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Kennedy Center Names Valedictorians for 2025

2025 Kennedy Center valedictorians. From left to right: Kathryn Blau, Alexa Camargo, Alyse Frogley, Alyse Erekson, Stephanie Ostrom, and David Johnson. (Not pictured: Isaac Theobald, who was finishing his Arabic Flagship capstone in Morocco at the time of graduation.)

This year’s Kennedy Center valedictorians have been announced! The valedictorians for each of the seven major programs at the Center are as follows:

  • American Studies: Alyse Frogley
  • Ancient Near Eastern Studies: David Johnson
  • Asian Studies: Kathryn Blau
  • European Studies: Stephanie Ostrom
  • International Relations: Alyse Erekson
  • Latin American Studies: Alexa Camargo
  • Middle East Studies/Arabic: Isaac Theobald

Valedictorians were chosen by the faculty of each major based on their overall performance, including academics, leadership roles, and other extracurricular activities. They will move on to other opportunities after graduation and look forward to applying their undergraduate education in a new context.

"These students have demonstrated outstanding academic excellence and leadership within our Kennedy Center community," says Lesa Snyder of the Kennedy Center Advisement Center.