Student Honors and Awards

The Russian department recognizes students who have demonstrated excellence in the study of Russian, and many of our students are successful in prize and fellowship competitions both locally and nationally.

Departmental Awards

Prize for Excellence in Russian Language and Literature

This prize, established in 2002 by Jane Knox, professor of Russian emerita, is awarded to a graduating senior who has achieved highest distinction as a Russian major.

"Цыплят по осени считают."

"Chicks should be counted in the autumn."

We are proud to celebrate our students’ many outstanding accomplishments!

Russian Scholar Laureate

This award, given by the American Council of Teachers of Russian, recognizes the best qualities of a post-secondary Russian student: an unfailing love for all things Russian; a passion for the language, literature, and culture; a commitment to excellence; and an enthusiasm for knowledge and cultural literacy.

Departmental Honors

Students graduating with honors from the Russian department are Russian majors who have written a substantial honors thesis in their senior year that makes a genuine contribution to knowledge or understanding in the discipline of Russian studies. For the student to receive honors, the thesis must receive a grade of at least A-.

Additional Awards

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The College makes available a wide variety of awards to support student research and unpaid internships, and Russian department students have been very successful in receiving such funding. Please see the Grants and Fellowships page for more information about these opportunities.

2020 - Ellen and Herbert Patterson Research Fellowship

Shandiin Largo '23 – Project title: “Exploring Russian Colonial Identities Through a Native American Lens”

2019 – Surdna Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Augustus Gilchrist ’20 – Project title: “'The Happiness that Redeems the Bitterness of Previous Pages': Mikhail Zoshchenko and the 19th Century Russian Canon”

2019 – McKeen Center ��߲��о�� Public Service Fellowship

Artur Kalandarov '20 – internship at the Cohen Group
Laura Howells ’20 – research assistant on US-Russia-Europe relations at the Brookings Institution and data analysis work on Russian Presidential Grant Funding at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University

2018 - Peter J. Grua and Mary G. O'Connell Research Award

Stephen Pastoriza '19 – Project title: “Images of Women in Works by Ivan Turgenev and Aleksei Kharlamov"

2018 – Martha Reed Coles Summer Fellowship

Laura Howells ’20 – Project title: “Women's Non-Government Organizations in Russia: A Contemporary Analysis of Russian Civil Society and the Cultural and Political Representations of Gender”

2018 – Alfred E. Golz Fellowship

Artur Kalandarov ’20 – Internship with the Center on National Security at Fordham Law

2017 – VMWare Foundation Internship

Augustus Gilchrist ’20 – Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

2015 – Richard B. ’62 and Sabra Ladd Government Internship

Nick Tonckens ’16 – Wilson Center for Scholars, Washington, DC

2014 – Surdna Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Edward Mahabir ’15 – Project title: “Legacies of the Tzars: Catherine The Great, Nicholas II, and Historical Memory in Russian History”

2012 – Robert S. Goodfriend Summer Internship

Melody Hahm ’13 – Russia Today TV Network, New Delhi, India

2011 – Robert S. Goodfriend Summer Internship

Branden Asemah '12 – Russia Today TV Network, New Delhi, India

2011 – Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

Uchechi Esonu '13 – Project title: “Ethnic Conflict of Cooperation: Managing Diversity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”

2011 - Peter J. Grua and Mary G. O'Connell Research Award

Uchechi Esonu '13 – Project title: “The Roots of the Yugoslav Crisis”

Miscellaneous Awards

Russian majors at ��߲��о�� have demonstrated their excellence in a wide range of national-level competitions, ranging from the annual Russian national essay contest sponsored by ACTR and the Critical Language Scholarship for summer Russian study, to prestigious post-graduation awards such as the Fulbright research and English teaching fellowships. Please see the Grants and Fellowships page for more information about these opportunities.

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