PPE Awards
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Honors the outstanding graduating Philosophy, Politics, or Economics major who in the view of program faculty has most distinguished him or herself through a combination of academic excellence, research accomplishments, and/or other achievements. The Prize includes a $400 award. Awarded from 2002 onwards.
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Awarded annually to the graduating senior in PPE with the highest cumulative GPA. The Prize includes a $500 award. Awarded from 2002 onwards.
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Awarded annually for the Honors Thesis that makes the most distinguished contribution to the interdisciplinary understanding of the fields of ethics, politics, and economics. The Prize includes a $500 award. Awarded from 2002 onwards.
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support
Awarded annually to those students who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to the PPE program and its activities. Awarded from 2010 onwards.
PPE Award for Best paper in Student Journal
Chosen by the editors of the PPE student journal, this is awarded to the student whose paper is considered to be the best amongst those published in the issue. Awarded from 2010 onwards.
PPE Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
Awarded annually to those students who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance. Awarded from 2010-2018.
PPE Award for Distinguished Research
A certificate awarded annually to those students who have performed exceptional research in their field of study. Awarded from 2010-2018.
Past Recipients
2022-2023
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Dominic A. Weiss
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence (GPA)
Lena Hansen
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Sheil Desai
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support
Maria Staszkiewicz
PPE Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
Jeffrey Seaman
PPE Award for Distinguished Research
Rachel Harris
2021-2022
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Shalva Gozland
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence (GPA)
Matthew Sydney
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Luke Coleman
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support
Andrew Liu
PPE Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
Leonard Chen, Yingtong Guo, Noah Ryan
PPE Award for Distinguished Research
Karl Meyer, Kaitlyn Rentala
PPE Award for Best Paper In Student Journal
Liam Cook, Joselle Panganiban, Noah Ryan, Sophia Velasquez ("Mask-wearing and Trustworthiness in a Modified Investment Game: A Pilot Study")
2020-2021
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics:
Aaron Kahane
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence (GPA):
Jacqueline Sussman
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis:
Grace Lee
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support:
Jaywon Kim
PPE Award for Distinguished Academic Performance:
Joelle Gross
PPE Award for Distinguished Research:
Margaret Badding
PPE Award for Best Paper In Student Journal:
Joseph Squillaro
2019-2020
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Kara Zhang
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Raksha Dondapati
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Rebecca Jolie Molinoff
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support
Jenna Liu
PPE Award for Best paper in Student Journal
Katherine Poole
2018-2019
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Kevin Myers
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Alexi Chacon
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Yishan Wang
PPE Award for Distinguished Research
Antonella Sturniolo, Daniella Cass, Kearstyn Cook, Dakota Jones, Kevin Myers, Nicholas Navarro, Rebecca Taichman, Aliki Karnavas, Samantha Washington, Bryan Romaine
PPE Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
Nadia Kim, Kevin Myers, Kearstyn Cook, Nicholas Parsons, Soomin Shin, Samantha Washington
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support
Elisabeth Hyde, Patrick Law, Bryan Romaine, Raquel Szomstein, Jenna Wang, Chloe Wilson
PPE Award for Best paper in Student Journal
Samuel Joo & Suyoung Baek
2017-2018
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Brian Liu
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Matthew Osnowitz
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Claire Lisker
PPE Award for Distinguished Research
Sufyan Dabbous, Brian Liu, Matthew Osnowitz, Rebecca Richardson, Ariela Schechter, Kerry Schellenberger, Michael Zhou, Wendy Zhou
PPE Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
Chloe Bousquet-Chavanne, Benjamin Gargano, Mackenzie Gray, Brian Liu, Keunyoung Ma, Samuel Rosenberg, Brandon Sack, Caroline Sambuco, Kerry Schellenberger, Michael Zhou
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support
Constantine Costidis, Rachael Frazer, Elizabeth Hyde, Rahima Jamal, Ariana Salvatore, Kerry Schellenberger, Zoe Shan, Tamar Stein, Raquel Szomstein, Jenna Wang
PPE Award for Best paper in Student Journal
Kristjan Tomasson
2016-2017
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Jessica Abrams
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Liam Gennari
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Kyle Bigley
PPE Award for Distinguished Research
Young Chan Cho, Mauricio Gandara, Caroline Garth, Liam Gennari, Claire Greenberg, Hannah Harney, Eliora Henzler, Taylor Nefussy, Jasmin Miller, Margaret Molen, Kristin Yeakel
PPE Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
Kyle Bigley, Eun Sun Chang, Jennifer Gold, Claire Greenberg, Jongmin Jeon, Madison Lane, Margaret Molen, Matthew Survis
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support
Brigitte Desnoes, Jennifer Gold, Mackenzie Gray, Emily Irani, Rahima Jamal, Zhiyao Li, Casey Lipton, Taylor Nefussy, Ariana Salvatore, Courtney Sloan
PPE Award for Best paper in Student Journal
Jongmin (Chris) Jeon
2015-2016
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Ben Feis
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Tyler Crane, Kyle Grigel
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Ben Feis
PPE Award for Distinguished Research
Elissabeth Berdini, Daniel Eder, Shuhao Fan, Benjamin Feis, Kyle Grigel, Kareen Movsesyan, Shashank Sirivolu, Brandon Slotkin, Adriel Tey, Alexander Meade
PPE Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
Yanni Chen, Emma Connolly, Tyler Crane, Shuhao Fan, Benjamin Feis, Brian Graziano, Eric Kaplan, Stephanie Klein, Young Joo, Natalie Peelish, Kyle Grigel
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support:
Brigitte Desnoes, Ben Feis, Ira Gupta, Ya Shon (Christine) Huang, Emily Irani, Quinn Kliman, Emily Lipka, Casey Lipton, Taylor Nefussy, Angela Pan, Shashank Sirivolu, Jonathan Stahl
PPE Award for Best paper in Student Journal
Jing Ran
2014-2015
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics and Economics:
Joanna Kamhi
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence:
Ethan Lowens, Zach Piaker, Tian Zhong
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis:
Sydney Cohn, Joanna Kamhi, Julia Scarlett, Rebecca Stein,
PPE Award for Distinguished Research
Sydney Cohn, Antonios Cotzias, Benjamin Droz, Tara Hofbauer, Joanna Kamhi, Kai-Syuen Loh, Ethan Lowens, Matthew Roberts, Jing Ran, Julia Scarlett, Rebecca Stein, Joo Kyeong Shin, William Stern, Jonathan Walsh, Daniel Zhang
PPE Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
Matthias Chia, Eric Dober, Tara Hofbauer, Joanna Kamhi, Jacob Lerner, Farrel Levenson, Ethan Lowens, Zach Piaker, Joo Kyeong Shin, Daniel Zhang, Tian Zhong,
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support:
Lena Backe, Ben Feis, Quinn Kliman, Farrel Levenson, Emily Lipka, Stuti Periwal, Jing Ran, Rebecca Stein, Daniel Zhang
PPE Award for Best paper in Student Journal
Sam Gersten
2013-2014
College Alumni Society Prize in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Avi Grunfeld
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Caroline Cohn
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Caroline Cohn, Tamara Pier
PPE Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
Spencer Braun, Alicia Sunghee Cho, Caroline Cohn, Noah Feit, Avi Grunfeld, Yeonhwa Lee, Shana Mansbach, Tamara Pier, Elton Yeo
PPE Award for Distinguished Service and Support
Lena Backe, David Berk, Caroline Cohn, Ryan Daniels, Avi Grunfeld, Farrel Levenson, Shana Mansbach, Tamara Pier, Rebecca Stein
PPE Award for Distinguished Research
Michael Alexander, Perpetual Baffour, Caroline Cohn, Sam Gersten, Natalie Gould, Avi Grunfeld, Bina Nayee, Jeremy Ney, Tamara Pier, Jennifer Tian, Elton Yeo
PPE Award for Best Paper In Student Journal
Jonathan Skekloff
2012-2013
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Robert Gianchetti
College Alumni Society Prize
Robert Gianchetti, Punya Abbhi, Mai Chi Tran, Isabelle Sun
Goldstone Prize for Best Honors Thesis
Robert Gianchetti, Brenna McGinnis, Elizabeth Sivitz and Dong-Eun Lee
Distinguished Service and Support:
Robert Gianchetti, Jeffrey Chen, Megan McGlynn, Avi Grunfeld, John Petsagourakis, Shana Mansbach, David Berk, Anna Whiteman
Distinguished Academic Performance:
Avi Grunfeld, Brenna McGinnis, Elizabeth Stokes, Elizabeth Valentine, Jeffrey Chen, Ariela Cohen, Spencer Braun, Tamara Pier, Lauren Lubetsky, Ching Ho (Helen) Chu, Robert Gianchetti, Caroline Cohn
Distinguished Research:
Ching Ho (Helen) Chu, Ashleigh Taylor, Robert Gianchetti, Anna Whiteman, Elizabeth Sivitz, Jillian Wang, Dara (Dong-Eun) Lee, Elizabeth Stokes, Hohn Petsagourakis, Jonathan Skekloff, Brenna McGinnis, Kevin McNulty, Megan McGlynn
Best Paper in Student Journal:
Shane Olaleye
2011-2012
College Alumni Society Prize in Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Edward Graham Ober, Antonio Luis Vazquez, and Sarah Morrissey,
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Benjamin Moskowitz
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Limor Bordoley and Lauren Harding
Recognition of Distinguished Academic Performance
Limor Bordoley, Benjamin Frank, Robert Gianchetti, Lauren Harding, Amanda Johnson, Lauren Lubetsky, Benjamin Moskowitz, Ching Ho Chu, Darryl Poon, Claudia Ricciardi, Elizabeth Stokes, and Elizabeth Valentine
Recognition of Distinguished Research
William Baskin-Gerwitz, Limor Bordoley, Karla Forjoe, Lauren Harding, Joseph Lawless, Douglas Miller, Sarah Morrisse, Shane Olaleye, Claudia Ricciardi, Kaitlin Schaeffer, Christina Shin, and Benjamin Wasserman
Recognition of Distinguished Service and Support
Punya Abbhi, Limor Bordoley, Jeffrey Chen, Robert Gianchetti, Amanda Johnson, Lauren Lubetsky, Megan McGlynn, Douglas Miller, Benjamin Moskowitz, Kaitlyn Schaeffer, Isabelle Sun, and Mai Chi Tran
Best Paper in Student Journal
Avinash Samarth
2010-2011
College Alumni Society Prize in Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Fernanda Dobal and Lauren Springer
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
David Kanter
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Lynndon Groff and Lorenzo Lagos
Recognition of Distinguished Academic Performance
Limor Bordoley, Benjamin Frank, Robert Gianchetti, Amanda Johnson, Benjamin Moskowitz, Daryl Poon, Claudia Ricciardi, and Elizabeth Valentine
Recognition of Distinguished Research
Matthew Frias, Amanda Johnson, and Juliana Van Hoeven
Recognition of Distinguished Service and Support
Mark Adams, Robert Gianchetti, Samantha Greenblatt, Chloe Ho, Sarah Morrissey, Graham Ober, Claudia Ricciardi, Avinash Samarth, and Antonio Vazquez
Best Paper in Student Journal
Maya Perl Kot
2009-2010
College Alumni Society Prize in Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Nikhil Dhingra and Mario Peia
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Amanda Springer
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Sam Adelsberg and Amanda Springer
Recognition of Distinguished Academic Performance
Sam Adelsberg, Yuen Kit Chau, Roderick Miller, Ben Moskowitz, and Seanna Senior
Recognition of Distinguished Research
Sam Adelsberg, James Katz, Ericha Reicher, and Amanda Springer
Recognition of Distinguished Service and Support
Nikhil Dhingra, Fernanda Dobal, Eric Lemor, Douglas Moore, Mario Peia, Lauren Springer, and Veronica Wang
Best Paper in Student Journal
Christopher Poliquin
2008-2009
College Alumni Society Prize in Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Ellie Ivanova and David Wolfish
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Michael Gibaldi and Cecilia Vogel
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Christopher Poliquin
2007-2008
College Alumni Society Prize in Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Colleen Donovan and Sonia Pascal
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Bret Wallace
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Jeremy Baron, Allison Levy and Todd Rubin
2006-2007
College Alumni Society Prize in Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Stephen Danley
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Caroline Decell and Craig Mark Disston
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Livia Levine
2005-2006
College Alumni Society Prize in Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Sheri Halpern, Beth Rosen and Ronald Wu
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Brian Savage and Jillian Volkmar
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Jacqueline Rogers and Zeynep Ugur
2004-2005
College Alumni Society Prize in Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Matthew Miller
Goldstone Prize for Academic Excellence
Steven Winter
Goldstone Prize for Best Senior Honors Thesis
Ophelia Roman
2003-2004
Katherine E. Lehman
Forewing Lum
2002-2003
Keya Banerjee
Joshua M. Kaplan