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Zeit Society Student Awards

About the Awards

Each year, we recognize the impact of Zeit Society philanthropy through the Walter Zeit Leadership Award, Marie E. Zeit Scholarship, and three Founding Deans Awards. Recipients are students who exemplify the values that Dr. Walter Zeit instilled: leadership, loyalty, service, initiative, and compassion. Their achievements reflect the very spirit of the alumni community that supports them. Award recipients are celebrated at the private Next and Notable Awards Night event.
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Zeit Society

Learn more about the values, history, and student impact that shape this community.
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Walter Zeit Fellowship Student Awards Application

The Zeit Society invites students in their second-to-last year of study to apply. If you intend to graduate or complete your program next year, you are eligible to apply.

We are committed to a clear and transparent process and encourage all eligible students to apply. Please email engagement@mcw.edu with any questions.

Apply for the Walter Zeit Leadership Award and Founding Deans Awards

Award Criteria

Applicants must demonstrate superior qualities in the following five values via their short question responses: Leadership, Loyalty, Service, Initiative, and Compassion

Application Requirements

To ensure full transparency the application must include:

  • Responses to five essay questions (one for each core value)
  • A current resume or CV
  • One letter of recommendation

Interview Process

The top 10 applicants will advance to a virtual interview round. Finalists will meet with Associate and/or Assistant Deans from MCW’s campuses to further discuss their experiences, leadership, and motivations.

Timeline

March 31: Application opens

April 30: Application is due

May-June: Application review, finalist selection, and interviews

July: Final approval and award recipient notification

October 23: Awardees recognized at the annual Next & Notable Awards Night event

May (following year): Financial award distributed (if applicable)

Past Award Recipients

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Walter Zeit Leadership Award

Past Recipients

1980-1999
William R. Hathaway ’88
Robert J. Tait ’89
Aldo Trovato ’90
Claudia M. Keidl Hoyen ’91
John E. Connolly, Jr. ’92
Nancy M. Grant ’93
Eric M. Siegal ’94
Robert R. Leschke ’95
Lina M. AbuJamra ’96
Timothy A. Crummy ’97
Cassandra D. Howard ’98
Nancy E. Havas ’99

2000-2010
Nikki J. Booms Allen ’00
Jeffrey A. Huebner ’01
Linda L. Sewell ’02
Travis N. Murray ’03
Susan L. Goldsmith ’04
Kara G. Miller Gill ’05
Michael R. Clark ’06
Sachin S. Pawar ’07
Sherrill D. Gutierrez ’08
Ana N. Cabán Cardona ’09
Alexis A. Vosooney ’10

2011-2020
Nicholas A. Kuehnel ’11
Elica Inagaki ’12
Emily J. Sweet ’13
Laura E. Tisch ’14
Lara Renee India Rosewicz ’15
Julia N. Keyes ’16
Phoebe Jensen ’17
Douglas Pierce ’18
Emily A. Navarrete ’19
Mario Castellanos ‘20

2021-2024
Greta Berger ‘21
Megan Barthels ’22
Nina Punyamurthy ‘23
Mark Ehioghae '24

Matthew Hunsaker, MD Founding Dean Award

Past Recipients

Lauren E. Thomas ‘19
Lindsay Finn ‘20
Brittany Rupp ‘21
Emma Lankey ’22
Hannah Mueller-Boysen ‘23
Molly Perry ‘24

Lisa G. Dodson, MD Founding Dean Award

Past Recipients

Kyle D. Olson ‘19
Elizabeth Wendt ‘20
John Feemster ‘21
Margaret (Meg) Lieb ’22
Jonathan Bressler ‘23
Justin York ‘24

Louis F. Jermain, MD Founding Dean Award

Past Recipients

Kieran E. McAvoy ‘19
Daniel Kadden ‘20
Peter Nguyen ‘21
Chase LaRue ’22
Leah Gerlach ‘23
Amelia Papadimitriou ‘24

Contact Us

Please contact us with any questions about the Zeit Awards.

Office of Institutional Advancement

(414) 955-4700