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2017 Student Academic Awards

May 3, 2017

Christabel Koomson
Christabel Koomson '18 was among the students recognized at the awards ceremony

At a ceremony on Monday, May 1, President Kim Cassidy, Provost Mary Osirim, and Dean of the Undergraduate College Jennifer Walters announced the winners of a host of awards given to Bryn Mawr students. Below is the complete list of awards and honorees from the ceremony and from the College's Convocation.

Academy of American Poets Prize
Sanam Sheriff ’18 of India

Alexandra Peschka Prize
Susannah Duncan ’20 of Illinois
Eda Tse ’19 of New York

The American Chemical Society Award
Audrey Burnim '17 of Massachusetts
Allie Nagelski '17 of North Carolina

Anna Pell Wheeler Prize in Mathematics
Kewei Qu '17 of China
Yichen Want '17 of China

Anne Kirschbaum Winkelman Literary Prize
Reem Rosenhaj ’17 of Pennsylvania

Bain-Swiggett Poetry Prize
Hannah Smallwood ’20 of Washington, D.C.
Hannah Henderson-Charnow ’17 of New York

Berle Memorial Prize in German Literature
Dionne Agawu ’17 of Texas

Best Applied Linguistics Thesis Award
Miki Gilmore '17 of Maryland

Best Descriptive Linguistics Thesis Award
Claire Benham-Chandler '17 of Connecticut

Best Theoretical Linguistics Thesis Award
Emily Drummond '17 of Pennsylvania

Bolton Senior Award
Mowa Li '16 of China

Bryn Mawr European Fellowship
Sophie Byvik '17 of Virginia

Charles S. Hinchman Memorial Scholarship
Ying Yan ’18 of China

Charlotte Angas Scott Prize in Mathematics
Leila Lei '17 of Florida
Westley Mildenhall '17 of Illinois

David L. Boren Scholarship
Caroline Cosby '17 of Virginia
Zahabya Mama '17 of New Jersey
Lindsey Marinello '17 of Illinois
Sydney Stotter '17 of Pennsylvania

Davis Projects for Peace
Christabel Koomson ’18 of Ghana

Dr. Hayley S. Thomas Prize in Diversity
Nkechi Ampah '17 of California
Reem Rosenhaj '17 of Pennsylvania
Maya Ulin-O'Keefe '17 of North Carolina

Elinor Nahm Prize in Elementary Italian
Emily Augenbraun ’20 of Pennsylvania
Serena Mauro-Brown ’20 of Minnesota

Elinor Nahm Prize in Intermediate Italian
Francesca Caramazza ’20 of Massachusetts
Sophie Loring ’20 of New York

Elinor Nahm Prize in Italian Language and Literature
Francesca Agnello ’18 of New Jersey
Emilia Otte ’18 of New York 

Elinor Nahm Prize in Russian Language and Linguistics
Sydney Stotter '17 of Pennsylvania

Elinor Nahm Prize in Russian Literature and Culture
Kyra Neiman '17 of Colorado

Elisabeth Packard Art and Archaeology Internship Fund
Ana Alvarez ’19 of Puerto Rico

Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Fund for Scholarships in American History
Shaina Robinson '17 of Michigan
Angela Motte '17 of Florida
Cassandra Dixon ’19 of Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth S. Shippen Scholarship in Foreign Language
Emily Rose Ogland ’18 of Connecticut

Elizabeth S. Shippen Scholarship in Science
Zidu Zeng ’18 of China

Emma Osborn Thompson Prize in Geology
Abby Ackerman '17 of Virginia

Frederica de Laguna Award
Meredith Carlson '17 of Washington
Christina Tse '17 of Hawaii

Fulbright Award
Ariana Hall '17 of Massachusetts

Gail Ann Schweiter Prize
Manroocha Singh ’18 of New Jersey
Tianyi He '17 of China
Julia Lin '17 of New York

Gertrude Taylor Slaughter Fellowship
Emily Drummond '17 of Pennsylvania
Wenzhi Song '17 of China

Gridley McKim-Smith Award
Sofi Chaves '17 of Washington

Hanna Holborn Gray Research Fellowship
Nina Angileri ’19 of New York
Cheng Chang ’18 of Singapore
Rebekah Gallop ’18 of California
Larissa Gama de Paula ’18 of Brazil
Isabell Gerbig ’19 of Taiwan, Province of China
Elinor Haney ’18 of New Jersey
Xinyi Huang ’18 of China
Megan Murray ’18 of Indiana
Katie Rodgers ’18 of Pennsylvania
Nathalia Santos ’18 of Brazil

Helen Taft Manning Essay Prize in History
Emily Crispino '17 of New Jersey
Julia Tanenbaum '17 of California

Hester Ann Corner Prize for Distinction in Literature
Emilia Otte ’18 of New York
Maria Victoria Russo '17 of Italy

Hester Ann Corner Prize in Foreign Language
Sage Farah '17 of Massachusetts
Anna Schoonover '17 of Maryland

Jane Wilkinson Arts Prize
Bridget Rose McJohn '17 of Illinois

Jeanne Quistgaard Memorial Prize for Excellence in Economics
Anisha BharathSingh '17 of New York

Judy Loomis Gould Scholarship for Summer Study Abroad
Clara Wright ’19 of Missouri

Katharine B. Blodgett Fellowship
Cheryl Liu ’18 of China

Katherine Fullerton Gerould Memorial Prize
Hannah Smallwood ’20 of Washington, D.C.
Lynn Wu ’19 of Washington

M. Carey Thomas Essay Prize
Sophie Byvik '17 of Virginia

Maria L. Eastman Brooke Hall Memorial Scholarship
Boyang Su ’18 of China

Mary Louise Cookson Prize in Mathematics
Rose Kaplan-Kelly '17 of New York

McPherson Undergraduate Award for Excellence
Caroline Cosby '17 of Virginia
Priyanka Dutta '17 of India
Angela Motte '17 of Florida

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
Ana Alvarez ’19 of Puerto Rico
Ava Douglas ’19 of Michigan
Tara Holman ’19 of Virginia
Precious Robinson ’19 of Texas
Rebeca Salas ’19 of Texas

Milton C. Nahm Prize in Philosophy
Kiran Mansukhani '17 of New York

Pauline Jones Prize in French
Sage Farha '17 of Massachusetts
Van Le '17 of Viet Nam

Pensby Fellowship
Jwahir Sundai ’19 of Massachusetts
Yeidaly Mejia ’19 of Massachusetts

Richmond Lattimore Prize for Poetic Translation
Van Le ’17 of Vietnam
Marie Mach ’18 of Virginia
Alex Tucker ’20 of California

Seymour Adelman Book Collector’s Prize
Alina van Ryzin ’17 of New York, 1st Prize
Lily Jewell ’20 of Minnesota, 2nd Prize

Seymour Adelman Poetry Award
Hannah Henderson-Charnow ’17 of New York

Sheelah Kilroy Memorial Scholarship in English
Elinor Haney ’18 of New Jersey

Thomas Raeburn White Scholarship
Sashini Kannan ’19 of Pennsylvania
Linghan Mei ’19 of China
Emily Shinault ’18 of New Jersey
Ellen Wright ’19 of Missouri

Watson Fellowship
Danielle Roomes '17 of New York