Undergraduate Student Awards
Congratulations to our undergraduate student awardees of the graduating class of 2025! Columbian College applauds your achievement.
American Studies
Elsie M. Carper Prize for Outstanding Senior Research Essay
Terra Pilch-Bisson; Celeste Elsbury
Anthropology
Jane B. Hart Awards for Academic Excellence
- Anthropology: Ibrahim Abdel-Rahman
- Archaeology: Evyn Keller
- Biological Anthropology: Madeline Bramel
Thomas and Ola Reidling Undergraduate Fellowship
Ariana Vega-Werner, Annika Eriksen
Chemistry
ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award
Jamison Shih
ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Award
Eva Schneiderlochner
ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Award
Henry Schrecker
ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Award
Paige Montgomery
A.D. Britt Scholar
Massimo Pavan
Alpha Chi Sigma Prize – Highest Academic Record in Chemistry Courses
Rory Smith
American Institute of Chemists Prize – Graduating Undergraduate Student
Abby Ladau
Byrne Thurtell Burns Memorial Prize
Henry Schrecker
Charles and Elma Naeser Scholar
Jack Poland
Chemical Rubber Company Freshman Chemistry Achievement Prize
Eva Schneiderlochner, Henry Schrecker
Chemical Society of Washington Prize
Paige Montgomery
Madeleine Reines Jacobs Scholar
Isabel Gredler, Abby Ladau, Sydney Reiser, Eva Schneiderlochner
William E. Fitch Prize
Henry Schrecker
Corcoran Art History
Laurence Pereira Leite Prize
Ana Echemendia
Outstanding Senior in Art History
Leehe Peleg, Mary Claire Daubendiek, Jovanna Abdou
Arthur Hall Smith Prize for Outstanding Research Paper in 19th/20th Century Art History
Drew Whetstone
Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
The Classical Association of the Middle West and South Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies
Rachel O’Sullivan, Ava Thompson
The John F. Latimer Prize in Classical Studies
Tim Cole
The Romeo Elton Prize in Greek
Lily Haubrich, Grace Zwolinski
The Staughton Prize in Latin
Grace Zwolinski, Rylie Hocker
Yael Moses Prize for Excellence in Hebrew
Jack Arkin
English
Alice Douglass Goddard Prize
Vivian Ealy
Astere E. Claeyssens Prize
Rachel Salop
Connie Kibler Legacy Prize
Benjamin Connor
Julian Clement Chase
Zoe Carver
Honorable Mention 1: Jackson Lanzer; Honorable Mention 2: Nick Perkins
Dewitt Clinton Croissant Prize
Samantha Weiner
E.K. Cutter Prize
Brooke Goodman
Natalie Roberts Friend
Amelia Nason
Honorable Mention: Rachel Salop
Sylvia Speck Prize
Sarah Scherkenbach
Vivian Nellis Prize
Megan Dunnigan
Academy of American Poets University and College Poetry Prize
Clare Lee
Honorable Mention: Benjamin Connor
East Asian Languages and Literatures
Kim-Renaud Student Award for East Asian Languages and Literature
Phoebe Jones
Geography and Environment
Muriel H. Parry Award
Flora Roy
Robert D. Campbell Prize
Grace Lemoine, Mia Grossman
Thomas Foggin Award in Environmental Studies
Aurora Zaytoun, Irene Shuk
Geology
George C. Stephens Award
Sophie Campbell
Corcoran Graphic Design
Spirit of Creativity Award
Emily Greenup
Inquiry Through Design Award
Loralei DiFlorio, Hung Nguyen
History
The Charles Clinton Swisher Historical Club Prize
Kamera Butler
The Gardiner G. Hubbard Memorial Prize
Maddie Smith
The Jesse Fant Evans Prize
Samantha Reinstein
Corcoran Interior Architecture
BFA in Interior Architecture Studio Award
Natalie Vierra
Judaic Studies
The Yael Moses Award for Excellence in Hebrew
Jack Arkin
Mathematics
Ruggles Undergraduate Prize
Paul Bianco, Alex Rankin
Corcoran Music
Barry Manilow Endowed Prize in Music
Gabriel Figueroa, Cecily Phua
Harmon Choral Award
Brendan Naish, Ava Thompson
Organizational Sciences and Communication
Henigan-Stevens Communication Award
Lois Hargrove
Isaac Davis Communication Award
Kamila Rivera Diaz
Joseph Zeidner Prize for Undergraduate Excellence in Organizational Sciences
Madison Brooke Rosen
Philosophy
Excellence in Service to the Department of Philosophy
Seva Soni
Gauss Prize for Excellence in Philosophy
Seyeon Moon
Physics
Francisco Prats Memorial Prize for Outstanding Student in Theoretical Physics
Andrew Kille (2024)
Gus. W. Weiss Prize for Outstanding Student in Physics
Quinn Stefan (2025)
Peverley Prize for Undergraduate Research
Maxine Alexandre-Strong (2025)
The Berman Prize for Excellence in Experimental Physics
Cole Christensen (2025), Quinn Stefan (2024)
Frances E. Walker Research Fellowship
Amy Georgescu (2024), Quinn Stefan (2023)
Political Science
Howard C. Sacks
Michael Haswell, Hannah Sobran
Joshua Evans III Prize
Maggie Larson, Riley Gamble, Grace Truslow
Lee Sigelman Prize for the Study of Law
Julia Fifer, Emily Francis, Vidya Muthupillai
Religion
Harry Yeide Prize for Excellence in the Field of Religious Studies
Sylvia Cassidy and Claire Gale
Theta Alpha Kappa Undergraduate Achievement Award
Aidan Puchalik
Romance, German and Slavic Studies
Goodard Prize
Grace Brenner
Lawton Prize
Drew Whetstone
Schoenfeld Prize for Excellence in German Studies
Hannah Burton, Alex Gates, Cassidy Macklin
School of Media and Public Affairs
Dorothy and Will Roberts Prize
Catherine Richards, Abigail Brubaker, Claudia Grace Chinowsky, Faith Wardwell
Eaton Foundation Scholarships
Avril Silva
Eaton Service Awards
Amelia Magel
Essary
Avril Silva, Stephen Li
Hoberman Prize
Stephen Li, Alex Ashley, Claudia Grace Chinowsky
Manhiem-Sterling Research Prize
Aaliyah Guzman, Stephen Li, Jackson Lanzer, Amelia Magel
Sociology
Hilda Haves Manchester Award
Ava Svolos
Honey W. Nashman Outstanding Senior in Human Services & Social Justice Award
Zoe Larkey and Kaitlyn Burkhardt
Outstanding Senior in Sociology Award
Sophie Maraghi
William J. Chambliss Outstanding Senior in Criminal Justice Award
Michael Barboa
Speech and Hearing Sciences
J.W. Hillis Undergraduate Student Leadership Award
Naiya Vasquez-Castaneda
The Craig Linebaugh Service Award
Charlotte Kaltenbach
Statistics
Undergraduate Award for Academic Excellence
Maxwell Beveridge
Theatre and Dance
Bradley William Sabelli Design Award
Shatha Abushaikha (Corcoran Exhibition Design MA)
Kevin Peter Hall Memorial Theatre and Dance Award
Charlotte Kim
Maida Withers Impact Award
Ana Arledge
Nancy Diers Johnson Theatre and Dance Award
Alice Doré
The Elizabeth Burtner Theatre and Dance Award
Madison Domanski
The Herbert M. Price Memorial Theatre and Dance Award
Sadie Tucker
The Maida Withers Dance Construction Company Innovation Award
Calie Champoux
The Paul Parady Memorial Theatre and Dance Award
Lady’jordan Matthews-Mason
The Todd Andrew Musser Theatre and Dance Award
Abigail Brubaker
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Outstanding Contribution by an Undergraduate Major Award
Ye Gang Lee
Undergraduate Feminist Scholarship Award
Nora Goppel
The "Making a Difference" Award
Ye Gang Lee
More Details from the 2025 CCAS Celebration