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

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