Arts awards

June 4, 2008

Epstein Award--in recognition of distinguished service and musical contribution to the MIT Symphony Orchestra
- Jeffrey Easley '08, chemical engineering, Spring, Texas

Gregory Tucker Memorial Prizes--in recognition of exceptional ability in performance and overall contribution to the Music and Theater Arts Section
- Thaned Pruttivarasin '08, physics, Bangkok, Thailand
- Collin Johnson G, EECS, from Layton, Utah

Everett Longstreth Jazz Award--in recognition of distinguished service and musical contribution to the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble
- Aseem Kishore '08, EECS, East Amherst, N.Y.
- Matthew Abrahamson G, aeronautics and astronautics, Cambridge, Mass.

Richard and Jody Nordlof Awards--in recognition of distinguished service and musical contribution to the MIT Wind Ensemble
- Simone Ovsey '10, SHASS (music), Northridge, Calif.
- Philip Ilten '08, physics, Stevens Point, Wis.

Philip Loew Memorial Awards--in recognition of creative accomplishment in music
- Sinan Keten G, CEE, Istanbul, Turkey
- Geoff Sheil '09, physics, Dublin, Ireland
- Jodie-Marie Fernandes '09, EECS, St James, Trinidad and Tobago

Brad and Dorothea Endicott Award--in recognition of distinguished service and musical contribution to world music
- Sasha Devore G, HST, Cambridge, Mass.

Ragnar and Margaret Naess Awards--in recognition of exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study as an Emerson Fellow
- Lindy Blackburn G, physics, Encinitas, Calif.
- Crystal Chao '08, EECS, Edison, N.J.
- Jeffrey Easley '08, chemical engineering, Spring, Texas
- Elisabeth Hon Hunt G, EECS, Fort Myers, Fla.
- Yang Yang G, EECS, Acton, Mass.
- Joey Zhou G, EECS, Richardson, Texas

Ragnar and Margaret Naess Award--in recognition of exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study as Exceptional Emerson String Scholars
- Katherine Choi '11, Columbus, Ohio
- Lori Ferriss '09, architecture, Asheville, N.C.
- Tanya Goldhaber '10, mechanical engineering, Boulder, Colo.
- Justin Lo '08, biological engineering, Chapel Hill, N.C.
- Daniel Roy G, EECS, Cambridge Mass.
- Angela Yen '09, EECS, State College, Pa.

Ragnar and Margaret Naess Awards--in recognition of exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study as Exceptional Emerson Vocal Scholars
- Yelena Bagdasarova '10, physics, Twin Falls, Idaho
- Jason Ku '09, mechanical engineering, Decatur, Ga.

Ragnar and Margaret Naess Award--in recognition of exceptional musical talent and demonstrated excellence in and commitment to public performance as an Exceptional Emerson Wind Student
- Jeffrey Easley '08, chemical engineering, Spring, Texas

Kampf Writing Prize
- Caroline Rubin '08, Frederick, Md.

Ragnar and Margaret Naess Award--in recognition of exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study as a percussionist
- Simone Ovsey '10, SHASS (music), Northridge, Calif.

Ragnar and Margaret Naess Award--in recognition of exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study as an Exceptional Emerson Piano Scholar and for continuing support of other Emerson students
- Thomas Carr '09, music and theater arts, Fredericksburg, Va.

Ragnar and Margaret Naess Awards--in recognition of exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study as Exceptional Emerson Piano Scholars
- Alvin Chen '10, Irvine, Calif.
- Hattie Chung '10, management, Cary, N.C.
- Bogdan Fedeles G, biological engineering, Cambridge, Mass.
- Nathan Haouzi '10, mathematics, Hummelstown, Pa.
- Nicholas Joliat '10, physics, Lexington, Mass.
- Pavitra Kumar G, management, London, UK
- Jennifer Lai '11, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Andrew Wang '11, Sugarland, Texas
- Xiao Xiao '09, EECS, Metairie, La.

The Joseph D. Everingham Award--for a single creative outstanding performance or notable creative accomplishments in theater arts by a graduating senior
- Jonas Kubilius '08, mathematics,Vilnius, Lithuania
- Hui Ying Wen '08, aeronautics and astronautics, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

Edward S. Darna Awards--to a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in theater arts and made a substantial contribution to the health of theater life on the MIT campus
- Maura Cordial '08, EECS, Beaufort, S.C.
- Susan Wilson '08, literature, Rocky River, Ohio

2008 Literature Prize for Dedication to Studies in Literature
- Gayle Dunman '08, literature, of Merrick, N.Y.

I. Austin Kelly III Essay Prizes--awarded for best undergraduate essays
- Jamie Edwards '08, political science, Readfield, Maine
- Dugan Hayes '08, chemistry, Marstons Mills, Mass.
- Honorable Mention ($400): Erin Fitzgerald '10, literature, Concord, N.H.

Kelley-Douglas Summer '08 Traveling Fellowships
- Katharine Chu '09, materials science and engineering, Dallas, Texas
- Sarah Cooper-Davis '09, mechanical engineering, Nördlingen, Germany
- Xin He '09, chemical engineering, Newton, Mass.
- Danbee Kim '09, brain and cognitive sciences, Starkville, Miss.
- Samuel Kronick '10, architecture, Chaska, Minn.
- Long Lam '10, mechanical engineering, San Jose, Calif.
- Matthew Lord '08, literature, Columbus, Ga.
- Mahalia Miller '09, CEE, Stevens Point, Wis.
- Roxana Safipour '09, EAPS, Saratoga, Calif.
- Justin Tan '09, biology, Westmount, Quebec, Canada
- Austin Tzou '10, chemical engineering, Lexington, Ky.
- Stephanie Wu '10, chemical engineering, Boca Raton, Fla.

IAP travel awards
- Jessica Schirmer '08, physics
- Edwin Chen '09, mathematics
- Xin He '09, chemical engineering
- Natalie Rodriguez '09, foreign languages and literature and biology
- John Vincent '09, mechanical engineering
- Yala Wu '09, materials science and engineering
- Isabel Y. Chang '10, BCS
- Analiese di Conti '10, biology
- Michael Hurley '10, political science
- Praveen Rathinavelu '10, mathematics and literature
- Mani Sriniwasan '10, BCS

The 2007-2008 Ilona Karmel Writing Prizes Competition

Boit Manuscript Prize--Drama
- 1st prize: Allison Berke '08, mathematics and biology
- 2nd prize: Mariam Shaikh '08, brain and cognitive sciences
- Honorable Mention: Sarah Dupuis-Kornreich '10, writing

Boit Manuscript Prize--Essay
- Honorable Mention: Sarah Dupuis-Kornreich '10, writing
- Honorable Mention: Sharon Gochenour '10, architecture

Boit Manuscript Prize--Fiction
- 1st prize: Michael Obilade '08, brain and cognitive sciences
- 2nd prize: Samantha Weiss '08, chemical engineering and writing
- Honorable Mention: Gillian Conahan '10, physics

Boit Manuscript Prize--Poetry
- 1st prize: Zachary Smith '08, biology
- 2nd prize: Renee Reder '10, architecture

Ellen King Prize for Freshman Writing
- 1st prize: Emma Rosen '11, undecided
- 2nd prize: Adrianna L. Tam '11, undeclared
- Honorable Mention: Irina Kholodenko '11, undecided

Prize for Writing Science Fiction
- 1st prize: Samantha Weiss '08, chemical engineering and writing
- 2nd prize: Dan Levine '08, aeronautics and astronautics
- Honorable Mention: Gillian Conahan '10, physics

The Robert A. Boit Writing Prize--Essay
- 1st prize: Katie Sievert '09, electrical engineering and computer science
- 2nd prize: Nina Mann '08, chemical engineering
- 3rd prize: Elizabeth Finn '09, chemical engineering
- Honorable Mention: Tony Valderrama '11, electrical engineering and computer science

The Robert A. Boit Writing Prize--Poetry
- 1st prize: Sarah Dupuis-Kornreich 2010, writing
- 2nd prize: Dan Levine '08, aeronautics and astronautics

The Robert A. Boit Writing Prize--Short Story
- 1st prize: Anneke Schwob '10, biology
- 2nd prize: Samantha Weiss '08, chemical engineering and writing
- 3rd prize: Molly Jabas '08, chemical engineering and writing
- Honorable Mention: Allison Berke '08, mathematics and biology

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on June 4, 2008 (download PDF).

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