Academic Awards, Honors and Prizes

Through a variety of academic prizes, College (Latin) Honors, Departmental Honors, Phi Beta Kappa and fellowships, Columbia College recognizes and celebrates students' academic achievement throughout their college life and at graduation.

Valedictorian and Salutatorian

These honors are awarded to the two seniors who are most distinguished in their overall academic achievements. Students eligible for valedictorian and salutatorian are nominated by faculty to the College Committee on Honors, Awards, and Prizes on the basis of high GPA and the strength, breadth, depth and rigor of their academic achievements, as well as on the evidence of their intellectual promise, character and achievement outside the classroom.

  • Sam Diller Goldberg ’18, Valedictorian
  • Hannah G. Bender ’18, Salutatorian

Prizes in the Core Curriculum

Core Scholars

Each year the Core Scholars Program invites anyone who has taken a Core course to reflect on the materials of the Core Curriculum by creating a Core Reflection. Students who create exceptionally creative and well-executed reflections are honored by their peers as Core Scholars.

  • Clara Maria Apostolatos ’20
  • Karina Ma. Tere Palanca Feliciano ’20
  • Gabriel S. Agostini ’21
  • Angelo M. Hernandez-Sias ’20

Honorable Mention

  • Iyobosa Bello-Asemota ’19
  • Dejavis M. Bosket ’19
  • Jiachen Feng ’19
  • Daniela Riedlová ’20
  • Blake K. Wooden ’21
  • Tiana Woods ’20
  • Kristian Woerner ’21

Dean Hawkes Memorial Prize in the Humanities

Established in 1943 by a committee of the Class of 1943 in memory of Dean Herbert E. Hawkes, this prize is awarded to members of the junior class who are judged to be the most deserving on the basis of work in the humanities.

  • Kurt M. Moskovitz ’19

James P. Shenton Prize in Contemporary Civilization

Established in 2004 by the Committee on the Core and the Office of the Dean of the College in memory of Professor James P. Shenton ’49, GSAS’54, this prize is awarded annually to the Columbia College student who is deemed by the faculty to have written the best essay in Contemporary Civilization.

  • Mercedes N. Fissore-O’Leary ’19

Jonathan Throne Kopit Prize in Logic and Rhetoric

Established in 1997 by Ina Cohen W: ’68, LAW’71 in memory of her husband, Jonathan Throne Kopit ’68, LAW’71, this prize is awarded to a student who has exhibited excellence in University Writing.

  • Sama Sarraj ’20

Joshua A. Feigenbaum Prize in Literature Humanities

Established in 2004 by Joshua Feigenbaum and awarded to a student who is judged by the faculty to have exhibited excellence in Literature Humanities.

  • Matthew Petti ’19

Wallace A. Gray Prize in Literature Humanities

Established in 2004 in memory of Professor Wallace A. Gray GSAS’58, this prize is awarded annually to the Columbia College student who is judged by the faculty to have written the best essay in Literature Humanities.

  • Elsie Platzer ’20

Prizes in Science & Mathematics

Alfred Moritz Michaelis Prize

Established in 1926 by Jeannette Michaelis in memory of her son, Alfred Moritz Michaelis 1920, this prize is awarded to the graduating student who has completed most proficiently the sequence of physics courses corresponding to the sequence given by Professor George Vincent Wendell.

  • Noah M. Miller ’18

Bridges and Sturtevant Prize in Biological Sciences

Established in 2012 in honor of Calvin Bridges 1912 and Alfred Sturtevant 1912, whose pioneering studies as undergraduates laid the foundation for our understanding of genes and the way they behave, this prize is awarded annually to a senior whose experimental or computational research is deemed by the faculty to have been both highly original and fruitful.

  • Felix D. Rozenberg ’18
  • Alexandra Tabachnikova ’18
  • Luis E. Valencia Salazar ’18

Computer Science Department Award

This prize is awarded annually to computer science students for scholastic achievement and in acknowledgment of their contributions to the Computer Science Department of Columbia College, and to the University as a whole.

  • Bryan S. Kim ’18
  • Michele Lin ’18
  • Jill Shah ’18

John Dash Van Buren Jr. Prize in Mathematics

Established in 1906 by Mrs. Louis T. Hoyt in memory of her nephew, John Dash Van Buren 1905, this prize is awarded annually to the Columbia College senior with the top examination scores in subjects prescribed by the Mathematics Department.

  • Nguyen C. Dung ’18

Professor Van Amringe Mathematical Prize

Established in 1910 by George G. Dewitt 1867, this prize is awarded annually to Columbia College students who are deemed most proficient in designated mathematic subjects.

  • Quang Dao ’20
  • Myeonhu Kim ’20
  • Matthew E. Lerner-Brecher ’20

Richard Bersohn Prize

Established in 2009 by Louis Eugene Brus GSAS’69, P: ’04, a student of Richard Bersohn P: ’98, this prize is awarded to a Columbia College, General Studies or The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science student majoring in the chemical sciences selected by the faculty to have demonstrated outstanding achievement as a scholar and researcher.

  • Shawnee N. Traylor ’18

Thomas J. Katz Prize

Established in 2009, this prize is awarded to the Columbia College, General Studies or The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science student majoring in the chemical sciences who is deemed by the faculty to have demonstrated outstanding achievement as a scholar and as a researcher.

  • Isaac J. Knudson ’18

Prizes in Social Sciences

Alan J. Willen Memorial Prize

Established in 1967 in memory of Alan J. Willen ’64, GSAS’66, this prize is awarded to the Columbia College student who wrote the best seminar paper on a contemporary American political problem. The selection is made jointly by faculty representatives in the history and political science departments.

  • Alexandra Fay ’18

Albert Marion Elsberg Prize

Established in 1912 by Mrs. Albert Elsberg in memory of her son, Albert Marion Elsberg, this prize is awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in modern history.

  • Edward A. Crouse ’18
  • Samuel A. Henick ’18

Carl B. Boyer Memorial Prize

Established in 1978 by Mrs. Carl B. Boyer in memory of her husband, this prize is awarded annually to the student with the best essay on any topic in history of science or mathematics as judged by a faculty committee.

  • Xavier Pladevall ’18

Caroline Phelps Stokes Prize

Established in 1910 through a bequest from the estate of Caroline Phelps Stokes, this prize is awarded annually to the Columbia College or Barnard College student who has written the best essay on any topic concerning the rights of man. The topic was selected in correlation with course or seminar work and approved by The Stokes Prize Committee.

  • China N. Braekman ’18

Chanler Historical Prize

Established in 1877 through a bequest from the estate of J. Winthrop Chanler 1847, this prize is awarded to a senior who submits the best essay on a topic that addresses the history of civil government in America.

  • Elizabeth M. Kandel ’18

Charles A. Beard Prize in Political Science

Established in 1963 by Albert Levitt 1913, this prize is awarded annually to the student who writes the best paper in political science.

  • Peter D. Kalicki ’18

Garrett Mattingly Prize

Established in 2003 by the history department, this prize is awarded annually to a senior who is judged by the faculty to have written a thesis of superior distinction in any historical field and period.

  • James W. Woodall ’18

Lily Prize in History

A gift from James P. Shenton ’49, GSAS ’54 in honor of his mother, this prize is awarded by the history department for academic achievement in a field of history other than that of the United States.

  • Arielle X. Alterwaite ’18

Myra Kraft Prize for Exceptional Practical Experience in Human Rights Advocacy

Established in 2013 in memory of Myra Kraft P: ’94, wife of Robert K. Kraft ’63, P: ’94, this prize is awarded to the rising Columbia College senior majoring in human rights who submits the best proposal for a human rights internship and is intended to be used to help defray the expenses of the internship.

  • Clara Beccaro ’19

Myra Kraft Prize for Superior Academic Achievement in the Study of Human Rights

Established in 2013 in memory of Myra Kraft P: ’94, wife of Robert K. Kraft ’63, P: ’94, this prize is awarded to the Columbia College student majoring in human rights who has the highest grade point average and a superior record of academic achievement in human rights.

  • Brianne A. Felsher ’18

Romine Prize

Established in 1996 by John Romine in honor of his brother, David Estabrook Romine ’86, this prize is awarded annually to two students majoring in economics: one for the best honors thesis and the other for the best seminar paper.

  • Lindsey R. Cohen ’18 (Seminar)
  • Brendan D. Moore ’18 (Thesis)

Sanford S. Parker Prize

Established in 1980 in memory of Sanford S. Parker ’37, this prize is awarded to the Columbia College senior entering graduate study in economics who shows promise of original work and demonstrates boldness of thought and commitment to excellence. The recipient is selected for having a wide range of interests, a kind heart and a generous spirit.

  • Guillermo Carranza Jordan ’18

Sanford S. Parker Prize for Summer Research

Established in 1980, this prize is awarded to rising Columbia College seniors majoring in economics and preparing to undertake independent research.

  • Manuel F. Perez Archila ’19
  • Yankang Bennie Chen ’20
  • Alexandra Liao ’19
  • Zachary Marcone ’19
  • Jerry Shi ’20

Taraknath Das Foundation Award

Established in 1957 by the Taraknath Das Foundation, this prize is awarded annually to a student for excellence in Asian studies, particularly in the history and culture of India.

  • Doha Tazi Hemida BC'18

Prizes in the Humanities

Adam Leroy Jones Prize in Logic

Established by Mrs. Adam Leroy Jones in memory of her husband, who was Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of University Admissions, 1909–1934, this prize is awarded for the best essay on any topic in the philosophy of science or in the foundation of logic.

  • Nikhil S. Dominic ’18

Benjamin F. Romaine Prize Fund

Established in 1922 by Benjamin F. Romaine, this prize is awarded for proficiency in Greek language and literature.

  • Nathan T. Katkin ’18

Bunner Prize

Established in 1896 in honor of Henry Cuyler Bunner, this prize is awarded to the Columbia College student who submits the best essay on a topic dealing with American literature.

  • Gabriela R. Dowling ’18

Charles Paterno Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize

Established in 2002 by Carla P. Darlington in memory of Charles Paterno Barratt-Brown ’83, this prize is awarded to the Columbia College senior judged by the English department as having excelled in critical writing in a scholarly field.

  • Charlotte W. Goddu ’18

Deutscher Verein Prize in German

Established in 1917 in memory of Mortimer Lamson Earle 1886, a lecturer and professor in the classics department, this prize is awarded annually to the Columbia College junior or senior who submits the winning essay on a prescribed topic in German literature.

  • Catherine F. Le ’18

Dino Bigongiari Prize

Established by the former students and friends of Professor Dino Bigongiari, this prize is awarded annually to the senior who has written an outstanding essay on Italian civilization or whose work in the regular Italian courses is judged most worthy of distinction.

  • Katya S. Bookchin ’18

Douglas Gardner Caverly Prize

Established in 1994 in memory of Douglas Gardner Caverly ’68, GSAS’79, this prize is awarded to a senior for outstanding performance in classics.

  • Nathan T. Katkin ’18

Earle Prize in Classics

Established in 1907 in memory of Mortimer Lamson Earle 1886, lecturer and professor in the Department of Classics, this prize is awarded to an undergraduate student for excellence in sight translation of passages of Greek and Latin.

  • Nathan T. Katkin ’18

Ernest Stadler Prize for Excellence in the Study of Classical Antiquity

Established in 2006 by Richard A. Brooks ’53, GSAS’59 and Eva Stadler Brooks GSAS’67 in memory of Eva’s father, Ernest Stadler, who had a lifelong commitment to the study of classical antiquity, this prize is awarded annually to Columbia College seniors judged by the faculty to have demonstrated academic excellence through coursework and the writing of a senior essay on some aspect of the history or culture of the classical world.

  • Henry T. Doran ’18
  • David A. Swanson ’18

James Gutmann Prize in Philosophy

Established in 1987 in honor of James Gutmann 1918, GSAS’36, P: PS’57, this prize is awarded to a graduating Columbia College senior majoring in philosophy who plans to pursue graduate work in the field.

  • Angela T. Vettikkal ’18

John Vincent Hickey Prize

Established in 2004 by Dr. Helene J.F. de Aguilar GSAS’75 in honor of her brother, John Vincent Hickey, this prize is awarded to the Columbia College student judged by the Department of English and Comparative Literature to have submitted the best essay on Irish, English or American poetry.

  • Rebecca M. Teich ’18

Senior Thesis Prize in Art History and Archaeology

Established in 2002 by Philip E. Aarons ’73, LAW’76, this prize recognizes an outstanding senior thesis by a major in the Department of Art History and Archaeology.

  • Alicia G. Schleifman ’18

Susan Huntington Vernon Prize

Established in 1941 by a member of the noted family of Hispanophiles at a time when most university teachers and literary critics were men, this award was originally endowed as a means of encouraging young women in humanistic pursuits at the college level. This prize is awarded by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and the Hispanic Institute of Columbia University to the Columbia College senior who has demonstrated excellence in the study of Spanish language and Spanish and Latin American literatures and cultures.

  • Maysa N. Baladi ’18

Prizes in the Creative & Performing Arts

Academy of American Poets Poetry Prize

This prize is given by the Academy to the poet who has written the best poem or group of poems submitted during the academic year.

  • Rebecca M. Teich ’18

Arthur E. Ford Poetry Prize

Established by Mrs. Doris Ford in memory of Arthur E. Ford, this prize is awarded annually to the senior who submits the best collection of poems.

  • Rebecca M. Teich ’18

Austin E. Quigley Prize

Established by Richard Axel ’67, P: SOA’11 in honor of Austin E. Quigley, dean of the College 1995–2009, this prize is awarded to Columbia College seniors majoring in drama and theatre arts for outstanding artistic and intellectual achievement.

  • Antonia Georgieva ’18
  • Lexi Yue Wang ’18

George Edward Woodberry Prize

Established by the Woodberry Society of New York, this prize is awarded every second year to an undergraduate student in Columbia University for the best original poem.

  • Catherine Valdez ’19

George William Curtis Prize

Established by Samuel Putnam Avery 1896 in honor of George William Curtis, who was involved in and committed to civil service reform, this prize is awarded to Columbia College students for excellence in the public delivery of English orations.

  • Danny A. Haidar ’18
  • Jason Bowen ’21

Karen Osney Brownstein Writing Prize

Established in 1991 by Neill H. Brownstein ’66, P: ’13 in memory of Karen Osney Brownstein, this prize is awarded to seniors who have written a single piece or a body of work distinguished in its originality of concept and excellence of execution.

  • Alessandra M. Stearns ’18

Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts

This prize is awarded to the student or students deemed by the faculty to have demonstrated excellence in performance, execution or composition in one of the fields of artistic endeavor.

  • Tiffany Troy ’18

The Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer Prize

  • David Ehmcke ’20

Philolexian Prize Fund

Established in 1904 by the Philolexian Society, this prize is awarded for excellence in debating, essays, short stories and poetry.

  • Julian Pecht ’21

Seymour Brick Memorial Prize

Established in 1969 by Sylvia Brick W: ’34, P: SOA’71 and her son, Richard Ashur Brick SOA’71, P: ’03, in memory of her husband and his father, Seymour Brick ’34, P: SOA’71, this prize is awarded to the Columbia College student who submits the best one-act or full-length play as judged by the Department of English and Comparative Literature.

  • Eliana S. Pipes ’18

Phi Beta Kappa

Each year, 10 percent of the senior class is inducted into Phi Beta Kappa by faculty who are members of the society; 2 percent is elected in the fall and 8 percent in the spring. Selection is based not only on academic achievement but also on intellectual promise, character and achievement outside the classroom.

Junior Phi Beta Kappa

  • Andrew V. Arditi ’18
  • Michael G. Argenziano ’18
  • Hannah G. Bender ’18
  • China N. Braekman ’18
  • Guillermo Carranza Jordan ’18
  • Caroline J. Chen ’18
  • Theo James Coyne ’18
  • Edward A. Crouse ’18
  • Isaiah S. Feldman-Schwartz ’18
  • Brianne A. Felsher ’18
  • Sam Diller Goldberg ’18
  • Adil Hussain ’18
  • Taronish R. Irani ’18
  • Sanchit Jain ’18
  • Dorothy A. Janick ’18
  • Nathan T. Katkin ’18
  • Craig W. Nielsen ’18
  • Daniel John Henry Reuter ’18
  • Simona Sarafinovska ’18
  • Jill Shah ’18
  • Abigail E. Sharkey ’18
  • Rachel V. Sommers ’18
  • Caroline S. Yang ’18
  • Jenny Yeji Yoo ’18

Phi Beta Kappa

  • Ariana G. Agrios ’18
  • Shyamolie G. Biyani ’18
  • Po Bodin ’18
  • Katya S. Bookchin ’18
  • Grace E. Brancale ’18
  • Sophie L. Bridges ’18
  • John S. Butler ’18
  • Stephanie A. Cajigas ’18
  • Josue D. Chavez ’18
  • Alexander G. Chen ’18
  • Maleeha N. Chida ’18
  • Jeanne Chouchana ’18
  • Tze Chen Chun ’18
  • Lindsey R. Cohen ’18
  • Caitlin E. Connolly ’18
  • Colin J. Conroy ’18
  • Benjamin P. Covington ’18
  • Henry T. Doran ’18
  • Benjamin N. Dubow ’18
  • Adam J. Elkhadem ’18
  • Juan A. Ellis Ochoa ’18
  • Tiffany H. Fang ’18
  • Alexandra Fay ’18
  • Dore L. Feith ’18
  • Maxwell P. Fineman ’18
  • Natalie J. Gaisser ’18
  • Jordan A. Goodson ’18
  • Kaatje S. Greenberg ’18
  • Jennifer Gu ’18
  • Elizabeth Gunawan ’18
  • Yuan He ’18
  • Samuel A. Henick ’18
  • John Z. Hui ’18
  • Peter D. Kalicki ’18
  • Bryan H. Kao ’18
  • Thomas R. Kicak ’18
  • Bryan S. Kim ’18
  • Jennie Kim ’18
  • Samantha G. Klitzman ’18
  • Pak Kin C. Lai ’18
  • Kabir Laroia ’18
  • Emily H. Lavine ’18
  • Benjamin A. LaZebnik ’18
  • Stephen Leong ’18
  • Anne Karin Li ’18
  • Danny Li ’18
  • Rui Li ’18
  • Tony T. Li ’18
  • Michele Lin ’18
  • Thomas M. Luh ’18
  • Laura N. MacMullin ’18
  • Matthew E. Malone ’18
  • Namit A. Mehta ’18
  • Alexander D. Meshel ’18
  • Noah M. Miller ’18
  • Chang Y. Moon ’18
  • Michael R. Moore ’18
  • Kelvin Jiawin Ng ’18
  • Hung L. Nguyen ’18
  • Thomas E. Nielsen ’18
  • Sarah Park ’18
  • Yeji Park ’18
  • Tatiana Petelina ’18
  • David J. Quintas ’18
  • Julien S. Reiman ’18
  • Emanuelle M. Rizk ’18
  • Max A. Rosenberg ’18
  • Eugenia Sanchez ’18
  • Alicia G. Schleifman ’18
  • Julia K. Schluger ’18
  • Christopher M. Schroer ’18
  • Robert Sheardown ’18
  • Goldie Shen ’18
  • Sidarth Singh ’18
  • Tanveer Singh ’18
  • Srishti Sinha ’18
  • Ricardo Suniga Barajas ’18
  • Benjamin A. Swanson ’18
  • Tiffany Troy ’18
  • Mitchell J. Tuckerman ’18
  • Jia Wan ’18
  • Boya Wang ’18
  • Alaina L. Wibberly ’18
  • Megan F. Wicks ’18
  • Julius M. Wilson ’18
  • Talmage J. Wise ’18
  • Emily Yeh ’18
  • Alexander F. Yu ’18
  • Cristian Zaharia ’18
  • Keming Zhang ’18
  • Mimi Zimmer ’18

Departmental Honors

  • Kelsey S. Ables ’18: Psychology
  • Ethan Adams ’18: Computer Science
  • Andrew V. Arditi ’18: Computer Science
  • Sarah Y. Bai ’18: English and Comparative Literature
  • Maysa N. Baladi ’18: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
  • Elise I. Barber ’18: Political Science
  • Hannah G. Bender ’18: Biology
  • Siena S. Bergt ’18: Film and Media Studies
  • Maia E. Berlow ’18: Human Rights
  • China N. Braekman ’18: Political Science
  • Sophie L. Bridges ’18: Comparative Literature and Society
  • Katherine A. Broekman ’18: Neuroscience and Behavior
  • Gary Buranasampatanon ’18: Statistics
  • Stephanie A. Cajigas ’18: Neuroscience and Behavior
  • Guillermo Carranza Jordan ’18: Economics-Mathematics
  • Anna Chen ’18: Biology
  • Maleeha N. Chida ’18: English and Comparative Literature
  • Zoey Chopra ’18: Economics-Mathematics
  • Pieter K. Clerger ’18: History
  • Lindsey R. Cohen ’18: Political Science
  • Spencer E. Cohen ’18: History
  • Dylan J. Cooper ’18: Neuroscience and Behavior
  • Ethan Cooper ’18: Political Science
  • Theo James Coyne ’18: Mathematics
  • Anisha Datta ’18: Political Science
  • Timothy T. Diovanni ’18: Music
  • Gabriela R. Dowling ’18: English and Comparative Literature
  • George Drimba ’18: Mathematics
  • Nguyen C. Dung ’18: Mathematics
  • William K. Essilfie ’18: Computer Science
  • Tiffany H. Fang ’18: Visual Arts
  • Seth H. Farkas ’18: Slavic Languages
  • Dore L. Feith ’18: History
  • Brit H. Felsen-Parsons ’18: Political Science
  • Brianne A. Felsher ’18: Human Rights
  • Maxwell P. Fineman ’18: Philosophy
  • Anish Gawande ’18: Comparative Literature and Society
  • Antonia Georgieva ’18: Drama and Theatre Arts
  • Charlotte W. Goddu ’18: English and Comparative Literature
  • Sam Diller Goldberg ’18: Sustainable Development
  • Jordan A. Goodson ’18: Political Science
  • Kaatje S. Greenberg ’18: Political Science
  • Jessica Gruenstein ’18: Psychology
  • Evan A. Hale ’18: Biochemistry
  • Jess Hui ’18: Chemistry
  • John Z. Hui ’18: Computer Science
  • Oten A. Iban ’18: Ethnicity and Race Studies
  • Sanchit Jain ’18: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
  • Peter D. Kalicki ’18: Political Science
  • Smriti Kanangat ’18: Biology
  • Bryan H. Kao ’18: Environmental Biology
  • Nathan T. Katkin ’18: Classics
  • Bryan S. Kim ’18: Computer Science; Physics
  • Zhanna Kitbalyan ’18: Architecture
  • Hunter M. Koch ’18: Film and Media Studies
  • Kurt Kongthong ’18: Biology
  • Kara M. Kupferberg ’18: History
  • Joseph Dominicus Lap ’18: Music
  • Benjamin A. LaZebnik ’18: Urban Studies
  • Daniel J. Lee ’18: Chemistry
  • Hyunwook Lee ’18: Biochemistry
  • Mark J. Lerner ’18: English and Comparative Literature
  • Danny Li ’18: Philosophy
  • Diana Li ’18: History
  • Michele Lin ’18: Computer Science
  • Henry F. Litwhiler ’18: History
  • Cindy Liu ’18: Sociology
  • Hongru Luo ’18: Political Science
  • Franco Maddalena ’18: Political Science
  • Dina Manasherova ’18: Italian
  • John A. McLaughlin ’18: Linguistics
  • John A. Melendez ’18: English and Comparative Literature
  • Madeleine C. Mendell ’18: Film and Media Studies
  • Trevor H. Menders ’18: East Asian Languages and Cultures
  • Alyssa D. Mendez ’18: Anthropology
  • Rachel M. Mikofsky ’18: Neuroscience and Behavior
  • Noah M. Miller ’18: Physics
  • Humza N. Mirza ’18: Evolution Biology of the Human Species Program
  • Chang Y. Moon ’18: Biochemistry
  • Brendan D. Moore ’18: Economics
  • Iqraz I. Nanji ’18: Anthropology
  • Robert Gordon Netzorg ’19: Computer Science
  • Hung L. Nguyen ’18: Philosophy
  • Craig W. Nielsen ’18: Women’s and Gender Studies
  • Thomas E. Nielsen ’18: English and Comparative Literature
  • Jessica Paek ’18: Psychology
  • Yeji Park ’18: Psychology
  • Katherine H. Ponder ’18: East Asian Languages and Cultures
  • Benjamin J. Preneta ’18: History
  • Joseph H. Rabinovitsj ’18: Philosophy
  • Daniel John Henry Reuter ’18: Economics
  • Samantha K. Rhoads ’18: Psychology
  • Matthew Rivera ’18: English and Comparative Literature
  • Emanuelle M. Rizk ’18: Biology
  • Talia S. Rubin ’18: East Asian Languages and Cultures
  • Sara R. Sakowitz ’18: Germanic Languages
  • Leah R. Samuels ’18: Dance
  • Simona Sarafinovska ’18: Biochemistry
  • Alicia G. Schleifman ’18: Art History and Archaeology
  • Jill Shah ’18: Computer Science
  • Abigail E. Sharkey ’18: Sustainable Development
  • Nihal S. Shetty ’18: Comparative Literature and Society
  • Sidarth Singh ’18: Political Science
  • Alexandra Solovyev ’18: Art History and Archaeology
  • Rachel V. Sommers ’18: History; Political Science
  • Crystal Song ’18: Ethnicity and Race Studies
  • Gabriel L. Strauss ’18: American Studies
  • Jesse P. Thorson ’18: Sustainable Development
  • Shambhavi Tiwari ’18: Economics-Mathematics
  • Tiffany Troy ’18: Creative Writing
  • Camilla M. van Geen ’18: Neuroscience and Behavior
  • Benjamin J. Vanden Heuvel ’18: Music
  • Sam Velasquez ’18: Art History and Archaeology
  • Angela T. Vettikkal ’18: Philosophy
  • John P. Viernes ’18: Dance
  • Lexi Yue Wang ’18: Drama and Theatre Arts
  • Ruka L. Wang ’18: Political Science
  • Aiyana K. White ’18: Creative Writing
  • Alaina L. Wibberly ’18: Archaeology (interdepartmental program)
  • Julius M. Wilson ’18: African American Studies; Sociology
  • Hailey L. Winstead ’18: Psychology
  • Sidney E. Wiswell ’18: Political Science
  • Caroline S. Yang ’18: Anthropology; Latin American and Caribbean Regional Studies
  • Emily Yeh ’18: History
  • Jenny Yeji Yoo ’18: Psychology; Statistics
  • Allison Yu ’18: French and Romance Philology
  • Cristian Zaharia ’18: Physics
  • Luke Zhan ’18: Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Wenyi Zhang ’18: Biochemistry

Columbia College Honors

Cum Laude

  • Zara Ali ’18
  • Masih A Babagoli ’18
  • Maysa N. Baladi ’18
  • Bindu Bansinath ’18
  • Elise I. Barber ’18
  • Seth J. Benjamin ’18
  • Brooke E. Bernardin ’18
  • Max Binder ’18
  • Alex Braslavsky ’18
  • Cj Brown ’18
  • Anvita Budhraja ’18
  • Kathryn Cavallo ’18
  • Minjie Cha ’18
  • Ross H. Chapman ’18
  • Jacky Cheung ’18
  • Dennis N. Cho ’18
  • Anna Chubaeva ’18
  • Christy M. Chung ’18
  • Christina N. Clark ’18
  • Temitope T. Coker ’18
  • Dylan J. Cooper ’18
  • Zhaneque N. Craig ’18
  • Sinai Cruz ’18
  • Miranda K. Davis ’18
  • Turner E. DeMuth ’18
  • Timothy T. Diovanni ’18
  • Stefan Djuknic ’18
  • Elsa P. Dodds ’18
  • Nicola G. Douglas ’18
  • Mariana Duenas Lopez ’18
  • Cole A. Dunbar ’18
  • Obianuju Enworom ’18
  • Seth H. Farkas ’18
  • Brit H. Felsen-Parsons ’18
  • Juan P. Fernandez Herzberg ’18
  • Brian S. Gao ’18
  • Anish Gawande ’18
  • Antonia Georgieva ’18
  • Roya Gheissari ’18
  • Charlotte W. Goddu ’18
  • Anastasia I. Grinberg ’18
  • Ellen X. Guo ’18
  • Veniamin V. Gushchin ’18
  • Jackson L. Guze ’18
  • William S. Hamilton ’18
  • Erik Helstrom ’18
  • Jacob L. Hirsch ’18
  • Hannah R. Hollandbyrd ’18
  • Adrian P. Ivashkiv ’18
  • Tamsin A. Kantor ’18
  • Taylor J. Kerr ’18
  • Lana Khamash ’18
  • Kayla Hee-Eun Kim ’18
  • Isaac J. Knudson ’18
  • Ashley Kwon ’18
  • Amsal Lakhani ’18
  • Amelie E. Lasker ’18
  • Catherine F. Le ’18
  • Jenna Lee ’18
  • Madeleine J. Levin ’18
  • Diana Li ’18
  • Nels E. Lindquist ’18
  • Sharel S. Liu ’18
  • Diana W. Luber ’18
  • Franco Maddalena ’18
  • Maggie Mallernee ’18
  • Larissa A. Mark ’18
  • Sebastian D. Mazza ’18
  • Peninah R. Mbogho ’18
  • Rebecca E. Menasche ’18
  • Trevor H. Menders ’18
  • Alyssa D. Mendez ’18
  • Michael S. Miley ’18
  • Humza N. Mirza ’18
  • Brendan D. Moore ’18
  • Jahan A. Nanji ’18
  • Melisa Ozen ’18
  • Jessica Paek ’18
  • Eliana S. Pipes ’18
  • Kelly M. Powers ’18
  • Sam Quinn ’18
  • Guy Raber ’18
  • Andres Rivera ’18
  • Zoe Ross ’18
  • Anurak Saelaow ’18
  • Carter J. Salis ’18
  • Jonathan D. Shapiro ’18
  • Nihal S. Shetty ’18
  • Aliza M. Silverstein ’18
  • Nicole J. Smith ’18
  • Alexandra Solovyev ’18
  • Crystal Song ’18
  • Reid M. Stables ’18
  • Alessandra M. Stearns ’18
  • Gabriel L. Strauss ’18
  • David A. Swanson ’18
  • Livy Linh Tang ’18
  • Emre A. Tetik ’18
  • Ryan D. Thomas ’18
  • Edward Tian ’18
  • Shawnee N. Traylor ’18
  • Camilla M. van Geen ’18
  • Benjamin J. Vanden Heuvel ’18
  • Alexandra K. VanRooyen ’18
  • Sam Velasquez ’18
  • Angela T. Vettikkal ’18
  • Amy Z. Wang ’18
  • Lexi Yue Wang ’18
  • Rosalie J. Wetzel ’18
  • Aiyana K. White ’18
  • James W. Woodall ’18
  • Julian A. Yano ’18
  • Victor E. Zeitoune ’18
  • Keke Zhang ’18
  • Wenyi Zhang ’18

Magna Cum Laude

  • Samuel T. Ackerman ’18
  • Ethan Adams ’18
  • Ariana G. Agrios ’18
  • Nicole R. Allicock ’18
  • Jason I. Avigan ’18
  • Sarah Y. Bai ’18
  • Alexandra R. Bass ’18
  • Siena S. Bergt ’18
  • Katya S. Bookchin ’18
  • Grace E. Brancale ’18
  • John S. Butler ’18
  • Stephanie A. Cajigas ’18
  • Alexander C. Campbell ’18
  • Josue D. Chavez ’18
  • Alexander G. Chen ’18
  • Anna Chen ’18
  • Tze Chen Chun ’18
  • Caitlin E. Connolly ’18
  • Colin J. Conroy ’18
  • Ethan Cooper ’18
  • Henry T. Doran ’18
  • Benjamin N. Dubow ’18
  • Conner L. Duke ’18
  • Adam J. Elkhadem ’18
  • Tiffany H. Fang ’18
  • Alexandra Fay ’18
  • Dore L. Feith ’18
  • Yuanya Feng ’18
  • Maxwell P. Fineman ’18
  • Myranda A. Fuentes ’18
  • Natalie J. Gaisser ’18
  • Adin E. Goldstein ’18
  • Jordan A. Goodson ’18
  • Kaatje S. Greenberg ’18
  • Jennifer Gu ’18
  • Elizabeth Gunawan ’18
  • Lauren E. Haberman ’18
  • Caleb L. Halvorson-Fried ’18
  • Taylor N. Hardy ’18
  • Yuan He ’18
  • Samuel A. Henick ’18
  • Danya T. Hu ’18
  • John Z. Hui ’18
  • Aaron X. Jerome ’18
  • Heejo Kang ’18
  • Bryan H. Kao ’18
  • Irene Kao ’18
  • Ainsley O. Katz ’18
  • Hannah H. Khaw ’18
  • Thomas R. Kicak ’18
  • Bryan S. Kim ’18
  • In Young Kim ’18
  • Jennie Kim ’18
  • Theodore J. Kleinman ’18
  • Pak Kin C. Lai ’18
  • Kabir Laroia ’18
  • Daniel J. Lee ’18
  • Yvonne Y. Lei ’18
  • Abbey H. Li ’18
  • Anne Karin Li ’18
  • Jenny Li ’18
  • Tony T. Li ’18
  • Samuel J. Lim-Kimberg ’18
  • Michele Lin ’18
  • Hannah D. Lindsey ’18
  • Thomas M. Luh ’18
  • Miya C. Matsumoto Lee ’18
  • John A. McLaughlin ’18
  • Chang Y. Moon ’18
  • Joseph Morag ’18
  • Maria M. Morales ’18
  • Savannah W. Mudd ’18
  • Hung L. Nguyen ’18
  • Thomas E. Nielsen ’18
  • Sarah Park ’18
  • Alastair F. Pearson ’18
  • Tatiana Petelina ’18
  • Benjamin J. Preneta ’18
  • David J. Quintas ’18
  • Joseph H. Rabinovitsj ’18
  • Samuel Ravani ’18
  • Julien S. Reiman ’18
  • Samantha K. Rhoads ’18
  • Emanuelle M. Rizk ’18
  • Alexander F. Robertson ’18
  • Talia S. Rubin ’18
  • Malaya D. Sadler ’18
  • Eugenia Sanchez ’18
  • Julia K. Schluger ’18
  • Christopher M. Schroer ’18
  • Kayvon S. Seif-Naraghi ’18
  • Sidarth Singh ’18
  • Srishti Sinha ’18
  • Sebastian R. Startz ’18
  • Benjamin A. Swanson ’18
  • Ariana M. Tafti ’18
  • Rebecca M. Teich ’18
  • Jesse P. Thorson ’18
  • Tiffany Troy ’18
  • Boya Wang ’18
  • Ruka L. Wang ’18
  • Megan F. Wicks ’18
  • Julius M. Wilson ’18
  • Talmage J. Wise ’18
  • Angela K. Xia ’18
  • Alex Yang ’18
  • Richard Y. Yee ’18
  • Emily Yeh ’18
  • Alexander F. Yu ’18
  • Luke Zhan ’18
  • Catherine R. Zhang ’18
  • Keming Zhang ’18
  • Mimi Zimmer ’18

Summa Cum Laude

  • Andrew V. Arditi ’18
  • Michael G. Argenziano ’18
  • Hannah G. Bender ’18
  • Shyamolie G. Biyani ’18
  • Po Bodin ’18
  • China N. Braekman ’18
  • Sophie L. Bridges ’18
  • Guillermo Carranza Jordan ’18
  • Caroline J. Chen ’18
  • Maleeha N. Chida ’18
  • Jeanne Chouchana ’18
  • Lindsey R. Cohen ’18
  • Benjamin P. Covington ’18
  • Theo James Coyne ’18
  • Edward A. Crouse ’18
  • Juan A. Ellis Ochoa ’18
  • Isaiah S. Feldman-Schwartz ’18
  • Brianne A. Felsher ’18
  • Sam Diller Goldberg ’18
  • Adil Hussain ’18
  • Taronish R. Irani ’18
  • Sanchit Jain ’18
  • Dorothy A. Janick ’18
  • Rohan M. Jennings ’17
  • Peter D. Kalicki ’18
  • Nathan T. Katkin ’18
  • Samantha G. Klitzman ’18
  • Emily H. Lavine ’18
  • Benjamin A. LaZebnik ’18
  • Stephen Leong ’18
  • Danny Li ’18
  • Rui Li ’18
  • Laura N. MacMullin ’18
  • Matthew E. Malone ’18
  • Namit A. Mehta ’18
  • Alexander D. Meshel ’18
  • Noah M. Miller ’18
  • Michael R. Moore ’18
  • Kelvin Jiawin Ng ’18
  • Craig W. Nielsen ’18
  • Yeji Park ’18
  • Daniel John Henry Reuter ’18
  • Max A. Rosenberg ’18
  • Simona Sarafinovska ’18
  • Alicia G. Schleifman ’18
  • Jill Shah ’18
  • Abigail E. Sharkey ’18
  • Robert Sheardown ’18
  • Goldie Shen ’18
  • Tanveer Singh ’18
  • Rachel V. Sommers ’18
  • Ricardo Suniga Barajas ’18
  • Mitchell J. Tuckerman ’18
  • Jia Wan ’18
  • Alaina L. Wibberly ’18
  • Caroline S. Yang ’18
  • Jenny Yeji Yoo ’18
  • Cristian Zaharia ’18

Fellowships Awarded

College students have access to numerous fellowships and countless research opportunities through a campus culture that encourages collaboration between students and faculty, between disciplines and departments, and between the campus and the surrounding world.

In the 2017–2018 academic year, Columbia College and Columbia University awarded students fellowships to work and study at Columbia and around the world. Only Columbia College recipients are listed.

Columbia Undergraduate Fellowships

Class of 1939 Summer Research Fellowship

Established in 1990 by the Class of 1939 in honor of the 50th anniversary of its graduation, this fellowship assists students pursuing independent research or work in ongoing laboratory projects during the summer. The fellowship grants students the opportunity to pursue their intellectual goals, gain valuable research experience and cultivate stronger relationships with faculty members.

  • Sam S. Fentress ’19
  • Benjamin Goldstein ’20
  • Linnie Jiang ’19
  • Ralitsa-Kona Kalfas ’19
  • Benjamin E. Kepecs ’20
  • Kathryn A. Patz ’19
  • Sanjay K. Paul ’20
  • Akiva A. Rogawski ’20

Columbia University Presidential Global Fellowship

Funded by a grant from President Lee C. Bollinger, the Presidential Global Fellowship program offers select first-years the opportunity to enrich their education with an international component during the summer between their first and second years.

  • Andrew Albor ’21, Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies
  • Emilie Chapman Biggs ’21, Columbia Summer in Paris: French and Francophone Studies
  • Christiana Drevets ’21, Columbia Summer in Greece: Art, Environment and Curation
  • Javier Fernández ’21, Columbia Summer in Rio: Portuguese Language
  • Zachary Ginsberg ’21, Columbia Summer in Venice
  • Nora Kushner Salitan ’21, Columbia Summer in Venice
  • Eoin Matthews ’21, Columbia Summer in Venice
  • Christopher Mingo ’21, Columbia Summer in Venice
  • Dora O’Neill ’21, Columbia Summer in Paris: French and Francophone Studies
  • Coco Ruan ’21, Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies
  • Eric Scheuch ’21, Columbia Summer in Greece: Art, Environment and Curation
  • Coleman Sherry ’21, Columbia Summer in Greece: Art, Environment and Curation
  • Alejandro Velasquez Blas ’21, Columbia Summer in Paris: French and Francophone Studies

Edwin Robbins Academic Research and Public Service Fellowship

Established in 1991 by Edwin Robbins ’53, LAW’55, P: LAW’88, this fellowship is designed to encourage Columbia College students to pursue careers in teaching, academic research or public service. A summer stipend is provided to four students who wish to engage in historical or political science research, or to participate in an internship with a governmental office, agency or other public service organization.

  • Ayda Basaran ’19
  • Paige Miller ’19
  • Ty Parks ’19
  • Peter Juzhi Zheng ’19

Fund for Education Abroad

The Fund for Education Abr makes life-changing, international experiences accessible to all by supporting minority, community college, and first-generation college students before, during, and after they participate in education abroad programs.

  • Nathan T. Katkin ’18
  • Angela T. Vettikkal ’18

Richard and Brooke Kamin Rapaport Summer Music Performance Fellowship

Established in 1993 by Brooke Kamin Rapaport and Richard A. Rapaport ’69, this music fellowship is awarded to Columbia College students who are particularly gifted in musical performance, composition or conducting.

  • Stephanie T. Borgani ’19
  • Simon Cohen ’21
  • Kathryn M. Cooke ’19
  • Kaya Curtis ’19
  • Brent A. Morden ’19
  • Lara N. Lewison ’20
  • Nikki Pet ’20
  • Peter F. Rutkowski ’21
  • Gabriel Soileau ’19
  • Jennifer J. Wu GS’19

Richmond B. Williams Travelling Fellowship

Established in 1988 through a bequest from the estate of Richmond B. Williams ’25, JRN’25, this fellowship is awarded annually to Columbia College juniors majoring in English for summer research requiring travel.

  • Andrew J. Haas ’19
  • Sasha F. Mutchnik ’19
  • Emily Sun ’19

Richard Lewis Kohn Travelling Fellowship

Established in 1959 in memory of Richard Lewis Kohn ’60, this fellowship is awarded annually to a well-qualified student to supplement work in the College with study during junior year in Great Britain.

  • Samantha R. Morgan ’20

Solomon and Seymour Fisher Civil Liberties Fellowship

Established in 1989 by Solomon Fisher ’36, LAW’38, P: ’62, GSAS’68 and Seymour Fisher ’45, this fellowship is awarded annually to a Columbia College student to work during the summer in the Legal Department of the American Civil Liberties Union National Office in New York City.

  • Jesse Long Cao ’20

The Herbert Deresiewicz Summer Research Fellowship

Established in 2011 by Robert Leslie Deresiewicz ’79, P: ’13, ’16, this fellowship provides the opportunity for a Columbia College student to engage in full-time laboratory research on the Morningside Heights campus in biological sciences, biomedical engineering, chemistry or chemical engineering.

  • Amar A. Bhardwaj SEAS’20

The Phyllis Stevens Sharp Fellowship in American Politics

Phyllis Stevens Sharp’s ongoing interest in Columbia undergraduate education and American politics inspired her son, John Stevens Sharp ’79, GSAS’80, GSAS’82, to honor her with a Columbia endowment that benefits Political Science majors and concentrators. The Phyllis Stevens Sharp Fellowship Fund in American Politics supports undergraduate research and internships in American politics and policymaking.

  • Joshua M. Schenk ’19

Columbia College Post-Graduate Fellowships

Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship

Established in 1932 through a bequest from the estate of Euretta Jane Schlegel, this fellowship provides two consecutive years of study at Oxford University or Cambridge University for two Columbia College seniors who have shown exceptional proficiency in the study of liberal arts.

  • Nathan T. Katkin ’18
  • Angela T. Vettikkal ’18

Harry J. Carman Fellowship

Established in 1949 in honor of Dean Harry J. Carman GSAS 1919, this fellowship is awarded annually for advanced study to a Columbia College senior who exhibits intellectual promise.

  • Smriti Kanangat ’18

Henry Evans Travelling Fellowship

Established in 1928 by Mrs. Henry Evans in memory of her husband, Henry Evans 1881, this prize is awarded annually to seniors who are planning to undertake a creative research project that requires travel.

  • Thomas E. Nielsen ’18
  • Jesse P. Thorson ’18

Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Fellowship

Established in 2005 by Jarvis and Constance Doctorow, this fellowship is awarded annually to a senior for study at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University.

  • Rachel V. Sommers ’18