Each year, the Boston University Center for the Humanities recognizes the work of outstanding students in the humanities through student awards and fellowships. Selected undergraduate and graduate applicants receive monetary awards, and selected doctoral candidates nearing the end of their graduate work receive competitive fellowships for the following academic year. This year, our ceremony will be hosted remotely over Zoom on Tuesday, May 11 at 11:00 AM. At that time, the Center for the Humanities will also recognize our Summer 2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Interns in the Humanities. Below is a list of the 2021 BUCH Student Awardees whom we will be congratulating.
Undergraduate Student Awardees
The Dean Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize
| Hallie Baggaley |
Classical Studies |
The John Oddy Memorial Award
| Nicole Beymer |
Linguistics |
| Kalliope Glavas |
Classical Studies & Philosophy |
| Sarah Hancock |
Neuroscience |
| Kira Nash |
Classical Studies & History |
| Catherine Peerson |
Classical Studies & English |
| Kira Solovay |
Classical Studies |
| Yarden Tsfoni |
Archaeology |
The Alice M. Brennan Humanities Award
| Sydney Adams |
English |
| Julia Bulafka |
English |
| Shanshan Cao |
Philosophy |
| Sarah Craig |
English |
| Emma Deegan |
Anthropology |
| Sarah E. Ferris |
Archaeology |
| Rebecca Fuhrmann |
Anthropology |
| Kathryn Hayes |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Elizabeth Rosato Jones |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Rebecca Kielar |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Brian Ko |
Classical Studies |
| Ione Madsen Hardy |
Linguistics |
| Aashutosh Mukerji |
Philosophy |
| Lukas Ruschak |
History |
| Leah R. Schwartz |
History |
| Carolyn Welter |
History |
| Andrea Guttormsen Wetzler |
World Languages & Literatures |
| Katelyn Willim |
Archaeology |
| Katherine Wright |
English |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Adriana Laura Celaya |
Linguistics |
| Ryan Chon |
Linguistics |
| Jennifer Price |
World Languages & Literatures |
The Robert E. Yellin Award
| Katherine Hendrick |
Archaeology |
| Anna Rafferty |
English |
| Abigail S. Roberts |
Linguistics |
| Ferryn Sosenko |
Linguistics |
Summer 2021 Undergraduate Interns
| Julia Bulafka |
English |
Beacon Press |
| Catherine Devlin |
History |
Burns & Levinson LLP |
| Kelsey Lu |
Philosophy and Political Science |
The Boston Globe |
| Lukas Ruschak |
History |
Brattle Film Foundation |
| David Winner |
Philosophy and World Languages & Literatures |
BU School of Public Health |
Graduate Student Awardees
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Elisheva Ash |
Graduate Program in Religion |
| Chaeyoung Lee |
Musicology & Ethnomusicology |
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Ian Nurmi |
Classical Studies |
| Noa Saunders |
English |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Charley Binkow |
History |
| Kimber Chewning |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Hyunjin Cho |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Arthur George Kamya |
American & New England Studies Program |
| Alyssa Kreikemeier |
American & New England Studies Program |
| Rebeccah Leiby |
Philosophy |
| Joshua Paul |
Classical Studies |
| Joel Van Fossen |
Philosophy |
| Cecilia Weddell |
Editorial Studies |
| Rachel Wilson |
History |
*All Graduate Student Award recipients also receive The Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award.
Summer 2021 PhD Interns
| Sophia Hadley |
English |
Boston Athenæum |
| Carlos Muñoz-Cadilla |
History of Art & Architecture |
Boston Public Library |
| Kayli Rideout |
American & New England Studies Program |
Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Althea Ruoppo |
History of Art & Architecture |
Boston Mayor’s Office |
| Astrid Tvetenstrand |
American & New England Studies Program |
Peabody Essex Museum |
Graduate Dissertation Fellows
| Emily Gowen |
English |
| José Luis Nogales Baena |
Romance Studies |
| Ryan Pasco |
Classical Studies |
| Emily Anne Williamson |
Anthropology |
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