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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:

2025-26

  • Katrina Haidari, MPP '26

    Katrina Haidari, MPP '26

    Commencement Speaker Award
    Chosen by the Class of 2026 to deliver the Commencement address
  • Kurt Johnston, MIA '26

    Kurt Johnston, MIA '26

    BA-MIA/MIA – Academic Achievement Award
    Highest grade point average in the BA-MIA/MIA graduating class
  • Ikki Kubo, MIA '26

    Ikki Kubo, MIA '26

    Language Achievement Award
    For outstanding achievement in language study at GPS
  • Tiffany Liu, MIA '26

    Tiffany Liu, MIA '26

    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 2026
  • Phil Maligsa, MPP '27

    Phil Maligsa, MPP '27

    Doming Liu Award
    For a first year student who has shown leadership and significant contribution to student life as voted by the Class of 2027
  • Ofri Mantell, MPP '26

    Ofri Mantell, MPP '26

    BA-MPP/MPP – Academic Achievement Award
    Highest grade point average in the BA-MPP/MPP graduating class
  • Juan Morfín de la Parra, MIA '26

    Juan Morfín de la Parra, MIA '26

    Dean’s Teaching Award
    In memory of Ayal Margalith, awarded to best core curriculum teaching assistant or tutor as voted by the Class of 2027
  • Rio Namegaya, MPP '26

    Rio Namegaya, MPP '26

    Econometrics Award
    Recognizes the best empirical paper (quantitative)
  • Priyanka Pandey, MPP '27

    Priyanka Pandey, MPP '27

    Policy Memo Award
    First year GPS student who wrote the best policy memo paper for a course
  • Gerardo Paredes Robredo, MIA '26

    Gerardo Paredes Robredo, MIA '26

    Joseph Grunwald Award
    For significant contribution to the promotion of Inter-American understandings
  • Lauren Silver, MPP '26

    Lauren Silver, MPP '26

    Dean’s Teaching Award
    In memory of Ayal Margalith, awarded to best core curriculum teaching assistant or tutor as voted by the Class of 2027
  • Rentaro Tajima, MAS-IA '26

    Rentaro Tajima, MAS-IA '26

    MAS-IA Peer Award
    For professionalism, scholarship, collegiality, integrity, and service as voted by the Class of 2026

     
  • Warren Williams, BA-MIA '26

    Warren Williams, BA-MIA '26

    Language Achievement Award
    For outstanding achievement in language study at GPS

     
  • Blaine Worthington, MAS-IA '26

    Blaine Worthington, MAS-IA '26

    MAS-IA – Academic Achievement Award
    Highest grade point average in the MAS-IA graduating class
  • Abraham Wu, MCEPA '26

    Abraham Wu, MCEPA '26

    MCEPA – Academic Achievement Award
    Highest grade point average in the MCEPA graduating class
  • Henry Zhou, MIA '26

    Henry Zhou, MIA '26

    Ruth Adams Award
    Recognizes the best analytical paper (qualitative)