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The following prizes were awarded at the Last
Chapel Awards Convocation on Ivy Day, May 20, 2006.
The Nancy Cook Steeper ’59 Prize to a
senior who, through involvement with the Alumnae Association, has made a significant
contribution to building connections between Smith alumnae and current students to
Sarah Zeiser ’06
The Newton Arvin Prize in American Studies
for the best long paper in the introductory course on the Study of American Society
and Culture to Marissa Cyr ’09, Anya Domlesky ’06; Honorable Mention,
Raquel Manzanares ’08 and Abigail Minor ’08
The Eleanor Flexner Prize for the best piece of work
by a Smith undergraduate using the Sophia Smith Collection and the Smith Archives
to Christina Arrison ’06
The Nancy Boyd Gardner Prize for an outstanding paper
or other project in American studies by a Smithsonian intern or American studies
major to Maeve Montalvo ’07; Honorable Mention, Kathryn Fox ’07 and Kathryn
Maclean ’06
The Donald H. Sheehan Memorial Prize for outstanding
work in American studies to April Simpson ’06
The Samuel Bowles Prize for the best paper
on an anthropological subject to Desiree Araujo ’07J
The Megan Hart Jones Studio Art Prize for judged
work in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic arts or architecture to
Jennifer Daugherty ’06
The Elizabeth Killian Roberts Prize for the best drawing
by an undergraduate to Amanda Millis ’08
The Enid Silver Winslow ’54 Prize in
Art History for the best student paper written in an art history course taught at
Smith to Caroline Roberts ’06; Honorable Mention, Sarah-Neel Smith ’07
The Tryon Prize to a Smith student (or Five
College student in a Smith class) for the best piece of writing on a work of art
in the Smith College Museum of Art to Carolyn Creedon AC ’06
The Sarah Winter Pokora Prize to a senior who
has excelled in athletics and academics to Katherine Obara ’06 and Camille
Whitney ’06
The Margaret Wemple Brigham Prize to a senior
for excellence in the study of microbiology or immunology to Erika Barbero ’06,
Natalia Grob ’06, Eleanor Loomis ’06, Jocelyn Rice ’06 and Tessa
Robinson ’06
The Amey Randall Brown Prize for the best essay on a
botanical subject to: First Prize: Emmi Felker-Quinn ’06, Laura Harmacek ’06
and Elizabeth McCarthy ’06; Honorable Mention, Mona Sudo ’06
The Esther Carpenter Biology Prize in general biology
to a first-year woman graduate student to Diana Proctor GR and Maria Solano GR
The Harriet R. Foote Memorial Prize for outstanding
work in botany based on a paper, course work or other contribution to the plant sciences
at Smith to Emmi Felker-Quinn ’06
The Kathleen Bostwick Boyden Prize to a member
of the Service Organizations of Smith demonstrating initiative in her volunteer contributions
to the community to Stacy Braverman ’06 and Chelsea Marshall ’06
The Mollie Rogers/Newman Association Prize to a student
who has demonstrated a dedication to humanity and a clear vision for translating
that dedication into service that fosters peace and justice among people of diverse
cultures to Elizabeth Koke ’07
The Newman Association Prize for outstanding leadership,
dedication and service to the Newman Association at Smith College to Mary
Trudeau AC ’06
The Deborah Sosland-Edelman Prize to a senior
for outstanding leadership in the Jewish community at Smith and valuable contribution
to Smith College campus life to Stacy Braverman ’06 and Allison Kurtz ’06
The American Chemical Society/Organic Chemistry
Award/Polymer Education Division for outstanding work in the organic chemistry sequence
to Jennie Brown ’08
The American Institute of Chemists/New England Division
prize to an outstanding chemist, biochemist or chemical engineer in the graduating
class to Sara Green ’06
The C. Pauline Burt Prize to a senior majoring in chemistry
or biochemistry who has shown high potential for further study in science to Teresa
Jacques ’06
The Connecticut Valley Section of the American Chemical
Society Award to a student who has done outstanding work in chemistry, biochemistry
or chemical engineering Lindsay Hatch ’06
The American Chemical Society/Division of Analytical
Chemistry Award to a junior chemistry major who has excelled in analytical chemistry
to Fadzai Chinyengetere ’07
The CRC Press Introductory Chemistry Achievement Award
in introductory chemistry to Hannah Buettner ’09, Aileen Novero ’09,
Katherine Salamone ’09 and Maya Wei-Haas ’09
The Hause-Scheffer Memorial Prize to a senior majoring
in chemistry with the best record in that subject to Lindsay Hatch ’06
The Hellman Award in Biochemistry for outstanding achievement
in the second semester of biochemistry to Jeanne McKeon ’06
The Rosenfeld Award in Organic Chemistry for
excellence in the first semester of organic chemistry to Jennie Brown ’08 and
Rachael Moffett ’08
The John Everett Brady Prize for excellence
in translation of Latin at sight to Lindsay Sears ’07; and for the best performance
in the beginning Latin course to Emily Everett ’09 and Aileen Novero ’09
The Julia Harwood Caverno Prize for the best performance
in the beginning Greek course to Korinna Burnham ’08 and Leah Jablonski ’07
The Alice Hubbard Derby Prize to a member of the junior
or senior class for excellence in the translation of Greek at sight to Emily Powers ’06
and Lindsay Sears ’07; and to a member of the junior or senior class for excellence
in the study of Greek literature in the year in which the award is made to Emily
Powers ’06
The George E. Dimock Prize for the best essay
on a classical subject to Korinna Burnham ’08
The Bert Mendelson Prize to a sophomore for
excellence in computer science to Constance Baltera ’08 and Sarah Unnoken ’08;
and for excellence in the computer science major to a senior to Alexandra Berkoff ’06
The David C. Burres Memorial Law Prize to a
senior or an alumna accepted at law school intending to practice law in the public
interest to Stacy Braverman ’06
The Arthur Ellis Hamm Prize awarded on the basis of
the best first-year student’s record to Merilie Reynolds ’08, Puja Singhal ’08
and Alison Smith ’08
The Juliet Evans Nelson Award to graduating seniors
for their contributions to the Smith community and demonstrated commitment to campus
life to Stacy Braverman ’06, Lianna Kushi ’06, Maia Porter AC ’06
and Maeghan Vaillancourt ’06
The Victoria L. Schrager Prize to a senior who has maintained
a distinguished academic record and has also taken an important part in student activities
to Sara Barz ’06, Stina Söderling ’06 and Natalia Sucha ’06
The Ruth Dietrich Tuttle Prize to encourage
further study, travel or research in the areas of international relations, race relations
or peace studies to Kathleen Gabel ’06 and Ashley Thornton ’06
The Andrew C. Slater Prize for excellence in
debate to Jessica Clarke ’06 and for most improved debater to Anne Halsey ’06
The Ettie Chin Hong ’36 Prize to a senior
major or minor in East Asian Languages and Literatures for leadership and academic
achievement intending to pursue a career in education or service to immigrant and
needy communities to Shannon Foreman ’06 and Courtney Shike ’06
The Samuel Bowles Prize for the best thesis
on an economics subject to Tam Thanh Le ’06 and Elen Shrestha ’06
The Sidney S. Cohen Prize for outstanding work in the
field of economics to Jill Abramowitz ’06, Sarah Anders ’06, Tam Thanh
Le ’06, Nandini Nayar ’06, Elen Shrestha ’06, Natalia Sucha ’06
and Camille Whitney ’06
The Larry C. Selgelid Memorial Prize for outstanding
work in economics by a Smith senior to Hassani Turner ’06
The Adeline Devor Penberthy, Class of 1945,
Memorial Prize to an undergraduate engineering major for academic excellence in engineering
and outstanding contributions toward building a community of learners within the
Picker Engineering Program to Ilona Johnson ’06 and Rebecca Snelling ’06
The Nancy Hellman Prize, established in 2005, to the
Smith engineering student who has made extraordinary contributions to the advancement
of women in engineering to Netty Nina ’07
The Ford Motor Company Prize for Sustainability
to a student who has distinguished herself for her work in support of a sustainable
environment to Ilona Johnson ’06
The Anne Bradstreet Prize from the Academy
of American Poets for the best poem or group of poems submitted by an undergraduate
to Julia Williams ’07
The Elizabeth Babcock Poetry Prize for the best group
of poems to Julia Williams ’07
The Ethel Olin Corbin Prize to an undergraduate for
the best original poem or informal essay in English to Julia Williams ’07
The Elizabeth Drew Prize for the best honors thesis
to Erin Spampinato ’06; for the best fiction writing to Rachel Love ’09;
for the best essay on a literary subject by a first-year student to Dianne Mitchell ’09;
and for the best classroom essay to Salima Hamirani AC
The Ruth Forbes Eliot Poetry Prize for the best poem
submitted by a first-year student or sophomore to Johanna Barron ’09
The Clara French Prize to a senior who has advanced
furthest in the study of English language and literature to Aria Cabot ’06
The Helen Kate Furness Prize for the best essay on a
Shakespearean theme to Salima Hamirani AC
The Vernon Harward Prize to the best student scholar
of Chaucer to Elizabeth Hacker ’08
The James T. and Ellen M. Hatfield Memorial Prize for
the best short story by a senior majoring in English to Elise Tanimoto ’06
The Mary Augusta Jordan Prize to a senior for the most
original piece of literary work in prose or verse to Jaime Taylor ’06
The Norma M. Leas, Class of 1939, Memorial Prize to
a graduating English major for excellence in written English to Carolyn Creedon AC ’06
The Emogene Mahony Memorial Prize for the best essay
on a literary subject written by a first-year student to Dara Kaye ’09; and
for the best honors thesis in the Department of English Language and Literature to
Erin Spampinato ’06
The Elizabeth Montagu Prize for the best essay on a
literary subject concerning women to Allison Kleber ’06
The Gertrude Posner Spencer Prize for excellence in
writing fiction to Noelle O’Reilly ’09; for excellence in writing nonfiction
prose to Samantha Leland ’06, Molly Shea ’06 and April Simpson ’06;
and for excellence in writing narrative to Kathryn Sutton ’08
The Rosemary Thomas Poetry Prize for the best
group of poems to Carolyn Creedon AC ’06 and Laurie Guerrero-Garcés
AC
The Césaire Prize for excellence in
an essay or other project in French by a junior or a senior on campus to Sylvia Mullins
AC ’06 and Kelsey Sunderland ’06
The Ruth Alpern Leipziger Prize to an outstanding French
major participating in the Junior Year Abroad Program in Paris to Schuyler Clemente ’07,
Leslie James ’07, Korin Kane ’07, Valerie Nucete ’07 and Laura
Parker-Noyes ’07
The Josephine Ott Prize to a junior in Paris or Geneva
for her commitment to the French language and European civilization to Mary-Morgan
Childs ’07 and Jessie Fredlund ’07
The Voltaire Prize to a sophomore for an essay
or other project in French that shows originality and engagement with her subject
to Sarah Muffly ’08
The Mineralogical Society of America Undergraduate
Award for excellence in the field of mineralogy to Sarah Vorhies ’06
The Anita Luria Ascher Memorial Prize to a
senior German major who began German when she arrived at Smith and has made unusual
progress to Christina Arrison ’06; to a senior German major who knew some German
when she arrived at Smith and whose progress in four years has been considerable,
to Kerstin McGaughey ’06; and to the senior non-major who started German at
Smith and made exceptional progress, to Hannah Clancy ’06
The Dawes Prize for the best undergraduate
work on political science to Molly Reynolds ’06
The Vera Lee Brown Prize for excellence in
history to a senior majoring in history in regular course to Christina Arrison ’06
The Hazel L. Edgerly Prize to a senior honors history
student for distinguished work in that subject to Jaci Eisenberg ’06
The Thomas Corwin Mendenhall Prize for an essay
evolving from any history course, excluding special studies, seminars and honors
long papers, to Indigo Pfaff-Powers ’06 and Stefanie Renaud ’06
The Michele Cantarella Memorial “Dante
Prize” to a Smith College senior for the best essay in Italian on any aspect
of The Divine Comedy to Aria Cabot ’06 and Carolyn Creedon AC ’06
The Anacleta C. Vezzetti Prize to a senior for the best
piece of writing in Italian on any aspect of the culture of Italy to Aria Cabot ’06,
Jessica Parisi ’06 and Karen Penda ’06
The Sidney Balman Prize for outstanding work
in the Jewish Studies Program to Rachel Rubenstein ’07
The Susan Cohen ’62 and Paula Deitz ’59
Prize in Landscape Studies for excellence in a thesis, paper or project that examines
the science, design or culture of the built environment to Alexandra Janos ’08
The Suzan Rose Benedict Prize to a sophomore
for excellence in mathematics to Gillian Brunet ’08
The Ann Kirsten Pokora Prize to a senior with a distinguished
academic record in mathematics to Nadia Benbernou ’06 and Patricia Cahn ’06
The Unity Award of the Office of Multicultural
Affairs to the student who has made an outstanding contribution toward promoting
diversity and multiculturalism in the Smith College community to Jamie Cinco ’06,
Jessica Pippen ’06 and Yamama Raza ’06
The Harriet Dey Barnum Prize for outstanding
work in music to the best all-around student of music in the senior class to Hannah
Clancy ’06 and Jennifer R. Recht ’06
The Settie Lehman Fatman Prize for outstanding music
composition to Jennifer R. Recht ’06
The Ida Deck Haigh Memorial Prize to a student of piano
for distinguished achievement in performance and related musical disciplines to Mina
Kim ’06 and Mary O’Neal ’06
The Sarah Hamilton Memorial Prize for the best essay
on music to Hannah Clancy ’06 and Abbe Skinner ’06
The Judith Raskin Memorial Prize for the outstanding
senior voice student to Hannah Clancy ’06
The Ernst Wallfisch Prize to a student of music
for outstanding talent, commitment and diligence to Ann Garlid ’06 and Anna
Lawrence ’06
The Florence Corliss Lamont Prize, a medal
awarded for work in philosophy, to Marnie Galloway ’06
The John S. Mekeel Memorial Prize to a senior for outstanding
work in philosophy to Amanda Runnels ’06
The Adelaide W. Bull Paganelli ’30 Prize
for outstanding work in physics and high potential for further study to Sirein Awadalla ’06,
Esi Cleland ’06, Mariel Desroche ’06 and Emily Gardel ’06
The Frank A. Waterman Prize to a senior who has done
excellent work in physics to Amy Clement ’06
The James Gardner Buttrick Prize for the best
essay in the field of religion and Biblical literature to Carolyn Creedon AC ’06
The Henry Lewis Foote Memorial Prize for excellence
in biblical studies to Kaitlyn Webster ’08
The Jochanan H.A. Wijnhoven Prize for the best
essay on a subject in Jewish religious thought written for a course in the Department
of Religion or in the Program in Jewish Studies to Stacey Baird ’06
The Department of Russian Prize for the best
work in Russian literature by a senior majoring in Russian to Kathryn Baldassaro ’06
The Arthur Shattuck Parsons Memorial Prize
to the student with the outstanding paper in sociological theory or its application
to Caitlin Daniel ’06
The Yvonne Sarah Bernhardt Buerger Prize to
the students who have made the most notable contribution to the dramatic activities
of the college to Arielle Faye-Foulds ’06, Laine Goerner ’06, Analise
Hartnett ’06 and Leta Tremblay ’07
The Marilyn Knapp Campbell Prize to the student excelling
in stage management to Ellys Abrams ’08
The Samuel A. Eliot, Jr./Julia Heflin Award for distinguished
directing in the theatre to Toby Bercovici ’06 and Brynne Kraynak ’06
The Denis Johnston Playwriting Award for the best play
or musical written by an undergraduate at Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke or Smith
colleges or the University of Massachusetts to—First Prize: Hilary Goldberg ’08
and Sophia Savage ’06. Second Prize: Amanda Hope Freeman ’06J. Third
Prize: Desiree Akhavan ’07; Michael Giordano, Hampshire; and Tamara Llosa-Sandor ’06
The Peggy Clark Kelly Design Prize for a student demonstrating
exceptional achievement in lighting, costume or set design to Sarah Lackner ’06
and Jacquelyn Marolt ’07
The Jill Cummins MacLean Prize to a drama major for
outstanding dramatic achievement with a comic touch in writing, acting or dance to
Yea Bin Diana Oh ’08
The Rita Singler Prize for outstanding achievement in
technical theatre to Heather Gallagher ’06 and Joann Longobardo ’08
The Denton Snyder Acting Prize to a Smith senior
who has demonstrated distinguished acting in the theatre to Brynne Kraynak ’06
and Holly Nañes ’06
The Jeanne McFarland Prize for excellent work
in women’s studies to Katherine Costello ’07J, Melissa Finell ’08,
Chelsea Marshall ’06 and Elizabeth Tonti ’07J
The Meg Quigley Prize in Women’s Studies for the
best paper in the Introduction to Women’s Studies course to Anna Promey-Fallot ’08
and Claire Wilson ’09
The Valeria Dean Burgess Stevens Prize for excellent
work in women’s studies to Cara Gaumont ’07, Cara Sharpes AC and Margaret
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