Student Honors and Prizes

High Honors in Government

 

Honors in Government

 

University Honors

University Honors is the highest award Wesleyan bestows.

 

Phi Beta Kappa

The oldest national scholastic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa at Wesleyan is limited to 12 percent of the graduating class each year.

Davenport Prize

To senior majors who show excellence in the study of political science.

 

Hallowell Prize

To an outstanding senior in the study of social science.

 

Parker Prize

To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking.

 

Rich Prize

To a senior whose orations are judged best in composition and delivery.

Skirm Prize

To a senior for the best research or writing project completed during junior year.

 

Titus Prize

To support the summer studies of a deserving Wesleyan junior majoring in Government, East Asian Studies, or the College of Social Studies.

 

White Fellowship

To majors who show excellence in the study of political science.

 

 

2022-2023

High Honors in Government

Kate Ellbogen

Charles Hertz

Elan Isaacson

Madeleine Levinsohn

 

Honors in Government

Ethan Brill-Cass

Miles Cohen

Liam Murray

Emmett Nunes

Olivia Ramseur

Ruby Smith

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Fall Chapter

Ruby Claire Smith

 

Spring Chapter

Alexandre Brun

Julia Crainic

Zoe Genden

Nellie Ghosheh

Nathalie Hansen

Eli Karush

Madeleine Levinsohn

Liam Murray

Maya Verghese

Davenport Prize

Alexandre Brun

Julia Crainic

Mike Dunderdale

Zoe Genden

Nellie Ghosheh

Nathalie Hansen

Isha Jha

Eli Karush

Tiah Shepherd

Maya Verghese

 

Hallowell Prize

Elan Isaacson

 

Parker Prize

Tiger Bjornlund

Chloe Goorman

Darin Iraj

Nicole Motherway

 

Rich Prize

Ethan Brill-Cass

Isha Jha

Abby Nicholson

Maya Verghese

Skirm Prize

Aidan Fitzmaurice

 

 

White Fellowship

Ethan Brill-Cass

Miles Cohen

Kate Ellbogen

Charles Hertz

Elan Isaacson

Madeleine Levinsohn

Liam Murray

Emmett Nunes

Olivia Ramseur

Ruby Smith

2021-2022

High Honors in Government

Sam Nelson Bailey

Sam Brumer

India Josephine Daniel

Will Halm

Magdalena Kisielinska

Andrew Kushnir

Hannah Landel

Christina Lu* (University Honors)

 

Honors in Government

Sarah Jessica Backer

Benjamin Dachman

Chelsea Ranae Dixon

Breeze Floyd

Avi Friederich

Huzaifa Khan

David Lepelstat

Jillian Pincus

Divya Rajachandran

Andrew Simard

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Spring Chapter

 

Sarah Jessica Backer

Belle Brown

Noah A. Cohen

Betsy Bates Froiland

William Matthew Halm

Huzaifa Khan

Magda Kisielinska

Andrew Tyler Kushnir

Hannah Nikita Landel

Elizabeth Woolford

Nolan Young

Davenport Prize

Sarah Jessica Backer

Benjamin Dachman

Chelsea Renae Dixon

Breeze Floyd

Avi Friederich

Huzaifa Khan

Cyndi Le

David Lepelstat

Annie McGovern

Jillian Pincus

Divya Rajachandran

Andrew Simard

 

Hallowell Prize

Hannah Landel

 

Parker Prize

Eli Karush

Ruby Smith

Isha Jha

 

Rich Prize

Belle Brown

Betsy Froiland

Skirm Prize

Belle Brown

Samela Pynas

Stella Ramsey

Noah Cohen

Arnaud Gerlus

 

Titus Prize

Ransho Ueno

 

White Fellowship

Sam Nelson Bailey

Sam Brumer

India Josephine Daniel

Will Halm

Magdalena Kisielinska

Andrew Kushnir

Hannah Landel

Christina Lu

2020-2021

High Honors in Government

Sanya Bery

Jonah Skolnik

 

Honors in Government

Armando Alvarez

Caroline Colbert

Caroline Finkelstein

Taylin Hunter

Phoebe Landsman

Indigo Pellegrini de Paur

Shea Peretz

Eleanor Raab

Emma Stern

Cher Qin

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Fall Chapter

Eleanor Raab

 

Spring Chapter

Jack Jontz

Margaret O'Hanlon

Gabriel Siegel

Jonah Skolnik

Felicia Soderberg

Emma Stern

Davenport Prize

Juliet Dale

Eleanor Raab

 

Parker Prize

Sarah Backer

Magdalena Kisielinska

Ben Dachman

 

Rich Prize

Brian Chong

Jack Jontz

Arianne Philemy

Jonah Skolnik

Felicia Soderberg

Skirm Prize

Gabriel Snashall

 

Titus Prize

India Daniel

 

White Fellowship

Faren Bartholomew

Taylin Hunter

Syed Hussain

Jack Jontz

Angela Loyola

Shea Peretz

Andrei Pinkus

Emma Roush

Alexis Sher

Emma Stern

Alice Swan

2019-2020

High Honors in Government

Jonathan Canfield

Meg Cummings

Lucine Poturyan

Katherine Shewfelt

Harry Zhang

 

Honors in Government

Julia Adler

Julia Boland

Anna Bruckner

Stephen Ferruolo

Gila Glattstein

Ben Grissmer

Alexandra Prendergast

Anushka Singh

Ben Sullivan

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Spring Chapter

 

Julia Boland

Erika Buckingham

Jonathan Canfield

Stephen Ferruolo

Pryor Krugman

Katherine Shewfelt

Rose Shuker-Haines

Alexandra Sobor

Ben Sullivan

Tess Vartanian

Harry Zhang     

 

 

Davenport Prize

Meg Cummings

Jonathan Canfield

Lucine Poturyan

Katherine Shewfelt

Harry Zhang

 

Parker Prize

Bryan Chong

Andrew Kushnir

Maggie O'Hanlon

  

Rich Prize

Eunes Harun

Saadia Naeem

 

 

Skirm Prize

Zhaoyu Sun   

    

Titus Prize

Max Feldstein-Nixon

 

White Fellowship

Julia Boland

Stephen Ferruolo

Tara Ghandour

Gila Glattstein

Cassidy Morales

Jake Multer

Ferdinand Quayson

Aditi Shenoy

Rose Shuker-Haines 

Alexandra Sobor

Ben Sullivan      

2018-2019

Honors

Honors in Government

Aaron Cheung

Sarah Connolly

Madeleine Gavaler

Heather Pincus

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Spring Chapter

Zachary Bennett

Nora Louise Faye

Madeleine Gavaler

Casey Hellma

Tatum Millet

Mae Rose Moski

Katelin Murra

Erin Sternlieb

Andrea Weires

Davenport Prize

Madeleine Gavaler

Sarah Connolly

 

Parker Prize

Julia Boland

Meg Cummings

 

Rich Prize

Tatum Millet

Skirm Prize

Kate Macken

 

Titus Prize

Jonathan Canfield

 

White Fellowship

Erin Sternlieb

Nora Louise Faye

Casey Hellman         

Isabel Keene

2017-2018

High Honors in Government

Talia Laya Kaplan

 

Honors in Government

Steven Le Chen

Amélie Jo Clémot

Maya Shan-Hong Craffey

Rachel Lowy Davis

Peter Wallace Dunphy

Rebecca Rose Elsner

Caroline Rogers King

Hannah Rose Skopicki

Joshua Allen Wadlow

Grace Hor-Yan Wong

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Fall Chapter

Talia Laya Kaplan

 

Spring Chapter

Dakota Juhyun An

Steven Le Chen

Theresa Mary Counts

Rebecca Rose Eder

Melissa Caroline Joskow

Maile Eithne McCann

Andrew Phalajivin Olivieri

Molly Anne Schiff

 

Davenport Prize

Talia Laya Kaplan

 

Parker Prize

Yael Maya Krifcher 

Maya Bernstein-Schalet

 

Rich Prize

Theresa Mary Counts 

Sasha Guo

Devonaire Ortiz

AJ Wilson

Skirm Prize

Amélie Jo Clémot

 

Titus Prize

Austin Pope

 

White Fellowship

Dakota Juhyun An

Catherine Economos Cervone

Steven Le Chen

Peter Wallace Dunphy 

Caroline Rogers King 

Molly Anne Schiff 

Grace Hor-Yan Wong

2016-2017

High Honors in Government

Mira Klein

Ruby Lang

Elizabeth Shackney

 

Honors in Government

Anna Bisikalo

Ceara Maria Burns

Victoria Hammitt

Courtney Laermer

Israa Saber

Courtney Wiegand

Julia Yu

 

Phi Kappa Beta

Fall Chapter

Elizabeth Shackney

 

Spring Chapter

Taiga Araki

Henry Barrett

Lianna Culp

Ruby Lang

Anna Pezanoski-Cohen

Courtney Wiegand

Jonah Wolfson

Davenport Prize

Ruby Lang

Elizabeth Shackney

 

Parker Prize

Rebecca Eder 

Melissa Joskow 

Andrew Olivieri

 

Rich Prize

Natalie Behr

Alexa Wheeler

Skirm Prize

Sophia Salmore 

Julia Yu

 

Titus Prize

Sasha Guo

 

White Fellowship

Taiga Araki 

Lianna Culp 

Mira Klein 

Ben Marvin-Vanderryn

Anna Pezanoski-Cohen 

Courtney Wiegand

2015-2016

High Honors in Government

Olivia Glick

John Murchison

Nick Murphy

Jacob Pitkow

Jess Zalph

 

Honors in Government

Sadichchha Adhikari

Tabitha Gillombardo

Adam Greene

Michelle Jiyoung Han

Philip Lawler

Jackson Ledger

Gabriel Lipton Galbraith

Cole Phillips

Eki Ramadhan

Kevin Winnie

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Fall Chapter

Amanda Li

 

Spring Chapter

Elizabeth Alexion

Maya Berkman

Tabitha Gillombardo

Emily Greenspan

Jessica Katzen

Jackson Ledger

Eki Ramadhan

Jess Zalph

 

 

Davenport Prize

John Murchison

Jess Zalph

 

Hallowell Prize

 Jess Zalph

 

Parker Prize

Ben Marvin-Vanderryn

Grace Wong

 

Rich Prize

Elizabeth Alexion

Gabriel Lipton-Galbraith

Skirm Prize

Nick Murphy

Jess Zalph

 

Titus Prize

Julia Yu

 

White Fellowship

Maya Berkman

Emily Greenspan

Michelle Han 

Jessica Katzen

Amanda Li

Tess Litchman

Cole Phillips

2014-2015

High Honors in Government

Quinta Jurecic*(University Honors)

Zachary Wulderk

 

Honors in Government

Darcie Binder

Claire Aletta Brady

Chloe Holden

Eliza Loomis

Max Owen-Dunow

Rachel Unger

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Fall Chapter

Quinta Jurecic

 

Spring Chapter

Elizabeth Baggott

Darcie Binder

Claire Aletta Brady

Madison Hartley

Heidi Hirvonen

Eliza Loomis

Elijah Stevens

Rachel Unger

Davenport Prize

Quinta Jurecic

Zachary Wulderk

 

Hallowell Prize

Eliza Loomis

 

Parker Prize

Saahil Bhargava

Philip Lawler

Tess Litchman

 

Rich Prize

Jasmine Masand

Skirm Prize

Quinta Jurecic

Ting Zhang

 

Titus Prize

Jiyoung Han

 

White Fellowship

Elizabeth Baggott 

Darcie Binder

Claire Aletta Brady 

Casey Downey 

Samuel Furnival 

Madison Hartley

Heidi Hirvonen 

Eliza Loomis 

Nicholas Murphy 

Max Owen-Dunow 

Elijah Stevens

Rachel Unger

2013-2014

High Honors in Government

Leonid Liu

Grace Powell

Chloe Rinehart*(University Honors)

 

Honors in Government

Ariella Axelbank

Alyssa Bonneau

Lucy Britt

Ana Halsey

Andrew Trexler

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Fall Chapter

Ga Eun Yoo

 

Spring Chapter

Cassandra Garvin

Ana Halsey

Olivia Horton

Leonid Liu

Natasha Phillips

Grace Powell

Chloe Rinehart

Davenport Prize

Leonid Liu 

Grace Powell 

Chloe Rinehart

 

Hallowell Prize

Grace Powell

 

Parker Prize

Aletta Brady 

Christian Hosam

 

Rich Prize

Cassandra Garvin

Leonid Liu

Oladoyin Oladapo

Skirm Prize

Natasha Phillips

White Fellowship

Ariella Axelbank

Ana Halsey

Olivia Horton

Andrew Trexler

Ga Eun Yoo

Quinta Jurecic

2012-2013

High Honors in Government

Nicolas Cavallo

 

Honors in Government

Sarah Cassel

Taran Catania

Amy Davis

Alexandra Ellerbeck

Katherine James

Justin Metz

Ivan Stoitzev

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Spring Chapter

Emma Caccamo

Sarah Cassel

Alexandra Ellerbeck

Clément Guerner

Corey Guilmette

Ryan Katz

 

Davenport Prize

Sarah Cassel

Nicolas Cavallo 

Alexandra Ellerbeck 

Corey Guilmette

 

Parker Prize

Chazelle Rhoden 

Andrew Trexler

 

Rich Prize

Emma Caccamo

Gabriela De Golia

Titus Prize

Huyen Le

 

White Fellowship

Amy Davis 

Katherine James 

Ryan Katz 

Justin Metz 

Ivan Stoitzev

2011-2012

High Honors in Government

Rachel Levenson

 

Honors in Government

Elizabeth Dorsey

Jacob Hertz

Jack Hoskins

Julia Jonas-Day

Jordan Lyons

Nathan Mackenzie

Aidan Markland

Alexander Meadow

Anya Palkowski

Samuel Plapinger

Mari Sahakyan

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Spring Chapter

Kevin Donohoe

Jack Hoskins

Julia Jonas-Day

Rachel Levenson

Aidan Markland

Anya Palkowski

Davenport Prize

Julia Jonas-Day

Rachel Levenson 

Mari Sahakyan

 

Parker Prize

Nicolas Cavallo

Clément Guerner

 

Rich Prize

Kevin Donohoe

Skirm Prize

Shirley Wu

 

White Fellowship

Taran Catania 

Jacob Hertz 

Jack Hoskins 

Anya Palkowski 

Samuel Plapinger 

Margaret Vasu