Christian Alexander Schmitt has graduated summa cum laude with Bachelor of Arts degrees in both German and economics from Middlebury College in Vermont.
Schmitt achieved Highest Departmental Honors from the economics department and received the Christian A. Johnson Prize in Economics, awarded to the student graduating with the highest grade point average in economics. His senior thesis, "Punching the Clock and Hitting the Sack: An IV Approach to the Effect of Sleep on Labor Productivity Using the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey," earned him the D.K. Smith Economics Prize, given to the student who writes the best senior thesis in the economics department.
He also attained Highest Departmental Honors from the German department. Schmitt received Middlebury's Parkerian Award, given to one graduating senior for excellence in speaking a language taught at Middlebury. In addition, he was inducted into Delta Phi Alpha, the national collegiate German honor society.
Schmitt was also inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa champions education in the arts and sciences, fosters freedom of thought, and recognizes academic excellence.
A 2015 graduate of Hempfield High School, Schmitt is the son of Timothy and Tracy Schmitt of Mountville. He plans to attend Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, Mass., to pursue a Master of Divinity degree.
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