In Their Words 2023
Student award and scholarship recipients across the Division of Social Sciences share what UC Santa Cruz means to them, advice for fellow students, and plans for the future.
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Meet the 2022-23 Award Winners
Celia Alcantara
Celia Alcantara is the recipient of the 2023 Dr. Midori Arima Scholarship in Anthropology.Joy Anderson
Joy Anderson received the Division of Social Sciences 2022-2023 Dean’s Undergraduate Award.Edith Avalos-Rodriguez
Edith Avalos-Rodriguez received the 2023 Kathryn Cheney Merriam Scholarship.Brianna Barrientos
Brianna Barrientos received the 2022-2023 Dean's Undergraduate Award Division of Social Sciences.Emmy Boe
Emmy Boe received the 2022-23 Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Award.Annabel Bower
Annabel Bouwer received the 2022-23 Social Sciences Dean’s Undergraduate Research Award.Eliana Bower
Eliana Bower received the 2022-2023 Keeley Coastal Scholars Award.Serena Campbell
Serena Campbell received the Division of Social Sciences 2022-2023 Dean’s Undergraduate Award.Maria Luisa Carmona
Maria Luisa Carmona received the 2022-23 Benjamin Quaye Award for Social JusticeAmani Chowdhury
Amani Chowdhury is the recipient of a 2023 Fanny Carruthers Award in Sociology.Chris DeMarinis-Gutierrez
Chris DeMarinis-Gutierrez received the 2022-23 Valerie Fuette Scholarship.Gepeng Ding
Gepeng Ding received a 2022-23 Social Sciences Dean’s Undergraduate Research Award.Lauren Fritz
Lauren Fritz received the 2022-2023 Keeley Coastal Scholars Award.Olivia Uribe Garcia
Olivia Uribe Garcia received the 2022-2023 Delta Kappa Gamma Education Award.Suzie Gonzalez
Suzie Gonzalez received the 2022-2023 Walsh Family Scholarship Award.William Guerrero
William Guerrero is a recipient of the 2023 Milam-McGinty-Kaun award from the Sociology Department.Brent Horning
Brent Horning received the Division of Social Sciences 2022-2023 Dean’s Undergraduate Award.Guneet Hora
Guneet Hora received the 2022-23 Weiss Family Scholarship.Jaden Huerta
Jaden Huerta received the 2022-23 Benjamin Quaye Award Memorial Endowment for Social Justice.Brooke Ashley Johnson
Brooke Johnson received the 2022-2023 Chancellor's Award and the 2022-23 Dean's Undergraduate Award.Elina Juvonen
Elina Juvonen received the Division of Social Sciences 2022-2023 Dean’s Undergraduate Award.Amanda LaPore
Amanda LaPore received the 2022-23 Fanny Carruthers Award in Sociology.John Matter
John Matter received the 2023 Dr. Midori Arima Scholarship in Anthropology.Samanta Meza
Samanta Meza received the 2022-23 Walsh Family Scholarship Award.Serena Mueller
Serena Mueller is the recipient of then 2023 Dr. Midori Arima Scholarship in Anthropology.Oluwanifemi Ogundeko
Oluwanifemi Ogundeko received the Robert J. Shepherd Economics Accounting Path Scholarship.Simon Pierce
Simón Lincoln Pierce received the 2022-23 Valerie Fuette Scholarship.Ando Rabearisoa
Ando Rabearisoa received the 2022-2023 Keeley Coastal Scholars Award.Amanda Safi
Amanda Safi received the 2022-23 Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Award.Veronica Salazar
Veronica Salazar received the 2022-2023 Walsh Family Scholarship Award.Lilyana Sanchez
Lilyana Sanchez received the 2022-2023 Sabrina Greenfield Award.Bhavyaa Sharma
Bhavyaa Sharma received the 2022-23 Milam-McGinty-Kaun Award.Zoe Shmidt
Zoe Shmidt received the 2022-2023 Ryan Heumann Award.Wictoria Silvestre
Wictoria Silvestre is a recipient of the 2023 Blanche McKenzie Scholarship.Jiayue Sun
Jiayue Sun received the Nancy Pascal Scholarship Award in 2022 and the Dean’s Research Award in 2023.Meghan Ueland
Meghan Ueland received the 2022-2023 Richard and Cindy Morley Award in Education.Salma Valladares
Salma Valladares received the 2022-2023 Keeley Coastal Scholars Award.Elyse Venerable
Elyse Venerable received the 2022-2023 Ryan Heumann Anthropology Undergraduate Award.Elsie Vizcarra
Elsie Vizcarra received the 2022-2023 Walsh Family Scholarship Award.Sofia Carolina Wageman
Sofia Carolina Wageman is the recipient of the Fanny Carruthurs Award in Sociology.Morgan Yates
Morgan Yates received the Division of Social Sciences 2022-2023 Dean’s Undergraduate Award.