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SIS Awards 2020

Congratulations to our SIS faculty, alumni, staff, and student awardees of 2020!
- SIS Winners of University Awards
- SIS Faculty Awards
- SIS Staff Awards
- SIS Undergraduate Student Awards
- SIS Graduate Student Awards
- SIS Doctoral Student Awards
- SIS Winners of External Awards
SIS Winners of University Awards
- Kinsman-Hurst Award
- Madison Mauro
- Stafford Cassell Award
- Shadi Nasabzadeh
SIS Faculty Awards
- SIS Distinguished Service Award
- Phil Brenner
- SIS Scholar/Teacher of the Year
- Jeff Bachman
- SIS Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity & Other Professional Contributions
- Audrey Cronin
- Jessica Trisko Darden
- SIS Outstanding Contributions to Fostering Collaborative Scholarship
- Claire Brunel
- Simon Nicholson
- William Cromwell Award for Outstanding Teaching
- Garrett Graddy-Lovelace
- Tazreena Sajjad
- Darrell Randall Award for Outstanding Service to the University Community
- Jennifer Poole
- Claudia Hofmann
- F. Gunther Eyck Award
- Austin Hart
- Andrew Spath
- Outstanding SIS Faculty Mentor Award
- Michelle Egan
- Terra Gargano
- Outstanding SIS Faculty Administrator
- Carole Gallaher
- Outstanding SIS Teaching in an Adjunct Faculty Position
- Ed Timke
- Outstanding Contribution to Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Malini Ranganathan
SIS Staff Awards
- Outstanding Service to Students
- Marisa Rivero, Undergraduate Academic Advisor
- Outstanding Team Player
- Jair Van der Stelt, Program Coordinator for Experiential Learning, IAPA, and the Assistant Dean for Master’s Education
- Outstanding Service to the University Community
- Jessica Chapman, General Manager of the Davenport Coffee Lounge
- Outstanding Service to the SIS Community
- Matthew Burke, Administrative Assistant in the SIS Hub
- Outstanding Performance
- Garric Buzzard, Program Coordinator for CRS, GGPS, and USFP
- SIS Special Recognition
- Grace Williams, former SIS Faculty Affairs Coordinator (now with OIT)
SIS Undergraduate Student Awards
- SIS-Wide Outstanding Academic Achievement
- Dayana Sarova
- Exemplary Achievement in Original Research
- Alex Csanadi
- Lead, Serve, Make a Difference Award
- Mya Zemlock
- Frank Willis Scotton Award
- Joshua O'Day
- Inspire the Professor Award
- Mohammad Al-Mailam
- Creative Work in International Studies Award
- Evan Margiotta
- Charles H. Heimsath Memorial Award
- Alexia Gardner
- Pittman B. Potter Award
- Rob Cetrino
- Excellence in Regional Studies Award: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Corwin Dark
- Excellence in Regional Studies Award: East Asia and the Pacific
- Harriet Sinclair
- Excellence in Regional Studies Award: Europe and Eurasia
- Daniel Herschlag
- Excellence in Regional Studies Award: Western Hemisphere
- Vicky Brown
- Excellence in Regional Studies Award: Middle East and North Africa
- Shadi Nasabzadeh
- Excellence in Regional Studies Award: South and Central Asia
- William Shriver
- Thematic Award in Peace, Global Security, and Conflict Resolution
- Jake Bodenger
- Thematic Award in The Global Economy
- Madison Mauro
- Thematic Award in Foreign Policy and National Security
- Sophia Casabonne
- Thematic Award in Global Inequality and Development
- Jessica Bach
- Thematic Award in Environmental Sustainability and Global Health
- Preston Fausett
- Thematic Award in Identity, Race, Gender, and Culture
- Faith Gay
- Thematic Award in Justice, Ethics, and Human Rights
- Lori Younissess
- Thematic Award in Global and Comparative Governance
- Tina Maglakelidze
- Sigma Iota Rho
- SIS also welcomed 47 new members into Sigma Iota Rho this year.
SIS Graduate Student Awards
- Louis W. Goodman Award for Outstanding Academic Performance, SIS-Wide
- Nate Erwin
- Outstanding Professional or Policy Contribution
- Hanna Kasahara
- Outstanding Service or Activism on Campus
- Adrika Lazarus
- Outstanding Service or Activism Off Campus
- Natalia Cañas
- Louis W. Goodman Award for Outstanding Academic Performance
- Jaïr van der Stelt
- Shannon McNaught
- Kleopatra Modisi
- Timothy Frantzen
- W. Alec Wood
- Rebekah Huskamp
- Clarissa Kroeger
- Kayla Tolbert
- Bella Genta
- Scott Knewitz
- “Hilary” Siew Hwei Kung
- Ololade Rachel Oguntola
- Outstanding Professional or Policy Contribution
- Jenna Russo
- Lorah Ludwig
- Julia Pataky
- Sloane Katleman
- Ahyoung Shin
- Emily Snyder
- Robert Mcdonald
- Sam Franco (Denham)
- Erin Aucar
- Peter Grills
- Ephrem Tesfaye Woldegiorgis
- Outstanding Service or Activism
- Ljubica Nikolic
- Iason Tsoukalas
- Neil Edwards
- Emily Paxson
- Kristian Gore
- Jessica Gonzalez
- Joyce Anglade
- Natalie Covill
- Serҫan Oktay
- Mahmoud Hamid Award for Outstanding Professional or Policy Contribution
- Emily Jones
- Dr. Mehdi Heravi Internship Fund Recipient
- Sheraz Aziz
- Nancy Haugh
- Pittman B. Potter Award for Outstanding Academic Performance
- Ciara Beaulieu
SIS Doctoral Student Awards
- Samuel Sharp Memorial Prize for Creative Work in International Relations at the Graduate Level
- Ozan Cetin
- Ian Reynolds
- William C. Olson Award for Outstanding Teaching by a PhD Student
- Christina Harris
- Award for Excellence in Research Assistance
- Frieder Dengler
SIS Winners of External Awards
- Austria English Teaching Assitantship
- Joseph Desmone (Alternate)
- Boren Fellowship
- Jonathan Blackmon
- Kiara Earle
- Alyssa Galik
- Elizabeth Hutcheson
- Joseph Lacinak
- Madeline Olden
- Natasha Riegle
- Kristian Gore (Alternate)
- Boren Scholarship
- Mica Annis
- Peter Beebe
- Yamai Jack
- Alexia Gardner (Alternate)
- Lauren Morrison (Alternate)
- CBYX for Young Professionals
- Joseph Desmone
- Jason Koehn
- Critical Language Scholarship
- Ihechiluru Ezuruonye
- Diana Knott
- Hannah Barrett (Alternate)
- Evan Gertler (Alternate)
- Mackenzie Hale (Alternate)
- Fatoumata Magassa (Alternate)
- Claire Mills (Alternate)
- Madison Moore (Alternate)
- Natasha Riegle (Alternate)
- Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
- Aaron Mohabbat
- Ana Santos
- Skylar Coleman
- Karanina Bhattacharjee
- Serena Nangia (Alternate)
- Jillian Skonieczka (Alternate)
- Daniel Herschlag (Alternate)
- Henry Summ (Alternate)
- Fulbright Study/Research
- Kimberly Tower
- Hana Manadath
- Oliver Hunter (Alternate)
- Fulbright UK Summer Institutes
- Lauren Beharry (Semi-Finalist)
- Noah Burke (Semi-Finalist)
- Melanie Collins (Semi-Finalist)
- Meredith Fucci (Semi-Finalist)
- Bridget Gallagher (Semi-Finalist)
- Barbie Goldstein (Semi-Finalist)
- Madison Ianniello (Semi-Finalist)
- Margaret Willis (Semi-Finalist)
- Isabelle Iguchi (Semi-Finalist)
- Anna Riggs (Semi-Finalist)
- Caroline Routh (Semi-Finalist)
- Paul Sutton (Semi-Finalist)
- Gilman Scholarship (Summer 2019/Fall 2019/AY20)
- Peter Beebe
- Samantha Keller
- Dan Nguyen
- Linda Pham
- Elizabeth Seremet (Alternate)
- Gilman Scholarship (Summer 2020/Fall 2020/AY21)
- Zainab Adisa
- Jessica Bach
- Dominique Dempsey
- Janelle Gray
- Gabriel Piccillo
- Sahara Pereira Rivera
- Mac Kenna Rogers
- Samantha McAllister (Alternate)
- Bijan Moore (Alternate)
- Marshall Scholarship
- Annelise Straw (Finalist)
- Mt. Vernon Fellowship
- Ben Holtzman (Finalist)
- NOAA-Hollings
- Grace Collins
- Pickering Fellowship
- Tiffany King (Alternate)
- PPIA Fellowship
- Tseganesh Tadele
- Lori Younissess
- PPIA Public Service Weekend
- Lori Younissess
- Princeton in Africa
- Maria Adamou
- Mimi Cottingham (Semi-Finalist)
- Alan De Beaufort (Semi-Finalist)
- Gabriel Delsol (Semi-Finalist)
- Maxine Eyeson (Semi-Finalist)
- Natzinet Ghebrenegus (Semi-Finalist)
- Glen Gordon (Semi-Finalist)
- Elaina Perry (Semi-Finalist)
- Emma Prall (Semi-Finalist)
- Alaina Rudnick (Semi-Finalist)
- Paige Shoemaker (Semi-Finalist)
- Princeton in Asia
- Alexia Gardner (Semi-Finalist)
- Glen Gordon (Semi-Finalist)
- Aaron Mohabbat (Semi-Finalist)
- Jillian Skonieczka (Semi-Finalist)
- Alisha Rajan (Semi-Finalist)
- Princeton in Latin America
- Kacie Sampson (Semi-Finalist)
- Gretchen Cloutier (Semi-Finalist)
- Alyson Woolley (Waitlisted)
- Rangel Fellowship
- Tiffany King
- Rangel Summer Enrichment Program
- Janelle Gray
- Dan Nguyen (Alternate)
- United States Institute of Peace and the Minerva Research Initiative’s Peace Scholar Fellowship
- Yumna Fatima
- The Elliott School of International Affairs' Visiting Scholar in the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies
- Min Jung Kim
- Ford Dissertation Fellowship
- Veronica Limeberry
- John McCain Award
- Balazs Martonffy
- USIP’s Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship
- Noah Rosen