Awards Convocation
Arthur C. Smith Award
Charles H. Stewart III, Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Laya & Jerome Wiesner Art Award
Simone Ovsey '10, Northridge, Calif.
Arts and Literatures
Brad and Dorothea Endicott Award
In recognition of distinguished service
and musical contribution to world music
Thomas Carr '09, Fredericksburg, Va.
Epstein Award
In recognition of distinguished service
and musical contribution
to the MIT Symphony Orchestra
Bina Choi '11, Houston, Texas
Gregory Tucker Memorial Prizes
In recognition of exceptional ability
in performance and contribution to Music & Theater Arts
Yi-Hsin Lin '09, New York, N.Y.
Benjamin Park '10, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Everett Longstreth Jazz Award
In recognition of distinguished service
and musical contribution to the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble
Christopher Han '09, Clemson, S.C.
Jack Murphy '10, Denton, TX
Richard and Jody Nordlof Awards
In recognition of distinguished service
and musical contribution to the MIT Wind Ensemble
Kaitlyn Becker '09, Narberth, Pa.
Matthew Putnam '09, Round Rock, Texas
Brandon Reese '09, Alpharetta, Ga.
Philip Loew Memorial Awards
In recognition of creative accomplishment in music
Christopher Kottke G, Cambridge, Mass.
Annie Raymond '09, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Kathryn Shroyer '09, San Antonio, Texas
J. and E. Ruina Certificates
In recognition of special gifts
Jodie-Marie Fernandes '09, St. James, Trinidad and Tobago
Thomas Carr '09, Fredericksburg, Va.
Ragnar and Margaret Naess Certificates
In recognition of exceptional talent
and commitment to performance study at MIT
Exceptional Vocal Student: Yelena Bagdasarova '10, Twin Falls, Idaho
Exceptional Vocal Student: Elisabeth Hon Hunt G, Fort Myers, Fla.
Exceptional Vocal Student: Paulina Sliwa G, Hahnstaetten, Germany
Exceptional Pianist: Nathan Haouzi '10, Hummelstown, Pa.
Exceptional Pianist: Eun-Suk Lee G, Seoul, South Korea
Exceptional Pianist: Khoa L. Nguyen '10, Houston, Texas
Exceptional Pianist: Sarah Rumbley '12, Lafayette, Colo.
Exceptional Pianist: Xiao Xiao '09, Metarie, La.
Exceptional Percussionist: Simone Ovsey '09, Northridge, Calif.
Exceptional Percussionist: Christopher Hainley G, Springfield, Ore.
Exceptional Wind Player: Dylan Sherry '12, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Exceptional Wind Player: Benjamin Steinhorn '12, Chicago, Ill.
Excpetional String Player: Tanya Goldhaber '10, Boulder, Colo.
Excpetional String Player: Sherman Jia G, Roslyn Heights, N.Y.
Emerson Music Fellowships
Thomas Carr '09, Fredericksburg, Va., for piano
Alvin Chen '10, Irvine, Calif., for piano
Bina Choi '09, Houston, Texas, for cello
Elisabeth Hon Hunt G, Fort Myers, Fla., for voice
Nicholas Joliat '10, Lexinton, Mass., for piano
Jennifer Lai '11, Honolulu, Hawaii, for piano
Andrew Wang '11, Sugarland, Texas, for piano
The Joseph D. Everingham Award
Recognizes a single creative outstanding performance
or notable creative accomplishments in theater arts by a graduating senior
Ashley Micks, Columbus, Ohio
Sally Peach, Bessemer City, N.C.
Edward S. Darna Awards
Presented to a graduating student who has demonstrated
excellence in theater arts and made a substantial contribution
to the health of theater life on the MIT campus
Hanna Kuznetsov, Lexington, Mass.
Brian Demers, West Boylston, Mass.
I. Austin Kelly III Essay Prizes
Awarded for best undergraduate essay
Cristen Blair Chinea '10, New York, N.Y.
Kelley-Douglas Summer ’09 Traveling Fellowships
Jose Barcena '10, Bronx, N.Y.
Jodie-Marie Fernandes '09, St. James, Trinidad and Tobago
Brooke Jarrett '10, Palatine, Ill.
Diana Jue '09, Los Angeles, Calif.
SeoHyung Kim '10, Cheong-ju, South Korea
Amy Leung '10, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Yuijing Li '10, Bronx, N.Y.
Christie Lin '11, Rockville, Md.
Richard Prevost '11, Springfield, Va.
Sukrit Ranjan '10, Northbrook, Ill.
Adam Talsma '10, Scottville, Mich.
Jingwen Tao '09, Houston, Texas
Liz Theurer '10, Newberry, Fla.
James Ira Winder '10, Asheville, N.C.
Center for International Studies
CIS Summer Study Grant
Doctoral Students in International Affairs
Summer Support for Dissertation Research
Greg Distelhorst, Seattle Wash.
Erica Dobbs, Chicago, Ill.
Keren Fraiman, Chicago, Ill.
Xaq Frolich, Austin, Texas
Jason Jackson, Mandeville, Jamaica
Yumin Joo, Seoul, South Korea
Stephanie Kaplan, Arlington Heights, Ill.
Cynthia Kinnan, Golden, Colo.
Peter Krause, West Hartford, Conn.
Topher McDougal, Santa Fe, N.M.
Karin Oen, Dorchester, Mass.
Timea Pal, Tg-Mures/Marosvasarhely, Romania
Michael Rossi
Nah Yoon Shin, Seoul, South Korea
Caitlin Talmadge, Dallas, Texas
Yanbo Wang, Changchun, China
Yuan Xiao, Beijing, China
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Award for Excellence in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Given to undergraduates who achieve proficiency in a foreign language,
cultural understanding and enthusiasm for foreign language and learning
Carmel Mercado '09, Coral Springs, Fla.
Mahalia Miller '09, Stevens Point, Wis.
Bianca Tayina Tardieu '10, Rockville, Md.
Lufthansa Prize
For Excellence in German Studies
First prize: Manuel Esquivel Echeverria '10, San Jose, Costa Rica
First prize: Mattias Flander '11, Gothenburg, Sweden
Second prize: Katherine de Kleer '09, Los Altos, Calif.
Second prize: Sophie Poizeau G, Antony, France
Third prize: Jeremy Kuempel '10, Cincinnati, Ohio
Third prize: Muriel L. Rambeloarison, '11, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Third prize: Ana-Maria Piso '10, Bucharest, Romania
Third prize: Jovana Veselinovic '12, East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Third prize: Cathy Wu '11, Redmond, Wash.
Third prize: Tony (Hyun) Kim '09, Lynnwood, Wash.
Third prize: Kesavan Yogeswaran '11, Rochester, N.Y.
Third prize: Mahalia Miller '09, Stevens Point, Wis.
Summer Study Scholarship in Mexico
For excellence in Spanish studies
Dorian Dargan '11, Wichita Falls, Texas
January Scholars in France
For excellence in French studies
Koyel Bhattacharyya '09, Rockville, Md.
Melissa Diskin '11, Newport News, Va.
Alina Griner '10, Lexington, Mass.
Elizabeth Leshen '10, New York, N.Y.
The 2008-2009 Ilona Karmel Writing Prizes Competition
Boit Manuscript Prize-Drama
First prize: Anneke Schwob '10
Second prize: Long Lam '10
Honorable Mention: Jonathan Sue-Ho '10
Boit Manuscript Prize-Essay
1st prize: Marguerite Siboni '10
1st prize: Jason E. Douglas '11
Boit Manuscript Prize-Fiction
First prize: Lindsay Johnson '11
Second prize: Minah Shahbaz '09
Honorable Mention: Susan Shepherd '11
Honorable Mention: Anna Waldman-Brown '11
Boit Manuscript Prize-Poetry
First prize: Renee Reder '10
Second prize: Seohyung Kim '10
Honorable Mention: Sarah Campbell Proehl '09
Ellen King Prize for Freshman Writing
First prize: Kelechi Nwosu '12
Second prize: Aimee Harrison '12
Honorable Mention: Jessica Lin '12
Enterprise Poets Prize in Imagining a Future
First prize: Tony Hyun Kim '09
First prize: Nevada Sanchez '10
Second prize: Anna Waldman-Brown '11
Prize for Writing Science Fiction
First prize: Gillian Conahan '10
Second prize: Susan Shepherd '11
Honorable Mention: Natania Antler '09
The Robert A. Boit Writing Prize-Essay
First prize: Marguerite Siboni '10
Second prize: Kristen Uhmeyer '09
Second prize: Cristen Blair Chinea '10
The Robert A. Boit Writing Prize-Poetry
First prize: Sarah Campbell Proehl '09
Second prize: Liz Hanson '11
Third prize: Alexandra Corella '10
The Robert A. Boit Writing Prize-Short Story
First prize: Seohyung Kim '10
Second prize: Anneke Schwob '10
Second prize: Renee Reder '10
S. Klein Prize for Science Writing
First prize: Genevieve Wanucha G
Second prize: Yuri Hanada '10
S. Klein Prize for Technical Writing
Second prize: Tony (Hyun) Kim '09
Second prize: Annick Aubin Pouliot '09
DeWitt Wallace Prize for Science Writing for the Public
First prize: Matthew Meiser '11
First prize: Fangfei Shen '11
Second prize: Anneke Schwob '10
Honorable Mention: Chris Kennedy '10
Vera List for Writing on the Visual Arts
First prize: Seohyung Kim '10
Second prize: George Hansel '12
WHS Prize for Engineering Writing
First prize: Clara Yuan '09
Second prize: Eric Dow '09
Second prize: Garrett Robinson '09
Honorable Mention: Katrina Westerhof '10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology