Graduate Student Awards
Congratulations to our master's and doctoral program awardees of the graduating class of 2025! Columbian College applauds your achievement.
Anthropology
Zelma Warren Bannister and William Warren Graduate Fellowship
Victoria Rainis, Sarah Bender, Joyce Waweru
Lewis N. Cotlow Research Fund Award
Sarah Bender, Kaija Harlow, Mayar Ibrahim, Ari Khaltarkhuu, Helen Martin, Maria Jose Pelaez Sierra, Nick Rosas
Corcoran Art History
Leite Prize for Outstanding Work by a 2nd-Year MA Student in Art History
Ana Echemendia
Sons of the Revolution Award
Katherine Schrett
Lader Prize for Outstanding Work by a 1st-year MA Student in Art History
Menley Hunt, Ivy Johnson
Art Therapy
The Katherine J. Williams and Prasad Family Multicultural Award
Mira Manalastas, Kailey Williams
The Kwiatkowska Award
Sarah Tovcimak, Sahara Sampson
Kasimov Art Therapy Graduate Fellowship
Christian De Jesus, Karina Monroy
Chemistry
American Institute of Chemists Prize – Graduating Doctoral Student
Nicole Conte
Benjamin D. Van Evera Memorial Prize – Effective Graduate Teaching Assistants
Abby Bierschbach, Nicole Conte, Christopher Hossack
Data Science
Michael Thacher and Rhonda Rundle Prize for Excellence in Data Science
Parv Bhargava
Forensic Psychology
Academic Excellence in Forensic Psychology
Victoria Tumilty, Maia Fingerlos, Chris Johnson
Forensic Sciences
The Lindsey Marie Ferris Award for Excellence in Crime Scene Investigation
Kelsey Jo Johns
Geography & Environment
Dorn C. McGrath Award
Maya O'Brien, John Lesko
Corcoran Interior Architecture
MFA in Interior Architecture Studio Award
Emma Cohen
MA in Interior Architecture Studio Award
Andrea Jimena Fuentes Alvarado
Mathematics
Graduate Student Teaching Award
Wangbo Luo
James H. Taylor Graduate Prize
Wangbo Luo, Philip White
Marvin Green Prize
Wangbo Luo
Corcoran Museum Studies
Nyerges and Gray Fellowship
Jacqueline Soto, Magaret Huggins
Marie Malaro Excellence in Writing Award
Anna Doty, Emily Bolesta
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Richard Walk Dissertation Award
Stacy Post, Luke Herchenroeder
Speech and Hearing Sciences
The Diane Brewer Leadership Award
Gianna Ramirez, Elly Cummins
Statistics
Cornfield Award for Academic Excellence and Engagement
Wensi Chen, Yuting Liu
Minna Mirin Kullback Memorial Prize
Guannan Zhai
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration
TSPPPA Community Service Award
Jaya Parashar, Christine Wenzel
TSPPPA Leadership Award
Christine Wenzel, Katie Azelby, Tara Miller
Kari Harper, Emma Campbell, Annabelle Farkas
TSPPPA Service Award
Annabelle Farkas, Caleb Callender, Christine Wenzel, Emma Campbell, Jaya Parashar, Kari Harper, Katie Azelby, Michelle Eke, Rebecca Rahman, Samuel Boateng Sarfo, Tara Miller
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
The "Service to the Community of Women" Award
Samantha Solomon
The "Making a Difference" Award: A WGSS Public Policy Annual Prize
Annabelle Manzo
Writing in the Disciplines
(University Writing Program)
Writing in the Disciplines Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award
Gunan Zhang