On the evening of Tuesday, May 3, the School of General Studies celebrated the academic excellence and outstanding leadership of students of the Class of 2016 at the Academic Prizes and Student Leadership Awards Ceremony. Guests of the award winners joined faculty and administrators in recognizing the achievements of more than 90 students in the GS undergraduate and Postbac Premed programs. The ceremony was held in Low Memorial Library.
Award for Leadership Excellence
Alumni Key Award: Sarah Joy Johnson
Awarded to a graduating senior for exceptional achievement and ongoing commitment to leadership and service to the School of General Studies community.
Campbell Award: Katharine Elizabeth Celentano
Awarded to a student leader who shows exceptional leadership and Columbia spirit as exemplified by Bill Campbell '62CC, '64TC.
Dean's Citation, Undergraduate: Jess Elise Silfa
Dean's Citation, Postbac Premed: Dina Yoonji Yang
Awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to outstanding leadership and service to the School of General Studies community throughout their academic tenure.
Honorary Owl Award: Andrew Hansen Miller, School of the Arts
Awarded to a Columbia student at a school other than GS who has made a contribution to the School of General Studies community through their leadership and service this academic year.
Spirit Award
Awarded to a select group of students who have made outstanding contributions through their dedication to leadership and service to the School of General Studies and Columbia University.
Undergraduate
Laetitia Butler, Trevor Creighton, Franklin Forbes, Erin Courtney Giventer, Elizabeth Tricia Heyman, Michael Harrison Neier, Dalitso Clarice Nkhoma
Postbac Premed
Stephanie Anne Hart, David Ravi Leeds, Alexander Anthony Thomas
Service Award
Awarded to students who have distinguished themselves this academic year with a dedication to service and leadership within the School of General Studies and Columbia University community.
Undergraduate
Eugene Lawrence Aiken, Genevieve Antono, Daniel Burkhardt, Ryan Burnham, Tahlia Yvonne Burton, Rob Alva Cain, Caitlin Ruth Carey, Christina Cheung, Daniel Cohen, Amelia Colban, Anna Demidova, Elvis Ulises Diaz, Anna Efanova, Jozee Zena Fazzino, Oriana Garty, Hannah Carol Germond, Kevin Graves, Daria Greeno, Ross Mitchell Haimowitz, Corey Benjamin Hirsch, Buheung Hyeon, Katsiaryna Kirpichnikava, Matt Kotek, Diana Lai, Rachel Lazar, Jade Thu Le-Cascarino, Michael Jun Foon Lung, Pawel Maslag, Lucinda Mary McConnell, Teddy Nelson, Jeff Hong-Hao Niu, Hyungbin Park, Emily Marie Petit, Michael Anthony Price, Emily Pries, Karla Puga, Sang Ra, Kim Rebetti, Elizabeth Sarah Ross, Karen Juliet Sanchez, Sophia Setrakian, Piragathesh Subramanian, Kevin Ruhi Tayebi, Matan Tzinamon, Jacquie Viggiano, James Ward, Dennis Zhao
Postbac Premed
Saba Imran Ali, Miranda Frances Blanco, William James Cao, Kingsley Cruickshank, Juliana Katharine Elkouri, Monique Genevieve Hedmann, Sarah Michelle Leibovitch, Alexa Minc, Max Jacob Pensack, Bessie Roca Loor, Ian Deryk Smith
GS Student Council (GSSC) Excellence in Service Awards
Awarded to a faculty member, a teaching assistant, and an administrator who have made exceptional contributions to the School of General Studies community and its student body.
GSSC Excellence in Teaching Award: Michele Moody-Adams
Joseph Strauss Professor of Political Philosophy and Legal Theory, Department of Philosophy
GSSC Excellence in Teaching Assistance Award: Christopher Lane Mulligan
Master's in Statistics, Columbia University
GSSC Excellence in Administration Award: R.J. Jenkins
Associate Dean of Students, School of General Studies
Academic Prizes
Professor John Angus Burrell Memorial Prize: Tamar Kaprelian Mardirossian
Awarded for distinction in English and comparative literature.
Albert E. Gollin Prize: Courtney Elizabeth King
Awarded to a junior with promising talent in sociology, media, or journalism.
Lillian L. Hacker Prize: Katarzyna Kolodziej
Awarded for excellence in the study of sociology.
Herbert H. Lehman Prize: Conor Griffin Goetz
Awarded for excellence in the study of history.
Medaglia d'Oro Prize: Loren Jeffrey Myers
Awarded for excellence in Italian studies.
Senior French Prize: Victoria Ann Dombroski and Virginie Chantal Gimenez
Awarded for excellence in the study of French.
Jennifer A. Pack Prize: Blair Vail
awarded for excellence in the study of psychology.
Stacy M. and Russell D. Paul Prize: Eleanor Elizabeth Baney
Awarded for excellence in the study of psychology.
Arthur Ross Foundation Award: Ryan Tavel Hudson
Awarded for excellence in political science.
Edwin Robbins Academic Research and Public Service Fellowship: Caitlin Ruth Carey
Awarded to a political science student engaged in important summer research.
Judith Lee Stronach Memorial Prize: Makiko Kawada and Deirdre Mary Klokow
Awarded for outstanding contributions in art history or archaeology.
Dean's Prize in Anthropology: Rebecca Leanne Walden
Awarded for excellence in the study of anthropology.
Dean's Prize in Creative Writing: Shannon Grace Betz and Isa Raakel Higginson
Awarded for excellence in the study of creative writing.
Dean's Prize in Economics: Yuval Millet
Awarded for excellence in the study of economics.
David Estabrook Romine Prize: Christina Cheung
Awarded to an economics student who has written the best paper in a senior seminar.
The Bridges and Sturtevant Prize in Biological Sciences: Clara Gilda Altomare
Awarded to a graduating senior for research in biological sciences.
