Student Awards

At the end of each year, students are recognized for their achievements and/or contributions to their peers and to the GPS community. After weeks of voting and assessment, we are happy to announce the recipients of this year’s awards:

2023-24

Okilbek Abdumavlanov, MIA '25

Doming Liu Award
For a first year student who has shown leadership and significant contribution to student life as voted by the Class of 2025
Anjali Bhatt, MAS-IA '24
MAS-IA – Academic Achievement Award
Highest grade point average in the MAS-IA graduating class
Anne Charles, MPP '24
Dean’s Teaching Award
In memory of Ayal Margalith, awarded to best core curriculum teaching assistant or tutor as voted by the Class of 2025
Jordan Chu, MPP '24
Commencement Speaker Award
Chosen by the Class of 2024 to deliver the Commencement address
Jonathan Elkobi, MCEPA '24

MCEPA – Academic Achievement Award (Co-recipient)
Highest grade point average in the MCEPA graduating class

Richard Covington Award
Recognizes a technically excellent program design and evaluation paper

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Mir Muhtadi Faiaz, MPP '24
BA-MPP/MPP – Academic Achievement Award
Highest grade point average in the BA-MPP/MPP graduating class
Danielle Groper, MIA '24
Language Achievement Award
For outstanding achievement in language study at GPS
Daniel Hershfield, MIA '25

Policy Memo Award
First year GPS student who wrote the best policy memo paper for a course

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Paula Jaramillo, MIA '24
Joseph Grunwald Award
For significant contribution to the promotion of Inter-American understandings
Taysia Leung, MIA '24
Ayal Margalith Memorial Award
In memory of Ayal Margalith to a graduating student who has shown leadership, excellence, and devotion to the GPS student body and community within their time at GPS as voted by the Class of 2024
Devin McCormick, MAS-IA '24
MAS-IA Peer Award
For professionalism, scholarship, collegiality, integrity, and service as voted by the Class of 2024
Fernanda Andrea Padilla, BA-MIA '24

Ruth Adams Award
Recognizes the best analytical paper (qualitative)

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Minh Nam Pham, MIA '24
BA-MIA/MIA – Academic Achievement Award
Highest grade point average in the BA-MIA/MIA graduating class
Dinah Shi, MCEPA '24
MCEPA – Academic Achievement Award (Co-recipient)
Highest grade point average in the MCEPA graduating class
Joy Werner, MPP '24

EDI Award Award
Given based on student-initiated Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) activities that have had a meaningful impact on student life and well-being
Akshay Yeddanapudi, MIA '24

Econometrics Award
Recognizes the best empirical paper (quantitative)

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