Congratulations to Students Awarded Honors and Prizes

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights congratulates the following human rights students who received departmental honors and prizes: 

Phi Beta Kappa Inductees 

Alisha Arshad, Columbia College

Daya Benami Narasimhan, Columbia College
Victor Jandres Rivera, Columbia College
Megan Lunny, Columbia College
Matthew Ruppert, Columbia College
Chiara-Lou Parriaud, General Studies
Clemence Roy, General Studies
Machaela Parkin, General Studies
Tse Ning Chang, General Studies
Undergraduate Human Rights Departmental Honors 
Clemence Roy, General Studies
Daya Benami Narasimhan, Columbia College
Capucine Rame, General Studies
Jean Shin, Columbia College
Roisin Casey, General Studies
Miller Human Rights Award
Ruth Louise Meschery-McCormack, Columbia College, SIT program at Universidad Nacional de San Martín 
Angel Gilbert, Columbia College, Witness to Mass Incarceration
Laura Giselle Romero, Columbia College, Paralegal Advocate at The Brave House
Madison Watkins, General Studies, Department of Child Protection and Permanency
Myra Kraft Prizes for Superior Academic Achievement in the Study of Human Rights
Matthew Ruppert, Columbia College
Megan Lunny, Columbia College
Alisha Arshad, Columbia College
Myra Kraft Prize for Exceptional Practical Experience in Human Rights Advocacy
Laura Romero, Columbia College, Human Rights First’s Refugee Representation Program
Human Rights Research Award
Tanya Tandon, GSAS, Masters in Human Rights Studies
Vivien Sweet, Columbia College
Josephine Koch, General Studies
Johanna Wassong, GSAS, Masters in Human Rights Studies
Abdallatieph Sabbagh, SIPA, Master's of International Affairs, Economic and Political Development
Summer Volunteer Program
Camila Abarca, General Studies, International Forum of Indigenous Women
Sarah Hughes, GSAS, Masters in Human Rights Studies, Mountain Spirit
Christina Pertiwi, GSAS, Masters in Human Rights Studies, Indigenous Peoples Rights International
Additionally, you can see our previously-announced human rights thesis competition winners and essay contest winners here and here.