College of Arts and Sciences Class Day 2007

May 19, 2007

Read Noah Goldstein's Class Day Speech, entitled, "Any More Questions?"

Alumni Association Awards for Writing Excellence

CAS/GRS Alumni Association Award for Writing Excellence in Humanities
in Memory of Robert E. Charm
Michael Jared Zisser

CAS/GRS Alumni Association Award for Writing Excellence in Humanities,
Gregory Hudson Award
Viktorya Vilk

CAS/GRS Alumni Association Award for Writing Excellence in Social Sciences
in Honor of Michael Sassano III and Christopher Sassano
Daniel K. Simon

CAS/GRS Alumni Association Award for Writing Excellence in Natural Sciences,
Francis Bacon Award
Benjamin Bowen Anderson

College Prizes

College Prize for Excellence in American and New England Studies
David Felton Romanik

College Prize for Excellence in Anthropology
Brooke Katherine Coleman

College Prize for Excellence in Archaeology
Alison Michelle Devault

College Prize for Excellence in Art History
Viktorya Vilk

College Prize for Excellence in Astronomy
Michael A. Gully-Santiago

The Center for Space Physics Award for Excellence in Space Physics
Robert Emilio Lombardi, Jr.

The Institute for Astrophysical Research Award for Excellence in Astrophysics
Joshua Hajime Shiode

College Prize for Excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Beth Ann Cimini

Recognition for Outstanding Academic Distinction in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Alexander A. Smoligovets
Nasen Zhang

Senior Book Award in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Lidija Breznikar
Matthen Mathew
Sara Elizabeth Mucko

College Prize for Excellence in Biology
Joseph Ryan Donahue

Recognition of Academic Excellence in Biology
Andrea Kathleen Buurma
Nancy Ellen Ringel

Senior Book Award in Biological Sciences
Sinlan Poo
Maria Sarah Sandercock

College Prize for Excellence in Chemistry
Mark Edwin Harvey

Mason Memorial Prize in Chemistry
Mark Edwin Harvey

College Prize for Excellence in Classical Studies
Stephen Thomas Finigan

Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize
Rachel C. Kirtley

John Oddy Memorial Scholarship
Rachel M. Weiner

Meyer Reinhold Prize in Classical Culture and History
Charles Arthur George

College Prize for Excellence in Computer Science
Maria Dmitriyevna Shugrina

College Prize for Excellence in Earth Sciences
Katherine Helen Korotky

Departmental Prize for Excellence in Earth Sciences
Russell R. Robertson

College Prize for Excellence in Economics
Dana Ellen Rotz

College Prize for Excellence in English
Kimberly Renee Gaskins

Department Prize for Excellence in English
Jane Elisabeth Coulter
Alice Greene Daly
Shanti Elizabeth Sadtler

College Prize for Excellence in Geography and Environmental Studies
Katie M. Glodzik

Book Awards in Geography and Environmental Studies
Susan Marie Pienta
Gitte Venicx

Franklin C. Erickson Prize in Geography
Ami Atul Dave

College Prize for Excellence in History
Joshua Bland Addison

Warren O. Ault Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement in History
Laura Kay Byerly

College Prize for Excellence in International Relations
Kwan Chatvanichkul

Carole A. Chandler Award in International Relations
Sarah Mary Wicks

Department Prize for Excellence in International Relations
Lindsey Anne Wahlstrom

William J. Newman Book Award in International Relations
Noelle Desiree Akhavan
Maureen Elizabeth Fromuth
Christine S. Kecher
Daniel K. Simon
Vidya Ganapathy Venkataramanan

Prize for Excellence in East Asian Interdisciplinary Studies
Vincent Joseph Mitchell

Prize for Excellence in Latin American Interdisciplinary Studies
Julia Randolph Reeder

College Prize for Excellence in Mathematics
Thomas Edward Tyrrell

Robert E. Bruce Memorial Prize in Mathematics
Stephen Thomas Finigan
Matthew Patrick LaGro

College Prize for Excellence in Statistics
Mark Charles McGarry

Elmer B. Mode Prize in Statistics
Victoria A. Gamerman

John E. Alman Prize in Statistics
Tyler Devon Murphy

College Prize for Excellence in Medical Sciences
David Andrew Salz

College Prize for Excellence in Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures
Sarah Nicole Upton

Ann D. Stein Award in French
Elizabeth Anne Wagner

Barbara Argote Senior Award in French
Allison Paige Navis

Barbara Argote Senior Award in German
Margot Eileen Stevens

Barbara Argote Senior Award in Italian
Sarah Nicole Upton

Barbara Argote Senior Award in Japanese
Sila Zeynep Goral

Barbara Argote Senior Award in Linguistics
Naomi Rose Konikoff

Barbara Argote Senior Award in Spanish
Geoffrey Allan Rubin

Isabelle Leen Award in French
Rebekah Lynn Bray

Ken Hale Linguistics Award
Stephanie Lee Frana
Michelle Nichols

College Prize for Excellence in Philosophy
Tiela Rose Black-Law

Matchette Prize for Excellence in Philosophy
Vaughn Alexander Blackman

Peter A. Bertocci Award for Academic Achievement and Humanitarian Service
Stephanie Marie Ehresman

Peter A. Bertocci Award for Philosophical Excellence
Daniel Edward Ryan

Robert S. Cohen Award in Interdisciplinary Studies
Grant Christopher Engel

John N. Findlay Award in Philosophy
Julie Ann Ackerman

College Prize for Excellence in Physics
Valentina Dutta

Alumni Student Award in Physics
Michael Vincent Genuardi

College Prize for Excellence in Political Science
James Bradford Currier

College Prize for Excellence in Psychology
Dana R. Angood

Psychology Research Award
Karishma Sanjiv Shah

Psychology Scholar Award
Kimberly Renee Gaskins

Psychology Service Award
Cassandra Ann D’Accordo

College Prize for Excellence in Religion
Anna Magazinnik

Richard E. Katz Award
Timothy Larner Gutmann
Maura Elizabeth LeVan Jacob
Anna Magazinnik

College Prize for Excellence in Sociology
Erica Cecily Blom

Academic Awards

Harold C. Case Scholars
Timothy Andrew Bersak, Health Science and Economics
Laura Kay Byerly, History
Kwan Chatvanichkul, International Relations and Biology
Valentina Dutta, Physics and Mathematics
Joseph Raymond Mudd, Mathematics and Computer Science and History
Martha Monica Muñoz, Biology
Matthew James Piscitelli, Archaeology and Anthropology
Joshua Hajime Shiode, Astronomy and Physics
Nasen Zhang, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Dean Elsbeth Melville Scholar
Andrea Kathleen Buurma, Biology

Trustee Scholars
Noelle Desiree Akhavan, International Relations
Sarah Jane Bullock, Hispanic Language and Literature
Edward Thomas Carreras, Biology
Kwan Chatvanichkul, International Relations and Biology
Laura Ciaccia, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Beth Ann Cimini, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Jane Elisabeth Coulter, English and Journalism
James Bradford Currier, Political Science
Valentina Dutta, Physics and Mathematics
Stephanie Marie Ehresman, Philosophy and Communication
Stephen Thomas Finigan, Mathematics and Ancient Greek and Latin
Christine S. Kecher, International Relations and Economics
Jane Elizabeth Losaw, History
Vincent Joseph Mitchell, Biology and East Asian Studies
Kyle Bowden Olszewski, Computer Science and Film and Television
Russell R. Robertson, Earth Sciences and Biology with Specialization in Marine Science
Ayumi Shimokawa, Earth Sciences and Linguistics
Laura Aiko Shiraki, Anthropology and Communication
Alexander A. Smoligovets, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Bruce L. Tjaden, Jr., Biology
Cristina Alexandra Tuluca, Biology
Bjorn Kristian Watsjold, International Relations
Nicholas L. Wilkins, Political Science and Economics

Phi Beta Kappa Centennial Award for Academic Leadership
Matthew James Piscitelli, Archaeology and Anthropology

Ada Draper Award Recipients
Valentina Dutta, Physics and Mathematics
Megan Britney Sheahan, Economics and International Relations
Lindsey Anne Wahlstrom, International Relations and Journalism

Commonwealth Scholars
Edward Thomas Carreras
Jennifer Rose de Sousa
Joseph Ryan Donahue
Tiffany C. Filippell
Daniel Seth Kirshenbaum
Sefanit Fisseha Mekuria
Tamanna Kaur Singh

College of Arts and Sciences Senior Dean’s Hosts
Benjamin Taylor Bryant
Ziva Cizman
Amy Yoshiko Ley
Rachel Corrie Granlund Liftman
Joseph John Mroszczyk
Dina Petrushenko
Valerie Kay Rickman
Jesse Daniel Rodgers
Alison Teresa Werner
Michael Jared Zisser