David H. Winton Baccalaureate Award

The David H. Winton Baccalaureate Award is presented to the graduate who ranks highest in scholarship among those in the graduating class.

Khang Xuan “Kyle” Vu ’17

Khang Xuan “Kyle” Vu earned the History and Political Studies Capstone Award for his research project “A Shrimp Among Whales: South Korea’s Strategy for a Rising China and a Dominant America.” A member of the Wesson Honors Program, he also completed an Honors Capstone project, “Japan-South Korea Relations: Same Bed, Different Dreams.”

From Hanoi, Vietnam, Kyle is a graduate of Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine. He arrived at Colby-Sawyer eager to dive into intellectual pursuits and established him­self as an engaged leader in the classroom, where he often started and sustained lively discussions. A self-styled international rela­tions analyst, Kyle found his voice early and as a first-year student had an article published on the diplomat.com.

A member of the national honor society Alpha Chi and the Dean’s List, Kyle shared his knowledge and passion for history with others as a tutor at the Student Learning Collaborative. He worked in the Wesson Honors Suite as an event host and was an advocate of the program he credits with increasing his confidence in conducting independent research projects.

Kyle completed an internship with the Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi. In the fall, he will enter graduate studies at Dartmouth College.