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Winners announced at annual Honors Assembly on Monday, May 1

May 1, 2000, NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following prizes were awarded at the annual Honors Assembly on Monday, May 1.

THE JOHN DEMOS PRIZE IN AMERICAN STUDIES:

JACQUELINE GEARY

THE MARCIA MEAD DESIGN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN:

ELIZABETH SMITH

THE NANCY HOFFMAN PRIZE TO A STUDENT WHO PLANS TO ENTER MUSEUM OR GALLERY WORK OR ART CONSERVATORSHIP:

ANGEL CHANG

THE VIRGINIA B. WRIGHT ART HISTORY PRIZE:

SHANNON LAZZARINI

THE FOLLOWING GRANTS WERE AWARDED IN THE SUMMER OF 1999 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FROM FUNDS NAMED FOR MAURA SHANNON BARRETT, EDNA HENRY BENNETT, HERBERT MAULE RICHARDS, AND DONALD AND NANCY RITCHIE:

FOR THE STUDY OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN PLANTS AT THE CENTER FOR MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

NILE KURASHIGE

FOR WORK AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER OF NEW YORK CITY

AMY LEVENSON

FOR WORK AT THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WHERE SHE CONDUCTED A BACTERIAL ANALYSIS OF THE LOWER HUDSON RIVER AND TESTED CONTAMINATES IN DRINKING WATER.

ALLISON RUSSELL

FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT CONDUCTED IN INDIA ON THE TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS.

FOR WORK AT THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE TO BE USED BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO ANALYZE THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.

MITA SANGHAVI

 

MARY KATE STIMMLER

THE HERMANN BOTANICAL PRIZE:

CHRISTINA MARTINEZ-SMITH
TALIA SWARTZ

THE SPIERA FAMILY PRIZE IN BIOLOGY:

NGA NGUYEN

THE CONSTANCE VON WAHL PRIZE IN BIOLOGY:

JENNIFER HARRY
RACHEL HNATOWICH

THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY'S DIVISION OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AWARD:

JING LUCY SUN

THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY'S DIVISION OF POLYMER CHEMISTRY AWARD:

JING LUCY SUN

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS, NEW YORK CHAPTER PRIZE:

CINDY KAN

THE CRC PRESS FIRST-YEAR CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:

RAYNA GOLDSTEIN
KSENIYA PETROVA

THE MARIE REIMER PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY:

LARA CROCK

THE HELEN R. DOWNES PRIZE FOR PROMISE OF DISTINCTION IN THE MEDICAL SCIENCES:

CHRISTINA MARTINEZ-SMITH

THE IDA AND JOHN KAUDERER PRIZE TO A PREMEDICAL CHEMISTRY MAJOR:

TARAH PUA

THE LUCY MOSES AWARD FOR THE PREMEDICAL APPLICANT MOST LIKELY TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED:

MAYA KOLIPAKAM

THE GERTRUDE BUNGER ZUFALL AWARD FOR A PREMEDICAL STUDENT:

ANI AYDIN

THE BARBARA ANN LISKIN MEMORIAL PRIZE TO A PREMEDICAL STUDENT WHOSE OWN INTERESTS AND COMMITMENTS BEST REFLECT THOSE OF THE LATE DR. LISKIN--A HUMANIST COMMITTED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES AND A PSYCHIATRIST STRONGLY COMMITTED TO PATIENT CARE AND TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE PEDIATRIC, ADOLESCENT, AND YOUNG ADULT POPULATIONS:

INGRID GONZALEZ
SARAH HAIMOWITZ

THE JOHN DAY MEMORIAL PRIZE TO SOPHOMORES IN GREEK AND LATIN:

DANA FIELDS
ELINOR HUNTINGTON

THE JEAN WILLARD TATLOCK MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR LATIN:

ANDREA SANKARI

THE ALENA WELS HIRSCHORN PRIZE FOR THE BEST ESSAY BY A JUNIOR ON A SUBJECT OF DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS:

HUONG TRIEU

THE BETH NIEMI MEMORIAL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS:

ROBIN MINDLIN

THE KATHARINE E. PROVOST MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS MAJORS:

ALINE AVZARADEL

THE SYLVIA KOPALD SELEKMAN PRIZE FOR A FIRST-YEAR STUDENT IN INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS:

JESSICA TOKAYER

THE STEPHANIE LYNN KOSSOFF PRIZE FOR NOTEWORTHY CONTRIBUTION IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

OGECHI IWUOHA

THE ESTELLE M. ALLISON PRIZE FOR LITERATURE:

ALIA HABIB

THE BUNNER AWARD (A COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRIZE) FOR CRITICAL WRITING ON AMERICAN LITERATURE:

MARY KATE STIMMLER

THE DORIS E. FLEISCHMAN PRIZE FOR THE BEST SHORT PIECE, FICTION OR NON-FICTION:

VANESSA GARCIA

THE W. CABELL GREET PRIZE IN ENGLISH:

JESSICA SALVATORE

THE WILLIAM HALLER PRIZE FOR ENGLISH LITERATURE:

SARA KEANE

THE AMY LOVEMAN POETRY PRIZE:

ELIZABETH BARB

THE LENORE MARSHALL PRIZE FOR PROSE:

KATRIN KARK

THE SIDNEY MINER POETRY PRIZE:

MELIA PATRIA

THE HELEN PRINCE MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR DRAMATIC COMPOSITION:

CHELSEA PERETTI

THE HELEN SEARCY PULS POETRY PRIZE

KATRIN KARK
MEGHAN KYLE
ELIZABETH BARB
IDRA ROSENBERG

THE SAINT AGATHA-MURIEL BOWDEN PRIZE FOR THE STUDY OF CHAUCER AND MEDIEVAL LITERATURE:

HELEN CHO

THE LENORE MARSHALL POETRY PRIZE:

KATRIN KARK

2ND PLACE:
MEGHAN KYLE

3RD PLACE:
ELIZABETH BARB
IDRA ROSENBERG

HONORABLE MENTION:
ALIZA PRESSMAN
OCEANA BAITY

THE PETER S. PRESCOTT PRIZE FOR PROSE FICTION:

NEELA RAO

2ND PLACE:
STACEY SHARA

3RD PLACE:
GEORGIA GELMIS

HONORABLE MENTION:
KATRIN KARK
SARAH HAIGHT

THE HOWARD M. TEICHMANN WRITING PRIZE:

GLORIA LIN
NEELA RAO
JESSICA WELLS

THE ANNE DAVIDSON FELLOWSHIP FOR CONTINUING INTEREST IN THE STUDY OF CONSERVATION:

MELISA CHAN
BONNIE DUNDEE

THE HENRY SHARP PRIZE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE:

JAMIE BALLANTYNE

THE HELEN MARIE CARLSON FRENCH PRIZE:

ANEMONA ANGHEL

THE ISABELLE DE WYZEWA PRIZE IN FRENCH COMPOSITION:

SUZANNA GASPARETTO

THE FREDERIC G. HOFFHERR PRIZE FOR ORAL FRENCH:

SUZANNE BACH

THE LINDA JOAN ISRAEL PRIZE FOR ADVANCED ORAL FRENCH OR ADVANCED TRANSLATION:

ALISON GARFORTH

THE ELEANOR KELLER PRIZE FOR A SENIOR IN FRENCH CULTURE COURSES:

BETHANY STRAUSS

THE ELEANOR KELLER PRIZE FOR A JUNIOR STUDYING FRENCH LITERATURE:

ALISON GARFORTH

THE ROSEMARY THOMAS PRIZE FOR THE STUDY OF FRENCH POETIC LITERATURE: FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR-

MALLIKA KEISTER

THE DEAN PRIZE IN GERMAN:

SARAH D'AMBRUOSO

THE GERMAN PRIZE FOR JUNIOR MAJORS:

KIRSTEN HARLOW
IDA HATTEMER-HIGGINS

THE LOUISE STABENAU PRIZE FOR ORAL GERMAN:

LISA SPANGENBERG

THE EUGENE H. BYRNE HISTORY PRIZE:

RAPHAELLE STEINZIG

THE ELLEN DAVIS GOLDWATER HISTORY PRIZE:

ILANA WOLFE

THE BETTINA BUONOCORE SALVO PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ITALIAN:

JENNY LIN
ELLA SPENCER

THE SPERANZA ITALIAN PRIZE:

JESSICA SALVATORE

THE KOHN MATHEMATICAL PRIZE FOR A SENIOR:

JENNY WEISENBERG

THE ETHEL STONE LEFRAK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE WRITING IN MUSIC:

RIKA IINO

THE PHOEBE MORRISON PRIZE FOR A MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE:

MELISSA ERBER

THE POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY PRIZE IN ANALYTICAL WRITING ON PUBLIC OR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

MELISSA ERBER

THE IDA MARKEWICH LAWRENCE PRIZE FOR A PAPER IN PSYCHOLOGY:

ALANNA MULHERN

THE HOLLINGWORTH PRIZE FOR AN OUTSTANDING RESEARCH PROJECT:

RACHEL HNATOWICH

THE MILLENNIAL PSYCHOLOGY PRIZE FOR CONTINUING STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGY OR A RELATED DISCIPLINE:

ERICA LAVEZZARY

THE SAMUEL DORNFIELD PRIZE FOR WORK IN OLD TESTAMENT OR ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN STUDIES:

SANDRA CHEFITZ

THE CAROLINE GALLUP REED PRIZE FOR WORK IN THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY AND EARLY CHURCH HISTORY:

ALLISON HERMAN

THE ALICE LEVIN SOKOLIK PRIZE IN RUSSIAN:

OLIVIA BUENO
BETHANY DAVIS

THE JOHN BORNEMANN PRIZE IN SPANISH:

ANASTASIA BAKOULIS
ANNE ELLIS

THE EUGENE RASKIN SPANISH ESSAY PRIZE:

TAMMY HEISLER
RACHEL TOLIVER

THE CLARA SCHIFRIN SPANISH MEMORIAL PRIZE:

STELA PLAKU

THE SPANISH PRIZE FOR DISTINGUISHED WORK IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE:

CARLA ACEVEDO
JENNIFER BARCHFIELD

THE UCELAY SPANISH RECITATION PRIZE:

KWAMENA AIDOO (CC),
YEKATERINA CHERNYAK
MAGDALENA RIDLEY
KATHRYN TREZZA

THE KENNETH JANES THEATRE PRIZE:

JESSICA BRATER

THE JANE S. GOULD PRIZE IN WOMEN'S STUDIES:

MIRIAM ELDER
ROCHELLE SPARKO

THE JO GREEN IWABE PRIZE FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR LIFE OF THE COLLEGE:

RACHEL HNATOWICH
RANI KARNIK

THE MARION R. PHILIPS SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD:

ROSALEE MCCARTHY FRANCIS (CC)

THE TINA STECK AWARD FOR A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM:

ANNIE REDING (CC)

AS "FOUR-YEAR BARNARD ATHLETES" FOR THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ON A VARSITY TEAM:

SARA BRUBAKER
JESSICA KO
MIRIAM KURNIT
CLAIRE MILLER
THEA STOLL
RACHEL TOOMEY

GRANTS FROM THE LUCYLE HOOK TRAVEL FUND WERE AWARDED TO

CAEDMON CAHILL
MELISA CHAN
DEVON FORSTER
ATHENA MIHALOS
AFSHAN RIZVI
SARAH SABLE

AND TIME GRANTS FOR THE ARTS WERE AWARDED TO:

RUTH ARRAS
ANGEL CHANG
JENNY FIGUEROA
SAVANAH GREYROSE
MUNIRA KHAPRA
ELIZABETH KIM
GERALDINE LEE
JINAH PAEK
GENA PEDITTO

THE ANNETTE KAR BAXTER PRIZE FOR THE STUDY OF SOME ASPECT OF WOMEN'S EXPERIENCE:

IRENE XANTHOUDAKIS

THE KATHERINE REEVE GIRARD PRIZE FOR STUDENTS WITH INTERESTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF A MAJOR:

MONA GIROTRA

THE ANN BARROW HAMILTON PRIZE FOR PROMISE IN THE FIELD OF JOURNALISM:

MARY KATE STIMMLER

THE ALENA WELS HIRSCHORN PRIZE FOR A SENIOR ECONOMICS MAJOR WITH INTERESTS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND/OR JOURNALISM:

KAT AARON

THE ETHEL STONE LEFRAK PRIZE IN A FIELD OF THE ARTS:

DEVON HARLOW

THE SCHWIMMER PRIZE FOR SCHOLARLY COMMITMENT TO THE HUMANIST TRADITION:

JESSICA SALVATORE

THE BERNICE G. SEGAL SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP STIPEND:

SOPHIA FU

THE MARY E. ALLISON PRIZE FOR GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP:

MALLIKA KEISTER

THE MARIAN CHURCHILL WHITE PRIZE TO AN OUTSTANDING SOPHOMORE FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT AFFAIRS:

SONAL JAIN

THE ELEANOR THOMAS ELLIOTT PRIZES TO TWO JUNIORS, BASED UPON OVERALL ACADEMIC RECORD, INTEGRITY, AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP:

1ST TO BINDU SHAH
2ND TO BROOKE ROE

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS FOR STUDY IN MATH, SCIENCE, OR ENGINEERING:

NGA NGUYEN
SARAH TULLY

A FORD FOUNDATION PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP FOR STUDY TOWARD A DOCTORATE IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY HAS BEEN AWARDED TO

MELISSA GONZALEZ

THE ASSOCIATE ALUMNAE OF BARNARD COLLEGE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS:

TING-TING KAO
MELISSA MARRUS
NGA NGUYEN

THE GEORGE WELWOOD MURRAY FELLOWSHIP FOR STUDY IN THE HUMANITIES AND/OR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES:

JENNIFER BARCHFIELD
STELLA SINGER

THE JOSEPHINE PADDOCK FELLOWSHIP FOR STUDY IN ART:

SUSAN HELFT

THE GRACE POTTER RICE FELLOWSHIP FOR STUDY IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES OR MATHEMATICS:

CINDY KAN
NGA NGUYEN
SARAH TULLY

THE ALPHA ZETA CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOR GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL STUDY:

TARAH PUA

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