Sustainable Development Awards
Sustainable Development Departmental Honors
Sustainable Development majors who wish to be considered for departmental honors must:
1. Have a grade point average of at least 3.7 in their major courses.
2. Take two courses of the senior thesis seminar.
3. Receive at least a B+ in both senior thesis courses.
2024
Suleyman Ahmed
Claire Diao
Sophie Hanin
2023
Divya Agarwala
Clio Dakolias
Heidi Lichtl
Kiara Ordóñez Olazábal
Justas Pakašius
Maris Welch
2022
Lauren Apollaro
Benjamin Dahan
Lily Friedland
Nicholas Kime
Isadora Muszkat
Jiashi Yang
2021
Sophia Ahmed
Emily Garfunkel
Alice Jetin
Isobel Miles
Jeremy Zimmerman
2020
Max Goodman
Cyrus Hadavi
Juan Martinez
Priya Mishra
Carla Singson
2019
Mary Bannister
Elise Gout
Xinyi Gu
Chelsea Jean-Michel
Alexander Loznak
2018
Abigail Sharkey
Jesse Thorson
Sam Goldberg
2017
Sophia Rhee
Elana Sulakshana
Jonathan Young
2016
Joelle Boxer
Alexis Huseby
Anna Lopresti
2015
Noeleen Advani
Alyssa Menz
2014
Monica Molina
Erica Bower
Mason Ben Yair
2013
Rebecca Smith
2012
Tal Lee Anderman
Erin Stahmer
Stuart Gaffin Award for Leadership and Engagement
The Stuart Gaffin Award for Leadership and Engagement honors an individual or group of students in their senior year who will graduate with either a major or special concentration degree from the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development. The award commemorates Professor Stuart Gaffin, who taught the Workshop in Sustainable Development from 2009-2019. Award selections will be based on nominating and supporting letters from students, faculty, and staff. Awardees will be selected based on demonstrated leadership and service in the spirit of sustainable development either on or off campus. The award honors leadership, impact, engagement, and dedication, all of which were characteristic of Professor Gaffin’s contributions to our Columbia community.
2024
Daniel Leal de Moraes Santana
Sherrye Ye
2023
Taejeong Woo
Nour Elgoweili
2022
Nicholas Kime
Lauren Ritchie
2021
Sophia Ahmed
Sonia Mahajan
2020
Elizabeth Kokes
Carla Singson
2019
Ambria Benesch
Annie Block
Rashad Crew
Lovens Gjed
Juan Jose Guzman
Sophia Koh
Josiah Langstaff
Emil Mella
Bradford Parker
Natalie Vibhagool
Phi Beta Kappa
Each year 10% of graduating seniors are nominated for this honor (2% in fall and 8% in spring). Students are chosen based on the breadth, depth and rigor of their academic achievements, as well as recommendations from faculty members on their intellectual promise, character, and achievement both in and out of the classroom.
2024
Claire Diao
Sarah Wilson
2023
Frederique Fyhr
Sophie Grant
Vida Han
Bea Urofsky
2022
Autumn Moore
Jiashi Yang
2021
Daniel Aiken
Sonia Mahajan
Isobel Miles
Zoe Solomon
2020
Nirja Bhatt
Maxwell Goodman
Anne Hulthen
Elizabeth Kokes
2019
Mary Bannister
Elise Gout
Chelsea Jean-Michel
Marchelle Lundquist
Xinyi Gu
2018
Sam Goldberg
Abigail Sharkey
2017
Saradiane Mosko
Elana Sulakshana
2016
Anna Lopresti