Student Profiles

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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 2019 Award Winners

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  Ariana Acosta

  Ariana Acosta is a precipient of the Terence Freitas Award in Environmental Studies.
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  Sarah Adler

  Sarah Adler is a recipient of the  Economics Department Award in Global Economics.
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  Mark Arenas

  Mark Arenas is a recipient of the Terence Freitas Award in Environmental Studies.

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  John Armstrong

  John Armstrong is the recipient of the David Gaines Award in Environmental Studies.
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  Carmelle Bareket-Shavit

  Carmelle Bareket-Shavit is a recipient of the Dean's Undergraduate Award.
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  Wessede Barrett

  Wessede Barrett is a recipient of the Valerie Fuette Scholarship in Politics.
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  Rex Bauer

  Rex Bauer is the recipent of the  Economics Department Education Abroad Fellowship for Global Economics.
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  Noah Boden-Gologorsky

  Noah Boden-Gologorsky is a recipient of the Economics Department Undergraduate Award in Economics.
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  Carolyn Burch

  Carolyn Burch is a recipient of the James Stuart Chanley Scholarship.
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  Yeun Byun

  Yeun Byun is a recipient of the Dean's Undergraduate Award.
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  Fernando Chertman

  Fernando Chertman is a recipient of the Milam-McGinty-Kaun Award for Teaching Excellence.
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  Yasmin Chowdhury

  Yasmin Chowdhury is the recipient of the  Frank X. Barron Memorial Award in Creativity Research.
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  Emma Clabby

  Emma Clabby is a recipient of the Keeley Coastal Scholarship.
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  Anjuli Corzine

  Anjuli Corzine is a recipient of the Jeremy Demian Marx Award for Cultural Anthropology.

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  Emma Cunningham

  Emma Cunningham is a recipient of the Walsh Family Scholarship.
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  Gianna DeFelice

  Gianna DeFelice is a recipient of the Benjamin Quaye Memorial Endowment for Social Justice.
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  Lillianne de la Espriella

  Lillianne de la Espriella is the recipient of the Richard A. Cooley Memorial Award and is a Griswold Fellow.
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  Dominique De Witt

  Dominique De Witt is a recipient of the Hammett Fellowship Award in Environmental Studies.
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  Adam Didier

  Adam Didier is the recipient of the Nacy Matlock Teacher Scholarship.
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  Cameron Elliott

  Cameron Elliott is a recipient of the Valerie Fuette Scholarship in Politics.
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  Alyssa Celeste Garcia

  Alyssa Celeste Garcia is a recipient of the Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Award.
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  Daniel Alexander Garcia

  Daniel Garcia is a recipient of the Valerie Fuette Scholarship in Politics.
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  Mai Hakamada

  Mai Hakamada is a recipient of the Eileen Brooks Memorial Award.
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  Maria J. Hernandez

  Maria J. Hernandez is a recipient of the Walsh Family Scholarship.
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  Maxwell Howard

  Maxwell Howard is a recipient of the Jeremy Demian Marx Award for Cultural Anthropology.
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  Kiera Jordan

  Kiera Jordan is a recipient of the Jeremy Demian Marx Award for Cultural Anthropology.
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  Helana Kearns

  Helana Kearns is a recipient of the Walsh Family Scholarship.
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  Sara Kelley

  Sara Kelley is a recipient of the Dean's Undergraduate Award.
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  John S. Kenney

  John Kenney is a recipient of the Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Award.
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  Edward Kim

  Edward Kim is a recipient of the Dean's Undergraduate Award.
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  Peter Krause

  Peter Krause is a recipient of the Federico and Rena Perlino Award.
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  Jordan Lautt

  Jordan Lautt is the ricipient of the  Blanche McKenzie Scholarship in Economics.
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  Karen Lazo

  Karen Lazo is a recipient of the Dean's Undergraduate Award.
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  Katherine Mỹ-Duyên Lê

  Katherine Mỹ-Duyên Lê is a recipient of the Weiss Family Scholarship.
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  Josephine Lesage

  Josephine Lesage is a recipient of the Milam-McGinty-Kaun Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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  Laurel Levin

  Laurel Levin is a recipient of the Chancellor's and the Dean's Undergraduate Awards.
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  Laniah Lewis

  Laniah Lewis is a recipient of the Economics Department Award in Global Economics.

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  Justin Luong

  Justin Luong is a recipient of the Hammett Award.
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  Tanya Magana Marroquin

  Tanya Magana Marroquin is a recipient of the Ryan Heumann Anthropology Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship.

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  Hugh McCormick

  Hugh McCormick is a recipient of the Benjamin Quaye Memorial Endowment for Social Justice.
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  Alex Mcdonald

  Alex Mcdonald is a recipient of the James Stuart Chanley Scholarship.
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  Michael Mitchell

  Michael Mitchell is a recipient of the Ryan Heumann Anthropology Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship.
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  Mari Evelin Moreno Velasco

  Mari Evelin Moreno Velasco is the recipient of the Delat Kappa Gamma Education Award.
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  Josh Nachowitz

  Josh Nachowitz is a recipient of the The CONCUR, Inc. Scholarship Award in Environmental Studies.
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  David Ngo

  David Ngo is a recipient of the  Economics Department Undergraduate Award in Economics.
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  Allison Nguyen

  Allison Nguyen is a recipient of the Federico and Rena Perlino Award.
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  Shannon Nichols

  Shannon Nichols is a recipient of the Chancellor's and the Dean's Undergraduate Awards.
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  Karen Olmos

  Karen Olmos is a recipient of the  Richard and Cindy Morley Award in Education.
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  Vanessa Orozco

  Vanessa Orozco is a recipient of the Keeley Coastal Scholarship.
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  Vidal Ramirez Ochoa

  Vidal Ramirez Ochoa is a recipient of the  Robert J. Shepherd Economics Accounting Path Scholarship.
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  Pam Rittelmeyer

  Pam Rittelmeyer is a recipient of the The CONCUR, Inc. Scholarship Award in Environmental Studies.
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  Alicia Romero

  Alicia Romero is a recipient of the  Richard and Cindy Morley Award in Education.
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  Andrea Rosas

  Andrea Rosas is a recipient of the Weiss Family Scholarship.
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  Alyssa Scarsciotti

  Alyssa Scarsciotti is a recipient of the Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship.
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  Edris Sherdil

  Edris Sherdil is a recipient of the Keeley Coastal Scholarship.
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  Yiluan Song

  Yiluan Song is a recipient of the Hammett Awards and has been on the Regent’s Fellowship since her enrollment in UCSC.
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  Manfred Sy

  Manfred Sy is a recipient of the Dean's Undergraduate Award.
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  Alyssa Tamboura

  Alyssa Tamboura is a recipient of the Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship.
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  Thipbadee Tantivilaisin

  Thipbadee Tantivilaisin is the recipient of the Economics Department Undergraduate Award in Business Management Economics.
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  Blen Tewodros

  Blen Tewodros is the recipient of the Economics Department Undergraduate Award in Business Management Economics.
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  Abby Walsh

  Abby Walsh is a recipient of the Federico and Rena Perlino Award.
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  Ka-eul Yoo

  Ka-eul Yoo is a recipient of the Jessica Roy Memorial Award.
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  Alejandra Zeiger

  Alejandra Zeiger is a recipient of the Chancellor's and the Dean's Undergraduate Awards.
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  Yiran Zhang

  Yiran Zhang is a recipient of the Ryan Heumann Scholarship.
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  Yu Zhang

  Yu Zhang is a recipient of the Federico and Rena Perlino Award.
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  Shuchen Zhao

  Shuchen Zhao is a recipient of the Eileen Brooks Memorial Award.
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  Patricia Zuñiga

  Patricia Zuñiga is the recipient of the Kathryn Cheney Merriam Scholarship in Education.