In July 2021, the successful completion of the 2020/2021 academic year was once again only celebrated virtually due to the pandemic. The honoring of the best graduates and excellent theses - otherwise a traditional part of every graduation ceremony at the university in Ludwigshafen's Pfalzbau - was now made up for yesterday at a ceremony at the university:
From the association of the friends and sponsors of the university Ludwighafen registered association were distinguished with 500 euro in each case Elena Dahlem, Absolventin in the binary Bachelor course of studies midwife science, as best Bachelor graduate and Frank Aschenberger, catholic minister and graduate in the occupation-accompanying master course of studies management, as best master graduate. The prize for the best bachelor's thesis, also endowed with 500 euros, was awarded to Nina Unger, a graduate in the bachelor's program in marketing, for her work on "The revenue-oriented design of freemium online games. An empirical investigation of price and product factors". The prizes of the Association of Friends and Sponsors were presented by board member Dominik Heberling after an introduction by university president Prof. Dr. Peter Mudra and laudatory speeches by Prof. Nina Knape and Prof. Dr. Elmar Günther.
The Family Award, which is endowed with 300 euros and honors students with multiple family responsibilities, went this year to Ina Schlösser, a student in the Bachelor of Social Work program. However, the single mother of two daughters was unable to receive the award in person for professional reasons.
The Gender Award, also endowed with 300 euros, which was awarded for the first time at the university last year, was given to Benita Baum from the master's program in social work for her work "Foreign perpetrators, white victims? An intersectional analysis of the ethnicization of sexualized violence against women in public discourse." The prize, offered as part of the federal and state program for female professors to promote gender equality in science and research at German universities, honors the best thesis with a gender or women's studies topic. The laudatory speech was given by Prof. Dr. Elke Raum, Equal Opportunities Officer.
University President Prof. Dr. Peter Mudra hosted the evening, while Johanna Roßbach on violin and Stefan Pedljo on guitar from the Ludwigshafen Music School provided the festive musical framework.
