Graduate Student Awards recognize outstanding work in the humanities. Students are nominated to apply for these awards by their respective departments.
2024/2025
The Alice M. Brennan Humanities Award
| Scott Chase |
Religion |
| Damon Hatheway |
Classical Studies |
| Genevieve Kane |
American Studies |
| Colin Lacey |
Classical Studies |
| Daniel Leonard |
English |
| Meghan Townes |
American Studies |
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Meredith Diane Barber |
History |
| Khadija Joss |
Romance Studies |
| Margot Rashba |
History |
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Toni Armstrong |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Renée Brown |
History of Art & Architecture |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Seowon Baek |
Philosophy |
| Íñigo Huércanos Esparza |
Romance Studies |
*All Graduate Student Award recipients also receive The Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award.
2023/2024
The Alice M. Brennan Humanities Award
| Nicholas Covaleski |
Religion |
| Colleen Foran |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Felix Kpogo |
Linguistics |
| Gabriel Quick |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Karina Sembe |
Romance Studies |
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Leyla Jafarova |
Anthropology |
| Kuizhi Wang |
Philosophy |
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Sarah Hopkinson |
English |
| Ena Ozaki |
American & New England Studies Program |
| Elizabeth Walters |
American & New England Studies Program |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Gabriel Paxton |
Religion |
| Erin Tatz |
Political Science |
*All Graduate Student Award recipients also receive The Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award.
2022/2023
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Shannon Bewley |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Sara Boston |
Religion |
| Perri Meldon |
American & New England Studies |
| Micah Trautmann |
Philosophy |
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Margaret Boyd |
English |
| Alicia Matz |
Classical Studies |
| Holly Wiegand |
English |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Federica Bocchi |
Philosophy |
| Maya Chakravorty |
Classical Studies |
| Sybil F. Joslyn |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Emily Palombella |
American & New England Studies |
| Courteney Elizabeth Smith |
History |
*All Graduate Student Award recipients also receive The Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award.
2020/2021
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Ian Nurmi |
Classical Studies |
| Noa Saunders |
English |
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Elisheva Ash |
Graduate Program in Religion |
| Chaeyoung Lee |
Musicology & Ethnomusicology |
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.
2021/2022
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Eric Bjornson |
English |
| Grace Bernadette McGowan |
American & New England Studies Program |
| Monica Rey |
Graduate Program in Religion |
| Constanza Robles |
History of Art & Architecture |
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Jordan Conley |
Graduate Program in Religion |
| Gana Ndiaye |
Anthropology |
| Madeline Webster |
American & New England Studies Program |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Heather Mooney |
Sociology |
| Evgeniya Prikhodko |
Romance Studies |
| Aja Watkins |
Philosophy |
*All Graduate Student Award recipients also receive The Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award.
2020/2021
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Ian Nurmi |
Classical Studies |
| Noa Saunders |
English |
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Elisheva Ash |
Graduate Program in Religion |
| Chaeyoung Lee |
Musicology & Ethnomusicology |
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.
2019/2020
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Christopher Stokum |
American & New England Studies |
| Constance Vottero |
Romance Studies |
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Kiernan Acquisto |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Kaitlyn Martin Fox |
Religious Studies |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Guzin Eren |
Archaeology |
| Kathleen Forste |
Anthropology |
| Jeanna Kinnebrew |
History |
| Defne Kirmizi |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Megan LeBarron |
American & New England Studies |
*All Graduate Student Award recipients also receive The Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award.
2018/2019
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Christopher Bartlett |
English |
| Patrick T.J. Browne |
History |
| José Luis Nogales-Baena |
Romance Studies |
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Lauren Graves |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Mariah Gruner |
American & New England Studies |
The Alice M. Brennan Humanities Award
| Laurie Mar Garriga |
Romance Studies |
| Carlos Muñoz-Cadilla |
History of Art & Architecture |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Aaron Alexander Ahlstrom |
American & New England Studies |
| Cari Babitzke |
History |
| Brian Barone |
Musicology/Ethnomusicology |
| Scott Daniel Possiel |
Religious Studies |
| Mohammad Adnan Rehman |
Religious Studies |
*All Graduate Student Award recipients also receive The Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award.
2017/2018
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Kurt Blankschaen |
Philosophy |
| Christine Elizabeth D’Auria |
American & New England Studies |
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Annael Jonas-Paneth |
English |
| Philip Noonan |
Romance Studies |
| Katherine Grace Valde |
Philosophy |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Andrew William Bell |
History |
| Tessa Josephine Hite |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Paul Matthews |
Religious Studies |
| Colin Cromwell Pang |
Classical Studies |
| Joseph Saravo |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Yang Shen |
Anthropology |
| Emma Thomas |
American & New England Studies |
*All Graduate Students Award recipients also receive The Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award.
2016/2017
The Alice M. Brennan Humanities Award
| Agnes Burt |
History |
| Maité Cruz Tleugabulova |
Philosophy |
| Amir Brandon Effat |
Romance Studies |
| Sasha Bianca Goldman |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Jennifer Lindsay |
Religion |
| Jonathan Najarian |
English |
| Patrick Whitmarsh |
English |
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Kuei-Chen Chen |
Philosophy |
| Julie Rebecca Keresztes |
History |
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Shannon Burke Draucker |
English |
| Andrew Henry |
Religion |
| Chaim Elly Moseson |
Religion |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Taken Mir Ali |
Religion |
| Pamela Feo |
Music |
| Alexandra J. Gold |
English |
| Ewa Matyczyk |
History of Art & Architecture |
*All Graduate Students Award recipients also receive The Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award..
2015/2016
The Alice M. Brennan Humanities Award
| Greg Chase |
English |
| Laura Masur |
Archaeology |
| Kate Neilsen |
English |
| Ryan Weberling |
English |
The Clarimond Mansfield Award
| Nausheen Eusuf |
English |
| Amanda Jarvis |
Classical Studies |
The Helen G. Allen Humanities Award
| Laura Hutcheson |
Classical Studies |
| Anjuli Lebowitz |
History of Art & Architecture |
| Gerry Lee Lustila |
Philosophy |
| Arthur A. MacConochie |
English |
The Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize
| Elizabeth Baxter |
Classical Studies |
| Jenai Engelhard Humphreys |
Romance Studies |
| Zoe Kelly-Nacht |
Religious Studies |
| James Kinkaid |
Philosophy |
| Jade Luiz |
Archaeology |
| Catherine Martin |
American & New England Studies |
| Emma Newcombe |
American & New England Studies |
| Monique A. Roy |
Romance Studies |
| Sam Shupe |
American & New England Studies |
| Brandon Simonson |
Religious Studies |
| Ryan Sosna |
Philosophy |
| Benjamin Twagira |
History |
*All Graduate Students Award recipients also receive The Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award.