for all. This feels especially relevant given that this is the��25th anniversary of the tragedy.”

The 2013-14 Remembrance Scholars will be recognized during a convocation in Hendricks Chapel on Friday, Oct. 11.

Additionally, the 2013-14 Lockerbie Scholars, Caroline Caddell and Callum Johnstone, were recently selected. Each year, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse for a year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, jointly funded by Syracuse and the Lockerbie Trust.

The 2013-14 Remembrance Scholars (and their hometowns, majors and colleges/schools) are:

• Janessa Bonti of Bronx, a nutrition science major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
• Victoria Brewster of New York City an architecture major in the School of Architecture
• Colin Brown of Annandale, N.J., a broadcast and digital journalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a political science major in The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S)
• Jona Cano of Bronx, a communication sciences and disorders major and neuroscience integrated learning major in A&S
• Erin Carhart of Minoa, N.Y., a policy studies major and women’s and gender studies major in A&S
• William Ceskavich of Wrentham, Mass., a political science major in A&S and an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies (iSchool)
• Darcy Cherlin of Sydney, Australia, an anthropology major in A&S
• Henry Chu of Middletown, N.Y., a finance major in the Whitman School of Management and psychology major in A&S
• Kyle Coleman of Hilton, N.Y., an information technology major in the iSchool, an accounting and finance major in the Whitman School and an economics major in A&S
• Alexandra Curtis of East Greenwich, R.I., a political science major in A&S and a public relations major in the Newhouse School
• Ariella Davis of Narragansett, R.I., a child and family studies major in the Falk College and a policy studies major in A&S
• Marwa Eltagouri of Grand Island, N.Y., a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School and political science major in A&S
• Micki Fahner of Berwyn, Pa., a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School and an English and textual studies major in A&S
• William Fletcher of Latham, N.Y., a policy studies major in A&S
• Clifford Jacobs of Lewiston, N.Y., a child and family studies major in the Falk College
• Alison Joy of Stratham, N.H., a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School and an Italian language, literature and culture major in A&S
• Amanda Kullman of West Seneca, N.Y., a civil engineering major in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
• Jessica Lam of New York, N.Y., an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education
• Megan LeBlanc of Reading, Mass., a neuroscience and psychology major in A&S
• Garrett Lee of Kirkland, Wash., an environmental engineering major in LCS and a mathematics major in A&S
• Molly Linhorst of Manlius, N.Y., an international relations and political science major in A&S
• Sonia Lopez of Houston, a psychology and forensic science major in A&S
• Sieglinder Mghenyi of Syracuse, a public health major in the Falk College
• Leann Miles of Tucson, Ariz., a biochemistry major in A&S
• Ellen Moore of Elmira, N.Y., an international relations and policy studies major in A&S
• Emily Pompelia of Ligonier, Pa., a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School and a German major and policy studies major in A&S
• Allison Roberts of Hebron, Conn., a biochemistry major in A&S
• Francesca Santoro of St. Charles, Ill., a musical theater major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA)
• Bradley Slavin of Rockville Centre, N.Y., a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School and an information and systems management major in the iSchool
• Danielle Steinberg of East Falmouth, Mass., an inclusive elementary with special education major in the School of Education
• Carlie Thompson of Norwich, N.Y., a psychology and biology major in A&S
• Korey Tillman of Schenectady, N.Y., a computer science major in LCS
• Leo Wong of San Gabriel, Calif., an advertising major in the Newhouse School
• Zhi Yang of New York, N.Y., an information technology major in the iSchool and a management/finance major in the Whitman School
• Jamie Yavorsky of Whitehouse Station, N.J., a music education major in VPA and the School of Education

“The goal of this photo contest was to get abroad students thinking about what peace means to them, while also bringing awareness about the Pan Am Flight 103 tragedy and the Remembrance Scholarship,” says Remembrance Scholar Alaina Mallette.

Katrina Keegan, a senior pre-med student majoring in biology and psychology in , submitted the winning entry, “Salamanca Dove.” Keegan photographed a cathedral window in Spain, and added the iconic image of the dove to the sheets of music that surrounded the window to make it a Remembrance tribute.

“I spent last semester in Madrid, and it was truly one of the greatest experiences of my life. I have always loved the tradition of the Remembrance Scholars,” Keegan says. “During my flight home at the end of my semester abroad, I found myself thinking a lot about the Pan Am 103 tragedy and how important it is to remember those who lost their lives.”

“My photograph is of a cathedral window in Salamanca, Spain. This scene resonated with me as an image of peace and hope,” she says.

In sponsoring the contest, the current scholars wanted to connect with study abroad students, as the 35 students lost on Pan Am 103 were study abroad students themselves. “This photo contest is one way of remembering them and ‘acting forward.’”

Keegan’s winning photo will be on display in the Schine Atrium on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of SU Abroad’s Study Abroad Day.

The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the University, were founded as a tribute to the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. This year marks the 24^th anniversary of the tragedy.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents, and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship were asked to highlight their academic achievements and University activities, including community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

“Serving as chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has been a most rewarding experience for me,” says Mark Glauser, associate dean for research and doctoral programs in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee. “These 35 scholars represent the best and brightest from across Syracuse University, highlighting what a wonderful, talented and diverse student body that we have. They have a deep understanding of the tragedy that was Pan Am 103 and the importance of honoring those we have lost while looking to the future to help make our world a better place for all, consistent with this year’s Remembrance Week theme: Look Back. Act Forward.”

Additionally, each year two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at SU on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both SU and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Claire Dorrance and Rachel Nicholson, will also be recognized at the convocation.

Glauser will preside over the convocation, and messages will be delivered by SU Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina and Michael Veley, chair of the Department of Sport Management in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, representing the selection committee. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group, and Glauser will present the scholars.

The 2012 Remembrance Scholars, and their hometowns and majors, are: Scott Raymond Anthes of Hamilton, N.J., civil engineering in L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS); Ryan Paul Badman of Jordan, N.Y., physics and applied mathematics in The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S); Ivan Andreivich Bakin of Buffalo, N.Y., international relations and Middle Eastern studies in A&S; Amanda Noel Balch of Sparrow Bush, N.Y., biology in A&S; Jaime Lynn Bernstein of Fairfield, Conn., chemistry and Spanish in A&S; Tara Faye Brenner of Freeville, N.Y., biochemistry and mathematics in A&S.

Also, Andrea Elizabeth Butchko of Dallas, Pa., civil engineering in LCS; David J. Carpenter of Liverpool, N.Y., music performance and biology in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and A&S; Jake Cline of Newbury, N.H., bioengineering in LCS; Sarah Marie Costello of Haverhill, Mass., sport management and psychology in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and A&S: Daniel Mattias Cowen of Wayland, Mass., policy studies and political science in A&S; Christopher Raymond DePalma of Flemington, N.J., School of Architecture.

Other scholars are Emily Louise Deshaies of Chelmsford, Mass., accounting in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management; Adam Perry Dukoff of Hewlett, N.Y., finance and accounting in the Whitman School; Jesse Michael Feitel of East Northport, N.Y., political science and public communication studies in A&S and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; Maureen Elizabeth Finn of Southington, Conn., television/radio/film in the Newhouse School; Alise Marie Fisher of Randolph, N.J., public relations in the Newhouse School.

Also, Laura Elizabeth Foti of Downington, Pa., public relations in the Newhouse School; Carly P. Getz of Cazenovia, N.Y., marketing and public relations in the Whitman School and the Newhouse School; Kemardo Kitaro Henry of Baltimore, Md., and Richmond, Jamaica, biochemistry in A&S; Alyssa Lauren Ierardo of Chester Springs, Pa., biochemistry and geography in A&S; Gordon Michael Jones of Westerville, Ohio, mathematics in A&S; Anna Rachel Kahkoska of Colorado Springs, Colo., biochemistry.

Also, Daniel R. Kepple of Melrose, Mass., biological and medical physics and mathematics in A&S; Stephanie Frances Kranz of Amherst, N.Y., mathematics and policy studies in A&S; Alaina Leigh Mallette of North Syracuse, N.Y., geography and Spanish in A&S; Juliann Beatrice Merryman of Bear Creek, Pa., international relations in A&S; Elizabeth Grace Mikula of North Caldwell, N.J., School of Architecture; Matthew John Musacchio of Canastota, N.Y., public relations in the Newhouse School.

Other scholars are Perry Alexander Russom of Highland Park, Pa., broadcast journalism and political science in the Newhouse School and A&S; Kishauna Elaine Soljour of New Canaan, Conn., television/radio/film and African American Studies in the Newhouse School and A&S; Michelle Labadia Tarshus of Elmira, N.Y., information management and technology in the School of Information Studies; Natascha Michele Trellinger of Boulder, Colo., aerospace engineering and mathematics in LCS; Sarah Elizabeth Walton of Henniker, N.H., policy studies and geography in A&S; and Bailey Nay White of Boxford, Mass., mathematics and television/radio/film in A&S and the Newhouse School.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the SU student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism.

The Remembrance Week schedule of events includes:

Saturday, Oct. 16-Sunday, Oct. 24—“Remember the Youth,” an exhibit showcasing the treasures of some of the victims of the Pan Am 103 bombing, will be displayed on the first floor of Bird Library.

Saturday, Oct. 16—Remembrance Scholars will take part in the pre-game ceremonies of the SU vs. Pittsburgh football game in the Carrier Dome, which begins at noon.

Sunday, Oct. 17-Friday, Oct. 22· Throughout the week, the Orange Television Network, channel 2, will air a 20th anniversary documentary produced by SU students in 2008. CitrusTV News will cover Remembrance Week events all week during the live 6 p.m. student-produced newscast.

SU Abroad Centers will distribute ribbons to honor and remember the victims of Pan Am 103.

Remembrance Scholars and members of the Remembrance Schools Education Committee will present information about Pan Am 103 and Remembrance Week in classes at local middle and high schools, as well as in classes on the SU campus.

Sunday, Oct. 17—Remembrance Scholars and SU Physical Plant staff will build a memorial cairn, a traditional Scottish marker of remembrance, on the Quad beginning at 3 p.m. Scholars will tie Remembrance ribbons on trees around the Wall of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages.

Monday, Oct. 18—Remembrance Scholars will distribute information and answer questions about Remembrance Week from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Schine Center Atrium.

A panel discussion, “Terrorism in the Next Decade: Threats and Solutions,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Hergenhan Auditorium of Newhouse 3.

Tuesday, Oct. 19—Remembrance Scholars will distribute information and answer questions about Remembrance Week from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Schine Center Atrium.

A candlelight vigil will be held on the Quad at 8 p.m. to honor and remember the 35 Syracuse University students who died aboard Pan Am Flight 103. Remembrance Scholars will spend the night camping on the Quad, while informing students of the Pan Am 103 disaster and Remembrance Week events.

Thursday, Oct. 21—Remembrance Scholars will distribute information and answer questions about Remembrance Week from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Schine Center Atrium.

Tom Kennedy will be inducted as the first Alexia Professor for Documentary Photography at 4 p.m. in the lobby of Newhouse 1. Kennedy will teach, research and promote documentary photography and photojournalism. He will also serve as a permanent sitting board member of the Alexia Foundation and will chair the Alexia International Photo Competition, held at Newhouse each year. Alexia Tsairis was one of the Syracuse University students on Pan Am 103.

A concert by Oy’ Capella and Redemption and poetry readings from the Pan Am archives by Troy Dangerfield will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the Hendricks Chapel steps.

WERW radio will host a Remembrance Radio broadcast from 7-9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 22—The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will lay roses at the Wall of Remembrance at 2:03 p.m. during the annual Rose Laying Ceremony in honor of and to pay tribute to the 35 SU students and the 11 victims from Lockerbie, Scotland. This annual ceremony is held at the exact time the disaster occurred on Dec. 21, 1988.

The annual Convocation for Remembrance Scholars will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Building.

Saturday, Oct. 23—The Victims of Pan Am 103 (VPAF 103) executive board meeting will take place from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Peter Graham Room in Bird Library.

The Pan Am 103 Archives exhibit will be available for viewing on the sixth floor of Bird Library from 9 a.m.-noon.

Orange TV will videotape individuals who wish to create “Memory Moments” for the Pan Am Archives from 9 a.m. to noon, by appointment only. Contact Kelly Rodoski at kahoman@syr.edu to make an appointment.

The Remembrance Scholars will host a brunch for Pan Am 103 families and alumni from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel.

The VPAF 103 general members meeting will take place from 1:30-4 p.m. in the Peter Graham Room in Bird Library. The meeting is open to all.

Other events to will be held throughout the academic year including:

November
A Remembrance poetry contest and reading will be held; date and time to be determined.

Thursday, Nov. 11
Richard A. Marquise, author and lead Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent assigned to the Pan Am 103 investigation, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Life Sciences Complex Room 001 as part of the Forensic Science Lecture Series and the Syracuse Symposium.

March 2011
Deborah Brevoort, author of “The Women of Lockerbie,” will present a playwriting workshop and staged reading of her work at a date and time to be determined.

April 2011
The second annual Remembrance 5K Walk and Run will be held on SU’s main campus at a date and time to be determined.

The scholars will also hang portraits of the 35 student victims in buildings around campus, where they will be displayed until Dec. 21.

The , among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the University, were founded as a tribute to the 270 people, including 35 SU students, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the tragedy.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; and C. Jean Thompson ’66 and SU Trustee Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship were asked to highlight their academic achievements and University activities, including community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

“It has been a privilege for all of us who reviewed the applications to get to know our wonderful students,” says Suzanne Thorin, University librarian,��dean of the library and chair of the Remembrance Scholars Selection Committee. “The students who were selected from that very competitive pool represent all of the victims of Pan Am 103, including the 35 SU students who lost their lives.”

Additionally, each year two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at SU on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. This year’s scholars, Allison Donaldson and Duncan McNab, will also be recognized at the convocation. Both SU and the Lockerbie Trust support this award.

Thorin will preside over the convocation, and SU Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor will deliver a message. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group, and Thorin will present the scholars. A reception will follow the convocation in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Laboratory.

The 2010-11 Remembrance Scholars (and their hometowns and colleges/schools) are:

• Emily Allen of Smithfield, R.I., The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S);
• Ahmed Al-Salem of Niskayuna, N.Y., the School of Information Studies and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management;
• Ryan Balton of Milford, Pa., A&S and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications;
• Alonna Berry of Magnolia, Del., A&S;
• Timothy Biba of Hanover, Pa., A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Kelsie Bouchard of Fort Kent, Me., A&S and the Whitman School;
• Jonathan Chan of San Francisco, the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Amanda Cohen of Penn Valley, Pa., the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Caitlin Cronin of The Woodlands, Texas, A&S;
• Janae DeRusso of Irvine, Calif., the Newhouse School;
• Joseph Galea of Blue Bell, Pa., A&S and the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• John Giammatteo of Southbury, Conn., A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Teffera Girma of Silver Spring, Md., A&S;
• Maggie Gleason of Nicollet, Minn., A&S, the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Kevin Hirst of Erie, Pa., the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Michael Jiang of Sharon, Mass., the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Katherine Lewinski of Cumberland, R.I., A&S;
• Qi Li of Brooklyn, A&S;
• Nicole Loring of Barrington, N.H., A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Marlei-Krizelle Martinez of Kathleen, Ga., the Newhouse School;
• Carolyn McChesney of Inverness, Ill., A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Gregory Miller of Orange, Va., the Newhouse School;
• Jennifer Monti of Florence, Italy, A&S;
• Kimberly Ndombe of Manchester, N.H., A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Lyuba Polinkovsky of Fayetteville, N.Y., A&S;
• Ashley Robbins of Leominster, Mass., the Newhouse School and the College of Human Ecology;
• Jessica Santana of Brooklyn, N.Y., the Whitman School;
• Teresa Soldner of Marquette, Mich., A&S;
• Paul Stanley of Niskayuna, N.Y., the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Arkie Tassew of Carrizo Springs, Texas, A&S;
• Julia Terruso of Wynnewood, Pa., A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Na’Tasha Webb-Prather of East Cleveland, Ohio, A&S;
• Sarah Wendel of Vienna, Va., A&S;
• Andrew Woodbury of Somerville, N.J., A&S and the Newhouse School; and
• Marina Zarya of Brooklyn, N.Y., the Newhouse School.

The scholarships were founded as a tribute to–and means of remembering–the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among 270 people who perished in the bombing.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous and competitive process. Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship were asked to highlight their University activities, including community service. Each applicant also wrote an essay and was interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and students.

“It was a privilege to review the accomplishments of these young scholars, who will now be a part of a history so close to the hearts and minds of the Syracuse University community,” says Suzanne Thorin, dean of libraries and University librarian, and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee. “Each one will take on a special responsibility to live the dreams of one of the young people we lost in the tragedy of Pan Am 103.”

The 2010-11 Remembrance Scholars will be recognized during a convocation in Hendricks Chapel on Oct. 22.

Additionally, the 2010-11 Lockerbie Scholars, Allison Donaldson and Duncan McNab, were recently selected. Each year, two students from Lockerbie, Scotland, come to Syracuse for a year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, jointly funded by Syracuse and the Lockerbie Trust.

The 2010-11 Remembrance Scholars (and their hometowns and colleges/schools) are:

• Emily Allen of Smithfield, R.I., The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S);
• Ahmed Al-Salem of Niskayuna, N.Y., the School of Information Studies and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management;
• Ryan Balton of Milford, Pa., A&S and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications;
• Alonna Berry of Magnolia, Del., A&S;
• Timothy Biba of Hanover, Pa., A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Kelsie Bouchard of Fort Kent, Me., A&S and the Whitman School;
• Jonathan Chan of San Francisco, the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Amanda Cohen of Penn Valley, Pa., the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Caitlin Cronin of The Woodlands, Texas, A&S;
• Janae DeRusso of Irvine, Calif., the Newhouse School;
• Joseph Galea of Blue Bell, Pa., A&S and the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• John Giammatteo of Southbury, Conn., A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Teffera Girma of Silver Spring, Md., A&S;
• Maggie Gleason of Nicollet, Minn., A&S, the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Kevin Hirst of Erie, Pa., the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;��
• Michael Jiang of Sharon, Mass., the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Katherine Lewinski of Cumberland, R.I., A&S;
• Qi Li of Brooklyn, N.Y., A&S;
• Nicole Loring of Barrington, N.H., A&S and the Newhouse School;��
• Marlei-Krizelle Martinez of Kathleen, Ga., the Newhouse School;
• Carolyn McChesney of Inverness, Ill, A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Gregory Miller of Orange, Va., the Newhouse School;
• Jennifer Monti of Florence, Italy, A&S;
• Kimberly Ndombe of Manchester, N.H., A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Lyuba Polinkovsky of Fayetteville, N.Y., A&S;
• Ashley Robbins of Leominster, Mass., the Newhouse School and the College of Human Ecology;
• Jessica Santana of Brooklyn, N.Y., the Whitman School;
• Teresa Soldner of Marquette, Mich., A&S;
• Paul Stanley of Niskayuna, N.Y., the Whitman School and the Newhouse School;
• Arkie Tassew of Carrizo Springs, Texas, A&S;��
• Julia Terruso of Wynnewood, Pa., A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Na’Tasha Webb-Prather of East Cleveland, Ohio, A&S;
• Sarah Wendel of Vienna, Va., A&S;
• Andrew Woodbury of Somerville, N.J., A&S and the Newhouse School; and
• Marina Zarya of Brooklyn, N.Y., the Newhouse School.