2026

Max Levine ’26 wearing a dark suit and tie standing in front of a studio portrait backdrop.
Recognition & Accolades, Student News
Denison announces Max Levine ’26 as Recent Student Trustee
"His experiences across academic, consulting, and student life will bring valuable perspectives to the Board."
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2025

Departmental Fellows
New fellowship supports student research
Avery Sellers ’26 has been selected as the inaugural Kirtley Mather Fellow.
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2024

Scott Smitson in a classroom pointing at a map
Denison Magazine
Learning grand strategy from a master
In a course taught by military strategist Scott Smitson, students explore theory, policy, partnerships, and other tools to solve wicked problems.
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2023

Maddy Murphy '23 at the podium after receiving the 2023 Kussmaul Award
Awards & Honors
Maddy Murphy '23 honored with the 2023 Kussmaul Award
Maddy Murphy is winner of the 2023 Kussmaul Friendship Award for her contributions to “the friendly relations between the village and college.”
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Madeleine Murphy ’23
President's Medalists
Madeleine Murphy ’23: President’s Medalist
“What surprised me while we were playing high-level music I felt the emphasis was not on perfection — it was on learning to be a lifelong creative.”
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2022

Winter 2022 cover
Denison Magazine
The ON Switch
Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination
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2020

Awards & Honors
PPE major Ben Cross '20 wins President's Medal
Ben Cross '20, a Political Science, Philosophy and Economics major, was awarded Denison's President's Medal, the college's highest student honor.
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Cross playing Football
Awards & Honors
Ben Cross ’20, winner of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Ben Cross has been named a fall recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, a $10,000 graduate program award.
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