Congratulations to Students Awarded Honors and Prizes
Thursday, May 29, 2025
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights congratulates the following human rights students who received departmental honors and prizes:
Phi Beta Kappa Inductees
Luna Sadoun, General Studies
Makayla Gubbay, General Studies
Emelie Beckman, General Studies
Josephine Koch, General Studies
Jake Arlia, Columbia College
Andrada Nicolae, Columbia College
Leila Sheridan, Columbia College, Human Rights Concentrator
Denizcan Ozdemir, Columbia College, Human Rights Concentrator
Undergraduate Human Rights Departmental Honors
Bokyung Jeon, General Studies
Emelie Beckman, General Studies
Laura Giselle Romero, Columbia College
Maria-Vera Azadian, Columbia College
Andrada Nicolae, Columbia College
Myra Kraft Prizes for Superior Academic Achievement in the Study of Human Rights
Jake Arlia, Columbia College
Caroline Mendoza, Columbia College
Myra Kraft Prize for Exceptional Practical Experience in Human Rights Advocacy
Rolihlahla Nyirenda, Columbia College, Center for Strategic Litigation, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Human Rights Research Awards
Leo Palacios, GSAS, M.A. Human Rights Studies
Faculty: Shourideh Molavi
Anna Pilgrim, GSAS, M.A. Human Rights Studies
Faculty: Jackie Dugard
Aya Hachimi, GSAS, M.A. Human Rights Studies
Faculty: Harry Verhoeven
Mara Bulzan, General Studies
Faculty: Christian De Vos
Caroline Mendoza, Columbia College
Faculty: Evan McCormick
Mukudzeiishe Madzivire, Columbia College
Faculty: Tim Wyman-McCarthy
Mara Beteagu, General Studies
Faculty: Garnett Russell
Additionally, you can see our previously-announced human rights thesis competition winners and essay contest winners here and here.