Awards and Honors 2024-2025

Columbia College acknowledged the hard work and dedication of the following students through the award categories below for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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.

Ainsley Cunningham CC’25

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.

Mia Generoso CC’25
Lloy Hack CC’25

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.

Dmytro Prosiannikov CC’28

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 students who are deemed by the faculty to have written the best essays in Contemporary Civilization.

Joseph Karaganis CC’26

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.

Cody LeGros CC’25
Marianna Maridi CC’27

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.

Boris Bulatovic CC’25

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.

Felix Liu CC’27
Nikhil Mudumbi CC’27
Bufan Zhao CC’28
Ruimian Zheng CC’27

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 seniors with the top examination scores in subjects prescribed by the Mathematics Department.

Zachary Lihn CC’25
Zheheng Xiao CC’25

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.

Davis Smith CC’25

Computer Science Scholarship 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.

Abenezer Amanuel

Stuart Gaffin Award for Leadership and Engagement

Established in memory of Professor Stuart Gaffin, who taught the Workshop in Sustainable Development from 2009 to 2019. Award selections are based on demonstrated leadership and service in the spirit of sustainable development either on- or off-campus. The award honors leadership, impact, engagement, and dedication, all of which were characteristic of Professor Gaffin’s contributions to the Columbia community.

Harrison Gerson CC’25

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.

Tyler Shern CC'25

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.

Suwei Ma CC’25

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.

Preach Apintanapong CC’25
Liana Goldstein CC’25

Bridges and Sturtevant Prize in Biological Sciences

Established in 2011, this prize is awarded to one or more graduating seniors whose experimental or computational research is deemed too have been both highly original and fruitful by a committee of faculty to be selected by the Chair of Biological Sciences.

Aryan Ghotra CC’25
Kevin Rostam CC’25

Prizes in Social Sciences

Charles A. Beard Prize in History

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

Wena Teng CC’25

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.

Victoria Melkonyan CC’25

Carl B. Boyer Memorial Prize in the History of Science

Awarded annually to the best essay on any topic in the history of science or mathematics as judged by a faculty committee.

Lloy Hack CC’25

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.

Laura Jiang CC’25
Eilidh MacLeod CC’25

Taraknath Das Foundation Award

Awarded annually to a student in Columbia College, the School of General Studies, or Barnard College for excellence in Asian studies, particularly in the history and culture of India.

Ashwin Marathe

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.

Stephen Dames CC’25
Zachary Vanderslice CC’25

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.

Nick Chimicles CC’25
Charlotte Lokey CC’25
Chelsea Tabachnik CC’25

Myra Kraft Prize for Exceptional Practical Experience in Human Rights Advocacy

Established in 2013 to honor the memory of Myra Kraft, beloved wide of Robert Kraft, CC’63 and Trustee Emeritus, 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.

Rolihlahla Nyirenda CC’26

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.

Jake Arlia CC’25
Caroline Mendoza CC’25

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.

Eilidh MacLeod CC’25

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.

Yvon Lu CC’25

Caroline Phelps Stokes Prize

Established at the bequest of Caroline Phelps Stokes, is awarded to a student who has been a degree candidate at Columbia College or Barnard College for at least one academic year, and who has written the best essay in course or seminar work on the general subject of the rights of man.

Declan Smyth CC’25

Sanford S. Parker Prize

Awarded to a graduating Columbia College student who majored, joint majored or concentrated in economics that is planning on attending graduate school in economics.

Oliver Smirnov CC’25
Pablo Torres Rey CC’25

Parker Fellowship for Summer Research

Awarded to undergraduates of Columbia College who are pursuing summer internships that focus on economics research.

Ian Cheng CC’26
Bryan Ge CC’26
Sam Lopez CC’26
Nathan Yuan CC’27
Theodore Zaritsky CC’26

Feminist to the Core Essay Prize

Awarded annually to an undergraduate student who is judged to have written the best essay on any topic related to Feminist or Queer Studies in one of the following Core courses: Literature Humanities; Contemporary Civilization; Art Humanities; or Music Humanities.

Mira Mason CC’25

Prizes in the Humanities

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.

Gabrielle Pereira
Samuel Klein Roche
Jonathan Troung

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.

Christopher Gutierrez CC’25

Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize – Italian

Awarded to undergraduates of high academic distinction and promise in an area of study concerned with Italian culture, and it was established in honor of Professor Marraro.

John Brunner

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.

Daniel Campos-Rojano CC’25
Elias Wachtel CC’25

James Gutmann Prize in Philosophy

Established in 1987 in honor of James Gutmann, CC'18 and Professor of Philosophy, by his family and friends on the occasion of his 90th birthday. It may be awarded each year to a graduating Columbia College senior in Philosophy who plans to pursue graduate work in the field.

Oliver Rice CC’25
Elias Wachtel CC’25

Adam Leroy Jones Prize in Logic

Awarded to a student in the College for the best essay on any topic in the philosophy of science or in the foundation of logic. It may be either a topic connected with seminar work in the Department of Philosophy or one approved by the Jones Prize Committee. Established by Mrs. Adam Leroy Jones in memory of her husband, who was Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of University Admissions, 1909–1934.

Zimu Zhang CC’26

John Vincent Hickey Prize

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.

Serena Deng CC’25

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.

Grace Song CC’25

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.

Helen Chen CC’25
Olya Sukonrat CC’25

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.

Geronimo Jose Rubio De La Rosa CC’25

Charles Paterno Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize

Su Jean Loh

Senior French Prize

Oliver Rice CC’25

Senior Thesis Prize in Art History and Archaeology

Ye Ji Kim CC’25

Prizes in the Creative and Performing Arts

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.

Joshua Kazali CC’25
Olya Sukonrat CC’25
Serrina Zou CC’25

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.

Reet Chatterjee CC’25

Joseph Milton Fee, Jr. Award in Playwriting

This prize is awarded by the faculty of the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts for an original play written in English "on any aspect of the American experience."

Julia Smith CC’26

Philolexian Prize Fund

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

Gabriel Uceda-Sosa CC’28

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.

John Howley CC’25

The Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts

Awarded annually to a senior who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has demonstrated excellence of the highest standards of proficiency in performance or execution or in the field of composition in one of the following general areas of performing and creative arts: music, theatre, painting, sculpture, design, architecture, dance or film.

Roussel Acosta CC’25
Kasey Buckley CC’25
Renee Morales CC’25
Ceci Sewall CC’25
Sadie Wade-Stein CC’25

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.

Serrina Zou CC’25

Goldsby Fund Prize

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

Emily Heimer CC’26
Theo Taplitz CC’25

Ellis Avery Prize for Creative Writing

Theo Taplitz CC’24

The Charles S. Miller Award

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

Murat Gulcelik CC’25

The Dasha Amsterdam Epstein Awards

Awarded in honor of Patricia Denison, this prize recognizes graduating seniors for achievements in dramaturgy and playwriting.

John Howley CC’25
Eduardo Ramírez CC’25
Olivia Shuman CC’25

Class Day Awards

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.

Shaurir Anirudh Ramanujan CC’25

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.

Oscar Luckett CC’25

Alumni Prize

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

Mariana Henriquez CC’25

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.

Ronil Awalegaonkar CC’25

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.

Fatima Ahmad CC’25

James J. Valentini Prize

This prize is awarded to the Columbia College senior who, through participation and leadership in College student activities, has demonstrated the qualities and competencies of Beginner's Mind: an openness and willingness to hear different perspectives and a curiosity and desire to learn. It was established in 2022 in honor of James J. Valentini, former Dean of the College.

Ashley Pelham CC’25

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.

Isabella Sophia Ramírez CC’25

Salutatorian

Suwei Ma CC’25

Valedictorian

Eilidh MacLeod CC’25

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 and African Diaspora Studies

Aliyah Davenport CC’25

African American and African Diaspora Studies

Aliyah Davenport CC’25

American Studies

Samantha Bateman CC’25
Fenway Donegan CC’25
Oscar Luckett CC’25

Anthropology

Celeste Funari Muse CC’25

Archaeology

Delancey Griffin CC’25

Architecture

Maeve Flaherty CC’25

Art History

Ethan Furdak CC’25
Julian Hernandez CC’25
Gauri Kasarla CC’25
Ye Ji Kim CC’25
Iker Veiga CC’25

Biology

Sreyas Adiraju CC’25
Chiemerie Akunyili CC’25
Kumayl Alloo CC’25
Kyle Frank CC’25
Aryan Ghotra CC’25
Lauren Goralsky CC’25
Annie Hua CC’25
Coco Huang CC’25
Geena Kim CC’25
Neha Mani CC’25
Kyle Murray CC’25
Giovanna Napoleone CC’25
Sreyas Ray CC’25
Tyler Shern CC’25

Chemistry

Caroline O’Connor CC’25
Clara Cheng CC’25
Juliana Marston CC’25
Davis Smith CC’25
Erik Trebilcock CC’25

Classics

Christopher Gutierrez CC’25
Olivia Ruble CC’25
Elias Wachtel CC’25

Cognitive Science

Ainsley Cunningham CC’25
Jaeho Kim CC’25

Comparative Literature

Bella Berman CC’25
Amine Bit CC’25
Lily Kwak CC’25
Karel Ruiz CC’25

Creative Writing

Watson Frank CC’25
Renee Morales CC’25
Theo Taplitz CC’25
Sadie Wade-Stein CC’25

CSER

Gabriella Montalvo CC’25
Nasma Wali-Ali CC’25

Dance

Mia Generoso CC’25

Drama and Theatre Arts

John Howley CC’25
Bailey Stephen CC’25

E3B

Althea Cohen-Porter CC’25
Rahele Megosha CC’25

EALAC

Ichiro Ng CC’25

Economics

Alejandra Díaz-Pizarro Perdomo CC’25
Leo Jergovic CC’25
Oliver Smirnov CC’25
Pablo Torres Rey CC’25

EESC

Eilidh MacLeod CC’25

English

Armaan Bamzai CC’25
Cyrus Chemery CC’25
Serena Deng CC’25
Ava Jolley CC’25
Joshua Kazali CC’25
Samuel Klein Roche CC’25
Su Jean Loh CC’25
Renee Morales CC’25
Gabrielle Pereira CC’25
Jonathan Truong CC’25

Film

Morgan Collins CC’25
Dominique DeCastro CC’25
Chengkangjie (Eric) Huang CC’25

French

Catherine Alexander CC’25

German

Billy Hughes CC’25

History

Charlotte Andreano CC’25
Michael Boisture CC’25
Stephen Dames CC’25
Alejandra Díaz-Pizarro CC’25
Lloy Hack CC’25
Hannah Halberstam CC’25
Zachary Vanderslice CC’25
Ann Vettikkal CC’25

Human Rights

Maria-Vera Azadian CC’25
Andrada Nicolae CC’25
Laura Giselle Romero CC’25

Linguistics

Alexander Meisel CC’25

Mathematics

Zachary Lihn CC’25
James Stephens CC’25
Zheheng Xiao CC’25
Shiv Raj Yajnik CC’25

Music

Bella Berman CC’25
Maxwell Mielcarek CC’25

Neuroscience & Behavior

Sloane Goldberg CC’25
Ana Ramos De Jesus CC’25
Shogo Tamura CC’25
Leah Yadessa CC’25

Philosophy

Oliver Rice CC’25
Elias Wachtel CC’25

Physics

Boris Bulatovic CC’25
William Groger CC’25
Nitya Nigam CC’25
Richard Tuddenham CC’25
William Vietor CC’25

Political Science

Ashfah Alam CC’25
Gabriela Carramaschi CC’25
Jetisha Edwards CC’25
Amaya Flores CC’25
Sophia Lander CC’25
Noah Lyman CC’25
Victoria Melkonyan CC’25
Marie Miller CC’25
Denizcan Ozdemir CC’25
Simon Panifilio CC’25
Andrea Ruiz CC’25
Zaid Sahawneh CC’25
Yvin Shin CC’25
Declan Smyth CC’25
Chelsea Tabachnik CC’25

Psychology

Halil Cenker Camci CC’25
Hannah Karsting CC’25

Religion

Ava Young-Stoner CC’25

Slavic

Ava Giles CC’25

Sociology

Baron Asher CC’25
Zaidi Mohammad CC’25
Magdalena Paul CC’25

Statistics

Yuxi (Eric) Chen CC’25
Aman Choudhri CC’25
Vivian Zheng CC’25

Sus Dev

Rachel Brzezicki CC’25
Harrison Gerson CC’25
Esha Karam CC’25
Yoon Kim CC’25

Urban Studies

Aissatou Diallo CC’25
Glynis O’Meara CC’25
Esther Sun CC’25

Visual Arts

Frank Watson CC’25
Niu (Caroline) Xinyi CC’25

Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Mira Mason CC’25
Marieth Sosa CC’25

Fellowships

Harry J. Carman Fellowship

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.

Zaid Rami Sahawneh CC’25

Henry Evans Traveling Fellowship

The Henry Evans Traveling Fellowship supports purposeful travel in the year after graduation for new alumni to pursue imaginative non-coursework projects beyond New York City.

Rex Koenig CC’25
Sylvi Stein CC’25

Holthusen-Schindler Scholarships

The Holthusen-Schindler Scholarships provide financial support to current Columbia College seniors and alumni of the College with financial need who are continuing their education at Columbia Law School.

Cole FitzGibbons CC’25
Zaid Sahawneh CC’25
Alex Taylor CC’25
Dimitri Vallejo 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.

Boris Bulatovic CC’25
Oscar Luckett CC’25
Victoria Melkonyan CC’25
Jonathan Truong CC’25

Richard and Brooke Kamin Rapaport Summer Music Performance Fellowship

Established in 1993 by Brooke Kamin Rapaport and Richard A. Rapaport CC’69 to recognize Columbia College instrumentalists, vocalists, composers and conductors with the opportunity to study at summer music programs of their choice.

Daniel Simmons CC’25
Yurui (Rain) Hou CC’25
Victor "Wŏn" Jong CC’25
Colin Guan CC’26
Eunseo Oh CC’27
Irene Lee CC’26
Alicia Chang CC’27
Maddy Manning-Bi CC’26
Bella Berman CC’25
Grace Kaste CC’26
Adrian Hsieh CC’26
Joey O'Neill CC’26
Eugene Zhang CC’26
Lucas Chen CC’26
Xenia Edwards CC’26
Shiv Yajnik CC’25
Marco Jimenez CC’25
Jessica Wu CC’26
Ludwig Jantzen CC’25

Leadership and Excellence Awards

The following awards are presented across eight categories to individuals who have made significant contributions to the Columbia community. Learn more about the Leadership and Excellence Awards recipients

Civic Responsibility

Recipients of this award best promote civic engagement, responsible citizenship, and global citizenship. This includes both on-campus and off-campus activities, initiatives, and service.

Fatima Ahmad CC’25
Sebastian Javadpoor CC’25
Addeson Boonyasai Lehv CC’25
Oscar Luckett CC’25
Ashwin Marathe CC’25
Emily Jo Lynn Phillips CC’26
Lia Marie Silva Rodriguez CC’25
Wena Teng CC’25

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.

Jennifer Chen CC’25
Fenway Donegan CC’25
Kyle Murray CC’25
Zach Nam CC’25
Kate Michelle Osorio CC’25
Christina Xiao CC’25

Community Building

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

Boris Bulatovic CC’25
Reiné Cielos Castilla CC’25
Billy Hughes CC’25
Layla Hussein CC’26
Neha Mani CC’25
Milana Rodriguez CC’25
Matthew Werneken CC’25
Kenny CongZhi Zhu CC’25

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/group’s ability to establish an example for a healthy balance of responsibilities, duties, and activities through their own leadership.

Brooke Cullen CC’25
Geena Kim CC’25
Buyong Kim CC’25
Chinmay Kumar CC’27
Joanna Lin CC’26
Melissa Joy Yu CC’25

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.

Reena Barua CC’25
Hassane Eugene Fiteni CC’25
Zoie Geronimi CC’26
Caitlin E. Hamilton CC’25
Allison Hess CC’25
Charlie Hoskins CC’25
Nicole Kim CC’25
Alex Ueoka CC’25

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.

Ali Alomari CC’25
Halil Cenker Camci CC’25
Noelle DeMarinis CC’25
Julian Ricardo Infante Laborde CC’25
Shaurir Ramanujan CC’25

Emerging Leader

Recipients of this award have demonstrated a commitment to leadership and service early in their Columbia journey. Emphasis is placed on students who have taken on advanced responsibility, supported their community as a peer-leader, or otherwise excelled before it was expected of them. While seniors may be considered, the focus of this award is on first-years, sophomores, and juniors.

Matthew Cyntje CC’27
Abigail Hart CC’26
Ikem Ikekpeazu CC’26
Shnayjaah Valentine Jeanty CC’27
Kira Banerjee Ratan CC’26

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.

Carolyn Brodsky CC’25
Esha Karam CC’25
August Phillips CC’25
Isabella Sophia Ramírez CC’25
Sophia Strugnell CC’25
Toby Tan CC’25

Latin Honors

The Bachelor of Arts degree will be awarded with honors in three categories (cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude) to the top 25 percent of the graduating class. Honors are determined by an undergraduate student's cumulative GPA for all work at Columbia, with the top 5 percent of the graduating class being awarded summa cum laude, the next 10 percent being awarded magna cum laude, and the remaining 10 percent awarded cum laude.

College honors are the highest academic recognition awarded by the College. There is no separate consideration of honors for October or February graduates. The honor is officially noted on the diploma and transcript of students who have graduated. October and February graduates may ask the Registrar to add an honors notation to an already issued diploma.

Both academic standing and disciplinary standing are taken into consideration when awarding College honors.

Summa Cum Laude

Joshua Agubata CC’25
Abenezer Amanuel CC’25
Ronil Awalegaonkar CC’25
Alexandra Baril CC’25
Asher Baron CC’25
Ayanna Becker CC’25
Kylie Berg CC’25
Boris Bulatovic CC’25
Isabelle Clark CC’25
Nicholas Cook CC’25
Katherine Cunning CC’25
Ainsley Cunningham CC’25
Martina Daniel CC’25
Serena Deng CC’25
Watson Frank CC’25
Kyle Frank CC’25
Mia Generoso CC’25
Aryan Ghotra CC’25
Julia Goralsky CC’25
Lauren Goralsky CC’25
William Groger CC’25
Muhammad Haram Gulzar CC’25
Lloy Hack CC’25
Jacob Hawk CC’25
Hannah Karsting CC’25
Jaeho Kim CC’25
Jimin Kim CC’25
Rohan Kurian CC’25
Ethan Lambert CC’25
Addeson Lehv CC’25
Jessie Lin CC’25
Su Jean Loh CC’25
Suwei Ma CC’25
Eilidh MacLeod CC’25
Juliana Marston CC’25
Mira Mason CC’25
Kiana Mehanian CC’25
Alexander Meisel CC’25
Victoria Melkonyan CC’25
Parker Mergelkamp CC’25
Neev Mistry CC’25
Andre Mitidieri CC’25
Gabriella Montalvo CC’25
Kaimana Moraes CC’25
Arman Ozcan CC’25
Shaurir Ramanujan CC’25
Oliver Rice CC’25
Harrison Saladini CC’25
Yvin Shin CC’25
Helen Skilbred CC’25
Ava Slocum CC’25
Davis Smith CC’25
James Stephens CC’25
Chelsea Tabachnik CC’25
Theodore Taplitz CC’25
Jose Tejedor Ramos CC’25
Winta Tewolde CC’25
Gracie Tropp-Levy CC’25
Victoire Vaucher CC’25
Sadie Wade-Stein CC’25
Lina Yamahara CC’25
Erya Yan CC’25
Jimmy Zhang CC’25
Kenny Zhu CC’25

Magna Cum Laude

Sreyas Adiraju CC’25
Christa Akerele CC’25
Titilope Akinade CC’25
Muna Ali CC’25
Charlotte Andreano CC’25
Jake Arlia CC’25
Kaylee Arndt CC’25
Armaan Bamzai CC’25
Lena Barday CC’25
Bella Berman CC’25
Giulio Bianco CC’25
Michael Boisture CC’25
Ryan Borden CC’25
Georgina Brainerd CC’25
Carolyn Brodsky CC’25
John Brunner CC’25
Sophia Cavaliere CC’25
Anthony Chen CC’25
David Cho CC’25
Aman Choudhri CC’25
Jeffrey Cui CC’25
Brooke Cullen CC’25
Clara Davies CC’25
Zoe de Bretagne CC’25
Dominique de Castro CC’25
Lucas de Gamboa Canon CC’25
Claire De La Roche CC’25
Alejandra Diaz Pizarro Perdomo CC’25
Fenway Donegan CC’25
Simon Downes Toney CC’25
Aidan Eichman CC’25
Jack Engel CC’25
Daniel Esler CC’25
Alexander Fan CC’25
Jonah Feinberg CC’25
Grace Frascati CC’25
Casey Friedman CC’25
Olivia Giaccio CC’25
Witt Giannini CC’25
Ava Giles CC’25
Samantha Gordon CC’25
Alexandra Gualario CC’25
Suki Gupta CC’25
Jonathan Haberman CC’25
Hannah Halberstam CC’25
Hannah Hamerman CC’25
Maximiliano Hermosillo Moran CC’25
Julian Hernandez CC’25
Charlie Hoskins CC’25
Jonathan Hou CC’25
Andrew Hu CC’25
Clara Hua CC’25
Billy Hughes CC’25
Ethan Hwang CC’25
Sebastian Javadpoor CC’25
Kristopher Jenner CC’25
Laura Jiang CC’25
Ava Jolley CC’25
Maya Jubas CC’25
Naila Julien CC’25
Alptug Kaynar CC’25
Joshua Kazali CC’25
Mahirah Khan CC’25
Alyssa Kim CC’25
Jeffrey Kim CC’25
Yoon Kim CC’25
Geena Kim CC’25
Talia Koch CC’25
Akash Kumar CC’25
Yoni Kurtz CC’25
Lily Kwak CC’25
Amelia Landis CC’25
Carolyn Lee CC’25
Kathryn Lee CC’25
Zachary Lihn CC’25
Oscar Luckett CC’25
Akshay Manglik CC’25
Neha Mani CC’25
Maddy Manning-Bi CC’25
Hooper Markert CC’25
Joshua Martin CC’25
Colin McDonough CC’25
Emma McIntyre CC’25
Maxwell Mielcarek CC’25
Renee Morales CC’25
Ashley Myers CC’25
Zach Nam CC’25
Diya Nanavati CC’25
Julia Nash CC’25
Ichiro Ng CC’25
Andrada Nicolae CC’25
Nitya Nigam CC’25
Roey Nornberg CC’25
Glynis O'Meara CC’25
Charlotte O'Toole CC’25
Denizcan Ozdemir CC’25
Lucia Perri CC’25
Jordan Pettiford CC’25
Ann Phan CC’25
Sophia Rein CC’25
Anna Reis CC’25
Mia Richmond CC’25
Eva Rogovin CC’25
Kevin Rostam CC’25
Yukta Sant CC’25
Natalia Scheinfeld CC’25
Leila Sheridan CC’25
Sylvi Stein CC’25
Alex Tang CC’25
Charles Thumann CC’25
Theodore Torres CC’25
Richard Tuddenham CC’25
Eki Uzamere CC’25
Zachary Vanderslice CC’25
William Vietor CC’25
Nicholas von Mallinckrodt CC’25
Nasma Wali-Ali CC’25
Jazmyn Wang CC’25
Andreas Welch CC’25
Matthew Weng CC’25
Alma Wirth CC’25
Zheheng Xiao CC’25
Jiacheng Yin CC’25
Kevin Zhang CC’25
Louis Zheng CC’25
Henry Zhu CC’25
Serrina Zou CC’25

Cum Laude

Chabelly Acosta CC’25
Yimika Adesola CC’25
Fatima Ahmad CC’25
Kit Akinluyi CC’25
Safia Aladlouni CC’25
Ashfah Alam CC’25
Qazi Ashikin CC’25
Dave Banerjee CC’25
Mingxian Bao CC’25
Mariah Barrera CC’25
Samantha Bateman CC’25
Gabriela Benyas CC’25
Halil Cenker Camci CC’25
Radha Carollo CC’25
Yadira Castillo CC’25
Madeleine Cesaretti CC’25
Iris Chang CC’25
Nardos Chegen CC’25
Julianne Chin-Drachman CC’25
Elias Coerver CC’25
Morgan Collins CC’25
Tate Cowan CC’25
Gilda DelBianco CC’25
Michael Ding CC’25
Sam Dobson CC’25
Anabella Dovale CC’25
Jonas Du CC’25
Caleb Dye CC’25
Claire Earl CC’25
Jetisha Edwards CC’25
Cole FitzGibbons CC’25
Maeve Flaherty CC’25
Celeste Funari Muse CC’25
William Gee CC’25
Frederik Germer CC’25
Harrison Gerson CC’25
Hermella Getachew CC’25
Alexander Gong CC’25
Grae Gould CC’25
Delancey Griffin CC’25
Emily Gul CC’25
Murat Gulcelik CC’25
Elizabeth Hasapis CC’25
Nicholas Hazard CC’25
Tynea Henry CC’25
Elia Horn CC’25
John Howley CC’25
Chengkangjie Huang CC’25
Leo Jergovic CC’25
Joseph Kaplan CC’25
Gauri Kasarla CC’25
Jinoo Kim CC’25
Nicole Kim CC’25
Akaash Krishnan CC’25
Irene Lee CC’25
Jaewon Lee CC’25
Richard Li CC’25
Emily Li CC’25
Simon Lieber CC’25
Emma-Kate Lill CC’25
Charles Liu CC’25
Alan Ma CC’25
Xxaria Makely CC’25
Ashwin Marathe CC’25
Brigid McCabe CC’25
Mason McVey CC’25
Caroline Mendoza CC’25
Marie Miller CC’25
Olivia Mooney CC’25
Kyle Murray CC’25
Ty Nagvajara CC’25
Akshay Nambudiripad CC’25
Xinyi Niu CC’25
Philip Oravitan CC’25
John Papanikolaou CC’25
Anna Patchefsky CC’25
Ashley Pelham CC’25
Gabrielle Pereira CC’25
Zaina Qamar CC’25
David Rabbani CC’25
Isabella Ramirez CC’25
Eduardo Ramirez Olavarria CC’25
Priya Ray CC’25
Elias Reville CC’25
Mariana Reyes Ledezma CC’25
Olivia Ruble CC’25
Andrea Ruiz CC’25
Yara Saabneh CC’25
Lucas Schlesinger CC’25
Pratik Shah CC’25
Tyler Shern CC’25
Olivia Shuman CC’25
Lia Silva Rodriguez CC’25
Julian Silva-Forbes CC’25
Macy Sinreich CC’25
Annie Son CC’25
Robert Stankard CC’25
Peter Staphos CC’25
Benjamin Stein CC’25
Bailey Stephen CC’25
Olya Sukonrat CC’25
Tomiris Tatisheva CC’25
Ella Toback CC’25
Jonathan Truong CC’25
Jessica Tung CC’25
Alex Ueoka CC’25
Iker Veiga CC’25
Ann Vettikkal CC’25
Elias Wachtel CC’25
Joanna Wang CC’25
Michelle Wang CC’25
Tina Wang CC’25
Steven Wang CC’25
Angela Wang CC’25
Ryan Wee CC’25
Embyr Williams CC’25
Fox Williams CC’25
Tomer Witelson CC’25
Annie Xu CC’25
Sandy Yao CC’25
Krystal Yu CC’25
Inna Yuan CC’25
Nicholas Zhang CC’25
Angelina Zhang CC’25
Jillianne Zhang CC’25
Eugene Zhang CC’25
Henry Zheng CC’25
Serrina Zhou CC’25
Kay Zou CC’25

Multicultural Affairs Graduation Cords

The Multicultural Graduation Cords are given to graduating seniors in Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, and the School of General Studies who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to diversity, social justice, and multiculturalism through Multicultural Affairs, campus leadership, community involvement, academic endeavors, and/or personal dedication.

Fatima Ahmad CC’25
Titilope Akinade CC’25
Safia Aladlouni CC’25
Ashfah Ishrat Alam CC’25
Kumayl Alloo CC’25
Abenezer Amanuel CC’25
Xavier Alexander Amaro CC’25
Preach Apintanapong CC’25
Ronil Awalegaonkar CC’25
Matin Bagheri CC’25
Jack Bennett CC’25
Nellcie Bodden CC’25
Reine Cielos Castilla CC’25
Madeleine Elenore Cesaretti CC’25
Helen Chen CC’25
Nicholas Chu CC’25
Anna Chung CC’25
Aislinn Nizhóní Conner CC’25
William Diep CC’25
Katherine Estrada CC’25
Dylan Epperson Farley CC’25
Mia Generoso CC’25
Oshmita Golam CC’25
Christian Gomes CC’25
Caitlin E. Hamilton CC’25
Mohammad Hemeida CC’25
Clarissa Lara De Leon CC’25
Jessica Lee CC’25
Lloxci López CC’25
Brianna Lubin CC’25
Maria Martinez CC’25
Grace Miller CC’25
Sikirat Mustapha CC’25
Huma Nayab CC’25
Nasser Odetallah GS’25
Kate Michelle Osorio CC’25
Denizcan Ozdemir CC’25
Tahmina Painda GS’25
Boss Pornprasert CC’25
Anna Leigh Qiang CC’25
Ana Ramos CC’25
Yara Mai Saabneh CC’25
Lia Marie Silva Rodriguez CC’25
Kaleb Starks CC’25
Wena Teng CC’25
Alex Elizabeth Ueoka CC’25
Ann Vettikkal CC’25

Named Awards

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.

Anand Chitnis CC’25

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.

Denizcan Ozdemir CC’25

Richard H. Fox Memorial Prize

Awarded to the Columbia College senior who has demonstrated leadership through positive team contributions, dependable action and consistent hard work, leaving a lasting impact on the College. The student must have participated in co-curricular programs and must be one who combines intelligence with the desire to assist their fellow students.

Halil Cenker Camci CC’25

Robert Shellow Gerdy Prize

Awarded to that member of the Columbia College graduating class who, throughout the undergraduate years, has made a significant contribution as a member of the staff of one or more College student publications.

Alan Chen CC’25

Robert Harron Award

Awarded to a member of the junior class who has demonstrated qualities of compassion, generosity and dignity while serving to celebrate and enhance life at Columbia. Established by his friends in memory of Robert Harron, who, in the course of his 30 years of service at Columbia, served as assistant to the president and director of University Public Relations.

Samuel A. Cano Cabrera CC’26

Andrew C. Heinrich Prize

This prize is awarded to a member of the CC senior class who has spent at least two years serving the local community through volunteering at a local, national, or international organization.

Addeson Boonyasai Lehv CC’25

Milch Prize

Awarded annually to the member of the CC junior class who in demonstrating ethical and principled leadership in co-curricular as well as scholastic activities has done the most to enhance the reputation and prominence of Columbia College. The prize was established by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Milch.

Sarayu Sitha Bethamcherla CC’26

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.

Caitlin E. Hamilton CC’25

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.

Winta Tewolde CC’25

Van Am Prize

Awarded to select members of the sophomore class who are most distinguished for public service, ethical decision making, and/or actively building positive relationships within the Columbia community. A cash award is presented to the student activity of each winner’s choice. Established by the Class of 1898 on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary.

Audrey Carbonell CC’27
Rebecca Carter CC’27
Matthew Cyntje CC’27

Phi Beta Kappa

Junior Phi Betta Kappa (Fall 2024)

Ronil Awalegaonkar CC’25
Asher Baron CC’25
Nicholas Cook CC’25
Fenway Donegan CC’25
Austin Frank CC’25
Kyle Frank CC’25
Aryan Ghotra CC’25
Julia Goralsky CC’25
Lauren Goralsky CC’25
William Groger CC’25
Muhammad Haram Gulzar CC’25
Sophia Hack CC’25
Nicholas Hazard CC’25
Jonathan Hou CC’25
Hannah Karsting CC’25
Addeson Lehv CC’25
Su Jean Loh CC’25
Suwei Ma CC’25
Eilidh MacLeod CC’25
Alexander Meisel CC’25
David Moraes CC’25
Shaurir Ramanujan CC’25
Oliver Rice CC’25
Yvin Shin CC’25
Davis Smith CC’25
Winta Tewolde CC’25

Phi Beta Kappa (Spring 2025)

Sreyas Adiraju CC’25
Joshua Agubata CC’25
Titilope Akinade CC’25
Muna Ali CC’25
Abenezer Amanuel CC’25
Charlotte Andreano CC’25
Jake Arlia CC’25
Alexandra Baril CC’25
Ayanna Becker CC’25
Kylie Berg CC’25
Giulio Bianco C’’25
Michael Boisture CC’25
Georgina Brainerd CC’25
Boris Bulatovic CC’25
Halil CenkerCamci CC’25
Sophia Cavaliere CC’25
Aman Choudhri CC’25
Isabelle Clark CC’25
Katherine Cunning CC’25
Ainsley Cunningham CC’25
Martina Daniel CC’25
Serena Deng CC’25
Alejandra Diaz-Pizarro CC’25
Daniel Esler CC’25
Alexander Fan CC’25
Gabriela Feinberg CC’25
Grace Frascati CC’25
Mia Generoso CC’25
Olivia Giaccio CC’25
Andre Grinberg Mitidieri CC’25
Hannah Halberstam CC’25
Hannah Hamerman CC’25
Jacob Hawk CC’25
Maximiliano Hermosillo Moran CC’25
Julian Hernandez CC’25
Zhao Yu Hu CC’25
William Hughes CC’25
Ethan Hwang CC’25
Laura Jiang CC’25
Ava Jolley CC’25
Alptug Kaynar CC’25
Joshua Kazali CC’25
Mahirah Khan CC’25
Jaeho Kim CC’25
Jimin Kim CC’25
Alyssa Kim CC’25
Yoon Kim CC’25
Talia Koch CC’25
Akash Kumar CC’25
Rohan Kurian CC’25
Jonathan Kurtz CC’25
Ethan Lambert CC’25
Amelia Landis CC’25
Carolyn Lee CC’25
Zachary Lihn CC’25
Jessie Lin CC’25
Oscar Luckett CC’25
Neha Mani CC’25
Maddy Manning-Bi CC’25
Hooper Markert CC’25
Juliana Marston CC’25
Mira Mason CC’25
Emma McIntyre CC’25
Kiana Mehanian CC’25
Victoria Melkonyan CC’25
Parker Mergelkamp CC’25
Neev Mistry CC’25
Gabriella Montalvo CC’25
Renee Morales CC’25
Diya Nanavati CC’25
Andrada Nicolae CC’25
Glynis O’Meara CC’25
Charlotte O’Toole CC’25
Arman Ozcan CC’25
Denizcan Ozdemir CC’25
Ann Phan CC’25
Sophia Rein CC’25
Anna Reis CC’25
Kevin Rostam CC’25
Harrison Saladini CC’25
Yukta Sant CC’25
Natalia Scheinfeld CC’25
Leila Sheridan CC’25
Julian Silva-Forbes CC’25
Helen Skilbred CC’25
Ava Slocum CC’25
Sylvi Stein CC’25
James Stephens CC’25
Chelsea Tabachnik CC’25
Theodore Taplitz CC’25
Jose Tejedor Ramos CC’25
Charles Thumann CC’25
Theodore Torres CC’25
Gracie Tropp-Levy CC’25
Richard Tuddenham CC’25
Lane Vanderslice CC’25
Victoire Vaucher CC’25
William Vietor CC’25
Sadie Wade-Stein CC’25
Jazmyn Wang CC’25
Alma Wirth CC’25
Lina Yamahara CC’25
Erya Yan CC’25
Jimmy Zhang CC’25
Kevin Zhang CC’25
Kenny Zhu CC’25
Serrina Zou CC’25

Senior Marshals

Christa Abiola Akerele CC’25
Kumayl Alloo CC’25
Boris Bulatovic CC’25
Halil Cenker Camci CC’25
Alan Chen CC’25
Jennifer Chen CC’25
Aliyah Davenport CC’25
Jonas Du CC’25
Harrison Gerson CC’25
Billy Hughes CC’25
Julian Ricardo Infante Laborde CC’25
Nicole Kim CC’25
Geena Kim CC’25
Addeson Boonyasai Lehv CC’25
Kyle Murray CC’25
Zach Nam CC’25
Kate Michelle Osorio CC’25
Alex Seo CC’25
Rohan Soni CC’25
Toby Tan CC’25
Wena Teng CC’25
Matthew Werneken CC’25
Christina Xiao CC’25
Kenny CongZhi Zhu CC’25