The 19th annual Dennis K. Kovener Memorial Award recipient was announced April 14 at the honors day convocation in the Lynn Center for Fine Arts on the Hanover College campus.

Unanimously chosen by the Hanover faculty and staff, this year’s recipient was Hannah Taylor from Brownsburg. She is a graduating senior majoring in communications.

The award, established by the college in honor of Kovener, is given each year to an outstanding student who exemplifies loyalty to Hanover and determination to succeed, according to a news release.

Kovener was a member of the faculty, serving as archivist and reference librarian in the Duggan Library, until his death.

Kovener’s parents, Jesse and Elsie Kovener of Seymour, attended the convocation.

Taylor is a graduating senior majoring in communications.