ROSEMONT, IL – Nine members of the Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team have been named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar it was announced by the league. The list includes students from all 14 institutions and 38 different sports who have recorded a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.
 
The 2019-20 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes more than 250 students who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term. This group of honorees is pursuing diverse fields of study with a list of majors that include kinesiology, horticulture, psychology, retailing and consumer behavior, electrical engineering, elementary education, political science, human development and family science, journalism and many others.
 
Hopkins has now produced 29 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars since joining the league in 2017. The nine selections in 2020 are a school record. Recent graduate Robyn Lipschultz is a three-time selection while sophomore Kaitlyn Pham posted a 4.0 GPA for the year.
 
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
 
Johns Hopkins 2020 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars:
Becca Boyle (Sr. • M) • Molecular & Cellular Biology
Georgia Esmond (So. • A) • Public Health
Kathleen Garvey (Jr. • GK) • Public Health Studies, Natural Sciences
Jeanne Kachris (Jr. • D) • Psychology
Robyn Lipschultz (Sr. • GK) • Behavioral Biology **
Trinity McPherson (Jr. • D) • Psychology
Kaitlyn Pham (So. • GK) • Economics +
Michelle Poirier (Sr. • A) • Public Health
Lexi Souder (Sr. • M) • Public Health
 
** Named to Academic All-Big Ten Team in 2018 & 2019
+ Posted a 4.0 GPA for the academic term