Awards and Honors (2020)

At the end of every academic year, Columbia College acknowledges the hard work and dedication of its students through several different award categories.

Academic Prizes

Prizes in the Core Curriculum

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.

Genevieve Wae CC’22

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.

Ella Epstein CC’22

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.

Daniel Joo CC’23

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.

Sagarika Sharma CC’23

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.

Elisabeth Jahn-Morrissey CC’21

Prizes in Science and 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.

Franziska Nace CC’22

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.

Rafay Ashary CC’23
Christian Serio CC’21
Anda Tenie CC’22
Gregory Pershing CC’22

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.

Matthew Lerner Brecher CC’20
Ben Church CC’20

Richard Bersohn Prize

Established by Professor Louis Brus, who was a student of Professor Bersohn, this prize may be awarded to the Columbia College, General Studies, or SEAS student majoring in the chemical sciences who is deemed by the faculty to have demonstrated outstanding achievement as a scholar and as a researcher.

Matthew Bowers CC’20

Computer Science Department Award

Awarded to a degree candidate for scholastic achievements as a computer science major and as acknowledgment of his or her contributions to the Department of Computer Science and to the University as a whole.

Matthew Bowers CC’20
Hengrui Xing CC’20

Thomas J. Katz Prize

Established by friends and colleagues of Professor Katz, this prize may be awarded to the Columbia College, General Studies, or SEAS student majoring in the chemical sciences who is deemed by the faculty to have demonstrated outstanding achievement as a scholar and as a researcher.

Kevin Qian CC’20

Russell C. Mills Award

Established in memory of Russell C. Mills, a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science who exemplified academic excellence and intellectual curiosity, and presented annually to the senior in Computer Science whose course work and projects stand out as the best in the class.

Quang Dao CC’20
Riku Tabata CC’20

Jonathan L. Gross Award for Academic Excellence

Established in 2017 in honor of Jonathan Gross, professor emeritus who taught within the Department of Computer Science from its establishment.

Georgia Essig CC’20

Theodore R. Bashkow Award

Established in honor of Professor Theodore R. Bashkow, whose contributions as a researcher, teacher, and consultant have significantly advanced the state of the art of computer science. This award is presented to a computer science senior(s) who have excelled in independent projects.

David Wan CC’20
Robert Netzorg CC’20

Andrew P. Kosoresow Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service

Awarded to both graduate and undergraduate students for outstanding contributions to teaching in the Department of Computer Science, and exemplary service to the Department and its mission.

Lalita Devadas CC’20
Gustaf Ahdritz CC’20
Sohbet Dovranov CC’20

Prizes in Social Sciences

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.

Mathieu Sabbagh CC’20

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.

Isabelle Harris CC’20

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.

Jay Castro CC’20

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.

Abrar Nadroo CC’20

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.

Jalileh Garcia CC’21

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.

Rebecca Cai CC’20
Meghana Bharadwaj CC’20

Shanley & Chamberlain Prize

Awarded in the memory of US Marine Captain James Shanley and Professor Lawrence Chamberlain, the Shanley & Chamberlain Prize is awarded to the best undergraduate essay in the areas of the American presidency, Congress or public policy.

James Quinn CC’20
Brianna Yang CC’20

Romine Prize

Established by John Romine in honor of his brother, David Estabrook Romine. Awarded to two undergraduate students who have done exemplary work in the field of economics.

Rebecca Cai CC’20

Charles A. Beard Prize in History

Established by the History Department for a senior thesis of superior distinction in any historical field and period.

Emmaline Bennett CC’20

Lily Prize in History

Established by Professor James P. Shenton, CC‘49 and GSAS‘55, in honor of his mother. Awarded by the History Department for academic achievement in the study of history other than that of the United States.

Neil Hemani CC’20

Phyllis Stevens Sharp Fellowship in American Politics

Provides stipends each year during either academic semester or the summer for one or more Columbia College or School of General Studies students majoring or concentrating in political science to support research in American politics or policy-making or otherwise uncompensated internships in a government office, agency or other organization serving the public.

Nia Atkins CC’21

Prizes in the Humanities

Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize

Established in honor of Professor Howard R. Marraro. Awarded to an undergraduate of high academic distinction and promise in an area of study concerned with Italian culture, including art, music, comparative literature, history, economics, government, or in any other academic discipline.

Tyler Olds CC’22

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.

Gavrielle Jacobovitz CC’20
Sreya Pinnamaneni CC’20
Angelo Hernandez-Sias CC’20
Rachel Page CC’20

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.

Samuel Powell CC’20

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.

Peter Rachofsky CC’20
William Steere CC’20

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.

Daniel Driscoll CC’20
Daniel Cohen CC’20

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.

Hayden Kajercline CC’20

Benjamin F. Romaine Prize Fund

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

Edgar Elliott CC’20

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.

Peter Rachofsky CC’20

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.

Nicholas Hissong CC’20

Senior Thesis in Art History and Archaeology

Established as a gift from Philip E. Aarons, CC‘73 and LAW‘76, in recognition of an outstanding senior thesis by a major in the Department of Art History and Archaeology.

Haena Chu CC’20

John Vincent Hickey Prize Archaeology

Established by Dr. Helene J.F. de Aguilar in honor of her brother, John Vincent Hickey. Awarded annually to the Columbia College undergraduate who is judged by the Department of English and Comparative Literature to have submitted the best essay on Irish, English, or American poetry.

David Ehmcke CC’20

Academy of American Poets Poetry Prize

Awarded by the Academy to the poet who has written the best poem or group of poems submitted during the academic year. Manuscripts should normally be submitted to the Department of English and Comparative Literature before April 1.

Cara Maines CC’20

Arthur E. Ford Poetry Prize

Established by Mrs. Doris Ford in memory of Arthur E. Ford. Awarded annually to the senior who submits the best collection of poems.

Sidney Eberly CC’20

Susan Huntington Vernon Prize

Established by a member of the noted family of Hispanophiles to encourage young women in humanistic pursuits at the college level. Currently offered by the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures and the Hispanic Institute of Columbia University to the Columbia College senior who has most demonstrated excellence in the study of Spanish language and Spanish and Latin American literatures and cultures.

Rowan Gossett CC’20

Charles S. Miller Award

Awarded annually to seniors who, in the opinion of the Faculty, have demonstrated excellence of the highest standard in the field of Music Composition.

Sharon Rose Hurvitz CC’20

Douglas Moore Prize

Awarded annually to a junior undergraduate composer who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has produced outstanding work in serious composition for smaller forms.

Joseph Jordan CC’21

Prizes in the Creative and Performing Arts

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.

David Ehmcke CC’20

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.

Angelo Hernandez-Sias CC’20
Eugenia Yatsenko CC’20
Alex Zhang CC’20

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.

Raag Agrawal CC’20
Bekah Agwunobi CC’23

Philolexian Prize Fund

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

Alessandra Allen CC’20
Seowon Lee CC’22

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.

Selina Zheng CC’20
Haoqi Xia CC’20

The Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer Prize

Given to the candidate for a degree in Columbia University who is the author of the best example of English lyric verse. Material must be submitted to the Department of English and Comparative Literature by April 1. Gift of Maximilian Foster.

Morgan Levine CC’22

Goldsby Fund Prize

Awarded annually to Columbia College students who demonstrate excellent in the dramatic arts

David Ehmcke CC’20
Viviana Prado-Nunez CC’20

Class Day Awards

Charles M. Rolker Prize

This prize is awarded to the member of the Columbia College graduating class who is judged by classmates to be most worthy of special distinction because of scholarship, participation in student activities, or any combination thereof.

Morgan Hae-Rin Kang CC’20

Albert Asher Green Memorial Award

This prize is given to the Columbia College senior who has been a student in good standing in the College for at least three years and who has made the best record of scholarship. It was established in 1913 by Mr. and Mrs. Asher Green in memory of their son, Albert Asher Green, Class of 1914.

Riley Peng CC’20

David B. Truman Alumni Award

This award is presented to the Columbia College student who has made the most distinguished contribution to the academic affairs of the College. It was established in 1970 in honor of David B. Truman, former Dean of the College.

Santiago Tobar Potes CC’20

Salutatorian

Arianna Mao CC’20

Valedictorian

Georgia Essig CC’20

Alumni Prize

This prize is awarded by the Alumni Association of the College to the Columbia College senior judged by classmates to be the most faithful and deserving.

James Ritchie CC’20

Robert Lincoln Carey Memorial Prize

This prize is awarded annually by the Columbia College Alumni Association to the Columbia College senior who, demonstrating admirable academic achievement along with other outstanding achievements at the College, best exemplifies the ideals that Robert Lincoln Carey sought to engender in the students of Columbia College.

Brianna Yang CC’20

Alumni Association Achievement Award

This prize is awarded annually to the member of the Columbia College senior class who is judged to be most outstanding for qualities of mind, character, and service to the College.

Sreya Pinnamaneni CC’20

Departmental Honors

Departmental honors may be established and awarded by any Columbia College department or academic program, and is recorded on a student’s final transcript. Students should consult with their director of undergraduate studies no later than the beginning of the first term of their senior year if they wish to be considered for departmental honors. Students who are awarded departmental honors are notified by their department in mid-May. Not all departments and programs offer departmental honors.

College guidelines for departmental honors include the following four criteria:

Departmental honors are awarded to no more than 10%, or, in small departments, one member, of the graduating majors (including all October, February, and May degrees);

A grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.6 in major courses is expected for a student to be considered for departmental honors;

An honors thesis or equivalent project of high quality should be required by each department or academic program in order to receive departmental honors;

Academic departments and programs consider both academic standing and disciplinary standing within the College when awarding departmental honors.

African American Studies

Andrew Wang CC’20
Marley McAliley CC’20

American Studies

Hoyeon (Kelly) Lew CC’20
Elisabetta Diorio CC’20

Anthropology

Jane Poss CC’20
Naye Idriss CC’20
Amanda Lee CC’20

Architecture

Victor Ohene CC’20
Kevin Ledee CC’20

Art History

Clara Apostolatos CC’20
Haena Chu CC’20
Jung Kim CC’20
Trinity Lester CC’20
Owen Monroe CC’20

Biology

Karolina Sadowska CC’20
Prateek Sahni CC’20
Joseph Bell CC’20
Matteo Di Bernardo CC’20
Thomas Li CC’20
Tarun Srinivasan CC’20
Brianna Alico CC’20
Raag Agrawal CC’20
Nicholas O'Brien CC’20
Achuth Nair CC’20
Mona Liu CC’20
Marcel Dupont CC’20
Sohil Patel CC’20
Michelle Chan CC’20
Jennifer Ding CC’20
Nathaniel Saffran CC’20
Justin Aruda CC’20
Nha-Uyen Pham CC’20
Kelly Butler CC’20
Alex Tang CC’20
Maya Talukdar CC’20
Young Joon Kim CC’20

Chemistry

Aomeng Cui CC’20
Matthew Ding CC’20
Benjamin Kepecs CC’20
Jason Wang CC’20

Classics

Peter Rachofsky CC’20
William Steere CC’20

Comparative Literature and Society

Naazanene Vatan CC’20
Sahana Narayanan CC’20
Jesse Martinez-Kratz CC’20
Emmaline Bennett CC’20
Daniella Apodaca CC’20

Creative Writing

Aurora Celestin CC’20
Sidney Eberly CC’20
Alex Zhang CC’20
Angelo Hernandez-Sias CC’20

Dance

Justin Aruda CC’20

Drama and Theatre Arts

Selina Zheng CC’20
Haoqi Xia CC’20

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Sarah Shi CC’20
Charlotte Kwong CC’20

East Asian Languages and Cultures

Stephanie Choi CC’20
Heather Heimbach CC’20
Emmanuella Wong CC’20
Matthew Wayland CC’20

Economics

Rebecca Cai CC’20
Yankang Bennie Chen CC’20
Leo Goldman CC’20
Pombal Fritsch CC’20
Neel Puri CC’20
Jerry Shi CC’20

English and Comparative Literature

Alessandra Allen CC’20
Teresa Deely CC’20
Alan Burnett Valverde CC’20
David Ehmcke CC’20
Angelo Hernandez-Sias CC’20
Gavrielle Jacobovitz CC’20
Crystal Lee CC’20
Hannah Link CC’20
Jessica Monaco CC’20
Owen Monroe CC’20
Isabella Nilsson CC’20
Rachel Page CC’20
Priya Pai CC’20
Melisande Riefler CC’20
Samuel Wilcox CC’20

Ethnicity and Race Studies

Amanda Ong CC’20
Diviya Rajesh CC’20

Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species

Morgan Brown CC’20
Elsie Platzer CC’20

Film and Media Studies

Stephen Kuster CC’20
Jeff Fan CC’20
Etan Weisforgel CC’20

French

Han Wen Zhang CC’20
Youngweon Lee CC’20
Katherine Ko CC’20

History

Emmaline Bennett CC’20
Isabelle Harris CC’20
Emilia Flack CC’20
Johanne Karizamimba CC’20
Alice McCrum CC’20
Keziah Anderson CC’20
Charlotte Force CC’20
Tommy Song CC’20
Manoela Saldanha CC’20
Benjamin Goldstein CC’20
Eve Blake CC’20
Sanjay Paul CC’20
Perry Young CC’20
Michelle Yan CC’20
Daniel Shao CC’20
John Russell CC’20
Sunny Chen CC’20

Human Rights

Myrna Santos CC’20
Meghana Bharadwaj CC’20
Abby Connell CC’20
Sarah Kinney CC’20

Latin American and Iberian Cultures

Zachary Kahn CC’20
Elizabeth Phillips CC’20

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Nathan Santos CC’20

Linguistics

Taylor Roberts-Sampson CC’20

Mathematics

Matthew Lerner Brecher CC’20
Benjamin Church CC’20
Micah Gay CC’20

Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies

Clara Harter CC’20
Mehrdad Dariush CC’20

Music

Dylan DelGiudice CC’20
Alexandra Kapilian CC’20

Neuroscience and Behavior

Olamiposi Akinsooto CC’20
Sol La Bruna CC’20
Abby McLaughlin CC’20
Alice Xue CC’20

Philosophy

Eli Lee CC’20
Daniel Driscoll CC’20
Josef Hofman CC’20
Chiara Caraccio CC’20
Daniel Cohen CC’20
Hayden Kajercline CC’20
Martin Munoz CC’20
Runyang Zhang CC’20

Physics

Yasmeen Asali CC’20
Ben Church CC’20
Shasta Ramachandran CC’20
John Staunton CC’20
Koh Yamakawa CC’20
John Zaris CC’20

Political Science

Antara Agarwal CC’20
Celine Bacha CC’20
Greg Humphries CC’20
Sarah Lu CC’20
Joshua Nacht CC’20
Abrar Nadroo CC’20
Jamine Park CC’20
Mathieu Sabbagh CC’20
Marisa Sylvester CC’20
Brianna Yang CC’20
Rodrigo Mendoza CC’20

Psychology

Yang Li CC’20
Riya Mirchandaney CC’20
Olivia Pollack CC’20
Jay Gandhi CC’20

Religion

Aurora Celestin CC’20

Slavic

Jaya Puglise CC’84

Sociology

Ariana Mao CC’20
Lauren Hagani CC’20

Statistics

Yankang Bennie Chen CC’20
Sam Denton CC’20
Jerry Shi CC’20
James Yang CC’20

Sustainable Development

Cyrus Hadavi CC’20

Priya Mishra CC’20

Carla Singson CC’20

Urban Studies

Xavier Dade CC’20
Kelly McCarthy CC’20

Women's and Gender Studies

Isaac Jean-Francois CC’20

Fellowships

Harry J. Carman Fellowships

This fellowship is awarded to no more than two graduating Columbia College seniors each year to defray the costs of graduate study for any degree, in any field, in any location. The fellowship was established by friends of former Dean Carman in 1949.

Katie Curran CC’20

Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Fellowship

Established in 2005, provides one graduating Columbia College senior annually with funding for one year of post-baccalaureate study at the University of Oxford in a social science or related field.

Giselle Valdez CC’20

Henry Evans Travelling Fellowship

This fellowship supports purposeful travel in the year after graduation for new alumni to pursue imaginative non-coursework projects beyond New York City.

David Ehmcke CC’20

Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship

Awarded annually since 1932, provides Columbia College graduating seniors with funding for one or two years of study in any field at either Cambridge or Oxford. The proposed course of study can be either a one-year, two-year, or two related one-year degrees. Your undergraduate program must provide a solid foundation for your proposed course of study.

Isabelle Harris CC’20
Sreya Pinnamaneni CC’20
Jane Poss CC’20
Peter Rachofsky CC’20
Sarah Shi CC’20

King's Crown Leadership and Excellence Awards

The following awards are presented across eight categories to individuals who have made significant contributions to the Columbia community.

Civic Responsibility

Honorees in this category best promote civic engagement, responsible citizenship and global citizenship. This includes both on-campus and off- campus activities, initiatives, and service.

Tyler Campbell CC’22
Daniel Driscoll CC’20
Caroline Kelly CC’20
Samantha Morgan CC’20
Rachel Ramenda CC’22
Brianna Shu Yang CC’20

Columbia Spirit

Recipients of this award capture and display the best of Columbia spirit. This includes the essence of school spirit and pride as a dedicated member of our community as well as leaders and groups that contribute to local, regional, and national recognition for sports, performance, cultural and arts activities, and academic competition.

Arman Azad CC’20
Hannah Healy CC’20
Shariq Jumani CC’21
Jacob Kaplan CC’20
James Ritchie CC’20
Andy Zhao CC’20

Community Building

Recipients of this award have worked to create, establish or strengthen a particular community at Columbia University. This could be accomplished through, but not limited to, relationship building, programming, shared goals or purpose, or creating a vision for the future.

David Oliveros Gomez CC’19
Elif Memet CC’19
Fatoumata Diallo CC’19
Gabrielle Elise Lewis CC’19
Jordan Taylor Singer CC’19
Martin J. Kyalwazi CC’19
Phoenix Collins CC’19

Health & Wellness

Recipients of this award best exemplify the spirit of caring for and about the members of our vast and diverse community. A special focus is placed on the individual’s ability to establish an example for a healthy balance of responsibilities, duties and activities through their own leadership.

Eva Blake CC’20
Christian Jerald Boujaoude CC’20
Kai Feliciano CC’20
Lauren Hagani CC’20
Karolina Sadowska CC’20

Inclusion & Advocacy

This award recognizes students who have promoted social justice and/or fostered understanding between diverse constituencies through valuing diversity and appreciating multiple identities.

Nasreen Abd Elal CC’20
Milagro Chavez-Cisneros CC’21
Galen Hawkins CC’20
Amalya Johnson CC’20
Chabely Jorge CC’20
Nicole Leon-Elvir CC’20
Sreya Pinnamaneni CC’20
Sarah Radway CC’21

Indelible Mark

This award recognizes the accomplishments of students and groups in implementing sustainable change for the benefit of our community and/or in leaving a lasting impression on the campus community.

Samuel Louis Applebaum CC’20
Patricia Granda-Malaver CC’20
Maryam Khaled Hassan CC’20
Abigail Hickman CC’21
Morgan Hae-Rin Kang CC’20
Andrew Jacob Rodriguez CC’20
Santiago Tobar Potes CC’20

Innovation & Enhancement

Honorees in this category have created, improved or enhanced a service, program or process, thus contributing positively to the Columbia campus and its diverse stakeholders.

Raag Agrawal CC’20
Yasmine Raya Ayman CC’21
Yasmeen Metellus CC’20
Alexa Roman CC’20
Michelle Yan CC’20

Principled Action

This award recognizes students who have demonstrated ethical decision- making and sound moral judgment, as well as fostering and encouraging similar actions from others.

George-Costin Dobrin CC’20
Kelly McCarthy CC’20
Andrew Wang CC’20

Latin Honors

Summa Cum Laude

Gustaf Ahdritz CC’20
Jacob Austin CC’20
Arman Azad CC’20
Meghana Bharadwaj CC’20
Matthew Bowers CC’20
Chiara Caraccio CC’20
Michelle Chan CC’20
Yankang Bennie Chen CC’20
Ben Church CC’20
Daniel Cohen CC’20
Quang Dao CC’20
Mehrdad Dariush CC’20
Teresa Deely CC’20
Marcel Dupont CC’20
Omer Elshaigi CC’20
Georgia Essig CC’20
Emilia Flack CC’20
Saurabh Goel CC’20
August Gweon CC’20
Jake Ha CC’20
Brian Ho CC’20
Isabelle Harris CC’20
Heather Heimbach CC’20
Gavrielle Jacobovitz CC’20
Johanne Karizamimba CC’20
Benjamin Kepecs CC’20
Myeonhu Kim CC’20
Young Joon Kim CC’20
Katherine Ko CC’20
Hollis Lehv CC’20
Anna Lu CC’20
Angela Luo CC’20
Inga Manticas CC’20
Ariana Mao CC’20
Kristen Martucci CC’20
Mack Meller CC’20
Samuel Merkin CC’20
Isabelle Morley CC’20
Rachel Page CC’20
Sohil Patel CC’20
Riley Peng CC’20
Elsie Platzer CC’20
Neel Puri CC’20
Peter Rachofsky CC’20
Neeraj Ramachandran CC’20
Melisande Riefler CC’20
Patrick Ronan CC’20
Sarah Shi CC’20
Jerry Shi CC’20
Hilary Song CC’20
Riku Tabata CC’20
Ivana Valdez CC’20
Sarah Walker CC’20
Andrew Wang CC’20
Henry Xing CC’20
Brianna Yang CC’20
Tian Yang CC’20
Perry Young CC’20

Magna Cum Laude

Mickal Adler CC’20
Brianna Alico CC’20
Daniella Apodaca CC’20
Lexa Armstrong CC’20
Olivia Baker CC’20
Yiru Bao CC’20
Elizabeth Barnett CC’20
Sarah Barth CC’20
Joseph Bell CC’20
Nirja Bhatt CC’20
Alan Burnett Valverde CC’20
William Cagle CC’20
Rebecca Cai CC’20
Grant Carmain CC’20
Aurora Celestin CC’20
Alice Chen CC’20
Samuel Cheng CC’20
Mina Ching CC’20
Stephanie Choi CC’20
Haena Chu CC’20
Sophia Cornell CC’20
Aomeng Cui CC’20
Sam Denton CC’20
Lalita Devadas CC’20
Victoria Dreyer CC’20
Tara Dugel CC’20
Michael Edmonson CC’20
David Ehmcke CC’20
Edgar Elliott CC’20
Jeff Fan CC’20
Kyelee Fitts CC’20
Ben Fullerton CC’20
Katie Garcia CC’20
Benjamin Goldstein CC’20
Cayo Gonzalez CC’20
Rowan Gossett CC’20
Hallie Gruder CC’20
John Hannah CC’20
Luke Haubenstock CC’20
Angelo Hernandez-Sias CC’20
Nicholas Hissong CC’20
Katherine Hu CC’20
Alex Humphreys CC’20
Grace Hwang CC’20
Zachary Kahn CC’20
Hayden Kajercline CC’20
Alexandra Kapilian CC’20
Jacob Kaplan CC’20
Jenna Karp CC’20
Elizabeth Kokes CC’20
Hee Jin Koo CC’20
Stephen Kuster CC’20
Sol La Bruna CC’20
Kevin Ledee CC’20
Cameron Lee CC’20
Dylan Lee CC’20
Sumin Lee-Jeong CC’20
Matthew Lerner-Brecher CC’20
Anna Liddy CC’20
Benjamin Makishima CC’20
Alice McCrum CC’20
Isaac Midgen CC’20
Jessica Monaco CC’20
Rony Moon CC’20
Tommaso Morrione CC’20
Jacob Naimark CC’20
Nitipat Nantavaropas CC’20
Fiona Noring CC’20
Ye Lim Oh CC’20
Matthew Padgett CC’20
Sandra Park CC’20
Savannah Pearson CC’20
Andrew Penn CC’20
Sreya Pinnamaneni CC’20
Olivia Pollack CC’20
Jane Poss CC’20
Kevin Qian CC’20
Corinne Rabbin-Birnbaum CC’20
Diviya Rajesh CC’20
Renee Ren CC’20
Taylor Roberts-Sampson CC’20
Akiva Rogawski CC’20
Prateek Sahni CC’20
Manoela Saldanha CC’20
Cassidy Sattler CC’20
Susanna Scarlatti CC’20
Samuel Schwartz CC’20
Kush Shah CC’20
Jas Singh CC’20
Tarun Srinivasan CC’20
William Steere CC’20
Jayant Subramanian CC’20
Amber Swinarski CC’20
Maya Talukdar CC’20
Alex Tang CC’20
Margaret Toner CC’20
Renbo Tu CC’20
Natalie Voll CC’20
Ying Wang CC’20
Matthew Wayland CC’20
Samuel Wilcox CC’20
Yiu Wong CC’20
Haoqi Xia CC’20
Michelle Yan CC’20
Eilene Yang CC’20
James Yang CC’20
Stacey Yu CC’20
Arnold Zahn CC’20
Alex Zhang CC’20
Han Wen Zhang CC’20
Runyang Zhang CC’20

Cum Laude

Raag Agrawal CC’20
Alessandra Allen CC’20
Keziah Anderson CC’20
Juliana Bartels CC’20
Cecilia Bell CC’20
Emmaline Bennett CC’20
James Bernstein CC’20
Eva Blake CC’20
Michelle Bosche CC’20
Carolanne Boughton CC’20
Jordan Cannon CC’20
Evan Cao CC’20
Jason Chen CC’20
Joanna Cohen CC’20
Katie Curran CC’20
Pia Deshpande CC’20
Jennifer Ding CC’20
Matthew Ding CC’20
Costin Dobrin CC’20
Morgan Edmonds CC’20
Ben Eisenstadt CC’20
Alexis Faerber CC’20
Elizabeth Fallon CC’20
Nicole Fischbein CC’20
Shaan Fye CC’20
Indigo Ghonima CC’20
Leo Goldman CC’20
Elle Gottdenker CC’20
Ned Grady CC’20
Aliza Gross CC’20
Andrew Gruber CC’20
Monica Gu CC’20
Lauren Hagani CC’20
Jason Harden CC’20
Danielle Harris CC’20
Ursa Heidinger CC’20
Charlotte Hendricks CC’20
Erika Hubbard CC’20
Kurt Huckleberry CC’20
Angela Jang CC’20
Isaac Jean-Francois CC’20
Dylan Juarez CC’20
Alexandra Karppi CC’20
Simran Kaur CC’20
Ali Keith CC’20
Jung Kim CC’20
Elana Kravitz CC’20
Charlotte Kwong CC’20
Zeina Laban CC’20
Amir Lankarani CC’20
Crystal Lee CC’20
Trinity Lester CC’20
Hoyeon Lew CC’20
Danyang Li CC’20
Kevin Li CC’20
Simon Ma CC’20
Philip Maehr CC’20
Cara Maines CC’20
Anant Krishnan Majumdar CC’20
Carolyn Mann CC’20
Atharva Marathe CC’20
Louisa Melcher CC’20
Rodrigo Mendoza CC’20
Lindsay Meyerson CC’20
Julie Min CC’20
Riya Mirchandaney CC’20
Owen Monroe CC’20
Martin Munoz CC’20
Peranut Nimitsurachat CC’20
Amanda Ong CC’20
Brian O'Sullivan CC’20
Priya Pai CC’20
Stephanie Pan CC’20
Zachary Pear CC’20
Elizabeth Phillips CC’20
Allegra Ponti CC’20
Santiago Potes CC’20
Ming Quek CC’20
Sean Rafferty CC’20
Shasta Ramachandran CC’20
Daniela Riedlova CC’20
Paola Ripoll CC’20
Ashna Ruia CC’20
Benjamin Sachs CC’20
Hajra Sarfraz CC’20
Ezra Schwarzbaum CC’20
Rachel Sherr CC’20
Melanie Shi CC’20
Alison Simons CC’20
Akash Singh CC’20
Rory Slattery CC’20
Coleman Snyder CC’20
Irem Soysal CC’20
Roland Spier CC’20
Matthew Swain CC’20
Marisa Sylvester CC’20
Eva Tesfaye CC’20
Amelia Tian CC’20
Lucia Ticho CC’20
Katie Tsui CC’20
Miles Van Tongeren CC’20
Charu Vyas CC’20
Alexander Watkins-Goodman CC’20
Rachel Wu CC’20
Nathaniel Wyatt CC’20
Alice Xue CC’20
Lauren Yagoda CC’20
Winni Yang CC’20
Adrienne Zhang CC’20
Aspen Zhang CC’20
Selina Zheng CC’20

Multicultural Affairs Graduation Cords

Nasreen Abd Elal CC’20
Charlene Adhiambo CC’20
Keziah Anderson CC’20
Clara Apostolatos CC’20
Gigi Bat-Erdene Bat-Erdene CC’20
Eva Blake CC’20
Nannette Boakye CC’20
Morgan Brown CC’20
Mia DeLuis Zayas CC’20
George-Costin Dobrin CC’20
David Ehmcke CC’20
Edgar Elliott CC’20
Daniel Erasmus CC’20
Karina Feliciano CC’20
Allegra Girardello CC’20
Cayo Gonzalez CC’20
Patricia Granda-Malaver CC’20
Maryam Hassan CC’20
Luke Haubenstock CC’20
Galen Hawkins CC’20
Olivia Horwitz CC’20
Isaac Jean-Francois CC’20
Amalya Johnson CC’20
Sabina Tyler Jones CC’20
Chabely Jorge CC’20
Morgan Kang CC’20
Jung Kim CC’20
Kriti Kumar CC’20
Patricia Kusumaningtyas CC’20
Nicole Leon Elvir CC’20
Emily Li CC’20
Maya Matthews CC’20
Carla Mendoza CC’20
Yasmeen Metellus CC’20
Amanda Ong CC’20
Adaeze Anita Onyimah CC’20
Grant Pace CC’20
Sreya Pinnamaneni CC’20
Santiago Potes CC’20
Myrna Reyes Santos CC’20
Renée Roberts CC’20
Taylor Roberts-Sampson CC’20
Andrew Rodriguez CC’20
Alexa Roman CC’20
Nathan Santos CC’20
Prateek Sahni CC’20
Jas Singh CC’20
Tommy Myung Geun Song CC’20
Lael Tate CC’20
Avah Toomer CC’20
Jack Treanor CC’20
Naazanene Vatan CC’20
Akshiti Vats CC’20
Francesca Walker CC’20
Aurelia Weickart CC’20
Toni Woods Maignan CC’20
Tian Yang CC’20
Alex Zhang CC’20

Named Awards

Campbell Award

This award, named for Bill Campbell CC’62, who was Chair Emeritus of the University’s Board of Trustees, celebrates a student leader at each school who exemplifies exceptional leadership and builds Columbia spirit.

James Ritchie CC’20

Charles H. Bjorkwall Prize

This prize is awarded annually to a member of the Columbia College graduating class for unselfish service to the College community. The prize was established by Ottle Emma Bjorkwall in memory of her brother, Dr. Charles H. Bjorkwall.

Santiago Tobar Potes CC’20

Edward S. Brainard Memorial Prize

This prize is awarded to the member of the Columbia College graduating class who is judged by classmates to be most worthy of distinction for qualities of mind and character.

Maryam Khaled Hassan CC’20

Leonard A. Pullman Memorial Prize

Awarded to a Columbia College senior who displays those qualities of outstanding scholarship and significant service to the College exemplified in the life of Leonard Pullman, Class of 1962. The recipient must occupy a position of responsibility in a non-athletic Columbia College activity.

Patricia Granda-Malaver CC’20

Scholar Athlete Award

This award is presented by the offices of the deans for Columbia College and Columbia Engineering to a graduating student who has distinguished himself or herself as a varsity athlete and scholar.

Amber Swinarski CC’20

Phi Beta Kappa

Junior Phi Betta Kappa (Fall 2019)

Arman Azad CC’20
Matthew Bowers CC’20
Chiara Caraccio CC’20
Michelle Chan CC’20
Yankang Bennie Chen CC’20
Ben Church CC’20
Mehrdad Dariush CC’20
Marcel Dupont CC’20
Georgia Essig CC’20
Emilia Flack CC’20
Isabelle Harris CC’20
Benjamin Kepecs CC’20
Myeonhu Kim CC’20
Young Joon Kim CC’20
Anna Lu CC’20
Inga Manticas CC’20
Sohil Patel CC’20
Riley Peng CC’20
Elsie Platzer CC’20
Neel Puri CC’20
Jerry Shi CC’20
Hilary Song CC’20
Ivana Valdez CC’20
Henry Xing CC’20

Phi Beta Kappa (Spring 2020)

Mickal Adler CC’20
Gustaf Ahdritz CC’20
Brianna Alico CC’20
Daniella Apodaca CC’20
Jacob Austin CC’20
Yiru Bao CC’20
Meghana Bharadwaj CC’20
Nirja Bhatt CC’20
Rebecca Cai CC’20
Grant Carmain CC’20
Aurora Celestin CC’20
Daniel Cohen CC’20
Aomeng Cui CC’20
Quang Dao CC’20
Teresa Deely CC’20
Sam Denton CC’20
David Ehmcke CC’20
Edgar Elliott CC’20
Omer Elshaigi CC’20
Kyelee Fitts CC’20
Ben Fullerton CC’20
Katie Garcia CC’20
Saurabh Goel CC’20
Leo Goldman CC’20
Cayo Gonzalez CC’20
Rowan Gossett CC’20
August Gweon CC’20
Jake Ha CC’20
Luke Haubenstock CC’20
Heather Heimbach CC’20
Angelo Hernandez-Sias CC’20
Brian Ho CC’20
Katherine Hu CC’20
Alex Humphreys CC’20
Gavrielle Jacobovitz CC’20
Hayden Kajercline CC’20
Alexandra Kapilian CC’20
Johanne Karizamimba CC’20
Jenna Karp CC’20
Katherine Ko CC’20
Elizabeth Kokes CC’20
Stephen Kuster CC’20
Sumin Lee-Jeong CC’20
Hollis Lehv CC’20
Hoyeon Lew CC’20
Angela Luo CC’20
Benjamin Makishima CC’20
Ariana Mao CC’20
Kristen Martucci CC’20
Mack Meller CC’20
Samuel Merkin CC’20
Jessica Monaco CC’20
Isabelle Morley CC’20
Nitipat Nantavaropas CC’20
Fiona Noring CC’20
Ye Lim Oh CC’20
Matthew Padgett CC’20
Rachel Page CC’20
Savannah Pearson CC’20
Sreya Pinnamaneni CC’20
Jane Poss CC’20
Kevin Qian CC’20
Corinne Rabbin-Birnbaum CC’20
Neeraj Ramachandran CC’20
Melisande Riefler CC’20
Taylor Roberts-Sampson CC’20
Patrick Ronan CC’20
Susanna Scarlatti CC’20
Samuel Schwartz CC’20
Sarah Shi CC’20
Tarun Srinivasan CC’20
William Steere CC’20
Jayant Subramanian CC’20
Riku Tabata CC’20
Maya Talukdar CC’20
Alex Tang CC’20
Margaret Toner CC’20
Sarah Walker CC’20
Andrew Wang CC’20
Ying Wang CC’20
Samuel Wilcox CC’20
Yiu Wong CC’20
Haoqi Xia CC’20
Michelle Yan CC’20
Brianna Yang CC’20
Eilene Yang CC’20
James Yang CC’20
Tian Yang CC’20
Perry Young CC’20
Stacey Yu CC’20
Arnold Zahn CC’20
Alex Zhang CC’20
Han Wen Zhang CC’20
Runyang Zhang CC’20

Senior Marshals

Arman Azad CC’20

Eva Blake CC’20

Janiya Clemmons CC’20

George-Costin Dobrin CC’20

Kai Feliciano CC’20

Patricia Granda-Malaver CC’20

Maryam Khaled Hassan CC’20

Luke Haubenstock CC’20

Galen Hawkins CC’20

Hannah Healy CC’20

Caroline Kelly CC’20

Nicole Leon-Elvir CC’20

Sim Mander CC’20

Yasmeen Metellus CC’20

James Ritchie CC’20

Alexa Roman CC’20

Prateek Sahni CC’20

Mariel Corinne Tai Sander CC’20

Santiago Tobar Potes CC’20

Michelle Yan CC’20

Brianna Shu Yang CC’20

Andy Zhao CC’20