2024 Awardees
See all of the awardees for academic excellence across undergraduate and graduate programs in the Division of Social Sciences.
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Divisional awards
Jenna Contuchio
Jenna Contuchio is an ecology and evolutionary biology Ph.D. candidate with a designated emphasis in coastal science and policy. Her anticipated graduation date is 2028.
Leah Van Dyke
Leah Van Dyke is an earth and planetary sciences Ph.D. candidate with an anticipated graduation date of 2028.
Kirandip Jagait
Kirandip Jagait is a psychology and marine biology double major, affiliated with Cowell College, with an anticipated graduation date of summer 2025.
Nohely Gutierrez
Nohely Gutierrez is an anthropology major, affiliated with College Nine, with an anticipated graduation date of 2024.
Boluwaji David Ajayi
Boluwaji David Ajayi is an anthropology Ph.D. candidate with an anticipated graduation date of 2028.
Hyunjin Yun
Hyunjin Yun is an economics Ph.D. candidate with an anticipated graduation date of 2026.
Kenneth Senstad
Kenneth Senstad is a global and community health major, affiliated with Oakes College, with an anticipated graduation date of 2024.
Emmanuel Ogundipe
Emmanuel Ogundipe is a legal studies major, affiliated with Stevenson College, with an anticipated graduation date of 2025.
Janai Dagdagan
Janai Dagdagan is a psychology major, affiliated with Stevenson College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Priti Kumar
Priti Kumar is a cognitive science and politics double major with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Paula Crews
Paula Crews is an agroecology major, affiliated with Oakes College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Cali Kimura
Cali Kimurais a molecular, cell, and developmental biology major (public health focus), affiliated with John R. Lewis College, with an anticipated graduation date of winter 2026.
Department awards
Jalen Hom
Jalen Hom is a business management economics major with a concentration in accounting, affiliated with Steveson College, and is expected to graduate in spring 2025.
Rachel Cimino
Rachel Cimino is a business management economics major with a concentration in accounting, affiliated with John R. Lewis College, with an expected graduation date of spring 2025.
Nadine Virto
Nadine Virto is a feminist studies and legal studies double major with a minor in education, affiliated with John R. Lewis College, and is expected to graduate in spring 2026.
Akira Swan
Akira Swan is a politics and legal studies double major, affiliated with Stevenson College, and is expected to graduate in summer 2024.
Eva Shumaker
Eva Shumaker is an education major, affiliated with Steveson College, and is expected to graduate in spring 2024.
Valerie García
Valerie García is a sociology major, affiliated with Merrill College, who graduated in Spring of 2023.
Ameyalli de la Rosa
Ameyalli de la Rosa is an anthropology major, affiliated with Merrill College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Anna Romero
Anna Romero is an anthropology major, affiliated with Rachel Carson College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2025.
Athena Melville
Athena Melville is an anthropology and history of art and visual culture double major, affiliated with Rachel Carson College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2027.
Aileen Romero
Aileen Romero is an anthropology major, affiliated with Merrill College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Victoria Pelagio
Victoria Pelagio is an anthropology major, affiliated with Stevenson College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Jasmin Bedolla
Jasmin Bedolla is a graduate student in the Masters of Arts and Credential (MA/C) Program with an expected graduation date of spring 2024.
Kent Harlow
Kent Harlow is a graduate student in the Masters of Arts and Credential (MA/C) Program with an expected graduation date of spring 2024.
Paulina Avila
Paulina Avila is a psychology and sociology double major, affiliated with Merrill College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2025.
Emily Montano
Emily Montano is a psychology major, affiliated with Cowell College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2025.
Peter Li
Peter Li is a double major in cognitive science and economics, affiliated with Cowell College, with an anticipated graduation date of winter 2024.
Gaelle Ames
Gaelle Ames is an anthropology major, affiliated with Rachel Carson College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2025.
Catalina Sutter
Catalina Sutter is an education major, affiliated with Stevenson College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.Josslyn Andrews
Josslyn Andrews is a graduate student in the Masters of Arts and Credential (MA/C) Program with an expected graduation date of summer 2024.
Jacky Li
Jacky Li is a global economics major, affiliated with John R. Lewis College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Louisa Gallagher
Louisa Gallagher is an economics major, affiliated with College Nine, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2025.
Shinya Inukai
Shinya Inukai is an economics Ph.D. candidate with a focus in applied microeconomics and public economics, and an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Piyush Gandhi
Piyush Gandhi is an economics Ph.D. candidate with a focus i development economics and environmental economics.
Lauren Knox
Lauren Knox is a psychology Ph.D. candidate with an anticipated graduation date of 2027.
Ryan Pili
Ryan Pili is a psychology Ph.D. candidate with an anticipated graduation date of 2025.
Jajaira Lira Reynaga
Jajaira Lira Reynaga is a psychology Ph.D. candidate with an anticipated graduation date of 2027.
Melissa Chen
Melissa Chen is a psychology Ph.D. candidate with an anticipated graduation date of 2028.
Lucas Alonso
Lucas Alonso is a psychology major, affiliated with Stevenson College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Okene Ejovboke Erica
Okene Ejovboke Erica is a psychology major, affiliated with Rachel Carson College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Xitlaly Reyes
Xitlaly Reyes is a psychology major, affiliated with Merill College, with an anticipated graduation date of winter 2024.
Leslie Rodriguez
Leslie Rodriguez is a psychology major, affiliated with John R. Lewis College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2025.
Jennifer Ochoa Villegas
Jennifer Ochoa Villegas is a psychology major, affiliated with Stevenson College, with an anticipated graduation date of summer 2024.
Amanda Sevilla
Amanda Sevilla is a psychology major, affiliated with Stevenson College, with an anticipated graduation date of summer 2025.
Janai Dagdagan
Janai Dagdagan is a psychology major, affiliated with Stevenson College, with an anticipated graduation date of summer 2025.
Melissa Rodriguez
Melissa Rodriguez is a psychology major with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2025.
Michelle Barajas
Michelle Barajas is a psychology major, affiliated with Cowell College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024.
Paulina Avila
Paulina Avila is a psychology and sociology double major, affiliated with Merrill College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2025.
Zaira Gomez Santiago
Zaira Gomez Santiago is a environmental studies major, affiliated with Stevenson College, with an anticipated graduation date of 2026.
Kayla Geddis
Kayla Geddis is a economics major, affiliated with Crown College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2025.
Peter Li
Peter Li is a economics and cognitive science double major, affiliated with Cowell College, with an anticipated graduation date of winter 2024.
Jiehua Luo
Jiehua Luo is a business management economics major with an accounting concentration, affiliated with College Nine, and an anticipated graduation date of winter 2026.
Tony Nguyen
Tony Nguyen is a business management economics major, affiliated with Rachel Carson College, with an anticipated graduation date of 2025.
Alex Kosan
Alex Kosan is a business management economics major, affiliated with Rachel Carson College, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2025.
Keeley Coastal Scholars Award
Rick Hooper Award
Milam-McGinty Kaun Award for Outstanding Teaching
Benjamin Quaye Memorial Award for Social Justice
Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship
Walsh Family Scholarship
Weiss Family Scholarship
Robert J. Shepherd Economics Accounting Path Scholarship
Sabrina Greenfield Memorial Scholarship
Valerie Fuette Scholarship in Politics
Richard and Cindy Morley Award in Education
Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Senior Thesis Award
Jeremy Demian Marx Award for Cultural Anthropology
Dr. Midori Arima Scholarship in Anthropology
Kathryn Cheney Merriam Scholarship
Dr. Aaronette White Endowment Award
Blanche McKenzie Scholarship in Economics
Ryan Heumann Scholarship
Delta Kappa Gamma Education Award
Nancy Matlock Teacher's Scholarship
Economics Department Award in Global Economics
Eileen Brooks Memorial Award
Federico and Rena Perlino Memorial Scholarship Fund
Professor Bruce Bridgeman, Ph.D. and Diane Bridgeman, Ph.D. Graduate Award in Cognitive Psychology
Frank X. Barron Memorial Award in Creativity Research
Joel Frankel Memorial Fund at Merrill College
Economics Department Undergraduate Award in Economics
Economics Department Undergraduate Award in Business Management Economics
