GS Students Honored at Annual Academic and Leadership Awards Ceremony

On the evening of Tuesday, May 2, the School of General Studies celebrated the academic excellence and outstanding leadership of students of the Class of 2017 at the Academic Prizes and Student Leadership Awards Ceremony. Guests of the award winners joined faculty and administrators in recognizing the achievements of more than 90 undergraduate and Postbac Premed Program students. 

May 03, 2017

Award for Leadership Excellence

Alumni Key Award: Erin Courtney Giventer
Awarded to a graduating senior for exceptional achievement and ongoing commitment to leadership and service to the School of General Studies community.

Campbell Award: Franklin Forbes
Awarded to a student leader who shows exceptional leadership and Columbia spirit as exemplified by Bill Campbell '62CC, '64TC.

Dean's Citation, Undergraduate: Stephen Gerard O'Connell
Dean's Citation, Postbac Premed: Bessie Roca
Awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to outstanding leadership and service to the School of General Studies community throughout their academic tenure. 

Honorary Owl Award: Harry Harris Munroe, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Awarded to a Columbia student at a school other than GS who has made a contribution to the School of General Studies community through their leadership and service this academic year. 

Spirit Award

Awarded to a select group of students who have made outstanding contributions through their dedication to leadership and service to the School of General Studies and Columbia University.

Undergraduate
Jessica Bennet
Justin Tommy Deal
Raisa Flor
Corey Benjamin Hirsch
Rachel Lazar
Ashley Youn-Jae Lee
James Michael Ward
Ying Fong Yan

Postbac Premed
Patricia Anne Chen
Kathleen Duffy
Chelsea Ora-Christine Faison
Stephen Christopher Matsuoka
Tracey Shi
Dina Yoonji Yang

Service Award 

Awarded to students who have distinguished themselves this academic year with a dedication to service and leadership within the School of General Studies and Columbia University community.

Undergraduate
Genevieve Antono, Steven Ballew, Tahlio Yvonne Burton, Laura Cabrera, Jacob Michael Case, Estrella Verenice Castillo, Albert Chang, Amelia Colban, Trevor Andrew Creighton, Ramond Hilrey Curtis, Samantha Demezieux, Kevin Graves, Allegra Herman, Michael Higgins, SiLin Huang, Buheung Hyeon, Dana Kim, Myunghoon Kim, Yadin Moshe Koschitzky, Brett Krasner, Julian Anthony LaRosa, DonghaoLiu, Lawino Lurum, Dorian Lemuel Majano, Leyla Martinez, Pawel Maslag, James Joseph McConnell, Michael Harrison Neier, Hyungbin Park, Tamila Pashaee, Eytan Henry Penn, Michael Anthony Price, Karla Puga, Sang Ra, Maximo Silvestre Rangel, Joshua Francis Rivers, Karlee Rodrigues, Nicole Rodgers, Hamza Saeed, Jason Schalkham, Jeffrey Solazzi, Ronald Telemarque, Winston Toh, Matan Dan Tzinamon, Emilie Unterweger, Jacquelyn Viggiano, Hyunbin Yoo, Dennis Zhao, Asher Zlotnik, Alexander Zuckerman

Postbac Premed
Monica Blundell, Jesse Carollo, Tonay Baron Flattum-Riemers, Andre Galis, Yelizaveta Gribkova, Stephanie Hart, Aurianna LaJaunie, Sin-ying Law, Christie Leinback, Gabrielle Melamed, Evan Shorr, Katherine Walsh, Emily Willard, Simon Zhu

GS Student Council (GSSC) Excellence in Service Awards

Awarded to a faculty member, a teaching assistant, and an administrator who have made exceptional contributions to the School of General Studies community and its student body.

GSSC Excellence in Teaching Award: Avery Erwin
Teaching Fellow, Department of English and Comparative Literature

GSSC Excellence in Teaching Assistance Award: David Rincon-Cruz
Master's in Computer Science, Columbia University

GSSC Excellence in Administration Award: Sara Remedios
Associate Dean of Students, School of General Studies

Academic Prizes

Charles A. Beard Prize: Rosalie Calvet-Soubiran
Awarded for a senior thesis of superior distinction in any historical field and period.

Professor John Angus Burrell Memorial Prize: Benjamin Adam Glassman
Awarded for distinction in English and comparative literature.

Albert E. Gollin Prize: Donnie Keith Rada
Awarded to a junior with promising talent in sociology, media, or journalism.

Jonathan L. Gross Award for Academic Excellence: Rudra Gopinath
Awarded for excellence in computer science.

Lillian L. Hacker Prize: Ilan Flax
Awarded for excellence in the study of sociology.

Herbert H. Lehman Prize: Ghee Wei Toh
Awarded for excellence in the study of history.

Bendetto Marraro Prize: Amy Wilder
Awarded for excellence in Italian studies.

Dr. Antonio G. Mier Prize: Alexander Veras
Awarded for excellence in Hispanic studies.

Medaglia d'Oro Prize: David Ellis Jeter
Awarded for excellence in Italian studies.

Jennifer A. Pack Prize: Irma Alineri
awarded for excellence in the study of psychology.

Stacy M. and Russell D. Paul Prize: Amro Abdallah Harb
Awarded for excellence in the study of psychology.

Arthur Ross Foundation Award: Peter Quenon Ryan
Awarded for excellence in political science.

Judith Lee Stronach Memorial Prize: Jeremy Julien Reeves
Awarded for outstanding contributions in art history or archaeology.

Dean's Prize in Anthropology: Rozanne Gooding Silverwood
Awarded for excellence in the study of anthropology.

Dean's Prize in Creative Writing: Emilie Unterweger
Awarded for excellence in the study of creative writing.

Dean's Prize in Economics: Jakob Alexander Brounstein
Awarded for excellence in the study of economics.