Student Honors and Prizes
2021-2022

Honors

High Honors 

Sam Nelson Bailey
Sam Brumer
India Josephine Daniel 
Will Halm
Magdalena Kisielinska
Andrew Kushnir
Hannah Landel
Christina Lu*

 

Honors 

Sarah Jessica Backer
Benjamin  Dachman
Chelsea Renae Dixon
Breeze Floyd
Avi Friederich
Huzaifa Khan
David Lepelstat
Jillian Pincus
Divya Rajachandran
Andrew Simard

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Fall Chapter

none

Spring Chapter

Sarah Jessica Backer
Belle Brown
Noah A. Cohen
Betsy Bates Froiland
William Matthew Halm
Huzaifa Khan
Magdalena Kisielinska
Andrew Tyler Kushnir
Hannah Nikita Landel
Elizabeth Woolford
Nolan Young

 

Prizes

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

Sarah Jessica Backer '22
Benjamin Dachman '22
Chelsea Renae Dixon '22
Breeze Floyd '22
Avi Friederich '22
Huzaifa Khan '22
Cyndi Le '22
David Lepelstat '22
Annie McGovern '22
Jillian Pincus '22
Divya Rajachandran '22
Andrew Simard '22

Parker Prize:
To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking.

Eli Karush '23
Ruby Smith '23
Isha Jha '23

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

Belle Brown '22
Betsy Froiland '22

Skirm Prize
To the best research or writing project completed by a Government major in his or her junior year.

Belle Brown '22
Samela Pynas '22
Stella Ramsey '22
Noah Cohen '22
Arnaud Gerlus '22

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

 Ransho Ueno '23

White Fellowship:
To majors who show excellence in the study of political science

Sam Nelson Bailey '22
Sam Brumer '22
India Josephine Daniel '22
Will Halm '22
Magdalena Kisielinska '22
Andrew Kushnir '22
Hannah Landel '22
Christina Lu '22

 

2020-2021

Honors

High Honors in Government

Sanya Bery
Jonah Skolnik*

*awarded University Honors

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

 

Prizes

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

Juliet Dale '22
Eleanor Raab '22

Parker Prize:
To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking.

Sarah Backer '22
Magdalena Kisielinska '22
Ben Dachman '22

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

Brian Chong '21
Jack Jontz '21
Arianne Philemy '21 

Skirm Prize
To the best research or writing project completed by a Government major in his or her junior year.

Gabriel Snashall '21

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

India Daniel '22

White Fellowship:
To majors who show excellence in the study of political science

Faren Bartholomew '21
Taylin Hunter '21
Syed Hussain '21
Jack Jontz '21
Angela Loyola '21
Shea Peretz '21
Andrei Pinkus '21
Emma Roush '21
Alexis Sher '21
Emma Stern '21
Alice Swan '21
Jonah Skolnik '21 
Felicia Soderberg '21

2019-2020

Honors

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      

Prizes

Davenport Prize:to senior majors who show excellence in the study of political science

Meg Cummings '20
Jonathan Canfield '20
Lucine  Poturyan '20
Katherine Shewfelt '20
Harry Zhang '20

Parker Prize:To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking

Bryan Chong '21
Andrew Kushnir '22
Maggie O'Hanlon '21   

Rich PrizeTo a senior whose orations are judged best in composition and delivery

Eunes Harun '20
Saadia Naeem '20 

Skirm PrizeTo the best research or writing project completed by a Government major in his or her junior year.

Zhaoyu Sun '20        

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

Max Feldstein-Nixon '21

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

Julia Boland '20,
Stephen Ferruolo '20,
Tara Ghandour '20,
Gila Glattstein '20,
Cassidy Morales '20,
Jake Multer '20 
Ferdinand Quayson '20,
Aditi Shenoy '20,
Rose Shuker-Haines '20, 
Alexandra Sobor '20,
Ben Sullivan '20        


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

Prizes

Davenport Prize:
to senior majors who show excellence in the study of political science

Madeleine Gavaler '19,
Sarah Connolly '19

Parker Prize:
To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking

Julia Boland '20,
Meg Cummings '20 

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

Tatum Millet '19 

Skirm Prize
To the best research or writing project completed by a Government major in his or her junior year

Kate Macken '19

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

Jonathan Canfield '20

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

Erin Sternlieb '19,
Nora Louise Faye '19,
Casey Hellman '19         
Isabel Keene '19 

2017-2018

Honors

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

Prizes

Davenport Prize:

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

Talia Laya Kaplan '18

Parker Prize:

To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking.

Yael Maya Krifcher '19, Maya Bernstein-Schalet '20

Rich Prize

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

Theresa Mary Counts '18, Sasha Guo '18,
Devonaire Ortiz '18,
AJ Wilson '18

Skirm Prize

To the best research or writing project completed by a Government major in his or her junior year.

Amélie Jo Clémot '18

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

Austin Pope '19

White Fellowship:

To majors who show excellence in the study of political science

Dakota Juhyun An '18, Catherine Economos Cervone '18,
Steven Le Chen '18,
Peter Wallace Dunphy '18, Caroline Rogers King '18, Molly Anne Schiff '18, Grace Hor-Yan Wong '18


2016-2017

Honors

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 Beta Kappa

Fall Chapter
Elizabeth Shackney

Spring Chapter
Taiga Araki
Henry Barrett
Lianna Culp
Ruby Lang
Anna Pezanoski-Cohen
Courtney Wiegand
Jonah Wolfson

Prizes

Davenport Prize:to senior majors who show excellence in the study of political science.

Ruby Lang '17

Elizabeth Shackney '17

Parker Prize:To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking. Rebecca Eder '18, Melissa Joskow '18, Andrew Olivieri '18

Rich PrizeTo a senior whose orations are judged best in composition and delivery. Natalie Behr '17, Alexa Wheeler '17

Skirm PrizeTo the best research or writing project completed by a Government major in his or her junior year. Sophia Salmore '17, Julia Yu '17

Titus Prize:to support the summer studies of a deserving Wesleyan junior majoring in Government, East Asian Studies, or the College of Social Studies. Sasha Guo '18

White Fellowship:To majors who show excellence in the study of political science.  Taiga Araki '17, Lianna Culp '17, Mira Klein '17, Ben Marvin-Vanderryn '17, Anna Pezanoski-Cohen '17, Courtney Wiegand '17


2015-2016

Honors

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

The senior Government majors
 elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 2015-2016 were:

Fall Chapter
Amanda Li


Spring Chapter
Elizabeth Alexion
Maya Berkman
Tabitha Gillombardo
Emily Greenspan
Jessica Katzen
Jackson Ledger
Eki Ramadhan
Jess Zalph
 

Prizes

Davenport Prize:to senior majors who show excellence in the study of political science. John Murchison '16, Jess Zalph '16

Hallowell Prize: to an outstanding senior in the study of social science. Jess Zalph '16

Parker Prize:To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking. Ben Marvin-Vanderryn '17, Grace Wong '18

Rich PrizeTo a senior whose orations are judged best in composition and delivery. Elizabeth Alexion '16, Gabriel Lipton-Galbraith '16

Skirm PrizeTo the best research or writing project completed by a Government major in his or her junior year. Nick Murphy '16, Jess Zalph '16

Titus Prize:to support the summer studies of a deserving Wesleyan junior majoring in Government, East Asian Studies, or the College of Social Studies. Julia Yu '17

White Fellowship:To majors who show excellence in the study of political science.  Maya Berkman '16, Emily Greenspan '16, Michelle Han '16, Jessica Katzen '16, Amanda Li '16, Tess Litchman '16, Cole Phillips '16


2014-2015

Honors 

High Honors in Government
Quinta Jurecic*
Zachary Wulderk

* awarded University Honors

Honors in Government
Darcie Binder
Claire Aletta Brady
Chloe Holden
Eliza Loomis
Max Owen-Dunow
Rachel Unger

Phi Beta Kappa

The senior Government majors
 elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 2014-2015 were:

Fall Chapter

Quinta Jurecic

Spring Chapter

Elizabeth Baggott
Darcie Binder
Claire Aletta Brady
Madison Hartley
Heidi Hirvonen
Eliza Loomis
Elijah Stevens
Rachel Unger

 

Prizes

Davenport Prize:to senior majors who show excellence in the study of political science. Quinta Jurecic '15, Zachary Wulderk '15

Hallowell Prize: to an outstanding senior in the study of social science. Eliza Loomis '15

Parker Prize:To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking. Saahil Bhargava '16, Philip Lawler '16, Tess Litchman '16

Rich PrizeTo a senior whose orations are judged best in composition and delivery. Jasmine Masand '15

Skirm PrizeTo the best research or writing project completed by a Government major in his or her junior year. Quinta Jurecic '15, Ting Zhang '15

Titus Prize:to support the summer studies of a deserving Wesleyan junior majoring in Government, East Asian Studies, or the College of Social Studies. Jiyoung Han '16

White Fellowship:To majors who show excellence in the study of political science. Elizabeth Baggott '15, Darcie Binder '15, Claire Aletta Brady '15, Casey Downey '15, Samuel Furnival '15, Madison Hartley '15, Heidi Hirvonen '15, Eliza Loomis '15, Nicholas Murphy '16, Max Owen-Dunow '15, Elijah Stevens '15, Rachel Unger '15


2013-2014

Honors 

High Honors in Government

Leonid Liu
Grace Powell
Chloe Rinehart*
 * awarded University Honors

Honors in Government

Ariella Axelbank
Alyssa Bonneau
Lucy Britt
Ana Halsey
Andrew Trexler

Phi Beta Kappa

The senior Government majors
 elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 2013-2014 were:

Fall Chapter

Ga Eun Yoo

Spring Chapter

Cassandra Garvin
Ana Halsey
Olivia Horton
Leonid Liu
Natasha Phillips
Grace Powell
Chloe Rinehart

Prizes

Davenport Prize:to senior majors who show excellence in the study of political science. Leonid Liu '14, Grace Powell '14, Chloe Rinehart '14

Hallowell Prize: to an outstanding senior in the study of social science. Grace Powell '14

Parker Prize:To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking. Aletta Brady '14.5, Christian Hosam '15

Rich PrizeTo a senior whose orations are judged best in composition and delivery. Cassandra Garvin '14, Leonid Liu '14, Oladoyin Oladapo '14

Skirm PrizeTo the best research or writing project completed by a Government major in his or her junior year. Natasha Phillips '14

White Fellowship:To majors who show excellence in the study of political science. Ariella Axelbank '14, Ana Halsey '14, Olivia Horton '14, Andrew Trexler '14, Ga Eun Yoo '14, Quinta Jurecic '15


2012-2013

Honors 

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

The senior Government majors
 elected to Phi Beta Kappa in the Spring 2013 were:

Emma Caccamo
Sarah Cassel
Alexandra Ellerbeck
Clément Guerner
Corey Guilmette
Ryan Katz

Prizes

Davenport Prize:to senior majors who show excellence in the study of political science. Sarah Cassel '13, Nicolas Cavallo '13, Alexandra Ellerbeck '13, Corey Guilmette '13

Parker Prize:To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking. Chazelle Rhoden '14, Andrew Trexler '14

Rich PrizeTo a senior whose orations are judged best in composition and delivery. Emma Caccamo '13, Gabriela De Golia '13

Titus Prize:to support the summer studies of a deserving Wesleyan junior majoring in Government, East Asian Studies, or the College of Social Studies. Huyen Le '14

White Fellowship:To majors who show excellence in the study of political science. Amy Davis '13, Katherine James '13, Ryan Katz '13, Justin Metz '13, Ivan Stoitzev '13


2011-2012

Honors 

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

The senior Government majors 
elected to Phi Beta Kappa in the Spring 2012 were:

Kevin Donohoe
Jack Hoskins
Julia Jonas-Day
Rachel Levenson
Aidan Markland
Anya Palkowski

Prizes

Davenport Prize:to senior majors who show excellence in the study of political science. Julia Jonas-Day '12, Rachel Levenson '12, Mari Sahakyan '12

Parker Prize:To a sophomore or junior who excels in public speaking. Nicolas Cavallo '13, Clément Guerner '13

Rich Prize: To a senior whose orations are judged best in composition and delivery. Kevin Donohoe '12

Skirm Prize:To the best research or writing project completed by a Government major in his or her junior year. Shirley Wu '12

White Fellowship:To majors who show excellence in the study of political science. Taran Catania '13, Jacob Hertz '12, Jack Hoskins '12, Anya Palkowski '12, Samuel Plapinger '12, Margaret Vasu '12

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