Undergraduate Departmental Award Recipients, 2025-2026
Congratulations to All!
Awards listed on this page have been submitted by academic departments, centers, and organizations within Stanford.
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Biology
Angela Lee Undergraduate Research Award
Sowmya Chundi, 2026
Lauren Weinstein Award
Meredith Rachel Gavin, 2026
Norman K. Wessels Award
Corynn Branche, 2026
Stephen Fox Award
Zulie Malone, 2026
Center for International Security & Cooperation
William J. Perry Prize
Lara Rudar, 2026
Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
Outstanding Thesis Award
Shayla Fitzsimmons-Call, 2026
Zoe Savellos Community Building Award
Zoya Fasihuddin, 2026
Chemical Engineering
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Student Chapter Most Distinguished Service Award
Stephanie Boczek, 2026
Channing Robertson Outstanding Junior Award
Jaydon Deras, 2027
Faculty Award in Chemical Engineering
Cara Sambeth, 2026
Honors Research Award in Chemical Engineering
Kunal Arora, 2026
Lawrence Chen, 2026
Keira Cornwell, 2026
Alison Fajardo, 2026
Temitayo Ogunremi, 2026
Samantha Reising, 2026
Danna Soriano, 2026
Mason/Marsden Prize in Chemical Engineering
Kunal Arora, 2026
Michel Boudart Scholarship for Academic Excellence in Chemical Engineering
Keira Cornwell, 2026
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Alexi Lindeman, 2026
Danna Soriano, 2026
Chemistry
Marsden Memorial Prize in Chemistry
Aliya Fisher, 2026
Communication
Daniel Pearl Memorial Journalism Internship
Greta Reich, 2026
Harry Press Stanford Daily Award
Alula Alderson, 2028
Dilan Gohill, 2027
Francesca Pinney, 2027
Mary and Jacquelyn Edmonds Prize in Communication
Dawn Royster, 2026
Rowland Rebele Journalism Internship
Kayla Chan, 2028
Alexa Figueroa Diaz, 2026
Sterling Davies, 2028
Bella Kim, 2029
Shreya Komar, 2026
Meygan Lewis, 2026
Audrey Tomlin, 2028
Christopher Vinasco, 2028
Sofia Williams, 2028
Steve Steinberg Reporting Award
George Porteous, 2027
Comparative Literature
Herbert Lindenberger Prize for an Essay in Comparative Literature
Noa Chabot, 2027
Mary Louise Pratt Prize for an Honors Thesis in Comparative Literature
James Lux Fox, 2026
Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity
Link to all CSRE Departmental Prizes
Albert M. Camarillo Senior Paper Prize
Antuaneth Sosa Mejia
Dorothy M. Steele Award for Community Outreach, Engagement, and Social Justice
Angel Manuel De Dios
Anagali Duncan
George M. Fredrickson Award for Excellence in Honors Research
Antuaneth Sosa Mejia
Margarita Ibarra Community Building Award
Christine Hyunjee Kang
Creative Writing Program
Poetry Into Film Contest, Best Director
James Fox, 2026
Poetry Into Film Contest, Best Sound
Merve Ondogan, 2026
Poetry Into Film Contest, Best Editing
Bella Zhou, 2029
Poetry Into Film Contest, Best Editing
Yeva Allyn, 2029
Poetry Into Film Contest, Best Original Poem
Iok Kei Kevin Chen, 2028
Jia Lin, 2026
Poetry Into Film Contest, Best Adaptation
Hailey Zhang, 2028
Poetry Into Film Contest, Jury Award
Bryan Nguyen, 2028
Poetry Into Film Contest, "El Palo Alto" Award
Yeva Allyn, 2029
Bella Zhou, 2029
Clarence Urmy-Irene Hardy Prize for Poetry - First Place
Hallie Dong, 2029
Clarence Urmy-Irene Hardy Prize for Poetry - Second Place
Breanna Burke, 2027
Clarence Urmy-Irene Hardy Prize for Poetry - Third Place
Tyler Abernethy, 2026
Creative Non-Fiction Prize - First Place
Addie Rahmlow, 2028
Creative Non-Fiction Prize - Second Place
Roisin Willis, 2026
Creative Non-Fiction Prize - Third Place
Bryant Mendez Melchor, 2026
Maclin Bocock-Albert Guerard Prize in Fiction - First Place
Matthew Wang, 2029
Maclin Bocock-Albert Guerard Prize in Fiction - Second Place
Mia Davis, 2027
Maclin Bocock-Albert Guerard Prize in Fiction - Third Place
Charlotte Cao, 2027
Mary Steinbeck Dekker Award in Fiction
Matt Hsu, 2026
Planet Earth Arts Creative Writing Prize - First Place
Kate Mattox, 2026
Planet Earth Arts Creative Writing Prize - Second Place
Sage Wu, 2027
Planet Earth Arts Creative Writing Prize - Third Place
Sumedha Yarlagadda, 2027
Wiley Birkhofer Poetry Prize
Divya Venkat Sridhar, 2028
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
Division of Languages, Cultures, and Literature Award for Outstanding Honors Thesis
James Lux Fox, 2026
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Award for Outstanding Service to the Earth Systems Program
Miriam Awan, 2026
Sadira Bobb, 2026
Caroline Chen, 2026
Ishrita Pol, 2026
Sophia Sanders, 2026
Katie Savage, 2026
Kayla Williams, 2026
Centennial TA Award for Earth Systems
Becca Monge, 2026
Calista Ordas, 2026
Earth Systems Award for Outstanding Research
Cara Askren, 2026
Gabe Machado, 2026
Earth Systems Excellence in Community Award
Addison Mallott, 2026
Earth Systems, Senior Capstone Excellence Award
Adri Arquin, 2026
Anastazja Krostenko, 2026
Jordan Stock, 2026
Antonio Vega, 2026
Kayla Williams, 2026
Lizbeth Zambrano-Sanchez, 2026
Julie Kennedy Public Service Scholars
Ava Acevedo, 2026
Sadira Bobb, 2026
Jordan David, 2026
Mary Lee, 2026
Emily Ruoyu Liu, 2026
Anastazja Krostenko, 2026
Sou Min Shin, 2026
Samuel Minev-Benzecry, 2026
Kayla Williams, 2026
Miller-Marsden Prize for Innovative Research on the Environment
Anushka Vijay, 2026
Outstanding Graduate Award
Michael Hasson, 2026
Outstanding Senior Award
Barron Nguyen, 2026
Outstanding Undergraduate Award
Barron Nguyen, 2026
William W. Whitley Citizen-Scholar Prize
Angel de Dios, 2026
Economics
Anna Laura Meyers Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis
Tyan Lee, 2026
Lena Panova, 2026
John G. Sobieski Prize for Creative Thinking in Economics
Will Berriman, 2026
Energy Science & Engineering
Frank G. Miller Fellowship Award
Ben Anantachaisophon, 2028
Robert G. Lindblom Memorial Award
Pojchara Ounjaroen, 2027
English
Excellence in Honors Thesis Presentation
Lily Kerner, 2026
Marie Louise Rosenberg Award for Outstanding Honors Thesis Writing
Charlotte Herrin, 2026
Owen Jung, 2026
Sara Simoni, 2026
Rosenberg Service Award
Emily Nuñez, 2026
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
FGSS Award for Leadership in Service and Community Building
Hazel Le, 2026
Francisco Lopes Prize for Essay in Humanities
Shiven Jain, 2029
Francisco Lopes Prize for Thesis in Humanities
Gabriel Clark, 2026
Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo Prize for Essay in the Social Sciences
Melita D’Souza, 2029
Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo Prize for Thesis in the Social Sciences
Sophia Rebolledo, 2026
Monica P. Moore Prize for Creative Theses
Kerri-Ann Torgersen, 2026
French & Italian
Paul Roberts and Nina Marton Prize for Italian Literature
Kyle Feinstein, 2026
Ralph M. Hester and Laurence C. Franklin Prize: Advanced French I
Nidhi Hema Mallavarapu, 2029
Ralph M. Hester and Laurence C. Franklin Prize: Advanced French II
Kaleb Houle-Lawrence, 2027
Ralph M. Hester and Laurence C. Franklin Prize: First-Year French
Jason Yang, 2028
Ralph M. Hester and Laurence C. Franklin Prize: Second-Year French
Noella Kwizera, 2028
German Studies
The Stanford Club of Germany Best First-Year Language Student
Avery Jane Park, 2029
The Stanford Club of Germany Undergraduate Best Essay Award
Jono Wang Chu, 2027
Human Biology
Albert H. Hastorf Award for Outstanding Service to the Program in Human Biology
Daphne Yu, 2026
Barbara and Sandy Dornbusch Award for Excellence in Research Related to Families and Children
Kelly Wang, 2026
Joshua Lederberg Award for Academic Excellence
Lena Braun, 2026
Elizabeth Evers, 2026
Crystal Qian, 2026
Tatyana Sgaraglino, 2026
George Song, 2026
Kelly Wang, 2026
Kirsten Frohnmayer Research Prize for Juniors in Human Biology
Chloe Chan, 2027
Riya Ramakrishnan, 2027
Mary and Jacquelyn Edmonds Prize for Outstanding Junior in Human Biology
Jamie JudahBram, 2027
Merton & Audrey Bernfield Director's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Human Biology
Joelle Warden, 2026
Iberian and Latin American Cultures
Iberian and Latin American Cultures Outstanding Undergraduate Essay Prize
Lynn Collardin, 2026
Casey Greene, 2028
Iberian and Latin American Cultures Spanish Language Essay Prize
Josue Solis Montes, 2029
International Relations
IR Honors Program Outstanding Thesis Award
Lauren Koong, 2026
Music
Blew-Culley-Lafollette Prize in Piano
Aliya Alsafa, 2026
Carol and Peter Polk Undergraduate Music Award
Isabella McCormick, 2026
Costanza Prize for Cello Performance
Eujeong Choi, 2028
Daniel V. Robinson Prize in Performance
Zachary Lin, 2026
Friends of Music Undergraduate Composition Award
Zachary Guo, 2028
Glen & Barbara Smerage Chamber Music Performance Prize
Luke D'Silva, 2029
Theresa Jiao, 2027
Cooper Kaligis, 2027
Sarah Kendell, 2027
Eric Wang, 2026
Glen & Barbara Smerage Violin Performance Prize
Tristan Zhu, 2029
Marie Gibson Prize in Vocal Performance
Flora Yuan, 2026
Musical Theater Artistry Award
Henry Cargill, 2026
Rachelle Weiss, 2026
Patrick Butler Prize in Piano Performance
Ellen Li, 2026
Physics
David S. Levine Award
Meimei Liu, 2027
Samuel Prausnitz-Weinbaum, 2027
Jeff Willick Memorial Award
Angela Jia, 2026
Claire Munting Fernandez, 2026
Mark Zhu, 2026
Psychology
Philip G. Zimbardo Teaching Prize
Lillian Mack, 2027
Science, Technology, and Society
Robert McGinn Award
Kai Blakenship, 2026
STS Precursor Award
Jose Angel Vasquez, 2028
Walter Vincenti Award
Melody Chang, 2026
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Galina Leytes Prize in Slavic Studies
Crystal Peng, 2027
Sociology
Barbara and Sandy Dornbusch Award for Outstanding Coterm Master's Student
Husna Nashnoush, 2026
Barbara and Sandy Dornbusch Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Sociology Major
Ava Mendoza, 2026
Hasya Atiya Binti Khairuddin, 2026
Barbara and Sandy Dornbusch Award for Outstanding Sociology Honors Thesis
Ivy Jacobs, 2026
Sebastian Kane, 2026
Outstanding Sociology Oral Thesis Presentation
Ava Mendoza, 2026
Sociology & Urban Studies - Best Oral Presentation of an Honors Thesis
David Sengthay, 2026
Symbolic Systems
K. Jon Barwise Award for Distinguished Contributions to the SYMSYS Program
Zoe Quake, 2026
Patrick Ye, 2026
Robert Glushko Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Symbolic Systems
Manasi Garg, 2026
Catherine Titzer, 2026
Symbolic Systems Distinguished Teaching Award
Jade Chan, 2027
Huijun Mao, MS 2026
Urban Studies
Best Honors Thesis in Urban Studies
Eva Knowles, 2026
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