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Student Awards

  • Presidential Leadership Award for Outstanding Seniors

    • Willow Fortunoff
    • Margaret Moran
    • Amanda Ortiz
    • Diana Paz García

  • Hamre Award

    • Julian Applebaum
    • Morgan Doherty
    • Ayana Smith-Kooiman
    • Ashley Vargas

  • Civil Discourse Award

    Juan Galicia-Diaz

Political Science Awards

  • Servant Leadership Award

    Lola Brown

  • Dorothy Dodge Award

    • Isabella Gravano
    • Dana Gustafson

  • Humphrey-Mondale Award

    Awarded to the outstanding student or students majoring in Political Science whose careers exemplify the highest standards of scholarship and education for service to society.

    2022: Ayana Smith-Kooiman

    2023: Tema Zulu

    2024: Hufsa Ahmed, Sami Banat

    2025: Georgia Barnes, Amanda Nogueira Moreira de Souza

  • Peter Weisman Award

    Awarded to the students majoring in Political Science who have demonstrated, by working with underprivileged, humanitarian concern and commitment.

    2022: Abdifatah Hadi Abdi, Aaron Woidex

    2023: Lola Isable Brown

    2024: Dipakshi Sarma, Chloe E. Vasquez

    2025: Richard Rose

  • Brent Williams Award

    Awarded to Political Science majors who have had debate and speech experience and have been active in College and community affairs.

    2022: Kaitlyn Raye Brown

    2023: Julian Regis Applebaum

    2024: Anna Diagne Sene

    2025: Jane Dawson

  • Political Science Service & Leadership Award

    This award honors the graduating Political Science major who has best exemplified leadership and service to the Political Science Department throughout his or her college career.

  • Academic Excellence Award

    This Award honors the graduating Political Science major who best exemplifies the values of “Academic Excellence”.

    • Willow Fortunoff
    • Margaret Moran

  • Ostermeier Award

    2022: Rachel Colson, Janette Lopez Ramos

    2023: Kampe Rushoka, Megan Diller

    2024: Ella O’Driscoll-Silcox, Flor Perez Nunez

    2025: Rebecca Mulcahy

  • Award for Excellence in Scholarly Writing

    This award honors the graduating Political Science major who has submitted the best essay or honors thesis in the preceding academic year.