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Award Categories
Trustee Teaching Excellence Awards
Assistant Professor of Statistics Erin Leatherman
Professor of Political Science and International Studies Steve Van Holde
Fellowships and Awards
Boren Scholarship
Seamus Claire '22
Critical Language Study Award
Djibril Branche '23 and Ariella Kissin '22
Henry G. Dalton Fellowship in American Studies
Sigal Felber '21
Fulbright Fellowship
Camille Baxter '21, Taiwan and Rose Bialer '20, Argentina (alternate), Hannah Petrich, Palestinian Territories (alternate)
A complete list of names and country assignments of Fulbright winners will be included in the Commencement program for 2021.
Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship
Araya Caba '21 and Jess Dannery '22
Barry M. Goldwater Excellence in Education Scholarship
Emma Becker '22
The Elmer A. Graham Endowed Scholarship
Shanti Silver '22
National Collegiate Athletic Association Postgraduate Award
Carter Powell '20
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Rachel Nguyen '19
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
Departmental Prizes
American Studies
The Muriel B. Kahrl Prize in American Women's Culture
Sophie Krichevsky '21
Anthropology
The Margaret Mead Award
Liza Brilliant '21
Art and Art History
The Robert H. Hallstein Memorial Award in Art
Cody Benjamin Bratzler '21 and Meam Hartshorn '21
The Richard Kingan Liggitt Memorial Award in Art History
Paris Tully '21
The Peterson Prize in Art
Kira Lancz '21 and Amelia Christina Mott '21
Biology
The Robert Bowen Brown Jr. Prize
Julia Nicole Eckberg '21 and Samantha Haun Schaffner '21
The Dorothy E. and Thomas C. Jegla Prize
Erika Alejandra Pantillo '23 and Alexander Smirnov '23
The Maxwell Elliot Power Prize
David Han '21 and Miriam Rose Leckrone Hyman '21
Chemistry
The Chemical Rubber Company Chemistry Achievement Award
Maddie Friday '24
The Carl Djerassi Award in Chemistry
Ifeatu Ugonna Menakaya '21 and Ryan Dylan Nader '21
The Gordon L. Johnson Research Prize
Lawrence Oliver Courtney '21 and Kai Christopher Wilczewski-Shirai '21
Classics
The George L. Brain Prize
Rory Alexander '21 and Isabella Femia '21
The Carl Diehl Prize
Sara Nicole Landon '24 (Greek) and Claire Lanzendorf '24 (Latin)
Economics
The Paul Titus Economics Prize
Chelsea Xinlin Huang '21 and Kathryn Grace Riggs '21
English
The Robert Daniel Memorial Scholarship
Aaliyah C. Daniels '23 and Michelle Lin '23
The Denham Sutcliffe Memorial Award
Willow Green '21 and Tariq Thompson '21
The Philip Wolcott Timberlake Junior Prize
Dylan Hartman '22, Audrey Mueller '22 and Amanda Pyne '22
The Philip Wolcott Timberlake Memorial Prize
Alexia Mandla Ainsworth '21 and Meredith Sauer '21
Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies Outstanding Senior Award
Ava-Rose Florence Beech '21 and Jacqueline Morgan O’Malley '21
History
The Robert L. Baker Memorial Prize
Grant Holt '22 and Henry Morgenthau Wessel '22
The Alan G. Goldsmith Memorial Prize
Hayley Beluch '22 and Hanna Feuer '21
The Curtis A. Seichter Award
Hannah Petrich '21
Integrated Program in Humane Studies
The Richard F. Hettlinger Award
Julia Elizabeth Moran '21
International Studies
The International Studies Award
Savannah Noel Overly '21
Latino/a Studies
The Christopher E. Schmidt-Nowara Latino/a Studies Award
Betania Escobar '21
Mathematics
The Reginald B. Allen Prize: Steven Charles Lucas '21 and Katerina Tang '21
The Solomon R.S. Kasper Prize: Thomas Guidotti '21 and Amelia Christina Mott '21
Modern Languages and Literatures
The Arabic Prize
Gigi Guenther '21 and Hannah Petrich '21
The Thomas Au '69 and Jack Au '73 Chinese Prize
Liam Gerard Berg '21
The Edward Harvey Prize in French
Miah Tapper '21
The Charles Singer Williams Prize in French
Schuyler Bunn '21 and Jack Kane '21
The Sigrid Lanzrath Memorial Prize in German
Katerina Tang '21
The Italian Prize
Kate Rei Perrin '21 and Paris Tully '21
The Japanese Prize
Sasha Ayano Stroud '21
The Natalia Olshanskaya Scholarship in Russian Studies
Christopher Michael Bechtol '23
The Russian Prize
John Laurent Sutherland '23
The Spanish Prize
Samuel Canseco '21 and Samuel Elston Hosmer-Quint '22
Music
The Gabriel A. Ben-Meir Senior Award in Music
Eric S. Schwartz '21
The Thomas B. and Mary M. Greenslade Award in Music Performance
Sabrina E. Halavy '20 and Eleanor Wellik '20
The Kathleen "Kay" Locke Community Service Prize in Music
Kathryn Dawdy '21
Neuroscience
The Jon L. Williams Prize
Afomia Ayele '21
Philosophy
The Virgil C. Aldrich Prize
Henry Matthews Terhune '21
Physics
The Elbe H. Johnson Prize
Kali Wayt '23 and Braden Yeshe Zeman '24
Political Science
The John Chesnut Memorial Prize
Philip Brain '21 and Harry Clennon '21
Psychology
The Psychology Award for Outstanding Service
Hannah Haynes '21
The Wilson Award for Academic Excellence in Psychology
Henry Winslow Biedron '21
Religious Studies
The Simpson Prize
Sigal Felber '21
Sociology
The Jane Addams Award
Araya Caba '21 and Makena Markert '21
The George Herbert Mead Award
Ebie Quinn '21
Women’s and Gender Studies
The Molly R. Hatcher Prize in Women’s and Gender Studies
College Prizes
The George Gund Award
Nicholas Becker '22 and Molly Orr '24
The George B. Ogden Prize
Birhanu Tadesse Gessese '21
The Academy of American Poetry Prize
Tariq Thompson '21
The Muriel C. Bradbrook Prize
Judah Greenberg '21
The Propper Prize for Poetry
Michelle Lin '23
The John Crowe Ransom Poetry Prize
A. Shaikh '21
The Barbara H. Reitsma Award of the Math and Science Skills Center
Rand Ralph Burnette '21
The Ashford Memorial Award for Excellence in Dramatics
Lindsey Conant '21
The James E. Michael Prize in Playwriting
Sarah Nicole Groustra '22 and Elinor Davis Melick '21
The Paul Newman Trophy
Thomas "Teddy" Dunn Fischer '22 and Juwan Teddyson Jackson '24
The Joanne Woodward Trophy
Katherine Elizabeth Reber '21
The Dance Prize
Willow Green '21
The Leopoldo López Student Award
Katelyn Elizabeth Schwartz '21
The Middle Path Partnership Award for Community Service
Sigal Felber '21
The Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award
Hanaa Ibrahim '21
The Doris B. Crozier Award
Jorge Dumenigo '21
The E. Malcolm Anderson Cup
Jonathan Hernández '21
Boren Scholarship: Seamus Claire '22
Critical Language Study Award: Djibril Branche '23 and Ariella Kissin '22
Henry G. Dalton Fellowship in American Studies: Sigal Felber '21
Fulbright Fellowship: Camille Baxter '21, Taiwan and Rose Bialer '20, Argentina (alternate)
A complete list of names and country assignments of Fulbright winners will be included in the Commencement program for 2021.
Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship: Araya Caba '21 and Jess Dannery '22
Barry M. Goldwater Excellence in Education Scholarship: Emma Becker '22
The Elmer A. Graham Endowed Scholarship: Shanti Silver '22
National Collegiate Athletic Association Postgraduate Award: Carter Powell '20
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship: Rachel Nguyen '19
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship : Shannon Paige '20
American Studies
The Muriel B. Kahrl Prize in American Women's Culture: Sophie Krichevsky '21
Anthropology
The Margaret Mead Award: Liza Brilliant '21
Art
The Robert H. Hallstein Memorial Award in Art: Cody Benjamin Bratzler '21 and Meam Hartshorn '21
The Richard Kingan Liggitt Memorial Award in Art History: Paris Tully '21
The Peterson Prize in Art: Kira Lancz '21 and Amelia Christina Mott '21
Biology
The Robert Bowen Brown Jr. Prize: Julia Nicole Eckberg '21 and Samantha Haun Schaffner '21
The Dorothy E. and Thomas C. Jegla Prize: Erika Alejandra Pantillo '23 and Alexander Smirnov '23
The Maxwell Elliot Power Prize: David Han '21 and Miriam Rose Leckrone Hyman '21
Chemistry
The Chemical Rubber Company Chemistry Achievement Award: Maddie Friday '24
The Carl Djerassi Award in Chemistry: Ifeatu Ugonna Menakaya '21 and Ryan Dylan Nader '21
The Gordon L. Johnson Research Prize: Lawrence Oliver Courtney '21 and Kai Christopher Wilczewski-Shirai '21
Classics
The George L. Brain Prize: Rory Alexander '21 and Isabella Femia '21
The Carl Diehl Prize
Sara Nicole Landon '24 (Greek) and Claire Lanzendorf '24 (Latin)
Economics
The Paul Titus Economics Prize: Chelsea Xinlin Huang '21 and Kathryn Grace Riggs '21
English
The Robert Daniel Memorial Scholarship: Aaliyah C. Daniels '23 and Michelle Lin '23
The Denham Sutcliffe Memorial Award: Willow Green '21 and Tariq Thompson '21
The Philip Wolcott Timberlake Junior Prize
Dylan Hartman '22, Audrey Mueller '22 and Amanda Pyne '22
The Philip Wolcott Timberlake Memorial Prize: Alexia Mandla Ainsworth '21 and Meredith Sauer '21
Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies Outstanding Senior Award: Ava-Rose Florence Beech '21 and Jacqueline Morgan O’Malley '21
History
The Robert L. Baker Memorial Prize: Grant Holt '22 and Henry Morgenthau Wessel '22
The Alan G. Goldsmith Memorial Prize: Hayley Beluch '22 and Hanna Feuer '21
The Curtis A. Seichter Award: Hannah Petrich '21
Integrated Program in Humane Studies
The Richard F. Hettlinger Award: Julia Elizabeth Moran '21
International Studies
The International Studies Award : Savannah Noel Overly '21
Latino/a Studies
The Christopher E. Schmidt-Nowara Latino/a Studies Award: Betania Escobar '21
Mathematics
The Reginald B. Allen Prize: Steven Charles Lucas '21 and Katerina Tang '21
The Solomon R.S. Kasper Prize: Thomas Guidotti '21 and Amelia Christina Mott '21
Modern Languages and Literatures
The Arabic Prize: Gigi Guenther '21 and Hannah Petrich '21
The Thomas Au '69 and Jack Au '73 Chinese Prize: Liam Gerard Berg '21
The Edward Harvey Prize in French: Miah Tapper '21
The Charles Singer Williams Prize in French: Schuyler Bunn '21 and Jack Kane '21
The Sigrid Lanzrath Memorial Prize in German: Katerina Tang '21
The Italian Prize: Kate Rei Perrin '21 and Paris Tully '21
The Japanese Prize: Sasha Ayano Stroud '21
The Natalia Olshanskaya Scholarship in Russian Studies: Christopher Michael Bechtol '23
The Russian Prize: John Laurent Sutherland '23
The Spanish Prize: Samuel Canseco '21 and Samuel Elston Hosmer-Quint '22
Music
The Gabriel A. Ben-Meir Senior Award in Music: Eric S. Schwartz '21
The Thomas B. and Mary M. Greenslade Award in Music Performance: Sabrina E. Halavy '20 and Eleanor Wellik '20
The Kathleen "Kay" Locke Community Service Prize in Music: Kathryn Dawdy '21
Neuroscience
The Jon L. Williams Prize: Afomia Ayele '21
Philosophy
The Virgil C. Aldrich Prize: Henry Matthews Terhune '21
Physics
The Elbe H. Johnson Prize: Kali Wayt '23 and Braden Yeshe Zeman '24
Political Science
The John Chesnut Memorial Prize: Philip Brain '21 and Harry Clennon '21
Psychology
The Psychology Award for Outstanding Service: Hannah Haynes '21
The Wilson Award for Academic Excellence in Psychology: Henry Winslow Biedron '21
Religious Studies
The Simpson Prize: Sigal Felber '21
Sociology
The Jane Addams Award: Araya Caba '21 and Makena Markert '21
The George Herbert Mead Award: Ebie Quinn '21
Women’s and Gender Studies
The Molly R. Hatcher Prize in Women’s and Gender Studies: Virginia Kane '22
The George Gund Award: Nicholas Becker '22 and Molly Orr '24
The George B. Ogden Prize: Birhanu Tadesse Gessese '21
The Academy of American Poetry Prize: Tariq Thompson '21
The Muriel C. Bradbrook Prize: Judah Greenberg '21
The Propper Prize for Poetry: Michelle Lin '23
The John Crowe Ransom Poetry Prize: A. Shaikh '21
The Barbara H. Reitsma Award of the Math and Science Skills Center: Rand Ralph Burnette '21
The Ashford Memorial Award for Excellence in Dramatics: Lindsey Conant '21
The James E. Michael Prize in Playwriting: Sarah Nicole Grousta '22 and Elinor Davis Melick '21
The Paul Newman Trophy: Thomas "Teddy" Dunn Fischer '22 and Juwan Teddyson Jackson '24
The Joanne Woodward Trophy: Katherine Elizabeth Reber '21
The Dance Prize: Willow Green '21
The Leopoldo López Student Award: Katelyn Elizabeth Schwartz '21
The Middle Path Partnership Award for Community Service: Sigal Felber '21
The Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award: Hanaa Ibrahim '21
The Doris B. Crozier Award: Jorge Dumenigo '21
The E. Malcolm Anderson Cup: Jonathan Hernández '21
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